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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1550955
Internal NHTSA #	11192295
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	03/03/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Was driving on i45 in pflugerville doing a u turn to go west bound. Heard a loud band like something "fell out" of the car. Pulled over and the car started to shoot sparks and flames. I was with my little brother an some friends so we all jumped out of the car. My mom picked us all up and txdot stayed with the car while my mom got a tow truck. My mom call insurance and had the car to her mechanic and when they started it up it immediately started to shoot flames and sparks. They found a hold in the engine. The mechanic inspected it and had never seen anything like that on a 60k mile car. Kia has so many recalls and this car make model and year was in the recall abut not the vin number. Southwest kia in austin took forever to "investigate." they are now trying to say that it's not included in the recalls but rather jiffy lube left a rag in car that got sucked through the dipsticks and wrapped around the crank shank. I had driven from texas to arizona to colorado and back to texas before this happened. There was no problems before this. There was no evidence of this rag from prior mechanics that looked at it before kia did their investigation. It is believed that this is a faulty issue with kia and they are trying to not take responsibility for this engine catching fire. They are recalling hundreds of thousands of cars for engine fires. When dealing with kia now they are hostile and call it an "alleged fire." they are now saying an adjuster needs to look at it but that was over a week ago. Now they are saying the case manger for recalls is on vacation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LEANDER, TX
VIN pattern	5XXGR4A69DGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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