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2013 KIA OPTIMA Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1532149
Internal NHTSA #	11172010
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	30/09/18
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My car began to smell like gas when driving and my car started jerking, and making a weird noise.. So i pulled over on the side of the road. It smelled like fuel through my air vents while driving, and when i popped the hood to look under it with my boyfriend there was a leak, and it was spewing out fuel out of the pump. What was the scariest part about it is there was no warning light or any thing that told me there was a fuel leak we had to find out for ourselves. I had called kia to see if they would replace it because it basically was a brand new car with only 60,000 miles on it and they said it was not under original warranty so there was nothing they could do for me. I had to buy the part myself which costed me around 500 dollars, then i had to buy a fuel line which was another 50, then get it replaced which costed me another 200. I was extremely upset because it was basically a brand new car doing this.. And i want to be reimbursed for my troubles. I was out of work, couldn
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHARLOTTE, NC
VIN pattern	5XXGN4A78DGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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	50
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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.
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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 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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