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2013 KIA OPTIMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1414074
Internal NHTSA #	11033424
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	04/02/16
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The anti-lock braking system failed on this car. If you would hit a bump in the road while acceleration the car would detect a spinning condition and cause major deceleration being very dangerous when entering a freeway in moderate traffic taking the vehicle from 60+ mph to virtually 40 mph with no warning and no brake lighting to warn approaching traffic. After many visits to kia dealer remained unaddressed until contacting corporate kia and finding a posting on kia optima forum with another user that had same issue and was finally resolved with some hydraulic part replacement that costs $1,600 and was being avoided by dealers. When i brought this to kia corporates attention they agreed to replace with that part which did almost resolve that issue except on rare instances car will still hesitate when encountering a bump on acceleration. After that repair however the anti-lock brakes are now failing with erratic pulsing on hard braking and less effective braking.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WINFIELD, WV
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A79DGXXXXXX
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	60
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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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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