| Issue ID | 1041585 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10565575 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors Corporation |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | OPTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 24/02/14 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving down the freeway about 7:30am on my way to work, beautiful day probably about 60 degrees at the time. My sunroof literally exploded. It sounded like a gunshot blast. It scared the heck out of me, i am lucky i didn't get into an accident. Nothing hit my car that is why i thought this was really strange. I dropped my car off at the dealer and of course they say they have never seen this before. I went on line and what do i fine? This has happened quit a bit. I am now waiting on kia's engineers to let me know if kia is going to take care of the damages. My car isn't even a year old. I am afraid to drive my vehicle now, what if this happens again? I need some help in getting this dangerous issue resolved. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 8100 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LONG BEACH, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5XXGN4A75DGXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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