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2013 KIA OPTIMA Visibility Sun Roof Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1044170
Internal NHTSA #	10567162
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	07/02/14
Component	VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was on my way home one evening from work. There was no other vehicles in front of me but several behind me. I had just stopped at a stop light and had just started to speed up and there was a 'big boom/explosion', i had seriously thought it was a gun shot. Then realized it was my sunroof. I pulled over to examine the sunroof and counted my blessings the sun visor covering was closed, otherwise could have been so much more serious. I could tell by the way the glass was pushed upward that nothing had hit it. But it was shattered in many, many pieces. I drove the car to the dealership immediately and left it in their hands. It took over two weeks to get it back (because i was told it was under investigation). I just hope they find out why this is happening in these kia's and get it resolved before someone gets severely injured or causes injury to someone else because of the fright it can cause and cause a serious accident.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	38000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MCKINNEY, TX
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	45
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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 Visibility Sun Roof Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Visibility Sun Roof Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

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