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2015 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1675057
Internal NHTSA #	11339639
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2015
File date	15/07/20
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The brake lights would not go off when i turned my car off. This ended up killing my battery. When i got the battery recharged it allowed the car to start without the brakes being pushed in. Also i noticed that the stopper had broken. This allowed the computer to think that the brakes were engaged even though the peddle wasn't pushed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	58556
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OWENTON, KY
VIN pattern	5XXGN4A7XFGXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
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Dealer's ZIP code

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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2015 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?