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2015 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1390251
Internal NHTSA #	11003789
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2015
File date	20/06/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My vehicle starting driving sluggish and making an increasingly knocking noise from under the hood. I took the car for a routine oil change and 2 weeks later checked in a normal ride to work i realized my vehicle was smoking really bad from the exhaust and a horrible smell of burnt oil filled the interior. I took the car home and parked it. Less then a week later i get a recall letter for the engine. I had the car towed in to kia they ran a test my engine has blown they put me in a rental for 16 days this began 6/20/17. I came to get my car on 7/8/17 and didn't even get down the street before getting pulled over and notified that my car is roaring smoke the exhaust again. I immediately brought it back. They drove it with me and also agreed it was still smoking and had nothing to do with old oil burning off and now my a. C. Is acting weird. They placed me back in a rental and told me they would open a ticket. To be very honest i'm trying to keep present but i'm very very scared and concerned about getting back in the car. I feel trapped and i'm still making payments on something i can't even drive and feel unsafe in.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FONTANA, CA
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A73DGXXXXXX
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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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 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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