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2015 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1589917
Internal NHTSA #	11242271
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2015
File date	24/06/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia optima. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate and stalled while the check engine blinked. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home despite the engine stalling persistently. The contact drove the vehicle to an auto zone to have the vehicle diagnosed, but they suggested the vehicle be taken to a dealer. The contact took the vehicle to crain kia of sherwood (5830 warden rd, sherwood, ar 72120, 501-436-4852) where it was diagnosed that the knock sensor needed replacement. The failure was associated with nhtsa campaign number: 18v907000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine). The contact was driving a loaner vehicle for the past month because the vehicle was still being repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 171,000. The vin was unknown.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	171000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	70
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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

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