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2015 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1709264
Internal NHTSA #	11378220
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2015
File date	25/11/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2015 kia optima. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, without warning an odor appeared the cabin of the vehicle. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road, get out the vehicle, look under the hood, and within seconds underneath the hood went up in flames. No injuries were sustained. A police report was filed. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was deemed a total loss from the fire department. No dealer was contacted. The vehicle insurance company towed the vehicle to a collision lot. No manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact mentioned nhtsa campaign number: 18v907000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine) as a possible solution to the failure, however, the vin was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	PERSHING, IN
VIN pattern	KNAGN4AD6F5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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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	55
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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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