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2015 KIA OPTIMA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1666409
Internal NHTSA #	11328349
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2015
File date	23/05/20
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia optima. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and the vehicle was towed to mike murphy kia (6150 altama ave, brunswick, ga 31525) where the vehicle was diagnosed with engine failure. The dealer contacted the manufacturer for approval to have the engine replaced under nhtsa campaign number: 18v907000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine). The manufacturer notified the contact that the engine replacement failed and that another engine needed to be ordered to replace the defective engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	CANTON, GA
VIN pattern	5XXGR4A74FGXXXXXX
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?
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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	60
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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 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA OPTIMA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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