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2015 KIA OPTIMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1485236
Internal NHTSA #	11114419
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2015
File date	03/05/16
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Ever since i purchased my kia optima with only 14k miles on it pre-own from the dealer... The emergency brake (parking brake) has been loose and it has not been working correctly. When i park my vehicle on a downhill and apply parking brake with the neutral mode position just to see it's working, the vehicle slowly moves downhill even if the road is not that steep. It worries me that if i ever lose the breaks the emergency breaks won't stop the car. Fixing this problem on my own will cost me lots of money but i don't know if it came out of the factory like that. I've heard from other owners they have had the same problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14400
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BAKERSFIELD, CA
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A73FGXXXXXX
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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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.
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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.
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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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA OPTIMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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