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2016 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1477632
Internal NHTSA #	11104567
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2016
File date	13/06/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2016 kia optima. Approximately ten minutes after the contact turned off the engine and exited the vehicle, flames ignited inside the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an undisclosed location. The cause of the fire was not determined. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,000. *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	29000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	LONG BEACH, NY
VIN pattern	5XXGU4L3XGGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	KARP KIA
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	ROCKVILLE CENTRE
Dealer's state code	NY
Dealer's ZIP code	11570

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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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2016 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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