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2016 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1581447
Internal NHTSA #	11231282
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2016
File date	24/06/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought a 2016 kia optima from airport kia in 12/16. Beginning on 5/24/19, while driving my vehicle on a busy road the speed fell from 45 to 35 in less than a minute and began to jerk. I had it towed to galeana kia (g. A.) service dept, due to previous issues with airport kia's negligence and refusal to fix defogging issues i had on a previous 2014 kia optima that also had safety issues. G. A. Made repairs to my vehicle for that visit. On 6/24/19, it was towed again to g. A. For the same issue. The engine light came on the miles dropped from 45 to 35 while driving and began to jerk forcefully again. Both times almost resulted in an accident. This time g. A.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	47000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NAPLES, FL
VIN pattern	5XXGU4L35GGXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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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 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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