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2017 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1723044
Internal NHTSA #	11395018
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2017
File date	02/02/21
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The wiring in these cars are coated with something that small rodents like to eat they chew through the tape then then wiring. Causing hybrid engine not to work lites come. Luckly no fire yet. Dealer say sorry that will be $ the cars wiring hybrid part . Rodents like to eat it kia has coating on it that attracts them then it costs you thousands of dollars to fix their problem cause it's not covered by them. Luckly the car did not caught on fire yet.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	24000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LANCASTER, CA
VIN pattern	KNAGT4LCXH5XXXXXX
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	0
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2017 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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