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2018 Kia OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1441173
Internal NHTSA #	11063913
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2018
File date	20/01/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Saturday, january 20, 18:55(approximately) amherst massachusetts, 39 degrees fahrenheit parked car, pulled keys and exited car to help my mother exit. Parked on incline, vehicle started rolling back down driveway had keys in pocket automatic transmission vehicle tried moving back to driver door which had locked or was stuck used all strength to try to keep vehicle stationary, without much h success finally, mother was able to open driver door from inside i am 53, with millions of myles under my belt.... Mother is 73 both of us strained ourselves, keeping vehicle from moving. Vehicle was parked on private, slightly descending driveway vehicle rented from advantage rent a car called rental company and was not helped we are still very shaken from the experience will not drive vehicle again no video footage, just my mother and i experienced malfunction
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14770
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AMHERST, MA
VIN pattern	5XXGT4L31JGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	15/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2018 Kia OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Kia OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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