Issue ID | 1595433 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11246343 |
Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
Brand | KIA |
Model | OPTIMA |
Model Year | 2012 |
File date | 02/08/19 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | On aug 2nd i was driving thru utah on my way to tn. I car starting having some sputtering/hesitation issues when going from a complete stop. I there was no warring on my instrumental panel. All electronics (ac, radio, etc) were working fine. I continued on and shortly there after my car started not accelerating at all while driving down a major freeway. I had no power at all. Still no warring on the panel. I managed to get off the freeway and barely made it to a side street near a gas station. I was almost hit due to the fact i couldn't accelerate my car. I preliminary inspection of the car by a mechanic reveled that i had a blown motor. I got it towed from the mech shop to the dealership, and began working with kia consumer affairs. At present i am being told that this is a maintenance issue and not part of kia's motor issues. However i always get my oil changed with full synthetic oil and a kia oil filter. This is done about every 5k miles. Additionally i had kia do the 90k mile recommended service on the car. This is not a maintenance issue and so far kia has refused to fix or acknowledge their poor manufacturing of this turbo gdi motor. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 114000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CLEVELAND, TN |
VIN pattern | 5XXGR4A67CGXXXXXX |
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 |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 70 |
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