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2012 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1426702
Internal NHTSA #	11047857
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	10/11/17
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I first noticed a problem with my vehicle when the cruise control would randomly disengage while going down the interstate. Then a couple of weeks later i was making a left turn across a two lanes of traffic on a city street. When i first pushed the accelerator the car started to go and then suddenly i lost all acceleration. I let my foot off the accelerator and then pushed back down and was able to go. This was a very dangerous situation as i was stuck in the middle of two lanes of traffic for several extra seconds longer than necessary. A similar situation happened a couple of more time and when i parked the vehicle at home i noticed that brake light was staying on after i got out of the car. I took the car to the local kia dealership and they replaced the brake sensor which fixed all of the above problems. I would like to not that hyundai issued a recall on the nearly identical sonata for this same issue and did so years ago and yet nothing for the optima.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	74000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BIRMINGHAM, AL
VIN pattern	5XXGR4A64CGXXXXXX
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	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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2012 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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