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2012 Kia OPTIMA Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1578677
Internal NHTSA #	11229290
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	17/04/19
Component	SEAT BELTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In 2017 we had the kia towed to selma kia motors because of the recall of the engine,because of shaving in the engine and our turbo went out and was burning. The car stop on us in traffic on a city street we could of died that day. They had to order the engine which took two months. They finely put the new engine in. April 2019 the same thing happen again, they told us there was shavings in the engine once again and the turbo was out also, that was another defected engine. They also told us we had another 10 year warranty on this engine because it was new. Well they called us and said that the corporate office in irvine told kia in selma not to fox this car. What irvine corporateofficetried to do to us was black mail us,they said if the give us $12 hundred dallas that we cant go to the attorney general,the manufacturing plant,tv or any other consumer department. We refuse, this type of thing going on. People lives or being taking because of this defected car. We paid $30,000 dallas for that car, that's clearly a defect car. We contacted the attorney general, office once again and 20/20. It seem know matter what there is no help out here for the hard working consumer i'm a veteran also, this is how the country treat us we fought for this country. I need your input on this situation as asap. Sincerely, [xxx] redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). *cc
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FRESNO, CA
VIN pattern	5XXGR4A68CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
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
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	45
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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 Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Kia OPTIMA Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

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