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2012 Kia OPTIMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1617558
Internal NHTSA #	11279229
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	08/11/19
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle's abs brake activate randomly illuminating the abs brake signal on dashboard,while in motion and without touching the brakes. This causes the vehicle to decelerate and has made the vehicle come to a near complete stop. Even if the gas pedal is pressed to accelerate the vehicle will not increase speed, only decrease. The issue happens 8/10 times while making turns and approx 5/10 while driving straight on freeway . This happened on 11/08/2019 in the evening, i immediately took my vehicle back to kia and they claimed to have driven my car for 20 miles and didn't see or experience any issues. My car is a 2012 and only has 58, 388 miles. I demanded they keep looking but they caught an attitude like i made the scenario up and any stated that i should drive the car with their mechanic as they "cannot replicate my driving", like i'm driving in the damn indy 500. Since it is now sunday, and the dealer is closed it will be sitting in their service center monday morning!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	58388
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GARLAND, TX
VIN pattern	5XXGR4A65CGXXXXXX
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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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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Kia OPTIMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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