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2012 Kia OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1199153
Internal NHTSA #	10733788
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	12/07/15
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving with my wife at approximately 70 mph on a flat, freshly paved highway with no overpasses or others cars nearby when all of a sudden an extremely loud crash (sounded like a gun shot) occurred right above our heads. All of a sudden the sunshade on the interior roof started flapping around wildly in the wind and hundreds of pieces of shattered glass started raining on my wife and my head and body. The sound and falling glass was so sudden and distracting that i nearly swerved off the road, but luckily was able to maintain control of the car. As my heart beat out of my chest, i quickly pulled over to the side of the highway to calm down and assess what had happened. Upon further inspection it looked like the sunroof had spontaneously exploded outward from the cabin. We have no logical explanation for why it occurred other than that it was a pre-existing manufacturing defect, which sounds consistent with other instances i have read online. Doing some additional research i found that there are apparently hundreds of cases of this occurring in kia models and a class action lawsuit is being built. Despite all of these instances being reported i was never alerted by kia that this was an issue or possibility. My car is in the shop now and kia is investigating whether or not they will cover the repair costs (they better after all we went through). My wife and i both suffered several punctures/splinters on our head, arms, and legs from the tiny glass shards. My wife also received a gash/cut on her palm from a piece of glass. Kia needs to address this very serious issue before it happens to others who may not be as lucky as we were to walk away relatively uninjured.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	61900
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MASON, OH
VIN pattern	5XXGN4A79CGXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities	0
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 Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Kia OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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