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2016 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1713514
Internal NHTSA #	11385158
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2016
File date	23/12/20
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Mid september, 2020, i began to notice that my headlights would turn off as i was driving. They would cut off for no more than 15 seconds and turn back on. I didn't think anything of it, until i started having issues with other components of my 2016 kia optima. On 11/30/2020 i was driving at 30mph through a residential area. As i was approaching a stop sign, my engine light came on. When i tried to accelerate, the car began to jump and hesitate. No matter how far down i pushed the gas, the care was jumping/shaking and wold not accelerate over 20mph. I pulled into an autozone where they ran a diagnostic test on the vehicle. Error code p1326 (knock sensor) came up. The next morning, i called coastal kia of wilmington in north carolina and explained to them what had happened. They sent an employee to pick up my vehicle (12/01/2020). They inspected my vehicle and informed me that the protocol was to perform a bearing clearance test and ecu upgrade. I picked up my car on 12/02/2020. A week later, i called the dealership again and informed them that although my engine light had not come back on, the acceleration issue was still occurring. I asked if they would look at the car again, to which they said no, that they cannot take a further look at it until the engine light came back on. On 12/20/2020 i was driving 40mph when my car began to stutter uncontrollably. The following morning i called kia again to inform them what had happened, and they agreed to take a look at it. On 12/22/2020 they called me and said that my car was burning oil and smoking excessively. They opened a tech case with kia and informed me that they could not do anything to the car until they heard back from them. On 12/23/2020 they called me again to tell me that the issue was not covered under a recall, and that my next step would be to replace my engine.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	103000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HAMPSTEAD, NC
VIN pattern	5XXGT4L37GGXXXXXX
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	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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2016 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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