NHTSA Complaint #10542253 — 2007 KIA OPTIMA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10542253
Vehicle	2007 KIA OPTIMA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 27, 2013
Date Filed	September 6, 2013
Mileage	88,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED SHAKING AND SLOWING DOWN ON IT'S OWN. THEN IT JUST CUT RIGHT OFF ON ME. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ...TO NO AVAIL.....THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING GOING ON.....I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT HE FELT IT WAS EITHER THE STARTER OR THE ALTERNATOR...HE REPLACED THE STARTER FIRST AND THEN TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD CEASED AND I WOULD NEED A NEW OR REBUILT ON PUT IT. I HAD JUST CHANGED MY OIL A WEEK OR TWO AGO...SO IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THAT...SO I'M HOPING BY WRITING THIS SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO IT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT LESS THEN A YEAR.

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