NHTSA Complaint #11064696 — 2015 KIA OPTIMA

MY VEHICLE IS RANDOMLY DISPLAYING 'GOODBYE' ON THE DASHBOARD AND IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS STARTED FROM NOWHERE WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING SIGNALS. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT HAS LESS THAT 30,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER I'LL READ ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO HOW KIA SUGGESTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I AM SOMETIMES HEADING TO WORK, GOING ABOUT 65 MILES OR MORE OR THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST STOPS. IT IS NOW BEGINNING TO SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER CRANKING, AND A NOISE IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE METAL IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE REFRAINED FROM DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, DUE TO FEAR OR LOSS OF LIFE. THE SUDDEN STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE HAS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS GOING ABOUT 30-40 MPH, AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH.