NHTSA Complaint #11079455 — 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE "HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE, PLEASE PULL OVER AND TURN OFF VEHICLE" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO JT'S KIA OF COLUMBIA (230 KILLIAN COMMONS PKWY, COLUMBIA, SC 29203) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.