NHTSA Complaint #11476734 — 2015 KIA OPTIMA SERVICE BRAKES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11476734
Vehicle	2015 KIA OPTIMA
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	July 31, 2022
Date Filed	July 31, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NM

Consumer Description

Recently has a new engine installed at pitre Kia , due to a recall malfunction, they installed a new engine but didn’t fix the recall problem, now that I have my car back. My engine moves when I hit the brakes, my brakes go all the way down sometimes, doesn’t stop the car at all, I am in danger everyday I drive my car, I never know if my brakes will fail on me. Or my car will burst out into flames, and I can smell fuel in the cabin of the car really strong, I have really bad gas mileage and my steering wheel is a lot stiffer than normal

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