NHTSA Complaint #11477875 — 2018 KIA OPTIMA

LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11477875
Vehicle	2018 KIA OPTIMA
Component	LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
Date of Incident	August 4, 2022
Date Filed	August 5, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

ECM telling fuel pump to put too much gas, causing exhaust into cabin, unnoticed while in car, but hair and cloth reak of exhaust and getting headaches. Reduced mileage by 20+mpg from 30+ to 11mpg. BSD- no lights or codes thrown by 3rd party, but dealer said there was a code on the BSD. BSD was not working and no codes appeared. NO LIGHTS OR CODES FOR FUEL ISSUE OR BSD, but dealer said there is a recall that I cannot find for fuel and said there was a code for BSD, but it didn’t pop up on my husband’s code reader previously.

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