NHTSA Complaint #11493460 — 2018 KIA OPTIMA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11493460
Vehicle	2018 KIA OPTIMA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	November 11, 2022
Date Filed	November 14, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

Normally, when the doors are open my car will tell me. The doors notify me that they're open but my trunk was not showing that it was open. It blinks when it is. Due to that I was driving and my trunk seemed closed and it just flew open. So the problems I'm having is that my trunk will not show its open but it also will not close AT ALL due to the latch. I literally had to bungee it closed. This is dangerous. I have seen many recalls in other kia's and hyundai's just like this. This is very dangerous and needs to be recalled and/or fixed.

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