NHTSA Complaint #11545624 — 2018 KIA OPTIMA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11545624
Vehicle	2018 KIA OPTIMA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 15, 2023
Date Filed	September 20, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MS

Consumer Description

Car will NOT go pat 60mph and i haven’t had this car just over 6 months. And the camshaft sensors are gone out. Smoke comes out the pipe when mash on gas…. It is really a bad vehicle. And Southeast auto refuses to fix it. I really honestly think the motor is bad in it. Because I been having issues with it since I had it

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