NHTSA Complaint #11659714 — 2018 KIA OPTIMA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11659714
Vehicle	2018 KIA OPTIMA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 27, 2025
Date Filed	May 8, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

Vehicle engine shut down without warning while driving on the interstate on April 27,2025. I had the vehicle towed and come to find out a "campaign" was issued for the vehicles engine in July of 2018. I purchased the car used in March of 2021 and was not aware of the "campaign" in which the vehicles engine was defective and could possibly cause a fire. I have reached out to KIA to see if they could help me in resolving the issue with the engine, but have yet to hear back from them.

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