2011 KIA OPTIMA Firerelated Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Firerelated Issues in the 2011 KIA OPTIMA
1 firerelated complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 KIA OPTIMA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Firerelated Complaints
The contact's fiance owned a 2011 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while her fiance was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. The contact's fiance went outside to push the vehicle from behind while the contact steered the vehicle to the side of the road. The contact's fiance then noticed there were flames coming from underneath the hood and pulled the contact out of the vehicle. The vehicle was then engulfed in flames. No injuries were sustained, and medical attention was not received. The police and fire department arrived on the scene, and the fire department extinguished the fire. A fire department report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard; however, the insurance company was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 222,000.
Other 2011 KIA OPTIMA Problem Areas
Engine
251 complaints
Steering
99 complaints
Exterior Lighting
81 complaints
Electrical System
60 complaints
Unknown Or Other
38 complaints
Air Bags
30 complaints
Service Brakes
26 complaints
Power Train
23 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
21 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
20 complaints
Structurebody
18 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
18 complaints
Suspension
17 complaints
Wheels
9 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
7 complaints
Exterior Lightingheadlights
7 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
5 complaints
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
4 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
3 complaints
Visibility
3 complaints
Visibilitywiper
3 complaints
Seat Belts
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Structure
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubrication
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubricationsealsgaskets
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Equipment Adaptivemobility
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
1 complaint
Hybrid Propulsion System
1 complaint
Power Traindriveline
1 complaint
Power Trainmanual Transmission
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Structurebodyroof And Pillars
1 complaint
Suspensionfront
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Traction Control System
1 complaint
Visibilitywindshield
1 complaint