Kia Optima Complaints

7,843 consumer complaints on file.

#10715830May 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK MONDAY AND A VERY HEAVY RAIN STORM WAS COMING DOWN. AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I SET MY KIA IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON. THE RESPONSE I GOT WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE "P" PARK POSITION, ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN THAT SHIFTED POSITION. I PRESS THE POWER BUTTON AGAIN AND IT TURNS ON THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR RATHER THAN TURN THEM OFF. I HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE A SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT JUST TURNING OFF MY CAR. TURNING IT ON IS NO PROBLEM, ITS JUST TURNING IT OFF THAT IS CAUSING DISTRESSING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL UP YOUR CAR WITH GAS WHEN YOU CANNOT EVEN TURN IT OFF. THIS IS A REALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY! FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, A COMMON THEME ABOUT WATER INTERFERING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A COMMON TREND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715940May 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY. IT WILL LOCK WITHOUT PROBLEM BUT THEN WILL NOT UNLOCK. IT CANNOT BE UNLOCKED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. TO UNLOCK IT FROM OUTSIDE REQUIRES THAT THE DOOR BE UNLOCKED AT THE SAME TIME THE DOOR HANDLES IS PULLED OPEN. IT REQUIRES MULTIPLE TRIES TO GET IT RIGHT - USUALLY IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES OF PLAYING WITH THE DOOR HANDLE AND KEY TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715943May 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME IS EXTENSIVE RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY HAS LIKELY BEEN COMPROMISED. NOTHING UNUSUAL HAS HAPPENED THAT WOULD CAUSE SUCH RUST, SUCH AS BACKING INTO SALT WATER, ETC. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON SALTED NY ROADS BUT STILL, THE RUST IS EXTREME ON THIS VEHICLE EVEN WITH THAT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THE BODY HAS RUSTED EXTENSIVELY AS WELL, TO THE POINT WHERE THE REAR QUARTER PANELS BY THE REAR WHEEL ARCHES HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716093May 12, 2015
STEERING
WIFE'S 2013 OPTIMA HAS A VERY STIFF STEERING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. IT'S VERY HARD TO STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE. ITS ALMOST AS IF THE STEERING LOCKS AT 12 OCLOCK AND IT BREAKS FREE AT ANY LEFT OR RIGHT MOVEMENT. OVER CORRECTING IS INEVITABLE. WE IGNORED IT FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS THINKING MAYBE IT'S JUST IN A "BREAK IN" STAGE. NOW AT 30K MILES IT'S THE EXACT SAME WAY. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL AND WANTS ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT CAUSE THERE ARE NO RECALLS. IT'S VERY UNSAFE. I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE KIA MAN'S UP AND FIXES THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715458May 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN WE TAKE THE CAR TO CAR WASH AND SOME TIME GO OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER , IF THE CAR IS ON MOVE , IT WILL SHUT ITSELF AND I HAD TO STOP THE CAR RESTART THE CAR . IF THE CAR COMES OUT OF CAR WASH AND BE TURN , IT WILL NOT START UNTIL 4 TO 5 HOURS LATER . ERROR WE GET " KEY IS NOT RECOGNIZE" I TOOK MY CAR TO KIA DEALER IN IRVINE , AND THEY TOLD ME DO NOT TAKE THE CAR TO CAR WASH . I CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR KIA AND THEY SAID THE HYBRID CAR IS NOT DESIGN FOR CAR WASH. THIS IS A PROBLEM , WHAT HAPPEN IN A HEAVY RAIN IN THE HIGHWAY . DOES SOMEBODY NEED TO DIE THAT COMPANY LOOK AT THIS ISSUE ? THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAIN AND THIRD TIME I AM STRANDED IN STREET BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS LUCK THAT I WAS IN THE STREET IN 91 EXPRESSWAY . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714982May 6, 2015
ENGINE
MY WIFE, SON AND I WERE ON THE WAY HOME FROM TOWN IN OUR 2013 KIA OPTIMA. I STOPPED AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE TO PICK SOME EGGS AS MY WIFE AND SON STAYED IN THE CAR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INTO THE STORE FOR ABOUT 7-8 MINUTES, WHEN I WALKED OUT THE DOOR MY SON CAME RUNNING UP TO ME YELLING OUR CAR IS ON FIRE, YOU COULD SEE THE FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND BOTTOM OF CAR. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. WHEN I CONTACTED THE KIA DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT SEEMED TO CONCERN AND GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO REPORT. AFTER DOING SO I RECEIVED A CALL FROM KIA CORPORATE A DAY LATER ASKING QUESTIONS. THEY WANTED ME TO SEND THEM PICTURES OF THE FIRE TO DO THEIR INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD TWO ENGINEERS WHO COULD LOOK INTO THIS. IT IS NOW MAY AND STILL I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND SENT EMAILS TO KIA CORPORATE. MY WIFE & KID WAS IN THIS CAR WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING AT A PARKING LOT. THIS IS RIDICULES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714591May 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STAND STILL POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,320.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714292May 4, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO THE COAST WHEN WE PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AS SOON AS WE PASSED THE OTHER VEHICLE WE LOST ALL POWER IN THE CAR WE WERE ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.SECOND TRY CAR DID START BUT WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER IT WAS AN INTERNAL ENGINE MALFUNCTION CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY DEALER REPLACE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714223May 3, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
FEBRUARY 2013 STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. EXAMPLE: REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING (HAD TO HAVE REPLACED), THEN TROUBLE WITH TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD AT TIMES NOT WORK. THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR: ADDED COOLANT AND FR( JULY 2013) BUT STILL ISN'T WORKING RIGHT. THEN CD PLAYER HAD ISSUES WHERE IT WOULD NOT EJECT CD OR FAIL TO READ THE DISK AT ALL. THEN THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING TOO. JUNE 2014 CAR WOULDN'T START HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY BUT STILL WOULDN'T CHARGE. JANUARY 2015 INSTALLED NEW ALTERNATOR, STILL DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. HAD THE CHARGING SYSTEM INSPECTED FEBRUARY 2015. TURNED OUT TO BE A SHORT OR FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUE HAS TO GET IT FIXED. FEBRUARY 2015 ELECTRICAL REPAIRS (SWITCH, PLUG, FUSE). MARCH 2015 CAR IS MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE BREAK, IT IS VERY HARD TO BRING THE CAR TO A FULL STOP AND MAKES A GRINDING SOUND WHEN MAKING TURNS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714272May 3, 2015
STEERING
BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ONLY 27 MILES ON IT. WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO GET FIRST OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE STEERING BECAUSE THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER SAID THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WAS ALREADY SET TO THE LEAST SENSITIVE SETTING. DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ON FREEWAY. IT IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. IT HAS DONE THIS FROM THE BEGINNING. I'M SURE KIA WILL JUST IGNORE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY DID WHEN I CONTACTED THEM BEFORE ABOUT A DIFFERENT ISSUE. I ALREADY HAVE CALLED KIA ABOUT THE FACT THAT MY CAR GETS NOWHERE NEAR THE STATED MPG. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF CARS WITH OVERSTATED MPG. SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY IGNORE THIS ISSUE AS WELL. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS A BIG ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE FILED BEFORE KIA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT? THIS CAR ALSO SKIDS EASILY IN THE RAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714182May 2, 2015
STEERING
THIS IS THE WORST DRIVING NEW CAR I'VE EVER HAD. ABOVE 60 IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTING TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. STEERING IS SUPER SENSITIVE, IT WILL BEGIN TO WANDER, WHEN YOU TRY TO CORRECT IT, IT WILL OVER COMPENSATE AND YOU GO TOO FAR THE OTHER WAY. TRYING TO GET IT STABILIZED IN A STRAIGHT LINE IS VERY DIFFICULT. WIND AFFECTS IT TREMENDOUSLY, A DANGER TO DRIVE IN HIGH WINDS. AND A DANGER AT SPEEDS OVER 60. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714185May 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
POWER DOOR LOCK LOCKS WHEN UNLOCKING FROM OUTSIDE WITH KEY. REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH. BUT IT STILL DOES IT. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR. HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713880April 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS LOCKED AND FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT HAD TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND CLIMB OVER THE SEAT TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712912April 26, 2015
ENGINE
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER DESCRIBE HERE. I HAD THIS ISSUE IN 2011 WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 10 MILE SPEED (BELIEVE) . DEALER FIXED WITH PROGRAMMING (AS THEY SAID). NOW RECENTLY LAST THREE MONTH HAPPENING EXACTLY LIKE FOLLOWING POST. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALER AND HAVE APPOINTMENT THIS WEEK. (SEE WHAT HAPPENS..) =========================== LATE LAST YEAR (2014) IN OUR KIA OPTIMA 2009 GOT SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN FOR. TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH KIA MUST RESOLVE. THIS IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED: IN 2014 OCTOBER, I STARTED FEELING A HEAVY JOLT/JERK WHENEVER I USED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE JOLT IS SO STRONG THAT EVERY PASSENGER NOTICED IT. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN I TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND IT GETS NEAR TO 20 MPHR. SO THE FACTORS ARE: 1. COLD 2. DOWNSHIFT 3. SPEED 20 MPHR ON SLIPPERY ROADS IT MAY BE VERY DANGEROUS WHICH CAN LEAD TO MAJOR INJURIES. KIA MUST ACCEPT THIS DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE IT START TAKING LIVES. IT IS VERY ANNOYING ISSUE TOO, IT IS ALWAYS ON MY MIND WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS CAUSING DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. KIA MUST TAKE AN ACTION INSTEAD OF SITTING QUITE. THEY MUST ISSUE RECALL THIS TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. NHTSA ALSO SHOULD SUPPORT ALL THE PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM SO THAT PEOPLE CAN BELIEVE THEIR SAFETY STANDARDS. I TOOK MY CAR 2-3 TIMES THERE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT SO FAR. IF KIA'S OWN DEALERS CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM THEN WHO WILL? THANKS FOR READING MY COMPLAINT AGAINST KIA! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712826April 25, 2015
VISIBILITY
I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SUNVISORS SAG UNTIL I OWNED THIS CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712399April 23, 2015
STEERING
WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON 4/3/15 HENDRICK CHEVROLET IN CARY NC DROVE 5 MILES HOME BACK TO DEALER SHIP NEXT MORNING FOR PAPERWORK TO FINISH. LEFT DEALERSHIP HEADED TO MAIN HIGHWAY INTERSTATE 40 NOTICEABLE AS SOON AS YOU GET AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING WAS TIGHT HAD TO HOLD ON WITH BOTH HAND THE CAR WAS WEAVING LANE TO LANE AS THE WAS NO CENTER FOR YOU TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. IMMEDIATELY CALLED DEALER WE TOOK THE CAR BACK LEFT IT. TODAY IS A FEW WEEKS OUT 4/23/15 THE HAVE RESET STEERING CODE, ALIGN AND REBALANCED TIRES A FEW TIMES AND YESTERDAY REPLACED THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN AND WE TODAY STILL DOES THE SAME THING. THEY SAID TODAY THEY WILL REPLACES THE TIRES AND SEE HIS THIS GOES. FROM THE START THEY SAID NO ONE HAS REPORTED THIS ISSUES BUT I SHOWED THEM ONLINE OF THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. KIA IS INVOLVED BUT I THINK THEY JUST WANT US TO TAKE THE CAR AND GO. ITS NOT SAFE AND I AM NOT DRIVING IT. IT WILL SIT THERE TILL TIRES ROT. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO CALL KIA FOE MORE THINGS TO THEY BUT THEY DIDN'T ACT LIME THEY ARE IN A HURRY. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS CAR HAD COMPLAINTS L. WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT. DID RESEARCH THE CAR BEFORE PURCHASE DID NOT SEE ANY ISSUE UNTIL I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND MAN THE INTERNET WENT CRAZY. I WANT IT FIXED AND SAFE OR KIA TO OFFER ME A SIMILAR CAR WITH NO ISSUES............... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712278April 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE FIRST TOOK IT TO EDWARDS KIA IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA ON 2/11/15. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TOOK IT TO THEM, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAD JUST COME ON AND THE CAR HAD JUST STARTED DOING THE LUNGING AND HESITATING WHEN SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. IT WAS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS STICKING. THEY DOWNLOADED A COUPLE UPDATES AND TURNED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. THEY ADVISED THE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE OF THE UPDATE THAT WAS NEEDED AND SAID THAT THE SHIFTING /IDLING ISSUE WAS BETTER. AS SOON AS I DROVE IT, I NOTICED IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. ON 2/23/15 I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE TWO PARTS TO THE DOWNLOAD AND THAT THEY HAD PUT THE SECOND PART ON AND THOUGHT IT WAS BETTER. THEY ALSO GAVE ME A KIA TECH SUPPORT SHEET ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS INCLUDED WARMING THE CAR UP FOR 10-15 MINUTES, DRIVING WITH THE ECO ON THE START OF THE TRIP, AND TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR 10 % MORE. THEY ADVISED THAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE HYBRID VEHICLE IN THE COLD WEATHER BUT IT DIDN'T DO IT THE YEAR BEFORE. WE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO H&H KIA IN OMAHA, NE ON 3/3/15 AND THE CAR IS STILL THERE 7 WEEKS LATER. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS. I AM NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULDN'T PUT A NEW ONE IN SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS $19,663 MILES ON IT. THE HAVE REPLACED THE GENERATOR NOW AND STILL HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE CAR STILL ISN'T SHOWING ANY CODES ON THE COMPUTER AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE KIA "EXPERTS" TO ARRIVE. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR FOR 8 WEEKS AND THEY WANT ME TO TAKE THE CAR HOME UNTIL THE EXPERTS ARRIVE BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH IT LUNGING AND SHIFTING ERRATIC LIKE IT IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712084April 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL DOORS LOCK AND WON'T UNLOCK, HAVE TO CLIMB OUT WINDOW THEN PLAY WITH KEY IN LOCKS. CANNOT GET IN OR OUT OF CAR. NOT GOOD IN EMERGENCY ESPECIALLY SINCE MY THREE GRANDCHILDREN ARE WITH ME IN THE CAR 90% OF THE TIME, WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE. LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP AND SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON IT PLUS THE DEALER WON'T FIX FREE OF CHARGE AND THE PARTS ARE PLASTIC. I'M NOT A MECHANIC AND DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS SINCE MY WARRANTY IS UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10711785April 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE O RING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706237April 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAD TAKEN OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE. THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND FIXED WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WAS. WE FOUND THE FUSE COVER ON THE DASHBOARD. 1 DAY LATER, THE SYMBOLS ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO LIGHT UP AND THE CAR FROZE, LOCKED AND DIED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THIS CAR HAS 7800 MILES ON IT AND IS A YEAR OLD. IT WAS FORTUNATE I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY. THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I COULDN'T EVEN GET MY FLASHERS ON BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I ASKED WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND IF IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND WAS GIVEN NO CONCRETE ANSWER. I LOVED DRIVING THIS CAR, BUT MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE IS NOW LOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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