Kia Optima Complaints

7,843 consumer complaints on file.

#11161283December 13, 2018
ENGINE
MY 2017 KIA OPTIMA BROKE DOWN ON 10/7/2018 AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FUCCILLO KIA. THEY REQUESTED A COPY OF MY LAST 3 OIL CHANGES BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS GUNK IN THE ENGINE. I SUBMITTED THE RECEIPTS AS REQUESTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH KIA'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. THE CLAIM WAS DENIED ON 10/17/2018 BECAUSE INSUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE. I CALLED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO ASK WHY IT WAS CONSIDERED INSUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE. THE REP COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT TELL ME WHY. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE WOULD HELP ME KEPT REFERRING ME TO THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT. THEY AGREED TO SUBMIT AN APPEAL SO THE DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD REVIEW MY CLAIM BUT THAT WAS DENIED WITHIN 24 HOURS STATING THREE OIL CHANGES WERE NOT ENOUGH. I ONLY SUBMITTED THE LAST THREE RECEIPTS AS THEY REQUESTED. IN TOTAL, I HAD SIX RECEIPTS. I DID THE RUN AROUND AGAIN AND AFTER STATING I WOULD NEED EVERYTHING IN WRITING (CLAIM DENIAL, WARRANTY INFO, ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES) FROM KIA AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANYTHING IN WRITING. I ADVISED THEM I NEEDED IT TO GET LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND THEN THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD ESCALATE MY CLAIM ON 10/22/2018 AND I SHOULD HEAR FROM MY CLAIM SPECIALIST IN THREE BUSINESS DAYS. THEY ALSO REQUESTED THE ADDITIONAL THREE RECEIPTS, WHICH I SUBMITTED TO THEM WITHIN 24 HOURS. I CALLED THE ESCALATION DEPARTMENT WEEKLY TO TRY TO GET A STATUS ON MY CLAIM AND THERE WAS ALWAYS A REASON WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. ON 12/11 TAMMY SHAMBURGER CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY HALF THE COST TO FIX THE CAR. TOTAL COST $7,814.89 AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3,907.45 PLUS ALL THE TAXES. I DID ASK WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND SHE STATED SHE COULD NOT RELEASE THE DETAILS OF MY CASE BECAUSE IT IS PRIVATE INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THEY WANTED ME TO SIGN AN OFFER LETTER AND A RELEASE AGREEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160978December 12, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON DECEMBER 9, 2018, I ATTENDED MY SON'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT ON A COLD SUNDAY AFTERNOON (APPROX. 30 DEGREES). DURING HALF-TIME I DECIDED TO SIT IN MY 2012 KIA OPTIMA TO WARM UP. AFTER 10 MINUTES OR SO, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING LIKE THE SMELL OF A BURNING ENGINE. I THEN NOTICED GREYISH BLACKISH SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO FLAMES. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT MY CAR OFF AND BARELY EXITED THE VEHICLE IN TIME. THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR, DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL AND HOOD WAS ON FIRE. WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES, MY ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I GOT A BRAND NEW ENGINE (SO THEY SAY) INSTALLED BY KIA JUST 8 MONTHS AGO DUE TO THE RECALL. THE CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO KIA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS BAD AND PART OF A RECALL. THEY ORDERED THE ENGINE AND HAD IT INSTALLED IN A MATTER OF DAYS. ONCE AGAIN THIS WAS JUST 8 MONTHS AGO!! I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGES, WE MAY NEVER KNOW WHAT THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS IS WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME. KIA NEEDS TO GIVE ME AND THE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF TRAUMA SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND HOW THEY PLAN TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION! THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIT IN MY CAR IN 30 DEGREE TEMPERATURES FOR HOURS IF I WANTED WITHOUT IT GOING INTO FLAMES. I AM PLEADING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE REVIEW ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161031December 12, 2018
ENGINE
ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2018, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE KIA OPTIMA 2012 FROM SAN ANTONIO TO HOUSTON ON I-10 E. AT 4:15 PM CST, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND MULTIPLE OTHER LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON IN THE DISPLAY AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP BEFORE EXIT 591 (SCHERTZ). SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL IT TO THE RIGHT-SIDE CURB OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE CAR WAS SLOWING AND IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. SHE TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES, IT WOULD NOT START, AND SHE QUICKLY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT HOOD SO SHE IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN CALLED 911 AS THE SMOKE GOT WORSE AND A FEW NEARBY DRIVERS HELPED HER QUICKLY GET AS MUCH OF HER STUFF FROM THE CAR AS POSSIBLE. THEN THEY ALL MOVED ACROSS TO A SAFE PLACE AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE (BY 4:25 PM). SEE PICTURES ATTACHED. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND BLOCKED THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER A WHILE THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AS THEY WERE WAITING UNTIL THE HALF TANK OF GAS COMPLETELY BURNED. I HAD A FEW RECALL LETTERS FROM KIA, SO I HAD TAKEN THE CAR ON NOVEMBER 30TH TO THE DEALERSHIP IN CONROE (COWBOY KIA) AND THEY TOOK CARE OF ALL THE RECALLS ' A TOTAL OF 3 ITEMS INCLUDING THE ACU WIRING EXTENSION INSTALLATION. THE DEALER ALSO DID A MULTI-POINT FREE INSPECTION AND REPORTED EVERYTHING WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE CAR HAD AROUND 54,000 MILES. I ALSO HAD AN OIL CHANGE RECENTLY ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160635December 11, 2018
ENGINE
MY KIA OPTIMA BEGAN CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL BUT IT WASN'T LEAKING OUT OR BURNING OFF ANYWHERE. I BEGAN TO WATCH THE OIL LEVELS CLOSELY AND WAS DOWN 2 QTS EVERY WEEK. AT SOME POINT THE OIL PRESSURE GOT TOO LOW AND WE THINK SUCKED AIR INTO THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE PPAST YR BUT FOR AN EVAP PROBLEM - A VERY SMALL LEAK KEPT GETTING DETECTED. I SPENT $1800 AT FIRESTONE THE PREVIOUS UR THE COLDER KEPT COMING BACK ON AND OFF. BUT THIS DIDN'T EXPLAIN THE SIDDEN MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. SUDDENLY ON OCT. 21 MY CAR SUDDENLY IDLED VERY HIGH WITHOUT MOVING AND THE THE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELLERATING OR CLIMBING HILLS. MY MECHANIC FRIEND TOLD ME ONE OF THE ENGINE RODS WAS DAMAGED AND THE COMPUTER CODE CHECK VERIFIED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT TIMING OIL CONTROL VALVE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS WOULD EXPLAIN THE LOW OIL PRESSURE AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM ON KIA'S WEBSITE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. KIA HAD A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY OF THEIR CARS BUT OF COURSE NOT MINE. I WAS VERY UPSET OVER IT. I HAD GOTTEN THE CAR ONLY 3 YEARS PRIOR AND IT ONLY HAD 150K MILES ON IT. I TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF IT. KIA SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO JUNK THE CAR AND HAVE TO BUY A NEW WHEN I WASN'T IN A POSITION TO DO SO. KIA HAS DISAPPOINTED ME GREATLY. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I MAY NEVER BUT ANOTHER KIA. I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT GETTING MY KIA AS IT HAD ALL THE FEATURES I WANTED IN A CAR AND AT A VERY GOOD PRICE BUT IT IIS ONLY GOOD IF IT RUNS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THW RECALL FOR MY CAR AS IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM AS I READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ONLINE FROM OTHER KIA OPTIMA OWNERS. THE ENGINE COMPUTER CODE THAT CAME UP WAS PO600011
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160830December 11, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156766December 7, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KIA OF CHERRY HILL (1803 MARLTON PIKE W, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08002, (856) 471-1054) AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER FOUND OTHER FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE COST THE CONTACT $8,500 TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE $8,500 WORTH OF REPAIRS WERE NOT ALL NEEDED AND THE AIR BAG FAILURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER, BUT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE AIR BAGS, BUT THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE WHY THE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,853.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156829December 7, 2018
STEERING
STEERING IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE UNRESPONSIVE, INCREASING ROTATIONAL OF PLAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. INITIALLY NOTICED JULY 2017 BUT HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE DELAYED RESPONSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL MADE IT DIFFICULT TO AVOID A VEHICLE SWERVING INTO MY LANE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156475December 6, 2018
AIR BAGS
KIA OF SAVANNAH ON DECEMBER 3, 2018 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 18V363 TO HAVE AN AIRBAG WIRE HARNESS INSTALLED PER THE RECALL. UPON ATTEMPTING TO PICK MY VEHICLE UP I WAS TOLD THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE HAD SHORTED, MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $825.00. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE, ELISA FRANCE, THE AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THE REPAIR WAS DONE. I ASKED HOW THE MODULE WENT BAD WHEN THEY WERE FIXING IT WITH THE NEW WIRE HARNESS AND WAS TOLD A "TECH" WOULD NEED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I ASKED FOR SERVICE MANAGER WHO WAS UNAVAILABLE. I CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE MODULE WASN'T UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY.AND I NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT IS: PRIOR TO THE RECALL MY AIRBAGS LIGHT WAS NOT ON. WE RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR ANOTHER RECALL AND WAS NOT TOLD THE MODULE WAS BAD. BUT NOW, AFTER THE WIRE HARNESS RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS SUDDENLY BAD. FEELING THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DUE TO THE AIRBAGS POSSIBLY NOT DEPLOYING, I LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM A SERVICE MANAGER OR SERVICE TECH. TODAY MARKS DAY 4 THEY'VE HAD MY VEHICLE AND I'VE RECEIVED NO CALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156396December 5, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEAD LAMPS POINT AT THE GROUND AND MAY LIGHT 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. KIA SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE LIGHTS WORKED WELL WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR, AND WHEN THIS HAPPEN IT WAS ONE LAMP AT A TIME, DRIVERS SIDE FIRST AND THEN PASSENGERS SIDE ABOUT A MONTH LATER. I REPLACED THE BULBS WITH NO HELP, AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE LOW BEAMS AND THOSE ARE THE LAMPS WITH THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156407December 5, 2018
STEERING
THE STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT, JERKY, STICKS AND REQUIRES MUCH EFFORT TO CONTROL. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT OF COURSE IS MORE PREVALENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. KIA INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING IS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SIMILAR ISSUES MULTIPLE TIMES. AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY KIA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY OR DEATH TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I WOULD LIKE KIA TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IN GOOD FAITH TO US AS A LOYAL CUSTOMER. KIA CLAIM # IS 12961775. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT JIM BUTLER KIA IN CHESTERFIELD MO AWAITING AN ESCALATION TO KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME, MOST LIKELY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE AND MORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156431December 5, 2018
STEERING
STEERING IS LOOSE, CLICKS, WHEEL SHAKES WHILE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155913December 4, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHARLIE'S MOTOR MALL (465 WESTERN AVE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330, 207-622-7327) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 92793557. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. *TT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156012December 4, 2018
ENGINE
HAD OIL CHANGED AND A MONTH LATER NOTICED THE CAR MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND SKIPPING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY. HAD THE OIL RECHECKED AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF OIL. FIRST THOUGHT THAT THE OIL PLACE FORGOT TO PUT OIL IN. HOWEVER, IT WAS LATER DETERMINED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE VALVE WAS GONE IN THE ENGINE AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AT 130,000 MILES IN A 2015 KIA OPTIMA LX. THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155486December 2, 2018
ENGINE
VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE GOING DOWN THE HEY AT 60 MPH. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WAS DIOGNOSED. KIA COMMISSIONSERS WAS NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153889November 29, 2018
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
2011 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154609November 28, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. THERE IS NO EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FROM INSIDE OF THE TRUNK. MY KEYS WERE STUCK INSIDE THE TRUNK THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN IT. THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT RESPOND. THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON FROM THE TRUNK ITSELF DOES NOT RESPOND. THE REAR SEATS CANNOT FOLD FROM THE INSIDE EITHER, BECAUSE IT CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED FROM THE TRUNK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154618November 28, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154644November 28, 2018
ENGINE
WASTE GATE ROD GOES OUT OF CORRECT SPECS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ON VEHICLE. NOT ABLE TO ACCERLERATE FROM TAKE OFF WHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154465November 28, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR STUMBLES TO START AND WHEN I ACCELERATE IT FLUTTERS UNTIL PICKING UP SPEED. THIS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY 43.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154484November 28, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STARTER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE STARTER, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR WAS LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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