10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #1

Jun 192006

Optima 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
: the contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the dealer theorized that the cause of the problem was a faulty fuel injection system. There have been no repairs made.

- Markham, IL, USA

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