10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,322 miles

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problem #1

Dec 292016

Optima 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10,700 miles
The contact owned a 2016 Kia Optima. After parking the vehicle in the driveway for 15 hours, the vehicle caught fire and exploded. The vehicle was destroyed. The origin of the fire was believed to be due to an electrical failure. The fire department extinguished the fire and a fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,700. Updated 03/17/17 updated 08/29/2017

- Moreno Valley, CA, USA

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