Complaint 2182226

2015 KIA OPTIMA • ENGINE • incident Feb 27, 2026

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2182226
Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Model Year
2015
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Feb 27, 2026
Date Received
Mar 2, 2026
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

On Friday, February 27, 2026. This vehicle is being driven and vehicle seized and disabled on the road. In the middle of rush hour, traffic in a dangerous spot, local police had to be called out to assist, as no location was identified for a tow truck to be able to pick it up... The police had to dispatch their own tow service. After being towed from location where a car was disabled, mechanic looked at vehicle identifying there was no oil in the car. However on, September 9, 2025 an oil change was performed on the vehicle at 139,969 the car seized at 143,369.. That is approximately 3,399 miles driven from the time of the oil change up until the time it seized... There was no indicator lights that ever identified that an oil change was needed or low on oil on the vehicle prior to the car disabling..

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.