Complaint 2204895
2015 KIA OPTIMA • ENGINE • incident May 8, 2026
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint Summary
ENGINE
Owner Narrative
Was driving down the interstate and the engine lost some power and the engine blew and parts of the connecting rod was on the outside of motor which blew a hole in the block and oil went into the intake manifold and pieces of the piston ring was in there and engine shut off, and seen that this has been a problem with these cars
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.