Complaint 2225357
2015 KIA OPTIMA • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident May 29, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2225357
- Make
- KIA
- Model
- OPTIMA
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- May 29, 2026
- Date Received
- Jul 14, 2026
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
I would say that the time this incident happened I was driving and me and me nephew were in car at time taking to shop to see why it was making a sound like air and all of sudden the car started swerving and slowing down and then it made a pop sound and smoke started coming from the car and I was thankful that I didnât get hit but affraid and also hit my head in car due to the sudden jerk car mad and then it popped sound a d smoke came from good. The next day I have to pay to get back on the other side and also tow it home which it been parked since but I see a recall on my vin and want to find out how to get it to the nearest Kia to fix the recall
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.