{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11726452,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2026","vin":"5XXGR4A69DG","components":"ENGINE","summary":"1) Motor failed on interstate and car towed to automotive shop. Currently still at the shop with hope to tow to Kia to address issue.  2)My teenage daughter and her friend were placed in a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation due to what appears to be a catostrophic vehicle failure.  While driving our 2013 Kia Optima whith approximately 160,000 miles, the vehicle suddenly lost power while our daughter was traveling a major highway. The car quit responding to the gas pedal and she was forced to pull over on the side of the highway and was stranded in traffic with no safe way to move the vehicle. When she attempted to restart the car the engine light began flashing (it did not do so before hand), the car was shaking and undriveable.   This was not a minor inconvenience, it was a serious safety hazard. A young driver was left sitting on the shoulder of a high-speed roadway with cars and trucks passing at highway speeds up to 80 mph. Had another driver drifted or had she not been able to reach the shoulder in time, this situation could have easily resulted in a major crash or fatality(-ies).  The vehicle would not restart properly and had to be towed. Prior to this incident, there were no obvious warning sings of an imminent catastrophic failure. The mechanic's invoice of his diagnostics is attached.  Vehicles should not fail in a way that suddenly leaves drivers stranded in active highway traffic with no warning. This type of failure creates an extremely dangerous situation not just for the driver but for everyone on the road.  I strongly urge the NHTSA to review whether this model vehicle has known engine or safety defects that can lead to sudden engine failure or loss of power while driving.   No parent should have to get a phone call that their child is stranded on the side of a major highway because their car suddenly died without warning.   I am requesting this vehicle incident be documented and investigared as a potential safety defect.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2013","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"OPTIMA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]}]}