Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest May 13, 2008
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
100%
of 8 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Optima Opus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Engine
Filed May 13, 2008
Fire reported
WE PURCHASED A FLEET OF 8 25-PASSENGER BUSES FROM NABI, WHO PURCHASED OPITMA BUS. THEY RECEIVED THE BID BECAUSE THEY COULD GUARANTEE DELIVERY BY THE FIRST PART OF JULY. ON AUG 30, THE FIRST BUSES STARTED TO ARRIVE AND CONTINUED COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2 OF THE BUSES NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT BLEW UP ON THE WAY FROM THE FACTORY TO DELIVERY. MULTIPLE AND ONGOING PROBLEMS SIDELINED THE BUSES TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NEITHER ACCEPT THEM NOR OPERATE THEM. AFTER TECHNICIANS WORKED ON THE BUSES, WE ACCEPTED THEM BY THE END OF DEC. TO ENABLE NABI TO GET PAID. THROUGH THE MONTH OF JAN, WE CONTINUED TO FINE TUNE THE BUSES. FINALLY, WE STARTED ROAD TESTING THEM ON FEB. 19. ON MARCH 21, ONE OF THE BUSES CAUGHT FIRE AND NEARLY BURNED TO THE GROUND. AFTER DISABLING THE COMPONENT THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, WE CONTINUED TO ROAD TEST THE BUSES. IN APRIL, WE HAD ANOTHER BUS CATCH FIRE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BUS. AGAIN, ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN DEADLINED. IN ADDITION, THE NEW BUSES, ALL WITH LESS THAT 4,000 MILES HAVE BEEN TOWED FROM THE OPEN ROAD 4 TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED. NABI HAS SENT 3 TECHNICIANS OUT AND THE BUSES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10227586
Incident
Aug 30, 2005
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 13, 2008
Fire reported1 injury reported
WE PURCHASED A FLEET OF 8 25-PASSENGER BUSES FROM NABI, WHO PURCHASED OPITMA BUS. THEY RECEIVED THE BID BECAUSE THEY COULD GUARANTEE DELIVERY BY THE FIRST PART OF JULY. ON AUG 30, THE FIRST BUSES STARTED TO ARRIVE AND CONTINUED COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2 OF THE BUSES NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT BLEW UP ON THE WAY FROM THE FACTORY TO DELIVERY. MULTIPLE AND ONGOING PROBLEMS SIDELINED THE BUSES TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NEITHER ACCEPT THEM NOR OPERATE THEM. AFTER TECHNICIANS WORKED ON THE BUSES, WE ACCEPTED THEM BY THE END OF DEC. TO ENABLE NABI TO GET PAID. THROUGH THE MONTH OF JAN, WE CONTINUED TO FINE TUNE THE BUSES. FINALLY, WE STARTED ROAD TESTING THEM ON FEB. 19. ON MARCH 21, ONE OF THE BUSES CAUGHT FIRE AND NEARLY BURNED TO THE GROUND. AFTER DISABLING THE COMPONENT THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, WE CONTINUED TO ROAD TEST THE BUSES. IN APRIL, WE HAD ANOTHER BUS CATCH FIRE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BUS. AGAIN, ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN DEADLINED. IN ADDITION, THE NEW BUSES, ALL WITH LESS THAT 4,000 MILES HAVE BEEN TOWED FROM THE OPEN ROAD 4 TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED. NABI HAS SENT 3 TECHNICIANS OUT AND THE BUSES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10227585
Incident
Aug 30, 2007
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 13, 2008
WE PURCHASED A FLEET OF 8 25-PASSENGER BUSES FROM NABI, WHO PURCHASED OPTIMA BUS. THEY RECEIVED THE BID BECAUSE THEY COULD GUARANTEE DELIVERY BY THE FIRST PART OF JULY. ON AUG 30, THE FIRST BUSES STARTED TO ARRIVE AND CONTINUED COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2 OF THE BUSES NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT BLEW UP ON THE WAY FROM THE FACTORY TO DELIVERY. MULTIPLE AND ONGOING PROBLEMS SIDELINED THE BUSES TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NEITHER ACCEPT THEM NOR OPERATE THEM. AFTER TECHNICIANS WORKED ON THE BUSES, WE ACCEPTED THEM BY THE END OF DEC. TO ENABLE NABI TO GET PAID. THROUGH THE MONTH OF JAN, WE CONTINUED TO FINE TUNE THE BUSES. FINALLY, WE STARTED ROAD TESTING THEM ON FEB. 19. ON MARCH 21, ONE OF THE BUSES CAUGHT FIRE AND NEARLY BURNED TO THE GROUND. AFTER DISABLING THE COMPONENT THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, WE CONTINUED TO ROAD TEST THE BUSES. IN APRIL, WE HAD ANOTHER BUS CATCH FIRE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BUS. AGAIN, ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN DEADLINED. IN ADDITION, THE NEW BUSES, ALL WITH LESS THAT 4,000 MILES HAVE BEEN TOWED FROM THE OPEN ROAD 4 TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED. NABI HAS SENT 3 TECHNICIANS OUT AND THE BUSES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10227584
Incident
Aug 30, 2007
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 13, 2008
WE PURCHASED A FLEET OF 8 25-PASSENGER BUSES FROM NABI, WHO BOUGHT OUR OPTIMA BUS. THEY RECEIVED THE BID BECAUSE THEY COULD GUARANTEE DELIVERY BY THE FIRST PART OF JULY. ON AUG. 30, THE FIRST BUSES STARTED COMING IN AND CONTINUED COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2 OF THE BUSES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT BLEW UP ON THE WAY FROM THE FACTORY TO DELIVERY. MULTIPLE AND ONGOING PROBLEMS SIDELINED THE BUSES TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NOT ACCEPT THEM OR OPERATE THEM. AFTER TECHNICIANS WORKED ON THE BUSES, WE ACCEPTED THEM BY THE END OF DECEMBER TO ENABLE THE COMPANY TO GET PAID. THROUGH THE MONTH OF JAN., WE CONTINUED TO FINE TUNE THE PROBLEMS. FINALLY, WE STARTED ROAD TESTING THEM ON FEB. 19. ON MARCH 21, WE HAD ONE CATCH FIRE AND NEARLY BURN TO THE GROUND. AFTER DISABLING THE COMPONENT THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, WE CONTINUED TO ROAD TEST THE BUSES. IN APRIL WE HAD ANOTHER FIRE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BUS. AGAIN ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN DEADLINED. IN ADDITION, THE NEW BUSES, ALL WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES, HAVE BEEN TOWED FROM THE OPEN ROAD 4 TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED. NABI HAS SENT 3 TECHNICIANS OUT AND THE BUSES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10227579
Incident
Aug 30, 2005
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 13, 2008
WE PURCHASED A FLEET OF 8 25-PASSENGER BUSES FROM NABI, WHO BOUGHT OUR OPTIMA BUS. THEY RECEIVED THE BID BECAUSE THEY COULD GUARANTEE DELIVERY BY THE FIRST PART OF JULY. ON AUG. 30, THE FIRST BUSES STARTED COMING IN AND CONTINUED COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2 OF THE BUSES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT BLEW UP ON THE WAY FROM THE FACTORY TO DELIVERY. MULTIPLE AND ONGOING PROBLEMS SIDELINED THE BUSES TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NOT ACCEPT THEM OR OPERATE THEM. AFTER TECHNICIANS WORKED ON THE BUSES, WE ACCEPTED THEM BY THE END OF DECEMBER TO ENABLE THE COMPANY TO GET PAID. THROUGH THE MONTH OF JAN., WE CONTINUED TO FINE TUNE THE PROBLEMS. FINALLY, WE STARTED ROAD TESTING THEM ON FEB. 19. ON MARCH 21, WE HAD ONE CATCH FIRE AND NEARLY BURN TO THE GROUND. AFTER DISABLING THE COMPONENT THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, WE CONTINUED TO ROAD TEST THE BUSES. IN APRIL WE HAD ANOTHER FIRE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BUS. AGAIN ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN DEADLINED. IN ADDITION, THE NEW BUSES, ALL WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES, HAVE BEEN TOWED FROM THE OPEN ROAD 4 TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED. NABI HAS SENT 3 TECHNICIANS OUT AND THE BUSES CONTINUE TO FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE SERIAL ENGINE NUMBER FOR THIS BUS BELONGS TO ANOTHER AGENCY. *TR
NHTSA ID
10227577
Incident
Aug 30, 2007
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 13, 2008
WE PURCHASED A FLEET OF 8 25-PASSENGER BUSES FROM NABI, WHO BOUGHT OUR OPTIMA BUS. THEY RECEIVED THE BID BECAUSE THEY COULD GUARANTEE DELIVERY BY THE FIRST PART OF JULY. ON AUG. 30, THE FIRST BUSES STARTED COMING IN AND CONTINUED COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2 OF THE BUSES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT BLEW UP ON THE WAY FROM THE FACTORY TO DELIVERY. MULTIPLE AND ONGOING PROBLEMS SIDELINED THE BUSES TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NOT ACCEPT THEM OR OPERATE THEM. AFTER TECHNICIANS WORKED ON THE BUSES, WE ACCEPTED THEM BY THE END OF DECEMBER TO ENABLE THE COMPANY TO GET PAID. THROUGH THE MONTH OF JAN., WE CONTINUED TO FINE TUNE THE PROBLEMS. FINALLY, WE STARTED ROAD TESTING THEM ON FEB. 19. ON MARCH 21, WE HAD ONE CATCH FIRE AND NEARLY BURN TO THE GROUND. AFTER DISABLING THE COMPONENT THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, WE CONTINUED TO ROAD TEST THE BUSES. IN APRIL WE HAD ANOTHER FIRE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BUS. AGAIN ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN DEADLINED. IN ADDITION, THE NEW BUSES, ALL WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES, HAVE BEEN TOWED FROM THE OPEN ROAD 4 TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED. NABI HAS SENT 3 TECHNICIANS OUT AND THE BUSES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10227576
Incident
Aug 30, 2007
Mileage
2,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 13, 2008
WE PURCHASED A FLEET OF 8 25-PASSENGER BUSES FROM NABI, WHO BOUGHT OUR OPTIMA BUS. THEY RECEIVED THE BID BECAUSE THEY COULD GUARANTEE DELIVERY BY THE FIRST PART OF JULY. ON AUG. 30, THE FIRST BUSES STARTED COMING IN AND CONTINUED COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2 OF THE BUSES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT BLEW UP ON THE WAY FROM THE FACTORY TO DELIVERY. MULTIPLE AND ONGOING PROBLEMS SIDELINED THE BUSES TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NOT ACCEPT THEM OR OPERATE THEM. AFTER TECHNICIANS WORKED ON THE BUSES, WE ACCEPTED THEM BY THE END OF DECEMBER TO ENABLE THE COMPANY TO GET PAID. THROUGH THE MONTH OF JAN., WE CONTINUED TO FINE TUNE THE PROBLEMS. FINALLY, WE STARTED ROAD TESTING THEM ON FEB. 19. ON MARCH 21, WE HAD ONE CATCH FIRE AND NEARLY BURN TO THE GROUND. AFTER DISABLING THE COMPONENT THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, WE CONTINUED TO ROAD TEST THE BUSES. IN APRIL WE HAD ANOTHER FIRE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BUS. AGAIN ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN DEADLINED. IN ADDITION, THE NEW BUSES, ALL WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES, HAVE BEEN TOWED FROM THE OPEN ROAD 4 TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED. NABI HAS SENT 3 TECHNICIANS OUT AND THE BUSES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10227575
Incident
Aug 30, 2007
Mileage
2,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed May 13, 2008
1 injury reported
WE PURCHASED A FLEET OF 8 25-PASSENGER BUSES FROM NABI, WHO BOUGHT OUR OPTIMA BUS. THEY RECEIVED THE BID BECAUSE THEY COULD GUARANTEE DELIVERY BY THE FIRST PART OF JULY. ON AUG. 30, THE FIRST BUSES STARTED COMING IN AND CONTINUED COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 2 OF THE BUSES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT BLEW UP ON THE WAY FROM THE FACTORY TO DELIVERY. MULTIPLE AND ONGOING PROBLEMS SIDELINED THE BUSES TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NOT ACCEPT THEM OR OPERATE THEM. AFTER TECHNICIANS WORKED ON THE BUSES, WE ACCEPTED THEM BY THE END OF DECEMBER TO ENABLE THE COMPANY TO GET PAID. THROUGH THE MONTH OF JAN., WE CONTINUED TO FINE TUNE THE PROBLEMS. FINALLY, WE STARTED ROAD TESTING THEM ON FEB. 19. ON MARCH 21, WE HAD ONE CATCH FIRE AND NEARLY BURN TO THE GROUND. AFTER DISABLING THE COMPONENT THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, WE CONTINUED TO ROAD TEST THE BUSES. IN APRIL WE HAD ANOTHER FIRE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BUS. AGAIN ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN DEADLINED. IN ADDITION, THE NEW BUSES, ALL WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES, HAVE BEEN TOWED FROM THE OPEN ROAD 4 TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE FAILED. NABI HAS SENT 3 TECHNICIANS OUT AND THE BUSES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10227574
Incident
Aug 30, 2007
Mileage
2,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.