DAGENHAM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 13: Cars are prepared for distribution at a Ford factory on January 13, 2015 in Dagenham, England. Originally opened in 1931, the Ford factory has unveiled a state of the art GBP475 million production line that will start manufacturing the new low-emission, Ford diesel engines from this November this will generate more than 300 new jobs, Ford currently employs around 3000 at the plant in Dagenham. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Lamar McLaughlin said he bought a 2015 used Kia optima and only had the car for one whole hour. He backed into his driveway, sat in it for a little while, just admiring the new vehicle, then finally went into the house not less than a hour passed and someone called his phone from a number he didn't know and told him that his car was fire. He didn't know that kia had recalled over 200k vehicles due to electrical concerns. Kia recently agreed to settle lawsuits involving noncrash fires. The company agreed to pay customers with certain vehicles $758 million, and McLaughlin’s year, make and model is one of them. The court hasn’t approved the settlement yet. Stoogenke will tell you if it does so you can apply for that money. Here's a video with growing concerns of kia's catching on fire without being in accidents.
