NHTSA Complaint #11111819 — 2014 KIA OPTIMA

THE PUSH TO START BUTTONS ON KIA OPTIMA'S ARE NOT TURNING ON THE CARS ENGINES. I HAVE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AMONG KIA OPTIMA OWNERS. THE CAR WILL BE TURNED OFF AND PARKED, YOU WILL GO TO PUSH THE BRAKE AND START THE CAR AND YOU WILL GET NOTHING FROM THE ENGINE. THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL WORK BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN ON. PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED "HACKS" TO FIX THE ISSUE SUCH AS WAITING IT OUT OR A CLEVER ONE IS TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK 2 TIMES AND THEN PUSH THE START BUTTON AND THE CAR HOPEFULLY WILL START. IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE OVER TIME. I WAS IN THE WAITING IT OUT STAGE NOW I AM IN THE GEAR SHIFTING STAGE. ALL JOKES ASIDE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR A CAR THAT HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR 4 YEARS. SIMPLY GOOGLE "KIA OPTIMA WON'T START," TO SEE MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS MYSELF.