NHTSA Complaint #11244770 — 2015 KIA OPTIMA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11244770
Vehicle 2015 KIA OPTIMA
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 71,521 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN THE SPEED HIT 60MPH THE CAR STALLED AND ALOT OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXAUST. THE CARD BEHIND ME HAD TO SLOW DOWN. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I TURNED IT ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON ANYMORE AND THE CAR MADE SMOKE. I CALLED COMUNITY KIA ON BAYTOWN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BAD PCV VALAVE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PAID FOR IT AND THEY REPLACED IT AND AS I DROVE OFF HOME THE CAR KEPT DOING THE SAME AND STALLING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE FIRST TEST MY CAR WAS LOW 2 QUARTS AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. "IT LOST 2 QUARTS BUT WE DONT KNOW WHERE ITS GOING" I TOLD HER IT DIDNT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE I DIDNT WANT IT TO CATCH FIRE AND SHE SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. THAN I DROVE IT 600 MILES AND THE CAR THREW A WHOLE LOT MORE SMOKE AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE AND THE SMOKE I CLAIMED WAS COMING OUT WAS NOT. THAT THE TECHNICIANS TURNED IT ON AND DROVE IT DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE. I SHOWED UP TO THE DEALER AND TURNED IT ON AND SMOKE CAME OUT AND PRESSED ON THE GAS AND A HUGE CLOUD CAME OUT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. SO NOW THEY WANT ME TO GET A NEW ENGINE AND SAY ITS BECAUSE I FAILED TO DO THE OILCHANGE.

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