NHTSA Complaint #11283088 — 2014 KIA OPTIMA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11283088 |
| Vehicle | 2014 KIA OPTIMA |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 79,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MO |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A 2014 KIA OPTIMA AND I KEEP UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND ALSO THE RECALLS ON MY CAR THE ONLY THING I HAVEVREALL HAD TO REPLACE THAT WAS QUITE EXPENSIVE TO ME WAS THE BATTERY SO FAR BUT I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL FOR THE BEARING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT AND THEY CHANGED MY OIL FOR FREE LESS THAN 5 MONTHS LATER I AM BACK AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 6 AM COLD RAINING AND SLEETING AND MY CAR LOSES POWER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING SO I PULL OVER TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN WAIT A MINUTE TURN IT BACK ON SAME THI G SO I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY WILL CHECK OUT MY CAR AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE SO NOW THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DOES NOT TURN ON AND OFF LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY IF I DONT TURN THEM OFF OR ON THEN THEY WON'T BE OFF OR ON I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT BULB FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW AND WHEN I'M DRIVING IT LOOKS SO DIM SO NOW I HAVE TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY EVERY MONTH ON A BULB THAT ISN'T CHEAP MY BACK PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT LIKE EVERY 3 WEEKS THE KIA OPTIMA HAS SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND KIA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND GET THEM ALL FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE ENCOUNTER A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND KIA HAVE A MUCH SERIOUS ISSUE ON THEIR HANDS.
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