NHTSA Complaint #11308900 — 2017 KIA OPTIMA

BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW FROM RICART KIA IN COLUMBUS, OH IN 2018. VEHICLE HAS 41,917 MILES NOW. VEHICLE DEVELOPED FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED POWER TO 1800-2000RPMS. VEHICLE WILL RUN AND DRIVE BUT WILL JERK VIOLENTLY AT 1800-2000RPMS TO LIMIT ENGINE REVOLUTIONS. TOOK VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO DEALERSHIP WHERE BOUGHT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED DTC P1326. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED WIRING INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF KSDS (KNOCK SENSOR). RELEASED VEHICLE TO CUSTOMER. IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEPTION OF VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND VEHICLE EXHIBITS SAME SYMPTOMS AS STATED BEFORE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS. VEHICLE IS INSPECTED AND DTC P1326 IS DISCOVERED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP PERFORMS ECU UPDATE FOR KSDS. VEHICLE RELEASED BACK TO CUSTOMER. WITHIN 48 HOURS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGINS FLASHING, LIMITS POWER, AND SPEED. CURRENTLY SCHEDULING 3RD APPOINTMENT FOR SAME CONCERN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING EACH TIME AFTER BEING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ROUGHLY 20 MINUTES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ONLY AT RICART KIA. ALL PAPERWORK/RECALLS PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP.