NHTSA Complaint #11475723 — 2014 KIA OPTIMA ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11475723
Vehicle	2014 KIA OPTIMA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 2, 2022
Date Filed	July 25, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KY

Consumer Description

This vehicle only has 112000 miles on it and has had all maintenance as required yet the rod bearings have failed resulting in a knocking rod. There is a product improvement going on at the moment leading to repairs of these issues and a lifetime warranty on the rod bearings that I was not notified of resulting in a rod knock and a car that cannot be driven. Kia has refused to look further into the issue or repair it. Thankfully I was not on the highway when my car broke down as it couldn’t even make it up a small hill and I came very close to a collision because of it.

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