2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems

WE WERE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET SLOWING DOWN FOR A SIGNAL. THE CAR STALLED AND A MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED 4 MILES TO THE DEALER. NO OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING ANY PROBLEMS.THE DEALER TOLD US WHILE THEY WERE CHECKING FOR THE PROBLEM THE ENGINE CEASED UP. THEN THEY SAID THE BELT HAD COME OFF. I THINK THE ENGINE CEASED CAUSING THE BELT TO COME OFF.TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE PROBLEMS KIA HAS BEEN HAVING.

TRANSMISSION ISSUES: BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WOULD LAG THEN JERK THE CAR WITH SOME TORQUE ONCE IT CAUGHT 3RD GEAR. HAD TO GET 2 REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. ALSO ENGINE SEIZER ISSUE, MY ENGINE STARTED TO SEIZE WHEN I WAS GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR WITH ALOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED MAKING LOUD THUNKING NOICES THEN A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THEN I WAS STUCK ON A ROAD NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ABOVE 22 MILES AND HOUR, THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER. AND I WAS STUCK TRYING TO GO UPHILL AND ALL THESE CARS BEHIND ME. I ENDED UP HAVING TO STOP THE CAR AND LEAVE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A 2 LANE ROAD ON A HILL WITH THE EMERGANCY BREAK ON. KIA KNEW IT WAS ANOTHER SEIZED ENGINE WHICH I THOUGHT IT WAS MY...

I BOUGHT A 2012 KIA OPTIMA FROM AUTONATION IN AMARILLO,TX AND I HAVE MULTIPLE SAFETY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE WHICH AUTONATION DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE RECALLS CAN CAUSE A FIRE AND A FATAL ACCIDENT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO KIA DEALERSHIPS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE RECALLS. KIA HASN'T FIXED OR REPLACE THE SAFETY RECALLS. I WILL NOT HAVE ME OR A FAMILY MEMBER DIE CAUSE THE NEGLECT THAT KIA HAS BEEN DOING ON MY 2012 KIA OPTIMA" VIN# [XXX]". I HAVE FILED A SETTLEMENT CLAIM WITH KIA SETTLEMENT CLAIM'S DEPARTMENT "CLAIM #[XXX]". I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 KIA DEALERSHIP'S. I'VE DONE ALL OF THE STEPS KIA DEALERSHIP HAS ASKED ME TO DO AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX OR REPLACE THE RECALLS. I USE MY 2012 KIA FOR MY DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS CAUSE I'M DISABLED. I LOST FAITH AND CAN'T...

DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY HEAD LIGHT BULBS MELTING TO HEADLIGHT HARNESS SMOKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER SOUTHWEST KIA OF ROCKWALL LOCATED AT 1790 I-30 FRONTAGE RD, ROCKWALL, TX 75087, (469) 402-2900 AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE AN UNKNOWN NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO JIM ELLIS KIA OF KENNESAW, 1221 AUTO PARK DR NW, KENNESAW, GA 30144, AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING HAD BLOWN OUT AND WAS MAKING A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KIA OF CERRITOS (18201 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703), AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BELT WAS MELTED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A CALLBACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CRUISE THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD SAW FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER RAN TO HIS EMPLOYER AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH 5 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THE CONTACT STATED NO ONE WAS INJURED OR SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FOUND SEVERAL UNKNOWN RECALLS ON LINE...

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60MPH . SUDDENLY ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. CAR IMMEDIATELY MAKES AWFUL SOUND AND LOOSES POWER AS I'M PULLING OVER TO GET OFF ROAD. HAD TOWED IN TO HOME. OUR NEIGHBOR MECHANIC THINKS THREW A ROD. NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED! LOUD KNOCKING SPUD UNDER HOOD.

ENGINE KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY , WHEN PRESSING GAS PETAL OR CRANKING UP ! CAR WON'T ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING, OIL LIGHT & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY ! CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY !

I GOT A OIL CHANGE CAME HOME AND THE NEXT DAY STARTED MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN KNOCKING MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE

I WAS GOING DOWN HIGHWAY 80 AND LINCOLN NEBRASKA WHEN MY ENGINE JUST DIED ON ME IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSED NO PILE UP MEL MY ENGINE BURLY STARTS UP MAKING KNOCK NOISE I HAD THE TALK BACK HOME TO WICHITA KANSAS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING T 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL LEVEL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO PARAMOUNT KIA OF ASHEVILLE (1000 RIDGEFIELD BLVD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR ON A HIGHWAY MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PULLED OVER AND IT WON'T START CUZ IT IS SEIZED UP. LUCKY FOR ME I COULD MAKE IT TO A OFF RAMP. TOWED IT AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS THE BEARINGS THAT ARE BAD AND I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AND I HAVE LESS THAN 50000 MILES ON THE CAR😤

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO GIVE OUT.

DRIVING NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND ENGINE SEIZED HAD TO BE TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC TOLD THE ENGINE SEIZED AND HAD PLENTY OF OIL AND OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED? TOWED TO KIA DEALER IN LOWELL TO BE LOOKED AT AND HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD FOR 2 WEEKS..CALLED THE KIA HOTLINE AND NO WORD FROM THEM EITHER? IT IS EQUIPPED WITH A 2.4 THERA II ENGINE... NOW I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ENGINE AND IT APPEARS IM STUCK WITH A 6500 DOLLAR LAWN ORNAMENT!!!! THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL SC147 BUT WHEN I LOOK UP MY VIN NUMBER ITS NOT INCLUDED NOT SURE SAME ENGINE AND SAME PROBLEM? A NEW DRIVER BUT WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY OFF ROAD WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS SON WHO OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIS SON THAT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SENT AN EMAIL TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SPOKE WITH TWO UNKNOWN DEALERS WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDED HER WITH THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE MANUFACTURER. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. *LN CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE.*JB

FIRST, I WAS ON IN A ROAD TRIP TO ARIZONA FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. SUDDENLY MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AND SMELLED LIKE OIL WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. TOOK IT TO KIA AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED MORE OIL WHEN MY LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND I STILL HAD 1000MI LEFT UNTIL MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. SO THEY PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGE AFTER GETTING IT TOWED THERE AND HAVING TO THEN COME BACK FOR IT (4 DAYS AFTER GETTING IT TOWED THERE). AFTER THAT, WE TRIED ONCE AGAIN TO GO TO ARIZONA AND ABOUT HALF WAY THERE GOING ABOUT 73MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR MADE A LOUD BOOM NOISE, SAW LOTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT, AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. HUSBAND'S STEP DAD CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY GONE. WE WENT TO...

HI ENGINE KEEP LOSING POWER BECAUSE THE EWGA VOLTAGE IS INCORRECT. I'VE HAD THIS ADJUSTED 3 TIMES SO FAR OVER 60,000 MILES BUT IT KEEPS COMING BACK. NOW I NEED TO GO IN AND SPEND ANOTHER 200 DOLLAR TO HAVE IT FIXED OFR THE 4TH TIME. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN AND IT IS DANGEROUS AS THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. HOW TO ADJUST THE EWGA VOLTAGE IS DESCRIBED HERE: HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2013/SB-10090612-5448.PDF IT SHOULD BE MADE A MANDATORY AND PERMANENT FIX PAID BY KIA FOR THE LIFE TIME OF THE CAR. *TR

6/17/20 I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 KIA OPTIMA EX (2.4L GAS DIRECT INJECTION 4-CYL ENGINE) AND HAD JUST STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION FOR A RED LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION. SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE INTERSECTION, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING MADE A CLUNK SOUND, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHED AND THE ENGINE DIED. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED SO I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED UNTIL I REACHED A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE VEHICLE. I TRIED RESTARTING IT BUT IT JUST MADE A CLICK SOUND AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE A COUPLE MORE TIMES THERE WAS A LITTLE SMOKE THAT CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD / ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT KIND OF SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT'VE BEEN SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM...

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT WOULDN'T GO PAST 40 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH AND COMPLETELY STOPPED AND TURNED OFF AT A STOP SIGN. IT DID NOT WANT TO START ANYMORE. *TR

THERE IS METAL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE, THERE IS NO SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE ENGINE HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED, WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAFFORD KIA OF FREDERICKSBURG (5204 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408, (540)-891-7400. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE CODE AT THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PIPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT THE SAME DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE). AS PART OF THE RECALL REPAIR THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PIPE WAS INSPECTED BUT WAS NOT REPLACED BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN FOUND NO FAILURE WITH THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PIPE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,227. *LN*JB

KIA REPLACED A BLOWN ENGINE IN 2017 ON RECALL. FROM THE BEGINNING I NOTICED IT FELT DIFFERENT. IT GOES THROUGH OIL , BUT DOESN'T LEAK ANYWHERE. WHEN I TAKE OFF AFTER ITS SAT FOR A WHILE A BIG CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT THE BACK OF THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WAS ("BURNING OIL IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER") . THE ENGINE HAS LESS THAN 40000 MILES ON IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE BLEW UP, I ALMOST CAUSED A GIANT ACCIDENT! NOW THE CAR IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT WORTHLESS AS WELL. I HAVE KEPT ALL DOCUMENTS ON THE CAR, OIL CHANGES, PARTS & REPAIRS, RECALLS, ETC. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING 45MPH, I HEARD A RIDDLING NOISE. AFTER HEARING THE NOISE I SAW MY MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS BLINKING SO I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS THE NOISE. AS I WAS SEARCHING I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WASN'T RUNNING HOT OR NEEDED OIL SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO START AGAIN, STILL NOISE AND LIGHT BLINKING. OVER THE TIME THE NOISE GROW LOUDER AND LOUDER EACH TIME I TURN THE CAR ON.TRIED TO DRIVE BACK TOO SAFE AREA, THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO PULL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. PULL OVER IN A LOT TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK PICKUP TO RETURN HOME. NEXT DAY BEFORE TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP I TURNED THE CAR ON TO SEE IS ANYTHING HAD CHANGED. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE NOISE WAS LOUDER BUT THIS TIME THE CAR CUT...

RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING I'VE HEARD A PRONOUNCED "KNOCKING" NOISE COMING FROM MY 2012 KIA OPTIMA ENGINE. THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT CAN ALSO BE HEARD AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL. I WAS AWARE OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAD BEEN PLACED ON MY ENGINE BECAUSE OF IT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A KIA SERVICE CENTER FOR THEM TO RUN THE AUDIO TEST REQUIRED BY THE RECALL. ALTHOUGH THEY ADMITTED THAT THE KNOCKING WAS COMING FROM THE ISSUE STATED IN THE RECALL, THEY SAID IT WAS STILL "IN SPEC" AND IT WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH YET TO WARRANT REPLACING THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED TO BRING IN THE CAR AGAIN IF IT GOT WORSE. JUST A FEW DAYS LATER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE KNOCKING WAS SO LOUD I COULD NOT HEAR MY RADIO. MY WIFE AND...

THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL EXTREMELY I CAN GET A OIL CHANCE AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT I'M SO FEW MILES MY OIL STICK IS ON LOW AND THE CAR IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE LIKE IT'S TRYING TO COOL OFF EVERYTIME THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AFTER DRIVING. *TR

ENGINE STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CHILDREN. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON BUT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. WOULD NOT RE START AFTER POWERING OFF. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE. COULD NOT JUMP START. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WERE NO PRE-EXISTING AUDIBLE OR VISUAL WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. INITIAL INSPECTION HAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE SEIZED. VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE IS 132,720. LAST OIL & FILTER CHANGE PERFORMED AT 130,330. NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IS NOT DUE UNTIL 134,330. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY LOCAL KIA DEALER AND ALSO TO KIA MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE. BOTH HAVE INFORMED ME THAT YES, THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY ON THIS VEHICLE'S ENGINE FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF FAILURE, SC147. HOWEVER, SINCE THE RECALL TEST PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED OVER 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, THEY WILL NOT REOPEN THE RECALL INSPECTION FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. RECALL SC147 IS AN...

CODE P1326 CAME UP INDICATING VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE OR A KNOCK SENSOR OR AND ENGINE BEARING IS ABOUT TO NEED REPLACING

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL NOT ALLOWING ANY POWER WHILE PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT KIA EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY FOUND A PIN IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE R REMOVED BUT NEVER WAS CAUSING THIS TO CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AND HEAD GASKET.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE NEVER MISSED AN OIL CHANGE AND ALL WORK PREFORMED HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE AT DEALERSHIP. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED KIA AND THEY TOLD THEM THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. KIA TOLD THEM TO NOT INVESTIGATE IN THE ENGINE, JUST REPLACE THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WILL LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH NEW ENGINE WILL COST. MY ENGINE(2.4L) FALLS UNDER THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT GOING ON, BUT MY CAR IS NOT BEING RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS A HYBRID. I DRIVE A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID.

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD SOME KNOCKING AND SMELLED AN EXHAUST LIKE SMELL, AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PASS 25 MPH WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND WOULD STUTTER & HESITATE. I STOPPED FOR A DIAGNOSIS AT THE CLOSEST CAR SHOP. AFTER THEIR EVALUATION THEY THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION BUT SINCE THEY WERE A OIL CHANGE & TIRE SHOP THEY COULD NOT HELP. SINCE THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE, I THOUGHT I COULD MAKE IT BACK HOME VERY SLOWLY, I DROVE NO MORE THAN AN 1/2 MILE AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE PASS 10 MPH. I PARKED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOP 3 MILES AWAY. OUTCOME, THEY RESEALED TIMING COVER WHICH INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF FRONT CRANK SEAL, VALVE COVER GASKET AND CLEANED RESIDUAL ENGINE OIL FROM ENGINE. ALSO, RESEALED LOWER OIL PAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED WHILE IN HER RESIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE MARSHALL INFORMED HER THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

SINCE ABOUT 40K MILES MY STEERING HAS CLICKED, LOCKED, AND MISSED AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW WRECKS FROM INABILITY TO CONTROL STEERING. A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS AND TO CALL KIA OF CHATTANOOGA (WHO I PURCHASED FROM) TO LOOK INTO IT ALONG WITH OTHER RECALLS I MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT BEFORE TAKING A TRIP ACCROSS COUNTRY WITH MY SON. I HAVE TRIED CALLING AND THE DEALERSHIP HEARS RECALL AND HANGS UP ON ME. I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE ONE VOICEMAIL FOR THE MANAGER BUT WAS NEVER CONTACTED BACK AND CONTINUE TO BE HUNG UP ON. MY CONCERN IS MOSTLY WITH THE STEERING AND POSSIBLE BEARINGS WITH ENGINE. STEERING WILL CLICK EVEN AT A STAND STILL, LOCKS AND MISSES WHILE IN MOTION RATHER BADLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AROUND 40K MILES. UNSURE...

HI IM FROM CANADA BUT HERE EXCEPT TAKE OUR MONEY GOVERNEMENT DO NOTHING , CAN YOU TELL ME WHY KIA OPTIMA HYBRID GAS ENGINE IS NOT RECALL BUT NON HYBRID IT IS ??? MAKE A QUIK RESEARCH IN GOGGLE FOR ENGINE SEIZURE OF OPTIMA AND SONATA HYBRID AND IN PERCENTAGE OF SALE THERE IS MORE ENGINE BROKE IN THE HYBRID . IS THE SAME BLOCK ENGINE AND THE ISSUE IS THE SAME , CONECTING ROD AND CRANCKSHAFT SEIZURE ITS THE SAME PARTE NUMBER FOR ALL ENGINE ESCEPT FOR THE HEAD . HOW MUCH DEAD KIA HYUNDAI IS WAITING BEFORE TO DO SOMETHING THERE IS THE SAME PROBLEM WHIT THE THETA ENGINE BUT IN RECALL NOBODY SPECIFIED (HYBRID SO THE STEALER ALWAYS DEFEND HERSELF BY SAYING HYBRID IS NON INCLUDE IN RECALL . HOW MUCH ACCIDENT DO WE NEED TO DO SOMETING FOR THIS CRAPPY ENGINE . MINE DO THE SAME...

2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID STOPPED RUNNING. MECHANIC INFORMED ME ROD BEARINGS HAD WENT BAD CAUSING METAL SHAVINGS TO GET INTO ENGINE OIL DAMAGING THE ENGINE BEYOND REPAIR. NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON CAR. 2012 KIA OPTIMAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SPECIFIC REASON BUT WAS TOLD HYBRID IS NOT IN RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME ISSUE AND DEFECT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS A HYBRID OR NOT

STEERING STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO FORCEFULLY PULL THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE OTHER DIRECTION TO UNSTICK IT. OIL IS BURNING WITH NO OIL LEAKS, NO LEAKS IN OTHER FLUIDS, NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHERE IT IS GOING BUT IT IS BURNING THROUGH A QUART OF OIL EVERY 7 DAYS.

ON FEB.14,2020 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY I TRY TO RESTART THE CAR NOTHING HAPPEN DIDNT CLICK OVER EVERY LIGHT WAS ON THE DASHBOARD I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND TRY TO START IT TWICE NOTHING CLICKED OVER I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW BATTERY $153 AND STILL NOTHING IT NO CLICKING OVER NO NOTHING I BELIEVE MY ENGINE FAILED

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 40MPH WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. THERE WAS NO NOISE AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID ANY SERIOUS BODY DAMAGE. ALL THE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES WOULD TURN ON BUT THE ENGINE STAYED DEAD WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON. AFTER LEAVING IT OVER NIGHT PARKED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET THE NEXT DAY SAME SITUATION ALL ELECTRICAL DEVICES TURNED ON BUT THE ENGINE WOULDNT TURN ON. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM IN ORDER FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT COULD OF GONE WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GUIDE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ENGINE AND TIRE SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND SMOKE AND WITHIN A MOMENT THE FLAMES WAS UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DOUG SMITH KIA (495 W MAIN STREET AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003 PHONE (801) 692-4390) TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (ENGINE) PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A RECALL FOR UNDER FRAME CORROSION PROTECTION WAS ALSO PERFORMED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND PROVIDED A FREE OIL CHANGE, AND REPLACED DIP STICK TO THE ORANGE COLOR. THE CALIFORNIA...

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SEIZED GIVING ME KNOW ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE THAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN LOOSE VERY SIMILAR TO THE KIA OPTIMAS THAT WERE RECALLED BUT THE HYBRID MODEL WAS NOT RECALLED.

THERE ARE A FEW RECALLS ON MY CAR. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO GO TO GREENWAY KIA IN LONGWOOD, FL. HOWEVER, UPON ARRIVAL THEY TRIED TO CHARGE US FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS AND STATED THAT THE RECALL IS NOT VALID WITHOUT US PAYING FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. THEN THEY PROCEEDED TO ADVISE US THAT THE PARTS THAT WE NEEDED UNDER THE RECALL WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THAT WE WOULD NEED TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO THEN MENTION THAT IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR THEM AND CHEAPER FOR US TO JUST BUY A NEW CAR. WE DECIDED TO LEAVE AND TRY TO DO MORE RESEARCH. I DID CALL OUR MECHANIC HE CONFIRMED THERE WERE RECALLS FOR OUR VEHICLE. I THEN CALLED ANOTHER KIA DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THERE WERE RECALLS ON OUR CAR AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS AND/ OR REPAIRING THE CAR UNDER...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 KIA OPTIMA ALONG HIGHWAY 102 WHEN IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY PUT IT IN PARK TURN THE KEY OFF TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK IT WOULD NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND TO OUR SURPRISE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT BORING AND NOT BEING CLEANED OUT PROPERLY WE TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR HAD AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES FROM THE DEALERS GARAGE WHERE WE PURCHASED IT SHOULD BE WELL-DOCUMENTED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA LX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE DEFROST THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. HOWEVER THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHICH THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 117,000.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 45 MPH, AND SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY, AND THE OIL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE AND MY CAR STOPPED MOVING. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY OR THE STARTER AT FIRST BUT NOW I'M PRETTY SURE ITS EITHER THE ENGINE GOT LOCKED UP OR THE WIRES IN THE CAR JUST BURNT UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEZED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FAMILY MEMBER'S HOUSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT APPROX 70 MPH CHANGED LANES AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STALLED LOST POWER I COASTED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD AAA TOW IT TO A HARDINGS GARAGE IN FAIRFIELD. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS MORNING THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT STALLED AS SOON AS HE TRIED TO MOVE IT. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A KIA RECALL 17V224000 THAT APPLIED TO THE ENGINE SO I GOT AAA TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO CHARLIES KIA IN AUGUSTA, ME. THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VIN. WHY WOULD I HAVE THE SAME STALLING AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL IF MY VIN DOES NOT APPLY???

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR WAS DRIVEABLE BUT IDLING ROUGH. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. ENGINE HAD FOLLOWING CODES SHOW UP ONCE DIAGNOSED. P0014 - B CAMSHAFT POSITION - TIMING OVER-ADVANCED OR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. P0017 - CRANKSHAFT POSITION - CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION BANK 1 SENSOR B. AFTER DIAGNOSIS MECHANIC FOUND FAULTY OIL CONTROL VALVE, PART ACTUALLY HAD A PIECE OF THE SCREEN HAD BEEN DISLODGED LEAVING A CIRCULAR HOLE. OTHER PIECE OF SCREEN WAS NEVER FOUND. ONCE REPLACED ENGINE STILL HAD A CODE, STATED CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. MECHANIC REPLACED THAT PART AND FINALLY CODE CLEARED FOR ENGINE.