2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems

FROM THE BEGINNING THIS CAR JOURNEY HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DEVASTATING ON ME I BOUGHT A CAR FOR COLLEGE RIGHT BEFORE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL DURING COVID SAVED UP $5000 TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE I WENT TO VINTON AUTO SALES IN ROANOKE VIRGINIA THE MAN APPROACHES ME I TELL HIM WHAT CAR I LIKE WE TEST DRIVE IT THEN I'M LIKE WELL I'LL COME BACK TOMORROW WITH MY FINAL DECISION HE WAS LIKE BASICALLY FORCING ME TO BUY THE CAR THAT DAY PROMISING A 3 MONTH WARRANTY I MEAN LET'S BE REAL WHO GOES TO DEALERSHIP AND BUYS A CAR WITHOUT DOING RESEARCH UNLESS THERE'S A WARRANTY INVOLVED ON IT SO 3 WEEKS INTO MY HAVING THE CAR I DECIDED TO MAKE A TRIP TO MARYLAND FROM VIRGINIA TO SEE HIM FOR MY GRADUATION I'M ON A ONE WAY HIGHWAY CLOSE TO ALMOST HARRISON BURG MY CAR JUST STOPS BEING ABLE TO...

WHEN ISTART MY VEHICLE, SOMETIMES THE RADIO DOES NOT COME ON, SO I HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE AND PLACE IT BACK IN. ALSO, I CANNOT EXCEL PAST 40MPH, OTHERWISE IT STALLS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS STRANDED IN WYOMING, SO I HAD TO LEASE A NEW KIA. I STILL OWE ON MY 2013 OPTIMA, WHICH IS NOT DRIVABLE. I DID NOT WANT A NEW VEHICLE. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V100000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

I HAVE A KIA 2013 OPTIMUM SXL, YESTERDAY AUG 30 MY KIA OUT OF NOWHERE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN IT PROCEEDS TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC!! WHILE I'M GOING 65 NOW IT WON'T START AT ALL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON BUT MY ENGINE KNOCKS AND THEN CUTS OFF. YES I DID HAVE OIL IN MY CAR IN FACT IT'S ON THE FULL LINE SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WATS GOING ON THE ENGINE KNOCKING REALLY HARD NOT LEAKS ON MY CAR AT ALL EVEN WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO ACCELERATE IT STAYS ON 0 THEN ENGINE KNOCKS AGIN AND THEN BACK OFF I TRIED 3 TIMES AND HAD TO ENDE UP PUSHING MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC

CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO BREAKDOWN IN A TUNNEL WITH NO BREAK DOWN LANE, CAR WILL NO LONGER START. DEALERSHIP SAID THE RECALL FOR THE MOTOR WAS OK ON MY VECHILE BUT I KEEP UP WITH MAINTENANCE

I WAS DRIVING THEN THE CAR SHUTOFF ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT STATED HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING DO NOT DRIVE. THE CAR WILL NOT START AND GETS A FEW GAUGE LIGHTS.

MY CAR QUITS WHILE DRIVING. WARNING LIGHTS FLASH OFTEN ON DASHBOARD EVEN AFTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOSIE WHEN STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS IN HER HAND AND THE CAR WAS OFF BUT STILL WAS HEARING THE NOISE. WHEN SHE OPENED THE HOOD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND WALK AWAY WITH THE KEYS IN HER HAND, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE ABS BRAKE MODULE CAUGHT FIRE AND THEY EXTINGUISHED THE SMOKE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SERRA KIA (12304 30 MILE RD, WASHINGTON, MI 48095) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS BRAKE MODULE AND HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED YET DUE TO PART NEEDED TO BE ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS...

MY 2013 KIA OPTIMA STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE AT IDLE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO MY DEALERSHIP, AFTER THEY GOT ME FOR ABOUT $800 FOR ODDS AND ENDS, THEY SAID MY TIMING NEEDS INSPECTED. I SAID DO IT. THEN LATER GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAYING "NEVERMIND, MY CERTIFIED TECH DOESN'T THINK IT NEEDS CHECKED". CERTIFIED TECH? SO, A ASC CERTIFIED TECH HASN'T BEEN WORKING ON AND DIAGNOSING MY CAR UNTIL NOW? I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME TICK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. I ALSO HAVE PROOF OF "DEFERRED SERVICE" BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR, FOR TIMING INSPECTION. I WAS ALSO TOLD ON THE PHONE THE WHOLE ENGINE SHOULD BE PULLED APART TO REALLY DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. WHAT?

I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD CAR JUST STOPPED AFTER STOPPED TRY TO CRANK AGAIN WOULDN'T CRANK WHEN IT DID CRANK IT HAD NO POWER SPUTTERED

WHILE GOING 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING THANKFULLY I GOT IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT STARTED BACK UP AND MADE IT THE SHORT DISTANCE TO MY HOUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK IT HAS DONE THIS.

EVEN THOUGH KIA SUGGESTS OIL CHANGE INTERVALS OF 7500 I'VE BEEN GETTING MINE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I STILL HAD 100 MILES TO GO AND I NOTICED MY CAR WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH AND THEIR WAS A CHANGE IN ITS PERFORMANCE. I CHECKED MY ENGINE OIL AS A PRECAUTION AND THE DIP STICK BARELY SHOWED ANY OIL ON THE TIP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER I TOOK MY KIA IN FOR A RECALL, THEY UPDATED SOME SORT OF SOFTWARE AND A SOME HOSE THAT WAS RECALLED FOR DETERIORATION. THERE ARE NO LEAKS, NEVER HAD ANY AND NOW MY CAR IS BURNING 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGE INTERVALS OF JUS 3000. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS BY OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONCORD KIA (2199 MERIDIAN PARK BLVD, CONCORD, CA 94520) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE UNKNOWN RECALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT AN AVERAGE SPEED, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO JERK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THEN NEXT THING I KNOW I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,191. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT, IT BEEN OVER 6 WEEKS SINCE MY KIA BROKE DOWN BECAUSE OF A RECALL. KIA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH A LADY BY THE NAME OF [XXX] BUT SHE HAS STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY EMAILS. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO I CAN'T GET MY CAR FIXED BY ANYONE EXCEPT KIA AND THEY WON'T DO IT. THE CLOSEST KIA DEALER IS OVER 100 MILE AWAY FROM MY HOME AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY THE TOW EXPENSES.[XXX] DID SAY SHE COULD ATHORIZE A TOW BUT HAS SINCE STOPPED RESPONDING TO ME. I NEED TO GET MY CAR FIXED AND KIA IS NOT DOING SO IN A TIMELY MANNER. I NEED HELP TO GET KIA TO FIX MY CAR AND DONT KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. EVEN CONTACTING DEALERS THEY TELL ME I HAVE TO GO THROUGH KIA INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,194.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SUDDENLY AS I WAS COASTING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE CAR STALLED I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THEN ATTEMPTED TO START IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED WOULDN'T TURN OVER ALL LIGHT ON DASH WERE ON ,IT NEVER STARTED AFTER THAT THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED THEN THE STARTER WENT BAD NOW NEED A NEW ENGINE AND STARTER .KIA IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE ENGINE RECALL BECAUSE OF A SALVAGE TITLE. *TR

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO MY 2013 KIA OPTIMA STARTED SMOKING REALLY BAD. CONTACTED KIA THROUGH THERE WEB SITE TO FILE A CLAIM FOR A RECALL ON THE LONG ENGINE BLOCK THAT CAUSES PISTON RINGS TO FAIL. I CONTACTED KIA TWICE THROUGH THERE WEB SITE. WITH NO RESPONSE. I THEN CALLED A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST FOR TOWING MY VEHICLE TO THEM FOR REPAIR. I THEN CALLED KIA AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST. MY VEHICLE IS NOT OPERATIONAL BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURING MISTAKE. I AM UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT KIA IS TO COVER ALL COST TO FIX ANY RECALLS, BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO COVER PART OF THE COST. THE CLOSETS KIA DEALER IS 140 MOLES AWAY THEY CLOSED THE ONE THAT I BOUGHT MY KIA FROM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE SUDDENLY SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SCENE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE OWNER SUSTAINED AN INJURED RIGHT FINGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE HOOD. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY AS IT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE LOCAL DEALER ALM KIA SOUTH (4310 JONESBORO RD. UNION CITY, GA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AS WELLS THE MANUFACTURER WERE A CASE WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V100000 (FUEL SYSTEM. GASOLINE), HOWEVER, WHEN HE CONTACT THE DEALER HE WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. PRIOR TO SHUTTING OFF, THE BATTERY, OIL AND TRANSMISSION ICON APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO MERGE OVER INTO THE SIDE LANE SAFELY BECAUSE THE BREAKS ALONG WITH THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AFTER PLACING THE CAR INTO PARK AND REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT. IT STARTED, SO I CONTINUED HEADING HOME. APPROXIMATELY DRIVING ANOTHER 12 MILES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THIS TIME WAS UPON RESTARTING IT, A WEIRD KNOCKING NOISE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO RESTART IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP, SO I CONTINUED HEADING HOME. TODAY, ONCE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SHUT OFF. SAME KNOCKING, AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I RESTARTED IT, ONLY TO CONTINUOUSLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE COOLANT AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMOKE EXTINGUISHED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ALSO NOTICED OIL LEAKING IN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT CONTACTED GUNTHER KIA (1900 S STATE RD 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33317 (954) 800-2125) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AFTER RUNNING AN ERRAND, SHE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT HOOD FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED HER INSURANCE COMPANY WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE AFTER CONDUCTING AN EXAMINATION. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER THREE WEEKS AFTER THE FIRE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 20V-100000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE OIL LIGHT HAS BEEN ON BUT THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THEN THE CAR STARTS STALLING AND KIND OF HESITATING WHEN DRIVING.THEN STARTS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING SO GOT IT DIAGNOSED AND IT READ THAT THE CRANK SENSOR SHAFT WAS THE ISSUE. BROUGHT IT TO CLASSIC KIA AND THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS BAD AND I NEEDED A NEW STARTER. GOT IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND PUT A NEW BATTERY IN,SO IT RUNS BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE CAR WILL START TO SMELL LIKE ITS OVER HEATING BUT ON THE DASH STILL READS BETWEEN HOT AND COLD(RIGHT WHERE IT SHOULD) BUT I PULL OVER AND ITS SMOKING. WHEN I POP THE HOOD ITS SMOKING BUT THE FAN IS STILL GOING SO THE ENGINE ISN'T OVER HEATED. CANT CONTINUE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THE CAR STALLING AND/OR DYING IN THE MIDDLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO SPUTTER BEFORE STALLING. A BURNING ODOR WAS ALSO PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HOT AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER CLASSIC KIA (3875 EASTEX WAY, BELMONT TX) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND STARTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE STARTER WAS NOT REPLACED. ALSO, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

ON MAY 10, 2020 @7:32 AM I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR STALLED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON. I PULLED OVER AND STARTED THE BACK UP AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE BUT AS I GET TO THE STOP LIGHT THE CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SOUND LIKE METAL AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I PULLED OVER AND THE CAR DIED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE NEXT MORNING I CALL AAA AND HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOME. THE NEXT DAY AAA CAME OUT AGAIN AND CHECKED MY BATTERY, STARTER, AND SYSTEM SOMETHING AND THEY WERE ALL WORKING GOOD. I CALLED STEVE SCHMITT KIA ON HALLS FERRY ROAD AND ASKED WAS THERE ANOTHER RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE ENGINE, THE...

I HAD MY CAR A WHOLE YEAR BEEN GETTING OIL CHANGES REGULARLY UNTIL MAY 22, 2020 GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND MY CAR STARTED KNOCKING AND CUT OFF ON THE HIGH WAY AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

2013 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER HAVING THE RECALL NUMBER 5C141 REPAIR COMPLETED. *THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,405.

ALL ELECTRICS WORK. ENGINE WILL NOT WORK. STARTER IS NEW. ALTERNATOR IS NEW. BATTERY IS NEW. *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR LOSES POWER. I'LL BE GOING 55 IT DROPS INSTANTLY TO 25. THE RPMS STOP WORKING. THIS FIRST HAPPENED ON I81 HIGHWAY MY CAR JUST LOST POWER NOW THIS IS A 3 LINE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. YOU PUSH THE GAS AND GOES NO FASTER THAN 20/25.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I'VE REPORTED THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. A RECALL CAME OUT AND MY VEHICLE WAS ON IT FOR A NEW ENGINE. WAS TOLD NO BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LATE DIDN'T COME. THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST 5 TIMES ALL REPORTED. NOW KIA REFUSES TO TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANAGER AT KIA SAID IT'S A CERTIFIED VEHICLE PLUS IT'S A RECALL. NOPE STILL DID NOTHING. IT HAPPENED TO MYSELF , MY HUSBAND AND ALSO WHEN OUR DAUGHTER DROVE IT....

WHILE DRIVING I-10 MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AFTER A COMPLETE STOP THERE WAS A SMOKE SMELL, I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR AND NOTICED A SMALL FIRE HAD STARTED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE THEN I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL AND A PISTON ROD LAYING IN THE POOL OF OIL. HAD TOED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP IN D`IBERVILLE MS. *TR

TURBO SHUTTING OFF CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT ACCELERATE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HADDAD KIA (5445 GASOLINE ALLEY DR, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (888) 376-2617) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V100000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

THE ENGINE BLEW UP ON CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN CAR STOPPED AND DIDNT WANT TO POWER ON. ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISES. WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED BUT WONT MAKE IT VALID SINCE THEY MENTION ENGINE IS NOT THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND WAS REPLACED.

ENGINE SEIZED

IN THE LATE MORNING OF MONDAY, APRIL 6TH 2020, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2013 KIA OPTIMA SXL HOME FROM THE STORE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE. LUCKILY, HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND JUMP OUT BEFORE FLAMES BEGAN TO ENGULF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. HE CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE COMPANY WAS DISPATCHED. THEIR RESPONSE TIME WAS SHORT, BUT IT TOOK UNDER A MINUTE FOR THE CAR TO GO UP IN FLAMES (SEE PICTURES ATTACHED). THERE WAS ZERO WARNING THAT THIS HORRIFIC EVENT WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO FUNNY NOISES, NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. IN FACT, I HAD JUST BROUGHT THE CAR INTO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE ON MARCH 9. THEY GAVE ME NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO CATCH ON FIRE. WE FILED A...

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE - *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I HEARD A FAINT KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. LESS THAN TEN MINUTES LATER, WHILE GOING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE KNOCK WAS MUCH LOUDER NOW AND THE CAR WOULDN'T BUDGE. I'M GUESSING THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES WHICH CAUSED RECALL SC147, BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE HYBRID EX DOESN'T HAVE A GDI ENGINE. WITH ONLY 113K MILES, I'M HOPING KIA WILL COVER IT.

ENGINE IS UNDER RECALL DUE TO LAWSUIT AND THEY ARE STILL REFUSING TO REPLACE IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTO ZONE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 132,054.

KIA OPTIMA ON 2.4L ENGINE IS THE SAME HYUNDAI HAVE ISSUES, THOSE CARS ARE ALL THE SAME, THE HYBRID BATTERY HAVE BOTH NAMES, MY ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND MY CAR HAS NO RECALLS ON ENGINE, BUT MY FRIEND HAVE A HYUNDAI THAT HE HAVE FULL REPLACEMENT, I REPLACE THE HYBRID BIG BATTERY TO KEEP MY CAR AND AFTER COUPLE WEEKS, MY ENGINE KNOCKING, THE CAR IS SUPER CLEAN AND USED ENGINE COST ALMOST 3K INSTALLED

CAR WAS PURCHASED08/2018 AND ON 3/06/2020 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE CAR HAD A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE IN 1/31/20. AFTER HAVING THE CAR CHECKED LOCALLY IT WAS DETERMINED THE OIL WAS LOW DUE TO THE CAMSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION(DOUGS AUTO 28387) THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED METAL SHAVING WHICH CONTAMINATED THE REMAINING OIL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE IS PRACTICALLY NO LONGER DRIVEABLE DUE YO FEAR OF THE ENGINE SEIZING COMPLETELY WHICH CAN RESULT IN INJURY, CRASH, OR DEATH. KIA IS AWARE OF THE RECALL HOWEVER STATES MY VEHICLE ISNT IMPACTED HOWEVER EVERYTHING WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL STATEMENT. KIA HAS DECLINED TO HELP FURTHER ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WENT TO MOVE TO THE SECOND LANE IT WAS FINE EXCEPT I MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND SLOW DOWN MAKING THIS GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TRIED TO GAIN SPEED... ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I COULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. ALL WHILE INCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME GOING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR I HAD TO GAIN COMPOSURE. PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND PULL OVER... IT WOULDN'T LET ME GO ABOVE 20 WHEN I PULLED OVER.... I WAS FREAKING SCARED ONCE I PULLED OVER I WAS SHAKING AND CRYING HAD TO GAIN COMPOSURE... I BELIEVE I CAUGHT THIS ON MY DASH CAM. I [XXX] HATE THIS KIA... IT BY GRACE MY KIDS WEREN'T IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THAT THE VAN BEHIND ME SWITCHED LANES AT THE LAST SECOND.... I HAVE TAKEN MY KIA 2 TIMES TO...

I WAS HEADED TO WORK AND FOUND MY SELF FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT TOOK SO MANY TIMES TO TRY TO TURN ON THE CAR. SO, I HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A BOOST TO GET THE CAR STARTED BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LUCK STARTING THE CAR. I BROUGHT MY BATTERY TO GET CHECK, PERFECTLY FINE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO KIA AND THEY SAID PERFECTLY FINE. I'M STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM WHERE MY CAR STARTS WHEN EVER THE CAR WANTS. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT SHUTS OFF WHEN IT WANTS, IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. I NEED A SOLUTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE THEN STALLED WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE, EPS AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY BY A BYSTANDER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

HEARD ABOUT RECALL ON NEWS FOR 2013 KIA OPTIMA ON SATURDAY, 2.29.2020. FOR ENGINE FIRES. DEALERSHIPS WERE ALREADY CLOSED. CALLED RICK CASE KIA FIRST THING THIS MORNING, 3.1.2020. LARRY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY RUDE AND SAID HE WASN'T SURE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THEY DO NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALLS. VERY DISMISSIVE. I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW KIA KEEPS GETTING AWAY WITH THESE TYPES OF THINGS. YOU WANT ME TO KEEP MY FAMILY IN A DEATH TRAP? GTFOH. THIS IS THE 4TH OR 5TH MAJOR RECALL ON MY CAR. ONE OF THE OTHER MAJOR RECALLS WAS FOR METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. AFTER BULLDOG KIA, THEY WERE GREAT, REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE, MY CAR STARTED EATING OIL LIKE CRAZY. I SWITCHED TO HIGH MILEAGE, FULL SYNTHETIC, 5W30 INSTEAD OF 5W20, OIL THINKING IT WOULD HELP SINCE IT HAS SO MANY MILES ON IT. IT DIDN'T. YOU'RE SUPPOSED...

ENGINE FAILURE DIE TO RECALLED MOTOR ISSUES BUT NO RECALL ON HYBRID. KIA REFUSING TO REPLACE MOTOR

MY 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID BEGAN SUDDENLY HAVING A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE MOTOR. HAD IT TOWED TO KIA AND WAS TOLD IT HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT THE 2013 OPTIMA WERE HAVING THAT WERE COVERED BY A RECALL EXCEPT MINE WAS A HYBRID AND THE RECALL HAD NOT INCLUDED HYBRIDS

THE CAR ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN COMPLETELY FAILED AT 114,000 MILES. I WAS GOING 35 MPH AND MY OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY.