2014 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY AT 67 MPH ON FREEWAY 99 NORTH FROM LA TO BAKERSFIELD CA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STALLED. I WAS ON THE FAST LANE AND REACTED IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON BUT CARS BEHIND ME WERE SO SHORT INTO REAR ENDING ME I CRIED BECAUSE I WAS JUST SHOCKED AND SCARED FOR MY SON. LUCKILY MY AUNT WAS TWO CARS BEHIND ME SINCE WE HAD TOOK A SHORT FAMILY TRIP AND THEY HELPED ME OUT. I HAD JUST TOOK MY CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO KIA HADDAD OF BAKERSFIELD WHERE THEY ALSO FIXED A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENS TO THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JUNE OF 2017 THAT'S WHAT KIA TOLD ME THAT'S WHY THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THE BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED IT AND WAS...

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE FROM LAS VEGAS TO CALIFORNIA ON THE I15 SOUTH, WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE STAULED OUT AND STARTED HICCUPING AND STARTED LOOSING POWER VERY QUICKLY SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THE CAR DIED. I SAT THERE IN DISBELIEF, LIKE WHAT JUST HAPPENED...THEN I STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT STARTED NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT STARTED HICCUPING AGAIN AND WHAT FELT LIKE MY ENGINE WAS BEING CHOKED OUT AND IT WASNT ACCELERATING AND THERE WASN'T ANY POWER. IM JUST GLAD THAT I DIDNT LOOSE CONTROL OR HAVE AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THIS INCIDENT HAS ALREADY LOST ME A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF MY WORK. THE 2 JOBS I WORK ARE BOTH TRANSPORTATION ORIENTATED.

MY VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF IN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START THIS IS THE SECOND ENGINE I HAVE PURCHASED FROM KIA BEING THAT THEY INSISTED ON MY ENGINE WASN'T FALLING UNDER RECALL UNDER MY VIN NUMBER SO I HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THE ENGINE AND LABOR . I'VE CONTACTED 1-800 KIA BUT THEY INSIST THAT I HAVE HAD A LIFE TIME WARRANTY ON MY ENGINE THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW ONE THE FIRST TIME DUE TO DEFECTS I STILL HAVE YET HEARD BACK FROM KIA CONSULTANTS I AM COMING OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL CAR AND AS WELL AS TOWING AND THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME MY ENGINE HAS FAILED WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR...

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND SPUTTERING. HE SAID THERES A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYJNG THE ENGINE ISSUES ARE FROM SLUDGE AND CHANGED MY OIL. I BELIEVE THEY DIDNT DO THIS RECALL CORRECTLY SC147

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY KIA OPTIMA STOPPED ACCELERATING, WE WERE LUCKILY NEAR AN EXIT AND WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE LIGHTS AND MUSIC STAYED ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THERE WAS NOTHING HAPPENING UP TO THE POINT THAT WOULD HAVE WARNED US THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME.

CAR WAS WORKING FINE AND WE GOT TO A LIGHT AND IT JUST STOPPED.

I HAVE A 2014 KIA OPTIMA THAT I PURCHASED 3 YEARS AGO. MY CAR LOST ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY KIA DEALER WHO ALWAYS DOES MY OIL CHANGES AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT I NEED A NEW MOTOR BUT NO RECALLS ARE FALLING U SEE MY VIN IN THEIR PAPERWORK. EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE ON MY VEHICLE OIL CHANGES TO DETAILING ONCE A WEEK AND THIS HAPPENS OUT OF NO WHERE BUT MY INSURANCE STATES THAT UNDER MY VIN I HAVE 2 RECALLS ONE FOR THE MOTOR AND MY KIA DEALER IS REFUSING TO CHECK OR REPLACE IT AFTER MY COMPLAINT I HAVE CONTACTED KIA 1-800 NUMBER AND THEY HAVE ALSO STATED THAT I HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON MY MOTOR AND THAT I HAVE IN FACT 2 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE THAT I SHOULD...

80,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD APPEARED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA AND DETERMINED ENGINE FAILED.

I HAVE A KIA OPTIMA 2014 KIA OPTIMA LOVE MY CAR. THERE'S ONLY ONE BAD THING I GO DO MY RECALL ON MARCH 28 2019 IT SAYS EVERYTHING HAD PASSED BUT IN REALITY. THE SERVICE THAT THEY DID WAS CARELESS 9 MONTHS LATER MY CAR IS BAD MOTOR. HAS 130,000 THAT'S WHAT 20,000 DOLLAR IS WORTH WOW. THEY DID MY OIL KIA CHANGE THEY PUT THE WRONG OIL 5-30 REALLY THAT FOR KIA TURBO AND KIA OPTIMA 5-20 NOW MY CAR IS IN A MECHANIC. I NEED MY CAR FIX , I DID MY RECALL THOUGHT IT WAS FOR A CAUSE BUT I GUES IT WASN'T . I NEED MY CAR FIX ! MY CAR STOP IN THE MIDDLE IFF THE 57 SOUTH FREEWAY .. KIA OPTIMA IN POMONA CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE IGNITION FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED JEFF WYLER FAIRFIELD CADILLAC KIA NISSAN (LOCATED AT 5815 DIXIE HWY, FAIRFIELD, OH 45014, (513) 682-2500) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,871.

SINCE PURCHASE THIS CAR HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE ISSUES , OIL ISSUES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF. IT'S A REAL CONCERN TO ME AND SINCE THIS CONTINUES THE AIR BAG SENSORS KEEP COMING ON. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2017 FROM DEALERSHIP. THIS STARTED OCCURRING MID JANUARY 2018 AND HAD GOTTEN PROGRESSING. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. I RECEIVED A RED RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME ! THIS CAR OBVIOUSLY HAS SERIOUS ISSUES. THE VEHICLE IS READING THIS AS THERE ARE MESSAGES ALERTING ME ON THE DISPLAY AND THROUGH THE DIGITAL SYSTEM.

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW LOT AND THEN TOWED TO KIA ATLANTA SOUTH (7310 JONESBORO RD, MORROW, GA 30260, (770) 968-3400); HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING UP THE HILL ON A HIGHWAY MY 2014 KIA OPTIMA COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, I WAS GOING 70 MPH. CAR WOULDN'T START I HAD TO GET A TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY SAID IT MIGHT NEED A NEW ENGINE

THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT, AS I WAS PULLING TO THE SIDE THE WARNING SIGN TO CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM CAME OB. SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS GOING UP A HILL. I HAD TO TOW TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THAT'S WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

DRIVING TO FROM AUSTIN TO HOUSTON ON 290 EAST ON 9/15/2019 AT AROUND 12:00 NOON. I WAS GOING AROUND 70 MILES PER HOUR AND I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE AND I SAW WHITE SMOKING COMING FROM THE HOOD AND UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND OPEN THE FRONT HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AT THE BOTTOM, I ACTUALLY SAW FLAMES. THE ENGINE WAS TURN OFF AND I GOT AWAY FROM THE CARE AND IT DID STOP SMOKING. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO AUSTIN AND IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER WERE CARE WAS PURCHASED.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, SAME ROUTE SAME TIME, WHEN MY ENGINE STALLED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND A CURVE. "HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE, PULL OVER AND TURN OFF ENGINE" WAS THE ERROR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST AROUND THE CURVE AND TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO TOW IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AT FIRST, AND TRIED TO JUMP IT. (I HAD A PROBLEM IN 2017 WITH THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH ON MY BATTERY, REPLACED SAFETY SWITCH/BATTERY AT THE COST OF 1K AND A MONTH DUE TO THE SAFETY SWITCH BEING AN ASPECT OF THE RECALL FOR THE NON-HYBRID OPTIMAS). BATTERY WAS PERFECT, CAR WAS ABLE TO TURN ON, RADIO, AC, EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE. TOWED IT TO FREDY KIA (GREAT SHOP BY THE WAY!), BY THE TIME IT GOT THERE, THEY STATED THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THEY REPLACED, THEN TRIED TO TURN THE ENGINE BOTH MECHANICALLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BREWBAKER KIA (334-319-8343, LOCATED AT 222 EASTERN BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL 36117) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SIMPLY OUT OF OIL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN ALERT IN 2016 REGARDING ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,300.

ENCLOSED IS A LETTER WITH A DETAILED COMPLAINT.

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE I REALIZED MY CAR (IT HAD BEEN SET ON CRUISE CONTROL) WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENED REALIZED IT HAD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PULLED TO SHOULDER. FIRST TIME RESTARTING FAILED SECOND TIME I STARTED AND HIT THE GAS IT STARTED UP BUT HAD A TERRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND AND CAN BARELY ACCELERATE. DROPPED OFF AT KIA DEALERSHIP. IT'S SUNDAY SO WAITING TO HERE BACK TOMORROW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL PRIOR TO FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED AT THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE KIA OPTIMAS FOR THE TOD BEARINGS IN THE ENGINE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON APRIL 8 2019. AS OF 7/22/19 THE SAME CODE P1326 AND SYMPTOMS ARW ARE HAPPENING AGAIN WHICH ARE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING THE CAR IS IN LIMP MODE THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND IT CAN'T GO OVER A CERTAIN SPEED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER, BUT HAD COMMUNICATION ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

DRIVING TODAY ON INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT 70 MPH AND CAR JUST SUDDENLY CUT OFF. HAD TO WAIT 31/2 HOURS FOR TOW THROUGH KIA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER. CAR WILL NOT START, HAD BATTERY CHECKED BUT CAR WON'T DO ANYTHING, ALL DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, RADIO ALL WILL COME ON BUT THE ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER TO CRANK.

I PURCHASED MY KIA OPTIMA 2014 BRAND NEW OFF OF A DEALERSHIP LOT. A FEW YEARS LATER I WAS DRIVING TO CALIFORNIA AND MY ENGINE COMPLETELY WENT OUT, I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR KIA THEY TOWED MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. KIA HAD FAILED TO INFORM ME THAT THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN FOR A RECALL FOR MY ENGINE HOWEVER THEY DID REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THE EXACT SAME DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED OUR STARTED TO SMELLING GASOLINE AROMA ALONG WITH LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT THAT WAS NORMAL AND THOSE THINGS WOULD SOON SUBSIDE. A FEW MONTHS LATER AS I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE MY NEIGHBOR FRANTICALLY WAVE ME DOWN STATING THAT THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE CAR I LOOKED OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I DID...

OUR CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. IT RESTARTED BUT NOW FAST FORWARD TO A FEW DAYS AND IT HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND REQUIRES A TOW TO A DEALER. WE TRIED TO EXPLAIN LAST YEAR THAT THIS CAR WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE THAT INCLUDED REVVING WITHOUT BEING ON GAS AND BOGGING DOWN. DEALER KEPT TELLING US THERE IS N O RELATION TO THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. STRANGELY ENOUGH THE CAR JUST PASSED OUT OF WARRANTY BY 6000 MILES AND HERE WE ARE WITH NO CAR. KIA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL EVERY 2014 OPTIMA. WE VERY NEARLY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THE DEALER IS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. COLLUSION?

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND NOTICED MY CAR HESITATING TO GO OVER 20. LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO CUT OFF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT BLINKING ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT UP TO AUTO ZONE NEAR ME AND A CODE READ MY ROD BEARING IS DEFECTIVE. I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, IT GOT LOUDER AS I DROVE THE CAR ON THE ROAD.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE 1803 SOFTWARE UPDATE DONE LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO. I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM VACATION GOING APPROX. 80 MPH THE CAR CUT OFF AND SEVERAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, MY CAR WAS DECELERATING, I NEEDED TO MOVE ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! IT IS AN ABSOLUTE MIRACLE I WAS NOT HIT OR SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DONE. HE WAS VERY TRANSPARENT AND EXPLAINED THE 1803 SOFTWARE UPDATE TO ME. IDEALLY THE CONCEPT IS TO SET THE COMPUTER SO THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN TO AVOID PISTON OR OTHER PARTS TO GO THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RAISES THE SENSITIVITY LEVEL TO DETECT AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE, NOT NECESSARILY TO CORRECT OR STOP IT FROM HAPPENING BUT...

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY STARTED TO MAKE A WEIRD NOISE. AS I ACCELERATED TO GET OVER TO EVENTUALLY PULL OVER MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. AS I OPENED THE HOOD YOU COULD DEFINITELY TELL THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE I LOOKED ONLINE AND THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE.

I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF A EXIT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I TURNED IT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. A WRECKER TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND MY MOTOR SEIZED UP DUE TO BEARING WEAR. I WAS SO TERRIFIED AND HOPING I COULD GET OVER AND OFF THE EXIT SAFELY. I AM JUST SHY OF 90,000 MILES, BUT HAVE ONLY HAD IT SINCE AUGUST. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS AND POST ABOUT THE RECALL IN THE 2014 KIA OPTIMA MOTORS AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUES.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE ON MY CAR I HAVE GOTTEN IT REPLACED IN YEAR 8/2018 IT HAD BROKEN DOWN IN THE INSIDE OF MY MOTOR NOW IT'S 2/2019 AND IT HAS LOST POWER AGAIN AND MAKING THE SAME NOISE AS IF PINS ARE BEING THROWN AROUND IN MY MORTOR.I HAVE TOOK MY CAR BACK TO KIA TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO PAY 3000 DOLLARS BECAUSE AFTER THEY FIXED THE PART IT CAME OFF WARRANTY. I TOLD THE MAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAD DODGE TO FIX MY CAR AND NOW A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM ACCRUE AGAIN AND KIA WELL NOT FIX IT BUT TELLING ME NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR THAT IM STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE FOR HMMMM. WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED I WAS TRAVEL NURSE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH...

AFTER BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE ACCELERATION CUT OUT AND THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING/ CRANKING NOISE. I ROLLED TO A STOP JUST PAST THE INTERSECTION (LUCKILY NO ONE HIT ME) AND HAD TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. IT RESET AND EVERYTHING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING IT.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE 2014 KIA OPTIMA EX. THE VEHICLES ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR, THANKFULLY AT A SLOW SPEED IN A SHOPPING PLAZA PARKING LOT. THE DASH LIGHTS WORK, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP WHO FOUND THE STARTER HAD BEEN FRIED AND REPLACED IT THINKING IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE NEW STARTER WAS FRIED AS WELL AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THEY REALIZED THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY SEIZED. KIA WHILE HAVING RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON OTHER KIA OPTIMA VEHICLES WILL NOT REPLACE MY ENGINE, LEAVING ME WITH A FINANCIAL MESS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN INVOICE FROM THE SHOP AS OF YET DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING DRIVABLE AND MY ATTEMPTS TO FIND A WAY TO FUND THE REPAIRS, BUT WILL RETAIN THE INVOICE ONCE RECEIVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER'S REMEDY FOR THE KNOCK SENSOR DETECTION TEST (CAMPAIGN NUMBER PI1803 - (KSDS)) FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BY CAR PROS KIA GLENDALE (400 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204, (818) 745-1400), THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO OTHER DEALERS: KIA OF ALHAMBRA (1247 W MAIN ST, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801, (626) 478-1012) AND COVINA VALLEY KIA (626 S CITRUS AVE, COVINA, CA 91723, (626) 736-4275) FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

MY CAR SHUT OFF COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THEY'RE SAYING MY CAR ISN'T UNDER RECALL THIS I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 2.5 YEARS AND MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP ALWAYS THIS IS COSTING ME MORE THAN MY CAR IS WORTH

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PICK UP SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS FLASHED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CAR HAS BEEN PERFECTLY FINE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD IT. UP UNTIL YESTERDAY MORNING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED MY CAR WAS STARTING TO RUN HOT ON MY WAY HOME.I BROUGHT IT TO THE NEAREST SHOP AND THEY CLEARED THAT IT WAS IN FACT MY MOTOR AFTER THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND NOW MY VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE ... I ALWAYS KEEP UP WITH OIL CHANGES AND CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT . THE MECHANIC ISN'T UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPEND AND IS ASSURING ME THAT THEY MAY BE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE . SO NOW I AM HERE ..

I NOTICED MY 2014 KIA OPTIMA'S ENGINE KNOCKING A FEW MONTHS AGO. I ONLY NOTICED BECAUSE I WAS PARKED AND STEPPED OUT OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE BEARINGS AND IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. THEY KEPT THE CAR A COUPLE OF DAYS, SAID THEY COULD NOT HEAR IT KNOCKING AND SENT THE CAR BACK TO ME. ON 2/12/19 I ONCE AGAIN WAS PARKED AND STEPPED OUT OF MY VEHICLE TO HEAR IT KNOCKING VERY LOUDLY. I TOOK OUT MY PHONE AND RECORDED THE NOISE, EMAILED KIA DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE CAR IN THE NEXT DAY. THEY LISTENED TO THE VIDEO AND WAS ALARMED AT HOW LOUD AND BAD THE KNOCKING WAS. THEY KEPT THE CAR ABOUT 12 DAYS AND ARE NOW SAYING MY VIDEO IS NOT RELEVANT...

2014 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DECELERATING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAR DISPLAYED A FAULT ON THE SCREEN AS A "POSSIBLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAILURE." WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. HAD LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL (ELECTRICAL/OPTICAL STEERING). HAD TO SLOW TO STOP, PLACE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IN PARK BEFORE THE CAR WOULD ALLOW RESTART. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 3 HOURS THEN EXTINGUISHED BY ITSELF. BMS WAS UPDATED AT COST TO CUSTOMER.

MY BOYFRIEND AND I TOOK A TRIP ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT 35 MINUTES FROM HOME. WE STOPPED JUST OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR LUNCH AND AS WE EXISTED THE PARKING LOT WE NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE. WE CONTINUED DRIVING BUT THE KNOCKING WAS WORSENING. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE BEARINGS BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AS WE REACHED THE EXIT. WE BARELY MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHERE WE PARKED THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. TWO DAYS LATER WE TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP. I'VE CONTACTED KIA SUPPORT AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED, I'VE ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME RESULT.

ON THE MORNING OF 10/10/18. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A CLEAR, STRAIT, HIGHWAY ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH. SHE HEARD A NOISE THEN LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LOOSING POWER, THE WHEEL LOCKED ON HER. ON THE GROUND WAS TONS OF FLUIDS. A WRECKER WAS CALLED. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HIS WORDS WERE "THE BARRING WENT THROUGH THE MOTOR." I HAD TO FIND ANOTHER MOTOR TO PUT IN MY CAR. THE PICTURES WILL SHOW THE DAMAGE.

THERE IS A RECALL ON OUR 2014 OPTIMA ON THE ENGINES. WE DID THE INITIAL RECALL CHECK WITH OUR DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DEBRIS IN OUR ENGINE; AS IT PASSED ACCORDING TO THEM. THEN DEC 2018 WE GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND OUR DEALERSHIP DID AN UPGRADE RECOMMENDED BY KIA...OUR ENGINE SHOWED FAILURE..CODED THE CODE THAT INDICATED A NEW ENGINE WAS REQUIRED. KIA FORCED OUR DEALERSHIP TO PUT A HARNESS ON THE SYSTEM. OUR ENGINE FAILED AGAIN JAN 23, 2019..STILL NO ENGINE. KIA IS NOT APPROVING A NEW ENGINE YET...STILL WORKING OUT THE ISSUES. CAR LOSES ALL POWER....IN STALE MODE

WHILE DRIVING THE KIA ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER GETTING REPAIRED FOR CRACKING THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO RUNNING OVER A MEDIAN THE CAR ENGINE SEIZED WHILE IN FULL MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. GOING 65MPH ENGINE STOPPED AND CAR CAME TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING 5 MILES FROM THE SHOP. I CALLED THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO COME TOW THE CAR. THEY TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP WHICH I HAD CALLED AND EXPLAINED I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE THE CAR INTO BE CHECKED OUT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE I HAD RECEIVED. THE SHOP HAD TOLD ME IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE TIMING CHAIN BUT WHEN I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE MAN IN THE KIA DEALERSHIP HE STATED THAT A PIECE OF CAME OFF IN THE OIL PAN AND WENT INTO THE ENGINE. WHEN I ASKED HIM IF THIS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL HE STATED NO. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND STOPPED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RIVERSIDE KIA (8100 AUTO DR, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504, (951) 509-1000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STALLED RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. I HAD JUST MADE A TURN & THE CAR WENT DEAD. STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. NOW MY CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED NOT TO MENTION THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY FIANC WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURED HIP.

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO MAKE A PASS I SUDDENLY LOSS POWER. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED ONCE I PULLED OVER. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME ON THE SIDE OF THE I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS HEARING A CONSISTENT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ME ENGINE. NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES OR ANYTHING WITH THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING IN A 2014 KIA OPTIMA WITH AN ESTIMATE 55,400 MILE ON IT DOWN I-285 EAST WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I NOTICE AN ODD CLICKING NOISE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND STAYED ON, AND RPM DROPPED. I SAFELY MERGED OVER IN 4 LINES OF TRAFFIC ON SHOULDER AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. THE CAR SPUTTERED WHEN I CRACKED IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR SOUNDED TERRIBLE, EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE AND ENGINE NOISE, THEN I IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK OFF. I CALL ROADSIDE ASSIST AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP. WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, SMOKE ASCENDED FROM THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED BOB UTTER KIA (2433 TEXOMA PKWY, SHERMAN, TX 75090, (903) 892-3555) AND SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.