2014 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AROUND IM GETTIN HYBRID ENGINE ISSUES PLEASE TURN OFF ENGINE. FIRST TINE THIS HAPPEN 6MNTHS AGO I GOT THE RUN AROUND FOR ALMTS 3WKS FINALLY FIX NOW IM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I SHOULD NOT BE GETTING THE RUN AROUND FIGURING OUT IF THIS IS COVERED... CAR SHUTTING OFF

KIA OPTIMA RECALL I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE TURN OFF AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS ON I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND PARK AT A HOTEL TRY TO TURN THE CAR ON AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T TURN ON AGAIN I NOTICED THAT IT WAS SMOKING FROM THE HOOD OF MY CAR. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME OUT

MY CAR (2014 KIA OPTIMA) STARTED HAVING A FAINT GAS SMELL ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO, I THOUGHT THE GAS SMELL WAS BECAUSE I HAD GOTTEN GAS AND SOME WAS ON MY SHOE. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY DIRECT INJECTION FUEL PUMP ON THE ENGINE IS THE PROBLEM. THE GUY AT THE SHOP SAID THE CAR COULD HAVE BLOWN UP AT ANYTIME, AND THAT I WAS BLESSED. I CALLED THE KIA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ON ME IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY REPLACED A PART, BUT IS NOW TELLING ME THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM THAT THE CAR IS HAVING NOW IS NOT UNDER A RECALL. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING TRAGIC COULD HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. I AM SENDING THIS TO WARN OTHER KIA DRIVERS TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SCRAPS AND BRUISES FROM ESCAPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JIM MARSH KIA (8555 W CENTENNIAL PKWY, LAS VEGAS, NV 89149 (702) 946-1000) BUT A CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AT THE SAME DEALER BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

FIRE! MY 2014 KIA OPTIMA CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY. FIRST, I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THEN, SMOKE QUICKLY FILLED MY CABIN. I PULLED OVER LOST STEERING AND BRAKES, PUT CAR IN PARK. GOT OUT LOOK BEHIND ME. SEE SPARKS ON GROUND. GET IN CALL 911 AND WITH IN SECONDS MY CAR SNAP, CRACKLED, AND POPPED AND FLAMES ENGULFED MY VEHICLE. I GRABBED MY PURSE AND RAN. I HAD TO WATCH MY CAR BURN. I AM VERY THANKFUL I MADE IT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF POLICE OR FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BAILEYS WRECKER SERVICE TOW LOT WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

BOUGHT APRIL/MAY 2014, BY DECEMBER 2014 THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. ELECTRICAL: BUTTONS DON'T WORK FOR PROPER FUNCTIONS (VOLUME UP WILL TURN VOLUME DOWN, CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ONE ON THE STEERING WHEEL THEN IT'S SUPPOSED TOO & AC STOPPED WORKING) WHILE IN MOTION OR STOPPED BUT WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF THAN BACK ON IT RESETS TO NORMAL.

WHEN I TURN THE KEY IN THE BATTERY STARTS BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT. I LEARNED THAT THE WAY TO TURN IT ON WHEN IT DOES THIS SITUATION I HAVE TO PRESS THE BREAK AND THEN MOVE THE SHIFT CHANGER AND WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS I TRY TURNING THE STARTER AND THE ENGINE THEN STARTS.

CAR STALLED ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING. NOW MAKES CYCLIC NOISE WHEN I DRIVE. I DON'T DRIVE IT AT ALL HAD MECHANIC CHECK IT AND HE SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE.

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE ENGINE OF MY VEHICLE.

S A SINGLE, FULL-TIME WORKING MOTHER TO TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, I WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IN TIME TO BRING MY 2014 KIA OPTIMA SXL TURBO IN FOR THE ENGINE RECALL TEST; MY CAR'S ENGINE DECIDED TO CROAK ON ME FORTUNATELY A BLOCK FROM MY HOME. MY CAR WAS TOWED IN TO THE LOCAL KIA ON MAY 19, 2018. AS OF PRESENT DAY, I AM STILL WITHOUT AN ENGINE AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN A DIFFERENT ETA ON THE ENGINE EVERY TIME I CONTACT KIA. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN IN TOUCH WITH A MEMBER OF THE ESCALATION TEAM (AS HIGH UP AS I CAN GO). AS OF TODAY, SHE HAS CHANGED MY ETA TO THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST WHEN I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE THE LAST WEEK OF JULY. I AM MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC MIGRAINES AND EXTREME PHOTOPHOBIA AND HAVE A VALID AND LEGAL TINT PRESCRIPTION FOR...

I WAS HEADING NORTH BOUND, CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55 WHEN MY 2014 KIA OPTIMA THERA II MOTOR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SOUNDS, LOST COMPLETE POWER AND STALLED OUT. CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON ANYMORE, A TEXAS STATE TROOPER AND SMALL TOWN COP HELPED ME PUSHED THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE BAY. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT BUT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSE AND I HAVE A FEELING KIA IS GOING TO GIVE ME THE RUNAROUND. THE THETA II DOES HAVE AN OPEN RECALL. THE MOTOR WAS CHECKED TWICE AND PASSED BOTH TIMES.

RECEIVED PAPER THAT I HAD ENGINE RECALL FOR METAL SHADINGS AND SEIZESING ENGINE TOOK CAR TO DOWN TOWN KIA DEALER AND TOLD THEM I HAD SEEN PIECES OF METAL SHADING ON MY OIL AND THEY SAID NO IT'S FINE ....2 MONTHS LATER MY ENGINE SEIZED ON ME NOW THEY DONT WANNA DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I PASSED OVER 100,000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF. TO PREVENT THIS, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,863.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HORNE KIA (1465 E MOTORPLEX LOOP, GILBERT, AZ 85297, (480) 725-5220), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 12749792. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

ENGINE SEIZED

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH MY CAR HAS RANDOMLY STOPPED AND CUT OFF.. AFTER SITTING THERE I WAS ABLE TO RESTART. HOWEVER I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED FIRE AND SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IT WONT SHIFT AND SOUNDS FORCED. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLE SOUND AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED! THE CAR STOPPED IN FULL SPEED AND I WAS SCARED FOR ME LIFE AND MY SONS. HAD A CAR BEEN BEHIND US OR IN THE INTERSECTION IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD! IT TURNED BACK ON AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN N AND PRESSING THE START BUTTON. BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO SOUND AND FEEL AS THOUGH ITS BEING FORCED TO RUN.

KIA ENGINE RECALL ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND FOLLOWED BY FULL LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY ( IN MOTION) AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT . WITH MAINLY ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS LIT FIRST. I COASTED TO A PARKING LOT OFF THE EXIT I WAS ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING ONCE IN PARK . THE CABIN AND ENGINE SMELLED OF BURNING. ALL OF MY NEWLY CHANGED OIL WAS BURNT UP AS WELL. CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER WHEN I PUSHED THE START BUTTON. CAR MAINTENANCE IS KEPT UP TO DATE . A FEW MONTHS PRIOR MY ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND I HAD IT LOOKED AT TURNER KIA DURING AN OIL CHANGE ON 4/3/17 AND THEY STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND CONTINUED TO ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION WOULD COME ON TIME TO TIME SINCE THAT DATE.

1) 59,000 MILES ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED ROUGH IDLE WHEN STATIONARY. IDLE IS WORSE UNDER LOAD CONDITIONS. RPM FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 500-550 WHEN IN DRIVE. IDLE AT 600 WHEN IN PARK. MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL ON THE 2.4 GDI ENGINE. KIA DEALERS CLAIM THE ENGINE IS NORMAL. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO FAIL. 2) INTERMITTENT ENGINE WON'T START. ELECTRONICS ACTIVATE, BUT ENGINE DOES NOT START. KIA DEALERS CONTINUE TO CLAIM EVERYTHING IS NORMAL SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN STRANDED DUE TO ENGINE NOT STARTING.

WHEN I COLD CRANK IT THE ENGINES SOUND VERY VERY LOUD RATTLE AND SETTLES TO A LOUD RATTLE AFTER ABOUT GETTING WARMED UP WITH THE ENGINE VIBRATING WHICH COULD ALSO BE SEEN. I TOOK IT IN WARMED UP & THE TECHNICIAN STATED AFTER A REVIEW, HE DIDN'T HEAR A RATTLE OR A KNOCK (THATS A LIE, I AM GOING BACK AGAIN & REVIEW WITH THE TECH) I ALSO HEAR A RATTLE FROM THE LEFT CV AXLE WHEN THE TRAC CONTROL COMES TO PLAY, TURNING ON A HARD RIGHT & A THUMP WHEN PULLING HARD ON A WET PAVEMENT ON A GREEN LIGHT. THIS COLD CRANK RATTLE CANNOT BE HEARD ON OTHER OPTIMAS WHEN I ASK TO HEAR THEM START THE OTHER CARS UP. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THIS IS A 30000 MILE CAR & SHOULD BE HAVING A VIBRATING ENGINE & A COLD CRANK RATTLE OR ANY RATTLE AT ALL WHEN...

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR A TEST DUE TO THEIR ENGINE RECALL CAMPAIGN IN NOV/DEC 2017. MY CAR PASSED THEIR "SO CALLED" LISTENING TEST, BUT I AM STILL UNCERTAIN IF THAT TEST IS ADEQUATE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE READ FROM OTHER PEOPLE IS THAT THE ENGINE QUITS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT NOTICE EVEN AFTER PASSING THE TEST. I PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT NOTIFIED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER (KIA COUNTRY OF SAVANNAH, 1 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD, SAVANNAH, GA 31405, (912) 335-4176) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RODEO KIA (10685 PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85323, (623) 298-1200), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO RODEO KIA FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TURNSVILLER KIA (2900 NJ-42, SICERVILLE, NJ) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE PRIOR TO A FAILURE PER KIA POLICY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,783. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY 2014 KIA OPTIMA STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND WITH SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND NOT LONG AFTER ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. FOUND OUT AFTER THE FACT THAT CAR HAD RECALL ON IT. CONTACTED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY DID NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

ON SUNDAY 02/11/2018 MY CAR DIED GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY DOING 70MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE CAR IS A 2014 KIA AND HAS 46,763 MILES ON IT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT'S ALSO PART OF THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED 10/04/2017, 17V224. CALL KIA 3 TIMES ON 02/19/2018 FIRST TIME I WAS SAYING THAT MY CAR STILL WASN'T FIXED FROM THE LONG BLOCK THAT WAS REPLACED ON THURSDAY THAT WAS STILL MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND THAT THERE WAS A SWEET BURNING SMELL. WAS TOLD BY THE 1ST PERSON I TALKED TO GIVE IT TIME AND IT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT. THAT SWEET SMELL WAS THE OIL BURNING OFF OF THE ENGINE THAT THEY JUST REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. I CALL BACK NOT EVEN AN HOUR LATER TO SAY MY HEAT STOPPED WORKING THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE...

WE STARTED REPORTING ISSUES THIS PAST JULY TO OUR DEALERSHIP, KIA RIVERGATE IN MADISON, TN. THEY HAVE HAD OUR CAR IN THREE TIMES AND KEEP TELLING US THERES THINGS "WE" NEED TO FIX.MY CAR IS STILL ON WARRANTY AND IS UNDER A TOTAL ENGINE RECALL. THE CAR STARTED WITH A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND HAD ISSUES WHEN WE WOULD ACCELERATE. THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AT ALL CAUSING US TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT THEY REPLACED A SENSOR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO KNOCK AND STALL. I ASKED THEM IF IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID NO, IT'S FINE. THEY SAID WE COULD TRY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND THEY CHANGED THE OIL (AT OUR EXPENSE). THE CAR HAS HAD BATTERY REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THEY TOLD US THAT WAS THE ISSUE THE FIRST TWO...

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA LX.... RECALL LETTER FROM KIA REGARDING ENGINE REPLACEMENT... DEFECT CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL.... CONTACT FILED COMPLAINT THROUGH KIA... ENGINE OF VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED YET... CONTACT UPSET WITH KIA SERVICE.... KIA STATED ENGINE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH TESTING BEFORE ENGINE IS REPLACED.... CONTACT HAD STATE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THEN WENT OFF. 1RECALLSASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN MAR 31,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERSC147 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-224 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARYKIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN TO INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ENGINE LONG BLOCK ASSEMBLY ON THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES: * ALL 2011-2013 MY OPTIMA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.4L GDI AND 2.0L TURBO-GDI ENGINES PRODUCED FROM AUGUST 12, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27, 2013; * ALL 2014 MY OPTIMA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.4L GDI AND 2.0L TURBO-GDI ENGINES PRODUCED AT KMMG FROM AUGUST 28, 2013 THROUGH MAY 15,...

ON 10/24/17, WHILE DRIVING ON CR 46 IN SORRENTO HEADING HOME AT 1800 HRS, MY 2014 KIA OPTIMA LX COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT 55 MPH FOR NO REASON. LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PUT EMERGENCY FLASHERS IMMEDIATELY AND PULL TO THE SIDE REDUCING SPEED AND COMPLETELY STOP THE CAR. AFTER THAT, WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AFTER INSPECTION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO INDICATION NOR ANY VISIBLE SIGNS OF TROUBLE. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED AND FLASHERS ON AS A PRECAUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KINGS KIA 9600 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249 (513) 677-6700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPORADIC TEMPERATURE GAUGE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE PERSISTED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE SPORADIC TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY THE DEALER OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MORITZ KIA FORT WORTH, 8501 WEST FWY, FORT WORTH, TX 76116 (817) 560-6000) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ *CN

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A ENGINE RECALL. IT ONLY TOOK 10 MINUTES. NO EXPLANATION ON WHAT WAS THE PROCESS TO CHECK A RECALLED ENGINE. NO DETAILS ON HOW AND WHAT WAS DONE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. THIS AN INDICATION THAT KIA IS TRYING TO SAVE MONEY. ALSO NHTSA SHOULD INDICATE ON IT'S WEBSITE BEFORE THE REMEDY, INDICATE THE PROCESS BEING USED TO CHECK THE ENGINE. ALL THEY STATED WAS PASS.

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW AT 30K MILES WHIITE SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT THE EXHAUST. TOOK IT TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO FURNISH ALL MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS BC THERE WAS SLUDGE IN MY OIL. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR, A BRAND NEW CAR?! I WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE SMOKE WOULD COME OUT AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE SMOKE WOULD COME OUT. JUST TODAY MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED SPUTTERING. I RECENTLY WENT TO 2 DIFFERENT KIA DEALERSHIPS AND NOT ONE SALES REP MENTIONED THE RECALL, NOR THE OTHER 2 THAT WERE RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE.

ENGINE RECALLS. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. KIA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BUT OTHERS DO NOT SOUND LIKE THIS. WONDERING IF THERE IS MORE TO THIS RECALL THAN WHAT THEY ARE WILLING TO ADMIT.

ENGINE RATTLES BETWEEN 1000 TO 2000 RPMS.

MY CARS ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE DURING IDLE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE I DO NEED MY CAR EVERYDAY TO GET MY 18 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER TO DAYCARE AND THEN TO WORK. THE DEFAULT ANSWER FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS "WE DON'T HEAR ANYTHING" WHICH IS TOTAL BS, YOU CAN CLEARLY HEAR IT KNOCKING. I DON'T WANT MY CARS ENGINE TO HAVE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN I AM WITH MY DAUGHTER. THAT COULD CAUSE US TO BE IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHICH I DREAD. KIA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND GET IT FIXED AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT THE MONEY THEY WILL LOSE DUE TO FIXING IT. I AM GLAD NHTSA EXISTS, IT KEEPS BIG POWERFUL COMPANIES LIKE KIA IN CHECK. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION...

AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCK THAT COULD BE HEARD AT LOW RPM WHILE DRIVING OR STANDING STILL. I TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALER AND I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM, THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND DON'T KNOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR DID SAY IT WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL, BUT I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE OPTIMA 2.4L GDI ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ENGINE STALLS IN MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD IN THE RAIN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CALLS TO SAY ENGINE IS BLOWN AT 37K MILES. DEALER WAS LAST TO PERFORM OIL CHANGE. NO ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME. AWAITING TO HEAR IF ENGINE IS COVERED BY EXTENDED ENGINE WARRANTY THAT WAS ISSUED BY KIA AS THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS KNOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE CAR HAD A HESITATION AND SMOKE CAME OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. NO ENGINE, OR OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR DROVE AND RAN AS IT ALWAYS HAS. GOT HOME CALL KIA OF DAYTON FOR AN APPOINTMENT. TOOK CAR IN, COUPLE DAYS LATER I WAS CALLED AND TOLD I HAD SLUDGE BUILT UP AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THEY WILL SUBMIT IT TO KIA FOR APPROVAL. KIA DENIED REPAIRS. I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH SAME YEAR AND AROUND SAME MILEAGE. I EVEN SEEN WHERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED OVER IT. KIA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT WONT RECALL NOR FIX IT.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, THE RPM'S DROPPED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. GOT IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP THEY CALLED SAID IT WAS MY STARTER. MY FIANCE STOPPED BY THERE SAID IT'S NO WAY IT WAS THE STARTER. THE SERVICE TECH PUT A BREAKER BAR ON THE MOTOR AND IT WAS LOCKED UP TIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL EXTREMELY FAST. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LOW MAINTENANCE OF HAVING THE OIL CHANGED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED TO PROVIDE ALL DOCUMENTS OF PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE. DUE TO NOT HAVING THE OIL CHANGES PERFORMED AT A KIA CERTIFIED DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE OWNER'S NEGLIGENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

CAR STARTED SMOKING SO TO HART KIA. THEY SAID THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL BREAKING DOWN. SINCE I COULD NOT PROVIDE ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS, KIA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING UP WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BAD ENGINE.

FIRST OFF, HAD OUR KIA AT THE DEALER AT 27,000 MILES DUE TO OUR CAR NOT COMING OUT OF PARK SEVERAL TIMES. WE WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. DEALER SAID THEY CHECKED IT AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AS WE WERE DRIVING ,OUR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEIR WAS A HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM OUR ENGINE. OUR KIA ONLY HAS APPROX. 30,500 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND SAID WE HAD A SPUN ROD AND WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I COULD NOT LOCATE ALL OF OUR OIL RECORDS SO THEY REFUSE TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. HOW DOES AN ENGINE GO THAT SOON! WE WERE CHARGED $222 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. I ASKED FOR AN ITEMIZED RECEIPT OF WHAT WAS CHECKED OR TAKEN APART AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE...

ON 09/19/2016 I PURCHASED A 2014 KIA OPTIMA LX FROM KIA OF CERRITOS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SATISFACTORY BECAUSE ON 09/19/2016 I GOT HOME, PARKED IT IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE (STILL ON), AND IT SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT BLEW OUT WHITE SMOKE, I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY, AND CALLED KIA THIS NEXT DAY TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 9/20/16. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACED THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THIS, THE CAR WAS WORKING NORMALLY, NO DASH LIGHTS, OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD SIGNAL THE CAR BREAKING DOWN, KIA OF CERRITOS IS UNWILLING TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY'RE SAYING THE COST FOR REPAIRS IS $6,585 AND KIA MOTORS OF AMERICA DECLINED THE REPAIRS, I'VE BEEN WITH THIS CAR ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS.

VEHICLE PERIODICALLY WILL NOT CRANK AFTER SITTING. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES RECENTLY AND DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THIS PAST WEEKEND WHEN I HEARD THIS KNOCKING SOUND AT ABOUT 70 PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. I THEN CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANT AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TO THE CLOSET GAS STATION WHEN THE CAR JERKED HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND WOULD NOT START, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. LONG STORY SHORT CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY KIA SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN NOVEMBER 2015 WITH 16,725 MILES USED , IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 41,000 MILES (NOT KNOWING THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IS ONLY 5 YEARS 60000 MILES IF YOU AREN'T THE ORIGINAL OWNER UNTIL THE CLAIM WAS FILED). WHEN THE KIA SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME HE SAID THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER HE HAS...