2015 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (DENNIS EAKIN KIA 5200 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76543) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

DRIVING CAR ; JUST WENT DEAD , NOT THE BATTERY : NOW WON'T CRANK JUST CLICKS ; CAR HAS RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE

ENGINE SOUND VERY LOUD SOUND ANY TIME I START THE ENGINE SINCE BRAND NEW.

MY VEHICLE IS AMONG THE VEHICLES REGISTERED/QUALIFYING FOR A RECALL. MY DEALER WAS TO HAVE REPLACED MY ENTIRE ENGINE DURING THE FIRST RECALL MY VEHICLE RECEIVED. WITHIN A WEEK/SOME 5 DAYS OR SO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. TAKING THE CAR BACK TO MY DEALER, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I PAY $145 JUST FOR THEM TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE/MY VEHICLE THEY HAD JUST SERVICED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED/QUALIFIES FOR A RECALL THAT STEMS AND OR IS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL THAT MY CAR HAD... AS RECENTLY AS A FEW DAYS AGO (1/8/2020), THE SAME DEALER SUPPOSEDLY 'FIXED' THE RECENT RECALL. I'D WENT BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT/WAS OFF. I'D SAY WHAT WAS AN HOUR OR SO HAVING THE CAR BACK IN MY POSSESSION FROM THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. I'M APPALLED AT THE...

MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, KIA OPTIMA 2015, HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR ENGINE REPAIR FOR IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, SINCE THEN, SHE TELLS ME THAT SHE HAS BEEN ADDING 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY WEEK AND SOMETIMES SHE FINDS THE ENGINE EMPTY OF OIL FROM THE DIPSTICK. WHEN SHE CAME HOME, I MONITORED THE DRIVEWAY WHERE SHE PARKS TO LOOK FOR OIL LEAKAGE BUT I DIDN'T FIND ANY LEAKAGE OF OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY DAUGHTER IS NOT SAFE IN THIS CAR, UNFORTUNATELY SHE USES THIS CARE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM THAT KIA OPTIMA IS UNDERMINING AND OVERLOOKING. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE REPORTING THIS ISSUE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. FOR THE CONSUMERS, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES WE CAN TURN TO IN TIMES LIKE...

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WOULD HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD TRY TO STALL, IT DID STALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR WOULD JERK AND THE ENGINE WOULD START KNOCKING.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I GOT IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. IT STARTED BACK UP AND RUNNING BUT WAS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THE ENGINE OIL WAS VERY THICK. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 2 MONTH AGO. I HAVE ONLY 104.000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE CAR SHUT OFF WILL NOT START, INDICATING LIGHT AREN'T REPORTING ANY PROBLEMS

SUDDEN ENGINE KNOCK AND SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN FRONT OF A HIGH SCHOOL. THIS INCIDENT REQUIRES ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

I WANTED TO ADD MORE INFORMATION TO MY COMPLAINT. WHEN IN MOTION IN FRONT OF HIGH SCHOOL CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED METAL FLAKES INSIDE ENGINE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS INVOLVING THE ENGINE. NOW I HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW OR REMANUFACTURED ENGINE COSTING ESTIMATED $3000 TO $4500 NOT INCLUDING CORE CHARGES AND SHIPPING FEES.

THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 AND THE CAR CUT BUT ALL LIGHTS WHER STILL ON IT TO ME TO SIT FOR 5 MINUTES AND THEN IT STARTED BUT A FEW DAYS LATER MY CHECK EINGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY SAY IT A P0014 CODE BUT THE CAR IS KNOCKING.

I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2019, I TRIED TO REACH OUT TO KIA DEALERSHIPS, WITH NO HELP. I KEPT BEING TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR AND THAT I DID NOT NEED TO BE CONCERNED. MY CAR FINALLY STOPPED WORKING, IT JUST WOULD NOT DRIVE. IT WAS JUMPING FROM 0-7000 RPMS AND THEN FLYING FORWARD BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. AROUND THE MOMENT IT STOPPED DRIVING IT STARTED SMOKING AND I JUST PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF AND THEN IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO INTO NEUTRAL FOR A TOW TRUCK. I PLACED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION INTO MY CAR EVEN WHILE MAKING A CAR PAYMENT ON IT ON NOVEMBER 23RD 2019, IT IS NOW DECEMBER 11, 2019 AND I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT 302 MILES AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES ON IT. WHEN I CALL KIA I AM TOLD THAT THERE ISN'T...

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A TWO LANE STREET AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE MOTOR CUT OFF. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. WHEN I GLANCED UP I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE FAILURES WERE SIMILAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, SHUDDERED, LOST POWER, AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WITHOUT PROVOCATION. VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT, PRISTINE CONDITION. WAS IN VEHICLE 5 MINUTES ON WAY TO WORK IN AM. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN APPROX 5 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY MAIN ROAD. SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT RED LIGHT AND THE CAR DIED, INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED FLASHING AND ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 3 VEHICLES PASSED WAVING FRANTICALLY BEFORE SPEEDING BY. I NOTICED A REFLECTIVE ORANGE FLICKER ALONG THE BASE EACH VEHICLE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED UP BY A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND BEFORE I LOST ALL ACCELERATING POWER BUT RETAINED RPM REVS AS I PRESSED THE PEDAL. I ALLOWED THE MOMENTUM TO GET ME AS FAR UP THE EXIT RAMP AS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO PULLING OVER ONTO THE GRASS. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF TO BE MET WITH AN INSTANT ROLL OF SMOKE UP THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, OUT OF THE FRONT GRILL, AND FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AREA. I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO THE SOUND OF LIQUID HITTING A HOT SURFACE AND HISSING. I STEPPED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO BE MET WITH ROLLS OF FIRE DRIPPING TO THE GROUND FROM BENEATH THE ENGINE AND ALONG THE BOTTOM...

DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE FEEDER ROAD OF THE BELTWAY GOING ABOUT 40 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED OR ANYTHING WRONG AND RUNNING NORMALLY THEN OUT OF BLUE THE ENGINES SPUTTERS SHUDDERS AND DIES. THIS VEHICLE WAS A CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILE VEHICLE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN APARTMENT DRIVEWAY TO COAST INTO. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SHOP I'VE USED FOR 15 YEARS AND GOT THE CALL THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP!

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER/SPEED AND THEN THE CAR STOPPED AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND SOME MINOR SMOKE AND WEIRD SMELL

"HALF" OF THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2019. NOW BURNS OIL LIKE CRAZY. ON OCTOBER 29TH 2019 WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND CALL FOR A TOW. I AM SECOND OWNER SO WARRANTY IS OUT BY ABOUT 2,600 MILES. DEALER HAD I FOR A WEEK AT ONE POINT THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED WHEN THEY WERE PULLING IT AROUND FRONT FOR ME IT STOPPED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THIS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT RESPONDING AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. NOW THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND LUCKILY IT LASTED UNTIL THE EXIT AND I HAD TO STOP ON THE RAMP AND GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEARBY MECHANIC.

MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 70. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN TO AN EXIT AND PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE EXIT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK HOME. I HAD BOTH MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN AND NOTHING CAME BACK WRONG. OIL IS REGULARLY CHANGED AND UPKEPT.

AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS, FROM ENGINE SMOKE, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE KNOCKING, CHUGGING WHEN I'M DRIVING AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THEY TURNED ME DOWN SO I'VE HAD NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO DEAL WITH IT . NOW MY CAR IS BURNING OIL, ABOUT A QUART A WEEK. IT CONSTANTLY SMELLS OF BURNING OIL AND THE CHUGGING WHEN DRIVING THE CAR HAS GOTTEN WAY WORSE TO WHERE IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS ABOUT TO COMPLETELY STALL AND SHUT OFF. I COULD DRIVE IT 5 MINUTES OR FOR AN HOUR AND IT ACTS THE SAME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE EVEN DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

I HAVE A 2015 KIA OPTIMA PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2017 WITH 34K MILES APPROX. I AM CONSTANTLY PUTTING OIL IN MY CAR AND IT SEEMS TO EVAPORATE IN 2-3 DAYS. THERE IS NO LEAK AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE CAR IS CONSUMING SO MUCH OIL. LATELY THE CAR HAS BEEN KNOCKING AND WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SPUTTER AND BEGINS TO STALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN AND NO LONGER USE THIS VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FIND THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAS THE MOST OVERALL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND THERE STILL HAS YET TO BE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY KIA SKIPPED THIS YEAR?? LET ALONE BLAME CONSUMERS THAT IT'S THEIR FAULT FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, YET WHEN TOLD THE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED, WILL...

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AFTER TAPPIN MY BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN WE WENT TO ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED AGAIN MY CAR STARTED FLASHING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 2000 RPMS. NOW IN A LIMP MODE. GOT THE VEHICLE HOME AND SURE ENOUGH THERE IS METAL IN MY ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. CAR PROS KIA HUNTINGTON BEACH, 18835 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648, (714) 274-4632, WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000.

BURNING OIL, ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE IN TRAFFIC, CAR WON'T RUN

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT A COMPLETE FAILURE WAS GOING TO OCCUR. I HAD NO PROPULSION AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. I OWNED THE VEHICLE AS THE ONLY OWNER (PURCHASED VEHICLE BRAND NEW) FOR ONLY THREE YEARS WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. NO ONE EXPECTS THEIR VEHICLE TO FAIL IN A THREE YEAR TIME PERIOD FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS AROUND 180,000 AND PAST THE WARRENTY. I DRIVE FOR UBER AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR UBER. A NEW VEHICLE FAILING IN A THREE YEAR TIME SPAN (FROM TIME OF PURCHASE) BECAUSE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED IS UNREASONABLE. KIA ISSUED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE ON MY VEHICLE AFTER MY ENGINE FAILED THAT ADDRESSES THE EXACT TYPE OF FAILURE THAT OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE...

WHILE DRIVING CAR SHUT OFF. STARTED SMOKING AND NOW WILL NOT START

NEARING 60,000 MILES, THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A WEIRD ENGINE NOISE. THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. THIS ISSUE IS VERY WELL KNOW AND WIDESPREAD. THE KIA DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE COULD CATCH FIRE, SHOULD THE ENGINE BLOW. THE DEALERSHIP FELT THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE BUT KIA CORP. DECLINED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, WHICH IS THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE REASON GIVEN WAS THAT THE OIL WAS NOT AT THE RECOMMEND LEVEL. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED LAST SUMMER AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE OIL WAS LOW; NO SERVICE LIGHT OR OIL LEVEL LIGHT. TO AVOID PUTTING MY 6YR. OLD AT RISK, I HAD TO CHOOSE TO PAY $5500 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THIS IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT EFFECTS MY CHILD'S DAY-TO-DAY. I HAVE ALSO COME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO UNIVERSITY KIA (5105 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD, DURHAM, NC 27707) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,673. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

MY CAR IS KNOCKING AND WONT GO OVER LIKE 35MPH WITHOUT SHAKING AND KNOCKING SOUNDS.

ENGINE LIGHT PLUS TRIANGLE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF PART WAS REPLACED LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR 1 DAY CAME BACK ON AND LOSSES POWER I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC KEEP TAKING TO DEALERSHOP THEY CLAIM RHEY ARE QAITING ON QORS FROM MANUFACTURERS NO WORD FOR 2 MONTHS NOW THEY HAVE BEEN DODGING MY CALLS BY PUTTING ME ON HOLD OR DROPPING MY CALLS

2015 KIA OPTIMA TURBO.. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IN DOING SO, I REALIZED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND WHEN I LOOKED DOWN, ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON ON THE DASHBOARD. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER JUST MAKING IT OUT OF THE LANE OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER, I PLACED MY CAR IN PARK TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. I THEN SAW AND SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. FRIGTHTENED THAT IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. AGAIN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I THEN CALLED FOR A WRECKER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO KIA DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY. DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL THE...

MY CAR HAS ONKY 64804 MILES AND MY ENGINE IS LOCK

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN THE SPEED HIT 60MPH THE CAR STALLED AND ALOT OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXAUST. THE CARD BEHIND ME HAD TO SLOW DOWN. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I TURNED IT ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON ANYMORE AND THE CAR MADE SMOKE. I CALLED COMUNITY KIA ON BAYTOWN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BAD PCV VALAVE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PAID FOR IT AND THEY REPLACED IT AND AS I DROVE OFF HOME THE CAR KEPT DOING THE SAME AND STALLING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE FIRST TEST MY CAR WAS LOW 2 QUARTS AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. "IT LOST 2 QUARTS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND STALLED WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE BLINKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME DESPITE THE ENGINE STALLING PERSISTENTLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CRAIN KIA OF SHERWOOD (5830 WARDEN RD, SHERWOOD, AR 72120, 501-436-4852) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KNOCK SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING A LOANER VEHICLE FOR THE PAST MONTH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A FREEWAY IN THE THIRD LANE (FAR LEFT), THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND A FIRE STARTED IN FRONT OF THE FIRE WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN COASTING TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, HE NEARLY CRASHED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE USING A GALLON OF WATER THAT WAS IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOT PRESENT. THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER FID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE BY AAA. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED THEN TO A REPAIR CENTER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BEARING SHOT THROUGH THE ENGINE AND...

ON JUNE 26 2019 I CONTACTED MONROEVILLE KIA DUE TO MY CAR SMOKING WHEN ACCELERATING, I ADVISED THEM IT FELT AS IF WE'RE TRYING TO STALL. THEY SCHEDULED ME AN APPT JULY 9,2019. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AND A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS AND THE DID SOME SORT OF ENGINE SOFTWARE UPGRADE BUT FOUND NO ISSUES. I DROVE OFF THE LOT AND STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE ONLY NOW I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE SHAKING. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM WHICH WAS CENTURY 3 KIA. THE SCHEDULED ME FOR JULY 23, I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM SAYING IT WAD DUE TO MAINTENANCE HOWEVER I PRODUCED OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT THEY DID IS SOFTWARE TO DETECT THE ENGINE FAILURE. THEY ARE AWARE...

MY ENGINE STARTING BURNING OIL AND SMOKING. I LITERALLY HAD TO GET THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 2-3 DAYS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO KIA, THEY INFORMED ME THAT SOME ENGINES HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT MINE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR A NEW ENGINE WHICH I EVENTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE ON MY OWN BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I LATER LEARNED SEVERAL COLLEAGUES HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR ENGINES AND GOT IT REPLACED.

TAKATA RECALL IN 03/2019 I WENT TO MERGE ON INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC AND I COULD NOT GET ENOUGH SPEED TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC, THE CAR WAS MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 30MPH. WE TOOK STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME MY TURBO HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS "SLUDGE IN THE OIL" THEY ASSURED ME THIS WOULD BE COVERED BY KIA WARRANTY, MY CAR ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES AND I SSUMED THIS WOULD BE THE CASE WITH THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY KIA OFFERS. THE DEALERSHIP SUBMITTED MY CLAIM SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WAS DENIED, SO WE PAID THE 3000$ TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY ASSURED US EVERYTHING WAS GOOD TO GO. 1 MONTH LATER WE TOOK A 5 HOUR TRIP AND THE MOTOR BLEW UP ON US AS SOON AS WE GOT THERE, WE CALLED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND KIA WOULD NOT TOW IT,...

THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FIRST THE ENGINE WENT UP JUST LOCKED UP. THE BRAKES PULSATE WON'T STOP AND I HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES 3 TIMES. THE DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. SUSPENSIONS CAR ROCKS AND BOUNCES . NOW THE RADIO IS OUT. AND MY WINDOW WON'T GO UP IF PUT DOWN. THE WAS IN MOTION FOR ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA ATLANTA SOUTH (770-968-3400, LOCATED AT 7310 JONESBORO RD, MORROW, GA 30260), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM LAKE HAVASU TO SEAL BEACH(OVER 308 MILES AWAY); 100 MILES IN TOWARDS DESTINATION, MY CAR SUDDENLY WAS STALLED; LOOSING COMPLETE POWER OF EVEN PRESSING THE SIGNAL LIGHT OR EMERGENCY LIGHT. I STILL HAD 206 MILES LEFT TO DESTINATION. STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, NO AIR, NO POWER TO LOWER THE WINDOWS AND HEAT QUICKLY RISING TO 100 DEGREES AND TRYING TO GET BACK PHONE RECEPTION TO CALL IN FOR TOWING SERVICE. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO AAA. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS OVER 60 MILES FROM NEEDLES AND 78 MILES AWAY FROM BARSTOW AND AAA COULD NOT FIND A TOW TRUCK THAT COULD BE THERE LESS THAN 2 HOURS FROM THE TIME I CALLED, (TOTAL WAIT WAS 2 1/2 HRS) AFTER GOING THROUGH 2 TOW TRUCKS AND GETTING TO KIA MOTORS IN CERRITOS; I WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE...

DRIVING TO WORK AND ACCELERATED TO 60 AND THEN SUDDENLY ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND THEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, EVEN IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON AFTER A MINUTE AND WAS UNABLE TOO. HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW DO THE BEARINGS, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE

ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. STARTED TO KNOCK, ON MY WAY HOME, JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE SHOP IT WAS BARELY DRIVEABLE. TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2011 TO2014 OPTIMA'S. MECHANIC SAYS THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL.

THE KNOCK SENSOR DETECTION SYSTEM

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH, GOT IN LANE 4 TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF. I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WITH ANY UPDATES (THIS WAS AFTER TELLING ME THAT IT WOULD COST $165 TO DIAGNOSE). JUST GOT THE ECU UPDATED APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING POPPED UP ON THE DASH, JUST GOT THE OIL CHANGED 06/15/2019. THERE ARE APPROX. 118K MILES.

I HAD JUST REACHED MY DESTINATION. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 - 45 MINUTES WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK UP TO LEAVE. I PUT IT IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN PUT IN THE REVERSE GEAR; THEN I HAD IT TOWED. THEN WHEN ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT; IT CAUGHT A FIRE AND DESTROYED ALL OF THE MOTOR, AND MOST OF THE CAR BEFORE THE FIRE COULD BE EXTINGUISHED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR STARTED TO FLASH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KIA OF WEST NYACK (250 N ROUTE 303, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10994) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER EVER SINCE APRIL 22, 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.