2015 Kia Optima 4 DR FWD

Without warning, my car died while I was driving it. The engine locked up. The engine is toast. No reason for this to have had happened. I'm now without a vehicle as a single mom. Thank God I wasn't turning in front of a semi when it just randomly died!

My paint is chipping badly. I have noticed a few other vehicles that have had the same problem with the SNOW WHITE PEARL paint. It started as a small knick in the paint and has gradually turned into severely needing a paint job. Hopefully kia can find a way to resolve the issue I love everything else about my car and fell in love with the color instantly and considering you pay extra for the snow white pearl color it should last!

Using more than normal oil amount

My check engine light came on Sunday January 23rd. Upon Contacting my local Kia Dealership, I was told that my vehicle has recall # SC212 at which time was advised to bring my vehicle into the Kia dealership for diagnosis. On Friday, January 28th I dropped my vehicle off at my local Kia dealership and within 3 hours received a call from my Service Advisor who stated the following issues were found: 1. Oil leak; REPLACED: Valve cover gasket, high pressure fuel line, and high-pressureSe fuel pump bolts. 2. Recall SC212; REPLACED: Multi-Fuse and Fuse Box Cover per campaign instructions. 3. Serpentine Belt; REPLACED: Drive Belt 4. Brake Pads; REPLACED: Front Brake Pads and Machined Rotors. 5. Brake Pads; REPLACED: Rear Brake Pads, in addition to Replacing both rear rotors. 6. REPLACED: Cabin Air Filter 7. REPLACED: Engine air filter 8. Oil and Filter Change; Performed LOF, set tire pressures, and topped off all fluids. Less than 72 hours after the above repairs were complete, and a hefty $1,500.00 repair bill, my check engine light is BACK ON! My vehicle lacks acceleration when depressing the gas pedal and I am fearful my vehicle may have the defective Theta II Engine in it. I am a single parent with a 7 year old child and this has caused us to not feel safe driving our vehicle, not to mention I have had to miss multiple days of work and my daughter has missed several days of school now because we do not have a safe vehicle to commute to school and work in. Also, when searching my vehicles VIN number, it says the recall was not fulfilled? VERY CONCERING! I have the vehicle diagnostic data in my UVO Services account, in addition to itemized repair bill from Kia.

I own a 2015 Kia Optima Ex that is having paint issues. it is the Snow Pearl White and there are chunks of paint peeling off of multiple spots on the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s mother’s residence and then to the contact’s residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that a software update had not been completed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided due to a discrepancy. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 25-30 MPH on a one-lane road, the vehicle inadvertently began to stall. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stopped and turned off the vehicle but was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact attempted to jump-start the vehicle with the assistance of her friend however, the vehicle failed to start. The contact’s friend informed her that he smelled a burning odor. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the battery, the starter, and the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to bring the vehicle to their location for diagnosis. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 126,620.

The piston and valve are failing and yes it is available for inspection. My vehicle lost power in the middle of the freeway. I took it to the dealer and they said there was loss of compression in number 3, and there was cylinder scaring which they then said the valve malfunctioning. They then sent my claim to Kia motors and they said they aren’t going to put it under the warranty. There was no warning or any type of message before the incident.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds with the steering wheel in the straight position, the steering wheel experienced resistance when attempting to turn from the 12 o'clock position in either direction. The contact indicated that the resistance would suddenly cease causing the driver to over steer and potentially lose control of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 34,000.

THIS CAR HAVE PROBLEM ENGINE AND KNOCK SENSOR P1326. FUEL PROPUSION.SYSTEM. I LOST DAYS OF WORK ..AND MONEY TOO.I LOST MY JOB Consumer stated vehicle is still in the dealership.

I was driving my 2015 optima on 1-5-22 on a 4 lane road going up a hill the car stalled dash lit up like a Christmas tree. Car would not start I was stuck in heavy traffic. I had to have it towed to my house. This vehicle had a recall repair done in 2017 for this same issue. The dealership replaced the engine. I have not taken it to the dealership. Mileage at failure 173,000.Milage at first failure 57,000.

The engine on my 2015 Kia Optima failed as I was entering a freeway at night time. There was no indication that anything was wrong with the car on the dashboard and it had been running fine for about 15 minutes prior to completely shutting off without warning. When my car was taken into the dealership in Carson, CA, it was inspected and I was advised by the technician that this issue was a recalled one. He stated that he had seen this issue in many cars but could not begin to fix it until it was reviewed by their corporate office. Days later, the corporate office advised that they would not cover fixing this recalled issue and had passed the problem on to the extended warranty company. Then, the inspector from the extended warranty marked the engine's inspection as inconclusive. Kia and their extended warranty partner say that we must pay them $1100 to take the engine apart and take pictures of it. Before the engine failure, there were no indicator lights from the car advising there was maintenance required. The oil has been changed on time and frequently throughout ownership and the records were in the glove box for the various inspectors to view. The brakes have been changed regularly and the battery had to be replaced one time within the first year of purchasing this vehicle. Besides that, there had been nothing to indicate something of this magnitude would happen to this vehicle.

Wife dropped car off to have oil change done at local mechanic shop we have done business with for years on 1/3/21 during her lunch. Wife picked car up after completion of oil change and drove back to her work approximately 1 mile away. Child seat was in the Optima so when I got off work I went and changed cars with her so I could pick up grandchild. When started it had a ticking sound and about 3/4 of a mile later it started shaking and making a loud rattling sound. I drove another 1/4 mile to home and parked it. No check engine light came on. My immediate thought was that the oil plug might have been left out. I checked the oil and it was full. I called mechanic and asked if it had any issues or sound and start up and he responded that it did not. He told me to bring back over and he would look at. He checked oil and it was full. He drained and replaced filter and oil again to see if that might possibly remedy. It did not fix or help issue. We talked and decided to leave it there for him to look into. At 5:31PM he called me back and stated there were several recalls on Kia. We decided for him to not tear into engine in case this was covered. Bought car 3 months ago from a local dealer and engine only has roughly 116K miles. Calling Kia customer service to see if this is covered due to so many engine issues from 2011-2016 models.

The vehicle’s (2015 Kia Optima Hybrid) engine died suddenly in the middle of a busy intersection (I had the green light). It alerted suddenly that the hybrid battery could not charge the engine (first time this type alert has ever come up); the engine made a loud, metallic scraping sound and then died. The car stopped instantly after the sound and my safety, as the only person in the vehicle, was put in danger of getting hit by other vehicles driving through the intersection. I was honked at and had a near miss from the vehicle immediately behind me. The car was towed to a Kia dealer, has been inspected and is in the process of total engine replacement. The vehicle has just under 69,000 miles and has been out of commission at the dealer since November 27, 2021.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was unable to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine had locked up and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle's speed decreased as the RPM's increased with the engine and battery warning lights illuminated. The vehicle lost all power and was pushed to the side of the road as it failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as a starter which was replaced. The vehicle failed to start, and the failure was then diagnosed as a seized engine. The engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who confirmed the engine failure. The contact stated that the dealer informed him that the manufacturer did not approve the repairs for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V331000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) as the previous recalls were not completed. The contact stated that he found out about the recall from an Auto Zone employee. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

Granddaughter driving car, when car starting running erratic. Made it home and I check it and car was knocking and would not run over 30 mph. Engine light was flashing, changed oil myself and found medal particular in oil and filter. Motor is no longer safe to drive. Only has 122,000 miles. Engine was running fine up till this point.

I am writing because my vehicle was a waiting list for months since September 2020 in Mobile, AL at Dean McCrary Kia. I called daily to check the status of my vehicle. I took extended lunch breaks to check on my status of the waiting list. The customer service representatives told me my name remained in the same place for weeks on the waiting list, each time I inquired, due to them having only one technician. The staff was extremely rude. Kia of Mobile would not allow me to leave/park my car on their lot of the Mobile, Alabama location. They stated that I should keep my car at home and when they were ready to repair my vehicle, they would call me. Months went by. No call. In the year 2021, I had my car towed to Kia of Daphne in Daphne, AL. Trevor was the service manager. He was very pleasant and helpful in explaining everything. My car sat on their lot for about a month and a half until it was repaired. I had to pay nearly $6,000 for repair out of pocket. I postponed paying other bills because I thought that I would have my reimbursement check by now. This experience has truly left a mark and nasty taste in my mouth regarding Kia. I need assistance with getting my reimbursement back. I would like to point out that it was not my fault that my car sat on a waiting list for months. It would be still sitting if I have not taken to right precautions. Kia changed their policy several times to avoid refunding customers. Customer service representation keeps telling me of a deadline. This entire situation is causing me to suffer headaches and high blood pressure. I paid a large amount of money. I need my money back to pay other bills. I have been a loyal customer of Kia for a while. This situation is making me feel dishonored as a customer. I have no drama in my life only but this with Kia. Last year, I spoke with the Regional Manager, Billie, thinking that things would move faster. I had been leaving messages for him since November 2020. At first when I reached out to

Car was being driven and out of nowhere engine seized up without my prior warning lights, sounds, or issues. I took it to an independent reputable shop who confirmed the seizure which they admitted was a known problem with these theta Kia engines. Thankfully I was not On a heavily trafficked road so no accidents were caused.

On November 24th, 2021 I was merging onto a busy expressway when everything on my dashboard started flashing and the car shut down. There was absolutely no warning that the engine had no oil. No smell , no engine knocking sounds, no oil low light, no check engine light prior too it happening. It was towed to the nearest mechanic and they confirmed the engine was locked up. There was absolutely no oil in the reservoir per the mechanic. The oil was changed by Big O Tires on September 4th, 2021 and wasn't due for an oil change until December 4th, 2021. I searched my VIN and realized there was an engine recall on my 2015 KIA OPTIMA. I contacted three different dealerships near me to see who could look at it. I had it towed to the dealership and it was confirmed that the engine was locked up. It was apart of the recall- however KIA consumer affairs' denied replacing my engine for free. They stated that I hadn't had the product improvements completed on the engine since the recall was issued. I was never contacted by anyone from KIA of the recall on the engine. They had an old address on file which is possibly why I never knew. Kia Consumer Affairs said there was absolutely nothing they could do. The rules are very cut and dry- no exceptions. Kia dealership offered to replace my engine for $7,705. I declined.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed while at a fuel station, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration while the brake pedal was being pressed. During the failure, the RPM's suddenly increased although the accelerator pedal was not being depressed. The vehicle was turned off and restarted four times before the vehicle operated as normal. On a second occasion, the failure had reoccurred while driving approximately 35 MPH while slowing to approach a stoplight. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but no information was available. The manufacturer was not yet notified. The failure mileage was 46,900

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated for several weeks. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and approaching a traffic light, after depressing the brake pedal the vehicle began to stall. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to her residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,115.

My car caught on fire under the hood about 15 minutes after I drove and parked it. It was not running at the time the fire started. We tried to put it out with 2 fire extinguishers but were not able to. By the time the fire department arrived my car was completely engulfed in flames. It burnt to the ground and was a total loss!

The engine failed and started smoking as I was pulling out into traffic. Thankfully I was able to pull to the side of the road to avoid a collision from cars behind me. The car was towed to Kia and the service department confirmed the engine seized and would need to be replaced but Kia will not replace the defective engine even with the class action lawsuits. It has not been 8 months.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that both front headlight bulbs, as well as the rear taillight bulbs, had repeatedly stopped working while driving, without warning lights being illuminated. The contact stated that she had to replace the bulbs several times during the year. The contact had taken the vehicle to several dealers who were unable to determine the cause for the failures. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The Bluetooth Ring volume is ear piercing loud. When a call comes in on a paired phone it startles the driver and may be loud enough to damage hearing. If adjusted to a lower setting the call volume can’t be heard. When adjusting call volume to a usable level it increases the ring volume again so the next call has the load ring alert. Kia has a TSB# ELE 100 (REV4) on the issue but expects the customer to pay for diagnosis and software update to an out of warranty radio. Instructions in the TSB indicate this could be corrected with a USB software update. Most customers could install themselves from a software download if provided. In my opinion it is a safety issue and a recall should be issued.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 75 MPH, the vehicle made rattling sounds and was shaking and jerking. The contact pulled over and parked the vehicle. The check engine and oil warning lights were illuminated. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was taken to the dealer for weekly oil consumption tests. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle needed carbon to cleanse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,516.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while parked the vehicle would make a clicking noise coming from the steering column. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the rack and pinion to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

Our car began making noise Wednesday, we took it to mechanic who says there's internal engine knock, and engine may need to be rebuilt or replaced. The issue is consistent with Kia's recent billion-dollar class action settlement, where engines were prone to failure fire. The class action claims window is closed. I don't want money, I just want the car fixed. I cannot afford this repair, nor should I have to for a car with under 60k miles. (Kia says it's not under warranty as we're the 2nd owner) I'm looking for any help or guidance for Kia to honor their obligation to repair dangerous vehicles. Please call or email with any feedback if possible - [XXX], [XXX]. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Incident previously reported by telephone to NHTSA agent. On 11/19 while writing report online, [XXX] was accidentally disconnected from Internet at approximately 4:40PM CST. Lengthy comments with details. Can you retrieve? If not and again more briefly, an incident of dangerous unexpected engine shut down and engagement of limp mode occurred on 9/17/21 while [XXX], son, was traveling at 70-75mph in busy traffic on I-43 just north of Milwaukee. Engine eventually restarted but NO check engine light. Oil level okay. Fuel okay. Still precautionary check by [XXX] for possible engine error codes same day immediately after engine failure (limp mode) at Advance Auto in Manitowoc, WI and NO CODES FOUND. Subsequently NO CODES FOUND by dealer on 10/22/21 I have re-uploaded documents indicating Kia Tech Support states "Do not perform any repairs if the concern cannot be duplicated" and also "see if the customer can duplicate it for you." That is absurd and completely irresponsible nonsense! Customer or other driver should drive at high speeds hoping for engine shut-down? Personal injury? Property damage? Death? INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I was on the freeway and out of no where I couldn’t accelerate and immediately my car slowed down and I had to get over the car behind me had to slam on breaks and I was almost hit twice car then flashed to pull over and charge battery but it’s a brand new battery everything still turned on just couldn’t accelerate so it’s now towed to Kia dealership to get diagnostics done scariest driving moment ever

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was in limp mode. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle with the PUSH TO START button however, the vehicle failed to operate. The contact mentioned that there was a waiting period before being able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the shoulder of the road after the failure. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The contact was then informed by the dealer that the engine had locked up and needed to be replaced. The dealer contacted the manufacturer and she was informed that since an engine software update was not performed on the vehicle, they would not assist with the repair of the vehicle. The contact spoke directly to the manufacturer and the manufacturer again declined to assist. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was 90,423.

I have a 2015 White Kia Optima and the paint started chipping a few months ago in just one area on the passenger side back door. I took it to a Kia dealer in Irvine, CA and they said it was not a covered item. I believe it should be a covered item and would like assistance getting it repaired please.

•A small spot the size of a half-dollar formed on the exterior paint (pearl white) on the passenger side rear door and has since expanded to the size of two fists. •I brought the vehicle to a reputable body repair shop that was recommended by my auto insurance provider to get the area repainted. •The body shop reports that the paint is “delaminating” and is not adhering to the primer. •There are countless related complaints online from vehicle owners with the same year, make and model – yet no recall has been issued by Kia. •There are no warnings to alert the driver to this problem. However, over time, the exposed metal will rust and the door will eventually corrode, putting the passenger at risk.

My 2015 Kia Optima has shown signs of paint chipping for the past year in the half. At first a minor inconvenience, now is becoming a major problem with parts of the body starting to rust and larger sections beginning to peel as well. While paint deterioration is expected on a car, it shouldn't happen as early as 5 years in or less than 80,000 miles. I am worried that paint will continue to peel off and the body work will continue to rust. The car has not been looked at by the manufacturer and various site across the internet have shown that the Pearl White Paint color is the sole color that has experienced this problem. The Hood, A Pillar, and rood railings are all experiencing this problem.

It just started losing power. I looked it up online and there is a recall on the knock sensor harness/glow plug. Will not go over 60 mph.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact’s dad stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the starter replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience failure. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under a recall for the starter. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle came to a complete stop at a stop sign and loss motive power. The contact towed the vehicle to his residence. The contact who works as an independent mechanic, self-diagnosed the failure as the engine seized and was not moving with the crankshaft. There was no metal found in the oil or oil filter. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

My 2015 kia optima with snow white pearl paint is peeling and delaminating without any prior damage. An independent shop reviewed the paint and agreed that it was a factory paint failure. They started to appear a few years after I bought it but I passed it off as regular stone chipping.

There has never been any problems with the vehicle. No clicking no lights . I took it before time for an oil change and tune up. The car just stopped at the red light . I had it towed to Kia. It’s been there now a week shy of 2 months. I have to call for updates no one would call me back. I called kia recall department. A lady told me car has 2 recalls on it but they will NOT FIX IT due the time me no having warranty!

I was driving my car and was hearing a clicking/thumping sound, until I turned left into a street where the motor just started shaking and making a louder noise. I started to press on the brakes because the sound and feeling of the car was very unusual. I came to a complete stop and put my car in park and waited where finally the engine just cut off even though the lights stayed on. I turned my key back to turn of the car and tried to turn it back on but my motor would just shake and my car would not turn on. i stepped outside and noticed there was oil spilling from under my car. I got it towed to a mechanic where they informed me my rod bearing came lose and punctured a hole in my engine. I called the KIA assistance center and said this was due to the recall SC212, but when i called a KIA dealership they said they could not cover the damage. Turns out this issue was part of a product improvement campaign which KIA would update the ECU in my vehicle.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact had initially taken his vehicle to a local dealer to be serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V331000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). Upon return of the vehicle, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start up after multiple attempts. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the alternator was replaced. The independent mechanic also informed him that the battery would charge to full capacity and referred him back to the dealer. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the dealer could not find a failure after an inspection. After a few weeks, the contact stated that the failure returned as the ABS warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that while his son was driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled while on the highway. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and had the battery checked by another independent mechanic. The contact’s son was informed that the battery was not linked to the failure. The contact’s wife had called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The vehicle has been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. The VIN was not available. Consumer would like to withdraw the complaint since it has been repaired.

I was driving on the highway going about 55 miles per hour when suddenly the dashboard lights illuminated and car seemed to power down quickly. I barely had time to pull over to the shoulder of the road when the car completely shut down. I could not get the car to start backup and I had to call a towing company to the scene to tow the car to the Kia dealership. My safety and the other occupants safety were put in grave danger, especially driving on a highway where the speed limit is minimum 55 miles per hour. The car dealership confirmed the problem with me, but there is a significant wait time of 2 weeks or more before they can begin performing necessary repairs to the vehicle. Their excuse was an abnormally high number of other Kia Optimas ahead of my vehicle, waiting on parts from Korea, and the warehouse being backup due to the parts shortage. There were no warning lamps or noises prior to the car completely shutting down while driving 55 miles per hour on the highway. It was sudden and caught me off guard and I tried not to panic during the entire dangerous and scary situation. I have been without a replacement vehicle for over two weeks because you cannot get the rental/loaner coverage until the car has been formally diagnosed by a technician. I am paying out-of-pocket until I get the rental car coverage that Kia told me I would qualify for once the car is officially diagnosed and a timeframe is given for estimated date of full repair and pick up of the vehicle.

While traveling on a city street at approximately 40 miles per hour, the engine seized and stalled. After coasting to the shoulder without power, the engine would not restart. Vehicle was towed to local dealership and I was informed it has complete engine failure. Dealership stating Kia corporate refusing to repair vehicle despite multiple complaints of engine failure in this model.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving at 15-20 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled and she saw smoke coming out from underneath of the hood of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated she was able to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, then it was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the engine had ceased. The dealer informed the contact that she would be responsible for the cost of the repair. The vehicle was towed to a second dealer (Kia of Riverdale 1 Windbeam Rd, Riverdale, NJ 07457). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not provide any assistance due to the fact that the previous owner of the vehicle had not completed the software update of the vehicle. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V331000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

My Pearl White paint is chipping off

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving approximately at 40 mph when the vehicle lost motor functionality. The contact was able to pull over and smelled a burning odor coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that they spoke to a local dealer and was advised to not bring the vehicle in for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was informed of failure and told the contact they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 96,127.

My Kia Optima needs/needed to have a software update to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) to installed. The Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS) protects the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage. There was/is nothing to detect the onset of excessive connecting rod bearing wear and alert the driver at an early stage of bearing wear before the occurrence of severe engine damage, including engine failure. There is no indicative code to alert the driver and minimize the risk of a more severe engine failure. My car has experienced this inadequacy and is need of a full engine replacement because of it. There has been recalls on other years of the Kia Optima but, not the 2015. This is an increasing problem amongst Kia Optima 2015 owners and should not be treated separately from the other years that have experienced the same problem. My car jerked suddenly in traffic and came to a sudden stop almost causing me and my granddaughter to be in a collision with oncoming traffic, with no warning. Kia did a safety recall campaign for other models with this problem SC200**1 (Rev 1, 03/25/2021) but did not include the Kia Optima 2015.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated their daughter was driving at 55 mph, the vehicle in front of the driver slammed on their brakes for a complete stop which caused the contact to depressed on the brake pedal however the vehicle did not stop or slow down causing the driver to crash into the rear of the vehicle in front. The driver-side air bag did deploy. The front end and hood were bent. No one was injured. There was no medical treatment at the scene. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 180,000.

Driving on the freeway at 60-65. car started slowing down. bumper to bumper traffic. car stops. KIDS in car. most terrifying moment in life. get towed finally they took to KIA dealer Cleveland Ohio.. engine locked. $4K to repair. KIA would not warranty any of it. 102K miles on engine. frequent oil changes. 2015 was not covered on the recall. This is un acceptable they know its a problem.

No incident occurred. My airbag light has been on for the past 2 months but no impact occurred to my vehicle

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V331000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle off to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact mentioned that the battery was drained from the engine not turning off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was undrivable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

I received a Safety Recall notice dated 7/5/2021. When I contacted the dealership, the next available appointment was December 6, 2021. Because of the seriousness of this recall, I feel I should be given a service appointment sooner than December 2021.

Extreme paint chipping

On Monday, August 02, 2021, I was driving home from work and suddenly, when I stepped on the gas pedal, the car didn’t move but the RPMs were reveving very high and all the lights, accessories continued to work. The car had to be pushed out of the street and into a parking lot, until it was towed the following morning to my local mechanic. Upon inspection, it was determined that the engine had seized. I was informed that this is a well-established problem of similar models, years of Kia and Hyundai vehicles that occurred as result of an issue during the manufacturing process and that Kia was aware of the problem but refused to issue a recall. Due to Kia’s reluctance to reimburse owners for the repairs, there is a class-action lawsuit against Kia. My vehicle was towed on August 5, 2021 to Bob Rohrman’s Kia dealership on Golf Rd, Schaumburg IL.As a result, I am without a vehicle that I am still making payments on until December 2021.

I started driving to work drove a mile went to accelerate to get on the highway, all my dash lights came on and and i pulled over, my break was stiff so i figured it died, it started to smoke, at first the door wouldn’t open for me to get out, i had to manually unlock it which is weird because if my car is put into park the door automatically unlock normally, when i got out i saw the smoke getting thicker, so i backed up within minutes the car was in flames. I called 911 right away. There was really no warning at all!

I have owned my kia optima for several years and I've had issues with the windshield wipers not going fast enough. I work from home so I do not travel that often but just recently went on a trip & was on the interstate when it started raining very hard. I could not see the car in front of me at all, not even their tail lights. I understand visibility is always worse when it rains but all the other cars were still going at a steady pace & passing me. I had to pull over on the side of the interstate until the rain slowed down to just a sprinkle before I could see well enough to drive. This caused me a great amount of anxiety because i didn't know if I was going to run into someone or if I was even in the right lane. I have several friends that also have the kia optima 2015 & 2016 models and they have said the same thing. The speed on the windshield wipers is extremely slow compared to other cars we tested this on & I feel this is a major safety concern. I pulled up google reviews on this issue & there are a lot of people complaining about the speed not being fast enough.

So we have a 2015 Kia Optima. On June 10 2021 our car was completely fine just did our normal oil change, tune up, etc. it was running and starting just fine. The next day June 11th, 2021 my husband was on the highway and getting off at his exit and the car suddenly went into “limp mode” it’s a safety mechanism on the car to stop it from completely blowing the engine and destroying other things. He was able to get the car home but was only able to go 25 miles a hour. The car is now currently sitting in our drive way throwing a whole bunch of different codes. First it was a rod in the engine and then now a misfire when the car hasn’t moved in over a month. From what I hearing from the dealership and other people this is common with the GDI engines. We are now out of a car and don’t even know what’s completely wrong with it. We’ve barely had a year of that.

The contact owned a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while stationary with the engine on, the check engine warning light illuminated. After pulling into a parking lot, the vehicle stalled and was unable to be restarted. With the assistance of a nearby police officer, the contact placed the vehicle into neutral and backed into a parking spot. While waiting for her boyfriend to arrive at the scene, she noticed that dark grayish smoke was coming from the engine. The contact and her daughter immediately exited the vehicle as another police officer showed up at the scene. The officer attempted to extinguish the fire with an extinguisher but failed to do so. The fire department arrived at the scene and was able to extinguish the fire. The contact was uncertain if a fire or police report was filed. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard where it remained. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. Upon speaking with her insurance adjuster, the contact was informed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V331000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the contact never received the notification letter about the recall. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

Engine oil consumption is extremely high with no leaks and caused damage to the engine. Causing car to quit and lose power. I have been doing my oil changes correctly.

While driving 55MPH on highway vehicle suddenly stalled. I was able to coast to the shoulder on the right. I was not able to restart vehicle. Vehicle left on highway to be towed.

The contact owned a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled and failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed as an engine failure. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer and the dealer informed the contact that they needed the maintenance history receipts. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,978.

Electronic stability control activates (flashing light on dash) inappropriately; when not actually experiencing a traction issue. Most often occurs when accelerating from a stop at an intersection with any type of “dip” or unevenness between the roadways, such as lip from driveway to street. When it activates in these situations the engine power reduces significantly resulting in little to no torque and the vehicle is unable to properly accelerate. This becomes very dangerous when pulling onto roadways with through-traffic, as it is not possible to clear the intersection in the anticipated timeframe had the electronic stability control had not improperly engaged. My common reaction when this happens is to provide more acceleration, which the vehicle responds to once the roadway becomes even and results in an instant burst of engine power. This causes the tires to spin, reduced ability to control steering and a total loss if in a turn.

I was driving my car on the street going about 35-45 mph when all of a sudden with no warning my car stopped completely. It had to be towed.

Front low beams continue to be very dim. Cannot see a few feet in front of the car at night. Have replaced bulbs but nothing seems to work. Is consistent with other complaints of the same, noted with NHTSA.

When I drive my car it smells just like it is burning or melting in the motor, it comes thru the vents and smells awful. It has only smoked a couple of times when I have turned it off. I have had it looked at but at first they couldn't find the problem. The second time I had it checked out they said that the changed the HECU on my car but it still smells like it is burning. It has been doing it for about 3 months.

My vehicle pearl white paint started peeling on both sides of my front window and now is peeling on my hood. I have filed 2 complaints with my dealership that took pictures and the first one was expired they said cause of covid. It's been several months now and still haven't heard about my 2nd request. It's peeling really bad and it's ridiculous that Kia isn't trying to fix this problem. My hood is starting to get rust spots where the paint has peeled. I'm very upset and frustrated with this problem. I really need to get my car repainted.

I’ve completed the recall on Saturday it took them less then a few minutes even though the invoice said 0.00hrs. I showed that I had brake fluid leaking and the car smokes but was told to come back if things got worse. Saturday night I was driving to the house with my fiancée and the car started slowly if down, the check engine light came on. Then the car shut off in the middle of the highway after a while it just cut back on and smoke all the way to the house. If there was someone behind me I would have cause a accident but it not within my control. My car has randomly shut off while driving and a while later coming idling again, today making the 5th time with in 3days

2015 Kia Optima approximately 120xxx miles, daily driver Regular maintenance on vehicle. Engine failed as I was driving to doctor appointment. No warnings, no fluids leaking, no irregular gauge readings, no lights. Vehicle had to be towed to nearest dealership. Confirmed engine failure, failed bearing test. Contacted Kia Motors Consumer related to failed engine. No update on engine repair.

2015 Kia Optima, Snow White Pearl paint is peeling off hood, and rails around windshield.

I had 2 incidents with my cars engine not even a year apart! I got my car 8/1/2020 on 10/03/2020 I had a blinking engine light come on. I got it towed to the Kia dealership and they told me they were going to replace my engine because their is recall.. well they didn’t they ended up running a “test” and the engine light “came off” and they gave me my car back. Now we’re back again with another engine problem on 5/20/2021 my engine light, oil light and battery came on! Luckily I pulled over in time because shortly after my car seized and then didn’t start! My pap came to get me and checked my oil and there was none in there! I just got an oil change and every time I get an oil change I run out of oil and coolant and windshield fluid so fast and get it replaced in between oil changes it’s ridiculous! I definitely think it had something to do with the recall on my engine I’m still waiting for a diagnosis on my car and it’s been 5 days since I’ve had my car towed to Kia with no answers still!

My daughter was in a collision, going about 40 MPH, and the airbags did not deploy, she is very lucky that the windshield did not bust otherwise she would have been hurt.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with the engine failing. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V519000 (Service brakes, Hydraulic) in January of 2019. The contact was relating the failure to the recall. The contact was unable to service the recall because the dealer was behind on work. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

I was driving in rush hour traffic I'm my 2015 kia optima when it just cut off while I was driving almost causing me to hit another car. Unsure of what was happening I had it towed to akin and bobs auto repair. They inspected the car and it needs a new engine. I had not had any issues with car before. Now I see there is a recall that is causing issue like I experienced that day.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER ALM KIA SOUTH (4310 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (678) 261-8409) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS GAIN TAKEN TO ALM KIA SOUTH TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA FROM THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN WOODSTOCK GA I HAVE NOTICED A STRANGE SMELL LIKE BURNING OIL IN THE ENGINE I COULD SMELL IT INSIDE MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AS WELL .ALSO THE ENGINE ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE RUNNING HOT AND CERTAIN DAYS IT TOOK NUMEROUS TRYS TO MAKE THE CAR START .ALSO MY LIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY FLICKER INSIDE THE VECHILE .I HAVE PAYED OFF MY KIA AND SOLD IT NOW BUT I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING I WOULD BE BE ELIGIBLE FOR SOMEKIND OF COMPENSATION EVEN AFTER IT WAS SOLD I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS I LOST THE FIRST LETTER I WAS SENT SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW ALL MY OPTIONS HERE THANK U AND GOD BLESS MY MY CAR WAS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA I BEGAN FINANCING THE VECHILE THROUGH ALLY ON 12/04/2018 IT WAS PAID OFF 10/31/2019 ALSO I KEPT HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND THE WHOLE TIME I DROVE MY VEHICLE COMEING FROM MY ENGINE AS WELL AS A BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH, WHEN SHE SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH TO SWITCH LANE THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 2 MORE MILES BEFORE IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THEN CONTACTED A KIA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V519000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO PARKWAY FAMILY KIA (22555 US-59, KINGWOOD, TX 77339) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER THEN SENT THE DIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR APPROVAL HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD NOT DONE THE MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT UPGRADE: VPI1802 (ENGINE) THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT UPGRADE BECAUSE IT WAS SENT TO AN OLD ADDRESS THAT SHE NO LONGER LIVED AT. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER UNREPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND SUDDENLY IT'S STOPPED I TRIED TO TURNING IT BACK ON BUT IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THEY COULDN'T TOUCH IT. HE ALSO SAID IT SMELL LIKE SOMETHING BLOW UP IT SMELLED LIKE SMOKE. THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP. THEIR MECHANIC AND CUSTOMER REP ARE TELLING ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO THE RECALL ON TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND I HAD TO PAY $7008.00 OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGH I NEVER GOT A NOTICE FOR A RECALL. IN THEIR SYSTEM THEY HAD A DIFFERENT ADDRESS, AND WERE ABLE TO UPDATED MY ADDRESS AND STILL TOLD ME I WAS LIABLE BECAUSE THERE ARE WAYS OF CHECKING FOR RECALLS.

MY CAR IS RAPID LOSING OIL IN BETWEEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PUT OIL IN WEEKLY AND THERE NOT HAS THERE EVER BEEN ANY LEAKS. THE OILD IS BURNING OFF WAY FASTER THEN IT SHOULD BURN. SO ON TOP OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I HAVE TO PURCHASE OIL ON TOP OF IT. THE TIMING CHAIN IS SUFFERING DUE TO THE ENGINE GOING DRY WAY TOO FAST. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR SOMEONE UNAWARE OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. THE OIL TURNS BLACK QUICKER THEN IT SHOULD AS WELL. MY MECHANIC SAID YOU ALL NEED TO REPLACE THESE RIGHT AWAY OR SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT HAS TAKEN A YEAR FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPORT THIS ISSUE.

EVERY TIME I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON. PEOPLE THINK I AM RIDING MY BRAKES.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND I NOTICED MY VEHICLE HAVING A HARD TIME PICKING UP SPEED AND SOON AFTER IT WAS A NOTICEABLE KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE RPM AND DASHBOARD GAUGES WERE VERY SPORADIC. I PARKED THE CAR AND POPPED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THERE WAS SOMEHOW ABSOLUTELY NO OIL, BUT NO CURRENT SIGN OF LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. THE CAR CONTINUES TO KNOCK WHEN I START IT UP AND AM AFRAID OF IT OVERHEATING AND IT IS CURRENTLY PARKED. IT SMELLS DEFINITELY LIKE BURNTNESS AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO D3 AND D IT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST APPARENT THAT THE ENGINE COULD BE HAVING TOUBLE. SPEEDS AND RPM GAUGE ARE MOST SPORADIC AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE EXHAUST PIPE SEEMS TO HAVE RESIDUE OF SOME SORT THAT ISN'T NORMAL.

MY KIA IS USING AND LOSING OIL RAPIDLY. AS IN IN-BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND IT IS NOT BURNING OIL. MY ENGINE HAS SEIZED UP TWICE, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, BECAUSE ITS RAPIDLY USING THAT MUCH OIL. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE'S WORKED ON SEVERAL KIA'S WITH THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. WHERE IS MY OIL GOING? AFTER CALLING 5 KIA DEALERSHIPS TODAY, NONE OF THEM CAN GET ME IN FOR AT LEAST 45 DAYS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO BACKED UP WITH FIXING ALL THE RECALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE CENTERED IN THE LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FEATURE WAS NOT OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TH STEERING ANGLE PRESSURE HAD STARTED TO FAIL IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON'S MID RIVERS KIA (4955 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY, ST PETERS, MO 63376) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I HAD JUST LEFT THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-30 EASTBOUND IN BENTON, AR. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN ACTING JERKY AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I STARTED TO CROSS OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN I NOTICED SMOKING COMING OUT THE BACK. I GOT ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER, PARKED IN FRONT OF EXIT 118, AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I WAS IN MY VEHICLE CALLING A RIDE WHEN I NOTICED A GENTLEMAN RUNNING TOWARDS ME YELLING, "YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE!" I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE, WENT AROUND TO THE PASSENGER DOOR TO RETRIEVE MY PURSE AND LAPTOP BAG FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND MOVED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. BY THE TIME, I HAD RETRIEVED MY ITEMS OUT OF THE FRONT SEAT, THERE WAS SMOKING COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. BY THE TIME, I HAD BEGUN WALKING TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, YOU COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD. I WAS CALLING 911 AS I WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE FIRE IS UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE BY K & A TIRES IN MALVERN, AR. THE CAMSHAFT WAS REPLACED, AN OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INVOICE WAS IN THE GLOVE DEPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER WAS GIVEN INFORMATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS/IS UNDER AN NHTSA RECALL# 20V519.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS MY WHEELS LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. I HAD TO PUSH IT DOWN A HILL AND USE NEUTRAL TO GET AT LEAST GET THE CAR OFF THE MAIN STREET AND TOWED. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS TAKEN TO KIA AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE I COULDN'T PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF ANY MAINTENANCE THAT WAS DONE ON THE CAR OVER TIME.

I WAS DRIVING TODAY ON 95 NORTH PHILADELPHIA! AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE BATTERY LIGHTS AND OIL LIGHT DID COME ON. AND AFTER THAT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 73 NEW JERSEY

2015 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICES RECEIVED ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JS

WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, FOR EXAMPLE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATING ON THE PANEL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE MUST BE PLACED IN PARK AND RESTARTED. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY, SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES.

ON 3-14-2021 ABOUT 225PM I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE I10 FREEWAY IN ONTARIO CALIFORNIA, WHILE MERGING ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO SHUT OFF AND MY SPEED WAS GOING DOWN . I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, ONCE I WAS STOPPED I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR THAN WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE AND FLAMES I JUMPED OUT THE CAR AND THE CAR LIT UP IN FLAMES. I CALLED ONTARIO POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THE SHARK FIN ANTENNA COVER COMES OFF DURING HIGH SPEED AND MY IMPACT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHE HAD RUN A RED LIGHT, SHE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PARTIALLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED 2 BROKEN RIGHT RIBS, LEFT COLLAR BONE WAS SPRAINED, THE RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT FOOT WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF ANYONE WAS INJURED IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE INSURANCE DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER MIKE MILLER AUTO PARK (2007 W PIONEER PKWY, PEORIA, IL 61615: (309) 693-1222) AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL LIGHT, AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER CALAVAN KIA WEST (1301 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122, (678) 715-5399) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V519000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) FOR WHICH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN IN FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

I WAS HEADED TO KY DECEMBER 2020 TO VISIT MY FATHER. THE CAR STARTED MAKING RATTLING NOISE. AS I HIT THE GAS PETAL, THE CAR WAS STOPPING IN ON COMING 1-65 TRAFFIC HEADING NORTH. I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOW TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS NEARLY 50 MILES FROM BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY (12-23-20). I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND WE SET UP ARRANGEMENTS FOR TOWING TO PICK UP THE NEXT MORNING (LESS THAN 24 HOURS- CHRISTMAS EVE). WITHIN LESS THAN 24 HOURS, THE CAR WAS IMPOUNDED BY KENTUCKY POLICE NEAR GLASGOW, KY. AFTER PAYING TOWING FEES AND TICKETS, I FINALLY GOT MY CAR TO AUTO COMPANY TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. AFTER COMPLETION, I FOUND OUT THE ENGINE FAILED ALONG WITH MORE STUFF. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR (KIA-HUNTSVILLE, AL) TO ASK FOR ADVICE ON NEXT STEPS. HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE NEAREST KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEAR WHERE THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS FINALLY TOWED TO MARTIN KIA (BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY). THEY PUT ME IN LINE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND COMPLETELY FIXED. ON JANUARY 4, 2021 THE VEHICLE WAS IN KIA POSSESSION TO FIX RECALL REPAIRS. MARCH 6, 2021 I WAS SCHEDULED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS PROMISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETED. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR, I HAD TO WAIT 45MINUTES BECAUSE MY CAR WAS LOCKED AND TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS PULLED TO SIDE AND TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED BY BRAND NEW EMPLOYEE AND TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE A ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON BECAUSE IF SO, IT'S PROBABLY THE NEW HIRE FAULT FOR IT MESSING UP. AFTER ALL OF THAT, I WAS HEADED HOME AND THE CAR STOPPED A SECOND TIME! AFTER CONTACTING LOCAL POLICE, I WAS TOLD TO GO BACK TO KIA TO RETURN THE KEYS AND MAKE THEM TOW THE VEHICLE TO GET IT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE.

CAR ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ROAD RANGER ATTEMPTED TO JUMP CAR OFF BUT SPARKS CAME AND MULTIPLE CABLES WERE BURNT OUT.. CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND WAS ADVISE TO CONTACT KIA FOR RECALL

MY ENGINE IS TICKING AND TAPPING DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE GOT MY OIL CHANGE IT'S IN THE FRONT PART OF THE VEHICLE02

ENGINE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. BUT DOESN'T GIVE A CODE WHEN I TAKE IT TO GET SERVICED. TOOK IT UP TO KIA TO TELL THEM THAT ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THAT MY WALL CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE TRUNK FROM THE SOCKET THAT HOLDS THE BULBS.BACK LIGHTS GO OUT CONSTANTLY AFTER THE BULBS ARE CHANGED OR THE SOCKET HAS BEEN CHANGED.

WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROAD APPROACHING REDLIGHY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO STIFF AND CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ROLLING. COULD NOT GET TO START AGAIN AND SMELT ELECTRICAL BURNING SOMEWHERE. HAD TO BEG CAR TOWED HOME. TRIED JUMPING WITH A JUMP BOX TO ELIMINATE BATTERY AND IT WAS NOT ISSUE. ALMOST REAR ENDED VEHICLE INFRONT AND WAS STRANDED ON SIDE OF MAIN ROAD.

DID AN OIL CHANGE AND AFTER THAT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V519000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS TOWED TO VICTORY KIA (5101 N. NAVARRO ST, VICTORIA, TX 77904, (361) 333-4542) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

ROD BEARINGS WENT BAD AND SEIZED THE ENGINE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE . HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALER . HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY

I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON I96 WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE BATTERY LIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO AN EXIT BUT THE CAR CUT OFF RIGHT AT THE EXIT RAMP AS I STOPPED TRAFFIC FOR A MILE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I HAD IT LOOKED AT TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS A 2015 WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 100,000 MILES. REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE. THE LAST CAR SHOP SAID THAT SOMETHING CAME LOOSE IN THE ENGINE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE RAMP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH KIA AND HYUNDAI MOTORS.

DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON THE 405 AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOWED SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT AND 2 OTHERS, THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND ONLY HAD BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SHUFFLE OFF THE MAIN FREEWAY TO AN OFF RAMP WHERE I PULLED OVER TO ATTEMPT TO POWER THE CAR BACK ON. THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED TO BECOME APPARENT AND I WENT OUT TO LIFT THE HOOD AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT THE OPENING. I RUSHED TO GET MY KIDS OUT THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE BATTERY CABLE OFF TO TRY TO SALVAGE IT FROM CATCHING FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE THE BATTERY CABLE OFF BUT SMOKE CONTINUED TO COME OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP CAR PROS KIA IN GLENDALE AND IM BEING INFORMED THE STARTER WAS THE ISSUE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IM UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS SINCE THE EVENT OF THE VEHICLE LOSING ALL POWER OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING .

PEELING PAINT ON HOOD AND SIDE PILLARS. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH KIA AND SWP WHITE PEARL PAINT.

THE PAINT IS SERIOUSLY PEELING "DELAMINATING" IN "SNOW WHITE PEARL" AND THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!! IT OCCURS DRIVING OR JUST WASHING THE CAR. SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING AN ODOR APPEARED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, GET OUT THE VEHICLE, LOOK UNDER THE HOOD, AND WITHIN SECONDS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WENT UP IN FLAMES. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A COLLISION LOT. NO MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER BROTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HE SMELLED SMOKE. THERE WAS FIRE IN THE TRUNK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BROTHER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RETRIEVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED HER INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY DIRECTED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO RECOMMENDED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V519000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, I TOOK MY KIA TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A STALL OUT AND TURNED OUT MY VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE A WEEK LATER AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. WELL A MONTH LATER, ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND I'M HEARD A POP UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW SMOKE. A MIN LATER MY CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES. NONE OF MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE CAR HAD A SAFETY ISSUE. MY WARNING LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND UNDRIVABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL ELECTRICAL INDICATION IN SIDE THE VEHICLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE SHAW KIA (6802 S PADRE ISLAND DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412(361) 204-2731) WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS BURNT DUE TO A WIRE HARNESS CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS INDEPENDENTLY MOVE INWARDS TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO BAYSIDE KIA OF WALDORF LOCATED AT 3188 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20603, (301) 645-1711, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.*DT*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF AN WOULDNT START BACK.. A SHOP TOLD ME THE MOTOR WAS LOCKED UP AS WELL AS THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. IT ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AN SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WHAT SO EVER ALREADY!!! ONE KIA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE 6-11,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT! ANOTHER KIA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY DO HAVE A RECALL ON THE MOTOR LOCKING UP AND THAT THEY MIGHT FIX IT? IF THERE'S A RECALL IT SHOULDN'T BE A MIGHT THEY SHOULD FOR SURE FIX IT I FEEL.. ALSO, I DO HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY LIKE IM SUPPOSED TO.

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULDNT START.I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND TRIED TO START IT AND IT ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE.I HAD IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AND THE TURBO SYSTEM WHICH HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2016THAT WAS FOR THE KNOCK SENSORSYSTEM ON 2018/

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME MAYBE A DAY OR TWO THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND I REGAINED STEERING. SINCE THEN IT HAS COME BACK ON AGAIN AND I HAVE HAD NO POWER STEERING SINCE THIS PERIOD I KNOW THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THIS AND BELIEVE THIS IS PART OF IT, HOWEVER I AM TOLD THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE SAFETY ISSUE FIXED ON MY OWN.

ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME THAT DAY THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I REGAINED POWER STEERING. LATER THAT SAME DAY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REAPPEARED AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY CLAIM THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY RECALL THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING.

TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHING ME IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, MY ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED SUSPENSION ISSUES OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THIS, THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED AND GLOBAL LENDING SERVICES IS CONSISTENTLY REPORTING IT AS A REPOSSESSION. BOTH VEHICLES WERE IN MOTION AND IT WAS ON A LA HWY.

WHEN I REVERSE MY CAR OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT IT STOPS LIKE MY BRAKES LOCKS. I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS A LITTLE FOR IT TO GO. ALSO MY BRAKES OR WHEEL IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT MY BRAKES LOOKS GOOD

HEAD LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP SHORTING OUT MAKING IT HARD FOR YOU TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR EVEN DURING THE DAY. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE JAMS AND WILL CAUSE YOU TO SLIDE IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFULLY IN THE RAIN AND SNOW

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CAR DRIVE HORRIBLE. ENGINE IS SHAKING EVERYTIME I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK WHILE CAR IS RUNNING

CUT SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY, BEGAN SMOKING AND NOW WILL NOT START. IN CHAMBLEE GA

VEHICLE HAD SERVICE LIGHT ON FOR ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S OK TO DRIVE TODAY UNTIL THEY SERVICE IN THE MORNING. THEY HAD A SENSOR SHOW FOR THE HEUC. I DROVE 10 MILES APPROXIMATELY HALF ON FREEWAY AND AT FULL 65MPH THE CAR MADE A VERY LOUD ELECTRICAL NOISE AND LOST FULL DRIVE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY AVOID GETTING HIT AT FULL FREEWAY SPEEDS IN RUSH HOUR AND ABLE TO GET ON SHOULDER AND EXIT RAMP. CAR TURNED BACK ON AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 15MPH AT THE LIGHT AND WAS TOWED TODAY DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INQUIRY.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH AT AT ABOUT 65 MILES A HOUR AND MY CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND WOULDN'T START. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND GOT IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP. THEY GOT BACK TO ME ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER AND SAID MY ENGINE WAS BLOW BUT IT WAS ON RECALL BUT MY CARFAX ONLY HAVE ONE OIL CHANGE DONE SINCE I BOUT THE CAR. I PROVIDED THEM WITH UP TO DATE SERVICE RECORDS AND I TOLD THEM THE LAST TWO OIL CHANGES I DID WERE ON MY OWN. THEY JUST GOT BACK TO ME AND SAID I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL IF IT'S A RECALL I THINK IT SHOULD BE FIXED I'M 19 YEARS OLD AND I STILL OWE 12000 ON THE CAR AND IT'S MY FIRST CAR I EVER BOUGHT ON MY OWN AND MY ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU

DRIVING THE 15 KIA OPTIMA WHEN THE VEHICLE START LOSS THE POWER AND ENGINE DIE, TRY TO START AND ENGINE START HARD. TOWING TO A MECHANIC SHOP, EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE, NO CODES, START THE ENGINE AND THE NOISE CAME, ENGINE IS NOCKING.

MY KIA STARTED OUT MAKING A STRANGE SQUEALING NOISE, THEN IT STARTED LOOSING POWER. WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN I PUSH THE GAS PEDDLE AND IT TAKES AWHILE TO GET UP TO EVEN 35 MPH. I WAS TOLD THE TURBO MANIFOLD WAS BAD SO I HAD ONE PUT ON. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED MAKING A CHA CHA CHA NOISE. I TOOK IT BACK AND HAD TO GET ANOTHER TURBO, ONCE AGAIN SAME THING. KIA DEALERS SAID TURBO AGAIN. SO I'M OUT LABOR AND TURBO COST ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE TO WORK I NEED MY CAR, I NEED IT FIXED NOW. I LOVE THE CAR BUT I AM SO SICK OF STRESSING OVER EXPENSES, AND LOOSING MY JOB NOT ABLE TO GET THERE. I JUST WANT IT FIXED CORRECTLY, OR MONEY TO GET A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. I'VE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY GMC,CHEVY AND PONTIAC VEHICLES. I DO LOVE MY KIA BUT I WILL GO BACK TO THE MOST RELIABLE CAR. NO POWER IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU NEED TO TAKE OFF BUT THE CAR BOGS DOWN. SO I YOU WILL I REALLY NEED TO FIND A MECHANIC THAT CAN TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG AND FIX IT. FIVE MECHANICS APPARENTLY DON'T KNOW EITHER. I DON'T NEED MY CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE. SO PLEASE TELL ME SOME GOOD NEWS THAT I WILL HAVE A DEPENDABLE CAR SOON.

KNOCK SENSOR DETECTOR IS MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE VIBRATES WHEN ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SHE BECAME AWARE OF A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE RECENTLY, HE NOTICED THAT THE HIGH FUEL PUMP LEAKED FUEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE PARKWAY FAMILY KIA LOCATED AT 22555 US-59, KINGWOOD, TX 77339, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. *LN*DT*JB CONSUMER STATED DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP.*JB*JB

AT ABOUT 1500 MILES ON THE CAR, I HAVE 2200 NOW, I STARTED TO NOTICE A GRINDING AND A ROUGH CONTACT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS KIA HAS HAD AOT OF ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES ON THE STINGER SINCE INTRODUCTION. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP SOON BUT PER THE RESEARCH, KIA DOES NOT HAVE FIX OTHER THAN REPLACING REPEATEDLY.

AS I WAS COMING UP TO AT STOP LIGHT IT FELT AS IF THE CAR HAD LOSS POWER I LOOK DOWN AT MY DASH TO SEE ALL MY INDICATOR LIGHTS ON I TRIED TO PUSH ON THE GAS BUT ALL IT DID WAS STUTTER WITH VERY LILTTLE POWER DID WANT TO GO SO I PULLED TO SIDE TURN KEY OFF FOR 5 MINS OR SO CHECKE ALL FLUIDS CAPS AND LINES ALL WAS OK STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BUT IT WAS A SLIGHT THUMP SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE BUT DIDN'T THINK NOTHING OF IT CAUSE IT WASN'T LOUD ENOUGH I THOUGHT TO BE CONCERN FEW MINS INTO DRIVING SOUND KINDA FADED. VERY NEXT DAY MAYBE 15 MILES INTO DRIVING SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN LOSS POWER INDICATOR. LIGHTS COME ON I PULL OVER ONLY THIS TIME I SIT WAIT 5 10 MINS TRY TO START CAR AGAIN IT DOESN'T EVEN CRANK OVER 20 MINS GO BY I TRY TO START IT AND IT DOES ONLY TO HEAR THAT SAME THUMPING SOUND BUT LOUDLY THIS TIME SO I PUT CAR IN DRIVE SOUND FADES AS I START SLIGHTLY PUSHING CAR THE THUMP SOUND BECAME A LOUD METAL SOUNDING NOISE LIKE SILVERWARE BOUNCING IN A BUCKET I TURN IT OFF AN IT'S BEEN SITTING SINCE

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I QUICKLY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS OFF APPROX 20 MINUTES LATER THE SMOKE STARTED TO DIE DOWN. AT THAT POINT, I WAS TO SCARED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON TO SEE IF I COULD DRIVE IT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD IT TOWED TO KIA. WHILE THE CAR WAS AT KIA THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS NOT AN ENGINE ISSUE HE THINKS IT MAY BE FROM A SLUDGE BUILD UP FROM OIL (BECAUSE HE REALLY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE). I HAD JUST TAKEN MY CAR FOR ITS OIL CHANGED THAT SAME DAY. WHICH THEY DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANY KIND OF BUILD UP. THE KIA EMPLOYEES WERE RUDE WHEN I CALLED AND REQUESTED A LOANER CAR. THEY AT FIRST TOLD ME TO COME DOWN AND PICK UP A CAR, ONCE I DROVE IN, THEY DENIED ME FOR A LOANER CAR AND TOLD ME I COULD RENT ONE FOR 35 A DAY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THEY CAN'T GET A CODE TO COME UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH KIA THEN IS TELLING ME IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN ASKED WHY THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENGINE, THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE SLUDGE BUILD UP THEY HAVE TOO, WHEN REALLY THEY DON'T TECHNICALLY KNOW FOR SURE WHAT CAUSED THE SMOKE ISSUE. SO NOW KIA IS EXPECTING ME TO PAY 7,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE, WHICH WOULD BE COVERED IF THEY CAN GET A CODE TO COME UP. SO, NOW I AM FORCED TO PAY THIS TO GET MY CAR UP AND RUNNING SO I DON'T LOSE MY JOB (WHICH I HAVE ALREADY MISSED SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO NOT HAVING A VEHICLE). MY FATHER AND I MET WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE IS UNDECIDED WHAT THE ISSUE, OR CAUSE IS AT THIS TIME. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO A FRIEND OF MINE, AND KIA TOLD HER THE SAME THING THAT IT WAS CAUSED FROM A OIL SLUDGE ISSUE, BUT AFTER MONTHS OF ARBITRATION, KIA COMPENSATED HER FOR THE DAMAGES.

HI MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA ON 08/07/2020 I PUT THE RECOMMENDED GAS IN MY TANK AND THEN GOT ONTO THE INTERSTATE AFTER ABOUT 5-15 MINS IT STARTED LOOSING POWER AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE PAST 60. ALSO NOW WHEN I START DRIVING IT JERKS REALLY BAD AND WON'T GO PAST 2 ON THE RPMS. WHEN IT JERKS I'M ASSUMING THAT IT IS THE GEARS TRYING TO CHANGE. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE HAS ACTED WEIRD EVER SINCE BUYING THIS CAR IT COMES AND GOES AND JUST RECENTLY IS WHEN IT STAYED ON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT BEGAN FLASHING WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY ISSUE BEGAN

'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, FIRST WITH MY BREAK LIGHT SWITCH, THEN MY A/C CONTROL PANEL WENT OUT . NOW. AS I WAS WAITING FOR MY FOOD IN THE DRIVE THROUGH LANE MY CAR ENGINE TURNED OFF BUT MY CAR WAS STILL ON, I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND GET MY ENGINE GOING AGAIN.I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE MY ENGINE WON'T START BUT MY CAR WILL TURN ON ALSO WHEN STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS I OFTEN FEEL MY CAR JITTER A LITTLE. I HAD MY BATTERY CHECKED BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

ENGINE JUST LOCKED UP WILL NOT RESPOND YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS I WAS DRIVING ON HWY AND IT JUST SHUT OFF AND WOULDNT START AGAIN IVE HAD IT AT THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CANNOT FIQURE OUT THE PROBLEM THEY THINK IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE IT HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES BEFORE

8/27/2020 CAR HAD BEEN AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE...CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AFTER 'CHECK HYBRID CHARGING SYSTEM' LIGHTS FLASHING 'SHUT DOWN ENGINE' LIGHTS FLASHING. KIA HAD DETERMINED CAR JUST NEEDED A 'HYBRID BATTERY UPDATE' FAST FORWARD...I WAS DRIVING TO VISIT MY MOTHER IN IDAHO, DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED: 'CHECK HYBRID CHARGING SYSTEM, SHUT OFF ENGINE.' ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, AND 'POSSIBLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ISSUE' DIAGNOSTIC FLASHED ON THE RADIO SCREEN. THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER BEFORE LOCKING UP COMPLETELY, WHEEL LOCKING, SHUTTING OFF AND SPINNING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY ANOTHER OTHER CARS WERE CLOSE BY OR ELSE THIS WOULD HAVE EASILY TURNED INTO A FATAL CRASH. 3 HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A $450 TOW INTO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 2 HOURS AWAY.. AND I FIND OUT IT'S A BLOWN HEV FUSE AND THE HYBRID SYSTEM/BATTERY HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A DEAD CAR. FAILED AT AROUND 79,500 MILES. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST KIA OPTIMA HYBRID TO DO THIS!!! RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEBODY!! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A 5 YEAR OLD CAR SHUTTING DOWN AND LOCKING UP ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING. ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA AGAIN. IT HAS THE 10 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WHICH KIA IS SAYING COVERS NO PART OF ANY REPAIRS. ODD SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE HYBRIDS!! RECALL THESE DEATH TRAPS!!!

PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. PUT ON LIMP HOME MODE. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND IT TURN OUT THE KNOCK SENSORS AREN'T WORKING AND I NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE.

I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO COMPLAINT #11317148. ON MARCH 09, 2020 I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE TO MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA.I CONTACTED KIA MOTORS @800-333-4542 CASE #[XXX] SPOKE WITH [XXX] ABOUT THE ISSUE ON MARCH 16, 2020 AND [XXX] ON MARCH 17, 2020 AND THE RESPONSE WAS THAT PREMIER KIA LUFKIN TEXAS SAID I DECLINE TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGED WHICH WAS THEY DECLINE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN UNDER ANY WARRANTY, SO I DECIDED TO PAY THE $1298.00 ON JUNE 09, 2020 TO HAVE PREMIER KIA LUFKIN TEXAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY. I ALSO CONTACTED KIAPARTS.COM ABOUT WHERE TO LOCATE THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND RECEIVED A EMAIL ON MAY 27, 2020 FROM [XXX]AT HANSOMOTORS PARTS DEPARTMENT INFORMING ME THAT MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA HAVE AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THERE IS NO PUMP OR RESERVOIR. BUT LIKE I SAY FOR SAFETY ISSUES I PAID THE $1298.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. MY QUESTION NOW IS HAVE THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE THAT WOULD WARRANT ME A REFUND OF $1298.00 THE AMOUNT I PAID PREMIER KIA ON JUNE 09, 2020? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECEIVE UPDATES ON ANY AND ALL RECALLS CONCERNING MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THANKS. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND CAN'T PICK UP SPEED OVER 60 MPH AND KNOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR STALLED ON ME OUT OF NO WHERE. I WAS ABLE TO GET STARTED. ALL MY LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD CAME ON AND MY CAR WAS MAKING A BAD RATTLING NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME, STILL STALLING FROM TIME TO TIME. I GOT IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. HE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD ENGINE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BLOW. I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. IT NEVER MADE A NOISES BEFORE OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE MY ENGINE WAS GOING OUT. I GOT MY PILES CHANGED ON 8/11/2020 AROUND 2:30PM AT MURPHYSBORO, IL WALMART. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 8/13/2020.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING, SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE HOME, SO I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT I WENT TO TAKE OFF AND LOST ALL POWER. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE FACILITY WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND I WAS JUST TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE A 2015 KIA OPTIMA LX WITH 64,000 MILES.

AS I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER COMING UP BEHIND ME WITH MY 80-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER IN THE CAR. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH LOW MILES AND I HAVE OIL IN IT AND OUT OF NOWHERE THERE'S IT'S LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SOMEHOW MY OIL IS BACK LOW AGAIN. THIS SO TOTALLY ON KIA SO MANY COMPLAINTS NOT ENOUGH RESOLUTION.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE LACKS ACCELERATION. A LOUD TAPPING IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIA STARTED ON JULY 25, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK I COASTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL BECAUSE I HAD NO BREAKS. THEN I HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND PULL ME OFF THE FREEWAY TO SEE IF I COULD START MY VEHICLE HOWEVER IT DID NOT START ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON THE DASH ON AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND SMELL LIKE FIRE I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE IS FRIED BECAUSE THE OIL PUMP WAS NOT BEING PUMPED INTO THE MOTOR THEREFORE IT LOCKED UP HE SAID I BELIEVE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME REASON I CHECKED THE RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SYSTEM THAT A 2015 KIA OPTIMA IS UP FOR RECALL. I BELIEVE KIA NEEDS TO REFUND THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 88,000 MILES IN THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED KIA NEEDS TO CALL ME

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS IN RIGHT LANE AND I PULLED OFF TO SHOULDER. A DOT EMERGENCY REPAIR TRUCK STOPPED AND TRIED TO JUMP MY CAR, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, NOT EVEN A NOISE OR ANYTHING. CALLED AAA FOR A TOW.

I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR STARTED TO BOG DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT EVERY FEW SECONDS AND WAS GETTING WORSE THE WHOLE WAY TO THE SHOP, WHICH WAS THE CLOSEST ONE I COULD FIND AS SOON AS IT STARTED DOING IT. THE SHOP RAN THE ERROR CODE AND GOT A KNOCK SENSOR ERROR. I HAD KIA COME PICK IT UP AND TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. THE SHOP PERFORMED A BEARING CLEARANCE CHECK AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS SO THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AND INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE". WHILE REPLACING THE ENGINE THEY FOUND THE TURBO HAD PLAY AND SO THEY INSTALLED A NEW TURBO ASSEMBLY. AFTER ENGINE REPLACEMENT THEY FOUND THE STARTER SEIZED, THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. AFTER ENGINE REPLACEMENT THEY PERFORMED THE ECU UPDATE AND RESET ADAPTIVE VALUES, THEN PERFORMED WIRING SIGNAL INTERFERENCE CHECK WHICH STARTED OK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE SHOP I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER WHEEL AREA. SHOP ENDED UP REPLACING CALIPER AND WHEEL BEARINGS ALONG WITH NEEDING AN ALIGNMENT. ALL HAPPENED AROUND 58K MILES. LUCKILY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SHOP SAID IT WAS JUST A BAD ENGINE. NOTHING I COULD OF DONE COULD OF CAUSED IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR TOLD ME TO PULL OVER AND CHECK THE ENGINE. I PULL OVER, WAIT A LITTLE WHILE, AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN. IT DOESN'T START. THEY HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT TO JUMP IT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOOD. I START TO DRIVE AWAY AND MERGE BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY I LOOSE POWER--- I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE GAS, THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL IS STIFFENING UP. I AM SOMEHOW ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, BARELY GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, AND THEN USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKES. THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME. I JUST HAD IT SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE SO I TOOK IT BACK. IT TURNS OUT THE HYBRID FUSE WENT OUT. I LOOK IT UP ONLINE AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE! I INFORMED ANOTHER KIA DEALER AND THEY WERE ALSO UNAWARE OF THIS. IT'S INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND MY LIFE WAS ENDANGERED.

I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE SEVERAL TIMES AND TOLD THEM HOW MY BRAKES MAKE A NOISE JUST WHEN I BACK UP AND THEY KEEP SAYING MY BRAKES ALRIGHT BUT SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT TO ME...

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF. THIS ENDED UP KILLING MY BATTERY. WHEN I GOT THE BATTERY RECHARGED IT ALLOWED THE CAR TO START WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING PUSHED IN. ALSO I NOTICED THAT THE STOPPER HAD BROKEN. THIS ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO THINK THAT THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED EVEN THOUGH THE PEDDLE WASN'T PUSHED.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 KIA OPTIMA. COMPLETED REGULAR MAINTANENCE ON IT, AND THE ENGINE FAILED (LOCKED UP) AT 138,000 MILES. LATER, I WAS ADVISED THE 2015 KIA OPTIMA AND OTHER KIA'S WERE FOUND TO HAVE FAULTY ENGINES. KIA DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE AT THE TIME, BUT ARE NOW OFFERING ASSISTANCE SINCE I HAVE TRADED THE KIA WITH A LOCKED MOTOR. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND FOR WEEKS AND TODAY A "REGIONAL MANGER" CALLED AND OFFERED ZERO ASSISTANCE AND BASICALLY TOLD ME THE FAULTY MOTOR WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WHEN THE MOTOR LOCKED UP, I WAS PASSING A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. THE OPTIMA STALLED WHILE I WAS IN ON-COMING TRAFFIC, AND THEN THE MOTOR DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFETLY, AND THE CAR SMELT LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER LANGDALE KIA (1508 N ASHLEY ST, VALDOSTA, GA 31602; (229) 242-0715) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT STARTED TO SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 5-8 MINUTES LATER THE SMOKE DRASTICALLY INCREASED, THEN, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,284. *LN*JB

THE CAR SPED IS FASTER THAN WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER DAY. THE CAR JERKS WHEN YOU ARE SITTING IDLE. THE OIL LIGHT KEEP COMING ON WHEN THE OIL STICK SHOW THAT'S ITS OIL IN THERE. CAR DON'T PICK UP SPEED FAST ENOUGH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WAS TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH ON DRY STREET IN THE FAR LEFT LANE (FAST LANE), MY CAR STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE METAL CLICKING AND THEN CAR STARTED SMOKING. MY HUSBAND GETS OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THE SMOKE GOES FROM GRAY TO BLACK AND WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD UP FLAMES COMING FROM REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE! LUCKILY SOMEONE PULLED OVER AND HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE BOTH ARRIVED ON SCENE AND REPORTS MADE. VEHICLE TOWED HOME; WAITING TO TOW TO DEALER TO FIND OUT CAUSE OF FIRE. REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ON THE VEHICLE AND NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS JUST FIRE. KIA KNOWS THERE IS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES AND CHOOSE TO ONLY RECALL CERTAIN YEARS WHEN THEY BASICALLY KNOW ANY VEHICLE BETWEEN 2011 AND 2018 CAN BE AFFECTED. DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE BUT VERY UPSET THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND KIA STATES SINCE IT'S OVER 100,000 MILES THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

MY CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK CARE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP KEPT CAR FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS AND ULTIMATELY WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. NO RECALL REPAIRS HAVE EVER BEEN DONE ON MY CAR SINCE I HAVE HAD IT AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. RECALL IS FOR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND THE DOCUMENTATION STATES IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN MY CAR. *TR

P1236 KNOCK SENSOR CODE. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MIKE MURPHY KIA (6150 ALTAMA AVE, BRUNSWICK, GA 31525) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR APPROVAL TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT FAILED AND THAT ANOTHER ENGINE NEEDED TO BE ORDERED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND STARTER TWICE DUE TO OIL LEAKING THROUGH EXHAUST. NO OIL LEAKS ON GROUND WERE VISIBLE. NO LIGHTS WARNING LOW OIL. BOTH TIME CAR BROKE DOWN ON ROAD. ABOUT TWO YEARS APART. WE REPLACED PARTS WITH USED MOTORS AS THAT'S WHAT WE COULD AFFORD. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT JUST STARTED FLASHING AND NO ACCELERATION WHATSOEVER. TAKES FOREVER JUST TO GET UP TO 30 MPH. CALLED KIA AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A RECALL OR NOT ON THAT YEAR. NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I'M AFRAID FOR MY DAUGHTER TO EVEN DRIVE IT NOW AND IT'S HER ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE CAR MADE A NOISE AND THE GAS WOULDN'T GIVE THE CAR POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND WHILE DOING SO THE CAR SHUT OFF. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC THEY SAID IT IS A SEIZED ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND KIA THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO!! *TR

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE! HAD PICKED THE KIA OPTIMA UP THE DAY BEFORE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY HAD INSTALLED A NEW ENGINE, BELTS, AND HOSES. HAD DRIVEN 40 MINUTES FOR A DOCTOR APPT. GOT OFF THE FREEWAY. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE LIGHT (ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM FREEWAY), NOTICED GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD ON PASSENGER SIDE. WITH A BROKEN LEFT ARM, HAD TO GET OUT AND ACROSS TRAFFIC. SAW THE FLAMES AS I WAS CROSSING THE STREET. IN UNDER A MINUTE, THE FRONT OF CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA SXL TURBO IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I HIT THE GAS. IT ALSO STALLED ON ME WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. SOLENOID ALSO HAD TRACES OF METAL SHAVINGS. *TR

MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA SXL TURBO IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I HIT THE GAS. IT ALSO STALLED ON ME WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE ENGINE HAS A DELAYED ACCELERATION WHEN TAKING OFF. MAKES A STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING. SMELLS LIKE IT IS BURNING OIL AFTER DRIVING A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE NEED TO REPLENISH THE ENGINE OIL. OIL IS EXTREMELY DARK. SOMETIMES THERE IS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. HARD TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY AT TIMES. *TR

ANTENNA FIN BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING.. AND BROKE MY BACK WINDOW TOO. I TOOK TO DEALER WONT COVER UNDER WARRANTY YET I SEE ALL COMPLAINTS THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL . DEALER WANTS 450.00 TO REPLACE HAS TO BE FULL UNIT ALTHOUGH RADIO WORKS FINE I NEED THIS REPLACED AT KIA COSTS OR I WILL OPEN A CLASS ACTION CASE FOR DEFECT. IT HAS HAPPENED TO MUCH AND 2016 GOT THE RECALL IT'S THE SAME ANTENNA SHARK FIN CAP. *TR

ENGINE SEIZED UP METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN OIL PAN SOLENOID ALSO HAD TRACES OF METAL SHAVINGS. *TR

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 47,700 MILES CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE CODE DTC P1326 WILL DROP OFF AT A KIA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC OF ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO THE DESTINATION. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED SEVERAL UNKNOWN DTC CODES USING A DTC SCANNER TOOL. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CODES WERE INCORRECT. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,402.

MY CAR HAS A FOUL SMELL IN IT I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAS BACTERIA GROWING UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND THE ENGINE AND THAT'S WHY IT SMELL LIKE MOLD WHEN I TURN ON THE A/C I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO FROM DRIVETIME IN COLUMBUS. *TR

MY 16 YEAR OLD SON SAVED HIS MONEY (SINCE 13 YEARS OLD) AND PURCHASED BACK IN OCTOBER 2019 THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER WITH 79546 MILES ON THE CAR. ON FEBRUARY 18, 2020 ON HIS DRIVE HOME FROM SCHOOL HE NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. HE WAS NOT SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHATSOEVER. HE DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT HOME. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND THE DIP STICK HAD NO OIL ON IT. THE CAR AT THIS TIME ONLY HAD 82794, IT'S LAST OIL CHANGE BACK WHEN WE PURCHASED IT IN OCTOBER AT 79546 MILES. HOW DOES A CAR BURN THROUGH SYNTHETIC OIL IN A LITTLE OVER 3K MILES AND 5 MONTHS OF DRIVING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHICH STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE. AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS THERE IS A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WITH HYUNDAI AND KIA BUT IT APPEARS THE HEARING FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. I WISH AS A PARENT WE WOULD HAVE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE OF RESEARCHING ABOUT THE RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF KIA VEHICLES BECAUSE KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD HAVE NEVER ALLOWED THIS PURCHASE. I FEEL COMPLETELY SCREWED AND NOW MY POOR 16 YEAR OLD HAS NO CAR BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE 6K TO FIX IT. WHAT A TERRIBLE FIRST CAR PURCHASING EXPERIENCE FOR MY SON. PLEASE GET KIA CORPORATION TO DUE THE RIGHT THING AND GET THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD. THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD IN REGARDS TO THE DESIGN OF THEIR ENGINE.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN STREET WHEN EVERYTHING SHUT OFF, ELECTRICAL, MOTOR, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP . SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , A MAN PULLED OVER TO HELP HER AFTER 20 MINS THE CAR WAS AS ABLE TO START AGAIN. 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. VERY SCARY .

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN BELLEVUE NE I TRIED TAKING IT BACK WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND SENT ME TO EDWARDS KIA IN COUNCIL BLUFFS IA. MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE HORRIBLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THEY IN NE SAID THEY WERE COMPLETELY FINE. IT COST $600 TO REPAIR. THE BELLEVUE MANAGER ASKED ME WHAT I EXPECTED HIM TO DO ABOUT IT. THEY LET ME LEAVE THE LOT WITHOUT INSPECTION MY CAR. THEN I HAD A MOTOR RECALL MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. EDWARDS KIA IN COUNCIL BLUFFS CURRENTLY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND TELL ME THAT IT COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 6 WEEKS BEFORE I GET IT RETIRED TO ME

I WAS HEADED FROM OHIO TO MICHIGAN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WON'T LET ME ACCELERATE ANYMORE AND I GET THIS BURNING SMELL AND THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS START FLASHING AND THEN THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY STOPS I POP THE HOOD OPEN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT'S LEAKING OIL WHICH IS NOT MY FAULT CAUSE I JUST GOT THE OIL CHANGED AND THEN THE CAR JUST REFUSES TO START NOW I CAN GET THE LIGHTS ON AND STUFF BUT AS FOR THE ENGINE TURNING OVER IT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN AND I'M SURPRISED KIA HASN'T HAD A RECALL ON ANYTHING AT ALL FOR THESE ENGINES CAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A SMOOTH WAY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY SCARY. ANTENNA COVER ON TOP OF CAR FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. READ THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER 2015 OPTIMA MODELS. BACK UP CAMERA IS FOGGY AND I CAN NO LONGER USE IT WHEN REVERSING. BACK TAILLIGHTS HAVE CONDENSATION IN THEM. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE OF THEM REPLACED EARLY ON.

BOTH BACK BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT SAME TIME AND WE REPLACED LIGHTS AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME

MY STEERING WHEEL IS STICKING AND MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THEY HAVE CHECKED IT AND SAID IT NEEDS STEERING COLUMN. THEY GAVE US A PRINTOUT SAYING FOLLOWED TSB CHA 090 PREFORMED EFFORT MEASUREMENT TEST. MEASUREMENT 4.6 NM SUPPOSED TO BE 3.3 NM NEEDS STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $1400.00 WITH A 10% DISCOUNT BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH WE THEN DECLINED TO PAY THAT AMOUNT. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM PERRY-ELLIS KIA WE GOT A BUMPER TO BUMPER UNLIMITED WARRANTY "AT LEAST THAT WAS OUR UNDERSTANDING" THROUGH FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES, INC. SO WHEN LARA WHO WORKS IN THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS NOW PREMIER KIA GAVE ME THE WARRANTY PER MY SHE IS NOW TELLING ME THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF RECALL PERFORMED STATING SA188 SERVICE ACTION SA188 '15 QF STEERING FEEL IMPROVEMENT DEALER CODE TX137 REPAIR DATE JULY 10, 2015 DEALER TYPE RD. WHICH RAISES CONCERN TO ME NOW THAT I AM STILL HAVING STEERING PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN SINCE THE PROBLEM ALREADY EXISTED THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER STATED THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO COVER UNDER ANY WARRANTY. YOUR COOPERATION INTO THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *LN CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WERE MADE REGARDING FRONT END SHAKING AND NEW TIRES BALANCE AND ROTATION.*JB

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. NO VISIBLE LEAKS, TOOK TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY REPLACED THE PCV VALVE. SINCE THAT POINT THE CAR USES A QUART WITHIN A WEEKS TIME. NO LEAKS, NO SMOKE. USED FOR ORDINARY EVERYDAY HIGHWAY DRIVING. 40 MILES A DAY ROUND TRIP

WHILE IN IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR COMPLETED STOP ACCELERATING , (WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS IT WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE AND THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING I PULLED OVER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN . THEN IT FINALLY DID 20 MINUTE LATER BUT THE GAS WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAT 55 MPH AND IT SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP , I GET MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON TIME MY CAR NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD AND I TOOK IT TO A SHOP APPARENTLY MY ENGINE HAS CEASED UP DUE TO THE LUMINAL BLOCKS . NOW THAT IS 6300 DOLLARS AND MY CAR WAS JUST FINE AND I HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISCOVERED ON LINE THAT MY KIA OPTIMA WAS NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN.

ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLED FOR AROUND 5-6 SECONDS THEN DROVE FINE. EVER SINCE THEN IT WILL RANDOMLY FEEL LIKE IT HESITATES WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING BETWEEN 45-65 MPH.

MY CAR A 2015 KIA OPTIMA LX 2.4 GDI WHICH ONLY HAS 97,000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE DRIVING HOME THIS PAST FRIDAY EVENING MY ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK REALLY LOUD. NOW THE CAR IS JUST SETTING AT MY HOUSE AND WHEN YOU START THE CAR UP, IT STILL HAS A HORRIBLE KNOCK. I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR.

HAD MY OIL CHANGED WHEN SUPPOSED TO THEY ADVISED MY CAR WAS ALMOST ON EMPTY, AFTER CHANGED I HADN'T DROVE IT ABOUT 1,000 MILES AND I NOTICED IT WHITE SMOKE WHEN I STARTED IT COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE, CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS BELOW THE LOW LEVEL. I'M HAVING TO PUT OIL IN EVERY FEW DAYS AND ITS SUPPOSED TO BE 2000 MORE MILES TIL TIME TO CHANGE IT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH NOW, ITS NOT LEAKING OIL, JUST BURNING IT. NOW WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IF I TRY TO GIVE IT GAS TO ACCELERATE MY CAR STARTS LOSING POWER AND A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT THE PIPE. ITS STILL DRIVABLE AS OF NOW BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE ISSUE WITH THESE MAKE/MODELS FOR THE 2015'S. I'M TAKING TO A DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM

VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCKED THE STEERING CAPABILITY.

WHILE DRIVING, BELOW SPEED LIMIT, THE BACK TIRE SLID ON SOME SLUSH. WHEN I TAPPED THE BREAK THE ELECTRONIC SLIP CONTROL KICKED ON, LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO CUT OFF WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN OR CHANGING GEARS, AND THE BREAKS INSTANTLY STARTED JUMPING, I AT THIS POINT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD, HITTING A CEMENT POST, MY HEAD BOUNCED OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL, CONTINUED TO CRASH FORWARD COMING TO A REST ON TOP OF A ROCK WALL, THAT IS WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING A SEVERE NECK SPRAIN. AT THIS TIME THE REAR WHEEL WAS NOT EVEN ON THE GROUND AS I HAD BEEN LAUNCHED TO A TEETERING POSITION, THE ENGINE HAD BEEN CRACKED, FLUIDS LEAKING EVERYWHERE WHEN I NOTICED A STRANGE COLORED SMOKE AND THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. A WITNESS QUICKLY ADVISED ME TO CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I WAS ONLY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 32 MPH IN A 35 ZONE ON A LEFT HANDED CURVE, THE CAR WAS LAUNCHED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT.

OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER, RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISES. ENGINE BLEW SHORTLY AFTER. VEHICLE WAS UP TO DATE ON NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.

THE MIRROR INSIDE THE LOW BEAMS IS NOT WORKING. IT DOES NOT ALLOW MY HEADLIGHTS TO PROJECT OUT. I BARELY SEE AT NIGHT. ONLY LIGHTS I HAVE ARE MY FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY ALTHOUGH NO COLLISION HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HOME. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WITH NO LEAKS VISIBLE

I HAVE A 2015 KIA OPTIMA WITH 74,000 MILES. AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED SHAKING AND RELEASED BLACK SMOKE PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO BRAKE AND SWERVE TO MISS HITTING ME. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 10, 2020. I RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMING THE VEHICLE HAD ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO KNOCK SENSOR AND COMPRESSION ISSUES. ALSO STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS DAMAGED. I CONTACTED KIA AND INITIALLY THEY STATED IF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A KNOCK SENSOR ISSUE, IT WOULD BE COVERED. AFTER WAITING NEARLY 20 DAYS KIA IS STATING THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ANY ADVICE ON REMEDIES OR WHAT COULD BE DONE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR , WHEN HE HAD TO PULL OVER AND REALIZE THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THIS CAT WAS JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED 3WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THROUGH PAULDING CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. A DOWN PAYMENT WAS MADE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 5-8MPH WITH 2 KIDS, PULLING INTO LIBRARY PARKING LOT. NEXT THING I KNOW I HEAR A LOUD THUMP AND FEEL MY TIRE GONE FLAT. AFTER PULLING INTO THE FIRST PARKING SPOT I GET OUT AND SMELL RUBBER. MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD POPPED. I LOOKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AREA WHERE I PULLED IN AND DIDN'T SEE ANY NAILS OR ROAD HAZARDS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS POP. THIS TIRE IS PRACTICALLY NEW. I PURCHASED BASED SOLELY ON THIS TIRE'S ADVERTISEMENT OF APPROX 60,000 MILE LIFE (OR 6 YEARS). THIS TIRE HAS ONLY GONE A TOTAL OF JUST UNDER 27,000 MILES IN 1.5 YEARS. THE OTHER TIRE (SAME BRAND, SAME DAY PURCHASED) SEEMS FINE. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF TREAD LEFT. THE POP CAME FROM THE SIDE WALL. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY.

THEIR IS A CONTINUOUS SOUND COMING OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE DASH BOARD, WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE. THIS SHARP SOUND SOMETIMES OCCURS TIME TO TIME TO COURSE DISCOMFORT TO ANYONE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS SHARP SOUND OCCUR SOME TIMES AND NOT ALWAYS. BUT WHEN OCCUR IT TAKES THE FULL DAY AND DOES NOT STOP FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS. THEIR IS ALSO LOT OF COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SOUND ON YOUTUBE WITH KIA OPTIMA CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME SOUND COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASH BOARD, WHEN THE ENGINE IS START. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND REVIEW COMMENTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS FROM GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE REGARDING THE PROBLEM.

WHEN TAKING OFF AT A STOP LIGHT OR GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE (BASICALLY WHEN ACCELERATING) THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER. YOU CAN HEAR A WEIRD NOISE AND SOMETIMES YOU WILL SMELL BURNT OIL OR SOMETHING BURNT. ALSO, I HAD A RECENT OIL CHANGE AND WITHIN THE MONTH I HAD TO ADD OIL AGAIN. THERE IS NO SIGN ON MY DRIVEWAY THAT THERE IS A LEAK. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

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 FACT THAT I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN ON GOING OVER A YEAR. IN MY RESEARCH ON RECALLS I'M NOT TO BE CHARGED ANYTHING BY LAW SURROUNDING RECTIFYING A RECALL. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION MY DEALER HAS SUGGESTED THAT I PAY AFTER FEELING THAT THEY'VE RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM CONCERNING MY VEHICLES RECALL. I HAVE VALID THIRD PARTY DIAGNOSTICS THAT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH WERE FREE, UNLIKE THE DIAGNOSTICS MY DEALER WOULD SUGGEST I PAY FOR ON A CAR THAT IS SURROUNDED BY A SERIOUS RECALL ISSUE. AND MORE INTERESTING IS MY HAVING RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT RENDERED THE RESULTS THAT ARE THE SAME CODES SURROUNDING THE RECALL, AND THIS AFTER/ON A DAY/ THE LAST DAY - MY CAR WAS SERVICED/SUPPOSEDLY 'FIXED.' I'M APPALLED AT THE SUGGESTION THAT I 'UPGRADE,' INTO A NEW CAR, PAY ANYTHING, HOW ANY CAR HAVING RECEIVED A 'NEW ENGINE,' THOUGH 5 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON - THAT'S 'SCARY.' I HAVE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION THAT CAN SHOW MY DEALER IS OBLIVIOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY LAWS SURROUNDING RECALLS DUE TO REMEDIES THEY SUGGESTED ON 'FIXING,' MY VEHICLE.

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 THIS. I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM BY KIA CORPORATION.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON AND THE STEERING GETS HARD AS IF NO POWER STEERING. I PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF, CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID AND BELT, NO ISSUES. TURN CAR BACK ON NO AFOREMENTIONED DASH LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND STEERING IS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.

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.

WHENEVER TRAVELING OVER SPEEDS OF 45 MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING SYSTEM STARTS STICKING AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION, AND CAUSES YOU TO MAKE OVER ADJUSTMENTS WHICH MAKES YOU WEAVE ACROSS THE ROAD.

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.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BUT MOST DANGEROUS WHEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES JERKY AND NOT RESPONSIVE AND FORCES YOU TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AGGRESSIVELY THEN IT WILL START TO WORK AGAIN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. AT SLOWER SPEEDS THIS IS NOT NEARLY AS DANGEROUS AND THE SWERVING IS MINIMAL BUT STILL PRESENT. WHEN IT HAPPENS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE SWERVING IS VERY SIGNIFICANT AND VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES OF POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

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.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING HAS A CATCH IN IT AND YOU NEED TO USE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL

BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON LOW BEAM I HAVE FOG LIGHTS BUT I CAN'T SEE MAYBE 20 FEET IN FRONT OF ME IT'S ALREADY CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE ONE WRECK I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE WHEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT

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 ANYTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND THAT I NEED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN FOR A CHARGE OF 170.00. I AM NOW WAY UPSIDE DOWN ON THE VEHICLE AND AM CONTINUING TO HAVE ISSUE AFTER ISSUE WITH IT. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I HAVE TO HAVE A VEHICLE BUT I WILL NOT KEEP PAYING TO HAVE THINGS FIXED THAT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE ON A LESS THAN FIVE YEAR OLD CAR!!!!!

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.

MY LIGHTS BULB KEEP BLOWING, I HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS,REAR LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS AT LEAST THREE TIMES THIS YEAR, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHINGS GOING ON TO CAUSE THIS TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SMOKING AFTER FUSE CHANGED NOT WORKING CAUSING BURNING SMELL FROM WHEEL REPORTED AT 75000 MILES AT 115000 DAY OUT OF WARRANTY..IF MY AIRBAG OR CAR CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THIS ISSUE I AM COMING FOR KIA

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.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I25 AROUND 530PM AFTER WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SLIDING SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND ME AT ALL THANK GOD BECAUSE THE GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY 10YR OLD SON IN THE CAR AS I USUALLY DO. KIA IN MOTOR CITY COLORADO SPRINGS IS WHERE WE BOUGHT IT. THIS WAS OUR FIRST LOW MILAGE EXPENSIVE CAR WE HAVE EVER BOUGHT. KIA TOLD US ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND WE MUST HAVE HIT A ROCK OR SOMETHING BUT THIS WAS FALSE. AS I HIT NOTHING.

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 CENTER OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY CLEARED THE AREA AND MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETE ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN LESS THAN 4 MINUTES. NO SENSORS OR ALARMS NOTIFIED ME OF ANY TYPE OF MALFUNCTION.

THE ANTENNA FIN ON MY VEHICLE FLEW OFF AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. KIA STATES IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND 2014, SOME OF 2015, AND 2016 KIA OPTIMA HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE ANTENNA FIN ON MY VEHICLE HAS COME OFF IN THE SAME MANOR AS MY OF THE VEHICLES REPORTED AND ARE A PART OF THE RECALLS. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE THAT SHOWS THE SCREWS HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO. THIS COULD HAVE AND MAY STILL CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

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.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND 1/3 CAR HIT THE SECOND CAR IN THE SECOND CAR HIT ME STOPPED AT A LIGHT IN THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY I HAVE A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FROM IT THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED FROM THE ACCIDENT AND NOW IS AT KIA OF CANTON BECAUSE IT'S THROUGH A RIDE WHICH IS A RECALL BUT FROM THE ACCIDENT I AM NOW UNABLE TO WORK OR DO ANYTHING

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.

FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD SHOWS WRONG A GAS LEVEL CONSTANTLY , FUEL PUMP ISSUE WHICH SENDS WRONG INFO TO THE DASHBOARD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO RICART KIA (4255 S HAMILTON RD #210, GROVEPORT, OH 43125, 614-836-6503), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT, WHICH LED TO THE TAIL LIGHT NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR AND RECOMMENDED THAT HE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TO HAVE THE DEFECT PLACED UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

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 FIND SOME OTHER LAME EXCUSE SO THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT AT FAULT. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO HAVE THIS ENGINE RECALLED? WE AS CONSUMERS, MYSELF, A SINGLE HARD WORKING PARENT, DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE JUST BECAUSE KIA SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BEGINNING OF APRIL 2019, MY VEHICLE HAS 52K.

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.

THE ANTENNA SHARK COVER BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING. THESE SCREWS LOOK CHEAP AND UNSAFE IT FLEW OFF ON HIGHWAY..

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

INTERMITENT EBGINE LIGHT AND GOES ON AND OFF. HAD IN A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY STATE ITS A CALAYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE SLIGHT TICK ONLY WITH EXCILARATION ON AN UPHILL CLIMB BUT NOT HARDLY NOTICEABLE. NO LOSS OF POWER OR OTHER ISSUE. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 76,700 MILES.

MY BRAKES AND TRACTION LIGHTS COMES ON RANDOMLY. IT STARTED HAPPENING A YEAR AGO. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE LAST YEAR. IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING, IT JUST COMES ON AND SOMETIMES WHEN I GET IN AND START THE CAR THEY COME ON.

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 (INDICATING THAT KIA WAS AWARE THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCT.

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 TO LEARN THAT THE ENGINE INSTALLED IS RE-MANUFACTURED AND ONLY HAS A 12-MONTH WARRANTY. DESPITE KIA'S REASONING, THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE FAR TOO COMMON FOR HYUNDAI/KIA OWNERS, PLUS THEY HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL FOR OLDER MODELS WITH THE SAME ENGINE. AT THE VERY LEAST, THE RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINES SHOULD CARRY A LONGER WARRANTY.

POWER STEERING DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING

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.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THEY DON'T WORK IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL. IHAVE TO KEEP HIGH BEAMS ON AT NIGHT. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL KIA VEHICLES, YET THE PROBLEM ISN'T BEING ADDRESSED.

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

STICKY FEELING IN THE STEERING AT ANY SPEED. TAKES A LITTLE MORE THAN NORMAL FORCE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION.

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 FOLLOWING TUESDAY THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP AND THEY WERE WAITING TO SEE IF KIA WAS GOING TO APPROVE REPLACING THE ENGINE. WAS TOLD I SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING BY TOMORROW. STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK. DETAILS TO FOLLOW.

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 BUT WE DONT KNOW WHERE ITS GOING" I TOLD HER IT DIDNT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE I DIDNT WANT IT TO CATCH FIRE AND SHE SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. THAN I DROVE IT 600 MILES AND THE CAR THREW A WHOLE LOT MORE SMOKE AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE AND THE SMOKE I CLAIMED WAS COMING OUT WAS NOT. THAT THE TECHNICIANS TURNED IT ON AND DROVE IT DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE. I SHOWED UP TO THE DEALER AND TURNED IT ON AND SMOKE CAME OUT AND PRESSED ON THE GAS AND A HUGE CLOUD CAME OUT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. SO NOW THEY WANT ME TO GET A NEW ENGINE AND SAY ITS BECAUSE I FAILED TO DO THE OILCHANGE.

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 TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL OF THE PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED HAVING WHIPLASH; THE RIGHT ARM, CHEST AREA, AND RIGHT SHOULDER WERE ALL BRUISED BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL, TREATED AND RELEASED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED BUT A SECURITY OFFICER FROM THE PROPERTY TOOK A REPORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INFORMED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

I HAVE LOST 2 OF THE TRIM PANELS ABOVE THE DOORS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE BRACKETS ARE NOT SECURE ENOUGH AND THE GLUE HOLDING THE BRACKETS ARE NO LONGER STICKING. I CANT DRIVE LONG DISTANCES WITHOUT THE TRIM COMING LOOSE.

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 AS A RESULT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET AND THE CONTACT HAD BEEN DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

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 IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE BUT ARE NOT RECALLING THEIR VEHICLES AND ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBLY FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT COULD CATCH FIRE

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.

I HAVE A 2015 KIA OPTIMA WITH 55K MILES ON IT. WITHOUT WARNING DRIVING TO WORK I SLOWED DOWN TO ENTER THE GATE AND HEARD MY BRAKES GRIND METAL ON METAL. I THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR A SQUEAL WHEN MY BRAKE PADS STARTED WEARING OUT WAY BEFORE I HEARD METAL ON METAL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY SQUEAL BARS ON EACH BRAKE WERE BENT BACK TO WHERE THEY DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE PAD. HE STATED THAT SOMETIMES A STICK OR SOMETHING COULD GET UP IN THE WHEEL AND POSSIBLY BEND ONE A LITTLE BIT BUT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN ON BOTH FRONT BRAKES. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT MY CAR CAME FROM THE FACTORY THAT WAY BUT I HAVE NO PROOF. EVEN IF I WAS HARD ON MY BRAKES AND THE PADS WERE WORN I SHOULD HAVE HEARD THE SQUEAL AS A WARNING TO REPLACE THE PADS BEFORE I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE ORIGINAL FRONT PADS AND ROTORS ON THE SAME DAY.

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, SO WE ARRANGED FOR IT TO BE TOWED BACK HOME AND TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US THEY HAVE SO MANY KIA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR FOR ATLEAST 7DAYS. I STILL HAVENT HEARD FROM THEM ABOUT A CLAIM.

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.

THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND SOFTWARE, SENSORS, ACTUATORS, WARNING LIGHTS, FAULT CODES, AND PERFORMANCE RELATED CONCERNS OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. MY PASSENGER WINDOW WON'T GO UP ONCE YOU PUT IT DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT. I BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND IT'S NOT FIXED.

MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON IT. WITH TAKATA AIRBAGS ON MY VEHICLE 2015 KIA OPTIMA LX SEDAN 4 DOOR. AND THE DEALER SHIP DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR.

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 MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WHETHER THEY HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND SERVICE TECH DID NOT WANT TO ADMIT THEY HAD ONE. I STATED TO HIM THAT I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC AND CONFIRMING THROUGH YOUR WEB SITE THAT THEY DID HAVE A RECALL SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. SERVICE REP THEN CONFESSED THEY DID. KIA IS WAITING 2-4 WEEKS FOR MOTOR TO ARRIVE. I CURRENTLY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A RENTAL, WHICH KIA NOW HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY IN PAYING FOR IT. I WILL INFORM EVERYONE ON HOW THIS CLAIM GOES, ONCE THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED

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

MY HEADLIGHT KEEP GOING OUT AND I HAVE KEEP REPLACING BULBS. I BE DRIVING AND LIGHTS WILL BLINK THEN JUST GO OUT , I KEEP HAVE BUY LIGHT BULB EVERY TIME.

IT SEEMS THAT MY LIGHTS ALWAYS GO OUT! I'VE REPLACED THE FRONT LIGHT 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. AND THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS AS WELL. I AM ALWAYS GETTING PULLED OVER BECAUSE OF MY LIGHT GOING OUT! THE TRIM SEEMS TO FALL OFF AS WELL ON BACK DOORS ABOVE WINDOW.

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 HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS BECAUSE I HAVE A MAJOR BOUNCING IN MY FRONT END. EVERYONE IS SAYING NOTING IS WRONG BUT I CAN ONLY GO SO FAST. I HAVE MY TIRES AND STUFF ROTATED ALL THEM TIME HOPING IT HELPS. SOMETIMES IT MAKES IT WORSE. THE DEALER IN ST GEORGE SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. I DRIVE THE HIGHWAY BUT CAN ONLY DO 65 MPH. WHEN THE BOUNCING HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL IS BOUNCING TOO. I HAVE HAD THE BOUNCING FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 79,000 MILES ON IT. THE USED CAR DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT KIA SAID SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD BOY THAT RIDES IN HERE AND I DON'T WANT TO WRECK WITH HIM IN IT.

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.

MY CAR ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON THEN IT WILL GO OFF FOR AWHILE THEN BACK ON

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON A 4 LANE ROAD AT 45 MPH. AS I WAS PASSING THRU A GREEN LIGHT, A WESTBOUND VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING ME TO "T-BONE" HIS VEHICLE. ALL OF HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.....NONE OF MINE DID. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, SURPRISINGLY; YET I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I SUSTAINED CERVICAL AND LUMBAR SPINE INJURIES, AS WELL AS A SEVERE WHIPLASH AND CONCUSSION. I AM UNABLE TO WORK, DUE TO SURGERY THAT WAS NECESSARY. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF THIS CAR IS SAFE?? I WAS ALSO IN A SIDE COLLISION THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT; TWO YEARS AGO,WHERE SOMEONE HIT ME, AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AT THAT PARTICULAR ACCIDENT,I WAS STATIONARY; AT A STOP LIGHT.

DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOME, THE CAR STALLED JUST BEFORE THE INTERSECTION. I COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO OIL OR CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING. I COASTED TO A PARKING SPACE AND CHECKED THE BATTERY. ALL THE LIGHTS WORKED BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT 50,000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER 60,000 MILES SO THE WARRANTY SHOULD STILL BE GOOD BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT THEY DID NOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR BECAUSE KIA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ECU LOGIC UPGRADE (KSDS) WHICH THEY INSTALLED IN SEPTEMBER 2018 ALONG WITH A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, THEY ARE USING ANY EXCUSE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. LOU FUSZ KIA (1025 N LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132, (314) 595-4900) STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER FOUND NO RECORD OF A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE I GOT TO A BUSY INTERSECTION. TOWED AND MECHANIC STATES I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LESS THAN 3 YEARS AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. FINANCED FOR 5 YEARS SO I'M REALLY IN A BIND.

TAKATA RECALL: THE ENGINE ON MY KIA OPTIMA IS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOSES SLIGHT POWER WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM KIA OWNERS ABOUT THE ENGINE MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND THEY HAD TO HAVE THEIR ENGINES REPLACED. THE VEHICLE MAKES THE NOISE EITHER MOVING OR STANDING STILL.

PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF EVERY TIME CAR IS WASHED AND KIA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

CAR WON'T START WHEN YOU PUSH TO START WITH BRAKES

TAKARA RECALL,I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA GDI,WHEN SUDDENLY MY ENGINE SHUT OFF,AND THEN HAD A HARD TIME STARTING,THEN I CALLED TOWING AGENCY,THEY JUMPED IT,THEN MY ENGINE STARTED TO HAVE A LOUD KNOCK LIKE SOUND..THEN DIED OUT AGAIN..MY OIL IS ALWAYS CHANGED REGULARLY,AND WHEN THIS HAPPEN IT WAS SHOWING MY OIL LEVEL IS GOOD..LUCKILY NO ONE GOT INJURED WHEN MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY

THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A SPUTTERING/TICKING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AT KIA TWICE AND THEY SAY NO ISSUES FOUND. THE NOISE IS DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL, BUT NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

TAKATA RECALL JUST PULLED INTO MY JOB CAR WAS IN PARKED. CAR WAS STILL RUNNING HAD ABOUT 45MINS TO SPARE BEFORE CLOCKING IN. NOTICE THE CAR BEGIN TO SMOKE AS I'M SITTING PREPARING MY SELF FOR WORK. NO WARNING SIGNS APPEARED TO NOTIFY ME THAT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO SEE IF CAR WILL COOL DOWN. SMOKE SEEMED TO GET HEAVIER. I GOT OUT THE CAR AND SEEN THERE WAS FIRE UNDERNEATH. IMMEDIATELY I NOTIFIED EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. GOOD SAMARITANS HELPED PUT OUT THE FIRE. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS ELECTRICAL THAT CAUSED IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ARAPAHOE KIA (9701 E ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112, (720) 262-9111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A COMPUTER UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

CANNOT CONTROL STEERING. SEEMS TO WANT TO HOLD IN THE 'CENTER' POSITION. WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT THE STEERING, LEFT OR RIGHT, I GET A 'STICKY' OR 'DEAD SPOT' IN THE STEERING WHEEL. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR, THE DEALER REPLACED THEW STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE IT WAS 'UNDRIVEABLE', NOW A FEW YEARS LATER, THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT 'STICKY' STEERING FOR KIA OPTIMAS.

ENGINE FROZE DUE TO LACK OF OIL BEING PUMPED

NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION UNTIL KNOCKING HEARD DURING LOW SPEED. ENGINE KNOCKING GREW LOUDER UNDER ACCELERATION. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO MECHANIC WHO STATED AN ENGINE ROD MAY BE BEND. TOLD KIA HAS RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. KIA STATED THE VEHICLE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. NO HEAVY ACCELERATION OR USE OF THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST. NO INDICATION OF ROD OR ENGINE FAILURE.

OIL LIGHT SENSORS AREN'T WORKING

WHEN I GET IN THE CAR SOMETIMES IT CRANKS RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEM BUT ON THAT SAME DAY OR THE NEXT I CAN TRY AND FRANK IT BUT IT WON'T FRANK IT JUST CLICKS THE DASH BOARD WILL LIGHT UP AND EVERYTHING AND AFTER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS IT IT WILL CRANKS UP AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS FOR A FEW HOURS THEN I CHECK IT AND THEN IT MIGHT FRANK RIGHT UP AND MIGHT JUST CLICK A FEW TIMES AND THEN CRANK RIGHT UP I THINK ITS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON ABOUT 4 MONTHS

I OWN A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. I HAVE A PANORAMIC SUNROOF THAT STRETCHES HE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING A VERY BRUTAL WINTER WHERE WE HAD TEMPERATURES IN THE MINUS CATEGORY A FEW TIMES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY DOING APPROX. 55MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHIT. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET SOMEWHERE SO I COULD SEE WHAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THE COVER WAS NOT OPEN BECAUSE IT WAS WINTER, SO LUCKILY THE SHATTERED GLASS COLLECTED INTO ON TOP OF THE COVER, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN THROUGHOUT MY CAR AND WHOEVER WAS IN IT AT THE TIME CAUSING PHYSICAL HARM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAD HEARD IT HAPPENED BEFORE, AND BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURE SOMETHING MADE THE GLASS EXPAND.

ON OCTOBER 15, 2018, I PURCHASED FROM PEP BOYS FOUR GOODYEAR ALL SEASON 205/65R16 TIRES. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD A TIRE PUNCTURE AND FLATTEN IMMEDIATELY AS A RESULT OF VERY LITTLE MEASURABLE SIDE IMPACT WITH A CURB. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER ONLINE I HAVE DETERMINED THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS GOODYEAR STYLE TIRE. I HAVE WRITTEN TO GOODYEAR CEO RICHARD KRAMER THREE TIMES (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS) AND GOODYEAR'S RESPONSE TO DATE HAS BEEN LACKING.

IF I PUSH THE PROXIMITY IGNITION BUTTON ACCIDENTLALLY THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN, NO BRAKES, NOT POWER STEERING. I AM WONDERING IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN WHEN I AM TRAVELLING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME ANY SATISFACTIOON..."TOLD ME NOT TO PUSH THE BUTTON" AND "TRADE IT IN ON A 2019." SOME MAKES WILL NOT SHUT DOWN IF GOING OVER 5 PMH UNLESS THE BUTTON IS PUSHED TWICE. OTHERS, YOU MUST HOLD THE BUTTON. I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE MANUAL AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NO HELP. THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SOME WEBSITES. I CAN'T TEST THE CAR MYSELF. WAS HOPING THE DEALER WOULD OR TELL ME THE SITUATION WITH THE BUTTON AND SPEED. CAN YOU HELP ME?>.

SOUNDS LIKE PIECES OF METAL WAS LEFT IN THE ENGINE DURING THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING AND WAS NEVER TAKEN OUT ,THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO GET CHECKED , THE DEVICE AT KIA OF ESSINGTON OF PHILADELPHIA SAID IT WAS A GRINDING SOUND ON THE BOTTOM END OF THE ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY ENGINE RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

ENGINE QUIT OPERATING AT 98375 WOULD NOT GO PAST 60 WOULD SPUTTER RPMS WOULD NOT GO PAST 2 RPMS HAD TOWED TO DEALER SHIP COMPLETE ENGINE FAIRER REPLACED WITH NEW ENGINE 4 DAY WITH NEW ENGINE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN

ON MARCH 7TH 2019, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR I FELT A CLICK, & MY ENGINE LIGHT MY OIL LIGHT AND MY BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MY CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF BUT GAS WAS NOT ABLE TO FLOW INTO THE ENGINE THEREFORE I WAS COASTING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ON TO THE EXIT RAMP I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, THEN I WAS ABLE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF. I THEN BEGAN TO RESTART THE CAR, & IT DID RESTART I PROCEEDED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE MOVE FORWARD, BUT THE THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN. THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN, THEN, PROCEEDED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK, WHICH WAS A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. LATER THAT DAY I DOWNLOADED THE UVO APP IT DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE., THIS TEST WAS WRONG, SOMETHING WENT WRONG & IS WRONG. ACCORDING TO PAST RECALLS, THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED AND SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. I FOUND THIS EXTREMELY SCARY BECAUSE OF THE FACT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC, MY ENGINE STOPPED THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. LUCKILY I WAS STILL ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO GET OFF ON THE EXIT RAMP AND TO PULL TO THE SIDE. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED ONLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND ANY OTHER SERVICES HAVE DONE BY THE DEALER SHIP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED, AND WHAT I HAVE READ FROM THE PAST EXPERIENCES OF KIA OPTIMA OWNERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE NO WARNING SIGNS OR LIGHTS. ENGINE SHUTS OFF. TAKE TO A MECHANIC THE MOTOR NEEDS REPLACED. REPLACE THE MOTOR. DRIVE THE CAR FOR 1 MONTH MOTOR NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. BOTH TIMES LIKE WAS EMPTY WHEN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES WERE DONE AT 3,000 MILES. A CAR DOES NOT BURN OIL OVER A 30 DAY PERIOD CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. A FAULTY PRODUCT DOES. KIA SHOULD RECALL THE ENGINES IN THIS YEAR AS WELL. THE PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY IS EXTENDED PAST 2014.

TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ( ATLANTA WEST KIA, DOUGLASVILLE, GA) FOR AN OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, ETC. I WAS NOTIFIED WHEN I CHECKED IN THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER RECALL FOR AN UPGRADE OF THE COMPUTER/ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD DO THAT WHILE PERFORMING THE OTHER SERVICE WORK. 3 WEEKS AFTER THE OIL CHANGE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR SUDDDENLY LOST POWER AFTER A BIG PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE AND LOUD NOISE. I WORKED MY WAY OVER TO THE NEST EXIT AND PROCEEDED TO TURN AROUND TO GO BACK HOME. NO WARNING/ENGINE/OIL LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THIS TIME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER RETURNED MY CALL, WITH NO RESULTS. WE CHECKED THE OIL THE CAR WAS 3 QUARTS LOW. CONTINUE TO NOTIFY THE DEALER TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR NEEDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERYTIME I CHECKED IT WEEKLY. LET ME REINTERATE THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE IN NOV 2018. I CALLED KIA CORP. THEY INFOMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECASUE I HAD 68K ON THE CAR. THEY ASKED ME TO HAVE IT TOWED IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS. THE SERVICE RECORDS WAS IN THE KIA DEALERSHIP SYSTEM AS I HAVE USED THAT DEALER (PRIOR OWNER) FOR MOST OF MY WORK. I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SERVICE RECORDS. AT THIS POINT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. KIA HAS RECALLED EVERY YEAR BUT 2015 - APPARENTLY THEY THINK THEY GOT IT RIGHT IN 2015 SINCE THE MOTOR WAS BUILT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE ENGINE I S PRACICALLY GONE AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. I PURCHASED BAND NEW OFF THE LOT 9/2015. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO ADD THE 2015 KIA OPTIMA TO THE ENGINE RECALL LIST BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT EITHER BY THE CAR STOPPING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR CATCHING ON FIRE. DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTIUES TO STICK AND THE DORR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE.

SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING OVER TRAIN TRACKS I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND OBSERVED SEVERAL LIGHTS ON AND THE RPM WAS AT 0. I ROLLED TO A STOP AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY LATER TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THEY SAID THEY ARE FILING A CLAIM WITH KIA TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. I PREVIOUSLY GOT A LETTER FROM KIA THAT INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP UPDATE THE ECU SO THAT THE CAR GOES INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIMP. THE CAR WAS AT 101000 MILES WHEN THE BREAKDOWN OCCURRED. HOPEFULLY KIA REPLACES THE ENGINE.

THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN 2 FRONT END COLLISIONS BOTH AT DIFFERENT RATES OF SPEED. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED. IT WAS FIXED BOTH TIMES BY PROFESSIONAL SHOPS AND INSPECTED BY A KIA CARLOTTA WHERE THEY CLEARED CODES ON FAULTY AIR BAGS AND TOLD ME IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. I WANT THIS MATTER LOOKED INTO FURTHER. I HAVE CHILDREN AND NEED MY AIR BAGS TO WORK.

THIS COMPLAINT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY VEHICLE. IT IS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SUPER-BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS. I GET TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY THESE LATE MODEL VEHICLES WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY HEADLIGHTS (HID OR LED) WHEN THEY ARE COMING TOWARD ME. I HAVE LONG RESPECTED THE OVERSIGHT PROVIDED FOR VEHICLE SAFETY IN THIS COUNTRY AND HAVE ALWAYS TRUSTED THAT PROPER CONSIDERATIONS ARE MADE TO ENSURE VEHICLES ARE SAFE. BUT I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME UNDERSTAND HOW THE SUPER-BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS HAVE MADE IT PAST SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS, AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REGULATED OUT OF EXISTENCE. IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT HARD TO DEFINE MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR HEADLIGHT INTENSITY AND EFFECTIVE LIGHTING DISTANCE THAT WOULD PREVENT THE BLINDING OF ONCOMING DRIVERS. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE ON AMERICAN ROADS, AND I'D BE SHOCKED IF IT HASN'T ALREADY CAUSED ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND DEATH. PLEASE RECTIFY THIS OVERSIGHT IMMEDIATELY TO ENSURE THAT THE REPUTATION OF AMERICAN CAR/ROAD SAFETY IS RESTORED AND TO PREVENT NEEDLESS INJURIES AND DEATH.

DRIVING THE CAR, CAR JUST STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I WAS LITERALLY STALLED ON A BUSY ROAD DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. HAD CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL AAA REPAIR CENTER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE ALTHOUGH I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE, NO ENGINE OR OIL LIGHTS TO ALERT THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW.

WHEN I'M OUT DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALL KIA OPTIMAS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. THE BACK LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. HALF OF THE BACK LIGHTS WENT OFF.

STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. IT TAKES SOME ADDITIONAL FORCE TO GET OVER THE 12 O'CLOCK HUMP CLOCKWISE AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THIS OCCURS DURING ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS

I WAS DRIVING ON MY DRIVEWAY GOING LESS THAN 10MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN I HEARD A NOISE LIKE I WAS BEING SHOT AT. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND NOTICED MY SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED OUTWARDS

MY CAR IS USING OIL BUT ITS NOT LEAKING OIL BUT EVERYTIME I GET A OIL CHANGE ITS OLNY A QUART IN MY CAR MAYBE. I HAVE TO GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY MONTH TO MAKE SURE I HAVE OIL IN MY CAR CAUSE IT STOPPED ON ME AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME THEY PUT OIL IN IT A LIL LATER AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OIL INDICATORS COME ON I NEED TO KNOW WHY AND WHY IS THIS OIL BURNING OFF MY ENGINE AM I IN ANY DANGER IF MY CAR CATCHING FIRE?? PLEASE I NEED TO KNOW CAUSE THIS HAS BECOME EXPENSIVE TO GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY MONTH IT JUST BURBS THE OIL UP I DONT KNOW WHY?? PLEASE IF U COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL AND WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WOBBLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REDDING KIA (888-778-5635, LOCATED AT 418 E CYPRESS AVE, REDDING, CA 96002) AND KEPT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE YOKE IN THE STEERING BOX WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER INFORMED TO RETURN THE LOANER VEHICLE BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND PROMISED TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BRAKES DID NOT WORK CAR SHUT OFF HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR IN NEVER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT TOTAL LOSS

I WAS DRIVING THE ROAD WHEN OUT OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE STOPS AND SOMETIMES TURNS ON ON ITSELF,ITS SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE LOCKS AND THE CARS STOPS SUDDENLY.IT ALSO HAPPENS AND I TURN ON INTERSECTIONS,WHEN I ACCELERATE TO GAIN SPEED IT TURNS OFF AND I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR ON NEUTRAL AND TURN IT ON. ON ALL OF THESE OCCASIONS MY FAMILY TRAVELING WITH ME.

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNERNEATH THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY INTERSTATE 70. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED DUE TO THE FIRE. YOU CAN SEE THE BURNED SQUARE SHAPE ON THE HOOD WHICH SHOWS THE DESTRUCTION UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.

ON JANUARY 15, 2019 MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SHE SMELLED A STRONG FUEL SMELL FIRST THEN TIRED TO STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK SO SHE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD POPPED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.

TAKATA RECALL MY SON AND I WAS RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM! AND THE CAR STARTED SMOKING WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR WE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ONLY TO SEE FIRE! WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED RUNNING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SCARED FOR OUR LIFE'S. SINCE THAT DAY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE OR RIDE INSIDE OF ANY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. WHEN THE HOOD WAS LIFTED UP, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AND ONLY SMOKE REMAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND STATED THAT THE EXHAUST HAD BURST AND OIL LEAKED OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL HIGHWAY IN MY KIA OPTIMA (WHICH HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT TO A DEALER. BARRY HENDERSON, THE REPAIR SHOP MANAGER, SAID THERE IS A POSSIBLE WIRING ISSUE AND IF THE WIRING IS OKAY, THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T REPAIR SO THE CAR WAS TOWED TO HYMAN BROTHERS KIA IN MIDLOTHIAN, VA. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS CAR AND HARD COPIES OF ALL OF THE SERVICE RECORDS HAVE BEEN PLACE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AS PROOF.

2015 KIA OPTIMA WITH APPROX 68,000 MILES. GOING UP HILL UP A RAMP TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY AROUND 40 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND CAR COASTED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE INTO SHOULDER AS I COULD. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. SAT ON THE ON-RAMP FOR QUITE A WHILE PARTIALLY BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD SOME NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS PASSING AND HONKING AT ME. TOWED TO KIA DEALERSHIP SAME MORNING. TECH BELIEVES MY ENGINE HAS SEIZED BUT NO OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A LOANER CAR AT NO CHARGE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND HOPE KIA WILL REPLACE MY ENGINE AT NO COST AND BUY MY CAR BACK. I AM SCARED OF THE VEHICLE FIRES THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THESE ENGINES FOR OTHER PEOPLE. MY CAR GAVE ME NO FAILURE WARNING UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.

CAR USED TO COMMUTE 50 MILES EACH DAY TO WORK AND BACK. ENGINE STARTED CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL (A QUART EACH WEEK). KIA DEALER SAID ENGINE IS BLOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOU FUSZ KIA (1025 N LINDBERGH BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO, 63132). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE CHANGED ON TWO OCCASIONS BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

AROUND 55,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING LOW OIL AND HAVING TO ADD OIL, SHORTLY I HEARD SOME RATTLING UNDER THE HOOD. AT THIS TIME I ALSO STARTED TO NOTICE WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY SAYING I DID NOT MAINTAIN THE PROPER OIL CHANGES. I OFFERED PROOF OF ALL MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS AND THEY STILL DENIED TO FIX IT. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE FIX THEY SAY NEEDED TO BE DONE SO I JUST DECIDED I WOULD JUST ADD THE EXTRA OIL TO THE ENGINE EVERY WEEK HOWEVER AROUND 63,000 THE ENGINE BLEW. NOW CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM AWAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT ISSUE ON THIS CAR AND I EXPECT THEM TO FIX MY CAR.

THE STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT, JERKY, STICKS AND REQUIRES MUCH EFFORT TO CONTROL. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT OF COURSE IS MORE PREVALENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. KIA INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING IS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SIMILAR ISSUES MULTIPLE TIMES. AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY KIA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY OR DEATH TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I WOULD LIKE KIA TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IN GOOD FAITH TO US AS A LOYAL CUSTOMER. KIA CLAIM # IS 12961775. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT JIM BUTLER KIA IN CHESTERFIELD MO AWAITING AN ESCALATION TO KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME, MOST LIKELY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE AND MORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

HAD OIL CHANGED AND A MONTH LATER NOTICED THE CAR MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND SKIPPING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY. HAD THE OIL RECHECKED AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF OIL. FIRST THOUGHT THAT THE OIL PLACE FORGOT TO PUT OIL IN. HOWEVER, IT WAS LATER DETERMINED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE VALVE WAS GONE IN THE ENGINE AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AT 130,000 MILES IN A 2015 KIA OPTIMA LX. THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE.

VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE GOING DOWN THE HEY AT 60 MPH. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WAS DIOGNOSED. KIA COMMISSIONSERS WAS NOTIFIED.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS JUST SHUT OFF. THIS IS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, AND WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. STILL HAVE NO LUCK GETTING IT RESTARTED AFTER BEING TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE

IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR SHUDDERS AND SHAKES A LOT WHEN IT IS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT OR WHEN PARKED WITH THE ENGINE IDLING IT USED TO BE THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE CAR WAS RUNNING IN EITHER OF THESE POSITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FRIEND'S HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED DUTCH MILLER KIA OF CHARLESTON (335 MACCORKLE AVE SW, SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303, (855) 739-5369) AND WAS INFORMED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE VIN SINCE THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND ENGINE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT A 2015 KIA OPTIMA EX BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IN OCTOBER 2014. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR MODULES. THE FIRST ONE THAT BROKE (PASSENGER) IN MARCH 2016 AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE THE WINDOW SHATTERED ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TO REPLACE THE MODULE AND WINDOW IT WAS $700. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WENT BAD IN JULY 2017. THAT WAS $250 TO REPLACE SINCE THE WINDOW STAYED IN TACT. HERE WE ARE NOVEMBER 2018 AND FOR THE SECOND TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE REGULATOR HAS GONE BAD. THAT'S 3 TIMES I HAVE REPLACED THE SAME PART WITH KIA GENUINE PARTS (PURCHASED FROM KIA) IN 4 YEARS. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE SAME THING.

AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 12, 2018, THE ENGINE BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AND TURNED OFF. NO ONE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR, MELTED THE TIRES AND FILLED THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WITH SMOKE. FORTUNATELY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD TO THE GAS TANK.

VEHICLE SMOKING FROM EXHAUST AND STALLING, (26,630 MILES ) TAKEN TO DEALER ( RUSTY WALLACE KIA ) ON 05/15/18. CLEANED OIL FROM INTAKE. VEHICLE SMOKING AND STALLING,TAKEN BACK TO DEALER ON 05/28/18. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR 30 DAYS. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. VEHICLE STILL SMOKING AND NOW VERY LOW ON OIL,VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ON 11/12/18.

VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. ONCE ON THE CITY STREETS.

LEAKING CLEAR LIQUID THAT,STAINS DRIVEWAY. SEE WHEN CAR IS MOVED.FIRST NOTICED 8/18.HAD CHECKED BY DEALER.NO LEAK WAS FOUND.

ENGINE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT AROUND 86,000 MILES. NOW HAS 95,000 MILES. HAS SHAKING, BURNING SMELLS, AND SUSPECTED POWER SURGING. DEALER STATES CAN NOT REPLICATE SMELL OR SURGING. ALTHOUGH A RESISTOR WAS BURNT UP. THEY SAY THE SHAKE IN THE CAR IS NORMAL DUE TO ENGINE DESIGN. ENGINE DID NOT START SHAKING UNTIL 40,000 MILES. KIA CORPORATE REFUSES TO SEND A TECH OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,500.

I NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT WOULD FIRST MAKE A NOISE AND THEN RIGHT AFTER IT WOULD STALL AND SPUTTER/ JERKING LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO A KIA DEALERSHIP FIRST IN ALEXANDRIA,VA WHERE THEY ONLY DID MY OIL CHANGE AND NOTHING ELSE BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER FOR ME, SO I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE FALLS CHURCH, VA LOCATION AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY CAR AND FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS I WAS BRINGING MY CAR BACK AND FORTH THERE FOR OIL CHANGES BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SEE IF IT WOULD STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND NO MATTER HOW MANY OIL CHANGES THEY DONE MY CAR WOULD STILL DO THE SAME THING. MY CAR WAS CLOSE TO THE MAXIMUM MILES FOR WHERE IT WOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY TO GET FIXED AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED BEFORE MY WARRANT RUNS OUT. SO FINALLY THEY KEEP MY CAR SITTING IN THE SHOP FOR 1 MONTH WITHOUT ANYONE LOOKING AT IT AND COME TO FIND OUT THE GUY THAT WAS GOING TO BE WORKING ON MY CAR NO LONGER WORKS THERE, I WOULD CALL THEM TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF MY CAR AND MOST TIMES I COULD NEVER REACH ANYONE AND THEY DIDN'T CALL ME TO KEEP ME UP TO DATE ON THE PROGRESS, SO AFTER ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTH THEY CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX MY CAR DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND UP KEEP BY ME AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, MY CAR ONLY HAD 57,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WILL COST ME $5000 + TO GET MY CAR FIXED. I'M STILL DRIVING MY CAR AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, I'M VERY UPSET BECAUSE IT'S LIKE KIA DOESN'T EVEN CARE AND SEEMS LIKE THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO KEEP COMING BACK AND FORTH SO THAT I CAN GET CLOSE TO THE MILES TO WHERE IT WOULDN'T BE UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO FIX IT. MY CAR ISN'T FIXED AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED, I'M HOPING FOR A MIRACLE.

RELOCATING TO LAS VEGAS AND MY ENGINE WENT OUT. THE CAR JUST STOP MOVING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR 13 MONTHS AGO AT PAUL BLANCO STOCKTON AND IT WENT OUT AFTER ONLY HAVING 84,000 MILES

BACK UP CAMERA FAILED IN VEHICLE AND KIA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $1000.00 TO FIX IT THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 55,000 MILES .

BODY PAINT IS PEELING ON HOOD AND REAR BUMPER ; KIA DEALER SAID KIA ONLY WARRANTS THE PAINT JOB FOR ONLY 3 YEARS. I AM CONTENDING KIA KNOWS THIS AND IS DECEIVING ITS CUSTOMERS FROM DAY 1; UNACCEPTABLE !

ENGINE ( AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ) SHUT DOWN (3 TIMES) COMPLETELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY , WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS( TWICE) AND ONCE WHILE AT TOLLS. ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TURN KEY OCCASIONALLY , ITS LIKE BATTERY IS DEAD. I BELIEVE THAT FIRST AND SECOND TIMES I WAS FLASHING HI BEAMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER THESE EVENTS HAPPEN , THE MILEAGE GUAGE RESETS, AND CLOCK IS WRONG. ALSO NOTICE THAT THE RADIO FLICKERS,, AND OR TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. ALSO, NOT ABLE TO RESET TRIP MILEAGE, AND NOTICED THAT SHIFTER BUTTON INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT DEPRESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW WAS JAMMED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. PRESTIGE AUTO SALES (N8890 WI-57, BRILLION, WI) DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,620.

2015 OPTIMA SXL WITH 130K MILES REGULARLY MAINTAINED WITH ALL HIGHWAY MILES. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A MILD KLANKING SOUND. SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A LOUD BANG OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD AND ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PULLED OFF THE ON THE SHOULDER AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE ENGINE AND A FEW OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CONTINUED TO BURN. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. NO PRIOR SOUNDS OR NOISES SUGGESTING A PROBLEM. ALL KIA UPDATES OR MAINTENANCE NOTICES WERE HANDLED BY A KIA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE DONE BY A SHOP. HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THIS IS NOT ONLY A SURPRISE BUT A CONCERN AS THIS IS MY SECOND KIA (PRIOR ONE IS STILL OWNED).

FRONT HEAD LAMPS KEEPS GOING OUT, PER AUTO SHOP SHORTAGE IN WIRING FOR RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT HEAD LAMPS(LIGHTS) HAS TO REPLACE EVRY THREE WEEKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED AN ODOR OF OIL BURNING. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: KIA12818043. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,168.

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY KIA OPTIMA WITH ONLY 14K MILES ON IT PRE-OWN FROM THE DEALER... THE EMERGENCY BRAKE (PARKING BRAKE) HAS BEEN LOOSE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN I PARK MY VEHICLE ON A DOWNHILL AND APPLY PARKING BRAKE WITH THE NEUTRAL MODE POSITION JUST TO SEE IT'S WORKING, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY MOVES DOWNHILL EVEN IF THE ROAD IS NOT THAT STEEP. IT WORRIES ME THAT IF I EVER LOSE THE BREAKS THE EMERGENCY BREAKS WON'T STOP THE CAR. FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON MY OWN WILL COST ME LOTS OF MONEY BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAME OUT OF THE FACTORY LIKE THAT. I'VE HEARD FROM OTHER OWNERS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

KIA OPTIMA 2015 WITH 20K MILES CAUGHT FIRE. ENGINE STOPPED WHILE AT RED LIGHT, IN DRIVE. STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC. CALLED 911. VEHICLE BEHIND ME CALLED REPORTING SEEING FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. KIA REPLACED ENTIRE ENGINE WITH NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED.

THE ISSUE I AM HAVING, IS MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FORTH TIME SINCE LEASING THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2015. AFTER THE FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES WHICH TOOK PLACE A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT RUNS FINE OTHERWISE. I AM ALWAYS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE RIGHT BACK UP. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2011 - 2014 OPTIMA ENGINE FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. I AM TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THIS AFTERNOON. I AM DEFINITELY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STOPPED. TRIED RESTARTING IT BUT IT WOULD SHUT DOWN AGAIN WITH A CLUNKING SOUND LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS AT THE RIGHT LEVEL AS I HAD RECENTLY CHANGED THE OIL A FEW WEEKS AGO. I TRIED RESTARTING IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES BUT IT JUST SHUTS DOWN AND THE ENGINE REALLY SOUNDED BAD WITH A SCREECHING SOUND. I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR A MONTH NOW SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDS TO GET IT FIX.

SHARK FIN ANTENNA COVER FELL OFF. THIS IS REPORTED TO HAPPEN TO MANY 2015 KIA OPTIMAS. THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FIN AND TO FIX THE ISSUE A WHOLE ANTENNA KIT HAS TO BE INSTALLED. APPARENTLY THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE ANTENNA FIN DOWN RUST OVERTIME AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE FIN TO POP OFF. THIS PRESENTS A PROBLEM THAT WOULD ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE DAMAGE.

BOUGHT A BRAND-NEW 2015 KIA OPTIMA IN FEBRUARY 2016 - 2.5 YEARS AND 34,000 MILES IN, IT DIED ON ME WHILE GOING 70MPH ON I85N IN ATLANTA IN MORNING RUSH HOUR. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND NO WARNING SIGNS WHATSOEVER - I WENT TO CHANGE LANES AND ACCELERATE AROUND A SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY GAS PEDAL NO LONGER WORKED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH LIT UP - THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND I WAS COASTING. COULD NOT GET OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO TRAFFIC, SO HAD TO PUT IT AS FAR TO THE LEFT AS I COULD, WHICH ENDED UP HALFWAY IN THE HOV LANE - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY ALL OF MY SERVICES AND OIL CHANGES HAD BEEN DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM (RICK CASE KIA IN GWINNETT, GA). SO THEY HAD NO WAY TO TRY TO WIGGLE AROUND THE WARRANTY. I AM SEEING THIS EXACT ISSUE BEING DESCRIBED AT THE EXACT MILEAGE RANGE FOR DOZENS AND DOZENS OF 2015 KIA OPTIMAS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. IT APPEARS THAT KIA AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE GETTING AROUND PAYING FOR WHAT OBVIOUSLY IS AN ENGINE DEFECT BY ASKING THAT THE DRIVERS PROVE THEY HAD THE OIL CHANGED BY PRODUCING RECEIPTS FOR EVERY SERVICE. WHEN/IF THEY CAN'T, KIA IS NEGATING THE WARRANTY AND ASKING THE DRIVER'S TO PAY $7K-8K FOR A NEW ENGINE. IT'S DESPICABLE. MY DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET AROUND THE WARRANTY SINCE I HAD DONE EVERY RECOMMENDED SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS AM THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN APPROVED AND WILL BE REPLACED (NOT BEFORE TRYING TO MILK MONEY OUT OF ME BY TRYING TO BLAME THE ISSUE ON A FAULTY BATTERY FIRST, WHICH WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY). KIA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THEIR 2011-2014 AND 2016 OPTIMAS, AND EXCLUDED THE 2015 MODELS. IT'S PAINFULLY OBVIOUS THAT THE 2015 OPTIMAS ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER (KIA OF DAYTON, 8560 TROY PIKE, HUBER HEIGHTS, OH 45424, (888) 461-2115) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I MAKE SURE TO GET REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND I AM NOT A HARSH DRIVER. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD. THE LIGHT AHEAD TURNED YELLOW AND I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP. ONCE MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT, IT MADE A WEIRD NOISE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF BUT DIDN'T. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I BEGAN TO PRESS THE GAS AND IT SEEMED AS IF IT WAS STALLING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT POPPED ON SO I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I CRANK THE CAR BACK UP AND THE ONLY LIGHT REMAINING ON WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE EVERY TIME I PRESSED THE GAS. I PROCEEDED TO GO HOME AND DECIDED SINCE IT WAS A HOLIDAY I WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I WENT TO CRANK MY CAR UP THE NEXT MORNING AND THE KNOCKING NOISE HAD GOTTEN LOUDER. I STARTED DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MILE FROM MY HOME BUT IT TURNED OFF AT A RIGHT LIGHT. I WAS TOO AFRAID TO TRY AGAIN SO I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP. SINCE I WAS STILL UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, THE ENGINE WAS APPROVED TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE WAS VERY SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED BEING THAT I HAVE HAD ZERO OTHER PROBLEMS NOR DID ANY HAZARD LIGHTS APPEAR ON MY DASH BEFOREHAND. MY VIN WAS CHECKED FOR ENGINE RECALLS AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ON THE LIST.

MY CAR MILEAGE IS AT 65000 I HAD THE CAR LAST YEAR MARCH I DO REGULAR OIL CHANGES A MONTH AND HALF AGO I DID ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GET ANOTHER OIL CHANGE THERE IS A TICKING SOUND IN ENGINE BROUGHT IT TO PEP BOYS AND MECHANICS AND THEY ARE SAYING ITS A OIL DEFECT AND ROD BEARING TICKING WHENEVER I ACCELERATE CAR WON'T MOVE

WHILE DRIVING HOME MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS NO NOTHING. I HAD A TOW COMPANY TRY TO JUMP START THE CAR. NOTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP. CHECKED STARTER, FINE. MECHANIC TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE, NEVER HEARD BEFORE. HE STRONGLY SUGGESTED I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR. HAD ALL OIL CHANGES DONE AT DEALERSHIP. WARRANTY EXPIRED. NO HELP FROM DEALERSHIP OR KIA. I DO NOT HAVE $5200 TO REPLACE AN ENGINE. NO CAR FOR 3 MONTHS

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY- CAR DIED- ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON- STARTED BACK UP-- HAD A KNOCKING NOISE- DROVE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARKED IT. TOWED TO KIA DEALERSHIP- ENGINE IS GONE. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE REGULARLY- THE CHECK OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON - STILL ISNT ON- NO OIL IN THE ENGINE- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONLY AFTER THE CAR DIED.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS- THE CARS DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC

I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND WITH NO WARNING MY CAR STALLED AND SHUT OFF. I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS OKAY, NO LIGHTS OR NOISES. THE NEXT DAY I WAS GOING TO DRIVE MY CAR I HEARD A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE ENGINE, BUT CAR STILL WAS FUNCTIONAL. A FEW HOURS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE NOISE IS STILL THERE.

ENGINE LOCKED UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD NO PRIOR ISSUE

AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR SEEMS TO WANDER BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL "STICK" AND REQUIRES ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO GET IT TO RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUT. ONCE IT RESPONDS IT OVER CORRECTS SLIGHTLY WHICH CAUSES TO CAR TO WEAVE (WITHIN IT'S LANE). THE CAR NOW REQUIRES CONSTANT DRIVER INPUT TO KEEP THE CAR WITHIN IT'S LANE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN LATE 2016 AND DON'T DRIVE IT A LOT AS IT NOW HAS ONLY 11,000 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE ABOUT 5,000 MILES.

2015 KIA OPTIMA WAS GOING THROUGH 2 QUARTS OF OIL AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE. HAD ENGINE REPLACED UNDER 100K WARRANTY AT 98,844K. AT 110,474 MILES ENGINE BROKE DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO GET CAR TO SHOULDER AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE 5 MILES AN HOUR. KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED NEEDS NEW ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. STATES NOT IN WARRANTY. KIA CORPORATE ADVISED WE HAVE 12 MONTH/12K WARRANTY ON NEW ENGINE MEANING THERE IS APPROX 1100 MILES REMAINING UNDER WARRANTY. KIA DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THAT THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY FOR THE CAR OF 100K IS WHAT WAS COVERED FOR THE NEW ENGINE AS WELL, MEANING THE WARRANTY FOR THE NEW ENGINE LASTED APPROX 1100. THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RENTAL CAR THEY PROVIDED AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT THEN THE ENGINE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING SOUND AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THICK, BLACK SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. KIA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO HUDSON KIA (36 WATER ST, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,386. *TT CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER ON 5/11/18, SERVICE REPORT STATES ENGINE DEFECT AND EVAP CANISTER RECALL WHICH DOES NOT SHOW UP ANYWHERE. UPDATED 9/21/18*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2015, THE STEERING BOX ON THIS VEHICLE WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2016 UNDER WARRANTY AS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A HESITATION (FELT LIKE A BRIEF STICKING) REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT MORE DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NOW MAY 2018 I AM HAVING TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN AS THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND WANDERS FOR NO REASON, AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT MORE UNPREDICTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF CONCENTRATION TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE. THE VEHICLE IS 36 MONTHS OLD WITH 78000 MILES AND IS HAVING THE 3RD STEERING BOX INSTALLED. THE TECHNICIAN HAS DEEMED MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND STATED THAT THE TECH SUPPORT FROM KIA ACTED AS THOUGH THEY WEREN'T SURPRISED. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING THAT THIS MECHANISM IS FAILING AT AN UNSAFE RATE. KIA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY FEELS FINE WITH IT THOUGH THEY DEEM THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A PART THAT THEY KNOWINGLY ARE INSTALLING IN THESE VEHICLES. A BRIEF SEARCH ON THE INTERNET (GOD LOVE THE INTERNET) WILL REVEAL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, THESE VEHICLES ARE UNPREDICTABLE ON THE ROAD AND BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION UNSAFE. MY CASE NUMBER WITH KIA FOR THIS PROBLEM IS 12711641

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A KIA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO KIA AUTO TEAM DELAWARE (1603 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, WILMINGTON, DE 19806, (877) 364-9441) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA WITH 46,000 MILES STARTED SMOKING AND RUNNING ROUGHLY; I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN GUNNED THE ENGINE VERY HARD UNTIL THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. LATER THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR 7K AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE I DID NOT GET OIL CHANGES WITH THEM. I TOLD THEM I CHANGE MY OWN OIL OR GET IT DONE AT A LOCAL PLACE IN TOWN BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE WAITING FOR 3-4 HOURS FOR OIL CHANGES AT THE KIA IN GLENDALE CA WHERE BTW THE SERVICE IS TERRIBLE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED LIKE THE OTHERS; IT IS NOT A PRODUCTION DEFECT IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND THE SOONER KIA RECOGNIZES THAT THE LESS LIABILITY THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS COMPANY IS A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT AND I HOPE THEY WILL MOVE TO A VOLUNTARY RECALL AND NOT PUT ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS THROUGH HELL WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE THEM. I SPEAK NOTHING BUT NEGATIVELY ABOUT THESE CARS SO OTHER PEOPLE WON'T BE IN THE POSITION I AM IN.

THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR UNTIL SUDDENLY I SAW SMOKE. CHECKED MY OIL & IT WAS LOW. I ADDED OIL. I BEGAN TO HEAR RATTLING IN THE ENGINE AND HUGE WHITE PUFFS OF SMOKE EMIT FROM MY ENGINE, SO BAD THAT CARS BEHIND ME ON THE FREEWAY (ALL 4 LANES) HIT THEIR BRAKES AS THEY CANNOT SEE. THE 101 FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR - THIS IS VERY BAD AND COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED, INCLUDING ME IF MY ENGINE SEIZES AT 75 MPH. I CHECK MY OIL EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO AND SEEMS TO BE LOW ONCE A WEEK. I'VE BEEN WAITING TO DROP MY CAR AT MY MECHANIC. WHEN I GOT THERE HE SAID HE COULD NOT TOUCH MY CAR DUE TO THE SAME EXACT REASON FOR OVER 1.2 MILLION RECALLED ENGINES. I WENT TO BRAKE MASTERS DOWN THE ROAD ASKING IF THEY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID "ABSOLUTELY!" THEY TOLD ME DO NOT DO AN OIL CHANGE AS MANY PEOPLE'S ENGINE SEIZES WITHIN A DAY OR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. DEALERS CONSISTENTLY TELL PEOPLE THEIR ENGINE HAS "SLUDGE" IN IT. REALLY? I HAVE READ SO MANY REVIEWS OF THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. TELLING PEOPLE IT IS $6,000-$8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE AT THEIR COST. BOTH MY MECHANIC AND BRAKE MASTERS TOLD ME THAT THEY FEEL THE ONLY REASON MY ENGINE HAS NOT SEIZED ON ME IS BECAUSE I TOOK NOTICE THAT MY ENGINE SOUNDED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. NOT ONE TIME HAS A LIGHT GONE OFF ON MY CAR. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A DASH WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHILE LOOSING POWER AND BURNING OIL SO BAD THAT PEOPLE CANNOT SEE. SO, WE HAVE TWO ISSUES..... #1 OBVIOUS FAILURE OF DASH WARNING/ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS AND #2 THE BURNING OIL, METAL SHARDS RUINING MY ENGINE. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND DO NOT GET CHILD SUPPORT. I DON'T HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE. I AM VERY GOOD WITH MY VEHICLES AND WHAT I AM READING IS UNACCEPTABLE. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR NEW ENGINES AND I WILL NOT BE ONE OF THEM. PLEASE HELP ME AS THIS ENGINE ISSUE IS NOT A LACK OF CARE

2015 KIA OPTIMA. DROVE OUT OF MY PARKING LOT AND MY CAR JUST CUT OFF AFTER I TURNED THE CORNER AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING HEADING TO WORK. TRIED TO START IT AGAIN IT STARTED AND CUT RIGHT BACK OFF. HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER IN FREDERICK. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND SAID THAT MY ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL IN IT AND IT HAD SLUDGE AND A CRACK IN THE ENGINE. I WAS FURTHER TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS TO PROVE I WAS GETTING MY OIL CHANGED. MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD. THE WARRANTY CLEARLY STATES THAT YOU ARE COVERED 10YEARS OR 100,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. KIA IS NOT WILLING TO HONOR THEIR WAIRRANTY WHICH IS DEAD WRONG. GOT A CALL TODAY STATING THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST $7200 TO FIX MY ENGINE. LAST TIME I CHECKED I WAS NOT RELATED TO ROCKEFELLER. PEOPLE JUST DON'T GO AROUND DELIBERATELY CRACKING ENGINES. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HOW WAS IT RECALLED FROM 2011-2014 SKIPPED 2015 AND RECALLED AGAIN IN 2016. I'VE BEEN DOING MY HOMEWORK WITH THIS SITUATION AND THERE HAVE BEEN 98 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2015 KIA OPTIMA WHICH 48 OF THEM WHERE ABOUT THE ENGINE AND KIA NOR NHTSA HAD INVESTIGATED ANY OF THEM. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX THERE ISSUES THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT WE PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR AND THEN WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TO IT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET IT FIXED. BUT I BET IF IT WAS ONE OF THOSE CORPORATE PEOPLES CARS THEY WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM HONORING THE WARRANTY OR BETTER YET GIVING THEM A NEW CAR.

I OWN A 2015 KIA OPTIMA LX. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. I THEN HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE CAR HAD NO POWER. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AGAIN. BUT IT JUST CLICK ONCE AND THAT WAS IT. IT NEVER WOULD START AGAIN, I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME AND PUT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I CALLED JEFFERY KIA THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THEM. AFTER TWO DAYS, THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZE UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES AND HAS A FULL WARRANTY. BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THEM DO MY OIL CHANGES THAT THEY REQUIRED ME TO BRING THEM RECEIPTS FROM OTHER PLACES TO PROVE THE OIL WAS BEING CHANGED. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES, DUE TO I DON'T TRUST OIL CHANGE ESTABLISHMENTS. THE DEALER THEN REQUESTED THAT I BRING THEM RECEIPTS FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THE OIL AND FILTER TO PROVE THAT THE OIL WAS BEING CHANGED. I TOLD THE DEALER WHO KEEPS RECEIPTS LIKE THAT!!! WHY WOULD I KEEP RECEIPTS FOR OIL THAT I BOUGHT AT A AUTO PARTS STORE. I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP SUCH RECEIPTS. BUT AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF KIA, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. BACK IN 2014, KIA AND HYUNDAI BOTH RECALLED 1.2 MILLION VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. AND IT APPEARS, THAT IT IS STILL NO CORRECTED. THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE, SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT FROM THE START AND FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT UNTIL IT AFFECTED TONS OF INNOCENT BUYERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PATRICK KIA (4810 NINE MILE RD, RICHMOND, VA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL IN THE ENGINE WAS NOT BEING CORRECTLY DISTRIBUTED AND RECOMMENDED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT