2013 Kia Optima complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR COMPARTMENT OF THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (COAST TO COAST MOTORS, 8102 E 11TH ST, TULSA, OK 74112, (918) 832-9000) AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A VERY INTENSE ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 2018 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

AUGUST 21, 2018, WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GOSSETT KIA MOTORS (DEALERSHIP) BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START.. THE CAR HAS A PUSH BUTTON START, WHENEVER WE TRIED TO START THE CAR BY PRESSING THE START BUTTON AND PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD START FOR THEM. WE DROVE THE CAR HOME THE SAME DAY. ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 22, 2018, THE CAR WOULD NOT START, SAME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ON AUGUST 23, 2018, WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO US AUGUST 25, 2018. TODAY, AUGUST 30, 2018, THE CAR DID NOT START AND EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES. WE WILL HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. LUCKILY FOR US, EACH TIME THE CAR DID NOT START IT WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. SPECIAL NOTE, ON AUGUST 2, 2018, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE REPAIR WORK. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE TOW TRUCK DRIVERS STATED HE TOWED SEVERAL KIA OPTIMA'S WITH THE SAME DESCRIBED PROBLEM.

TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING AT 50 MPH AND HASN'T WENT OFF YET. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT WHATSOEVER. JUST CASUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (MAY HAVE HIT A POTHOLE OR ANYTHING THAT CAUSED IT TO COME ON) SO I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF MAYBE THERE WAS A RECALL.

DIVING AT 40 MPH. COME TO A STOP AT RED LIGHT AND ENGINE BEGINS MAKING A SLIGHT NOISE. NO WARNING GAUGES OR WARNING LIGHT GO OFF. START DRIVING TO DRIVE AGAIN AND 2 BLOCKS LATER A VERY LOUD MECHANICAL BANG AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WOULD NOT RESTART. OIL LIGHT WENT OUT USING THE STARTER WHILE TRYING TO RESTART. NEVER GOT THE ENGINE RESTARTED. CAR IS NOW AT KIA OF LANSDALE AFTER I HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING. I PERFORM COURIER SERVICES TO US TREASURY DEPT AND US ATTORNEY IN PHILADELPHIA AREA. I NEED THIS CAR BACK DESPERATELY. LAST OIL CHANGE WAS 2000 MILES AGO WITH FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. ALWAYS HAVE USED FULL SYNTHETIC. WHEN I GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT THE SMELL OF OIL BURNING WAS CLEARLY EVIDENT TO MYSELF AND ANOTHER GENTLEMAN WHO STOPPED TO SEE IF I NEEDED ANY HELP. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE RECALL RELATED ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR STOPPED ILLUMINATING, THE FAILURE WENT AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO KIA MALL OF GEORGIA (4180 BUFORD DRIVE, BUFORD, GA 30519) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED THE EVALUATION TEST AND THE ENGINE DID NOT NEED REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, NEW TURBOS WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SONS KIA, 100 SONS DR, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253, (678) 619-1393) AND STATED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500. **TR UPDATED 10/31/18*JB

PUSH THE START BUTTON AND CAR DID NOT START TRIED THE 30 SECOND RULE CAR JUST SIZZLED AFTER ABOUT 10 TRIES CAR START BUT CUT IT OFF DOES SAME THING MY CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OR AT WORK AND IT CUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC ENGINE WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR DUE TO RECALL BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED PARKING LIGHT ON ONE SIDE IS OUT WHEN REPLACING IT CAR ALSO WOULD NOT START

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT IS ON AND MY HORN ISN'T WORKING. SOUNDS LIKE ITS A SIMILAR ISSUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 AND YET MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED.

TAKATA RECALL - WE CALLED DEALER BALL KIA IN NATIONAL CITY, CA & WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER. FOR US TO CALL BACK THEN & THAT WE HAD TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AN UN-SAFE VEHICLE UNTIL THE LETTER ARRIVED AND A APPOINTMENT COULD BE MADE. THIS CAR COULD KILL US UPON IMPACT!!! PLEASE, THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER & SAFER SOLUTION.

MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON A BRIDGE.

I HAD MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2017. THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED, THEY WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AND WERE BEYOND SALVAGING. I HAD THEM REPLACED. IN APRIL, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, INCLUDING AN OIL CHANGE. I HAD COMPLAINED OF VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS NORMAL. ON AUGUST 3RD I HAD ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND REQUESTED THE BRAKES BE LOOKED AT, AS THE VIBRATION WAS AT A POINT OF CONCERN. THE SERV DEPT INDICATED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED REPLACING, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, AND LESS THAN 4000 MILES LATER. I WAS UPSET AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CHARGE ME 1/2 THE COST. THAT EVENING I DROVE AND FOUND THE VIBRATION TO BE EXACTLY AS BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT. I WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPT, YET AGAIN ON AUGUST 8. THEY INDICATED THE VIBRATION WAS FROM THE REAR AND THOSE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE ONLY 42000 MILES ON THE CAR. I DRIVE LESS THAN 3 MILES ROUND TRIP EACH DAY. I DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE NEVER ROAD TESTING THE CAR, JUST LOOKING AT THE BRAKES/ROTORS AND REPLACING. THEY ARE EITHER PUTTING WARPED ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE AND/OR LYING ABOUT REPLACING THEM. I COULD HAVE SAVED TIME AND MONEY HAD THE WORK BEEN COMPLETED RIGHT , THE FIRST TIME.

SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVING THIS THE ENGINE JUST TURN OFF ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GLASSMAN KIA (28000 TELEGRAPH RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034, (888) 452-1360) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE DRIVE SHAFT WAS CORRODED THROUGH AND BECAME DETACHED. THE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2013 KIA OPTIMA EX 7 7/26/2018 THE ENGINE DIED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH . WE COASTED TO A DRIVEWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD NOTICED A BURNING SMELL . I LOOKED CLOSER AT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE . I HAD MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS FROM MY BASKETBALL TEAM GET OUT OF THE CAR AND GO TO A SAFE PLACE . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP AND PUT THE FIRE OUT . THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE CAR BURNED .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF FLAMES BY OTHER MOTORISTS. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT CALLED EARNHARDT KIA DEALER AT (602) 346-5400 (LOCATED AT 2121 E BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85022), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR IN WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF. TODAY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, AND STOPPED RUNNING. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND TH ECAR IS BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THE PAINT PILLING OFF THE CAR TOOK IT TO KIA THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO NOTHING THE PAIN PILLS SO BAD THIS A FIVE YEAR CAR IN IT LOOK LIKE 15 YEAR OLD CAR COST ME 2800 TO GET THE CAR PAINTED I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT ON THE PAIT IN KIA DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED KIA NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

THERE IS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. HAD TIE RODS INSPECTED AND ARE FINE. NOISE IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. IT POPS WHILE MOVING OR STATIONARY.. IT POPS EVERY TIME YOUR CHANGE DIRECTION. NOISE RADIATES FROM INSIDE DASHBOARD. CHECKED U JOINTS AND THEY ARE TIGHT.

MY CAR WAS OCCASIONALLY MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE CAR THEN SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING WHILE IDLING AND BECAME SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. I HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE MY CAR BACK HOME, WITH VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION. I THEN TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC WHO HAD TOLD ME THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH A TURBO, AND IT WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE LEFTOVER DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL. I CALLED KIA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR PASSED THE RECALL INSPECTION A YEAR AGO, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE COVERED NOW CONSIDERING I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK OVER THE CAR, BUT NOT WITHOUT IMMEDIATELY SAYING THAT THERE'S A CHANCE IT 'WON'T BE COVERED' AS IF THEY WERE ANTICIPATING TELLING ME THEY WON'T DO IT. ON SATURDAY I WAS TOLD I WOULD GET A CALL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, WHICH I NEVER DID. I FINALLY HAD TO CALL THURSDAY, JUST TO BE ON HOLD FOR 30 MINUTES TELLING ME ITS ONLY THE TURBO AFFECTED, NOT THE ENGINE OR TURBO LINE, AND THEREFORE IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL. NOT ONLY DID THEY TELL ME SOMETHING I ALREADY KNEW, THAT THE TURBO WAS BLOWN, BUT I'M CHARGED $110 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE THAT I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT BEFOREHAND, TO CHECK SOMETHING THAT'S ON RECALL, NOT TO MENTION THE TOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR. I CALLED KIAS CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO JUST GAVE ME AN OH WELL THAT'S TOO BAD SORRY NO ONE TOLD YOU, I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO HELP. I'M NOT EVEN CONVIN

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, WHO WAS THE DRIVER AND OWNER OF A 2013 KIA OPTIMA EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI P4 FOUR SEASONS PLUS TIRES, SIZE: 215/55/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE TIRE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DETERMINATION OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE TIRE BACK TO SAM'S CLUB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS TAKEN BACK TO SAM'S CLUB AND REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2017. THE DEALER (KIA ATLANTA SOUTH, 7310 JONESBORO RD, MORROW, GA 30260) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

STARING OUT AT LOW SPEED, MODERATE ACCELERATION, DRY PAVEMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING, VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. TRACTION CONTROL KICKS ON, EVEN WITH NEW TIRES. LEAVES VEHICLE VULNERABLE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS SAID THIS IS NORMAL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING OR CROSSING INTERSECTIONS AT NORMAL SPEED, NOT OVER ACCELERATING, ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON TO FREEWAYS WITH SHORT ON RAMPS, OR JUST MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO CHANGE LANES, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE EZ CAR CONNECTION LLC DEALER (459 VERSAILLES RD, FRANKFORT, KY 40601, 502-444-0012) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 KIA OPTIMA ON A DRY ROAD SURFACE. I HAD JUST GONE THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS GREEN FOR ME TO GO. THERE WAS A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE SO I STARTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AHEAD. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED IN A VERY BUSY CITY STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND NEEDED TO BE JUMPSTARTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

BACK UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING THE SCREEN IS BLACK. IT STARTED WHEN IT RAINS IT WOULDN'T WORK THEN WHEN IT GOT SUNNY IT WOULD COME BACK ON. BUT NOW IT'S NOT WORKING AT ALL

THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING MAKING NOISES WHEN OPERATING.

MY PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 5 SEPARATE TIMES. MY CAR WON'T CRANK AFTER SITTING ANYWHERE FROM 2 MINUTES TO ALL NIGHT. I STOP AND PARK MY CAR, PUT GEAR IN PARK AND PRESS THE BUTTON TO STOP THE ENGINE. WHEN I TRY TO GET BACK IN IF MY DOOR IS LOCKED, SOMETIMES I CAN'T GET IN WITH MY KEY FOB. I HAVE TO OPEN THE HOOD, CHARGE THE BATTERY AND THEN THE KEY FOB WORKS. IF MY CAR IS NOT LOCKED, I GET IN AND NO LIGHTS COME ON, PRESSING THE START ENGINE BUTTON DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I CANNOT OPERATE ANY PART OF THE CAR, TRUNK, LIGHTS, SEATS, WINDOWS, IT IS ALL DEAD. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BATTERY. WHY IS THIS NOW HAPPENING? I HAVE AROUND 42,000 MILES AND I HAVE A KIA OPTIMA 2013 WITH ALL BELLS AND WHISTLES. I LOVE MY CAR BUT AS A WIDOW, I DON'T WANT TO GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH A DEAD BATTERY / ENGINE. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? THE DEALERSHIPS JUST CHARGE EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND THE PROBLEMS STILL ARE FIXED. SHOULD THERE NOT BE A RECALL ON PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND SMOKE AND FLAMES EMERGED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT AND A FIRE REPORT WERE NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

THE ENGINE ON MY VEHICLE IS UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER, I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A LETTER FROM KIA STATING WHEN I CAN TAKE MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR, AND HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS DURING THIS TIME. I CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 76,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND CONCERNED MY GOOD LUCK COULD RUN OUT. ANY PRESSURE YOU CAN APPLY TO GET THIS RESOLVED WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 80 MILES AN HOUR AND THE ENGINE DIED. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALER, COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS AN ENGINE RECALL, THAT THE DEALER (CORWIN FORD, NAMPA IDAHO) WE BOUGHT IT FROM WAS NOTIFIED OF 6 MONTHS BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS NEVER INFORMED OF. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR MY BOYFRIEND DRIVING AND ABLE TO GET US OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY.

CAR LOSSES POWER SUDDENLY AND LURCHES. THIS HAS HAPPEND WHEN CAR IS CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WHEN STARTED, STATIONARY. ONCE THAT HAPPENS CAR MAY HAVE TO BE RESTARTED TO WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES THAT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. WHEN IT PERSISTS FOR A WHILE, MAXIMUM SPEED IS ABOUT 5 MPH IF STARTED FROM A STOP. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CODE P2118 (THROTTLE ACTUATOR MOTOR CURRENT RANGE) IS SHOWN BY AN OBD. THE PROBLEM HAS OCURRED BEFORE. DEALER INITIALLY CHANGED THROTTLE BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE ISSUE WAS EVENTUALLY TRACKED TO A FAULTY ENGINE CABLE HARNESS. THE WHOLE ENGINE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS OCURRING AGAIN A YEAR LATER.

TAKATA RECALL THERE IS A PLASTIC PART IN THE STEERING ASSIST THAT IS BAD. ITS ALL OVER YOUTUBE INCLUDING MINE. WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION YOU CAN HEAR THE METAL TO METAL CLINKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IT WANTS TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOU HANDS. YOU CAN MOVE THE WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND HEAR WHEN IN STATIOARY AS WELL.

THE MOTOR KNOCKING

TAKATA INFLATORS READ ON WEBISTE;HOWEVER, GOT IN A WRECK ON 4/11/18 CAR TOTALLED GOT HIT IN FRONT END AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE ENTIRE CAR, I HIT STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO GO TO THE ER. ALSO, IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR THE CAR HAD INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE AND PUT NEW ENGINE IN MY CAR. HAD NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR. I EMAILED KIA ON THE AIR BAGS AND NO ONE HAS GOT BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET, 66,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, AND REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE ELECTRICAL SHORTED OUT AND I WAS LOCKED IN THE CAR, I HAD TO MANUALLY HOLD THE ELECTRIC LOCK TO BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE CAR. IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND MY HORN I BLOWING FOR UP TO 45 MINUTES RANDOMLY AT ANYTIME; DRIVING OR STATIONARY. MY CAR IS UNSAFE. I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSE AT COBB COUNTY KIA IN KENNESAW, GA 30144 AND THE SERVICE MANAGER, JOE TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH KIA HAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL OTHER MODELS. THE CAR IS UNSAFE; THE AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $600.00 FOR A SAFETY ISSUE.

WHEN BRAKING ON A ROUGH SURFACE (NOT NEW PAVEMENT) THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKS BACK UP IN QUICKLY, AND BRAKING POWER IS LOST DURING THE UPKICKING. VERY DANGEROUS, AS THERE IS NO WAY TO COME TO A SECURE, SAFER STOP IN A TRAFFIC SITUARION. NOT TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY BRAKING, NORMAL BRAKING WILL CAUSE THIS PROLEM. THE SAME LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY IS EXHIBITED ON A WET STREET SURFACE, AND NOT NECESSARILY A SLICK, DANGEROUS SURFACE. THIS IS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA SXL, I BOUGHT IT WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT IN 2014, AND THE PROBLEM EXISTED THEN. AND STILL PERSISTS. IN EARLY 2015 THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, THOUGH I FOUND THIE PROBLEM STATED IN BLOGS BY KIA OWNERS BACK THEN. THE KEY POINT IS THE BRAKES DON'T HOLD STEADY ON ROUGH SURFACES OR WET ROADS. AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT GOING AWAY. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT HAD TO MAKE ANY EMERGENCY STOPS.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM, IT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION OR AS IF SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I THEN HEARD AND FELT WIND COMING INTO MY KIA. I PULLED OVER AND MY FRONT ROOF OF MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF HAD A BIG HOLE IN IT AS IF A METEOR HAD FELL OUT OF THE SKY ON IT. . I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NO HELP, I CONTACTED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS...NO HELP OR RECALLS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE MY ROOF REPAIRED.

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF MY CAR WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL ON MY KIA OPTIMA. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (NEW JERSEY) ON THE PA TURNPIKE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND INJURED OR KILLED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTOBODY SHOP (PEP BOYS). THIS WAS LATE AT NIGHT, MOST BUSINESSES/PLACES WERE CLOSED. I INCURRED A TOWING BILL, HOTEL BILL, CAR RENTAL BILL AND SERVICE BILL BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL FROM KIA REGARDING THE ENGINE. I SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM KIA FOR THE COST/FEES I INCURRED. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THEY ARE DENYING THE CLAIM.

I HAVE HAD TWO HEAD ON COLLISIONS WITH MY 2013 KIA OPTIMA, NEITHER WERE MAJOR BUT IMPACT WAS ABOVE 30MPH IN BOTH CASES. DURING BOTH INCIDENTS NEITHER TIME DID AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOY. ONE WOULD THINK AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THOSE SITUATIONS, BUT THEY DID NOT. ADDITIONALLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIX. AFTER HEARING ABOUT AIRBAGS AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE KIA FORTE AND HYUNDAI SONATAS I BELIEVE THIS AIRBAG ISSUE COULD BE EFFECTING A WIDER RANGE OF VEHICLES POSSIBLY INCLUDING 2011 KIA SORRENTOS AS WELL.

INTERMITENLY .CAR WON'T START ALL ELECTRONIC SIGNALS OFF ,NOTHING DEAD . ENGINE TICKING AFTER I STOP & PARK IT . I HEAR A LOUD TICKING. BURNING OIL. AT LEAST 5 TIMES ,WHILE EXCELERATING CAR TAKES OFF REAL FAST . HARD TO CONTROL ,KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. PULLS TO THE RIGHT. HAD TO REPLACE TIRES ONLY HAVE 41K MILES. PAINT CHIPS.FOBS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALERS AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES. PLEASE NOTE* I PURCHASED VIP PREMIER ULTIMATE PROTECTION PLUS & GLASS COAT & TEFLON INTERIOR PROTECTION.$ 1850.00 ESTIMATE. EXTRA. COVERS EVERYTHING I REPORTED.

BACK UP CAMERA IS NOT WORKING. NO ACCIDENT ACURRED, STARTED THE CAR, PUT IN REVERSE AND THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK.

WHEN I CUT MY CAR OFF AFTER DRIVING OR SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING I HAVE A TICKING NOISE THAT SORT OF SOUNDS LIKE A BOMB. ALSO, WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE THERE IS SOME SORT OF GRINDING NOISE. THE CAR ALSO DOESNT TAKE OFF/DRIVE THE WAY IT USE TO

TAKATA RECALL, HAVE SUPER LOUD RATTLING NOISE IN THE MOTOR AT FIRST START UP AND CONTINUES THE ENTIRE TIME ITS RUNNING. KIA SUNTRUP CLAIMS ITS "NOT LOUD ENOUGH "AND WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE LEVEL OF NOISE MINE IS CURRENTLY AND WHAT THE STANDARD FOR FIXING IS, THEY HAD NO CLUE! COME ON, CAR HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS DONE THIS LOUD NOISE FOR THE LAST 25,000. KIA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VECHILES

ON AUGUST 17TH , 2017 AFTER MAKING A BROKEN U TURN, I DROVE MY 2013 KIA OPTIMA ONTO A ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TO FLOW INTO TRAFFIC, AND HIT A CURB THAT I BELIEVED I WAS CLEAR OF. I SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND SEVERE PAIN FROM MY ACCELERATOR FOOT UP TO MY SHOULDERS AS BOTH HANDS WERE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE OFF MANY DAYS TO REST SINCE THEN. AFTER A VISIT TO THE DEALER WHERE I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT, THE REP SUGGESTED THAT THE CAR SHOULD HAVE A FRONT CAMERA. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I BEGAN TO HEAR AND FEEL NOISE AND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THE FAULTY PART, THE FLEXIBLE COUPLER AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALLED PART THAT CAUSED ACCIDENT REPLACED. I HAD HAD MY SUSPICION'S AS TO WHY THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH BY THE PREVIOUS OWNERS, AND THAT THE INACCURATE NAVIGATION MAY HAVE CAUSED THEM TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THAT WAS NEVER REPORTED. I BELIEVE I HAVE CASE AGAINST THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE, FOR MY PAIN AND SUFFERING. AS A TBI SUFFERER THIS LAST EVENT IS CAUSING MAJOR COMPLICATIONS; AND NOW DIZZINESS, DEPRESSION, UNCERTAINTY AND HEADACHES HAVE RETURNED.