2013 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

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

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.

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.