2013 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

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.

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.

FROM A STOP AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION, OVER SEVEN (7) TIMES THE CAR HAS JOLTED FORWARD AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY, LOSING MOST POWER TO THE MOTOR AT THAT POINT. AUDIBLE ALARMS RING AND THE DASHBOARD HAS READ BOTH "HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING! IMMEDIATELY STOP AND DO NOT DRIVE" AND "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM". THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING LEFT TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT THEN HAS TO SLOW AS I SLOWLY CREEP OUT OF THE INTERSECTION.

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