2019 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AND A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF US (WHILE ONLY GOING 25MPH) THEN THE CAUTION FRONT SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR HAD A NOTIFICATION THAT POPPED UP SAID FRONT CAMERA IS BLOCKED. STAYED ON FOR 5 MINUTES THEN JUST SHUT OFF. *TR

HARD STARTING AND WHEN IT DOES START IT ACTS LIKE IT SLUGGISH. YOU CAN TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT IS FINE.

I HAVE A 2019 KIA OPTIMA. IN DECEMBER I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I HAD TO PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK DOWN 2 RODS TO GET BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. IT WAS NOT SHOWING ANY "CODES". THEN ON 02/26/2020 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT TOWED TO KIA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS SHOWING A BUNCH OF CODES. THEY SAID THEY CLEANED THE "KNOCKER" AND WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE TECH LINE AND WAS TOLD TO CLEAR DATA AND RELEARN SYSTEM. ONCE THEY DID THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT AWAY AND NO MORE CODES DISPLAYED. ON 03/07/2020 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS CLOSED BY THEN AND THEY ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAY. MADE A CALL TODAY TO GET IT BACK IN THE SHOP. THEY SAID I CAN BRING IT TOMORROW. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH A 2019. PLEASE TELL ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,800.

2019 KIA OPTIMA, IN JULY OF 2019.1ST INSTANCE, 2/4/2020 (LATE AFTERNOON) I DROVE BACK FROM NEW ALBANY IN AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY ON KEYSTONE, I TRIED TO TURN A CORNER AND THE CEL LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE (HEAVY HESITATION). THEY SAID DO NOT DRIVE, GET A TOW.I DID, THEY HOOKED IT UP. AN ERROR TO CONTACT KIA ENG. THEY INDICATED ITS 1 OF 2 THINGS, ROCK SENSOR HARNESS/ROCK SENSOR. 1ST THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SENSOR BUT THEY ONLY REPLACED THE HARNESS.MILEAGE ON THIS DATE 2/7/2020 8,801 MILES. PICKED UP MY CAR ON FEBRUARY 7, 2020. 2ND INSTANCE 2/24/2020 @3PM(ISH)- RETURN TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS FROM LAFAYETTE (ROUND TRIP) APX 2:59P ON THE WAY BACK TO WORK, I GOT OFF IN ZIONSVILLE TO RUN TO THE STORE. I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND TRIED TO TURN RIGHT, THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO AS THE 1ST INSTANCE. CEL LIGHT, MAJOR HESITATION AND VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION. CALLED SERVICE AT KIA TO GET MY RENTAL READY AND I WAS ON MY WAY IN TO THE SHOP. THE RENTAL WAS READY AND IT WAS LATE MONDAY. HE CONTACTED WHO IS THE GM CALLED ME 2/24/2020 @6:16PM TO SAY THAT HE WILL LOOK INTO THIS ASAP IN THE MORNING. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HE IS PART OWNER OF LIA DEALER.ON MONDAY EVENING I CONTRACTED KIA CORP OFFICE TO FILE A CASE # SAME EVENING, I TEXT MY SALESMAN BUT THE GMCALLED 8:07A EXPLAINED ITS ON THE RACK AND THE ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED FOR THE RESOLUTION AND HE WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY KNOW MORE. TUES GM AND GM OF ALL LOCAL SERVICE DEPTS) CALLED AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE, ATTEMPT AT A RESOLUTION CHANGE THE SENSOR AND DRIVING 10 MILES TO MAKE SURE IT FIXES IT. HOW IS 10 MILES GOING TO 'TEST' HE AGREED 30 MILE TEST. HE SAID IF THIS SENSOR FAILS THEY (KIA CORP) WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE! WELL THE SENSOR IS WORKING 2 DAYS SO FAR. (LAST TIME IT TOOK 11 DAYS AND 1,177 MILES TO FAIL) I PICKED UP CAR ON 2/26/20. L

WHEN MY PHONE IS PLUGGED INTO THE CHARGER, MY SCREEN WILL GO BLACK ALL OF A SUDDEN, AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND UNPLUG MY PHONE AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON FOR THE SCREEN TO COME BACK ON. ALSO, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE MY BRAKES LOCK UP ON ME, AND I ALMOST HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN, AND I HAVE EVEN HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN MOTION DRIVING AND GO TO STOP. THE RADIO SCREEN THOUGH HAS TURNED OFF ON ME WHETHER I AM DRIVING OR IN PARK.

IF I SLOW DOWN THEN SPEED UP IT TAKES OFF SLOW. IF I GO UP A HILL IT PUTTS AND WHEN I DRIVE IT JUST FEELS LIKE ITS PUTTERING THE WHOLE TIME. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING BUT THIS IS A NEW CAR I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG. I JUST GOT THE CAR IN MARCH DROVE FINE NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING AND IT'S KIND OF DISAPPOINTING THAT MY CAR IS LIKE THIS BUT KNOW ONE KNOWS WHAT'S WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 2019 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER THAT JUMPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK PAIN AND HIS DAUGHTER, WHO WAS SEATED BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT, SUSTAINED NECK PAIN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WOULD BE TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR THEIR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,168.

I WAS IN TWO LOW SPEED REAR ENDED CRASHES BECAUSE THE CIB DIDN'T ENGAGE AND I HAD NO BREAKING POWER. ONE WHO ON THE HIGH WAY AND ONCE IN AN EXIT RAMP

LANE SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM MAKES UNUSUAL TURNS WHILE I'M DRIVING RESULTING ME HAVING TO CORRECT. IN SOME SITUATIONS VEHICLE ALMOST TURNED INTO CARS IN NEARBY LANE. INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED BOTH ON SURFACE STREETS AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 55 MILES PER HOUR AND ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 55 MILES PER HOUR