2014 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

A LOCAL SHOP DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED. BEFORE I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BEARING(S)/ NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND SAID THAT THE ENGING IS VERY CLOSE TO SEIZING. I CALL MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT IT, THEY SAID THAT THERE IS ONLY 1 RECALL SHOWING ON THE KIA WEBSITE. I HAVE SCREENSHOTS OF 4 DIFFERENT RECALLS AND 1 OF THEM SAYS BEARING DEFFECT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. SO IDK IF THEY ARE TRYING TO NOT ENTERTAIN MY RECALL BUT THEY ALSO SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TOWE IT THERE AND THEY WILL DO TAKE CARE OF THE RECALL THAT IS SHOWING UP ON THEIR END WHICH IS NOT THE REASON WHY THE CAR IS DOWN. LUCKILY THE CAR DIED WHEN I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS JUST STUCK ON THE ROAD.

FOURTH TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED: WHILE AT SPEED, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND I GET A HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING. THIS TIME I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, SPEED ABOUT 10 MPH. CAR BARELY DRIFTED OUT OF THE DRIVING LANE. I SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MINUTES. UPON RESTART, ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THESE ENGINES SHUTTING OFF. IT'S BEEN ABOUT 10 MONTHS SINCE "REPAIR" AT A KIA DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE. KIA HAS FAILED TO FIX THESE ISSUES AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES.

THE CAR HAS LIFETIME ENGINE WARRANTY AND KIA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE SAME AND THEY ARE STILL REJECTING ME TO FIX MY ENGINE EVEN I OFFERED TO PAY A FAIR PART OF THE REPAIR, THE ENGINE IS CONSUMING OIL LIKE CRAZY 1 QUART PER 250 MILES ITS MAKES TICKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING AND KIA SEEMS LIKE THEY DONT CARE EVEN IF IT HAS A LIFETIME ENGINE WARRANTY

ENGINE SOUND LIKE ITS ABOUT TO BLOW UP, ENGINE IS KNOCKING VERY LOUD, LOUD VALVES, AND LACK ON POWER WHEN YOU TRY ACCELERATE, HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY AND THEY NEED TO TOW CAR HOME, IT WAS MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR, AND IT WAS THE MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

I LEFT THE DEALER LOT AT CLOSING TIME 2/5/2021 THE TRACTION LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS WARNINGS WERE ON THE ABS LIGHT THE CAR BRAKES SKIDDED UPON APPLYING BRAKES DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED THE CAR SHOOK WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE ENTIRE MOTOR WAS GOING TO FALL OUT . LATER MY 17 YEAR OLD WHOM HAS DRIVEN FOR 2 YEARS WAS DRIVING A FEW MILES FROM HOME SHE SAID THE STEERING WENT OUT THE BRAKES WENT OUT SHE SKID ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD DID NOT HIT ANYTHING YET THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR CAME APART THE FRAME AND ALL . SHE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED I WOULD LIKE THIS INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY. I TOLD HER TO DRIVE SLOW AND SHE WAS ONLY GOING AROUND THE CORNER I HAD PLANNED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MONDAY BJUT WAS TOTALLED BEFORE I DID. SHE REPORTED GOING 45 MPH ON A ROAD WHEN I HAD THE ISSUES I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 TO 45 ON A REGULAR ROAD DID NOT DRIVE IT ON AN INTERSTATE YET DUE TO THE UNEASY WAYS IT WAS HANDELING AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A WRECK IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING AND 1 AND A HALF HOUR DRIVE EACH WAY TO WORK FOR 40 YEARS . THE CAR ALSO FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN ALSO'

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A WEEK. HAD APPT TO GO IN 2/2/21 WITH KIA BUT DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE STARTED HEARING A LIGHT TICKING SOUND. WHEN I ACCELERATED ON THE GAS IT DIDNT DO ANYTHING. IT WAS BOGGED DOWN. IT STAYED AT 60 MPH SO I DID IT AGAIN AND STILL THE SAME THING. MY HUSBAND ASLO SAID THAT IT'S BEEN SUCKING OIL DOWN FOR NO REASON. IT HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE IT TOWED TO KIA. I'M STILL CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE GONNA DO.

ENGINE PREMATURELY USES OIL AND HAD NO INDICATION OF NO OIL. ENGINE HAS KNOCKING AND IS IN LIMP MODE BUT IS NOT UNDER RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH SAME YEAR AND MODEL, HOWEVER HAS SAME SYMPTOMS

I CURRENTLY OWN 2014 KIA OPTIMA JUST HIT 104600 MILES.I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE EXCEPT MY BRAKE LIGHTS REPEATLY BURNING OUT. I RECENTLY CHECKED MY OIL WHICH WAS A LITTLE LOW I BOUGHT 2 QUARTS AND PUT THEM IN MY CAR. A FEW WEEKS LATER MY OIL LIGHT FLASHED THAN WENT OFF I CHECKED MY OIL AGAIN AND THERE WAS NOTHING ON MY DIPSTICK. FROM THERE I I DROVE 2 BLOCKS TO MY THE OIL CHANGE PLACE DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOME. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS BURNING TO HOT , AND I HAD LESS THAN A QUART OF OIL LEFT IN MY CAR. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS STRANGE SINCE IVE NEVER HAD ANY LEAKS.HE NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND TO TAKE IT STRAIGHT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS FAILING . FROM THERE I DID AN OIL CHANGE AND DROVE TO KIA. I DROPPED IT THERE TO BE CHECK AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE COULDNT SEE AN ISSUE TO DRIVE IT 1000 MILE AND BRING IT BACK. I PICKED IT UP AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE ABOUT 10-14 DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING AND ACCELERATED TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR BLEW A BUNCH OF WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND LOST POWER FOR A MOMENT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS VERY LOW AGAIN . I CALLED KIA BACK AND HAD MY CAR TOWED BACK TO KIA DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED OVER THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT MY OIL VALVES INSIDE THE ENGINE WERE BAD AND THAT IT WAS BURNING THE OIL HO. THEY SAID WOULD CONTACT KMA TO SEE IF IT WOULD FALL UNDER THE RECALL. I WAS LATER NOTIFIED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR IT MYSELF AS THERE IS NO KNOCK CODE - OR COMPLETE ENGINE SEIZING, IM CURRENLY UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR / AND OWE THOUSANDS ON THE CAR STILL. THIS IS JUST UNFAIR FOR CONSUMERS WHO BUY THERE PRODUCTS.

SMELL OF FUEL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE, GOT DIAGNOSED READ CODE P0456 EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MILE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER - LEV KIA OF FRAMINGHAM (510 COCHITUATE RD, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701, (508) 879-5555) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC FOUND NO ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.