2014 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF AND WHEN I WENT TO GO GET IT CHECKED, IT CAME UP AND TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CIRCUIT (PNRDL) INPUT. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, I CAN'T TAKE IT OUT UNTIL I TURN MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 87,000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE ISSUES.

TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX AIR CONDITIONING ISSUE. WHEN THEY WENT TO RUN IT THROUGH THEIR CAR WASH, THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE WOULD NOT DO IT DUE TO THE SHARK FIN ANTENNA BEING LOOSE. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD, I SHOOK THE SHARK FIN LIGHTLY AND IT CAME OFF IN MY HAND. ALL OF THE SCREWS HAD BROKEN THE PLASTIC OFF THE SHARK FIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE COST TO FIX IS OVER $500. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH SUCH A WEAK DESIGN. LUCKILY THIS WAS CAUGHT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND DID NOT COME OFF WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLION AUTO - KIA OF IOWA CITY (2845 MORMON TREK BLVD, IOWA CITY, IA 52246) TO BE REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NOTICED BY THE SERVICE STICKER PLACED ON THE WINDOW THAT THE WRONG TYPE OF OIL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER CONTACTING THE SAME DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY USED THAT TYPE OF OIL DUE TO THE RECALL UPDATE. AS THE CONTACT STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTING TO FLASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INITIALLY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. AS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK FOR A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ENGINE MISFIRE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND HIT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT ON THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED A BLOWOUT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS LOOSE AND ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS VERY LOW DESPITE HAVING A RECENT OIL CHANGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT CALLED BACK AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN REACHING THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR REPAIRED FOR THE TURBO FUEL LINE WHICH WAS A RECALL AND SNAPPED IN MY. THIS WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER EVER SINCE THAT NOW MY TURBO IS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE VERY LITTLE PICKUP WHEN I ACCELERATE. ALSO MY SEATBELT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON STATING THAT MY SEATBELT IS NOT CONNECTED WHEN IT IS. AND THIS PROBLEM WILL RECOVER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND HAPPEN AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS

WHILE DRIVING MY CHECK BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN ITS WARM OUTSIDE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE TRACTION LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR AWHILE. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OFF AFTER A FEW MILES, OTHERS IT TAKES A DAY TO GO OFF. ONLY DIFFERENCE I CAN SEE WHILE DRIVING IS THAT BEFORE IT COMES ON THE BRAKES WILL GRAB HARDER THAN USUAL. THE LIGHTS ONLY COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMING TO A STOP. NEVER WHEN IN PARK. THIS STARTED A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. I'VE HAD THE CAR AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY AT 67 MPH ON FREEWAY 99 NORTH FROM LA TO BAKERSFIELD CA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STALLED. I WAS ON THE FAST LANE AND REACTED IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON BUT CARS BEHIND ME WERE SO SHORT INTO REAR ENDING ME I CRIED BECAUSE I WAS JUST SHOCKED AND SCARED FOR MY SON. LUCKILY MY AUNT WAS TWO CARS BEHIND ME SINCE WE HAD TOOK A SHORT FAMILY TRIP AND THEY HELPED ME OUT. I HAD JUST TOOK MY CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO KIA HADDAD OF BAKERSFIELD WHERE THEY ALSO FIXED A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENS TO THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JUNE OF 2017 THAT'S WHAT KIA TOLD ME THAT'S WHY THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THE BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED IT AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE SECOND WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME IN 2018. SAME THING HAPPENED CAR STALLED WITH MY SON WITH ME. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED A ENGINE WHICH HE ENDED UP REPLACING I PAYED FOR THAT. NOW THIS HAPPENS AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME ? I'M JUST SO OVERWHELMED I'VE BEEN SO LUCKY I HAVEN'T CAUSED NO ACCIDENT. NOW I'M SCARED TO EVEN FIX THIS CAR AGAIN AND DRIVE IT.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE FROM LAS VEGAS TO CALIFORNIA ON THE I15 SOUTH, WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE STAULED OUT AND STARTED HICCUPING AND STARTED LOOSING POWER VERY QUICKLY SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THE CAR DIED. I SAT THERE IN DISBELIEF, LIKE WHAT JUST HAPPENED...THEN I STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT STARTED NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT STARTED HICCUPING AGAIN AND WHAT FELT LIKE MY ENGINE WAS BEING CHOKED OUT AND IT WASNT ACCELERATING AND THERE WASN'T ANY POWER. IM JUST GLAD THAT I DIDNT LOOSE CONTROL OR HAVE AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THIS INCIDENT HAS ALREADY LOST ME A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF MY WORK. THE 2 JOBS I WORK ARE BOTH TRANSPORTATION ORIENTATED.

MY VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF IN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START THIS IS THE SECOND ENGINE I HAVE PURCHASED FROM KIA BEING THAT THEY INSISTED ON MY ENGINE WASN'T FALLING UNDER RECALL UNDER MY VIN NUMBER SO I HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THE ENGINE AND LABOR . I'VE CONTACTED 1-800 KIA BUT THEY INSIST THAT I HAVE HAD A LIFE TIME WARRANTY ON MY ENGINE THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW ONE THE FIRST TIME DUE TO DEFECTS I STILL HAVE YET HEARD BACK FROM KIA CONSULTANTS I AM COMING OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL CAR AND AS WELL AS TOWING AND THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME MY ENGINE HAS FAILED WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR ANOTHER ENGINE WHEN THE CAR HAS A DEFECT I'M JUST SO READY TO BE DONE WITH KIA I'M ALMOST DONE PAYING ON MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND EVE TONE IS PRACTICALLY PLAYING HOT POTATO WITH ME

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND SPUTTERING. HE SAID THERES A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYJNG THE ENGINE ISSUES ARE FROM SLUDGE AND CHANGED MY OIL. I BELIEVE THEY DIDNT DO THIS RECALL CORRECTLY SC147

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY KIA OPTIMA STOPPED ACCELERATING, WE WERE LUCKILY NEAR AN EXIT AND WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE LIGHTS AND MUSIC STAYED ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THERE WAS NOTHING HAPPENING UP TO THE POINT THAT WOULD HAVE WARNED US THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME.