2013 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

WHEN I START THE CAR THE REAR BREAK LIGHTS FLICKER RAPIDLY WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS THE 3RD BREAK LIGHT WON'T LIGHT UP AT ALL, SO THE ONLY TWO BREAK LIGHT STOP WORKING, IT CAUSES THE ANTI TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT AND THE AUTO-HOLD WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON.

THE CAR JUST SHUT-OFF WHILE IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. THE CAR HAS 99,642 MILES ON IT. CAR WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND KIA IS NOT COVERING THE REPAIRS.

I LOANED MY CAR TO MY SON A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK. HE ADDED OIL AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO ADD OIL REGULARLY TOO SINCE THEN. I'VE ALWAYS HAD TOYOTAS IN THE PAST AND COULD "ALWAYS" DEPEND ON THE OIL LEVEL STAYING SAFE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I HAVE 148,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I KEPT CARS IN THE PAST WITH DOUBLE THAT MILEAGE WITH NO ENGINE PROBLEMS. I STILL OWE $4,000 ON MY CAR AND NEED TO KEEP IT A LONG TIME. THE KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME MY CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE KNOCKING IN ORDER FOR THEM TO HONOR THE RECALL. I'M SURE IF MY SON DIDN'T CATCH THE PROBLEM THAT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T BEEN KNOCKING SOON. THE PRODUCTION DATE OF MY CAR FALLS IN THE AFFECTED DATES LISTED ON RECALL # 17V-224. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET MY ENGINE REPAIRED THROUGH THAT RECALL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

JANUARY 25TH MY ENGINE SMOKED A QUIT RUNNING. MECHANIC INSPECTED TRYED TO TURN ENGINE OVER BY HAND WAS SEIZED AND HAD NO CODES. TOWED TO DEALER . JAN 29TH DEALER CONFIRMS ENGINE IS SEIZED . JAN 31 CALL ENGINE TURNS OVER AND HAS THROTTLE BODY CODE AND ALSO HAS TO MANY MILES TO PERFORM SAFTEY RECALL . I WATCHED MECHANIC TRY TO TURN ENGINE OVER WITH A WRENCH AT CRANKSHAFT AND IT WOULDNT BUDGE AND MECHANIC SCANNED CAR AND IT HAD NO CODES STORED . DEALER NOW WANT ME TO PAY MONEY FOR DIAGNOSIS I SAID NO CALLED KIA CORPORATE. I EXPLAINED TO CORPORATE SAFTEY RECALL HAS NO MILEAGE LIMIT AND THEY STILL DENY REPAIR I EXPLAIN TO CORPORATE THAT I HAD CAR DIAGNOSED AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME A FEE BY CHANGING DIAGNOSIS. 10 MINTUES AFTER CALL TO CORPORATE I GET A TEXT FROM DEALER MY CAR IS COMPLETED AND READY FOR PICKUP NO CHARGE . I HAVE CAR TOWED BACK TO OTHER SHOP THEY SCAN FOR CODES AND TRY TO TURN ENGINE OVER BY HAND AGAIN AND NO CODES AND ENGINE STILL SEIZED . 2 WEEKS LATER CORPORATE CALLS AND SAYS THEY WERE WRONG ABOUT RECALL AND THEY WILL BUY CAR BACK. I ASKED IF THEY COULD FIX IT AND SHE SAID YES WE WILL REPLACE ENGINE . 3 DAYS LATER DEALER CALLS ANS SAYS COMPUTERS DOWN NATIONWIDE AND CANT ORDER ENGINE . 3WEEKS LATER DEALER CALLS AND SAYS THEY HAVE TO DO TESTS ON ENGINE BEFORE THEY ORDER NEW . I CA'LL CORPORATE AND FEB 26TH SHE EMAILS ME BACK THAT THE ENGINE WAS ORDERED 2 WEEK LATER DEALER CALLS AND SAYS THEY HAVE TO DO A COMPRESSION INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK AND OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR TESTS . I ASK CORPORATE WHY THEY SAID ENGINE WAS ORDERD AND THEY REPLIED THATS WHAT THE DEALER TOLD THEM. 2 MONTHS KIA HAS HAD MY CAR AND NOT DONE RHE SAFTEY RECALL IT SEEMS THEY ARE STALLING AND TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT OF DOING IT.

MY CAR IS STALLING WHEN I ACCELERATE AND WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON TO START IT UP IT SMELLS LIKE GAS

PAINT (PEARL WHITE) BEGAN PEELING OFF IN JUNE 2019 ON THE FRONT T AND BACK OF THE ROOF TRIM. ON MARCH 12, 2021 THE PAINT HAS NOW STARTED PEELING FROM THE PASSENGER LEFT SIDE DOOR. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS- THE POWER WINDOWS ( ALL BUT THE DRIVER'S WINDOW) QUIT OPERATING ON JANUARY 27, 2021. THE VEHICLE IS A 2013 WITH ONLY 43K MILES ON IT. UNACCEPTABLE

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS EXTREMELY LOW COMPLETELY UNUSABLE AT NIGHT TRIED REPLACING HEADLIGHT BULB SAME ISSUE.

I OWN A 2013 KIA OPTIMA WITH THE SNOW-WHITE PEARL PAINT AND IT IS DEFINITELY PEELING AT A RAPID RATE. IT IS PEELING OFF ON THE SIDES OF MY TRUNK, NEAR THE WINDSHIELD, ON THE HOOD, AND ALSO ON THE EDGES OF THE DOORS. I BOUGHT IT USED, BUT HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 3 YEARS AND THE PAINT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE THE PAINT CHIP OR PEEL. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE!! KIA NEEDS TO FIX THIS IMMEDIATELY. WE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR NEW CARS AND SHOULD EXPECT THAT THEY HOLD UP. MY PARENTS OWN CARS THAT ARE 20+ YEARS OLD AND THEIR PAINT IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE! KIA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REMEDY THIS!!

THE PAINT IS CHIPPING ON THE CARS HOOD, ROOF RAILS AND TRUNK LID TO NO FAULT OF MINE. PAINT IS ALSO BUBBLING ON THE DOORS AND IS STARTING TO CHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE OIL PAN WOULD LEAK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOU FUSZ KIA (1025 N LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE OIL PAN NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE RECALL DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING REIMBURSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FORCE THE DEALER TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,800.