2015 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

THE MIRROR INSIDE THE LOW BEAMS IS NOT WORKING. IT DOES NOT ALLOW MY HEADLIGHTS TO PROJECT OUT. I BARELY SEE AT NIGHT. ONLY LIGHTS I HAVE ARE MY FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY ALTHOUGH NO COLLISION HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HOME. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I HAVE A 2015 KIA OPTIMA WITH 74,000 MILES. AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED SHAKING AND RELEASED BLACK SMOKE PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO BRAKE AND SWERVE TO MISS HITTING ME. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 10, 2020. I RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMING THE VEHICLE HAD ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO KNOCK SENSOR AND COMPRESSION ISSUES. ALSO STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS DAMAGED. I CONTACTED KIA AND INITIALLY THEY STATED IF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A KNOCK SENSOR ISSUE, IT WOULD BE COVERED. AFTER WAITING NEARLY 20 DAYS KIA IS STATING THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ANY ADVICE ON REMEDIES OR WHAT COULD BE DONE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR , WHEN HE HAD TO PULL OVER AND REALIZE THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THIS CAT WAS JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED 3WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THROUGH PAULDING CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. A DOWN PAYMENT WAS MADE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE

THEIR IS A CONTINUOUS SOUND COMING OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE DASH BOARD, WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE. THIS SHARP SOUND SOMETIMES OCCURS TIME TO TIME TO COURSE DISCOMFORT TO ANYONE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS SHARP SOUND OCCUR SOME TIMES AND NOT ALWAYS. BUT WHEN OCCUR IT TAKES THE FULL DAY AND DOES NOT STOP FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS. THEIR IS ALSO LOT OF COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SOUND ON YOUTUBE WITH KIA OPTIMA CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME SOUND COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASH BOARD, WHEN THE ENGINE IS START. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND REVIEW COMMENTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS FROM GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE REGARDING THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 5-8MPH WITH 2 KIDS, PULLING INTO LIBRARY PARKING LOT. NEXT THING I KNOW I HEAR A LOUD THUMP AND FEEL MY TIRE GONE FLAT. AFTER PULLING INTO THE FIRST PARKING SPOT I GET OUT AND SMELL RUBBER. MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD POPPED. I LOOKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AREA WHERE I PULLED IN AND DIDN'T SEE ANY NAILS OR ROAD HAZARDS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS POP. THIS TIRE IS PRACTICALLY NEW. I PURCHASED BASED SOLELY ON THIS TIRE'S ADVERTISEMENT OF APPROX 60,000 MILE LIFE (OR 6 YEARS). THIS TIRE HAS ONLY GONE A TOTAL OF JUST UNDER 27,000 MILES IN 1.5 YEARS. THE OTHER TIRE (SAME BRAND, SAME DAY PURCHASED) SEEMS FINE. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF TREAD LEFT. THE POP CAME FROM THE SIDE WALL. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY.

WHEN TAKING OFF AT A STOP LIGHT OR GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE (BASICALLY WHEN ACCELERATING) THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER. YOU CAN HEAR A WEIRD NOISE AND SOMETIMES YOU WILL SMELL BURNT OIL OR SOMETHING BURNT. ALSO, I HAD A RECENT OIL CHANGE AND WITHIN THE MONTH I HAD TO ADD OIL AGAIN. THERE IS NO SIGN ON MY DRIVEWAY THAT THERE IS A LEAK. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (DENNIS EAKIN KIA 5200 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76543) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

DRIVING CAR ; JUST WENT DEAD , NOT THE BATTERY : NOW WON'T CRANK JUST CLICKS ; CAR HAS RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE

MY VEHICLE IS AMONG THE VEHICLES REGISTERED/QUALIFYING FOR A RECALL. MY DEALER WAS TO HAVE REPLACED MY ENTIRE ENGINE DURING THE FIRST RECALL MY VEHICLE RECEIVED. WITHIN A WEEK/SOME 5 DAYS OR SO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. TAKING THE CAR BACK TO MY DEALER, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I PAY $145 JUST FOR THEM TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE/MY VEHICLE THEY HAD JUST SERVICED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED/QUALIFIES FOR A RECALL THAT STEMS AND OR IS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL THAT MY CAR HAD... AS RECENTLY AS A FEW DAYS AGO (1/8/2020), THE SAME DEALER SUPPOSEDLY 'FIXED' THE RECENT RECALL. I'D WENT BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT/WAS OFF. I'D SAY WHAT WAS AN HOUR OR SO HAVING THE CAR BACK IN MY POSSESSION FROM THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. I'M APPALLED AT THE FACT THAT I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN ON GOING OVER A YEAR. IN MY RESEARCH ON RECALLS I'M NOT TO BE CHARGED ANYTHING BY LAW SURROUNDING RECTIFYING A RECALL. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION MY DEALER HAS SUGGESTED THAT I PAY AFTER FEELING THAT THEY'VE RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM CONCERNING MY VEHICLES RECALL. I HAVE VALID THIRD PARTY DIAGNOSTICS THAT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH WERE FREE, UNLIKE THE DIAGNOSTICS MY DEALER WOULD SUGGEST I PAY FOR ON A CAR THAT IS SURROUNDED BY A SERIOUS RECALL ISSUE. AND MORE INTERESTING IS MY HAVING RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT RENDERED THE RESULTS THAT ARE THE SAME CODES SURROUNDING THE RECALL, AND THIS AFTER/ON A DAY/ THE LAST DAY - MY CAR WAS SERVICED/SUPPOSEDLY 'FIXED.' I'M APPALLED AT THE SUGGESTION THAT I 'UPGRADE,' INTO A NEW CAR, PAY ANYTHING, HOW ANY CAR HAVING RECEIVED A 'NEW ENGINE,' THOUGH 5 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON - THAT'S 'SCARY.' I HAVE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION THAT CAN SHOW MY DEALER IS OBLIVIOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY LAWS SURROUNDING RECALLS DUE TO REMEDIES THEY SUGGESTED ON 'FIXING,' MY VEHICLE.