2013 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AS THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE, SMOKE AND A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE HAD ENGULFED THE VEHICLE AND A MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY THE TIME POLICE AND FIRE ARRIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO LINKED THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,549.

I WAS DRIVING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR CUT OFF, I CANT GET IT TO CRANK. TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE THINK THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SPOUSE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATE 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT HAS REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS. *DT KIA WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR A RENTAL CAR AND THE TOW BILL.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SUDDEN KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED LOSING PRESSURE THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD HAD TO PUSH IT OFF TO SIDE WOULD NOT START BACK UP THIS HAPPENED 300 MILES AFTER LAST OIL CHANGE CAR DISABLED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

ON 1/11/2020 MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE 2013 KIA OPTIMA WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NO PRIOR MECHANICAL ISSUES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO WARNING LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED . THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO YEARS LATER THE ENGINE CEASED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE SAME THE UNKNOWN DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE SECOND ENGINE REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE UNKNOWN DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT OF A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION COIL IN CYLINDER 1 WAS REPLACED, THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE WAS RESET AND THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT GOT REALLY LOUD, LOST POWER AND LOW VOLTAGE WARNING POPPED UP. PULLED OVER AND THE KNOCKING GOT LOUDER. WHILE SHIFTING LANES WITH NO POWER I ALMOST GOT IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. GOT TO THE SHOULDER AND KNOCKING GOT WORSE. AS I WAS ON THE SHOULDER WITH HAZARDS ON THE WHOLE CAR DIED OUT INCLUDING HAZARDS. WAS OUT UNTIL 1130PM WITH NO HAZARDS WAITING FOR A TOW. GOT IT TO KOA THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID ENGINE WAS SEIZED, THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1300 JUST TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART TO SEE WHAT PART IS DAMAGED. ON TOP OF THAT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $7000-9000 FOR NEW ENGINE. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE HYBRID ENGINES.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 75 WITH 67 MILES TO EMPTY WHEN ALL SUDDEN THE CAR START SLOWING SPEED I LOOKED CRUISE CONTROL HAD SHUT OFF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE JUST WENT DEAD ON THE SIDE OF ROAD THE WILL TURN ON TURN OVER TO WANNA CRANK BUT WON'T CATCH TO CRANK I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AND EXPLAINED HE SHE SAID SHE SURE IT'S FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THEY JUST INSTALLED 2 THIS WEEK ON THE SAME CAR

EVERY TIME HI TURN THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A SEVERE CLUNKING SOUND NOW VIBRATES GOING DOWN THE ROAD MY MOTHER'S CAR SAME TYPE DOES THE SAME THING.

TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I CALLED KIA AND THEY SAID TO GET A SECOND OPINION. MY ENGINE IS GETTING WORSE IN THE MEANTIME AND IT CONCERNS ME TO DRIVE IT. FROM A QUART AFTER 800 MILES TO 2.5 QUARTS AFTER 950 MILES IN ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WAS TOLD PIL CONSUMPTION IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL, THOUGH MANY MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME OTHERWISE. I HAVE LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT MY CAR SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS!