2015 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

* OCTOBER 2017 WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY CAR SLOWED DOWN. GOT OFF FREEWAY AND TURNED OFF CAR. CAR WOULD NOT START ANYMORE. KIA REPLACED HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE, HYBRID BATTERY, POWER RELAY. * MARCH 2018 CAR WAS TAKEN IN DUE TO HEV AND ENGINE LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING. CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. KIA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. * MARCH 2018 CAR WAS RETURNED AFTER TRANSMISSION CHANGE AND 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING CAR GAVE HEV AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. KIA SAID IT WAS A "LOOSE WIRE" FROM TRANSMISSION. * MARCH 2018 CAR GAVE HEV AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING AND KIA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN (2ND TIME IN 1 MONTH). * APRIL 2018 CHECK ENGINE AND HEV CODE CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING AND KIA REPLACED THE COMPUTER FROM ENGINE. *MARCH 2019 HEV AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON KIA REPLACED THE MAIN HARNESS.

WHEN I GET IN THE CAR SOMETIMES IT CRANKS RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEM BUT ON THAT SAME DAY OR THE NEXT I CAN TRY AND FRANK IT BUT IT WON'T FRANK IT JUST CLICKS THE DASH BOARD WILL LIGHT UP AND EVERYTHING AND AFTER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS IT IT WILL CRANKS UP AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS FOR A FEW HOURS THEN I CHECK IT AND THEN IT MIGHT FRANK RIGHT UP AND MIGHT JUST CLICK A FEW TIMES AND THEN CRANK RIGHT UP I THINK ITS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON ABOUT 4 MONTHS

I OWN A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. I HAVE A PANORAMIC SUNROOF THAT STRETCHES HE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING A VERY BRUTAL WINTER WHERE WE HAD TEMPERATURES IN THE MINUS CATEGORY A FEW TIMES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY DOING APPROX. 55MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHIT. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET SOMEWHERE SO I COULD SEE WHAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THE COVER WAS NOT OPEN BECAUSE IT WAS WINTER, SO LUCKILY THE SHATTERED GLASS COLLECTED INTO ON TOP OF THE COVER, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN THROUGHOUT MY CAR AND WHOEVER WAS IN IT AT THE TIME CAUSING PHYSICAL HARM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAD HEARD IT HAPPENED BEFORE, AND BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURE SOMETHING MADE THE GLASS EXPAND.

ON OCTOBER 15, 2018, I PURCHASED FROM PEP BOYS FOUR GOODYEAR ALL SEASON 205/65R16 TIRES. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD A TIRE PUNCTURE AND FLATTEN IMMEDIATELY AS A RESULT OF VERY LITTLE MEASURABLE SIDE IMPACT WITH A CURB. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER ONLINE I HAVE DETERMINED THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS GOODYEAR STYLE TIRE. I HAVE WRITTEN TO GOODYEAR CEO RICHARD KRAMER THREE TIMES (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS) AND GOODYEAR'S RESPONSE TO DATE HAS BEEN LACKING.

IF I PUSH THE PROXIMITY IGNITION BUTTON ACCIDENTLALLY THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN, NO BRAKES, NOT POWER STEERING. I AM WONDERING IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN WHEN I AM TRAVELLING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME ANY SATISFACTIOON..."TOLD ME NOT TO PUSH THE BUTTON" AND "TRADE IT IN ON A 2019." SOME MAKES WILL NOT SHUT DOWN IF GOING OVER 5 PMH UNLESS THE BUTTON IS PUSHED TWICE. OTHERS, YOU MUST HOLD THE BUTTON. I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE MANUAL AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NO HELP. THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SOME WEBSITES. I CAN'T TEST THE CAR MYSELF. WAS HOPING THE DEALER WOULD OR TELL ME THE SITUATION WITH THE BUTTON AND SPEED. CAN YOU HELP ME?>.

SOUNDS LIKE PIECES OF METAL WAS LEFT IN THE ENGINE DURING THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING AND WAS NEVER TAKEN OUT ,THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO GET CHECKED , THE DEVICE AT KIA OF ESSINGTON OF PHILADELPHIA SAID IT WAS A GRINDING SOUND ON THE BOTTOM END OF THE ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY ENGINE RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

ENGINE QUIT OPERATING AT 98375 WOULD NOT GO PAST 60 WOULD SPUTTER RPMS WOULD NOT GO PAST 2 RPMS HAD TOWED TO DEALER SHIP COMPLETE ENGINE FAIRER REPLACED WITH NEW ENGINE 4 DAY WITH NEW ENGINE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN

ON MARCH 7TH 2019, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR I FELT A CLICK, & MY ENGINE LIGHT MY OIL LIGHT AND MY BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MY CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF BUT GAS WAS NOT ABLE TO FLOW INTO THE ENGINE THEREFORE I WAS COASTING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ON TO THE EXIT RAMP I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, THEN I WAS ABLE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF. I THEN BEGAN TO RESTART THE CAR, & IT DID RESTART I PROCEEDED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE MOVE FORWARD, BUT THE THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN. THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN, THEN, PROCEEDED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK, WHICH WAS A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. LATER THAT DAY I DOWNLOADED THE UVO APP IT DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE., THIS TEST WAS WRONG, SOMETHING WENT WRONG & IS WRONG. ACCORDING TO PAST RECALLS, THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED AND SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. I FOUND THIS EXTREMELY SCARY BECAUSE OF THE FACT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC, MY ENGINE STOPPED THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. LUCKILY I WAS STILL ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO GET OFF ON THE EXIT RAMP AND TO PULL TO THE SIDE. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED ONLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND ANY OTHER SERVICES HAVE DONE BY THE DEALER SHIP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED, AND WHAT I HAVE READ FROM THE PAST EXPERIENCES OF KIA OPTIMA OWNERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE NO WARNING SIGNS OR LIGHTS. ENGINE SHUTS OFF. TAKE TO A MECHANIC THE MOTOR NEEDS REPLACED. REPLACE THE MOTOR. DRIVE THE CAR FOR 1 MONTH MOTOR NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. BOTH TIMES LIKE WAS EMPTY WHEN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES WERE DONE AT 3,000 MILES. A CAR DOES NOT BURN OIL OVER A 30 DAY PERIOD CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. A FAULTY PRODUCT DOES. KIA SHOULD RECALL THE ENGINES IN THIS YEAR AS WELL. THE PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY IS EXTENDED PAST 2014.