2013 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EARNHARDT KIA (2121 E BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85022, 602-346-5400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND WAS DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

MY KIA HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND THE LINE BESIDE THE TURBO IS LEAKING OIL LIKE CRAZY

'GLOW RELAY RECALL' VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND REQUIRED ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS SCANNED FOR THE CODE AND CAME UP AS P1326 'GLOW RELAY STUCK ON'. I LOOKED IT UP AND SAW THAT IT CAN BE COMMON IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH IS HYUNDAI'S VERSION OF A KIA OPTIMA WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND HYUNDAI DOES HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME A FEW GUYS I WORK WITH AND HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE BEFORE, AND ON MY DRIVE HOME I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AS THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE LIGHT THEN TURNED GREEN AND I CASUALLY FOLLOWED THE SPEED OF THE TRAFFIC NO MORE THAN 150 FT BEFORE THE MOTOR STARTED SQUEALING AND KNOCKING, COME TO FIND OUT IT'S A RECALL THE REGULAR KIA OPTIMAS HAVE, IT'S SPUN A BEARING IN THE 3RD CYLINDER AND KIA REFUSES TO REPLACE IT SAYING THAT IT ISN'T COVERED BECAUSE IT'S THE HYBRID WITH THE SAME ISSUE. KIA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO IT. I USED THIS VEHICLE AS A WORK TRANSPORT AND HAS ALWAYS HAD ITS MAINTENANCE DONE. NOW I'M OUT A VEHICLE AND KIA IS IGNORING MY MESSAGES TO THEM. I'M VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE WAY KIA HAS TREATED ME. NO ONE HAS REACHED OUT TO ME, JUST IGNORING ME AS A CUSTOMER. DISSATISFACTION, MAJOR DISSATISFACTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND. KIA OF IRVINE (LOCATED AT 45 OLDFIELD, IRVINE, CA 92618, 949-612-9514) WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN HOT AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS FROM A CERTIFIED KIA DEALER. ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THE SAME BEHAVIORS AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT RESOLVING THE ISSUE.

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER AND WAS NOT INFORMED TO ME.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. ONCE HOME, AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. DRIVING THE NEXT MORNING WE PAID ATTENTION TO THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE REAR WINDOW AND EVERY TIME THE CAR WOULD START TO SLOW DOWN OR SEEM TO LOSE POWER THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. IT IS ALMOST AS IF THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN. YOU COULD SEE THE LIGHT FLICKERING BUT IF YOU HOLD YOUR FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING THERE WAS NO ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE RPMS DROPPED TO 0 AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY AND THEN TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE UP TO 20 MPH BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NALLEY KIA (LOCATED AT 7849 MALL PKWY, LITHONIA, GA 30038, (678) 374-3820), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PEP BOYS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.