2013 KIA OPTIMA Complaints

SINCE I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES OUT AND ALSO STATES THAT I DON'T HAVE GAS IN MY CAR... MY CAR HASN'T BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND IT SHOULD BE THIS WAY WHEN THE CAR IS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I'M NOT A MECHANIC AND HAVEN'T MESS WITH ANYTHING FOR THIS TO BE HAPPEN.. WHILE DRIVING ONCE I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. I CAN DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR WILL SO NO GAS AND IT'S EMPTY. THE GAS LIGHT WILL STAY ON OR FLICKER OFF AND ON... SO THEREFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON BC OF THIS. SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, INSPECTION CAN'T BE DONE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED AROUND AND DROVE HOME. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A POOL OF OIL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTER TREAD OF THE OIL FILTER HOUSING DETACHED AND COMPLETELY LEAKED OUT. THE OIL COOLANT UNIT ALSO FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,398.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, JENKINS KIA OF OCALA (2305 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471, (352) 414-4553) WAS INFORMED OF A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

DRIVING UPHILL IN SUNOL CLOSE TO FREMONT I-680 WHEN I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE APPEARS TO BE THE ENGINE. THE NOISE GOT LOUDER THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE SO I PULLED OVER AND EXIT FREEWAY. THE CAR THEN STOPPED ANG ALL ELECTRICAL LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR, IT JUST SHAKE THEN DIED RIGHT AWAY. I THEN HAVE IT TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP IN STOCKTON. THE MECHANIC SAYS SOMETHING CAME OFF LOOSE FROM THE ENGINE AND IT NEEDS AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE $5K TO $8K. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHY A 5 YRS OLD CAR THAT HAS 114K ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE AN ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. THEY HAD ME CALLED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIR. THEY TOWED MY CAR TO THEIR PREFERRED KIA DEALERSHIP TO GET DIAGNOSE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE SC147. THE DEALERSHIP WILL PERFORM A DIAGNOSTICS TOMORROW THEN THEY WILL CALL ME FOR THE RESULTS. IF THE CAUSED OF ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY THE RECALL, THEY WILL REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE AND PROVIDE A LOANER CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE ABNORMAL NOISES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PROS KIA GLENDALE (818-745-1400, LOCATED AT 400 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

MY ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL FOR HESITATION/LOCK UP IN NOVEMBER 2017. NOT LONG AFTER REPLACEMENT THE NEW ENGINE BEGIN TO HESITATE LIKE THE OLD ENGINE. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS, BECOMING WORSE. IT IS USUALLY A DOUBLE HESITATION. IN OTHER WORDS THE CAR HESITATES SLIGHTLY, STARTS MOVING THEN HESITATES AGAIN MORE SERIOUSLY. THE LAST TIME IN DECEMBER, 2018 THE CAR DID THIS I WAS MAKING A TURN. IT WAS SERIOUS TO THE POINT THAT AN ONCOMING CAR HAD TO STOP. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FIRST ENGINE. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS 34,000 MILES BUT ONLY 5,000 ON THE REPLACED ENGINE.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN A HCS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED. THE KIA DEALER SAID THE SAFETY FUSE OF 125 HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A 150 SAFETY FUSE AS WELL AS THE NEW BATTERY, $897 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED KIA WHY THEY DIDN'T RECALL THE 125 SAFETY FUSE, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 12631362. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,105.

MY CAR BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE GAS WHEN DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING, AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE..SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT SMELLED LIKE FUEL THROUGH MY AIR VENTS WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD TO LOOK UNDER IT WITH MY BOYFRIEND THERE WAS A LEAK, AND IT WAS SPEWING OUT FUEL OUT OF THE PUMP. WHAT WAS THE SCARIEST PART ABOUT IT IS THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANY THING THAT TOLD ME THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK WE HAD TO FIND OUT FOR OURSELVES. I HAD CALLED KIA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT BASICALLY WAS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I HAD TO BUY THE PART MYSELF WHICH COSTED ME AROUND 500 DOLLARS, THEN I HAD TO BUY A FUEL LINE WHICH WAS ANOTHER 50, THEN GET IT REPLACED WHICH COSTED ME ANOTHER 200. I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE IT WAS BASICALLY A BRAND NEW CAR DOING THIS.. AND I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY TROUBLES. I WAS OUT OF WORK, COULDN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE, AND HAD TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. IT WAS THE MANUFACTURES FAULT. I AM GLAD I CAUGHT IT WHEN I DID AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE MY CAR BOYFRIEND AND I COULD HAVE BURSTED INTO FLAMES. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET. I AM NEVER BUYING ANOTHER KIA AGAIN UNLESS THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THE TROUBLES THEY HAVE CAUSED ME AND MANY OTHERS. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY KIA NOW KNOWING THAT ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN TO IT, OR THAT MY FUEL PUMP MAY GO OUT ANOTHER TIME. THE ENGINE IS DEFINITELY FAULTY AND IT HAS CAUSED ME AND MY BOYFRIEND FEAR, AND ANXIETY. WE ARE SCARED TO SEE WHAT MAY HAPPEN NEXT.