2011 Kia Optima transmission problems

Filed May 20, 2024 · Brakes, Engine · IN

I could not brake and almost caused a car accident. Brakes gave out, no gas, it smelled like it was going to catch on fire.

Filed Jan 11, 2024 · Transmission · CA

While driving on the road, I came to a stop at an intersection. While waiting for the green light the engine stopped running. I tried starting the car by pressing the brake and the push start button and the car only clicked and did not start. I pushed the car off the road. After several attempts to start the car it wouldn't start and it started smoking it looked like it was coming from the starter location. It appears that the engine seized and it won't turn over.

Filed Nov 5, 2020 · Engine, Suspension · 79,000 miles · AL

18v363 17220 it has made a loud clanking/knocking noise. It stalled then completly died once I got off the main highway and wouldnt crank again. It uses an awful lot of oil. Upon first oil change it had shards of metal in it. The place I got the vehicle from says they put new motor in it among other things but I havent seen in change in things other than it doesnt smoke under the hood while idling.

Filed Aug 19, 2020 · Transmission · 160,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia optima. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the contact attempted to make a right turn and the vehicle shut-off without warning. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where he was informed that engine had seized. The contact then had the vehicle towed to jts kia of rock hill (840 n anderson rd, rock hill, sc 29730) where the vehicle remained in their possession. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Feb 4, 2020 · Transmission · 196,000 miles · WV

Transmission is sometime shifting abruptly, & also slow to up shift gears.

Filed Dec 28, 2019 · Transmission · 103,700 miles · NJ

Recently when I hit about 103,000 miles my 2011 kia optima 2.0 turbo transmission has been acting strange. When driving for a little while and coming to a complete stop as I'm pulling off accelerating the car jerks make and won't accelerate past 40 MPH. After doing acouple research I was told it's the transmission temperature sensor. I. Believe this is a serious problem due to the fact as your pulling off after the complete stop it jerks so hard you jerk so hard with the car. Also if anybody is behind you and it does that sudden jurk it can cause an accident because the driver behind you isn't aware because it's not like your hitting the breaks. I also searched online that this model and year car has two open recalls for engine and transmission problems (unknown).

Filed Sep 4, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 170,000 miles · GA

While on my way to pick up my daughter from school at around between 1 and 2 oclock pm I was stopped at a 4 way stop at ga hwy 225 in springplace , as I proceeded through the 4 way while in motion I hear and feel a sudden jolt to my vehicle and I skid to a stop thank god it had just went through the stop sign and did not gain any speed. I exited the vehicle and glanced underneath thinking that I had hit something, instead I noticed that my motor and transmission where no longer connected to my vehicle on the driver side but they where laying almost on the ground. I had to call a tow truck to have my car towed home and make arrangements for my daughter. My vehicle was one on the list that had a recall on the motor the replacement motor was installed around march of 2017. It has not showed any signs of trouble until this.

Filed Oct 18, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 111,000 miles · TX

Vehicle will not start. Engine and ignition replaced due to bearing wear recall. Transmission replaced 2 weeks ago for rebuilt one, and now car won't start. It's been 2 days and kia has not been able to tell me what is wrong with it. The reason I wanted to submit this complaint is because I believe there should be a recall on transmissions installed in these vehicles. Kia wanted me to wait from 10 sep to mid dec because these transmissions are on back order. Which means there's so much demand that dec is the earliest they could receive it. Their shop is full, mostly of these cars (optima). They expected me to wait 3 months without a car in order to give them time. It just boggles my mind that they could do this. The craziest thing is that expect everyone to wait this long. I talked to 3 different costumers who are all having the same exact problem with the same cars, and they were told the same thing. I purchased this vehicle in 2014 used, only one previous owner, never had any accidents, now has 111,000+ miles. Always did all maintenance checks, oil & filter changes, tune ups, fluids change and yearly inspections. Only used for going to work and coming home 5 days a week (approx. 54 miles per day). I decided to repair transmission at other place & ended up saving $1100. Kia wanted to charge $2,700 for rebuild transmission & found a guy that charged me $1,600 for rebuild one. Kia never gave me quote copy. Just told me over the phone. How convenient! Guy told me the way these transmissions were built it's simply bad engineering. And showed me the part of the transmission that broke. Would upload the documents , but I left in my car! Can still provide them though! The safety issue was that the transmission went out while driving at 65 MPH on a busy highway in houston! The car simply died on the middle of the highway. So I can only assume you know what that feels like!

Filed Oct 25, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 84,000 miles · OH

Beginning in spring 2017 my 2011 kia optima ex turbo (I bought it brand new, only owner) began stuttering while in motion (as if someone were pumping the brakes). The car stalls and dies at red lights and stop signs and needs restarted. It also stalls and dies while in motion, most disturbing in high speed, high traffic intersections and at 70 MPH highway speeds. I will be traveling on high speed interstates and the car just dies and I have to hope I have enough momentum to safely get over to the breakdown lane without causing an accident. The check engine light usually goes on and off at least four times in between each service attempt. It has been analyzed and given attempted repairs by a kia dealership four times since late may 2017 (see attached records), but the stalling and stuttering problems persist. I picked up the car from its last service on 10/18/17 and the same problems began manifesting again. This is now the fifth time. I have no idea what the problem with the car is (unknown) and it seems kia's service help line for mechanic assistance does not either. The most recent time the car was at the dealership for service, kia sent out a national service specialist to investigate the car, to no avail. 1) 5/31/17 - replaced map sensor (I paid $600 and it did not fix the problem) 2) 6/30/17 - tested grounds and replaced connections 3) 7/25/17 - replaced turbo and intercooler system 4) 10/12/17 - replaced engine computer 5) unknown - still problematic - asking for replacement vehicle from kia the car has 91,410 miles and is still covered under the 10 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty. This car is a major safety hazard, especially when it stalls and dies out in high speed, high traffic intersections and on freeways while traveling 70 MPH. Kia obviously does not know how to fix it.

Filed May 19, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 107,500 miles · TX

My kia was making a whistling noise on and off for awhile then my oil light would flicker so I figured I need an oil change. Got my oil changed and then the car started make a knocking noise and would get worse with acceleration and would have a hard time accelerating. It would jolt and vibrate and make knocking and flapping noises. Turn on my road to go home and lost power. My car slowly came to a stop I could not accelerate at all. My engine, battery, oil, and eps light came on. I tried starting it up and would come on for about 5 seconds make a lot of noise and the engine would turn off but my radio and windows still worked. My AC was on but not cooling. All the cabin lights work still but my brake are stiff.