Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. While driving 70 MPH, the steering wheel went from loose to tight and the traction control, auto hold, eps, check engine, tire pressure, and ABS warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to southwest kia (located at 39650 lyndon b johnson fwy dallas, tx 75237, 877‑363‑9542) where the vehicle was unable to be diagnosed due to no failure codes. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer opened case number: 12456964 and advised the contact to pull over and have the vehicle towed to a dealer if the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 85,873.
2013 Kia Optima electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all the lights in the instrument cluster illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact called fuller kia (540 auto park dr, chula vista, ca 91911) and was informed to bring the vehicle in the next week. However, the failure recurred. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and saw smoke coming from the engine compartment. There was no visible fire. The fire department was not contacted and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's house and then to fuller kia where it was diagnosed that the starter failed and the engine seized. Both components needed to be replaced. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v224000 (engine); therefore, the dealer agreed to replace the engine free of charge. The dealer stated that the starter failure was a result of the contact attempting to restart the vehicle. The starter failure was not covered under the recall, so the contact would be required to pay for the starter replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and agreed with the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that all four wheels and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to kia of clovis california, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that further testing was needed to determine the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. While driving 10 MPH, the engine stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the kia dealer (fred anderson kia of raleigh; 9209 glenwood ave, raleigh, nc 27617; (919) 785-4500) where it was diagnosed that the battery, the fuel kit, and the filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another kia dealer (chris leith pre-owned superstore; 11000 capital blvd, wake forest, nc 27587; (888) 482-1325) where it was diagnosed that the control valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was still with the kia dealer. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑333‑4542 and stated that they would get back within 2 or 3 business days. The contact stated that the manufacturer did not call back. The contact also stated that they were not willing to provide a loaner vehicle. Case number: 12360215 was provided. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Sunroof is not closing properly; kia is unwilling to fix it under their warranty. Fog light switch broke and they will also not fix it under their 60k warranty. Both of these items occurred before the date selected; this was the date that kia notified me of their decision. Also, the mileage at which these occurred was before 60k and just after 60k were on the vehicle.
Car we're not keep running it cuts off engine locked up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. While driving 60 MPH, the rpms increased rapidly without warning. In addition, the remote push to start stopped working and the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.
The backup camera failed. It stopped working when backing up in the driveway. Kia did not cover replacement under warranty even though kia issued a technical service bulletin saying to replace the camera in areas that have high humidity and cold weather with an improved part. There should be a recall for this safety issue.
My steering has been loose since 65k miles and continued to drift. However this bieng my 4th car I let it slide and was waiting for time to do a wheel alignment. However at 73k miles the eps sensor went off and now is hard to drive. The eps on all my vehicles never had issues up till its death way over 250k miles. The eps sensor came on after a stop sign. Then I heard a snap then the car went into manual steering mode. Now the eps sensor is off and the car is working fine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that while the vehicle was reversed, the rear camera failed to illuminate. The contact was concerned that due to the failure it could result in a crash. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the diagnosis was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was not provided.
Difficult to keep car centered while driving. Steering wheel makes a clunking noise and has become jerry with small movements. Tendency to pull hard to the left or rights. Steering wheel jenks when traveling on error any size bump in road. Back up camera cuts in and out. Never obtain epaulets fuel milage estimates.
When first buying the car there were times it would start really hard and have a long crank. It seemed like after starting and driving a short distance and shutting it off the car would long crank with a hard start. Took to the dealership multiple time with no fix. I logged the occurrence for almost 2 months when the field technician came out he could not duplicate the concern and said everything looks good. 8 months later it is still doing it and now has started a new problem off not starting when push button and brake are pushed.
My 2013 kia optima's brake and gas pedal will vibrate/grind while driving in wet conditions. It started the day I bought it. While I was signing papers, it started to rain. During the drive home (immediately) I noticed vibrations through the pedal. I asked about it and they stated it was normal. Since it did it immediately, now I see similar complaints and no longer think I am crazy. I have had this vehicle since october 2013 and the issue persists also my backup camera sometimes does not engage. A few times the radio system gets stuck on stupid (wont turn on), but this only happens when the back up camera has issues. And this week 7/2015 my jukebox stopped working properly. Luckily, I found the reset switch near the volume control and it works again :) ma 10/8 updated 3/22/2016
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the eternal sault PCM system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that the horn activated intermittently. The dealer diagnosed that the wires needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was repaired on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000.
Car sometimes will not start when brake pedal is pressed & ing switch is pressed ???
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that the air conditioning system failed and would not blow cold air. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who advised that they were aware of the failure but they had not determined a remedy. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 11,000.
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