Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that while her spouse was driving at approximately 70 MPH, the coolant and engine warning lights illuminated. In addition, there was smoke coming from the rear and front of the vehicle. The smoke extinguished once the vehicle was turned off. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact mentioned that the vehicle failed to start and was making an abnormal knocking noise. The contact stated that she also noticed oil leaking in the rear of the engine compartment. The contact contacted gunther kia (1900 s state rd 7, fort lauderdale, fl 33317 (954) 800-2125) and informed them of the failure. The dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.
2013 Kia Optima engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owned a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that after parking vehicle after running an errand, she saw flames coming from the passenger side of the front hood from the engine. The fire was put out with a fire extinguisher. There were no injuries and there was no police report filed. The contact called her insurance company who towed the vehicle to a body shop. The insurance company totaled the vehicle after conducting an examination. The dealer and the manufacturer had not been contacted yet. The contact received a recall letter three weeks after the fire the federal safety agency campaign number : 20v-100000 ( fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 85,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the oil light would illuminate and the vehicle would began to sputter before stalling. A burning odor was also present coming from the engine compartment and hot air would blow from the vents. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer classic kia (3875 eastex way, belmont tx) who diagnosed that the battery and starter was faulty and needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced by an independent mechanic. The starter was not replaced. Also, oil was leaking from the radiator. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 165,000.
The oil light has been on but the oil has been changed and then the car starts stalling and kind of hesitating when driving.then starts having trouble starting so got it diagnosed and it read that the crank sensor shaft was the issue. Brought it to classic kia and they said the battery was bad and I needed a new starter. Got it towed to a mechanic and put a new battery in,so it runs but the light is still on and the car will start to smell like its over heating but on the dash still reads between hot and cold(right where it should) but I pull over and its smoking. When I pop the hood its smoking but the fan is still going so the engine isn't over heated. Cant continue to drive like this with two small children and the car stalling and/or dying in the middle of driving!!!!
On may 10, 2020 @7:32 am I was driving home from work and came to a stop light when the light turned green my car stalled and all the lights on the dashboard turned on. I pulled over and started the back up and made it home. The next day I drove about 10 miles and the car seemed fine but as I get to the stop light the car started making a grinding sound like metal and I couldn't accelerate so I pulled over and the car died in a residential area. The next morning I call aaa and had car towed back to my home. The next day aaa came out again and checked my battery, starter, and system something and they were all working good. I called steve schmitt kia on halls ferry road and asked was there another recall on my car for the engine, the lady paused and then said "we don't have the parts yet, " she then said hold on and came back and said "we don't have any recalls on this car. On october the 1 , 2019 I took my car to kia for a recall on my motor and looking at the receipt they replaced element air filter, adjusted alignment four wheels, mount and balance 2 tires, replaced cabin air filter plus a oil change which I paid for. My car has been sitting since may 13, 2020 . I frequently go out and check it and it starts and I hear a knocking sound .( engine fail) *tr *bf
I had my car a whole year been getting oil changes regularly until may 22, 2020 got an oil change and my car started knocking and cut off on the high way and I never experienced this problem before.
2013 kia optima. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine compartment fire. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle's engine failure occurred after having the recall number 5c141 repair completed. *the manufacturer was notified of the failure. Js
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,405.
All electrics work. Engine will not work. Starter is new. Alternator is new. Battery is new.
I will be driving and all of the sudden the car loses power. I'll be going 55 it drops instantly to 25. The rpms stop working. This first happened on i81 highway my car just lost power now this is a 3 line highway. I was almost rear ended by a tractor trailer. You push the gas and goes no faster than 20/25.this has been going on for several years. I've reported this time and time again. A recall came out and my vehicle was on it for a new engine. Was told no because my check engine late didn't come. This happen at least 5 times all reported. Now kia refuses to tow my car to the dealership. The manager at kia said it's a certified vehicle plus it's a recall. Nope still did nothing. It happened to myself , my husband and also when our daughter drove it. It's not safe.. If my vehicle is listed on the recall why are they not fixing it. She typed in my VIN at outten kia and she said wow you are the first person that has an optima that?s on recall for an engine. I have 13 kia optima that they will not stand by. Please help. What can I do? The last tome it happened was march of 2020. It's documented at the dealership every time is was down there.
While driving I-10 my car suddenly lost power after a complete stop there was a smoke smell, I immediately exited the car and noticed a small fire had started underneath the car and I immediately started to extinguish the fire then I noticed a puddle of oil and a piston rod laying in the pool of oil. Had toed to a kia dealership in d`iberville ms.
Turbo shutting off causing vehicle to not accelerate
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and loss motive power without warning. The contact coasted to the side of the roadway. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to haddad kia (5445 gasoline alley dr, bakersfield, ca 93313, (888) 376-2617) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) and 20v100000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
The engine blew up on car was driving normally when car stopped and didnt want to power on. Engine started making noises. Went to dealer to have engine replaced but wont make it valid since they mention engine is not the original engine and was replaced.
Engine seized
In the late morning of monday, april 6th 2020, my husband was driving our 2013 kia optima sxl home from the store when the car began filling with smoke. Luckily, he was able to pull the car over and jump out before flames began to engulf the front of the car. He called 911 and the fire company was dispatched. Their response time was short, but it took under a minute for the car to go up in flames (see pictures attached). There was zero warning that this horrific event was about to occur. No engine light, no funny noises, no problems whatsoever. In fact, I had just brought the car into our local dealership for routine service less than a month before on march 9. They gave me no indication that there was anything wrong with the car that would cause it to catch on fire. We filed a claim with our insurance company, who confirmed the car was totaled and listed a recent, but as yet unannounced, recall on my exact year, make and model of the car. After some research, I found that according to a february 27, 2020 article in us news and world report, kia would shortly be recalling nearly 142,000 2013 and 2014 kia optima's. Furthermore, 'kia says a fuel hose can deteriorate and crack due to engine heat. The hoses can leak and cause fires. A fix is still being developed. The recall is expected to start april 16.' although at the time of the article no fires had yet been reported, given the sudden nature of our car fire, it is obvious to us what has happened.
Engine started making a knocking noise -
I was on my way home from work when I heard a faint knocking sound coming from the engine. Less than ten minutes later, while going 60 MPH on the freeway, I lost all power to the wheels and had to pull over to the shoulder. The engine knock was much louder now and the car wouldn't budge. I'm guessing this is similar to the issues which caused recall sc147, but to my knowledge the hybrid ex doesn't have a gdi engine. With only 113k miles, I'm hoping kia will cover it.
Engine is under recall due to lawsuit and they are still refusing to replace it
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated the vehicle was towed to auto zone to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor was the manufacturer notified of the failure. The failure mileage 132,054.
Kia optima on 2.4l engine is the same hyundai have issues, those cars are all the same, the hybrid battery have both names, my engine is knocking and my car has no recalls on engine, but my friend have a hyundai that he have full replacement, I replace the hybrid big battery to keep my car and after couple weeks, my engine knocking, the car is super clean and used engine cost almost 3k installed
I was on the expressway and went to move to the second lane it was fine except I my car began to stall and slow down making this grinding noise when I tried to gain speed... All the lights came on and I couldn't go faster than 30 miles per hour. All while incoming traffic was coming at me going about 60 miles per hour I had to gain composure. Put on my hazards and pull over... It wouldn't let me go above 20 when I pulled over.... I was freaking scared once I pulled over I was shaking and crying had to gain composure... I believe I caught this on my dash cam. I [xxx] hate this kia... It by grace my kids weren't in the car with me and that the van behind me switched lanes at the last second.... I have taken my kia 2 times to the kia repair dealership, the first one was free the second time I had to pay 145 just to be seen. Mind you I went to the kia repair dealership in berwyn and they say it's fine.... It's not fine that my car couldn't go above 30 miles on the express way, it's not fine that I was almost in a collision it's not fine. Kia will not repair these cars until someone dies.... I can't take this chance with my children. I will borrow my mom's toyota until this problem is rectified. I am a single mom my kids only source of income and support I don't have time to be off from an injury that may occur or lack of reliable transportation. I will have to see if my dash cam caught the incident before my car shut off... I will send it later if it did. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Car was purchased08/2018 and on 3/06/2020 the check engine light came on due to low oil pressure. The car had a routine oil change in 1/31/20. After having the car checked locally it was determined the oil was low due to the camshaft needed to be replaced. Upon further inspection(dougs auto 28387) the technician observed metal shaving which contaminated the remaining oil inside the vehicle. The engine makes a loud knocking noise and the vehicle is practically no longer driveable due yo fear of the engine seizing completely which can result in injury, crash, or death. Kia is aware of the recall however states my vehicle isnt impacted however everything we have experienced is outlined in the recall statement. Kia has declined to help further according to previous complaints filed with the same issues.
I was headed to work and found my self frustrated because it took so many times to try to turn on the car. So, I had to find someone to give me a boost to get the car started because I didn't have any luck starting the car. I brought my battery to get check, perfectly fine. I brought the car to kia and they said perfectly fine. I'm still having this problem where my car starts when ever the car wants. I don't want to drive on the highway and it shuts off when it wants, it's going to cause and accident. I need a solution
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia optima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a knocking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle started to decelerate then stalled with the service engine, eps and battery warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was pushed over to the side of the roadway by a bystander. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle but the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.
Heard about recall on news for 2013 kia optima on saturday, 2.29.2020. For engine fires. Dealerships were already closed. Called rick case kia first thing this morning, 3.1.2020. Larry in the service department was very rude and said he wasn't sure what I was talking about, they do not know of any recalls. Very dismissive. I'm not quite sure how kia keeps getting away with these types of things. You want me to keep my family in a death trap? Gtfoh. This is the 4th or 5th major recall on my car. One of the other major recalls was for metal shavings in the oil. After bulldog kia, they were great, replaced the entire engine, my car started eating oil like crazy. I switched to high mileage, full synthetic, 5w30 instead of 5w20, oil thinking it would help since it has so many miles on it. It didn't. You're supposed to get 5k miles with full synthetic before another oil change, my car is completely out of oil within 2k miles. So I'm adding oil myself between oil changes. When contacting rick case kia, I was told "just let it blow up because we do not cover oil consumption". To me, this is absolutely absurd. I've spent money on this car. This is my family's car, this is how I get to and from work to be able to pay for this [xxx] car....and I get told to let it blow up. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Engine failure die to recalled motor issues but no recall on hybrid. Kia refusing to replace motor
My 2013 kia optima hybrid began suddenly having a knocking noise in the motor. Had it towed to kia and was told it had the exact same issue that the 2013 optima were having that were covered by a recall except mine was a hybrid and the recall had not included hybrids
The car engine started knocking and then completely failed at 114,000 miles. I was going 35 MPH and my oil has been changed regularly.
One week after an oil change, I was (30 miles away from home) driving on a highway at a speed of approximately 55mph. I felt a vibration begin. I turned off the heater and turned off the stereo. Immediately I heard a horrific metallic banging noise coming from the engine area. There were no warning lights or cel illuminated. The engine stalled as I was traveling down the highway and I had to try to pull it safely to the edge of the road. I was about 20 feet away from the entrance to a business, so I tried to start the car to get it safely off the roadway. It tried to start, but made an extremely loud "ka-thunk" sound and then started smoking from under the hood. I turned off the flashers, called for a tow truck and a ride home. I had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic near my home and called for a ride for myself. Once I arrived home, I called kia consumer affairs and reported the incident. They provided a case number and stated that I would now need my car to be towed to a kia dealer for diagnosis. The kia dealer does not currently have a loaner vehicles, so I am waiting until monday to have my car towed in hopes I can acquire a vehicle at that time until they are able to determine if kia is going to replace the engine. In the interim, my independent mechanic did a quick inspection and stated there are metal shavings in my oil and it appears as though my engine "blew a rod." my VIN doesn't meet the recall criteria, but rather the pi1803 bulletin. 2013 kia optima sxl; I'm the second owner. It's been babied, appropriate oil changes, 93k miles.
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