2013 Kia Optima wheels problems

Filed Apr 13, 2026 · Wheels · 144,000 miles · WA · fire

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front end of the vehicle caught fire. The contact was informed by another driver that the fire originated near the front driver’s side wheel area. The fire was extinguished by the local fire department, and a police report was filed. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.

Filed Aug 1, 2023 · Steering, Wheels · CA

Unknown

Filed Feb 26, 2021 · Wheels · IL

2 flat tires getting off work

Filed Oct 28, 2020 · Body, Wheels · 70,000 miles · MS

All the paint on the outside of my 2013 kia optima is bubbling and peeling off the chrome on my wheels is chipping and coming off

Filed Oct 13, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 181,000 miles · PA

Turner kia diagnosis my vehicle of overheating condition revealed combustion gasses getting into coolant. Internal issue allowing combustion pressure to get into cooling system which is hampering cooling efficiency as well as causing areaction off coolant. When I drove the car half way on the highway it started to smoke after I just got it back from turner kia after fixing what they said was the problem after that I took it back to turner kia and they diagnosis it as needing a new engine.

Filed Sep 24, 2020 · Body, Suspension · 164,000 miles · TN · crash · 1 injury

We were traveling at around 55-60 miles an hour and were t-bones by a chevy avalanche on the passenger side of the vehicle. I was in the front passenger seat and my husband swerved so the truck luckily started at my door and completely ripped and smashed in the back passenger door and back/ trunk of our optima. Back wheel is completely turned out. Hit so hard it completely turned us in 2 circles and busted my front license plate and it hit absolutely nothing. I busted my head open and received 3 staples and knee shoved in dash but not 1 air bag in this vehicle deployed!! I have always owned a kia!! I will no longer purchase a kia because I do not feel safe!!

Filed May 30, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 50,000 miles · IA

When I'm driving at any speed and on any surface driving over the slightest bump the steering wheel makes a clanking sound also the car is pulling to the right my front tires are wearing out on the upperoutside of the tire the part of tire that touches the road. I have looked on web to see if anyone else has had a issue with this what I found was that it may be the steering coupler. It's getting worse I'm afraid it's not going to turn one of these days because of what's going on.

Filed Mar 30, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 110,000 miles · OK

When I am driving more than 65 MPH, my steering wheel shakes for 3 seconds, stops, and then continues until I go under 65 MPH. When I drive over a bump or object, it shakes as well. There is a loud clicking when turn the wheel left or right.

Filed Dec 30, 2019 · Steering, Wheels · 125,000 miles · PA

Steering wheel slips while turning left or right

Filed Oct 6, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 89,000 miles · WY

My car keeps having some kind of an electrical glitch where it seems my battery is dead completely wipes the memory from the car then it'll start 1 minute later, tires keep getting eating from the inside just above the rim, motor has been making a ticking noise since I got the car it was looked at as one of the recalls and said it was fine, I feel this car is unsafe for me and my family, the has even shut off as I was driving down the road acted like it was the battery was dead and it started a couple minutes later