In cold weather my car will not start. Gas is in the car and all the lights come on. Would have to crank car multiple times for it to to start or it will not start at all.
2016 Kia Optima: multiple warning lights
7 of the 762 complaints about the 2016 Kia Optima describe multiple warning lights.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 45 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Multiple warning lights by model year
What owners say
When I was coming home from work my car lost power and didn’t accelerate anymore when I was on the freeway. I almost didn’t make it to the shoulder when trying to pull over. Every single light I could imagine came on when I was trying to pull over, It said check hybrid system, BSP system failed, etc. All the lights came on at once. My car didn’t start, so I had to wait on the side of the freeway at 4am for a ride and a tow. Kia told me that I need service records to prove that I was up on my maintenance and that the reason my engine failed was at no fault of my own, But I am up on maintenance. That same dealership had my car in February 2023 and said my car was in perfect condition and up on maintenance, I just needed a new transmission. Now just a year later, Suddenly my engine failed and they are saying it might be because I didn’t get oil changes. There are recalls on Kia engines made in 2016 but for some reason my car isn’t included in the recall even though I know I took car of my car and that engine just wasn’t good.
Suddenly, the warning lights on my dashboard resembled that of a christmas tree. I was seeing warning lights for the passenger airbag, blind spot warning/assist, auto-hold, adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, etc - were all suddenly offline. After finally getting an appointment scheduled with my local dealership, I was told that the airbag module had gone bad and needed replaced. With that module out, the car could not communicate with the other systems and thus was the cause of the errors/warning lights.
The cars headlights turn off while driving under normal conditions. This has happened at least four times in a one month period. This is extremely dangerous as some areas are not well lit or an oncoming car may not see us. I have looked online and I see that this very same issue is occurring with this make and model dating back 6 or more months. It makes no sense that the bulbs would be defective since all lights go off and come back on randomly.
While driving during the day the lights randomly go off by themself while in auto mode. I've always let it go until I was driving at night and the headlights went out also while in auto mode. If you switch to manual it works properly, but in auto it's totally random. It is very dangerous when this happens at night on busy roads. I also noticed that all the lights on the dashboard went out too when the headlights went out. I've seen where others have the same problem
Vehicle was stationary, stopped, in the west conshohocken municipal community building parking lot, 112 front street, west conshohocken, pa. The car was in park with emergency brake engaged. I went to turn the car off and when I pressed the ignition button, a loud explosion sound came from under the hood and then a loud jack hammer sound started. Car shot backwards in reverse and all the lights on the dashboard were flashing and a bell ringing. I pumped the brakes to stop the car and it would not stop. In had just been turned off, and was already in park and emergency brake on. Car went on out of nowhere, and went in reverse the length of approximately 25 cars and crashed into a parked car.police were called to the scene. They reported the accident and it is under investigation. Murray kia was where the car was towed. They could not replicate the problem and told me it was an insurance problem. Not true!! My passenger and I were lucky not to have rolled into the street and oncoming traffic, and could been killed or seriously injured, or injured others. Thank god the parked car was there and only then did the car crash into it, and stop.
When. I'm driving the car shuts off but comes right back on and sometimes the radio just shuts off and comes back on plus all the lights inside goes off.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Voluntary emissions service campaign: owner notification (SC340 flight 104 )
- Voluntary emissions service campaign: theta II 2.4L GDI emission secm logic improvement (SC340 rev 4)
- Voluntary emissions service campaign: dealer parts and service manager memo (SC340)
- Voluntary emissions service campaign: SC340_POC: proof of correction card
- SC340_STKR: voluntary emissions service campaign completion label/sticker
- Customer satisfaction: anti-theft s/w logic upgrade & decal installation (CS2303)
- Product improvement campaign: engine replacement instructions for DTC P1326 (PI1802Y/z)
- Customer satisfaction: kia genuine remote start control module upgrade for anti-theft logic compatibility...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2016 Kia Optima warning lights
Is multiple warning lights a common problem on the 2016 Kia Optima?
7 of 762 owner complaints about the 2016 Kia Optima (1%) mention multiple warning lights. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2016 Kia Optima?
There are 0 recalls and 45 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2016 Kia Optima
Oil consumption 140Check engine light 135Engine failure 134Knocking 104Stalling 71Power windows 57Headlights 48Loss of power 41Fire or smoke 35Misfire 31Jerking 29Hesitation 22Won't shift 21Won't start 19Shudder 12Adaptive cruise 10Overheating 9Sunroof shattered 9No deployment 8Steering lock-up 7Fuel pump 6Transmission failure 6ABS 5Door locks 5Harsh shifting 5
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