Car Stall problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Optima

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine), however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled to the shoulder and attempted to restart the vehicle. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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.

The battery indicator light came on then while driving down the road, the battery discharge kept popping up on the display then went out. About 10 minutes further, I lost power steering. I managed to get to base even though I ran a red light and stop sign because the car started spurttering and feeling like it was getting ready to stall. Once I managed to get to a parking lot, my headlights went out but I still had dash lights. All the error lights came across my dashboard. I took the battery to advance, they said it was low. They charged it and said it needed replaced. The battery indicator was still lit so I took it and they checked the alternator and said it was dead. I took it and had it rebuilt. Everything seemed to work ok.

Bought the car January of 2018. 28 days of having the vehicle and I got a flat tire and come to find out my strut was never properly installed and thats what popped my tire. Dan obrien tried to deny having a warranty to fix the car saying it was my fault. It was covered under warranty. I had to buy the new tire. When the recall for the engine came out,I took my car right in. They passed it. In September while driving home from my daughters 2 month appointment the car just lost all power and my engine light came on & car would not start daughter was present. Engine had locked up they replaced the long block under the sc147 recall 11/30/18 recall sc165, ecu upgrade. On 2/11/19 I had the inspection for recall sc172 car passed. 3/21/19 no warning engine light came on & stayed. P1326 engine code car went into limp home mode,daughter was present. Engine light flashed,got towed. 3/26/19 kia told me it was due to the previous recall,it was my knock sensor. They replaced under warranty. 5/22/19 front right side wheel bearing went bad,kia wouldnt cover,same side strut issue occured on. 6/6/19 I went to accelerate on bypass and lost all engine control,I was able to coast. No warning lights came on. Put in park, oil light,battery & eps came on & off. Turned car off & on. Car would drive but with hesitation and little power. 6/8/19 I went to accelerate on bypass and car lost power. 6+ cars behind me ,my car blocked the road. Restarted car,went to take off and the car began to vibrate jolt and I couldnt get out of the way,I had to go into the other lane because I was blocked. Steering wheel locked up, brakes lost power & I almost hit the guard rail. Daughter was present. 6/10/19 kia told me it was my throttle body sensor not covered. Bought car with over 79k,now around 101k. Im scared for my daughters life & mine it will catch on fire at anytime with all the symptoms.

Car stalled while driving on a busy highway, lights on dash came on, we coasted of the road. No warning, no engine light no oil light, nothing. Had to have car towed home. Engine seized up.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact indicated that smoke was present coming from the engine compartment and the engine could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer(unknown) were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. Jft.

This car was involved in a non-collision/spontaneous fire. There where no prior indications of car defects. The car was moving on a city road when it caught on fire. Dekalb county GA fire department was called and took a report. This was a brand new replacement motor installed by kia with a warranty. The new motor had approximately 5000 miles on it.

I was driving my car in motion around 25 mph. I went to accelerate to get onto the freeway and the car just stalled on me with no warning. I had to pull over ,cut the car off and let it sit for a min. After 5 mins, it started to drive again but there was still lack of acceleration.

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!.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and black smoke emerged from the engine compartment. In addition, the check engine and tire pressure warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled over, exited the vehicle, and noticed flames under the hood. The contact used a towel and a bottle of water to extinguish the fire. The fire department was called, but arrived after the fire was extinguished. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (courtesy kia of brandon, 9205 e adamo, tampa, FL 33619) where it was diagnosed that the engine block failed and the engine needed replacement. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was at the dealer for an evaluation per NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer stated that it was ok to drive the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and case number: 12673181 was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

In March of 2017, kia issued a recall for there engines in the Optima for the year I own. We still have not yet received any information from kia about bringing our kia Optima in for this recall. Our VIN shows that our car is part of this recall. A year later we still haven't heard from kia. Our car is now starting to stall when we sit at red lights. We would like for kia to finally reach out to us to remedy this matter.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact coasted into a neighborhood parking lot. The vehicle was towed to the contact resident. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer or manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000. Aw.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While parking the vehicle, it stalled and smoke was seen under the hood. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was pushed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine seized and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired due to a possible future recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,255.

While driving about 30 mph on country road, vehicle just stalled and would not restart. No warning lights or anything. Had it towed to mechanic garage and he found the engine was seized. All recommended maintenance had been kept up on the vehicle and it had been running without any issues.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving approximately 25 mph, the engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a Ford dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000.

Vehicle stalls while driving or shuts down while sitting at red light.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who changed the oil. The vehicle was towed to hart kia (located at 1361 e main st salem, va 24163 540-389-2364) where it was unable to be diagnosed due to no failure codes. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 12413664. No further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 60,000.

I was driving my 2011 kia Optima home from my college graduation. Without any warning the car stalled as I was driving down my driveway and it would not restart. No warning lights came on, the oil was fine, nothing to indicate any problems. The car was towed to a kia dealership where they said the engine had seized. The car had 76,000 miles on it and was always brought in for its regular scheduled maintenance. The only option was to pay out of pocket for a new motor, the dealership would offer no assistance because it was no longer under warranty. I have never had previous issues with the vehicle and have a hard time believing that it is considered "normal" for an engine to seize at 76,000 miles. I was very fortunate to have this incident occur in my driveway because it could have potentially been very dangerous to myself and other drivers if it had happened on a roadway. Still in contact with kia customer service but have not made it very far at this point. Very disappointed with the 2011 Optima, I expected it to last me more then a year and a half, and the kia customer service.

On April 10, 2016 while driving on 270w in stl during rush hour traffic my car without any warning stalled and died. I was able to pull over to the side of the road and contact aaa to come tow my vehicle as it would restart but then die again within 1 minute. Upon taking to my local dealership the mechanice determined through a thorough investigation that the high pressure fuel pump went out and a new one would need to be installed. The total cost to fix this issue was $964 which I felt was robbery. My vehicle has 76k miles on it and has all regular maintance at the scheduled time. I see that these exact same engines have been recalled for the Hyundai sonata and that there are a multitude of complaints regarding the same engine but yet nothing is being done to investigate this issue. Kia needs to recall this engine and fuel pump ASAP so others will not have to deal with the stress of this situation. I am just thankful I did not have a tragic accident from this occurence.

On March 23, 2016 while driving on 422w in PA during rush hour traffic my car without any warning stalled and died. I was able to pull over to the side of the road and contact aaa to come tow my vehicle as it would not restart. Upon taking to my local service mechanic for inspection nothing was outwardly wrong except vehicle engine would not turn over. Mechanice determined through a thorough investigation that the engine has seized and a new one would need to be installed. The vehicle has 108k miles on it and has all regular maintance at the scheduled time. I see that these exact same engines have been recalled for the Hyundai sonata and that there are a multitude of complaints regarding the same engine yet nothing is being done to investigate this issue. Kia needs to recall this engine and hopefully save another family from having to deal with the stress of this situation. I am just thankful no one has had a tragic accident from this occurence. I also find it amazing that when calling kia to get a remanufactured engine that we were told that all of these engines have been sent out immediately to cover the Hyundai recall. . . . .

My 2011 Optima had 106,214 miles and was almost due for another 3000 mile oil change (which was done regularly) and without any warning lights, sounds, smells etc. It stalled out while driving I was able to pull in a parking lot. I tried to start it and it would not start. I called the kia dealer that was not even a mile away and they said they were closed and could not look at it. So I had it towed to another garage, they looked at it and said the engine was "shot" it did not have oil in the top (?) they also said that the only replacement engine they could find would be close to $3000. 00 and was out of state, so I would have to pay shipping as well as labor. I since have had it towed to my home and have looked online for engines and have found hundreds of complaints about this happening to others with the same year and model of car. I also found that the same exact engine was put in the 2011 Hyundai sonata, and that it was recalled by Hyundai. Kia knows of this problem and has had many complaints that are almost exact with vehicles with even lower mileage and still refuses to recall the engine.

My motor blew at 102k miles with no warning. There were no signs of losing power, no knocking, the oil was full. . . . The car stalled as I was driving down the road without warning and wouldn't restart. This occurred on October 29, 2015. I had to walk home at ten o'clock at night and have the car towed home the next day. We then had the car taken to a certified mechanic. He managed to start the car which immediately started knocking. I called back later and found out that the car had thrown a main bearing and that the motor needed to be replaced. I then purchased another motor with 48,000 miles on it for $2,000 and had it shipped from pennsylvania. The motor was installed and ran fine. Less than two month's later (on December 25th to be exact, the car stalled while I was driving down the highway (almost causing an accident). I managed to get the car to the side of the road. When I restarted the car, it immediately began knocking. I can assume that the exact same problem has occurred with the second motor. The company who sold the second motor is currently looking for another to replace the one I purchased but I have to eat the labor costs incurred which amounted to over $1,000 alone. Hyundai has a recall on this exact motor because of the main bearing but Hyundai (who owns kia) will not take responsibility for this junk motor even though they are replacing Hyundai's with the same motor. And kia will not take responsibility for the bad motor either because they said that it's "not a Hyundai" and it's 2,000 miles out of warranty. I strongly feel I should be entitled to a reimbursement. Every indication is that the 2. 4l gdi motor is a bad motor. I still owe $7,000 to kia finance for this car while it has drained my finances and continues to drain my finances. Thank you.