Engine Burning Oil problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Optima

Last month, I took my car in for a check engine light. The repair shop told me that there was no oil in my engine and it was bone dry. This was the reason for my check engine light. They said they do know why but it was possible that the last time I received an oil change they put in the wrong oil. They assured me and I made sure they put in the correct oil and the check engine light turned off. A month later I was on the highway and the engine jerked and it went down to 40. The car did not want to accelerate and was struggling. I checked it in there was no oil in the engine again. Being that I had no oil stains on my driveway I was convinced that it was not leaking and the oil was burning out.

I was entering a highway, accelerating to get up to the speed of the traffic on the highway. I noticed the car wasn't accelerating like normal and a short distance after entering the highway, my engine failed. The battery and oil pressure lights came on and then the check engine light. I pulled over to the shoulder and tried starting my car. It would start, but would die again every time I got to about 20 mph. I got it into a garage, where they looked at it the next day and couldn't find anything wrong with it. I continued to drive it but the next day, the oil pressure light flickered a couple of times as I was driving. I checked the oil level and it was nearly empty. I looked to see how many miles it had been since my last oil change and it was about 1,500 miles. In all the times I've had my oil changed, no one has ever told me the oil was low. There were no oil drips on my garage floor. It seems to be burning the oil in the engine. When I added 3 quarts of oil, steam was coming out of the opening even though I only drove approximately 1 mile.

At approximately 97,000 miles, my car began to burn an excessive amount of engine oil. Being that my car had a warranty up to 100k miles, I immediately reported the issue to kia. They continuously reported that they would need to evaluate the oil consumption at 1,000 mile increments. I reported my concerns in regards to the process possibly extending beyond the 100k mile limits of my warranty. I was informed that the engine recall would be an option if I exceeded 100k miles. Upon exceeding 100k miles, kia reported that the oil consumption was the product of "cheap oil" and kia would not be responsible for the excessive oil burn. After verifying that my most recent oil changes were performed by kia, I was told that excessive oil consumption was no longer a provision of the recall.

I was driving in highway in July 2017. The steering wheel was drifting and slippery. It was about 84,000 miles in it. So, I brought my car in kia dealer. They showed me worn out steering coupling. I asked them to change steering coupling only but they changed whole steering wheel column and charged me $1,402. However, I found that kia extended warranty for 10 years/unlimited mileage in 2016. I am not sure why they charged me for steering issue. I complained Kia Motors America and sent all information that I have including the bills. They did not respond any letter yet. I like to have my money back. Another issue that I found in may 2018 was fast engine oil burn out. I was driving to work in highway and engine oil warning sign was blinking. So, I immediately pulled over and checked engine oil level. It was almost gone and so dark. The dealer just changed engine oil a few months ago and less than 3,000 miles driven after that. I filled up 3 quarts of blended engine oil and checked every other day. About two weeks later, it looks the level of engine oil was way lower (about 1 and half quarts were gone). I called the dealer that they said it was only engine oil burning issue not engine failure. They said it would not cover by recalls. I checked lots of complaining about engine failure issue from the internet. Based on that in many cases the engine oil burn out issue happened before engine failure. I strongly think that kia should install new engine under warranty or recalls because I really concern about me and family's safety.

Problems starting a few years ago. Heard knocking, brought it in for recall, and it wasn't doing it anymore. Had problem with emissions. Recall was done and I was told that the problem led to engine problems. Now engine is burning through oil, and local trusted mechanic says it is going to need a new engine by winter. In research have seen others are having similar problems.

First I would like to say that up until now I loved my kia!!!! unfortunately beginning just before the car had 100,000 miles on it, the car began to burn oil. It is burning approximately 1 quart every 1000 miles. I took the car in to the dealer for the latest engine recall and while there I communicated with the dealership that the car has been burning oil at the rate of a quart every 1000 miles. The dealership changed my oil when checking it for the engine recall, afterwards they directed me to bring it back in at 1000 miles. The car is currently at the dealership now for this check. The car is at 900 miles and a quart low. I hope kia will do the right thing and fix this. I have read other peoples experiences with the engine failure and one of the common symptoms seems to be the car suddenly beginning to burn oil. I do not want to be on the interstate and suddenly have engine failure in and not be able to get my car out of the line of traffic.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving approximately 45 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle did not restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine failed due to the oil consumption and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.