Engine Shut Off Without Warning problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Optima

Vehicle engine just shuts down.

Was driving on a city street. Came to a stop at a stop light. Proceeded to go on green and on a main busy road my car shut down completely and all my lights came on in my vehicle. As I pulled over onto a side street my car began to smoke and smell like it was burning. My car would not start back up. . Had to have it towed to 2 different shops. It is currently at the dealership waiting on a new engine and we have been for over 2 months now. Getting very aggravated as nobody can tell me when my car will be done. The dealership keeps telling me they cant find an engine for it. Which I find a little ridiculous. Somebody needs to tell me something or pay me blue book value for my car and keep it. This is not my fault as this a recall on my car that seems to be an issue all over with them.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving on the highway, the engine power reduced and the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was unable to restart. The vehicle was taken to koons Volvo cars owings mills (9610 reisterstown rd, owings mills, MD 21117) to be repaired per a manufacturer recall for the engine, but the remedy failed. The vehicle was not able to be safely driven. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was not available.

This happened twice. The first time my son was driving the car to austin TX on the freeway when the car shut off while driving about 60mph. The we had the car toed to a local mechanic and after he checked the motor we were informed the motor seized up. I purchased a used motor at a junk yard with 22,000 miles and the mechanic installed it. Dec. 26 2017 we spent christmas in austin TX and was on our way back on i10 around sealy TX the motor shut off. I was able to start the car up again. I found a kia dealer in katy texas and decided to take the car there, it was about 8 miles away however we didn't make it. I stayed in the right lane driving really slow 55-60mph and there was a loud pop and then smoke the motor locked up. The car is at the kia dealer but I am still waiting for an authorization to get he engine replaced,.

Driving down road 55 mph engine shut off had towed to dealer. Engine seized from faulty connecting rod replacment engine 2 month back order.

On September 7, 2016, I was driving down the highway at 70 mph in my 2011 kia Optima when all of a sudden the engine shut off and all of the lights on the dashboard came on. I could hear the engine rev slightly when I stepped on the gas, but the car would not accelerate. The engine just shut off. It was 7:30am when this occurred so luckily there were not many cars on the road yet. I was able to get the car over, however, because the engine was off, the breaks would not work well. I was finally able to get the car to stop by continuing to hit the breaks and applying the emergency break as well. Kia recommends oil changes every 7,500 miles, however, I usually have mine done every 5,000. I had zero warning signs that something was wrong with my car. The last oil change was performed on August 31, 2016, and the mechanic that performed the change said everything looked fine. There was zero smoke coming from the engine or exhaust and no "knocking" sound in the engine. I had the car towed directly to the dealer. Once there, we tested the battery and it seemed a little low. Mind you this is a new battery purchased from costco about 2 months ago. We tried jumping the car and after trying to start the car a 3rd time, the engine started shooting out black smoke and had a foul smell to it. Several hours later, I received a call from the dealer authorizing $280 to open the top of the engine so they could take pictures and send it to kia. . I searched on the internet and found several other 2011 kia owners experiencing a similar issue and was just told by a friend the same thing happened to her 2011 Optima as well. Looks like Hyundai had the same issue and it is the same engine as the kia and had a recall. My car had 101,500 miles (mostly highway miles) and the only issue I ever had was to replace a clockspring in the steering column about 6-months ago.

While driving 70 mph on the highway my 2011 kia Optima engine shut down and would not accelerate and the brakes would not function. Luckily, I safely made it to the far shoulder of the highway only to find that my car was smoking and smelled like something was burning. Had to get the car towed to the dealership and they informed the engine needs to be replaced and the starter is also fried. I have seen four complaints so far of 2011 kia Optima's with the same issue and am sure I will find more. That seems like too much of a coincidence that it happens so frequently with these models and there isn't any sort of recall. No breaks at 70 mph is pretty dangerous. I have contacted my attorney and hope this manufacturer will do the right thing.

I was driving at 40 mph when suddenly the engine shut off. I lost all brakes and steering and luckily was able to coast to a nearby safe place. When I attempted to restart, the engine would not turn over. I brought it to a nearby mechanic and after a thorough inspection starting at the starter, they determined the engine was seized I have done regular scheduled oil changes the life of the Optima. The engine only had 130,000 miles and the oil explanation was possible bad bearings from factory in the on the crankshaft. This is ridiculous and when I called kia they gave me the run around with no explanation. Its over $4000 to replace with another used motor with no gaurantees that the used install will be any better. Kia really needs to back this with a recall. I refuse to pay for factory defective components out of pocket. Nor will I continue making payments on a junk car. Not only is this costing me hardship but now possibly my credit score!!.