Engine Stall problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Optima

While driving on interstate at 3:30 am, oil light flickered occasionally, vehicle started slowing down, and engine eventually stalled, and would not restart. Had aaa tow it to a trusted repair shop near my home, and they determined that the engine had siezed. Had vehicle towed back home, pending decision on what to do next. The vehicle had been previously inspected by a kia dealer under the sc147 engine recall on 9/22/2017 (16+ months earlier) at odometer 89,547 miles and evidently passed the inspection procedure per kia's TSB. I believe debris from the engine manufacturing process blocked oil lubrication passageways not only to the engine bearings, but also to the oil pressure sensor. I do not believe the inspection procedure developed by kia to determine whether the engine is ok or needs to be replaced is 100% effective.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving 35 mph, the engine stalled and lost power. The contact stated that all the warning indicators illuminated at time of the failure. The vehicle was not able to reset and was towed to ricart kia (4255 s hamilton rd #210, groveport, OH 43125 (614) 836-6503) where the diagnoses was unknown. The contact stated that the engine needed to be replaced because there was a recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact researched the failure online and found NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) and had not received a recall notice from the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

Started hearing my engine knocking the night before. Knocking still evident, followed shortly by 2 engine stalls on the highway! vehicle had to sit abandoned overnight until a tow could be arranged, which resulted in cancelling an out-of-state move!.

While I was driving on the city streets I was preparing to make a left turn and the light was about to turn red, so as I was in the middle of the intersection my car's engine just completely stalled on me and I could not accelerate while my car was slowly rolling through the intersection with oncoming traffic which created a dangerous situation for me. This happened to me a second time again while I was taking a left turn with on coming traffic there was no lights or stop signs posted on this particular road and my car just lost power while I was still in the middle of the road in motion, which caused another dangerous situation for me and the other drivers where they either had to slam on their brakes or quickly change lanes to avoid hitting my stalled car.

I was on interstate 65 I was going about 55mph and began to accelerate when the vehicles engine stalled. There were cars coming from behind I quickly got over into the emergency lane and came to a stop. There were no warning lights that came on prior to this occurring. I never heard any type of knocking from the engine either. It was a terrifying moment having the car stop for some unknown reason. 4 days later there as was an announcement of a recall from kia regarding the connector rod. I have been told the motor is locked up but no one has told me why. Kia corporation has been slow to respond. They have said that its not an official recall until the end of may. They have provided me with a case number but the case specialist has yet to call me back.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving approximately 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was diagnosed that the engine seized and needed to be replaced. It was unknown if the vehicle was taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired due to the parts not being available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,479.

2011 kia Optima driving home on expressway engine started knocking and seized up, pretty much froze the steering and had to fight to get to shoulder. Kia has a 10 year 100,000 mile warranty. A letter was sent in mail claiming issues with bearings crankshaft pistons on the 2. 0 turbo and 2. 4 gdi motors , so kia bumped up warranty to 10 years 120,000. I have 120,722 kia says they wont warranty even though I am this close. Also kia and Hyundai are sister companies and Hyundai put the same in engines in there sonata a recalled 400,000 plus engines and kia has not recalled one. If there is an issue and there claiming there is one by extending warranty shouldn't it be fixed under a certain amount of time. I've read that engines tend to stall at around 100,000 to 120,00 miles.