Engine Oil Leaking problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Optima

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, when he saw and smelled smoke coming from the engine. The contact stated he was able to park the vehicle on the side of the road. The contact stated he open the hood and saw fire on the oil cap. The police department extinguish the fire. The fire department was contact and filed a report. The contact stated he saw gasoline leak on the engine. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact called grand kia located at 1950 w 104th Ave, denver, CO 80234, (720) 943-1144, were notified of failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 154,000. Dp.

I was driving and heard some knocking and smelled an exhaust like smell, after getting off the highway and stopping at a stop light, the car would not accelerate pass 25 mph when pressing on the gas pedal and would stutter & hesitate. I stopped for a diagnosis at the closest car shop. After their evaluation they thought it could be the transmission but since they were a oil change & tire shop they could not help. Since the car was drivable, I thought I could make it back home very slowly, I drove no more than an 1/2 mile and could not accelerate pass 10 mph. I parked the car and had it towed to another auto repair shop 3 miles away. Outcome, they resealed timing cover which included replacement of front crank seal, valve cover gasket and cleaned residual engine oil from engine. Also, resealed lower oil pan and replaced oil and air filter and cleaned residual engine oil. Even after this repair, they test drove the car and verified the car would not accelerate pass 30 mph and would stutter and hesitate. They informed me that it maybe the hybrid system. I went online regarding the hybrid system(still under the factory warranty of 100,000)and noticed a recall on the non-hybrid kia Optima with my same experience. I had it towed to the dealership close to my house. The dealership performed a diagnosis and their findings were �could not duplicate customer's concern at this time, there was no oil leak found on the engine and vehicle drive properly during road test. � my car has been sitting for over 11 months. I did take it to the dealership recently for inspection & emission, passed as car had less than 5,000 miles from last service. However,on the way home, 1. 2 miles away, the hybrid system warning light came on �safely stop and do not drive�. I put on the hazard lights and made my way home as I was half-way, the car has been sitting since. Please recall�make this right.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. While driving, the vehicle leaked oil and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to shottenkirk kia of west burlington (309 south gear avenue, west burlington, IA 52655, (319) 249-6627) and the oil filter was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer stated that they could replace the engine if it failed. The failure mileage was 137,000. The VIN was not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed oil leaking from underneath. The vehicle was taken to kia of des moines (located at 4475 merle hay rd, des moines, IA 50310, (515) 270-0706) where it was diagnosed that the oil feed line that entered the turbo needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000.

Turbo and turbo oil return line is defective. Leaks oil and over heats engine. Dealerships admit this is a serious issues that they've seen daily with the sx models but refuse to address it until a recall comes out. Anytime the vehicle is driven, it constantly leaks oil. Whenever it is parked, it leaks oil. It's only from the turbo feed line.