Battery Dead problems of the 2013 Kia Motor Optima

Two problems related to battery dead have been reported for the 2013 Kia Motor Optima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the 2013 Optima.

1 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 12/11/2019

On 12/11/2019 , I was driving my 2013 kia Optima sx turbo when suddenly it started to sputter, as I was attempting to pull over the engine completely shut off/ seized in the middle of the road. . I was forced to put the car in neutral and push it onto the nearest sidewalk ramp onto a storage parking lot. . After that the engine wouldnt turn. . The battery wasnt dead because the radio, lights , dashboard would all turn on , but the engine would not turn over, it would not even make a sound as if it were trying . . I towed it to the nearest mechanic to see what was going on and they said the engine froze/ seized and they found metallic particles in the oil. . . I did some research and it looks like some kia Optima engines have a certain recall for premature bearing wear and tear inside of them that causes the engine to seize, this sounds exactly like what happened to my kia . . . The mechanic also advised me that there was a shortage that caused my computer to burn out. . . Not sure if related but the issue with my engine definitely sounds like a common recall issue with 2011-2014 kia Optimas . . . I looked up my VIN # nothing pops up but when I search for general info on kia recalls , engine seizing is one of them. . Please advise on what to do. .

2 Battery Dead problem

Failure Date: 10/05/2019

My car keeps having some kind of an electrical glitch where it seems my battery is dead completely wipes the memory from the car then it'll start 1 minute later, tires keep getting eating from the inside just above the rim, motor has been making a ticking noise since I got the car it was looked at as one of the recalls and said it was fine, I feel this car is unsafe for me and my family, the has even shut off as I was driving down the road acted like it was the battery was dead and it started a couple minutes later.


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