Car Stall problems of the 2013 Kia Motor Optima

On 5/27/2021 I stopped at a red light. When safe to proceed, I turned right. Within ten yards, the car slowed, a "hybrid system malufuntion" warning was displayed, and all power was lost. Car towed to kia of irvine, where safety plug assembly, hybrid battery, and complete fuel system service were performed, total cost to me $1,647. 31. Kia technical operations document ps515 appears to state fuse installed by kia originally improperly rated at 125 amp, as it is replaced with 150 amp fuse. Why is this not a TSB, and thus a repair covered by warranty?.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to vandevere kia (328 w market st, akron, OH 44303) to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,100.

My car is stalling when I accelerate and when I turn my car on to start it up it smells like gas.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to a friend's house nearby. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

My daughter was driving my 2013 kia Optima on the fn interstate and the car stalled!! I was never notified of any recalls until someone that assisted her told her this! I am during you! she could have been seriously hurt! the engine completely shut off.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehcile stalled and failed to restart. There was fuel leaking from vehicle. There was abnormal odor of fuel detected. The vehicle was taken to kia of orange park (6373 blanding blvd, jacksonville, FL 32244, (904) 758-2612) but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the failure was similar to NHTSA campaign number: 18v907000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine). The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 130,000.

While driving on a road with my little cousin. All my function lights came on and and my car began to stall and slow down so started to press on the gas for acceleration a block down the way we started smelling smoke I panicked trying to get over and ran up on the curve and came off it pulled to a safe spot and me and my cousin both exit the vehicle quickly when we got out my it was smoking really bad my cousin noticed that it was on fire underneath the car so I looked and it was on fire something fell to the ground on fire underneath the car.

When istart my vehicle, sometimes the radio does not come on, so I have to pull the fuse and place it back in. Also, I cannot excel past 40mph, otherwise it stalls. The dealership stated I needed a new engine. I was stranded in wyoming, so I had to lease a new kia. I still owe on my 2013 Optima, which is not drivable. I did not want a new vehicle. I'm very frustrated.

I was driving the car and suddenly as I was coasting through an intersection the car stalled I coasted to the side of the road and stopped then attempted to start it and nothing happend wouldn't turn over all light on dash were on ,it never started after that the mechanic said the engine seized then the starter went bad now need a new engine and starter . Kia is refusing to honor the engine recall because of a salvage title.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and loss motive power without warning. The contact coasted to the side of the roadway. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to haddad kia (5445 gasoline alley dr, bakersfield, CA 93313, (888) 376-2617) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) and 20v100000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

On 1/11/2020 my 16 year old son was driving the 2013 kia Optima when the vehicle lost engine power. He was able to get the vehicle off the roadway at which time the vehicle stalled and burst into flames. The vehicle has had no prior mechanical issues. There have been no warning lights.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall at 50 mph as the engine oil light illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over and filled the vehicle with oil, despite the fact that he had recently had an oil change. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where he diagnosed the vehicle with having a defective engine rod and ignition coil. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo.

Recently I have been having issues with my vehicle it will cut off while driving the and I am unable to apply the brakes, just last night while driving the vehicle it stalled out and started going slowly I could not apply brakes to the car and it started smoking from the dash and the engine with no other current conditions I had to throw the car in park with out being able to use the brakes in order to stop the vehicle this almost caused an accident and almost cost me my life I noticed from other complaints others are having the same issues with no current solution or problem this is very weird.

Intermittent stalling of vehicle upon slowing/stopping at redlights/stop signs in which engine begins losing power/gas either stalls as if it's trying to quit or car stalls & quits. This has happened numerous times, nearly causing accidents & increasing in frequency. I have noticed my motor knocking louder & upon visual exam, the entire motor is shaking which can be felt while driving but most noticeable causing car to shake when at an idol. Most recent, I've began to smell a very strong odor of gasoline upon starting the car but worsens upon accelerating. The car is running rich, and smell of gasoline is so strong, we have to roll down windows. The fumes are more prominent towards rear of car close to exhaust. I cannot see any leakage of fuel when looking however I am losing fuel somewhere because my gas mileage has greatly gotten worse & burning through it at a fast pace. I took it to kia dealership in salisbury nc today in which they upgraded computer software related to recall on 2. 4l gdi engine as I have a 2013 kia Optima. Mechanic states the engine test did pass but feels it will need to be replaced at some point?? mechanic said he didn't smell any gasoline but he did not test drive the car or run diagnostic test as he said I would have to pay the $129 fee. . . . . . I declined paying the fee and requested it be done as this is a well known problem but that was denied. I need this addressed and repaired. It is dangerous, costing me more money for gas & affecting my job. Please advise. . . . . . . This is not acceptable and should not place financial or safety burdens on owners as we already pay enough financing as well as regular/normal wear & tear expenses!! I'm still making payments on mine but becoming too difficult & dangerous to drive esp getting to work so I can support my family!!.

Kia issued a recall for the engine burning cylinders causing foreign objects to get into the oil cycle, and causing the car to stall out. So my wife was driving the car along the highway going 70mph and the car completely stalled out and could've resulted in a serious wreck, and if it would've they would have been sued. So my car won't run now, and I get it towed to the dealership after I see this recall about the engine. The dealership test the engine and tell me the engine is fine, but my turbo is actually burning metal and causing foreign objects to get into my oil cycle. Since it's not the engine they are refusing to fix it. The same exact thing the recall is calling for is what is going on in my car but in a different part. They are refusing to go it and want me to pay over $2,500 to have it fixed when it's a serious malfunction on their part. If my wife would've wrecked I'm sure they would be begging to fix it so they didn't get sued! this is not right what is going on, and I'm very unhappy. If it was a consumer problem it would be no big deal but there is a recall going on that is happening to my vehicle that they are refusing to fix because they say the engine test out fine! well the foreign object is still getting into my oil cycle and could've lead to a serious wreck!.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was unable to restart. The vehicle was towed to concord kia (2199 meridian park blvd, concord, CA 94520) where the contact was unaware of the diagnosis. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was included in an unknown recall. The vehicle was repaired under the unknown recall. The contact mentioned that a year later the failure recurred. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

While driving at 65 mph on the freeway my kia suddenly stalled causing me to have to steer the car off the freeway barely avoiding getting stuck in the middle of the freeway. Luckily traffic wasn't bad but I did have to avoid getting hit by oncoming cars.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle stalled and all the instrument panel indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road as it caught fire under the hood. The fire department arrived and extinguished the flames. The entire front end of the vehicle was burned. A police report was filed. It was unknown if the vehicle was destroyed. The contact was not sure if a fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 92,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle speed suddenly decreased before the vehicle stalled. Smoke was present coming from under the hood off the vehicle. After lifting the hood flames were present coming from the engine. The fire department was called to the scene and extinquished the flames. During the incident the a vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was taken at the scene. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 110,000. Jft.

Waiting on a red light, the kia Optima stalled and then smoke started coming into the cabin. Within seconds the front of the car caught fire and my wife and two children had a very limited time to get out from the burning car into safety. The burning car was eventually extinguished by the fire department. Local police cordoned off the lane to provide safety for my family and others motorists on the road. The weather was clear and the time of the fire was around 12:30pm.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 45 mph the vehicle loss power and stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. That the vehicle there were metal shavings in the oil. Cylinder number two was misfiring. The vehicle was towed to his residents. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000. Ap VIN: not available.

Car has not wanted to start 5 times. First started in November 2018. While driving on the highway, is has completely shut down twice in the middle of traffic and would not start. Once mid December & early January. Battery discharge warning came on so I got a new battery but still continued to have the same problem. At random times it acts as if it does not want to accelerate and stalls.

Takara recall: my engine had been knocking/shaking for a good minute now. When I have it running and hood open it's just vibrating extremely hard and constantly. I've noticed it wants to stall or no shift correctly after a dead stop and something going into 3rd gear. Even while just idling I can feel the engine shaking the whole car from inside.

I was sitting in the yard at my aunts yard and the rpm's dropped while in park. I sat there for a few minutes to see if it would do it again, it didn't, so I left and headed home and got 5-7 miles down the road, and the car completely stalled and shut down, while I was going about 45-50 mph, and I had no control over the car. The brakes got hard, the steering was hard, and I was barely able to get out of the middle of a busy road with vehicles behind me. It wouldn't crank back up. I sat there waiting for someone to come to me to check it out, and I tried to start it back up and it did, so I went on home. I called kia and they said bring it in, I paid $100 to have it towed to the local kia dealership in lake city, FL. They checked it out and said it was nothing wrong gn with it. But I received a notice about a recall on the motor stating it would do what happened to me. Also, I checked online and typed my VIN number in and there was in fact an open recall for the motor I have for the issue I had. They refused to fix the recall. Advised me to wait for it to happen again, and I asked them, so you are telling me to drive this vehicle with this issue and wait for it to happen again and risk getting into an accident the answer I got was basically yes.

(tw dealer info) tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle stalled and the entire instrument panel illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the long block needed to be replaced. The contact was advised that the failure was not part of the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that they would only go with the dealer's diagnosis. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and all the lights in the instrument cluster illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact called fuller kia (540 auto park dr, chula vista, CA 91911) and was informed to bring the vehicle in the next week. However, the failure recurred. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and saw smoke coming from the engine compartment. There was no visible fire. The fire department was not contacted and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's house and then to fuller kia where it was diagnosed that the starter failed and the engine seized. Both components needed to be replaced. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine); therefore, the dealer agreed to replace the engine free of charge. The dealer stated that the starter failure was a result of the contact attempting to restart the vehicle. The starter failure was not covered under the recall, so the contact would be required to pay for the starter replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and agreed with the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that all four wheels and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to kia of clovis California, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that further testing was needed to determine the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. While driving 55 mph, the check engine and oil indicators illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to hutchinson kia (3931 river pl dr, macon, GA 31210) where the dealer stated that it would be at least a month before they could inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was then towed to jeff smith kia (103 iffie rd, perry, GA 31069) where it was diagnosed that the failure was caused by the issue listed in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer stated that they could not yet repair the vehicle due to other vehicles needing the same repair. The dealer could not provide a time frame for when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who diagnosed that the motor seized, which caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 77 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact noticed smoke under the hood of the vehicle followed by flames. A police report was not filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries sustained. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.

The contact owned a 2013 kia Optima. While the contact's aunt was driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle continued to roll, so the driver steered the vehicle to the side of the road and applied the brakes to stop the vehicle. The driver noticed smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. The passenger of the vehicle lifted the hood and noticed flames. Both occupants moved away from the vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The fire department filed a report and there were no injuries. The contact's insurance company was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

It stalls at low speed and stalls at high speed pulls hard to the right. And motor makes all kind of sounds like rattles when cold. And run poorly when cold. Had a total of 4 recalls and have not had it a year. Had it sent to kia of chattanooga when I first got it from edd kirby of dalton,GA and all they done was put 600 miles on it. And did nothing to it. Then it was taken to kia of dalton,GA for the rest of the recalls but nothing was fixed all they done was serviced the car. The car is unsafe to be on the road. It is going to end up getting someone killed or badly hurt. I am about ready to call a lawyer and channel 3 news of chattanooga, tenn. If you call for more information you may talk to my husband william holbert at anytime.

"takata recall". My kia has been recalled several times, the motor has been recalled twice. The second time, I had my family with me going to arkansas, and the car stalled as we were going through a stop light, another vehicle almost hit us. I have lost wages from work, lost time waiting to get my vehicle fixed, it has caused stress and anxiety and right now I just got three more recall letters in the mail. These cares are unsafe, but unfortunately it is my only means of transportation. I want kia held accountable and to get these dangerous cars off the streets before some gets killed.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle vibrated abnormally and stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but was concerned about driving the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a connector rod in the engine that was fractured. The contact was also informed 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 79,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact was driving 5 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. The failure mileage was 50 and the current mileage was 8000.