Engine Cooling System problems of the 2013 Kia Motor Optima

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a knocking sound coming from the engine, and the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. While the contact’s wife was driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer, who discovered metal shavings inside the engine oil and informed the contact that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 211,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware an excessive oil consumption. The vehicle was taking to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 40mph the contact noticed fire coming from the engine compartment. The fire marshals were called and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with, NHTSA recall number17v224 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 209,000. Dl.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, when the vehicle seized. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to independent mechanic and was informed the engine was needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The VIN was associated to NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) and NHTSA campaign number: 20v100000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 116,000. Dp.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, when the vehicle seized on it's own. The contact stated multiple warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed to his residence. The contact stated an independent mechanic arrived to his residence and informed him the engine was needing replaced. Upon investigation the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). 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 110,000. Dp.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle would not accelerate while depressing the accelerator without warning. As the contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road to call for assistance, he saw smoke and fire coming from underneath the engine of the vehicle. The fire had engulfed the vehicle and a majority of the vehicle was destroyed by the time police and fire arrived. A police report was not filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where the vehicle had remained. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and was informed that an investigator would be sent to inspect the vehicle. The dealer was not notified of the fire. The vehicle was placed under recall NHTSA recall number17v224 (engine and engine cooling) which had not been repaired. The contact also linked NHTSA campaign number: 18v907000(fuel system, gasoline, engine) with his failure. The vehicle had been destroyed. The failure mileage was 81,549. Jo.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle seized and multiple warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the instrument panel was illuminated, but the ignition would not start. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and then to the contact's residence. An independent mechanic came to the contact's residence, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,404.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) at evergreen kia (located at 9205 s western Ave, chicago, IL 60643, (800) 211-3116). The dealer replaced the engine in January of 2019. While the vehicle was parked in the garage, the contact attempted to start the ignition, but was unsuccessful as smoke appeared. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact exited the vehicle, opened the hood, and saw flames. The contact's husband was able to extinguish the fire. The fire and police departments were not contacted. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v907000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine). The vehicle was towed to berwyn kia (located at 7050 ogden Ave, berwyn, IL 60402, (708) 797-0300) where it was diagnosed with needing the starter and starter system replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving at 35 mph the contact stated that the vehicle seized. While the vehicle was loosing power the contact was able to pull over safely. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed and the mechanic stated that the engine seized. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. This safety failure is in relation to NHTSA campaign number: 17v-224000 (engine and engine cooling). In which this vehicle is under this recall. The vehicle is also under recall for NHTSA campaign number: 18v363000 ( air bags). Jw.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph the vehicle completely shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer sons kia 100 sons dr, mcdonough, GA 30253 (678) 619-1393 who stated they tested the vehicle with a recall number: 17v-224000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer said the recall issue did not recur when they tested for it. The manufacturer was not contacted. Failure mileage was 52,500. Tf.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima lx. The contact stated that while driving about 70 mph and attempting to step on the brake to change lanes, the vehicle lost power. There was no warning. The vehicle was pulled to the side and was towed to the ez car connection llc dealer (502-444-0012, located at 459 versailles rd, frankfort, ky 40601) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact was unaware of the NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. Parts distribution disconnect. Fe.

Driving on highway engine cooling system failed, blowing the head gasket, 66,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a front end collision after losing functionality of various electrical systems. The failure occurred without warning. The air bags did not deploy. Prior to the crash, the vehicle was taken to valley hi kia (14673 civic dr, victorville, CA), but the failure was not diagnosed until the second time it was brought in for driving abnormally. The dealer diagnosed that the electronic system, motor mount, and transmission were defective and needed to be replaced. The dealer banned the contact from returning. The contact took the vehicle to kia of orange (210 w katella Ave, orange, CA) where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the contact did not receive a recall notice. The recall was remedied, but no other repairs were performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact suffered lower back, hip, and head injuries. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle experienced a loss of engine power. The contact also noticed black smoke and various electrical functions operated independently. Also, the check engine and oil warning indicators illuminated. There was no fire. The vehicle was towed to carmax and then towed to kia southside (9401 atlantic blvd, jacksonville, FL) where it was confirmed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact was never notified of the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and asked why a notification was not received. The manufacturer provided case number: 12476138 and informed the contact that NHTSA was supposed to notify the contact of the defects on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. Received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). However, 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 contact spoke to sames kia 6621 san dario Ave, laredo, TX 78041 who stated that they could not immediately service the vehicle as there were many vehicles waiting to be serviced for the same recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Np.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving about 45 mph, the vehicle stopped at the middle of the road. The check-engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle. There was no police report. The vehicle was pushed to the side of the road. The contact sustained a back and neck pain the did not require medical attention. . The vehicle was damaged and was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer was contacted 800-333-4542 and told the contact that the vehicle was in recall. The contact stated that she was unaware of the NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the representative failed to call back as promised. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was about 70,000. Fe.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 90 mph without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the Nissan kia dealer (located on 4961 rt 17 m, new hampton, NY 10958) where a noise test was performed. The technician informed the contact that there was no failure and that the vehicle was fine. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 124,978.

The issue began approximately mid-may �17 while my car was in motion on the highway (55mph speed limit, same speed limit for each time I experienced the issues in this summary). I honked my horn and pressed on my brakes (due to another car making an unsafe lane change into my lane). Simultaneously, as I honked the horn the engine light displayed on then went off immediately after I lifted off of the horn. Additionally, the rpm gauge immediately dropped down to zero, the car drastically slowed down, my a/c stopped working as well as the cooling system for my seats. My car had the ability to still accelerate but, it was extremely slow to pick up speed. Furthermore, every time I had to slow down or come to a complete stop my car was extremely slow to pick up speed. Every symptom lasted until I parked my car that day. I returned to my car hours later and turned it on and it was like the car reset itself. The rpm gauge, acceleration and a/c was back to normal. This issue has occurred multiple times and most recently on 9/28/17. This is a link to a video I found that shows similar issues I have been experiencing (https://youtu. Be/qulsdy-umdk).

Tl-contact owns a 2013 kia. . . . . March 31, 2017 NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 bearing wear may result in engine seizure bearing wear may result in the engine seizing, increasing the risk of a crash. Nhtsa campaign number: 17v224000 manufacturer Kia Motors America components engine and engine cooling potential number of units affected 618,160 summary Kia Motor company (kia) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Optima, 2012-2014 sorento and 2011-2013 sportage vehicles. Machining errors during the engine manufacturing process may cause premature bearing wear within the engine. Remedy kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine assembly, and replace the engine if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2017. Owners may contact kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is sc147. Contact advised to contact kia at 800-333-4542.

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 dealer was contacted (jts kia, columbia, south carolina) and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.