Engine Failure problems of the 2014 Kia Motor Optima

My engine seized, I had it towed to a kia dealership, they said kia would not replace the engine because of recalls not done before I bought the car. There is currently a class action law suit for this engine, but I have to pay over 8,000 for an engine to be paid back, I still owe 10,000 on this car. I called kia and asked how am I supposed to know about recalls made before I purchased this vehicle, they said I'm responsible for buying a used car. I've had my car in at a kia dealership a week before engine failure with 20 point inspection and nothing said about recalls. I was on the freeway when my engine quit, lost all power. Had to drift across 4 lanes of traffic to get my car to an exit, and coast down the off ramp. Piped the hood and smelled something melting, my daughter was in the car with me. This is dangerous, now I'm left financially devastated and without a car because kia can't fix their wrongs. Every engine that had the recalls done has had to be replaced with or without the update. The engines are bad. Ive only had this car a year. . ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

Vehicle was in motion and stalled during a drive and was unable to start. Interior lights and dashboard turned on along with radio and windows but battery was damaged. After getting the vehicle inspected from an auto shop, it was evident that there was engine failure. This occurred while turning into a parking lot from a main street.

I was driving home with my child in the car approximately at 67 mph on freeway 99 north from la to bakersfield CA and all of a sudden car stalled. I was on the fast lane and reacted immediately turned my emergency lights on but cars behind me were so short into rear ending me I cried because I was just shocked and scared for my son. Luckily my aunt was two cars behind me since we had took a short family trip and they helped me out. I had just took my car for an oil change to kia haddad of bakersfield where they also fixed a recall on my vehicle. This is the third time engine failure happens to this car. The first time was in June of 2017 that's what kia told me that's why they couldn't replace the because they had already replaced it and was out of warranty the second when it happened to me in 2018. Same thing happened car stalled with my son with me. Mechanic said I needed a engine which he ended up replacing I payed for that. Now this happens again for the third time ? I'm just so overwhelmed I've been so lucky I haven't caused no accident. Now I'm scared to even fix this car again and drive it.

80,000 miles on vehicle and engine failed. Vehicle was in motion and began to slow down on the highway. Lights in the dashboard appeared. Vehicle was towed by aaa and determined engine failed.

There is a recall on our 2014 Optima on the engines. We did the initial recall check with our dealership to see if there was any debris in our engine; as it passed according to them. Then Dec 2018 we got an oil change and our dealership did an upgrade recommended by kia. . . Our engine showed failure. . Coded the code that indicated a new engine was required. Kia forced our dealership to put a harness on the system. Our engine failed again Jan 23, 2019. . Still no engine. Kia is not approving a new engine yet. . . Still working out the issues. Car loses all power. . . . In stale mode.

The contact owns a 2014 kia Optima. While driving approximately 60 mph, the engine shut down and the check engine indicator illuminated. A local dealer diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced due to sludge build up. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the engine failure was due to the owner's negligence. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

Car stalling when accelerating from a stopped position making turns. This is very dangerous to public safety and could cause major collisions. My car did it a few times before engine began knocking and had towed. The kia dealership service department said it was a connector rod bearing defect and ultimately caused total engine failure. Kia is putting the burden on the consumers to prove the defect wasn't caused by poor maintenance even though they have extended warranty to dealerships. This problem will not go away until kia repairs the defect in the engine and human life will be at stake.