Headlights problems of the 2016 Kia Motor Optima

When I was driving at 4:45am it was total darkness still out my exterior headlights shut off and I could not see. It is always set on auto. It just happened out of no where and I could not see. I could have had an accident. Now I have read that a few people have had this same problem. About a month ago they kind of went off then on again bit I thought maybe they were switching to daytime lights. Now today they just shut off in total darkness. This needs to be looked into! especially if many people report same problem. Now I did pull over where I could then switched the lights to just the on mode and they worked fine tell I got home but I don't know what's happening. Does this mean they will work on the on mode or lights eventually wont work at all?? is it a fuse or relay? idk please check onto this.

When I turn on my blinkers my headlights sometimes flash off (without turning them off). Then come back on when I turn off the blinker. My trunk has also lost power and will no longer unlock.

My headlights have gone out 3 times in the last four months. I've never encountered this type of problem with any other vehicle. This car is s 2016 kia Optima and had left me without headlights . I notice others have complained about the same exact problem. This safety issue needs to be investigated . Very dangerous to drive without headlamps. Someone please make note of this serious situation immediately!!!!.

Mid September, 2020, I began to notice that my headlights would turn off as I was driving. They would cut off for no more than 15 seconds and turn back on. I didn't think anything of it, until I started having issues with other components of my 2016 kia Optima. On 11/30/2020 I was driving at 30mph through a residential area. As I was approaching a stop sign, my engine light came on. When I tried to accelerate, the car began to jump and hesitate. No matter how far down I pushed the gas, the care was jumping/shaking and wold not accelerate over 20mph. I pulled into an autozone where they ran a diagnostic test on the vehicle. Error code p1326 (knock sensor) came up. The next morning, I called coastal kia of wilmington in north carolina and explained to them what had happened. They sent an employee to pick up my vehicle (12/01/2020). They inspected my vehicle and informed me that the protocol was to perform a bearing clearance test and ecu upgrade. I picked up my car on 12/02/2020. A week later, I called the dealership again and informed them that although my engine light had not come back on, the acceleration issue was still occurring. I asked if they would look at the car again, to which they said no, that they cannot take a further look at it until the engine light came back on. On 12/20/2020 I was driving 40mph when my car began to stutter uncontrollably. The following morning I called kia again to inform them what had happened, and they agreed to take a look at it. On 12/22/2020 they called me and said that my car was burning oil and smoking excessively. They opened a tech case with kia and informed me that they could not do anything to the car until they heard back from them. On 12/23/2020 they called me again to tell me that the issue was not covered under a recall, and that my next step would be to replace my engine.

Headlights randomly turn off when set to "auto" position when signaling. Does not happen frequently but any time it happens is too many times for your headlights to randomly turn off. Happens while driving at night and happens when signaling to change lanes. - headlights set to "auto" - driving at night - signaling to change lanes - issue occurs the lights will turn off and the interior indicator goes dark for a split second and then comes back on and is still indicates "auto" as the setting. Does not occur frequently enough for dealer/mechanics to identify the issue.

The headlights will randomly turn themselves on and off in day and night time. This only happens in the �auto� option for the headlights. I have seen numerous other reports on this on here. In addition to that the car doesn't respond to the key fob most of the time even with brand new battery in the fob. Step dad has the same car with same issues with the key fob.

While in motion the headlights turn on by themselves at random times during the day. Abs warning light, bsd warning light, and traction control warning light all came on at the same time. On the way to the dealership they all went off. The technician said he sees that the warning light were on, but their computer is not detecting a problem. If it happens again bring it back. Well, they're on again. The car has been stationary since Friday afternoon, Sunday evening my son sends me a pic of my car, the lights are on!.

I was driving down the highway at 9:40pm and my headlights turned off by themselves. They were set to auto. I pulled over and turned them to on and thankfully they stayed on until we made it home. This is very dangerous! I had my son in the car. We are lucky to be alive.

While driving at night the headlights go off. This has happened on several occasions.

The drivers side running light went out one day and my car alerted that it was out. I changed the bulb and that did not fix the problem. The fuse appeared ok, however I replaced it just to be sure. There was still no change. Checked the power to the headlight assembly and I have power all the way up until it enters the headlight assembly and then there is no power to the running light only. The entire headlight assembly had to be replaced for a whopping $360.

While driving with my automatic headlights on at night, the lights have turned off several times while I was driving. The lights turned off for a few seconds each time then turned on again.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, both headlights flickered and completely went out. The vehicle was taken to parkway family kia (22555 us-59, kirkwood, TX 77339 (281) 312-6200) where the contact was informed that the vehicle was not under a warranty and the bulbs burnt out because of the mileage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,278. Dr.

Headlight assembly: wiring harness melting, bulbs burning out every 3 months or so. A safety hazard potentially a fire hazard. Driving visibility at night with lights on dim creates a tremendous safety hazard.

Headlights shine only on the road straight ahead. Side lighting is so bad you can't read the road signs on the side of the road. This is the first time that I have driven the car at night on country roads. The headlights do not fan out on the road ahead at all. Visability is very poor and this is unsafe.