general problems of the 2017 Kia Motor Optima - part 2

I own a 2017 kia Optima with a major internal engine defect. Starting shortly after purchase, the car lost power and consumed fuel unusually quickly. Over time, the engine began burning excessive oil and now produces a loud knocking sound (bearing knock), indicating internal bearing failure. These symptoms are consistent with known kia engine defects (bearing wear / piston ring failure). The defect is a serious safety concern: because of weak bearings and high oil consumption, the engine could stall, seize, or catch fire. The dealership has refused to repair or replace the engine. I am reporting this as a safety defect and request NHTSA investigation.

Engine is burning 2 qt of oil every month and burning it in under 1000 miles. Kia dealership says it's a common issue but can't help me until the engine seizes up. The car has less than 85k miles on it. How can this be a common issue but they can't fix it till the engine dies? what if the engine dies out of warranty? then I'm out 12k for a new engine that will die in 80k miles. This should be a recall.

The ksds in my engine is causing engine failure due to the dealership failing to fix the problem when I first experienced stalling, lagging and misfiring of my vehicle, which would often make it shake and I would have to turn the car off and reignite it, sometimes more than once. My safety is at risk when driving, because the vehicle will lag while trying to accelerate in traffic. My mechanic researched the issue and found the recall and kia said they fixed it when it was issued and they didn’t. My check engine light is flashing now and it continues to lose power. I have contacted kia about the issue and I’m waiting on a response.

The engine is losing oil. Taking it to kia dealership and other repair shops around our area and she has to have her oil changed every thousand miles because the oil is going somewhere but they don’t know where because there’s no leakage anywhere. I see there’s 100 of other complaints about this key should be responsible. Please indicate what we can do about this doesn’t have that many miles on it.

The contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but failed to accelerate as intended or change gear as intended. The vehicle was then taken to another dealer where it was diagnosed that the triaxle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Driving highway speed (75) after work may 23rd 2024 when my car just randomly stop accelerating and I pulled to the side of the highway and I heard a weird engine knock sound coming from engine . I turned the vehicle off and back on and it was still doing the same thing then it just cut off and wouldn’t start no more. I reached out to kia cooperate to find out that it’s an extended life time warranty on the engine of the make of my car for rod bearings failure. I contacted kia of pelham al to get an appointment to bring it in I drop it off June 9th , service app was June 10th. They failed to give a rental car … leaving me with no way to work ….

I purchased a 2017 kia Optima from deal makers auto sales in georgia in February 2024. The vehicle broke down within 3 months. I later found out it had four open safety recalls that were never disclosed at the time of sale. This is dangerous and deceptive, and the dealership refused to take responsibility or make repairs.

My 2017 Optima is consuming oil into the pistons and piston rings which is soaking the spark plugs causing engine misfire, my mechanic states it wont be long till the engine goes out, I talked to kia and they told me the car has to be seized or knocking for them to replace the engine, knowing its a problem. I want my car fixed as its a known issue across all Optimas.

I was driving on the highway, and my oil pan storage plug fell out of my car. All of the oil leaked out of the engine causing my engine to seize up while I was driving. The dealership says my vehicle is out of warranty, and will not replace it, and that it will cost me $12,000 for a new engine.

Vehicle hybrid system wanring light has come on 3 times since January 2024. Kia has not been able to resolve the issue and just reset the system.

The contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact stated that upon routine maintenance with a local independent mechanic, it was discovered that the vehicle had low engine oil. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was determined that an oil consumption test was needed to determine any failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that engine oil was added almost every 2 weeks. The message to "contact the dealer" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to team kia of el cajon (541 n johnson Ave, el cajon, CA 92020), where it was determined that there was engine oil leaking onto the catalytic converter. The contact related the failure to a kia recall related to a connecting rod bearing failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,400.

The hybrid warning light came on. This was the third time this has happened. The first time kia said it was the air box and I paid $600 to repair. The second time the shop mistakenly cleared the codes before determining the cause. The third time they say it is the wiring harness and will cost $4,550 to report if they have the harness. This vehicle has recall for the connecting rod in the engine which I suspect is the real issue due to clicking noise it makes just before the lights come on, but each time I take it in I am told it is something else. Since it is the wiring harness this time it could be a fire hazard especiall on a hybrid with lithium batteries, I am not going to repair it as it has left me on the road too many times and I am sure it has the connecting rod issue. I hope nobody else has this issue and unfortunately kia does not seem interested in repairing it, it was in the shop for 6 weeks before they diagnosed it.

On [xxx], around 11:30 a. M. , I was driving [xxx] on [xxx], going about 78 mph, just passed [xxx], when the lights on the dash lit up, smoke started coming from the back of the car, then there was smoke coming from under the hood then smoke started coming from the a/c vents. There was a full fledge fire under my hood. The guy driving next to me, kinda gestured for me to pull over, although I was already thinking I needed to pull over, the shock of what was happening, I lost my train of thought. I pulled over and so did that guy, he had a fire extinguisher and tried to put out the fire but to no avail. 5 mins after I got out, the entire car was engulfed in flames. It was very scary and I am thankful for that guy, because I froze for a minute and couldn't think of what to do, I pulled over just in time. The fire dept was called and it took them awhile to put the fire out, the car was burnt to a crisp, a 100% loss. A police officer took my name & phone number and arranged for a tow truck. I had to arrange for someone to pick me up from the side of interstate I [xxx] and had to call off work. The car was towed by professional towing tampa located - phone# 813-242-0610 ext. 5 email - dispatch@protowtampa. . Read more...

The engine code p1326 code popped up after coming to a stop the same code associated with the kia engine recall but my VIN isn’t covered.

Every time after I get an oil change I’m constantly having to put oil in it because it goes dry every 2 days and my check engine light stays on before and after oil change, randomly shaking soon as I turn the car on then the oil light comes on every time I go over a speed bump! the car slams on breaks when it wants and has even did it when in fast traffic on the highway.

Oil pressure sensor leaked out all of the oil and no warning lights lit on the dashboard to let me know that I had lost oil pressure or that I was low on oil. Problem part #1: oil pressure sensor problem part #2: no warnings on dashboard result: #1: engine failure / loss of engine #2: this caused engine to seize on main highway on Feb 14, 2024. This could have caused a major accident.

Entered on to the highway and accelerated to get up to speed. Check engine light started blinking and could no longer accelerate.

The contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle stalled. The oil change warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that an oil change was needed almost every two weeks. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the oil change warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed; however, the result of the diagnostic test was unknown. The vehicle was repaired; however, the oil change warning light remained illuminated. The contact research and was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 18v907000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

I was driving at 65mph on the highway when the warning lights went flashing on my dashboard with "check hybrid system", "!hev", and check engine light. I pulled over to the side of the highway and had a tow truck took it to the dealership to check out. Kia dealership did a diagnostic and mentioned the hybrid engine failed to convert from hybrid to gas and vice-versa. I am at 165,531 miles and kia is charging me $13,000 to fix it. I am over the warranty of 150,000 miles. The "check hybrid system" message has been ongoing since 2021 and kia mentioned it has to do something with the hybrid battery and kia no longer makes a replacement battery for the kia hybrid Optima 2017. All kia does it reset the system for the "check hybrid system" message to go away. After a few weeks, the message will appear again on the dashboard. I have upload an image of the dashboard with all of the warning lights. I need help as this is costing to much to fix.

The contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the engine was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The contact stated that the engine was consuming one quart of engine oil every two days after an oil change was performed. The vehicle was taken to autozone, where it was diagnosed that the detonation sensor was faulty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,500.

I was driving down the highway and my car just went out in the middle of traffic I almost got into a accident with my kids in the car. There were no warning lights or anything on before it went out I finally pulled over in the far right lane and my car wouldn’t turn back on and started flashing various lights on the dashboard and still wouldn’t turn on I had to call triple a and have the car towed that put me in a very dangerous situation especially with my children in the car.

I was getting on the freeway and my car suddenly just stopped accelerating. I even tried pushing the pedal to the floor and all power was gone. I was almost ran down by a 18 wheeler who must not have noticed my hazards had been switched on. A warning came on “check hybrid system. Turn off engine” when the car lost its momentum as I was pulling over and eventually came to a stop I followed the warnings directions and shut the car off since I couldn’t get any further anyways. I tried turning the car back on and then all lights and power instantly started flickering on and off and going crazy and then the warning came back on and then the whole car shut off by itself. I have been too scared to drive it since and I just got it back in October and I need a car to get to work and school and I don’t know what to do but the amount of danger this issue put me in is unsettling and cannot be overlooked. Not sure what caused the malfunction because so many different things happened at once that it was hard to tell it is available for inspection upon request a service center confirmed that there is a problem and they believe it is related to the coolant pump and hybrid battery there was one other time that a warning came up and it just said “check hybrid battery” but it went away only like a minute later and then a couple days after that I came outside to go to work and the car was dead but then I jumped it and it was fine up until the issue I first mentioned happened where I was put in danger a warning light that said !hev and the check engine light both appeared.

I was driving in morning traffic at 65mph when the warning lights went flashing stating the hev electric engine was shutting down, I was crawling to 20 mph. I had the car towed to a kia dealer and was told the electric engine was fine, the gas engine oil was bone dry! no low oil light ever triggered! not a single warning. Just out of the blue! this is wrong on so many levels! I get oil changes when they are due and use top synthetic oil. The dealer is reporting it to kia and said at 87,500 miles I'm under the extended warranty, but kia will tell them how to handle the issue. I cannot afford a new engine! this is the second kia I had this problem! they said it passed the bearing test, so why is my engine bone dry? this is dangerous to be driving at high speed and have your car drop speed to 20mph, then drop to 10mph. I'm still waiting for kia to get back to me, the dealer says it takes 48 business hours. I dropped it off Thursday 1/11/2024, hopefully, tomorrow I will find out. I cannot afford a new car and I still have a balance on this car. I've read multiple complaints on this sight, all the same.

Hev is not working happened 2 two times already.

While driving my car started to decelerate in the middle of the freeway and I was in no position to pull over. The hybrid battery nearly completely drained before I was able to limp off the freeway. My car threw an error message to “check hybrid system” and told me to pull over immediately and turn the car off. After pulling over, turning the car off, then turning it back on, the message went away but the check engine light remained. After 24 hours the check engine light disappeared until it would randomly do the same thing all over again. I ran an obd code reader on it and it gave me p2600. After extensive research, I’ve noticed a lot of hyundais and kia’s around the same year as mine having the same issue with some peoples vehicle completely dying. Many threads take their vehicle into the dealership and they can’t replicate the problem so they’re just sent on their way for the dangerous problem to happen again at any given time. This is a dangerous situation because you don’t get any warning or strange engine noise to warn you. The car just pops up this message and the engine immediately starts to malfunction.

Driving down the interstate, the vehicle started to decelerate and the engine light started flashing. Got it to a mechanic and he started that it was a knock sensor failure p1326 code. Same as the recalls, but my VIN number was not included in the recall report. Already had this vehicle in for excessive oil consumption. Paid for the dealer consumption test. They said it only burned a qt. And that was acceptable. In 1000 miles. Have done my own 1000 mile test and have been burning 1. 5 or more qts. On three separate tests. Something has to be done about these engines. This is dangerous when going interstate speed and dropping to 20 mph in heavy traffic.

The contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v594000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and determined that the next available appointment would be in February 2024. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that there were a lot of customers in front of him and the dealer would not be able to get to the vehicle until February 2024. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil and failed to start occasionally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated and then lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove to the residence. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked while driving. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle at the residence and retrieved dtc code: p1326, and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the knock sensor was previously replaced for the same issue; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN and that the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The failure mileage was 100,670.

The engine on this vehicle caught fire while the vehicle was parked and not running. It had previsouly been drive for approximately 4 hours throughout the day but at the time of the incident there were no warning dashlights present. It is currently available for inspection, however depending on the length of this invesitagion it may no longer be available as I work with my insurance company determing next steps. My safety and the safety of other were put at risk by and open flame and smoke that occured during the fire. Ultimately the fire department were required to put out the fire. Approximately 8 months ago the engine was replace by the dealership summit place kia east in michigan due to an open recall for a knock sensor issue. I suspect this vehicle will be a total loss.

This pre-owned vehicle lost power at an intersection with my wife and child in the vehicle. Both of them were fearful and in tears. Several indicator lights suggested problems with the engine, hev system , and battery. Upon returning home, I notified carmax and scheduled the vehicle for service at a local kia dealership. Although the mechanic told me that he knew there is a problem with the vehicle, kia failed to diagnose or fix the problem(s), and could not assure me that the vehicle was safe to drive. Maxcare would not cover a rental car because no diagnosis was made. Kia also informed me of a previously undisclosed, long history of problems going back to 35 miles on the odometer. I requested a copy of kia's vehicle history report and kia refused to provide it. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact stated that the oil warning light would frequently appear on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where she was informed that oil had leaked into an engine cylinder. The mechanic informed her that a technical service bulletin had been placed on her vehicle in relation to the failure and referred her to a dealer for assistance. The contact called two dealers; pride kia of lynn and herb chambers kia of burlington and both informed her that the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

I was driving my kiaon a very busy interstate. When I was going around 65miles per hour and all of a sudden I lost all power it went from 65 miles per hour to 30 all at once when I hit the gas peddle the car went in jerks finally I got it back up to 55 but it only goes in a jerking motion and r. Very small hill u come to u lose power and it goes jerking . I thought several times I would get rear ended by the vehicle behind me I'm scared to drive this and when the car is running and you step out of the car the smell of gas is very strong and it is using a lot more gas than it mostly does . This happened to me September 20th2023.

My car does not accelerate easily and struggles with basic speed. I took it to a mechanic and am being told that my turbocharger has failed and must be replaced because there is fuel in my oil and there may be damage to my engine as a result that would require me to replace the engine. This is the second time in less than 2 years that this has happened since I have owned this vehicle. The mechanic says the engine could seize up or catch fire at any point and that I will have to have the oil drained, flushed, and replaced, hopefully have the fuel leak found and repaired, then the turbo replaced. Only once all of that has been done will I know if the engine will still be operable. The first time this happened it was repaired at a kia dealership in denton TX under warranty. The vehicle is no longer under warranty and should not have this problem every year.

My vehicle came up with a check engine light blinking. I took it to a kia dealership where they put the ksds update in. A week after driving it, I started experiencing loss of power and the check engine light came back on. But this time not blinking. My car accelerates slowly, it is a struggle to get to 30 mph. My engine is making loud noises as if I am flooring the gas pedal when going 10 mph. Hills are impossible and dangerous to drive up. I took it in where the man told me my oil was empty, when just the day before it was full. I ran the code reader which came up p0010 for a camshaft. Now I’m being told it’s the entire top motor needing replacement due to “no oil”. I saw online recalls for this exact issue on the engine. It states of a lifetime engine warranty for this qualifying engine problem. I called the dealership where the lady informed me that there is a third party company that makes warranty coverage decisions, and that they make the decision on if it’s covered based on how much they will have to pay. If it’s a lot, it’s on me. Basically my engine failure qualifies but they don’t want to pay the amount of repairs. So I’m stuck with paying thousands for a hazardous car that I’ve only had for 8 months.

Engine completely shut down when driving it. Had it replaced among many other things then found out it was part of a class action lawsuit. I have spent two years trying to recoup the money I lost in repairs and the cash I paid for the car.