Three problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2017 Kia Motor Optima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the 2017 Optima.
The wiring harness was replaced in my 2017 kia Optima in 2019 at approximately 45,000 miles. Kia replaced my engine January 2020 because it was consuming large amounts of oil. I just got my car back in January 28, 2021 with a supposedly new engine. On March 3, 2021, my car caught fire while pulling out of my neighborhood actually driving down the street. Smoke and flames were coming out from underneath the hood the of the car. The entire front end of the car burned. Thankfully, the fire department got the fire out and no one was injured.
The wiring in these cars are coated with something that small rodents like to eat they chew through the tape then then wiring. Causing hybrid engine not to work lites come. Luckly no fire yet. Dealer say sorry that will be $ the cars wiring hybrid part . Rodents like to eat it kia has coating on it that attracts them then it costs you thousands of dollars to fix their problem cause it's not covered by them. Luckly the car did not caught on fire yet.
The contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. While driving approximately 70 mph, the headlights flickered a couple of times and then stopped. The abs, air bag, and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (mentor kia in mentor, OH) where it was diagnosed that the wiring was faulty. The contact kept the vehicle and provided the contact with a loaner vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.