Engine And Engine Cooling Related Problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Optima

Table 1 shows ten common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Optima. The number one most common problem is related to the engine and engine cooling (130 problems). The second most common problem is related to the engine burning oil (two problems).


Recently reported Engine And Engine Cooling problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Optima

The Engine And Engine Cooling problem

The car burns oil within a week of getting an oil change. It was only driven a 200 miles before all of the oil was burned out. This has been a consistent issue with this car that the oil burns at an extreme rate.   Read details...

The Engine Burning Oil problem

2018 kia Optima ex a/t. My wife drive this car to work every day, 45-50 mile round trip for the past couple years. We have noticed that oil consumption is starting to become a problem. Im unsure the exact amount it goes through but it seems to be almost 3-4 quarts between oil changes.   Read details...

The Check Engine Light On problem

When I was driving on the highway on 2/14/2011 a "check hybrid system" warning came on, check engine light, triangle hev light, a red battery light came on and car lost engine power. After my vehicle slowed traffic down due to not having power I was barely able to pull over to the side of   Read details...


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