Battery Dead Problems of Kia Motor Optima

8/27/2020 car had been at the kia dealership 2 weeks before for the same issue. . . Car shut down on the freeway after �check hybrid charging system� lights flashing �shut down engine� lights flashing. Kia had determined car just needed a �hybrid battery update� fast forward. . . I was driving to visit my mother in idaho, driving about 75 mph on the freeway, when the same thing happened: �check hybrid charging system, shut off engine. � all the lights started flashing, and �possible battery management system issue� diagnostic flashed on the radio screen. The car started losing power before locking up completely, wheel locking, shutting off and spinning out on the highway. Luckily another other cars were close by or else this would have easily turned into a fatal crash. 3 hours on the side of the road and a $450 tow into the nearest kia dealership which was 2 hours away. . And I find out it's a blown hev fuse and the hybrid system/battery has failed completely. Now I'm stuck with a dead car. Failed at around 79,500 miles. This is not the first kia Optima hybrid to do this!!! recall these cars before they kill somebody!! I should not have to worry about a 5 year old car shutting down and locking up on the freeway while driving. Especially with kids in the car. I will never buy another kia again. It has the 10 year 100,000 mile warranty which kia is saying covers no part of any repairs. Odd since this is a known issue with these hybrids!! recall these death traps!!!.

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On 12/11/2019 , I was driving my 2013 kia Optima sx turbo when suddenly it started to sputter, as I was attempting to pull over the engine completely shut off/ seized in the middle of the road. . I was forced to put the car in neutral and push it onto the nearest sidewalk ramp onto a storage parking lot. . After that the engine wouldnt turn. . The battery wasnt dead because the radio, lights , dashboard would all turn on , but the engine would not turn over, it would not even make a sound as if it were trying . . I towed it to the nearest mechanic to see what was going on and they said the engine froze/ seized and they found metallic particles in the oil. . . I did some research and it looks like some kia Optima engines have a certain recall for premature bearing wear and tear inside of them that causes the engine to seize, this sounds exactly like what happened to my kia . . . The mechanic also advised me that there was a shortage that caused my computer to burn out. . . Not sure if related but the issue with my engine definitely sounds like a common recall issue with 2011-2014 kia Optimas . . . I looked up my VIN # nothing pops up but when I search for general info on kia recalls , engine seizing is one of them. . Please advise on what to do. .

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My car keeps having some kind of an electrical glitch where it seems my battery is dead completely wipes the memory from the car then it'll start 1 minute later, tires keep getting eating from the inside just above the rim, motor has been making a ticking noise since I got the car it was looked at as one of the recalls and said it was fine, I feel this car is unsafe for me and my family, the has even shut off as I was driving down the road acted like it was the battery was dead and it started a couple minutes later.

I was driving to work at night time for about a week straight my head lights would randomly turn on and off by their selves while I'm driving and then my car would be sitting in my parking space and my neighbors told me my lights would just be on all night and my car would be locked and everything and one day I went out to start my car and I couldn't even unlock it to get in it so I thought it might've been my car remote battery died and so I asked a neighbor that works on cars to see what it could be they popped my hood and checked my car battery and it was completely dead, they tried to give me a jump which was just enough to allow me to unlock and get into my vehicle but my car battery was completely fried due to headlight sensor.

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A couple of months back, the rear, right side door wouldn't open or close properly. I also noticed, before the door issue, that the car seemed sluggish going uphill, and it seemed like I was going through gas, a lot quicker. A few weeks ago, while parked, my car battery had died. I had no warning, and was 4 hours from home. Luckily it was able to be jump started. Now, when I try to start the car, it won't start. I have to put it in drive, then back in park, before it will start. Now when I start the car, my gas guage drops to below, what I had when I parked. Over the next few days, it will make its way to normal.

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Engine ( and electrical systems ) shut down (3 times) completely and unexpectedly , while car was in motion at highway speeds( twice) and once while at tolls. Also noticed that when you turn key occasionally , its like battery is dead. I believe that first and second times I was flashing hi beams at highway speeds. After these events happen , the mileage guage resets, and clock is wrong. Also notice that the radio flickers,, and or turns off on its own. Also, not able to reset trip mileage, and noticed that shifter button intermittently will not depress.

2011 kia Optima battery died the main fuse indicator wasn¿t working. On Wednesday February 17, 2016 at about approximately 5am on rt97, I was approximately 20 miles from home on my way to work when the car stalled out. I was able to pull to the side of the road; I waited for 2 minutes I then pushed the start button on the dash board the car then started. I then put it in gear and started down the road again I went a quarter of a mile the Optima stalled out again. After waiting 2 minutes again I was able to get my car started again I decided to turn the Optima around to head back to my home. I was able to get the car home without it stalling. I then changed the battery of the kia Optima with a new federated battery the mileage on the odometer was 144,540. 0.

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The battery died in my 2009 kia Optima and upon replacing battery the airbag light came on. It was taken to a kia dealership and was told that it was because we changed the battery. The airbag light was reset. About a week later it came on again and was taken back to the dealership and reset again. It came back on the next day and was again taken to the dealership at what time we were told that it was the b1382 & b1481 airbag problems and that it was going to cost over $1200. 00 to fix. Why would changing the battery cause these problems? I had only purchased the car 18 months before this incident.

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