Car Stall Problems of Kia Motor Optima - part 2

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle stalled and all the instrument panel indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road as it caught fire under the hood. The fire department arrived and extinguished the flames. The entire front end of the vehicle was burned. A police report was filed. It was unknown if the vehicle was destroyed. The contact was not sure if a fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 92,000.

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The contact owns a 2014 kia Optima. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where they informed him that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. The contact had the vehicle towed to his home and another mechanic inspected the vehicle and diagnosed the vehicle with the same failure. The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and referred him to the local dealer for assistance. Triple j auto group (470 north, marine corps dr, tamuning, 96913, guam) was contacted and informed him that his VIN was not under recall. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) which he linked to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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Bought the car January of 2018. 28 days of having the vehicle and I got a flat tire and come to find out my strut was never properly installed and thats what popped my tire. Dan obrien tried to deny having a warranty to fix the car saying it was my fault. It was covered under warranty. I had to buy the new tire. When the recall for the engine came out,I took my car right in. They passed it. In September while driving home from my daughters 2 month appointment the car just lost all power and my engine light came on & car would not start daughter was present. Engine had locked up they replaced the long block under the sc147 recall 11/30/18 recall sc165, ecu upgrade. On 2/11/19 I had the inspection for recall sc172 car passed. 3/21/19 no warning engine light came on & stayed. P1326 engine code car went into limp home mode,daughter was present. Engine light flashed,got towed. 3/26/19 kia told me it was due to the previous recall,it was my knock sensor. They replaced under warranty. 5/22/19 front right side wheel bearing went bad,kia wouldnt cover,same side strut issue occured on. 6/6/19 I went to accelerate on bypass and lost all engine control,I was able to coast. No warning lights came on. Put in park, oil light,battery & eps came on & off. Turned car off & on. Car would drive but with hesitation and little power. 6/8/19 I went to accelerate on bypass and car lost power. 6+ cars behind me ,my car blocked the road. Restarted car,went to take off and the car began to vibrate jolt and I couldnt get out of the way,I had to go into the other lane because I was blocked. Steering wheel locked up, brakes lost power & I almost hit the guard rail. Daughter was present. 6/10/19 kia told me it was my throttle body sensor not covered. Bought car with over 79k,now around 101k. Im scared for my daughters life & mine it will catch on fire at anytime with all the symptoms.

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Car stalled while driving on a busy highway, lights on dash came on, we coasted of the road. No warning, no engine light no oil light, nothing. Had to have car towed home. Engine seized up.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle speed suddenly decreased before the vehicle stalled. Smoke was present coming from under the hood off the vehicle. After lifting the hood flames were present coming from the engine. The fire department was called to the scene and extinquished the flames. During the incident the a vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was taken at the scene. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 110,000. Jft.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact indicated that smoke was present coming from the engine compartment and the engine could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer(unknown) were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. Jft.

My starter would not turn over to start my car after driving it. When I got to my destination I couldn't restart the car and there was smoke coming from under the hood. I had 2 starters put in thinking that was the issue and after the 2nd starter was installed the car still had smoke. The electrical wires were burnt and burning and the car still will not start.

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Waiting on a red light, the kia Optima stalled and then smoke started coming into the cabin. Within seconds the front of the car caught fire and my wife and two children had a very limited time to get out from the burning car into safety. The burning car was eventually extinguished by the fire department. Local police cordoned off the lane to provide safety for my family and others motorists on the road. The weather was clear and the time of the fire was around 12:30pm.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and able to drive normally. A mile down the road, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 185,000.

Driving the car, car just stalled out while driving in traffic. I was literally stalled on a busy road during morning rush hour. Had car towed to the local aaa repair center and they said there was no oil in the engine although I get regular oil changes. The car was working fine, no engine or oil lights to alert that the oil pressure was low.

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Tl the contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact's vehicle received an oil change by alm kia south (4310 jonesboro rd, union city, GA 30291). After the service was performed, while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle hesitated, stalled, and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed a new engine. A loaner vehicle was provided. The vehicle had been at the dealer since January 30, 2019 awaiting repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they offered to delete five payments off the original loan. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

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While driving the car stalled resulting in a collision with a telephone pole. I had just made a turn & the car went dead. Steering and brakes locked up. Now my car is completely totaled not to mention the airbags never deployed. My fianc� was ejected from the vehicle resulting in a fractured hip.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. The contact took the vehicle to don franklin somerset kia (60 highway 2227, somerset, ky 42503, (606) 679-1177) to be repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). After the repair, the vehicle stalled multiple times while driving various speeds and all the instrument panel indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed back to the same dealer where the alternator, battery fuse, and battery were replaced; however, the failures persisted. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 45 mph the vehicle loss power and stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. That the vehicle there were metal shavings in the oil. Cylinder number two was misfiring. The vehicle was towed to his residents. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000. Ap VIN: not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2015 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact turned on the flashers. The contact called road side assistance. The vehicle was towed to the dealer lou fusz kia, 1025 n lindbugh blvd, st louis, mo 631323132, they determined that the alternator failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the battery had to be changed in two occasions by an unknown independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. Bp. .

Tl the contact leased a 2014 kia Optima. While driving, the vehicle hesitated as if it would stall. The contact would have to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal to pick up speed. In addition, the oil and check engine indicators flashed. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

This car was involved in a non-collision/spontaneous fire. There where no prior indications of car defects. The car was moving on a city road when it caught on fire. Dekalb county GA fire department was called and took a report. This was a brand new replacement motor installed by kia with a warranty. The new motor had approximately 5000 miles on it.

Car has not wanted to start 5 times. First started in November 2018. While driving on the highway, is has completely shut down twice in the middle of traffic and would not start. Once mid December & early January. Battery discharge warning came on so I got a new battery but still continued to have the same problem. At random times it acts as if it does not want to accelerate and stalls.

Vehicle smoking from exhaust and stalling, (26,630 miles ) taken to dealer ( rusty wallace kia ) on 05/15/18. Cleaned oil from intake. Vehicle smoking and stalling,taken back to dealer on 05/28/18. Vehicle was at dealer for 30 days. Dealer says no problems found. Vehicle still smoking and now very low on oil,vehicle taken to dealer on 11/12/18.

I was driving my car in motion around 25 mph. I went to accelerate to get onto the freeway and the car just stalled on me with no warning. I had to pull over ,cut the car off and let it sit for a min. After 5 mins, it started to drive again but there was still lack of acceleration.

Tl-the contact owns a 2015 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact coasted to the shoulder. No warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. An unknown independent mechanic determined that the engine seized and needed a replacement. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 64,500. Bp.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 kia Optima. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled and the power steering malfunctioned. Lou fusz kia (1025 n lindbergh blvd, st. Louis, mo 63132, (314) 595-4900) stated that they could not find any failures with the vehicle. The dealer also stated that the vehicle was previously repaired per an unknown recall; however, the manufacturer found no record of a previous recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000.

Vehicle will not start. Engine and ignition replaced due to bearing wear recall. Transmission replaced 2 weeks ago for rebuilt one, and now car won't start. It's been 2 days and kia has not been able to tell me what is wrong with it. The reason I wanted to submit this complaint is because I believe there should be a recall on transmissions installed in these vehicles. Kia wanted me to wait from 10 Sep to mid Dec because these transmissions are on back order. Which means there's so much demand that Dec is the earliest they could receive it. Their shop is full, mostly of these cars (optima). They expected me to wait 3 months without a car in order to give them time. It just boggles my mind that they could do this. The craziest thing is that expect everyone to wait this long. I talked to 3 different costumers who are all having the same exact problem with the same cars, and they were told the same thing. I purchased this vehicle in 2014 used, only one previous owner, never had any accidents, now has 111,000+ miles. Always did all maintenance checks, oil & filter changes, tune ups, fluids change and yearly inspections. Only used for going to work and coming home 5 days a week (approx. 54 miles per day). I decided to repair transmission at other place & ended up saving $1100. Kia wanted to charge $2,700 for rebuild transmission & found a guy that charged me $1,600 for rebuild one. Kia never gave me quote copy. Just told me over the phone. How convenient! guy told me the way these transmissions were built it's simply bad engineering. And showed me the part of the transmission that broke. Would upload the documents , but I left in my car! can still provide them though! the safety issue was that the transmission went out while driving at 65 mph on a busy highway in houston! the car simply died on the middle of the highway. So I can only assume you know what that feels like!.

Takara recall: my engine had been knocking/shaking for a good minute now. When I have it running and hood open it's just vibrating extremely hard and constantly. I've noticed it wants to stall or no shift correctly after a dead stop and something going into 3rd gear. Even while just idling I can feel the engine shaking the whole car from inside.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to charlie's motor mall (465 western Ave, augusta, me 04330, 207-622-7327) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 92793557. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000.

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Car stalled on me as I was driving. Now makes cyclic noise when I drive. I don't drive it at all had mechanic check it and he said I need a new engine.

Tl the contact owned a 2012 kia Optima. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled and could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (superior kia, 260 w. Mitchell Ave, cincinnati, OH) where it was diagnosed that the engine was faulty. The engine was replaced and the failure was remedied. Later, while driving approximately 65 mph, a loud booming noise was heard and smoke and flames were present coming from the engine compartment. The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an oncoming vehicle. After exiting the vehicle, a loud explosion occurred from the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The front driver sustained a minor head injury, which required medical attention. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified of the crash. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 118,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 kia Optima lx. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds the vehicle stalled and completely shut off while the engine light illuminated. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle would crank back up and cut right back off however the contact had to hold his foot on the accelerator pedal and brakes to keep the vehicle running. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for a diagnostic test or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,863. Dr.

Tl- the contact owned a 2014 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at high speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact also stated that he coasted to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle however, after restarting the vehicle that the whole dash board lights illuminated the contact noticed fire and sparks was coming from under the hood. The fire department exstiguished the fire and was unable to provide was caused the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed to moodys's wrecker service 3845 conley st,atlanta,GA 30337 404-766-2633. The dealer and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000 . Dr.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and black smoke emerged from the engine compartment. In addition, the check engine and tire pressure warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled over, exited the vehicle, and noticed flames under the hood. The contact used a towel and a bottle of water to extinguish the fire. The fire department was called, but arrived after the fire was extinguished. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (courtesy kia of brandon, 9205 e adamo, tampa, FL 33619) where it was diagnosed that the engine block failed and the engine needed replacement. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was at the dealer for an evaluation per NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer stated that it was ok to drive the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and case number: 12673181 was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

In March of 2017, kia issued a recall for there engines in the Optima for the year I own. We still have not yet received any information from kia about bringing our kia Optima in for this recall. Our VIN shows that our car is part of this recall. A year later we still haven't heard from kia. Our car is now starting to stall when we sit at red lights. We would like for kia to finally reach out to us to remedy this matter.

Takata recall car starts to stall and idle when on the road and in traffic. Car starts to back up and reverse without notice or warning. Engine, battery comes on automatically and I have to turn off ignition and restart vehicle.

Car appeared to stall while on highway. Safely pulled over and was able to restart. Local shop said they could not find anything wrong. Next day a very loud kocking started, took it to the dealership who informed me of the engine recall. While my year was not in the recall they would be replacing the engine once I provide receipts showing my oil changes done outside of their location.

Kia has now settled their class action suit for all the other vehicles, yet the hybrids are still being left out of any recalls. There is plenty of evidence in the complaints here that something is wrong. I sunk $7000 that I didn't have to spare into getting a new engine put in this car. Only to have the transmission blow right after I got the car back from kia after waiting 6 months for an engine. The transmission cost another $5000, and it took them three transmissions to install a non-faulty transmission. I almost lost my job because I couldn't reliably get to work on time, if at all. Kia themselves have said that the engines weren't manufactured correctly and that labor being done in kia dealerships wasn't being done correctly. Hybrid engines should absolutely not be blowing rods at 60000 miles, or 80000 miles, and not even 100000 miles. Kia is knowingly delaying any sort of recall and forcing people to go into further debt or lose jobs.

Your sitting at a red light or driving down the road, and the car just stalls/turns off without any warning what so ever. This actually just started today. After looking it up, it seems to be happening quite a bit & nothing is being done by kia. This is ridiculous, not to mention scary! it's an accident waiting to happen!.