Engine Noise Problems of Kia Motor Optima

First incident occured when I was driving to work. The engine made a noise and loss power which almost resulted in a crash. I contacted kia, they explain to me that a knock sensor need to be installed and software needed to be updated. They installed it and return the car to me. Now again while I am on the highway I hear a loud knock, lights flashing in the car and the car has loss power. I rolled off the exit pull over and called a tow truck. While waiting I check the oil in the car thinking maybe the engine is locking up. There is no oil in the car, which is strange because two months prior kia just did an oil change. I have documents to prove everything. Kia has been the only dealership that service the car. They now been in possession of my vehicle for four months now and nothing has been done. I contacted cooperate and they have failed to getting back to me after numerous attempts to get answers. Please someone help me. I have congestive heart faliure which I explain to them and I really need my car but most of all I need it to be safe for me.

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Engine sound like its about to blow up, engine is knocking very loud, loud valves, and lack on power when you try accelerate, happens on a highway and they need to tow car home, it was my 3 kids in the car, and it was the most horrible experience. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

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2013 kia Optima in August 2019 starting stalling out and wouldn't start. Then my engine starting knocking. My car would still start but would only go 20-30 mph while make knocking engine noises. Took my kia Optima to the kia dealership. They replaced the engine due to recall. But didn't replace the starter, after I got my car back my starter went out completely! my car won't start. Dec 2020 took my kia to kia dealership. They told me it was my starter. I have to pay $800 for starter replacement. I told them I had the extended warranty for the engine recall. Found out kia replaced 5 out 7 starters when they replaced the engine due to recall. But they won't replace my starter because it's been over a year from the engine replacement. I told them my cars been parked the entire year 2020 due to covid and I thought I just needed a battery. I bought a battery but my car still would start. I know my starter was damaged due to my engine and oil leak due to recall & kia should replace the starter under the engine warranty for the recall. My cars still at the dealership and I don't have $800 to fix the starter. My steering wheel was shaking and making noises, I paid kia to fix it 2020 now I found there's a cuff link recall and kia will reimburse me. I keep having trouble with 2013 kia Optima! I will never buy a kia again! buyer beware!.

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Starting making a noise in shut off.

After receiving an regular maintenance oil change on 8/25/20 @3:42pm my vehicle started to turn off and on and loud knocking coming from the engine so I immediately turned around and went back to jiffy lube where I received the oil change and they performed a second oil change baffled as to why my vehicle was making the noise after the oil change after the 2 consecutive oil change the knocking was worse and they instructed me to go to a dealership ASAP. . . . As I was going to the closest dealership my vehicle stopped repeatedly on the highway my 5 year old grand daughter and I was terribly afraid people were honking their horns speeding past and my car stopped under a bridge turn about stopping traffic and it was very frightening and frustrating when I made it to the dealership the man told me that I would have to pay @ $140 to have the technician look at it and that they were closing at 5 so I called aaa to tow my vehicle home and I don't understand why this happened when I keep the maintenance on my car. . . Please help, thank you that was a very frightening experience for me and my grand daughter.

I was driving down the street and my car started jerking, shaking and making noises. It was unsafe to drive home, so I pulled over and had the vehicle towed home.

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Car starts smoking and making noise while driving a day before scheduled appointment. Car towed to dealer 6/23/2020- rods in engine went bad, engine needs to be replaced. 360 point inspection November 2019. This car was bought used and has been serviced at the dealership since purchase. It is frustrating the dealership in may 2020 did not detect a problem and I am now at this point. The check engine light comes on continuously and we have been to the dealership at least 4 times in the past year for this check engine light issue. What's the point of using a dealership to service your car?.

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While driving down the highway was traveling around 65 mph on dry street in the far left lane (fast lane), my car started making a sound like metal clicking and then car started smoking. My husband gets over to the side of road and the smoke goes from gray to black and when he lifted the hood up flames coming from rear and passenger side of engine! luckily someone pulled over and had fire extinguisher to put out fire. Fire and police both arrived on scene and reports made. Vehicle towed home; waiting to tow to dealer to find out cause of fire. Regular maintenance and upkeep on the vehicle and no lights or warnings just fire. Kia knows there is major problems with these engines and choose to only recall certain years when they basically know any vehicle between 2011 and 2018 can be affected. Don't know what the outcome will be but very upset that vehicle caught on fire and kia states since it's over 100,000 miles there's nothing they can do.

While driving on the expressway, the car made a noise and the gas wouldn't give the car power. I pulled over to the side and while doing so the car shut off. After having it towed to the mechanic they said it is a seized engine. This is the second kia that this has happened to!!.

I have a 2015 kia Optima. The engine has a delayed acceleration when taking off. Makes a strange noise when turning. Smells like it is burning oil after driving a short period of time and there is an excessive need to replenish the engine oil. Oil is extremely dark. Sometimes there is white smoke coming from the exhaust. Hard to accelerate on the freeway at times.

While accelerating to highway speed the engine stalled and would not restart. Moved the vehicle to the side of the road. The engine would not rotate. Could not jump start. The vehicle had to be towed. There were no pre-existing audible or visual warnings prior to this event. Initial inspection has determined the engine seized. Vehicle's current mileage is 132,720. Last oil & filter change performed at 130,330. Next scheduled maintenance is not due until 134,330. I have spoken to my local kia dealer and also to Kia Motors customer service. Both have informed me that yes, there is a recall already on this vehicle's engine for this particular type of failure, sc147. However, since the recall test procedure was performed and passed over 12 months prior to this event, they will not reopen the recall inspection for this vehicle and engine replacement is my responsibility. Recall sc147 is an engine noise inspection for restricted oil flow to the bearings by metal debris in the crankshaft's oil passages. Is it not possible that this condition can occur at any time even after a noise check is conducted? the engine may not have made noise at the previous test but it is now seized without any other indications of failure. I see on kia forums that having the engine fail is not uncommon even after the recall inspection has been completed. Why is this a one time inspection and not recurring at calendar and mileage intervals? since kia is unwilling to investigate this issue, I am having the engine replaced by my local maintenance provider. Is there any course of action for reimbursement against kia on this unfortunate event?.

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The engine blew up on car was driving normally when car stopped and didnt want to power on. Engine started making noises. Went to dealer to have engine replaced but wont make it valid since they mention engine is not the original engine and was replaced.

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. .

The car engine made a noise and the engine and starting smoke with fire and it completely stopped in rush hour traffic. The car shutdown in traffic and had to pushed out of the street to avoid me being hit.

I was driving down the road, no warning lights came on. Oil pressure gauge was normal and the car just stopped. Made no noises, just stopped. Technician pulled oil pan and stated that hunks of metal fell out around the bearings.

The engine knocked and it make a noise.

Nearing 60,000 miles, the car started to make a weird engine noise. The kia dealership found that the connecting rod was bad and the engine needed replaced. This issue is very well know and widespread. The kia dealership informed me that the engine could catch fire, should the engine blow. The dealership felt that it was a manufacture issue but kia corp. Declined to replace the engine, which is the only option available to repair the issue. The reason given was that the oil was not at the recommend level. I had the oil changed last summer and there was no indication that the oil was low; no service light or oil level light. To avoid putting my 6yr. Old at risk, I had to choose to pay $5500 to have the engine replaced. This is a large amount of money that effects my child's day-to-day. I have also come to learn that the engine installed is re-manufactured and only has a 12-month warranty. Despite kia's reasoning, this issue seems to be far too common for Hyundai/kia owners, plus they have already issued a recall for older models with the same engine. At the very least, the re-manufactured engines should carry a longer warranty.

While driving on the highway my 2012 kia Optima hybrid slowed down to 45mph and engine started to make noises. This came with no mechanical warning, no "check engine soon" or other warning lights, and had been driving perfectly before it was parked. Checked oil and oil level was perfect. Called mechanic and he asked me to take a close look at oil. Oil had small shiny metal shavings on stick that transferred to fingers when rubbed. Had car towed over 30 miles to nearest kia dealership. Car was diagnosed with "engine failure" due to rod end bearings. I am the 2nd owner of this car the I bought from a master mechanic at a Lexus dealership. We are very meticulous and take very good care of our vehicles. This is not a owner problem. Dealership wants $10,000 for a new motor, $4,000 for a used (although there are none currently b/c there is a shortage), or $6,000 to rebuild current motor. Service manager was "surprised" to hear about the metal flakes as they didn't see that during the diagnoses. Both kia dealer and kia corp are standing behind the no recall on hybrids. Said although the engine is the same, they were made in different factories, but could have shared the same parts. Service manager stated, "you have a lot of miles on this car". . . . . . 146k. . . . . . . I mean, if I can not trust to get 150k out of a kia why would I ever want to purchase one again??? I asked him to explain how this could happen and his response was, "it is a mechanical piece of equipment". Kia needs to stop putting blame on its owners and take responsibility of their faultily engines for the hybrids as they have on the non-hybrid models. There are too many other complains having the same results and stories for this to be an owner problem. It has been a month now, and no one is budging.

When I was driving suddenly I heard knocked noise from engine and noise got high and high. I came home and I didn't drive it my oil level and condition was good.

Engine noise, sound like something lose inside. While running stationary and moving, have not driven the vehicle since noise started 3 months ago. Not sure what the problem is. Read about recall just last week.

Engine started making noises and decreased acceleration then sounded horrible and shut down. I'd really like to get the car fixed. I don't have 3000 dollars to buy a engine I still owe 16,000 on the car. Yes they got me.

Engine started making noise in the engine while driving on interstate. Engine exploded, car was in gulfed in smoke and flames. I pulled the car to the the side of the road and got out as fast as I could. Total burn down and total loss of my car in less than 10 minutes. I have video and pictures.

Diving at 40 mph. Come to a stop at red light and engine begins making a slight noise. No warning gauges or warning light go off. Start driving to drive again and 2 blocks later a very loud mechanical bang and the engine shut down. Would not restart. Oil light went out using the starter while trying to restart. Never got the engine restarted. Car is now at kia of lansdale after I had to pay for towing. I perform courier services to us treasury dept and us attorney in philadelphia area. I need this car back desperately. Last oil change was 2000 miles ago with full synthetic oil. Always have used full synthetic. When I got the car pulled over and got out the smell of oil burning was clearly evident to myself and another gentleman who stopped to see if I needed any help. I believe this is an absolute recall related issue.

Without any warning lamps or extraneous sounds or engine noise, traveling approximately 40mph, the engine seized up and stopped. Immediately the engine, oil and battery lamps illuminated, and I was able to coast into a safe parking lot away from traffic. I attempted to restart the engine to no avail. Aaa was called and told to tow the vehicle to a local shop. Their diagnosis concurred with mine. . . The engine had seized and was not repairable except to replace the engine.

This has been a great car until suddenly I saw smoke. Checked my oil & it was low. I added oil. I began to hear rattling in the engine and huge white puffs of smoke emit from my engine, so bad that cars behind me on the freeway (all 4 lanes) hit their brakes as they cannot see. The 101 freeway during rush hour - this is very bad and could get someone killed, including me if my engine seizes at 75 mph. I check my oil every other day or so and seems to be low once a week. I've been waiting to drop my car at my mechanic. When I got there he said he could not touch my car due to the same exact reason for over 1. 2 million recalled engines. I went to brake masters down the road asking if they know anything about this and they said "absolutely!" they told me do not do an oil change as many people's engine seizes within a day or several days after an oil change. Dealers consistently tell people their engine has "sludge" in it. Really? I have read so many reviews of the same diagnosis. Telling people it is $6,000-$8,000 for a new engine at their cost. Both my mechanic and brake masters told me that they feel the only reason my engine has not seized on me is because I took notice that my engine sounded slightly different. Not one time has a light gone off on my car. There is no reason why a dash warning light does not go off while loosing power and burning oil so bad that people cannot see. So, we have two issues. . . . . #1 obvious failure of dash warning/engine warning lights and #2 the burning oil, metal shards ruining my engine. I am a single mom and do not get child support. I don't have a savings account and could not afford to replace an engine. I am very good with my vehicles and what I am reading is unacceptable. So many people are paying for new engines and I will not be one of them. Please help me as this engine issue is not a lack of care.

I noticed that while driving my car it would first make a noise and then right after it would stall and sputter/ jerking like it wants to cut off. I took my car to a kia dealership first in alexandria,va where they only did my oil change and nothing else because they said that it would take a while for them to look at my car and they didn't have a loaner for me, so I then took my car to the falls church, va location and I explained to them what was happening with my car and for about six months I was bringing my car back and forth there for oil changes because they wanted to see if it would still have the same issues and no matter how many oil changes they done my car would still do the same thing. My car was close to the maximum miles for where it would still be covered under my warranty to get fixed and I told them that I wanted to get the issue fixed before my warrant runs out. So finally they keep my car sitting in the shop for 1 month without anyone looking at it and come to find out the guy that was going to be working on my car no longer works there, I would call them to check on the status of my car and most times I could never reach anyone and they didn't call me to keep me up to date on the progress, so after about 1 1/2 month they call me and tell me that they can not fix my car due to lack of maintenance and up keep by me and even though it's covered under warranty, my car only had 57,000 miles on it and it will cost me $5000 + to get my car fixed. I'm still driving my car and still having the same issues, I'm very upset because it's like kia doesn't even care and seems like the people at the dealership wanted me to keep coming back and forth so that I can get close to the miles to where it wouldn't be under warranty so they wouldn't have to fix it. My car isn't fixed and I don't have the money to get it fixed, I'm hoping for a miracle.

When I cold crank it the engines sound very very loud rattle and settles to a loud rattle after about getting warmed up with the engine vibrating which could also be seen. I took it in warmed up & the technician stated after a review, he didn't hear a rattle or a knock (thats a lie, I am going back again & review with the tech) I also hear a rattle from the left cv axle when the trac control comes to play, turning on a hard right & a thump when pulling hard on a wet pavement on a green light. This cold crank rattle cannot be heard on other Optimas when I ask to hear them start the other cars up. This is ridiculous this is a 30000 mile car & should be having a vibrating engine & a cold crank rattle or any rattle at all when warmed up, it should be smooth.

In April 2014 I purchased a pre-owned 2013 kia Optima from loman auto sales in woodbridge, NJ. Over the last year the car had 2 or 3 instances when it wouldn't start. I would have it 'jumped' and it would work fine again. On June 13, 2017 I was driving with my daughter in a residential area when the car made a strange noise, the dashboard begin to flicker, and then the car shut off. This was the first time that this happened, but I figured perhaps the car just needed a jump. I called my family mechanic and he attempted multiple times to jump the car; with no success. As he began observing the car he stated that it wasn't the battery but it could possibly be the engine. He advised me to contact kia because he had a customer whose car recently did the very same thing (Hyundai sonata) and was advised that there was a recall on her car due to the engine. I immediately contacted gateway kia in north brunswick, NJ. I spoke to the manager there and he arranged for the car to be towed to their location. For the next two days it was a bunch of back and forth calls being made to the dealer. I began to get annoyed especially after telling them that the car wouldn't jump, they insisted that before they could diagnose the engine I needed to replace the battery. Against my better judgement I purchased a battery and brought it to them (a huge inconvenience) all for them to tell me it wasn't the battery but indeed the engine. All of this time I had never received any information from kia regarding a recall. However, they did manage to send me dozens of letters in the mail regarding my warranty. It wasn't until after I had already contacted kia that I received a recall letter in the mail (2 days after the car was towed). Strangely the letter was dated "may 30, 2017. " this is completely unacceptable. I am just grateful that I was not on the highway; which is where I was headed.

�tamara recall� I owed the vehicle for not even 1 year after financing it from a used car lot. I drove the vehicle from my home town colorado springs to fort riley KS after purchasing vehicle. This is where I was stationed. I drove from fort riley KS to albuquerque nm for easter in April 2017 to visit family. When I returned home it started shaking and making noises and check engine light came on. The error codes were read and indicated it was a cylinder misfire. The same time this issue happened I got a recall for metal shavings in engine crankshaft. I took vehicle to kia and they said they will not fix the recall until the cylinder misfire is fixed. They recommended a completely new engine. If I buy a whole new engine then they get out of doing the recall. I was then deployed to poland for 1 year and recently returned and there is still nothing done about it. Sounds kinda fishy to me. Kia is heating around the bush. I can not even drive the vehicle.

Leaking oil , struts making noise.

Engine light came on, then the oil light. I stopped to check oil. There was no oil on the dipstick. I checked for leaks. Found none. I added 2 quarts. The engine was knocking. I took it to the dealership. My car was under warranty. But wouldn't replace it. It would cost me $7200. So I tried to drive it home, and it quit. The engine shut down. I had to have it towed home. This was in November 2016. And it is still down. Then I heard kia is getting a class action lawsuit against them, for oil flow issues. I'm still paying on the car. I financed through my credit union. So they already got there money. I think that is why they are screwing me over. To be clear I had just left the dealership when it quit. It never made a sound, the dealership had it 3 days.

Took car to dealer a month ago for siren noises as I excelerated. They told me it was my turbo casing that came open and that they closed it for me. I called them an hour later after I had left to tell them it was still making the noise they said it will and should make the noise. Took the car back today for same issue and for the engine light being in now for a 6 days. Now they tell me I have sludge in my engine and will blow at any time so I need a new engine and will let me know if warranty will cover it or not. I'm not even at 60k miles yet but they say I'm almost expired for warranty. I bought this brand new end of January 2013. The noise was happening when stationary, and when excelerating to drive and speed up with flow of traffic.

While driving approximately 60 mph on the highway, I heard an abnormal engine noise and with no warning, my 2012 Optima stalled while being operated at a high speed. The entire indicator panel lit up. This all occurred in less than one minute. I was able to safely pull over on the shoulder, but I could have potentially caused a serious car accident. My 2 year old daughter was in the vehicle with me. The car would not restart, and was towed to the nearest dealer in wenatchee, wa. The diagnosis was complete engine failure as a result of fractured rod bearings. I bought this vehicle certified pre-owned in 2014 and catastrophic engine failure was unexpected. Records show routine maintenance every 3,000 miles. I believe this incident is a direct result of an engine oil defect that has been concealed by kia.

I was driving home from gulf shores, al to atlanta, GA. I stopped at a rest area. When I started my car back up there was kind of a buzzing noise as I accelerated, but it would stop once I reached cruising speed. After about 15 miles down the road from the rest area, my gas pedal just stopped working. The car coasted until it lost speed and then just turned off. After I was eventually towed to the nearest kia dealership, I was told that the engine had died and I would need to have a new one installed.