Manual Transmission Problems of Kia Motor Optima

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked on a flat surface with the engine shut off and emergency brake engaged, when it rolled backwards for approximately twenty feet. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was 4,036.

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My new kia has about 700 miles on it, and when I park it on an incline such as the one entering my garage and I shut the engine off and place it into 1st gear (it is a standard shift), the car slips backward. Upon taking it to the dealership, they informed me that the engine compression in the car is too low to hold the car in 1st gear alone, and that the emergency brake must also be applied. My question I have a 3 yr old grandson, but let's suppose he is 5 and he wants to go out and play, which he could do unsupervised, and he decides he wants to get in grandma's car and play and accidentally lets the emergency brake off. My car would then begin slipping backward with the child inside. I consider that to be a big safety hazard. Further I have always been taught that if your parking brake fails, the gear box would still keep the car from rolling backwards. 2. My car stalls fairly frequently in 1st gear, and very frequently in reverse, both incidents occur when the car is inching up or out of a parking space. The dealership said they are looking into it and will let me know, but again, in heavy traffic this runs the risk of being rearended. If you can inform me on either of these items, I would appreciate it as the dealership doesn't seem inclined to do anything about either problem at the moment. It may just be a fuel to air ratio mix going into the engine on the stalling, which should be simple enough to fix, but surely the compression in the engine can also be adjusted so the car will not slip backward when in first gear.

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Purchased a 2003 kia Optima and after 3 months of driving vehicle, the clutch went out. I am an experienced driver and have been driving manual transmission vehicles for several years.

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My 2006 kia Optima is now in the kia dealer for repair of the clutch, ball bearing, some type of plate, and the fly wheel. The car is just over 13 months old and has 19,000 plus miles. The cost of this repair is over $1,700. 00 while the car is still under full factory warranty. I have inquired about this to many mechanics (both ceritfied an non certified) and no one ever heard of this type of failure on a clutch for a new car at 20,000 miles. Is this a continous problem - I am a lost at what to do. I have called a spoke with the dealership repairing the car and they say it is not under warranty and there is nodefective parts in the car. It was first brought in for repair on Friday March 9, on March 12 I was told from that the clutch is to be replced for 1000. 00 and will take few days. When I called at 3:40pm oon Thursday March 15 and waited on hold for over five minutes and had to call back I was then told the fly wheel for an additional 700. 00 needs replacement. I am stuck with no 1 year old car that th 10 year 100,000 mile warranty (and a purchsed extended warranty) does not cover.

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