Four problems related to engine failure have been reported for the 2012 Kia Motor Optima Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Kia Motor Optima Hybrid based on all problems reported for the 2012 Optima Hybrid.
I was getting off the interstate on September 27, 2018 when my car died and I could not even put on my emergency lights cars behind me almost hit me. I had my car towed home and made a appointment with the kia dealer here in columbia, south carolina. After waiting for them to run a diagnostic test I was told by the service manager the engine failed and they would send paper work to see if the warranty would cover it. I have been without a car for a weeks now with no form of transportation nor assistance. I have been getting several different explanations about what was wrong with my vehicle. I cannot get a loner car until the company approves the engine under warranty. This has caused major stress and problems with my job. My car only has 68,000 miles and was in good condition until this problem . I had no warning other than the hybrid system failure notice that came on the dash and stated pull over do not drive and hybrid battery not charging. This has caused me undue stress and hardship and much difficulty getting to work.
Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Optima Hybrid. While driving highway speeds, the "hybrid system failure, please pull over and turn off vehicle" message illuminated and the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to jt's kia of columbia (230 killian commons pkwy, columbia, SC 29203) where it was diagnosed that the engine failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling), but the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not under a recall. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 105,000.
Hello. I have already posted a complaint to this website and I am simply trying to find out why a very noticeable pattern of defects is going unnoticed on these Optima Hybrid engines. 3/4 of all the posted complaints for the 2012 Optima Hybrid are due to engine failure from connection issues caused by worn bearings. These are the exact same part failures that lead to the engine recall for standard optima gas engines. Why is NHTSA not contacting kia and forcing their hand on recalling the hybrid engines? there are obvisouly less hybrid optimas than non-hybrid, but the failure rate is just as high or worse than the non-hybrid model. I do not believe hybrid owners should be subjected the risk of an engine failure just because there are less of us. The second issue is that many of us have already replaced our engine because they failed. Either paying in full or with some help from kia, what happens when the new engine fails for the same reason because they were not recalled an forced to recognize the failure and design a fix that will keep it from happening to the replaced engines? I am such a huge fan of kia I own 2 optima's. The other is a gas model that has a replaced recalled engine. I had to pay out of pocket to replace the engine on my hybrid. We are begging for someone to look into the extremely high number of engine failures on these Optima Hybrid with virtually the same engine as the gas models. Kia claims the engines are different, and they are to some extent, but they share a lot of parts, most of which are the parts that are failing and design flaws. Thank you for your time, I hope someone is actually looking out for the public and reading these post.
My kia hybrid was bought new in 2013. It was a 2012 model. Had it serviced every 7500 miles with amsoil 25,000 mile oil. Was well pleased until at 114,000 miles after just having serviced, the engine failed. Had it towed to a different dealer than where I purchased as it was closer. Well to say the least a catastrophic engine failure. Kia sadi no long blocks were available and would send short block form korea. No recall on hybrids but it is the same 2. 4 engine that has failed for many. Long story short, it took 63 days to get a short block which cost me 3156. 00 to install. To say the least I have retained and attorney and hopefully we can get another calss action suit as the rod was laying in the oil pan just like the recalls. I am happily driving a new Honda!!.