One problem related to car stall has been reported for the 2013 Kia Motor Optima Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Kia Motor Optima Hybrid based on all problems reported for the 2013 Optima Hybrid.
The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v750000 (engine). The contact's daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, when the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to kia of mccomb (1030 longleaf rd, mccomb, ms 39648) and diagnosed that the engine had thrown a rod and needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was eligible for a new engine under the recall however, after speaking with the manufacturer, the contact was informed that the vehicle was excluded from the recall repair because the mileage was over 150,000. The contact stated that the vehicle had a hybrid and gasoline engine so the odometer mileage should not be the deciding factor in determining which vehicles were included or excluded from the free recall repair and engine replacement. The failure mileage was 162,900. VIN was unavailable.