Car Will Not Start Problems of Kia Motor Optima Hybrid

Kia Motor Optima Hybrid owners have reported 2 problems related to car will not start (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Optima Hybrid based on all problems reported for the Optima Hybrid.

1 Car Will Not Start problem of the 2011 Kia Motor Optima Hybrid

Failure Date: 01/06/2018

Car stalled all of sudden with shudder on route 7 in virginia and then immediately was yaken into parking lot for safety reasons. In trying to park car would not shut off. The car was on for about fifteen minutes then randomly stopped. After another ten minutes car would not start and then randomly started. Car was ASAP driven with engine shudder back to home drivieway and parked for safety. Car now again would nit shut down and kept running. On bith times while car refused to shut down the gauge showed cehck engine eps light and indicated that car needs tk be put in park mode even though car was jn park mode. Gearbox would not shift and car did not recognize lower gear modes as it kept saying car is not in p. Dealer was contacted and they said they were closed due to weekend. Will now need to tow the car as it will not start since previous inability to shutoff probably has killed battery.

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2 Car Will Not Start problem of the 2012 Kia Motor Optima Hybrid

Failure Date: 09/01/2017

Without warning the engine overheated while driving in the highway. The engine made a loud noise and began smoking . . . The vehicle became immobilized I pulled off to the side of the road and opened the hood. There was so much smoke. The car turned on afterwards but the engine did not start. Within seconds the battery shutdown.

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