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The tail light's on my vehicle continue to collect condensation causing problems with the electrical components. I have returned to the dealership on this issue for a repair. Issue continues to occur, and I'm afraid that the lights will stop working causing for my vehicle to be hit from the rear if the tail lights are wet and not working properly.
The first thing my vehicle said was to check the hybrid system and it would not drive or reverse, but the steering and brakes never stopped working. Had to push it out of the street manually. Now my car is starting to put in park, shut off and charge the battery. I just replaced the main battery less than 2 weeks ago so I know that cannot be the issue. My Kia manual says nothing about this issue and O cannot find a solution online to this problem.
Check engine lite keeps coming on when driving. Took it to my mechanic and he told my it was a recall issue, why should I pay him if Kia has a recall. I called my local Kia dealership and they said it would cost $70 just to bring it in.
Took car to dealership to fix air conditioning issue. When they went to run it through their car wash, the technician said he would not do it due to the shark fin antenna being loose. When I got to the dealership and was told, I shook the shark fin lightly and it came off in my hand. All of the screws had broken the plastic off the shark fin. The dealership said this was a known problem. The cost to fix is over $500. This is a design flaw with such a weak design. Luckily this was caught at the dealership and did not come off while driving.
The car when parked and off turned on when locking door. Later car shut off on freeway driving 70 mph and after a short moment turned back on lost all control of vehicle.
- Midvale, UT, USA
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Noticed the shark fin missing. After closer examination it appears that it snapped off to replace the headliner must be removed I order a new one and I am unable to replace it. Taking to dealership and hopefully the will it when checking on my steering issue.
There was a recall on the Kia Optimas for the tod bearings in the engine. I had the recall done on April 8 2019. As of 7/22/19 the same code P1326 and symptoms arw are happening again which are check engine light blinking the car is in limp mode the car was smoking and it can't go over a certain speed
When going over 40 mph and making a left hand turn the wheels lock up and the car feels like it is going to flip over. You cannot touch the brakes or the gas while this is happening as it causes the hazard to happen more.
P0705 check engine light came on. Car was occasionally getting stuck in park and had to be stopped / started to get out of park. Very dangerous. Took car to repair shop and they had to replace the neutral switch. There is a recall notice for this exact issue for other Kia Optimas but not this car's year. I strongly believe my car should have been under a recall notice. I still have the defective part if needed.
'Kia pearl white paint recall' I have had my Kia Optima for less than 2 years. I am from the South and I drove it up North a few weeks ago and ice and snow got on my car and my paint has started peeling. It's $2,000 to get the hood and the drivers side pannel fixed and all Kia told me is their paint warranty ended in 2016. I did not even own the car at that time. This is clearly an issue with the way they painted the car. No 2014 car should be losing paint from driving up North for a few days. I also called Kia and they started a 'case' they told me to submit a quite. I submitted the next day and a few days later they said they declined my request and their reason was because the paint warranty ended in 2016. All pearl white paint cars need to get their cars completely replanted. If this is not a common case please google the paint issues on this car. They are everywhere. I wish I would have known before buying the car. (3 photos attached)
Takata recall'. when driving 70 miles the car gets uncontrollable at times so you have to lower your speed, when parked an I put my foot on brake there's a ticking noise an you can feel pressure. The engine has been ticking a lot more am hesitant I know a lot of complaints has been made on the steering an it's getting out of hand ! the car is not safe on the highway could result in crash
I was heading North bound, cruise control set at 55 when my 2014 Kia Optima thera II motor started making a grinding sounds, lost complete power and stalled out. Car would not turn on anymore, a Texas state trooper and small town cop helped me pushed the car into a parking lot after about an hour, the car started smoking and caught fire from the engine bay. Luckily no one got hurt but the car is a total lose and I have a feeling Kia is going to give me the runaround. The theta II does have an open recall. The motor was checked twice and passed both times.
I parked my Kia Optima at 7 pm. At midnight I was woken up to fire trucks outside of my apartment. My car was fully engulfed in flames. The fire inspector reported no fowl play but could not determine how it happened. Simply not enough evidence left. Had 62K miles and was frequent with oil changes. No lights on dash.
Kia engine recall engine knocking sound followed by full loss of power on the highway ( in motion) and all dashboard lights lit. With mainly engine and oil lights lit first. I coasted to a parking lot off the exit I was on and the engine started smoking once in park. The cabin and engine smelled of burning. All of my newly changed oil was burnt up as well. Car would not turn over when I pushed the start button. Car maintenance is kept up to date. A few months prior my engine malfunction light kept coming on and I had it looked at turner Kia during an oil change on 4/3/17 and they stated they didn't know what the issue was and continued to allow me to drive the vehicle. The engine malfunction would come on time to time since that date.
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.
On Sunday 02/11/2018 my car died getting off the highway doing 70mph. I was able to get to a safe place car is a 2014 Kia and has 46,763 miles on it. Had it towed to the dealership. It's also part of the recall notice I received 10/04/2017, 17V224. Call Kia 3 times on 02/19/2018 first time I was saying that my car still wasn't fixed from the long block that was replaced on Thursday that was still making funny noises and that there was a sweet burning smell. Was told by the 1st person I talked to give it time and it will work itself out. That sweet smell was the oil burning off of the engine that they just replaced and that it was no big deal. I call back not even an hour later to say my heat stopped working they told me that I would have to have a diagnostic run on it and then it will cost me $99 and if they determine wasn't part of the engine work they had just done. That person made a 10 a.M. appointment for 2/20/2018. Since my heat wasn't working I had to keep using my wipers and fluid, because the defrost wasn't working. When home I went to put more windshield wiper fluid in the car I noticed that they did not put coolant in the car which is needed to cool the engine so it doesn't seized up stall or blowup. So when they replace the engine they didn't put coolant in the car which is needed. So now I'm having the car towed back to Kia so they can make sure that this engine isnt shot now also. That's also the reason the heat stopped working I'm sure. I've been driving this car since I got it back on 02/15/2018 with no cooling probably driven it 20 hours since I'm a lyft driver. So after they put in a replacement long block because of the recall this Thursday 02/15/2018 they didn't put coolant or antifreeze in the car so II blew the new engine and also messed up my starter. Had it towed back to the dealership 02/19/2018
WE STARTED REPORTING ISSUES THIS PAST JULY TO OUR DEALERSHIP, KIA RIVERGATE IN MADISON, TN. THEY HAVE HAD OUR CAR IN THREE TIMES AND KEEP TELLING US THERES THINGS "WE" NEED TO FIX.MY CAR IS STILL ON WARRANTY AND IS UNDER A TOTAL ENGINE RECALL. THE CAR STARTED WITH A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND HAD ISSUES WHEN WE WOULD ACCELERATE. THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AT ALL CAUSING US TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT THEY REPLACED A SENSOR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO KNOCK AND STALL. I ASKED THEM IF IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID NO, IT'S FINE. THEY SAID WE COULD TRY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND THEY CHANGED THE OIL (AT OUR EXPENSE). THE CAR HAS HAD BATTERY REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THEY TOLD US THAT WAS THE ISSUE THE FIRST TWO TIMES. THE CAR HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE LAST TIME WE TOOK IT IN TO THEM THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE FUEL INJECTOR. ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE STATING THAT WE MUST PAY FOR IT. I'VE CALLED THEM BECAUSE THE CAR HAD HUGE CLOUDS OF SMOKE COMING OUT THE BACK AND IS SHAKING EVEN WORSE. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I TOLD THEM WE ARE HAVING TO ADD OL 3 TIMES A WEEK WITH NO SIGNS OF A LEAK. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I REPEAT, MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IS ON A RECALL FOR SEVERAL ISSUES INCLUDING THE ENGINE. NOW MY CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE AT ALL. IT STARTED SHAKING TO THE POINT OF THROWING US FORWARD IN THE CAR AND SMOKES LIKE IT IS ON FIRE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AT ALL, SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S NOT AN ENGINE ISSUE? [XXX]. EVEN A FUEL INJECTOR WOULD BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT HAS TO RUN THROUGH THE ENGINE TO MAKE THE CAR RUN. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY KIA IS NOT HONORING THEIR WARRANTIES OR RECALLS. MY NEXT STEP IS TO CALL AN ATTORNEY AND SUE KIA. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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- Bartow, FL, USA