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Shortly after crossing over train tracks I noticed the car would not accelerate anymore. I looked at the dashboard and observed several lights on and the RPM was at 0. I rolled to a stop and tried to restart the engine several times with no luck. I had the car towed to a local Kia dealership and they later told me that the engine failed. They said they are filing a claim with Kia to see what they are going to do. I previously got a letter from Kia that instructed me to have a dealership update the ECU so that the car goes into "limp home" mode if there is a problem. I have never experienced anything limp. The car was at 101000 miles when the breakdown occurred. Hopefully Kia replaces the engine.
Driving the car, car just stalled out while driving in traffic. I was literally stalled on a busy road during morning rush hour. Had car towed to the local aaa repair center and they said there was no oil in the engine although I get regular oil changes. The car was working fine, no engine or oil lights to alert that the oil pressure was low.
My car is using oil but its not leaking oil but everytime I get a oil change its olny a quart in my car maybe. I have to get my oil changed every month to make sure I have oil in my car cause it stopped on me and I had to get it towed home they put oil in it a lil later and it started working again. But no warning lights or oil indicators come on I need to know why and why is this oil burning off my engine am I in any danger if my car catching fire"? please I need to know cause this has become expensive to get my oil changed every month it just burbs the oil up I dont know why?" please if U could help me understand this would be helpful and what should I do about it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
While driving vehicle caught on fire brakes did not work car shut off had to jump out of the car in never came to a complete stop fire department had to come and put the fire out total loss
I was driving the road when out of the sudden the engine stops and sometimes turns on on itself, its seems like the engine locks and the cars stops suddenly.it also happens and I turn on intersections, when I accelerate to gain speed it turns off and I have to put the car on neutral and turn it on. On all of these occasions my family traveling with me.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Vehicle caught fire unerneath the hood while driving on highway interstate 70. The fire department had to put out the fire. The windshield shattered due to the fire. You can see the burned square shape on the hood which shows the destruction underneath the hood.
On January 15, 2019 my 2015 Kia Optima caught on fire while my 16 year old daughter was driving down the highway. She smelled a strong fuel smell first then tired to stop the car. The brakes wouldn't work so she had to use the emergency brakes. Pulled to the side of the road popped the hood and the engine was on fire.
Takata recall my son and I was riding down the highway and we heard a loud boom! and the car started smoking we immediately pulled over and jumped out of the car we checked under the hood only to see fire! we immediately started running down the highway scared for our life's. since that day I have not been able to drive or ride inside of any vehicle.
The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. While driving 70 mph, the contact detected a loud, abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. As a result, the contact noticed smoke under the hood. A police report was filed. When the hood was lifted up, the fire extinguished itself and only smoke remained. The fire department was present and stated that the exhaust had burst and oil leaked out, which caused the fire. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not provided. The failure mileage was 80,000.
2015 Kia Optima with approx 68,000 miles. Going up hill up a ramp to merge onto highway around 40 mph when the check engine light illuminated and would no longer accelerate. Shortly after, the oil and battery lights illuminated and car coasted as far as possible into shoulder as I could. Car would not restart. Sat on the on-ramp for quite a while partially blocking traffic and almost had some near miss accidents from other drivers passing and honking at me. Towed to Kia dealership same morning. Tech believes my engine has seized but no official diagnosis. They provided me with a loaner car at no charge. I am original owner and hope Kia will replace my engine at no cost and buy my car back. I am scared of the vehicle fires that are happening with these engines for other people. My car gave me no failure warning until it was too late.
I was traveling at 65 mph on a straight and level highway in my Kia Optima (which has less than 60,000 miles), the check engine light came on and I lost all power. I could have lost my life. Car was towed to local repair shop who determined that vehicle needed to be brought to a dealer. Barry henderson, the repair shop manager, said there is a possible wiring issue and if the wiring is okay, the engine needs to be replaced. He told me they couldn't repair so the car was towed to hyman brothers Kia in midlothian, va. All required maintenance has been done on this car and hard copies of all of the service records have been place on the front passenger seat as proof.
Around 55,000 miles I started having low oil and having to add oil, shortly I heard some rattling under the hood. At this time I also started to notice white smoke from the tailpipe when I would accelerate. I took it in to the dealership and they refused to cover it under warranty saying I did not maintain the proper oil changes. I offered proof of all my oil change receipts and they still denied to fix it. I could not afford the fix they say needed to be done so I just decided I would just add the extra oil to the engine every week however around 63,000 the engine blew. Now currently the car is at the dealership and I am awaiting to see what they will do about it. I have read so many complaints on this exact issue on this car and I expect them to fix my car.
Had oil changed and a month later noticed the car making a knocking noise and skipping while driving on city street and highway. Had the oil rechecked and the car was out of oil. First thought that the oil place forgot to put oil in. However, it was later determined by a mechanic that the valve was gone in the engine and I would need a new engine at 130,000 miles in a 2015 Kia Optima LX. The car stopped on the highway at 70 but I was able to move to the side.
Vehicle started to make a knocking noise going down the hey at 60 mph. Car was taken to the dealer and catastrophic engine failure was diognosed. Kia commissionsers was notified.
I was driving about 40 mph and the engine and electrical systems just shut off. This is after an oil change, and with no warning signs. Luckily I wasn't on the freeway and was able to safely pull over. Still have no luck getting it restarted after being towed to my residence
The contact owns a 2015 Kia Optima. While driving 40 mph, the engine stalled. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the road shoulder, but it would not restart. The vehicle was towed to a friend's home. The contact called dutch miller Kia of charleston (335 maccorkle ave sw, South charleston, wv 25303, (855) 739-5369) and was informed to provide them with the VIN since this would be the second engine that had to be replaced in less than one year. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.
At approximately 4:30 a.M. on November 12, 2018, the engine became fully engulfed in flames while the car was parked on the street in front of our house and turned off. No one had driven the car for several hours. The fire destroyed the entire front end of the car, melted the tires and filled the interior of the car with smoke. Fortunately, the fire department arrived and put out the fire before it spread to the gas tank.
Vehicle smoking from exhaust and stalling, (26,630 miles ) taken to dealer ( rusty wallace Kia ) on 05/15/18. Cleaned oil from intake. Vehicle smoking and stalling, taken back to dealer on 05/28/18. Vehicle was at dealer for 30 days. Dealer says no problems found. Vehicle still smoking and now very low on oil, vehicle taken to dealer on 11/12/18.
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- Villa Park, IL, USA