2015 Kia Optima Complaint Log

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY- CAR DIED- ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON- STARTED BACK UP-- HAD A KNOCKING NOISE- DROVE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARKED IT. TOWED TO KIA DEALERSHIP- ENGINE IS GONE. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE REGULARLY- THE CHECK OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON - STILL ISNT ON- NO OIL IN THE ENGINE- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONLY AFTER THE CAR DIED.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS- THE CARS DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC

ENGINE LOCKED UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD NO PRIOR ISSUE

I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I MAKE SURE TO GET REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND I AM NOT A HARSH DRIVER. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD. THE LIGHT AHEAD TURNED YELLOW AND I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP. ONCE MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT, IT MADE A WEIRD NOISE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF BUT DIDN'T. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I BEGAN TO PRESS THE GAS AND IT SEEMED AS IF IT WAS STALLING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT POPPED ON SO I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I CRANK THE CAR BACK UP AND THE ONLY LIGHT REMAINING ON WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE EVERY TIME I PRESSED THE GAS. I PROCEEDED TO GO HOME AND DECIDED SINCE IT WAS A HOLIDAY I WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I WENT TO CRANK MY CAR UP THE NEXT MORNING AND THE KNOCKING NOISE HAD GOTTEN LOUDER. I STARTED DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MILE FROM MY HOME BUT IT TURNED OFF AT A RIGHT LIGHT. I WAS TOO AFRAID TO TRY AGAIN SO I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP. SINCE I WAS STILL UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, THE ENGINE WAS APPROVED TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE WAS VERY SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED BEING THAT I HAVE HAD ZERO OTHER PROBLEMS NOR DID ANY HAZARD LIGHTS APPEAR ON MY DASH BEFOREHAND. MY VIN WAS CHECKED FOR ENGINE RECALLS AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ON THE LIST.

ENGINE ( AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ) SHUT DOWN (3 TIMES) COMPLETELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY , WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS( TWICE) AND ONCE WHILE AT TOLLS. ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TURN KEY OCCASIONALLY , ITS LIKE BATTERY IS DEAD. I BELIEVE THAT FIRST AND SECOND TIMES I WAS FLASHING HI BEAMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER THESE EVENTS HAPPEN , THE MILEAGE GUAGE RESETS, AND CLOCK IS WRONG. ALSO NOTICE THAT THE RADIO FLICKERS,, AND OR TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. ALSO, NOT ABLE TO RESET TRIP MILEAGE, AND NOTICED THAT SHIFTER BUTTON INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT DEPRESS.

DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOME, THE CAR STALLED JUST BEFORE THE INTERSECTION. I COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO OIL OR CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING. I COASTED TO A PARKING SPACE AND CHECKED THE BATTERY. ALL THE LIGHTS WORKED BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT 50,000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER 60,000 MILES SO THE WARRANTY SHOULD STILL BE GOOD BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT THEY DID NOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR BECAUSE KIA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ECU LOGIC UPGRADE (KSDS) WHICH THEY INSTALLED IN SEPTEMBER 2018 ALONG WITH A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, THEY ARE USING ANY EXCUSE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY.

2015 KIA OPTIMA WAS GOING THROUGH 2 QUARTS OF OIL AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE. HAD ENGINE REPLACED UNDER 100K WARRANTY AT 98,844K. AT 110,474 MILES ENGINE BROKE DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO GET CAR TO SHOULDER AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE 5 MILES AN HOUR. KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED NEEDS NEW ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. STATES NOT IN WARRANTY. KIA CORPORATE ADVISED WE HAVE 12 MONTH/12K WARRANTY ON NEW ENGINE MEANING THERE IS APPROX 1100 MILES REMAINING UNDER WARRANTY. KIA DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THAT THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY FOR THE CAR OF 100K IS WHAT WAS COVERED FOR THE NEW ENGINE AS WELL, MEANING THE WARRANTY FOR THE NEW ENGINE LASTED APPROX 1100. THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RENTAL CAR THEY PROVIDED AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT THEN THE ENGINE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING SOUND AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THICK, BLACK SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. KIA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO HUDSON KIA (36 WATER ST, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,386. *TT CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER ON 5/11/18, SERVICE REPORT STATES ENGINE DEFECT AND EVAP CANISTER RECALL WHICH DOES NOT SHOW UP ANYWHERE. UPDATED 9/21/18*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2015, THE STEERING BOX ON THIS VEHICLE WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2016 UNDER WARRANTY AS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A HESITATION (FELT LIKE A BRIEF STICKING) REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT MORE DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NOW MAY 2018 I AM HAVING TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN AS THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND WANDERS FOR NO REASON, AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT MORE UNPREDICTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF CONCENTRATION TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE. THE VEHICLE IS 36 MONTHS OLD WITH 78000 MILES AND IS HAVING THE 3RD STEERING BOX INSTALLED. THE TECHNICIAN HAS DEEMED MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND STATED THAT THE TECH SUPPORT FROM KIA ACTED AS THOUGH THEY WEREN'T SURPRISED. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING THAT THIS MECHANISM IS FAILING AT AN UNSAFE RATE. KIA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY FEELS FINE WITH IT THOUGH THEY DEEM THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A PART THAT THEY KNOWINGLY ARE INSTALLING IN THESE VEHICLES. A BRIEF SEARCH ON THE INTERNET (GOD LOVE THE INTERNET) WILL REVEAL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, THESE VEHICLES ARE UNPREDICTABLE ON THE ROAD AND BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION UNSAFE. MY CASE NUMBER WITH KIA FOR THIS PROBLEM IS 12711641

AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR SEEMS TO WANDER BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL "STICK" AND REQUIRES ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO GET IT TO RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUT. ONCE IT RESPONDS IT OVER CORRECTS SLIGHTLY WHICH CAUSES TO CAR TO WEAVE (WITHIN IT'S LANE). THE CAR NOW REQUIRES CONSTANT DRIVER INPUT TO KEEP THE CAR WITHIN IT'S LANE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN LATE 2016 AND DON'T DRIVE IT A LOT AS IT NOW HAS ONLY 11,000 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE ABOUT 5,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY ENGINE RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR UNTIL SUDDENLY I SAW SMOKE. CHECKED MY OIL & IT WAS LOW. I ADDED OIL. I BEGAN TO HEAR RATTLING IN THE ENGINE AND HUGE WHITE PUFFS OF SMOKE EMIT FROM MY ENGINE, SO BAD THAT CARS BEHIND ME ON THE FREEWAY (ALL 4 LANES) HIT THEIR BRAKES AS THEY CANNOT SEE. THE 101 FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR - THIS IS VERY BAD AND COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED, INCLUDING ME IF MY ENGINE SEIZES AT 75 MPH. I CHECK MY OIL EVERY OTHER DAY OR SO AND SEEMS TO BE LOW ONCE A WEEK. I'VE BEEN WAITING TO DROP MY CAR AT MY MECHANIC. WHEN I GOT THERE HE SAID HE COULD NOT TOUCH MY CAR DUE TO THE SAME EXACT REASON FOR OVER 1.2 MILLION RECALLED ENGINES. I WENT TO BRAKE MASTERS DOWN THE ROAD ASKING IF THEY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID "ABSOLUTELY!" THEY TOLD ME DO NOT DO AN OIL CHANGE AS MANY PEOPLE'S ENGINE SEIZES WITHIN A DAY OR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. DEALERS CONSISTENTLY TELL PEOPLE THEIR ENGINE HAS "SLUDGE" IN IT. REALLY? I HAVE READ SO MANY REVIEWS OF THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. TELLING PEOPLE IT IS $6,000-$8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE AT THEIR COST. BOTH MY MECHANIC AND BRAKE MASTERS TOLD ME THAT THEY FEEL THE ONLY REASON MY ENGINE HAS NOT SEIZED ON ME IS BECAUSE I TOOK NOTICE THAT MY ENGINE SOUNDED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. NOT ONE TIME HAS A LIGHT GONE OFF ON MY CAR. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A DASH WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHILE LOOSING POWER AND BURNING OIL SO BAD THAT PEOPLE CANNOT SEE. SO, WE HAVE TWO ISSUES..... #1 OBVIOUS FAILURE OF DASH WARNING/ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS AND #2 THE BURNING OIL, METAL SHARDS RUINING MY ENGINE. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND DO NOT GET CHILD SUPPORT. I DON'T HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE. I AM VERY GOOD WITH MY VEHICLES AND WHAT I AM READING IS UNACCEPTABLE. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR NEW ENGINES AND I WILL NOT BE ONE OF THEM. PLEASE HELP ME AS THIS ENGINE ISSUE IS NOT A LACK OF CARE

2015 KIA OPTIMA. DROVE OUT OF MY PARKING LOT AND MY CAR JUST CUT OFF AFTER I TURNED THE CORNER AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING HEADING TO WORK. TRIED TO START IT AGAIN IT STARTED AND CUT RIGHT BACK OFF. HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER IN FREDERICK. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND SAID THAT MY ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL IN IT AND IT HAD SLUDGE AND A CRACK IN THE ENGINE. I WAS FURTHER TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS TO PROVE I WAS GETTING MY OIL CHANGED. MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD. THE WARRANTY CLEARLY STATES THAT YOU ARE COVERED 10YEARS OR 100,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. KIA IS NOT WILLING TO HONOR THEIR WAIRRANTY WHICH IS DEAD WRONG. GOT A CALL TODAY STATING THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST $7200 TO FIX MY ENGINE. LAST TIME I CHECKED I WAS NOT RELATED TO ROCKEFELLER. PEOPLE JUST DON'T GO AROUND DELIBERATELY CRACKING ENGINES. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HOW WAS IT RECALLED FROM 2011-2014 SKIPPED 2015 AND RECALLED AGAIN IN 2016. I'VE BEEN DOING MY HOMEWORK WITH THIS SITUATION AND THERE HAVE BEEN 98 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2015 KIA OPTIMA WHICH 48 OF THEM WHERE ABOUT THE ENGINE AND KIA NOR NHTSA HAD INVESTIGATED ANY OF THEM. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX THERE ISSUES THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT WE PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR AND THEN WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TO IT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET IT FIXED. BUT I BET IF IT WAS ONE OF THOSE CORPORATE PEOPLES CARS THEY WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM HONORING THE WARRANTY OR BETTER YET GIVING THEM A NEW CAR.

I OWN A 2015 KIA OPTIMA LX. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. I THEN HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE CAR HAD NO POWER. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AGAIN. BUT IT JUST CLICK ONCE AND THAT WAS IT. IT NEVER WOULD START AGAIN, I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME AND PUT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I CALLED JEFFERY KIA THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THEM. AFTER TWO DAYS, THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZE UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES AND HAS A FULL WARRANTY. BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THEM DO MY OIL CHANGES THAT THEY REQUIRED ME TO BRING THEM RECEIPTS FROM OTHER PLACES TO PROVE THE OIL WAS BEING CHANGED. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES, DUE TO I DON'T TRUST OIL CHANGE ESTABLISHMENTS. THE DEALER THEN REQUESTED THAT I BRING THEM RECEIPTS FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THE OIL AND FILTER TO PROVE THAT THE OIL WAS BEING CHANGED. I TOLD THE DEALER WHO KEEPS RECEIPTS LIKE THAT!!! WHY WOULD I KEEP RECEIPTS FOR OIL THAT I BOUGHT AT A AUTO PARTS STORE. I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP SUCH RECEIPTS. BUT AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF KIA, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. BACK IN 2014, KIA AND HYUNDAI BOTH RECALLED 1.2 MILLION VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. AND IT APPEARS, THAT IT IS STILL NO CORRECTED. THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE, SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT FROM THE START AND FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT UNTIL IT AFFECTED TONS OF INNOCENT BUYERS.

I HAVE A 2015 KIA OPTIMA THAT COMPLETELY DIED ON ME ON 4/1/18. WE WERE WAITING TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF IN THE TURNING LANE. WE TRIED JUMPING IT AND IT DID NOTHING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOKED AT IT, THEY WERE SAYING THE ENGINE PROBABLY SEIZED AND SAID WE NEED TO GET OUR OIL CHANGE RECORDS TOGETHER BECAUSE WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THEY PROCEEDED TO TRY AND BLAME IT ON US AS WE DID NOT GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. WHO WOULD THINK TO SAVE OIL CHANGE RECORDS?! WE'VE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT CARS AND NEVER HAD TO DO THIS OR EVER HAD OUR ENGINE SEIZE. KIA WILL MOST LIKELY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST $7,000 AND POSSIBLY TAKE UP TO A MONTH TO COMPLETE. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT. SINCE WE'RE A ONE CAR FAMILY, WE WERE FORCED TO GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER CAR LAST NIGHT. I'M DISGUSTED WITH HOW WE WERE TREATED AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA AGAIN. THEY SHOULD BE PAYING OFF MY LOAN BECAUSE THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE ENGINE ISSUES IN THE 2011-2014 OPTIMAS, AND STILL SOLD US A CAR THAT WAS POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A KIA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO KIA AUTO TEAM DELAWARE (1603 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, WILMINGTON, DE 19806, (877) 364-9441) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY 2015 KIA OPTIMA WITH 46,000 MILES STARTED SMOKING AND RUNNING ROUGHLY; I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN GUNNED THE ENGINE VERY HARD UNTIL THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. LATER THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR 7K AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE I DID NOT GET OIL CHANGES WITH THEM. I TOLD THEM I CHANGE MY OWN OIL OR GET IT DONE AT A LOCAL PLACE IN TOWN BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE WAITING FOR 3-4 HOURS FOR OIL CHANGES AT THE KIA IN GLENDALE CA WHERE BTW THE SERVICE IS TERRIBLE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED LIKE THE OTHERS; IT IS NOT A PRODUCTION DEFECT IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND THE SOONER KIA RECOGNIZES THAT THE LESS LIABILITY THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS COMPANY IS A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT AND I HOPE THEY WILL MOVE TO A VOLUNTARY RECALL AND NOT PUT ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS THROUGH HELL WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE THEM. I SPEAK NOTHING BUT NEGATIVELY ABOUT THESE CARS SO OTHER PEOPLE WON'T BE IN THE POSITION I AM IN.

I NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT WOULD FIRST MAKE A NOISE AND THEN RIGHT AFTER IT WOULD STALL AND SPUTTER/ JERKING LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO A KIA DEALERSHIP FIRST IN ALEXANDRIA,VA WHERE THEY ONLY DID MY OIL CHANGE AND NOTHING ELSE BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER FOR ME, SO I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE FALLS CHURCH, VA LOCATION AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY CAR AND FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS I WAS BRINGING MY CAR BACK AND FORTH THERE FOR OIL CHANGES BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SEE IF IT WOULD STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND NO MATTER HOW MANY OIL CHANGES THEY DONE MY CAR WOULD STILL DO THE SAME THING. MY CAR WAS CLOSE TO THE MAXIMUM MILES FOR WHERE IT WOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY TO GET FIXED AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED BEFORE MY WARRANT RUNS OUT. SO FINALLY THEY KEEP MY CAR SITTING IN THE SHOP FOR 1 MONTH WITHOUT ANYONE LOOKING AT IT AND COME TO FIND OUT THE GUY THAT WAS GOING TO BE WORKING ON MY CAR NO LONGER WORKS THERE, I WOULD CALL THEM TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF MY CAR AND MOST TIMES I COULD NEVER REACH ANYONE AND THEY DIDN'T CALL ME TO KEEP ME UP TO DATE ON THE PROGRESS, SO AFTER ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTH THEY CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX MY CAR DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND UP KEEP BY ME AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, MY CAR ONLY HAD 57,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WILL COST ME $5000 + TO GET MY CAR FIXED. I'M STILL DRIVING MY CAR AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, I'M VERY UPSET BECAUSE IT'S LIKE KIA DOESN'T EVEN CARE AND SEEMS LIKE THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO KEEP COMING BACK AND FORTH SO THAT I CAN GET CLOSE TO THE MILES TO WHERE IT WOULDN'T BE UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO FIX IT. MY CAR ISN'T FIXED AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED, I'M HOPING FOR A MIRACLE.

OIL LIGHT WARNING DISPLAYED. TOOK IT TO NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. WAS TOLD THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. SAME DIAGNOSIS AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 17V224000 RECALL!

WHILE DRIVING HOME MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS NO NOTHING. I HAD A TOW COMPANY TRY TO JUMP START THE CAR. NOTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP. CHECKED STARTER, FINE. MECHANIC TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE, NEVER HEARD BEFORE. HE STRONGLY SUGGESTED I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR. HAD ALL OIL CHANGES DONE AT DEALERSHIP. WARRANTY EXPIRED. NO HELP FROM DEALERSHIP OR KIA. I DO NOT HAVE $5200 TO REPLACE AN ENGINE. NO CAR FOR 3 MONTHS

TAKATA RECALL ,GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK

The concern is more of a cosmetic issue than mechanical. The paint or primer has a defect which is causing my vehicle to peel from the paint throughout the panels. Kia did decline the roof pillar when it first started but then the hood & left rear door is peeling. I paid out of pocket to have it repaired but other panels started to peel which it will not stop.

THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND SOFTWARE, SENSORS, ACTUATORS, WARNING LIGHTS, FAULT CODES, AND PERFORMANCE RELATED CONCERNS OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. MY PASSENGER WINDOW WON'T GO UP ONCE YOU PUT IT DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT. I BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND IT'S NOT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED AN ODOR OF OIL BURNING. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: KIA12818043. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,168.

METAL FOUND IN ENGINE. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAS TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT AS I AM DRIVING ON THE THE INTERSTATE THAT MY STEERING IS STICKING, THIS TOO ME IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND THIS SHOULD BE NOTED AS A SAFETY CONCERN, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE T TURNS DEADLY.

KIA OPTIMA 2015 WITH 20K MILES CAUGHT FIRE. ENGINE STOPPED WHILE AT RED LIGHT, IN DRIVE. STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC. CALLED 911. VEHICLE BEHIND ME CALLED REPORTING SEEING FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. KIA REPLACED ENTIRE ENGINE WITH NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED.

WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY "65 MPH AND ABOVE" THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS IN THE 12:00 POSITION CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE FROM THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO CORRECT DRIFT . IT STEERS FINE IF YOU CONSTANTLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR DRIVING STRAIGHT AND MAKING MINOR STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS. WHEN IT BREAKS LOOSE IT CAUSES YOU TO SWERVE WHICH COULD END UP CAUSING A CRASH.

THE MOTOR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING, IT LOCKED UP.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY, GOING NO FASTER THAN 70 MPH. SUDDENLY I HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE GUN SHOTS. IT WAS MY SUNROOF, IT HAD EXPLODED!

MY VEHICLE IS RANDOMLY DISPLAYING 'GOODBYE' ON THE DASHBOARD AND IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS STARTED FROM NOWHERE WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING SIGNALS. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT HAS LESS THAT 30,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER I'LL READ ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO HOW KIA SUGGESTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I AM SOMETIMES HEADING TO WORK, GOING ABOUT 65 MILES OR MORE OR THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST STOPS. IT IS NOW BEGINNING TO SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER CRANKING, AND A NOISE IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE METAL IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE REFRAINED FROM DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, DUE TO FEAR OR LOSS OF LIFE. THE SUDDEN STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE HAS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS GOING ABOUT 30-40 MPH, AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH.

STEERING SEEMS TO GET TIGHT AS IF THE POWER IS GOING OUT. STEERING WHEEL WILL SHIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND IT MAKES FOR AN EXHAUSTING DRIVE. I DRIVE 160 MILES TO AND FROM WORK DAILY AND THIS HAS BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY DRIVE FOR ME. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS DISHEARTENING THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS AS OF YET. I FEEL AS IF SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER WILL TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG HERE, WHEN YOU SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON A VEHICLE AND ARE UNABLE TO USE IT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER FLAW. PLEASE, SOMEONE HEAR WHAT WE ARE SAYING BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS.

I OWN A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. I HAVE A PANORAMIC SUNROOF THAT STRETCHES HE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING A VERY BRUTAL WINTER WHERE WE HAD TEMPERATURES IN THE MINUS CATEGORY A FEW TIMES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY DOING APPROX. 55MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHIT. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET SOMEWHERE SO I COULD SEE WHAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THE COVER WAS NOT OPEN BECAUSE IT WAS WINTER, SO LUCKILY THE SHATTERED GLASS COLLECTED INTO ON TOP OF THE COVER, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN THROUGHOUT MY CAR AND WHOEVER WAS IN IT AT THE TIME CAUSING PHYSICAL HARM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAD HEARD IT HAPPENED BEFORE, AND BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURE SOMETHING MADE THE GLASS EXPAND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STEERED. THE DEALER (BECK & MASTEN KIA, 25503 TOMBALL PKWY, TOMBALL, TX 77377) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

SHARK FIN ANTENNA COVER FELL OFF. THIS IS REPORTED TO HAPPEN TO MANY 2015 KIA OPTIMAS. THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FIN AND TO FIX THE ISSUE A WHOLE ANTENNA KIT HAS TO BE INSTALLED. APPARENTLY THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE ANTENNA FIN DOWN RUST OVERTIME AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE FIN TO POP OFF. THIS PRESENTS A PROBLEM THAT WOULD ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE DAMAGE.

CAR WON'T START WHEN YOU PUSH TO START WITH BRAKES

WAS AT LIGHT THEN PROCEEDED ONCE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TRAVELING ON LEFT LANE ON A 2 LANE CITY ROAD. USED TURNING SIGNAL TO MOVE TO RIGHT LANE WHEN ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD TURNED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON TO THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING ON. I DID NOT SEE THE CAR AFTER TURNING TO LOOK DUE TO THE BLIND SPOT IN REAR OF MY CAR. AT THE TIME I HIT THE OTHER CARS FRONT LEFT FENDER/TIRE AREA CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. I WAS TICKETED FOR IMPROPER LANE CHANGE EVEN THOUGH I TURNED MY SIGNAL ON & LOOKED. I NOW HAVE TO GO TO TRAFFIC SCHOOL TO KEEP POINTS OFF MY LICENSE & PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OTHER CLOSE CALLS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES DUE TO THE BLIND SPOT AREA IN MY CAR.

ON 11/29/17 AT AROUND 1:30PM WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON INTERSTATE 80 WEST BOUND I HEARD A LOUD BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME FROM ABOVE. THE BANG WAS SO LOUD THAT IT STARTLED ME. I THEN FELT AIR RUSHING IN FROM ABOVE MY HEAD. IT WAS THEN THAT I KNEW THE SOUND WAS THE EXPLOSION OF MY SUNROOF. I THEN EXITED THE FREEWAY AND TOOK PHOTOS OF MY CAR. MY SUNROOF WAS CLOSED WHEN IT EXPLODED, SO FORTUNATELY THE BROKEN GLASS DID NOT FALL INTO THE CAR. THE GLASS BROKE DIRECTLY ABOVE MY HEAD. WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT WAS AT SPEED LIMIT (65MPH) IN THE CITY OF PINOLE, CA BETWEEN EXITS APPIAN WAY AND RICHMOND PARKWAY. AT THE TIME OF THE SUNROOF EXPLOSION, I WAS NOT UNDER AN UNDERPASS, THE FREEWAY WAS NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND I WAS NOT BY TRUCKS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A CLEAR SKY DAY AND IT THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 60S. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND WAS LEASED FROM THE KIA OAKLAND LOCATION. TODAY IS 12/8/17 AND IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER A WEEK, AND KIA STILL HAS YET TO ASSIGN SOMEONE TO LOOK AT MY CAR AFTER SAYING THEY ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE THE CLAIM. MY CAR HAS STILL NOT FIXED AS OF TODAY.

THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, THEN STALLED. UPON INSPECTION AT AUTO SHOP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WAS A COMPLETE FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR HAS HAD ALL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AND I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION AS TO THAT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PATRICK KIA (4810 NINE MILE RD, RICHMOND, VA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL IN THE ENGINE WAS NOT BEING CORRECTLY DISTRIBUTED AND RECOMMENDED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER CUT OFF, - COASTED TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. LIGHTS/RADIO ETC ALL WORK, SO NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE SPECIFIC TO ENGINE FAILTURE.

TIRE SENSOR KEEPS GOING OFF. NO DAMAGES TO TIRE OR NO LOSS OF AIR. WHEN I PUT AIR IN IT GOES OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER SENSOR GOES ON AGAIN. IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH.

I HAVE A 2015 KIA OPTIMA WITH 24,300 MILES I PURCHASE MY CAR BRAND NEW FROM SOUTHWEST KIA . I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD OIL CHANGE AT WALMART 700 MILES LATER MY OIL LIGHT STARTED APPEARING. I TOOK IT TO KIA BECAUSE RECENTLY HAVING OIL CHANGE AND CAR WAS NO LONGER REGISTERING OIL. KIA WENT ON TO TELL VERY LITTLE OIL WAS IN MY CAR I INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD JUST HAD OIL CHANGED 700 MILES AGO. SO FROM THERE DEALERSHIP DID OIL CHANGE. I WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WEEK LATER WITH SAME ISSUE. SERVICE STATED THAT HE FOUND SLUDGE AND I STATED THAT I HAVE HELD UP MY END OF THE DEAL WITH OIL CHANGES AS WELL AS I PROVIDED MY RECEIPT OR OIL CHANGES. DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO HOLD UP THERE 100,000 POWER TRAIN WARRANTY STATING THAT I WAS NOT GETTING OIL CHANGED IN A TIMELY MANNER WHICH IS BS. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND I FOUND OTHER 2015 KIA OPTIMA OWNER WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS I AM HAVING WITH CAR EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE,OIL SLUDGE AND ENGINE PROBLEMS AS I AM. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH KIA CONSUMER DEPT FOR HELP. I HAVE ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHANNEL 11 AND CHANNEL 4 CONSUMER JUSTICE DEPT. I HAVE ATTACHED COPIES OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. YOU WE WORK HARD TO PAY FOR AND TO HAVE A RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO HOLD UP THERE END OF THE DEAL. I BELIEVE THAT KIA IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND NEGLECTING TO HELP THE BUYERS WHO HAVE PURCHASE THESE CARS. IT'S STRANGE THAT I FOUND TEN OTHER 2015 KIA OPTIMA OWNERS WITH EXACT SAME ISSUE. 2014 MODELS HAVE ALREADY HAD A RECALL I THINK 2015 MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED TO THE RECALL. I HAVE ATTACHED OTHER KIA OWNERS COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL CAR.

We have the Arctic Snow white color on our Kia. The paint began peeling shortly after our purchase in 2016. It has continued to peel throughout the entire time we have owned the vehicle.

CAR APPEARED TO STALL WHILE ON HIGHWAY. SAFELY PULLED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. LOCAL SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NEXT DAY A VERY LOUD KOCKING STARTED, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME OF THE ENGINE RECALL. WHILE MY YEAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE ENGINE ONCE I PROVIDE RECEIPTS SHOWING MY OIL CHANGES DONE OUTSIDE OF THEIR LOCATION.

ENGINE SEIZED UP AT 35K MILES. KIA DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND SAID IT WAS DUE TO MY PERSONAL MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT IF I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO KIA EVERYTIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME JUST TO WAIT UNTIL ANOTHER RECALL COMES OUT AND I WOULD GET MY 6000 DOLLARS BACK

YOUR SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE CAR JUST STALLS/TURNS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER. THIS ACTUALLY JUST STARTED TODAY. AFTER LOOKING IT UP, IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE A BIT & NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY KIA. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, NOT TO MENTION SCARY! IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!

KEEP HEARING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. HE IS MORE SO WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND EARLY MORNING. HAS GONE TO THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS ISSUES AND EACH TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN PROVIDED A RECORDING OF THE SOUND. ALSO THE RADIO COMPLETE SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES NOW. ONCE AGAIN HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT DUPLICATE IT'S SELF. THE PASSENGER WINDOW GETS STUCK AND HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE KNOBS IN ORDER TO GET IT TO COME BACK UP. I GOT THIS CAR JULY 21. 2017. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOW TWICE. FIRST TIME FOR A WEEK. SECOND TIME 6 DAYS. STILL NO SOLUTION. WAS TOLD BY LEMON LAW TO TAKE IT BACK AND HAVE THEM SERVICE IT AGAIN. HAS TO BE SEEN BY DEARER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WILL HELP.

TAKATA RECALL. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STOPPED ON ME DURING TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN SUFFERING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR OVER A WHOLE YEAR. ON JULY 3,2017 MY MOTHER AND I WAS COMING HOME ON THE FWY AND ONCE AGAIN, DURING TRAFFIC FLOW, MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO GET A SAFE SPOT BEFORE I CRASHED BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY CARS COMING BEHIND ME SO FAST AND THE SIDE RAMPS WE'RE VERY NARROW. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICING BUT FOR SOME REASON, THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE TAKING IT IN AND EVEN LEFT WITH THEM FOR ALMOST A WHOLE MONTH AT ONE TIME AND STILL NO DIAGNOSIS. RENTAL CAR AFTER RENTAL CAR. THEY INSTALLED A DATA RECORDER IN MY CAR AND THE FIRST TIME THEY FOUND NO DATA, THEN THEY INSTALLED IT AGAIN FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND THEY CLAIM THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. SO THEY INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP RELAY IN MY CAR. A FEW WEEKS LATER MY CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN ON THE WAY COMING HOME AND IN THE FREEWAY WITH MY MOTHER AND 2 YEAR NEICE. WE WE'RE ALMOST KILLED. THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SAYS "GOODBYE" WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING THIS IS HOW I KNOW THAT THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND WE ARE IN DANGER. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR CUT ON AND OFF TOO.

FRONT GLASS PANEL OF SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN OR CONTINUE. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SENSE 2015