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2011 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1315967
Internal NHTSA #	10904615
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2011
File date	07/09/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On september 7, 2016, i was driving down the highway at 70 mph in my 2011 kia optima when all of a sudden the engine shut off and all of the lights on the dashboard came on. I could hear the engine rev slightly when i stepped on the gas, but the car would not accelerate. The engine just shut off. It was 7:30am when this occurred so luckily there were not many cars on the road yet. I was able to get the car over, however, because the engine was off, the breaks would not work well. I was finally able to get the car to stop by continuing to hit the breaks and applying the emergency break as well. Kia recommends oil changes every 7,500 miles, however, i usually have mine done every 5,000. I had zero warning signs that something was wrong with my car. The last oil change was performed on august 31, 2016, and the mechanic that performed the change said everything looked fine. There was zero smoke coming from the engine or exhaust and no "knocking" sound in the engine. I had the car towed directly to the dealer. Once there, we tested the battery and it seemed a little low. Mind you this is a new battery purchased from costco about 2 months ago. We tried jumping the car and after trying to start the car a 3rd time, the engine started shooting out black smoke and had a foul smell to it. Several hours later, i received a call from the dealer authorizing $280 to open the top of the engine so they could take pictures and send it to kia. . I searched on the internet and found several other 2011 kia owners experiencing a similar issue and was just told by a friend the same thing happened to her 2011 optima as well. Looks like hyundai had the same issue and it is the same engine as the kia and had a recall. My car had 101,500 miles (mostly highway miles) and the only issue i ever had was to replace a clockspring in the steering column about 6-months ago.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	101500
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEWARK, DE
VIN pattern	KNAGN4A74B5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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