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2011 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1317075
Internal NHTSA #	10905736
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2011
File date	10/09/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Friday sept 9th i had my oil changed at walmart in jackson ohio, which is approximately 12 miles from my home, after the oil change i drove home and parked the car for the evening, i'm retired so i don't drive very much everyday, so saturday i went to leave to go to the store which is about a half mile away and when i got in my car leaving the store the car started and sounded like metal banging around, i instantly thought that walmart left my oil cap off or something so i turned the car off and checked, cap was on and the oil was good and to the full line, i started the car and drive it home and the noise got tremendously worse, the speed limit is 25 between home and the store and the car wouldn't go past 15 mph, it's sitting now and if i try to start it, it will start but the noise is unbelievable, not drivable, i've looked up this car and more then 200 of the same complainants are on the vehicle for the same exact thing and everyone says they have to replace the motor to a tune of between 5,000-7,000 dollars, what can be done about this? Why isn't kia fixing these engines? I bought the car used and still owe at least two years on the car! I heard the hyndai has the same exact motor and they have a recall for the motor doing this??? Car has 103,900 miles and i've always kept maintenance up and regular oil changes! Too many of these kia optima shave had bad motors and the public is suff ring and getting put into unsafe situations because of it, will someone have to die because of this to get kia to finally fix it????
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	103900
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OAK HILL, OH
VIN pattern	KNAGR4A68B5XXXXXX
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	0
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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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