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2011 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1679777
Internal NHTSA #	11343204
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2011
File date	03/08/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The theta 2. 4gdi engine was replaced in my 2011 kia optima may 2019, after a total engine seizure that left me stranded at an intersection in albuquerque nm. It has started to experience the same pattern of malfunctioning in the last 10 months, sporadically, first while driving and another time while attempting to start my vehicle. However, pronounced malfunctioning. I am dumbfounded that kia states they cannot duplicate the problem as i have provided videos of the noises for their review!! They themselves write in articles that they prefer to repair before total engine seizure. However, i took my vehicle back to pitre kia, where the engine was originally replaced and now they say the engine warranty was 12 months, even though their literature states differently. When you attempt to follow that advise, they completely switch to total rudeness and go as far as laughing at you for your concern over the vehicle that you paid for and which ultimately pays their salary!! I just want to have faith in my vehicle that it will not leave me stranded. I am restricted, at this time, from going out of town. I do not trust my vehicle to take me anywhere, much less make the necessary trips to santa fe (56 miles away) due to the fear of getting stranded in the middle of nowhere, i am a 64 years old disabled female and thought i had purchased a reliable vehicle only to find out that is the farthest from the truth. Now their customer service representatives and supervisors are in total denial of their faulty equipment and then proceed to be rude! They can lie all they want, but they do know of the lawsuits over their faulty engines!! They are just being told by the greedy corporate heads not to comply with repairs.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	16000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALBUQUERQUE, NM
VIN pattern	KNAGN4A72B5XXXXXX
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	40
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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.
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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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