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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1341375
Internal NHTSA #	10935263
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	12/12/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought my 2013 optima sxl with 26k miles. I was driving home from work and my car now has under 32k miles on it, and started shaking with smoke coming out from the hood and it turned off. Tried to turn it back on but it was dead i called road side assistance to get it towed to a kia dealership. Next day i get a call from the service department and they said the engine was blown and that the extended warranty wont cover it due to sludge found on the engine wtf!! It's a new car! So to get it fixed they are charging me $9,400. 00 dollars that's a lot of money. And i keep calling them asking why the warranty doesn't want to cover the charges and they say it's because of the sludge found due to poor maintenance which is nothing but bs. I don't even have a yr with this car and now i don't know what to do. And the sad thing is that i have seen a lot of reviews with the same problem and kia is not doing nothing about it. I will have to get a repo because i can't keep paying for a junk car. I will never buy from kia ever in my life.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	31500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOCKLEY, TX
VIN pattern	5XXGR4A69DGXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	35
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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.
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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.
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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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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