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2015 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1480112
Internal NHTSA #	11110417
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2015
File date	06/07/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Bought a brand-new 2015 kia optima in february 2016 - 2. 5 years and 34,000 miles in, it died on me while going 70mph on i85n in atlanta in morning rush hour. No prior problems with the car and no warning signs whatsoever - i went to change lanes and accelerate around a slow-moving vehicle and all of a sudden my gas pedal no longer worked and all of the lights on my dash lit up - the engine was dead and i was coasting. Could not get off to the right side of the road due to traffic, so had to put it as far to the left as i could, which ended up halfway in the hov lane - extremely dangerous. Would not restart, had to get it towed to the dealership. Luckily all of my services and oil changes had been done at the dealership i had bought the car from (rick case kia in gwinnett, ga). So they had no way to try to wiggle around the warranty. I am seeing this exact issue being described at the exact mileage range for dozens and dozens of 2015 kia optimas on carcomplaints. Com. It appears that kia and the dealerships are getting around paying for what obviously is an engine defect by asking that the drivers prove they had the oil changed by producing receipts for every service. When/if they can't, kia is negating the warranty and asking the driver's to pay $7k-8k for a new engine. It's despicable. My dealership couldn't get around the warranty since i had done every recommended service and oil change at the dealership where i bought the car. This am they informed me that the engine has been approved and will be replaced (not before trying to milk money out of me by trying to blame the issue on a faulty battery first, which wasn't covered by the warranty). Kia issued a recall for this same issue on their 2011-2014 and 2016 optimas, and excluded the 2015 models. It's painfully obvious that the 2015 optimas are also defective, and a recall should be issued.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	34000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ATLANTA, GA
VIN pattern	5XXGN4A74FGXXXXXX
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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2015 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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