Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 023 | 10/01/2005 | 10017768 | Hesitation for a short period of time after an initial cold start. ecm reprogramming/upgrade. *tt | 11/29/2005 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-068 | 05/01/2010 | 10034246 | Kia: intermittent mil on with no fault code stored; information about dtc p1330. provides information relating to certain vehicles. in affected vehicles an intermittent short to ground in a circuit only intended for testing purposes may c | 10/29/2010 | |
| TSB-044 | 11/01/2009 | 10033464 | Kia: ecm upgrade with tp sensor replacement-mil on with dtc p2135/p0638. information related to ecm software and tp sensor upgrade on some vehicles with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with | 08/18/2010 | |
| 038 | 11/01/2007 | 10023626 | This bulletin provides information relating to an engine hesitation or the illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) for p0123 (throttle position sensor / switch (a) circuit high input). *nj | 01/15/2008 | |
| 016 | 07/01/2004 | 10009700 | O2 sensor engine control module upgrade. *tt | 10/15/2004 | |
| 012 | 05/01/2003 | 10002355 | Optima charging system - v6 engine. *tt | 08/22/2003 | |
| 011 | 05/01/2003 | 10001679 | Charging system changes to improve alternator output in high ambient temperature severe operating conditions. *tt | 06/19/2003 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| 82 | 01/01/2005 | 10015272 | Improved timing belts for the kia rio and optima. *tt | 07/13/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 11/19/2005 | 70000 | 1 | |
| 2003 kia optima with 70,000 miles just burst into flames and burned totally up while driving down the road. fire started somewhere in engine compartment per the fire department. vehicle was running fine prior to incident. very dangerous situation for passengers and surrounding property. *jb | |||
| 06/14/2004 | 33335 | 2 | 01/22/2004 |
| It was raining hard in our area( 1 inches in 1 our). i live 3 miles in on a county dirt road and it was muddy with standing water. when all the water and mud was splasted in the engine compartment the was idleing rough. this is the (2) second time this happened. the first time was about 2 months ago in april when we had same type of weather. took the car to my dealer service dept and was told they could not find nothing wrong and that i had water in my gas. i put atleast two bottles of dry gas in tank. car ran fine until the eveing of 6/14/03 when again we had alot of rain and the same 3 mile wet, muddy, standing water dirt road. *ak | |||
| 10/28/2003 | 11000 | 0 | |
| While driving 55 mph on the highway, consumer lost control of vehicle and hit the guard rail. the driver was injured and transported by ambulance to the hospital. injuries unknown at this time. a police report was taken and the vehicle was towed to the dealer for analysis. mechanic detected both frontal upper ball joints cracked. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/07/2010 | 89000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 kia optima. whenever the contact attempts to use the air conditioner he noticed that the vehicle will began to run hot without warning. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the radiator was replaced and tubing, however 2 weeks after the repair the contact is still experiencing the failure. the failure mileage was 89000 and the current mileage was 90000. bml | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/01/2006 | 50000 | 2 | |
| Tl*- the contact stated that the 2003 kia optima | |||
| 12/27/2004 | 33000 | 6 | 07/17/2004 |
| I was driving my 2003 kia optima on i85 at 65 mph when the vehicle suddenly lost power and slowed quickly to less than 10 mph. the vehicle continued to sputter and backfire until i was forced to pull over and wait approximately. 15 minutes before proceeding normally. my wife has also experienced the same problems and is afraid of being involved in an accident. the vehicle has been in the shop for this issue 4 times. the last repair involved paramount kia in hickory where the mechanic replaced many of the assumed problem parts such as faulty wiring harness, ecm, maf sensor and fuel pump without resolve. the service department stated that they had no idea on how to fix the problem. *nm | |||
| 1 | |||
| The accelerator pedal sticks and the vehicle randomly starts. *jg ph | |||