Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-078 | 11/01/2010 | 10037347 | Ready | 05/20/2011 | |
| TSB-078 | 11/01/2010 | 10037347 | Kia: there is a procedure to reset the electronic throttle control value. *rm | 05/20/2011 | |
| TSB-067 | 04/01/2010 | 10034250 | Kia: ecm upgrade for improved shift quality-equipped with 2.4l engine and a/t. provides the procedure to upgrade the engine control module (ecu) of some vehicles with 2.4l engines. complaints of poor shift quality/pattern during up shifts | 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 | |
| TSB-046 | 05/01/2009 | 10030365 | Kia motors: relating to oil control valve (ocv) used in constant variable valve timing (cvvt). if at any time ocv is suspected as a cause of rough idling, poor accelertion, camshaft timing misalignment related trouble codes, misfire related | 09/25/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 01/30/2013 | 70000 | 1 | |
| After returning from work and parking my vehicle at home, the car sat in my driveway in 40 degree weather for approximately 12hrs. i woke up the next morning and found my car on fire and is a total loss. the police and fire department were called and dispatched to my home. the fire department extinguished the fire and determined it was probably an electrical fire. there is no remote starter installed or any other accessories installed in the vehicle after purchase. the fire started in the engine compartment and started spontaneously, perhaps due to a manufacturer defect in the electrical system. i was about an hour away from leaving with this car to return to my office and i am concerned it could of started while i was in it, perhaps causing injuries or death. i am also concerned that if this could happen to me, that there are other vehicles with the same faulty electrical system and it could happen to someone else. i believe kia has a hidden manufacturing defect as was described in my incident, and its very possible it exists on other kia vehicles. please take my concerns seriously and i think kia needs to look into this matter asap. although the car is damaged beyond repair, i welcome and encourage kia to take the vehicle back to assure it doesn't happen again to anyone else. *tr | |||
| 01/30/2013 | 70000 | ||
| After returning from work and parking my vehicle at home, the car sat in my driveway in 40 degree weather for approximately 12hrs. i woke up the next morning and found my car on fire and is a total loss. the police andf fire department were called and dispatched to my home. the fire department extinguished the fire and determined it was probably an electrical fire. there is no remote starter installed or any other accessories installed in the vehicle after purchase. the fire started in the engine compartment and started spontaneously, perhaps due to a manufacturer defect in the electrical system. i was about an hour away from leaving with this car to return to my office and i am concerned it could of started while i was in it, perhaps causing injuries or death. i am also concerned that if this could happen to me, that there are other vehicles with the same faulty electrical system and it could happen to someone else. i believe kia has a hidden manufacturing defect as was described in my incident, and its very possible it exists on other kia vehicles. please take my concerns seriously and i think kia needs to look into this matter asap. although the car is damaged beyond repair, i welcome and encourage kia to take the vehicle back to assure it doesnt happen again to anyone else. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 32553 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 kia optima. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to dealer for a gear shifting failure that while at a stop the vehicle down shifted with extreme force. the dealer reprogrammed the transmission computer and the gear shifter failure was corrected; however the computer reprogramming affected the vehicle acceleration. the vehicle loses acceleration after the brake pedal was released and the engine to engaged idle mode. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer test drove the vehicle the failure duplicated, but was unable to correct the failure the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacture was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 32,553 and the current mileage was 43,240. li | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 2400 | ||
| This car was purchased in march 2010 and had only 2400 miles on it when the oil pump failed. it took citrus motors in ontario, ca almost two weeks to acquire the part and replace it. | |||