Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-110 | 12/21/2011 | 10042894 | Kia: some vehicles warning light for the engine may illuminate. voltage should be recorded on ro sheet. use gds for lower mechanical stop of boost pressure. *pe | 01/23/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 08/08/2012 | 13800 | 1 | |
| Was sitting at light and went to take off car felt like it didn't want to shift into gear and had a loud rough grinding noise, all lights on the dashboard came one. brake light, check engine light, coolant, etc and none of the gauges were working. i stopped at the store and went to leave the car would start up but wouldn't go into gear, it was stuck in park. i had to get it towed to the dealership to have it looked at. i had just had this same problem 1 week ago where all the lights were on and the gauges weren't working and the dealership had supposedly replaced the fuse panel box but that apparently didn't fix the problem. i think that it's a computer or engine issue. *tr | |||
| 08/08/2012 | 13800 | ||
| Was sitting at light and went to take off car felt like it didn't want to shift into gear and had a loud rough grinding noise, all lights on the dashboard came one. brake light, check engine light, coolant, etc and none of the gauges were working. i stopped at the store and went to leave the car would start up but wouldn't go into gear, it was stuck in park. i had to get it towed to the dealership to have it looked at. i had just had this same problem 1 week ago where all the lights were on and the gauges weren't working and the dealership had supposively replaced the fuse panel box but that apperantely didn't fix the problem. i think that it's a computer or engine issue. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/07/2012 | 9600 | 1 | |
| Strong smell of exhaust inside passenger area of car. smell by 4 of 5 passengers. car was a rental, so i do not know the vin ore even the model year. with < 10,000 total vehicle miles, it may have been a 2012. i did find this note online regarding a similar problem wtih hyundai sonata, that may or not be related. ( fyi-my 2011 sonata smells like exhaust inside the cab of the car unless i keep the button pushed for inside air circulation. i called the dealer and as it turns out, this is a common problem with this model. a hose has to be replaced on the exhaust system.hyundai is aware of the problem because many people have complained about the same issue. *tr | |||
| 12/25/2011 | 200 | ||
| I was driving the vehicle on city streets with the check engine light on, when all of a sudden during a turn in an intersection the engine shut off. the car stopped in the middle of the intersection and i could not restart the engine though the vehicle had power. i had to exit the vehicle and manually push it to safety through the intersection and to the curb on the other side. i was safe during this incident only because it was a small intersection with little traffic. if the problem had occurred in a major intersection or on the freeway, then my safety could have been in serious jeopardy. the dealership fixed a bad coil and some bad wire in the spark plug, but they are not confident on what the origin of the problem was even after speaking with kia technicians. yet they have asked me to take the car and continue to drive it to see if it happens again. i don't believe that this is a minor problem and if it happens again this problem could possibly cause major injury or bodily harm. i do not feel safe continuing to drive this vehicle without extensive testing so i have asked kia for a replacement vehicle (car only had 200 miles on it when incident occured) but they have refused to do so. | |||
| 12/06/2011 | 3653 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph when the front driver side rear view mirror detached from the housing. on a separate occasion while driving, there was a reduction in the engine power and immediately the vehicle stalled. the engine restarted and the contact was able to resume normally. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated a rock struck the mirror which caused the detachment and they refused to repair the vehicle at their expense. the technician was unable to detect a trouble code for the engine malfunction. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 3,653. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/06/2011 | 3653 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph and the front driver's side rear view mirror detached from the housing. on a separate occasion while driving, there was a reduction in the engine power and immediately the vehicle stalled. the engine restarted and the contact was able to resume normally. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated a rock struck the mirror which caused the detachment and they refused to repair the vehicle at their expense. the technician was unable to detect a trouble code for the engine malfunction. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 3,653. the vin was unavailable. js | |||