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Hello, My 2013 Kia optima lx's engine locked without warning last week. It has 118k miles. I had a new battery installed 2 months ago, new front brake pads/rotors, oil change and tire rotation early last week prior to the engine lock. I think it has the KDS warranty (not sure what this is, or...

Hi All. My son's 2015 Kia Optima engine has died. It's been less than 90 days. It was due to the engine failures Kia was putting under warranty, but he had moved and did not receive the recall letter(s) to have the software update installed. Kia service has said his engine failure was a result...

Hello all. I could use some help. Long story short my engine locked up after having a ksds sensor go off. My local kia dealer said its covered under warranty and they will be putting a new engine in it. Here is what I need help with. The dealer is trying get $1400 out of me. I will post their...

I could use help and info. I have a 2017 kia optima that while driving went into limp mode and was towed to a dealership and has a p1326 code. The dealership had it for 2 weeks - every test kia requested pointed to the connective rod bearing being the issue. So they requested more tests...

I am about to buy a 2019 optima with 64k mileage on it. I found that engine oil dipstick color is red. Does it mean that engine was replaced before due bearing failure related issue? What is the engine oil dipstick color for 2019 optima? I have a 13 optima. I know that initially they come with...

hello all, the engine recently blew on my mother's 2015 kia optima. it didn't have the KSDS update and they are not covering replacement. we found a 2013 kia optima at a junkyard with a working engine and bought the engine. my family is going to install the 2013 engine in our 2015 kia. my...

I have a 2015. Last wed 1-5-22 I was driving up a hill on a 4 lane and the car stalls shuts off and won’t start back. Had it towed home. It has already had one engine replaced under recall in 2017 (not 2 months after I bought it). I’ve seen in a lot of threads asking about the ksds update. I’m...