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I started getting this (see below) in the last week or so. Not sure how this is happening. I don't recall anything like bird droppings on something landing on that spot. As I got this pre-owned, and I have Carmax's extended warranty, it *might* be covered (checking with them later this week to...

I have one big problem with my 2012 SX tgdi. When I drive car it doesn’t matter how far I don’t have any worries about. But when I for example stack in traffic the high pressure pump get over heated and shut down the engine. I must manually cool down this pump to drive. What do u think? What...

SXL Center Console I have a 2018 SXL and placed my plastic parking permit on top of the sliding lid where the iPhone wireless charging / USB ports is (refer to pic). I just noticed there is a gap at the top of the sliding lid, enough for the parking permit to easily slide in during normal...

Hi I joined this forum after reading on it about the recall that has been placed on the 2011 - 2013 Optimas for engine failure. We just had our engine go out after having the inspection done a month ago. our car has 94,448 miles on it and there was no indication that anything was wrong. Thank...

Well, I was happy with my 2015 sxl although it has only 12k miles in it, bought it almost 2 years ago but it looks like the 2015 and 2016 are not immune from the engine failures. I was considering in selling mine a few month ago but was told 2015 was OK but it looks like anymore. Looks like MO...

Recently purchased a 16 Optima EX this year, back in May. During the deal, I was given free oil changes for the duration of my warranty, along with the best warranty package available. The first issue I had with KIA was in July, when it was time for the first oil change. It wasnt in there...

Okay guys need major help here. Please someone come through. Just left dealer they say I need a new high pressure fuel pump and the high pressure line. Price they gave me is 600 for pump 57 for line and 2.9 hours labor. My question is can someone find this a lot cheaper, and is this something my...

I must have been an idiot - 2011 Kia Optima SX-T Engine Failure due to "oil pump" Last year, my engine failed and I paid 1/2 of $7200 for a new engine due to a failed "oil-pump" and low oil pressure. But upon closer review of a video of the event after getting my warranty extended for engine...

Im a little late to the forum game on this one, I picked up my 2011 Optima SX-T from a local dealer after it popped and and was too good a deal to pass up, it had 97,000 km on it so i sucked it up and paid the extra $2500 for extended warranty until 168,000 (thank GOD). First thing I did to the...

- Year, Make, Model, Trim - 2012 Kia Optima - Engine/Performance Mods - 2.4 GDI, no mods -Mileage at the time of failure - 89,500 - Determined cause of engine failure - Rod knock - Was proper maintenance performed? - Inprocess - Was it covered under warranty? - Covered under 120,000 mile...

Unfortunately, we seem to have a lot of these threads popping up lately, I would like a single thread to discuss engine failures and what people have had to go through to fix it. If you are going through an engine replacement or have in the past, please be sure to post in here with as much...

While driving yesterday, suddenly the engine would race and the car would shift up with a bang. It kept doing this and wouldn't grab the gear. I tried it in manual mode and it worked better. I shifted properly but the car, or tranny rather, would give a double lurch when it wanted to shift up...

Oil pump failed at 78,000 miles after only synthetic oil. Dealer split new engine, turbo, intercooler (filled with metal shavings) and labor cost with me ($3700 + tax out of my pocket). Disappointed.

Hey guys, just wanted to know if anyone has had this problem and what they did to solve the issue, I have googled it and most answers said it was a recall but since this a Optima forum I just wanted to hear you guys out since you've been dealing with the Optima's far longer then I have . Well...

Hi I have a 2013 Kia Optima EX 2.4L and this past Friday the ABS turned on while driving. The emergency brakes kicked in and just about every light came on. Luckily for me I was not hit as I was going down a hill. I had to press hard on the accelerate in order to pull over into a parking lot, as...

Hello, Let me first start by saying that my SXL has the stock ballast, no conversion kit but i did swap out the bulbs for 5000k color. I also have the LED turn signal mod with resistors. I noticed a month or two ago that my passenger side HID would sometimes not fire up. I would have to click...

I figured I'd start my own thread and answer questions that had Come up and ask a few of my own. First history/symptoms/background of my car. So my 2013 stock sxl @ 8000 miles got cyl 2 misfire. I never use Eco and have run 92 octane since the day I bought it brand new 10 miles on odo.i had...

Hey guys, So today, I opened my hood to check my oil level and stuff under the hood. I've noticed that my hood latch is very sticky. Not in a way that the hood is not opening. When I opened it, it doesn't make the pop noise while I open the hood. And the latch itself under the foot brake...

Hi everyone. I'm hoping you guys can give me some advice. This past Thursday I installed a roof spoiler I ordered from the K5 Optima Store (see link below). Everything seemed to go pretty well at the time. I cleaned the glass real well, put it on in the garage with the space heater going so it...