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2014 Kia OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1282767
Internal NHTSA #	10864500
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2014
File date	05/04/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	One morning i turned the car on and saw bunch of white light blue smoke coming out of the tail pipe after running the engine for few minutes smoke went away drove it around nothing drove good so monday i called west covina kia told about the smoke and said it was a bad batch of gas so they said put ejector cleaner in the tank and that should help it out so i did ran good for a while and the smoke started up again but now the engine made a rattling sound so called kia of west covina and said bring it in so left it there they did a diagnostic test and said i had sludge in my engine and that the engine was starving for oil so the bad news is no receipt no warranty it wouldn't be covered so this has to come out of my pocket and i need a new engine which it's going to cost me $6500 i did my oil changes but can't show proof of it so i'm stuck with the bill i don't think it's right they know they have defective engines . I'm not the only one with this issue, many people are having the same problem and i only have 19. 000 miles on it have it for 2 years there shouldn't be problems on this new cars but this guy's found a loop hole and now they are screwing with consumers they should man up about their faulty engines they should recall the engines
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LA PUENTE, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Kia OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Kia OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?