Issue ID | 1173022 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10703965 |
Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
Brand | KIA |
Model | OPTIMA |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 01/04/15 |
Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | The problem is sporadic but happens frequently. If i press the gas pedal to increase my speed, whether from a stopped position, or to pull into a busy roadway, or to increase my speed to pass another vehicle, the car will start to go then choke, so that no matter how hard i press the gas pedal, the rpm stay the same and the vehicle loses power and will not speed up. If kia doesn't figure out what is causing this - because i have seen other people with different optima vehicle years complain about this - someone is going to get killed. I have had numerous near misses because of this problem. I also see many people saying kia is telling them this is the way the vehicle is supposed to behave - really??? My car is currently at the dealer to hopefully have the problem diagnosed and fixed. They gave me a loaner car, which is a 2013 kia optima, and guess what? Pulling out of the dealership in the loaner i was almost rear ended because the loaner also has this problem, but 10 times worse than my car. It happened at least 30 times between the dealer and where i work - about a 30 minute drive. Always when speed needs to be increased by way of the gears needing to upshift. Please please please someone pay attention to this - i hope kia isn't waiting for someone to get killed before they look into this failure that is happening that their dealerships are writing off as normal function! Just as i was ready to submit this complaint, my dealership called me back and surprise: "we are unable to duplicate the problem" and "no problem codes were detected." please kia, take notice of this problem before someone gets killed!!! |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | OAK RIDGE, NJ |
VIN pattern | 5XXGN4A72EGXXXXXX |
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 |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 5 |
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