2016 Kia Optima's Recalls Cover Heavy Oil Consumption, Airbag Problems, and Unintended Acceleration - VehicleHistory (2024)

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I have had a Kia 2016 and since this I have had complete oil problems I’m going through oil like crazy and it’s not on the ground it chokes it’s dolls it’s very unreliable it’s gotI have had a Kia 2016 and since this I have had complete oil problems I’m going through oil like crazy and it’s not on the ground it chokes it stalls it’s very unreliable it’s got an engine recall the lights come on the passenger window won’t open and the front window and even with the recall and having it in three times in the last time having to be towed and my small granddaughter in the car crying because we had to break down on the highway where people are going 7580I have had nothing but trouble with Kia taking responsibility for what is to be done corporate has told me that I do have the recall and that they would make sure I get a new engine every time this happens the person has not been working there anymore and they claim to have to start over I want to know who to contact to finally get this problem taken care of my car was towed and I have a $2000 bill for a rental because my car is not safe and how dare them think it’s OK to sit there and have a child in I have had nothing but trouble with Kia taking responsibility for what is to be done corporate has told me that I do have the recall and that they would make sure I get a new engine every time this happens the person has not been working there anymore and they claim to have to start over I want to know who to contact to finally get this problem taken care of my car was towed and I have a $2000 bill for a rental because my car is not safe and how dare them think it’s OK to sit there and have a child in this car unsafe weather there’s only a few things happening as far as firesThis could happen and then they’re really going to have some big lawsuits I’m going to bless him on every social media that I can because nobody is helping me they told me now after the third time well we can put the car up on the thing and look at it they should have already done this are they out of their minds this is the third time I want to know who I can call and why they’re not taking care of this or I am going to do something I had a police officer that saw my vehicle because I was blocked in this could happen and then they’re really going to have some big lawsuits I’m going to bless him on every social media that I can because nobody is helping me they told me now after the third time well we can put the car up on the thing and look at it they should have already done this are they out of their minds this is the third time I want to know who I can call and why they’re not taking care of this or I am going to do something I had a police officer that saw my vehicle because I was blocked in a dangerous place here my vehicle seem that it was broke down seen the engine light was on all the bells

Many Issues

I bought my KIA brand new. For the first two years it ran perfect. 2years and 2 days later the motor blew. I have the Turbo. I fought to get it covered under warranty and it finally went through. My motor was on back order for several months. They finally replaced it mid February 2019. Since then I have had nothing but problems. My heat does not work and automatically defaults to air when you turn It on. The defrost does work though. My back passenger window stopped working. A month later the front passenger window stopped working and a week after that my driver window went out.I have not had use of my front windows for quite some time because they said the warranty doesn't cover it. The cost is $1500. The passenger side handle broke off. Not covered. The rear-end eats through brand new tires every couple of months. Leaving the tires wearing from the inside as if im driving down the road with them tilted outward. This has been a complaint for a year now. The latest answer I got was my actual wheels are bent. I do not drive the car like a lunatic and I have never had an accident. They want $550 each wheel. None of these issues are at the fault of myself. Yet there is always an explanation, reason or excuse why it isn't covered. This car was the worse investment I ever made.

2016 Kia Optima

I purchased a 2016 Kia Optima in the year of 2017. Approximately 2 years after I had the car all of my windows start falling one by one. I attempt to replace the first one the driver-side passenger window it has been repaired but it was costly. I tried to see if there were any recalls prior to getting it to fix there weren't any at the time. So, within the last year, I have been experiencing my car using oil very frequently. So, now I am having to monitor the usage of oil in my vehicle. This can be very costly since inflation is going up. I stop going to the KIA dealership in Tallahassee because I only had to replace a battery and it cost me $700 after the guy told me he would remove the diagnostic fee. I asked him how much prior to replacing my battery and he told me that it would be around $300.It stressed so bad that I had a heart attack and was placed in the hospital. This was a predatory service fee. I believe Kia can be a better company, by repairing what the consumer is unaware such as faulty window motors and motors with high volume consumption.

Excess Oil Consumption OK with KIA

A red oil can indicator light came on while I was driving, which surprised me since there were 6,119 miles since my last oil change. I went to the dealership where I bought it to have the oil changed and asked that they note how many quarts low it is. My Optima has 55,761 miles and has been serviced regularly by the dealership. The dealership didn't note on my service that it was 3.5 quarts low or that I requested an oil consumption test for excessive oil use. I was told that 1 quart per 1,500 miles is normal use. I said, hmm, really, that would mean that I would use 5 quarts of oil every 7,500 miles. I was also told that an oil consumption test indicates a problem if 1 quart of oil is consumed in 1,000 miles. Currently my Optima is consuming a quart every 1,700 miles, no leaks, at this rate I would have to put in 4.4 quarts of oil between oil changes; they say this is normal.

2016 Kia Optima

Omg, where do I began, I purchased this car for my daughter for school.. Beautiful on the outside, fully loaded but the engine is bad.Oil light, blinks, so we took the car to Fred Anderson Kia in Raleigh NC , they told us we had to do oil consumption test. We have total done 3.. Now they say basically we need new engine, no help from Kia.. I have tried reaching out to so many people, no help. I have read, they have recall on these types of engine but Fred Anderson can’t seems to find.. This car knocks and shakes but they say , it doesn’t fall in the guide lines of the recall. If someone can help me get a new engine, please reach out to me. They have treated me, like the Customer, don’t even matter, move on to the next person. It’s very sad!!!! If I could give less than , one star, I would!!!

This vehicle is falling apary

I bought my 2016 Kia Optima in 2018 with less than 15,000 miles on it, It's been a pretty good car until recently. I get regular maintenance on my car, to my surprise, i recently had to put in 6 quarts of oil in the last 2 weeks. I have no leaks. Started researching the problem and found out this is "normal". I don't think so. My headlights have gone off by themselves while driving in the dark, do you know what that does to a person? Scared the c**p out of me. And lately, my check engine light comes on, i open up the gas cap, put it back on, and poof, it will go off again, only to come back on about 1/2 a tank full. I'm starting to regret buying this car, and they want us to pay for it. What kind of c**p is that. This is the only car I've had in my life where I've had so many problems.

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MY CAR HAS BEEN BURNING UP OIL SINCE I BOUGHT IT, IT HAD 40K MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT IT HAS 80 K NOW I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK MY ENGINE OIL ABOUT 2 TIMES A WEEK IN FEB 2022 I HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE ISSUES SO I TOOK IT TO CAPITAL KIA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO RUN A FULL INSPECTION SO IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK AND THEY Told ME I WAS LOOKING AT ABOUT $1500 DOLLERS BEFORE THEY EVEN GETTO THE ENGINE PROBLEM AND EVEN THEN THEY SAID I MOST LIKELY GOING TO NEED A NEW ENGINE I HAVE A 2016 KIA OPTIMA EX AND IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE I HAD THE CAR FOR UNDER 3 YEARS STILL MAKING PAYMENT ON A CAR I CANT USE DUE TO THE TURBO BURNING UP MY OIL ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITSI CAN JOIN ?

2016 Kia Optima oil consumption problem

I bought the car with 32,000 miles and worked great for about two years then at about 68,000 mile noticed oil consumption use went up. Started to put in oil every couple weeks or about every 1,000 miles. Now its going through oil about 2 quarts every week. Took in to the dealership and had a new knock sensor installed and said car passed inspection. As of today the car is not running because the catalytic converter is clogged and the car won't run. Kia assistance says the can't do anything until engine fails. Crazy how Kia handles engine problems. I'm am single elementary school teacher and it was my first car purchased after college. This really sucks.

2016 Kia Optima Oil Consumption Issue.

Hello, I purchased a NEW Kia Optima in 2016, NOT a Turbo. Car currently has 68000 miles and maintained matictusly with oil changes every 4000 miles and all required maintenance. It is using oil 1 quart ever 800 miles. Went in for oil consumption text after contacting Kia Cooperate. Changed from my original dealer service department to a different dealer service department at the advise of Kia Cooperate. After months of oil consumption testing etc... My new motor is on order. Moral of the story is don't give up! Keep fighting. Keep calling.... I love my Kia, It has been an amazing car, comfortable ride, great reliability and no other issues.

Consumer

Kia Optima 2016 is the worst car ever. My Kia uses 4 qt oil every 1,000 miles and started at 132,000. Have all my records of oil change and Kia will not do anything about it. Pistons have to be bad been thru multi bull on this car and I am resorting to the lemon law at this point .Kia knows they have a problem and will not produce a recall on them . The same engine is in the Huyundi and they settle out of court on the models starting in 2014. The settlement ( life time on engine) only covered the lower part of the engine. So Kia will not do. Anything about excessive oil consumption. We will see about this Kia

The cons of owning a 2016 kia optima.

One thing that I do not like is the seat belt sensor in the passenger seat. It is very sensitive. When I put something in my seat that is very lightweight (something that should not make the seat belt "ding"), sometimes the seat belt sensor will not go off. Another issue that I have had with my kia is, my headlights have gone off while driving at night. My headlights were on in the automatic position. This is an issue that I reported and is something that I feel is very dangerous.

It is maroon, tan interior and it is a 2016 with about 60,000 miles on it.

I have had my car now for 3 years and I am disappointed with how it is held up. Both back windows quit working, the transmission slips all the time to the point where I am scared to even get on the interstate or drive too far, the tire pressure gauge is messed up and always makes me think I have a flat tire when I do not at all. My passenger side door handle broke off, both charger ports do not work, the paint is peeling off the car, and the interior leather is ripping.

2016 Kia optima engine recall.

Found out recently about an engine recall and it has been very difficult to get Kia to fix the issue. I now have to top off my oil every 500-750 miles to prevent further engine damage if not, potentially end up stranded on the side of the road or visit a dealership every 500-750 miles, which is once a week for me due to the distance I drive for work, to do what they call an oil consumption monitor to hopefully receive the approval needed to repair the engine recall.

Kia Optima has several issues

Drives nice but my electronics turn off at random times. My heater also somehow managed to stop working. The car is not reliable, you never know when your car is going to break down or have some kind of issue. Once, my car would not unlock using the key fob so I had to get in using the key. Once I got in, I popped the hood and the car alarm went off. I have no idea why these issues keep happening.

My kia Optima burn too much oil

I hate my kia Optima 2016. It burns too much oil. I have to add oil every 5 days. I'm losing money. These cars need to be recall. To top it off my 2 back windows motor went out. You have to buy the whole kit if you wanna fix it. Almost 200.00 a piece.😤😤😡😡. This is crazy!! I wish I never brought this piece of jock, so many problems.KIA NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THESE 2016

I have lost all interest after discovering all the already known problems.

There are recalls on the cars as far as engine and transmission and they want own there fault. The problems are only verified on TSA bulletins. Will be spending money out pocket to fix problems. Kia selected certain years to honor the defects instead of all call in the year brackets of classifications of reported problems.

2016 kIA PPTIMA

I have a 2016 Kia Optima that burns through oil. I haven been told by mechanics that I will require a new engine soon. There has to be a class action lawauit out there for this nonsense. If you knew this was an issue, why wouldn't you do something about it . I am a single mom and need my car. This is a crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Problems started after one year with the 2016 Optima

Problem with engine and it idles hard after hitting 60,000 miles the car looks good on the outside but may problems long term. We bought the car brand new and the first year it was a great reliable vehicle but then you have to start paying for repairs while still trying to make car payment. Problems with acceleration.

Engine failure

I have 2016 kia optima that has code related to engine and they are not recalled .i guess Hyundai and kia are in big problems no one trust and want to buy them any more do the engine failure .its a shame but company will pay the price for not doing the right thing to make consumers lose money for something like this.

Unreliable car

Poor gas mileage. The passenger door always feel like it's stuck when opening or closing. My car is burning a lot of oil at 45,000 miles. It's going through its 4th oil consumption test. Now the dealership is cleaning the engine. I will never buy another kia again. I have no confidence in this vehicle.

The Kia optima is trash, I hate this car.

It's not that roomy on the inside, it does not pick up speed, the amount of gas that goes into the car is horrible I might as well have a truck, the gas goes out as fast as it's put in, check engine light comes on randomly but nothings wrong. If I can go back in time I wouldn't have bought this car.

2016 Kia review. Had an engine recall.

Poor quality interior. Not enough bells and whistles to a comparable sedan by different manufacturer. No lock on glove compartment. Windows should be auto up and down for both passenger and driver. Get up and go could have a little more power. Merging into highways these days are dangerous.

Engine stalling issue for the Kia optima.

Well my Kia dies when you come to a stop after driving for several hours on a long trip. It is very frustrating. It also shudders when I pull up to a stoplight or stop sign which makes me think that it is about to die. Kia will not recall the cars for the problem either.

Pretty on the outside weak everywhere else

Small things like the door handle and door trims break or just fall off over time. There's not much durability on the body as well. The car typically has issues with the power windows where I swear I hear a whistle sound when I reach a certain rate of speed

This vehicle is recall city.

I appreciate my car but it has a lot of problems that need to be fixed. The car had a recall on the engine which was frightening and also the steering wheel had a recall on that as well. It is not too costly to fix but beware that it does have problems.

Fourth tow in less than a year

They refuse to replace the engine.They keep it for four-five days while I’m stuck paying Uber paying AAA they always finally get a software update to “take” then few months it happens again. Burns oil, engine knocks! I’ll NEVER buy another kia

My kia Optima 2016 burn so much oil.

I hate this car! They need to do a recall on these engines. I have to put oil in this car every 5days 😔😣😤😡. My 2 back windows motor went out. I wish I never brought this car. I need to get on board with that lawsuit like every one else

It has turned out to be one of the most unreliable cars I have ever owned.

Overtime is has had several issues. Parts have become worn very quickly and the car breaks down frequently. An engine recall has even taken place kvb, despite engine replacement, did not improve on the overall functionality.

Bad Engine in 2016 Optima

If you own a 2016, Kia Optima and you are having issues with it burning oil, check the condition of the spark plugs. The ENGINE IN THIS VECHICAL IS BAD! The problem will get worst at about 68,000 miles.

Junk 2016 Optima

It's comfortable but I feel like I'm bringing in it in every two weeks the three weeks for something to get fixed or they say something's a recall and they're very bad on their service.

Blue, tan interior, black seatbelts, backup cam, automatic.

Right now the car is down because of a recall. The engine has gone out. However, Kia is replacing that for free. I’d recommend it if you are willing to take the chance on a recall.

Burning oil

Having oil issues all of a sudden close to my extended warranty being out. Makes you wonder if this is a ploy to buy new. Bringing in every 1000 miles for check.

You need to monitor the 2016 Optima carefully

It has problems starting up at times, it does not get good mileage, have to maintain repairs on it, you have to check the fluids on a regular basis.

Fix it right of way

They told me the engine has to blow in order to replace it, if they know the engine is going to blow WHY won’t they replace it right of way

Recalls are an issue with the 2016 Optima

Kia does have lots of recalls on their optimas including an engine recall and stereo system recall.

Drivetrain is poor in 2016 Optima

We just had a new engine and transmission put in. It is still having problems.

Computer issues with my 2016 Optima

The computer in the car, is not reliable 100%. Kind of bumpy ride.

Electronic glitches with 2016 Optima

Sometimes some of the electronics do not work.