Problems with 2012 Kia Optima ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I was on the interstate traveling at approx 70 mph changed lanes and when i went to accelerate the vehicle stalled lost power i coasted to the breakdown lane and attempted to start the vehicle. it would not start. i had aaa tow it to a hardings garage in fairfield. the technician said this morning the vehicle started but stalled as soon as he tried to move it. he told me that there was a kia recall 17v224000 that applied to the engine so i got aaa to tow the vehicle to charlies kia in augusta, me. they tell me that there is no recall on my vin. why would i have the same stalling as indicated in the recall if my vin does not apply???

2012 kia optima ex with 48000 miles now driver-side headlight stopped working, so as of now i am driving with passenger sidelight in combination with parking lights. buying kia optima is the biggest mistake i have ever done, it seems every month something goes wrong with this vehicle. surprisingly nhtsa has not taken any action as per kia optima well known defects.

Idk who is going to read this but hopefully someone can tell me a little something about my kia op.hybrid! about 2 months ago, a truck hit my car and my abs light came on. my car was taken to hubcity hagerstown md they fixed the body repairs, then they took it to kia hagerstown md to get the abs system fixed (which my warranty company had to pay for it). about a week ago i took it to kia letting one of the service managers know it's having some push back when i'm driving that it wasn't having before he accident such as on the highway it will feel like it doesn't want to go. i'll be going a certain speed for a while, it'll give push back rev all the way up to 5rpm acts like it doesn't want to keep going then it goes back down to a lower number and acts fine. then a few times now i'll be at a stop light or stop sign i'll press on the gas it didn't go i'll let go of the gas it revs up, jerks and goes by itself!!!!!! almost making me hit the vehicles in ...

My 2012 kia optima on multiple occasions has shut off while the vehicle was in motion. while driving, as i decrease my speed, suddenly the car will experience jerking and then suddenly shut off. this has occur while driving on the freeway and traffic has slowed down to 10 mph or less and while approaching a light or crossing and intersection and traffic is slowing down. while the car is at steady speed, at 20 - 40 mph the car jerks as i'm trying to maintain with the flow of traffic. my car has had routine maintenance and mechanics have been unable to identify or remedy the issue. my last two incidents were 8/21/19 freeway while in the fast lane next to the carpool lane and now 8/29 on city street. i also experienced this on march 3,2019 (had a fuel pump replacement which still did not remedy the issue)

Brake light switch malfunctioning. brake light on all the time rendering cruise control and electronic stability control inoperable. loss of power in engine as it thinks brakes are applied making it dangerous to drive. root cause is brake pedal stopper (kia part 32876-36000) developing a puncture hole over time making the brake switch believe brakes are applied. known issue on other kia models. believe the sorento already have a recall for something very similar.

Kia optima 2012 with 43000 miles horn doesn't work while steering wheel turned to the right. it works fine while steering straight/left but the moment turned right horn will only click/ no sound. i do have the airbag light on don't know if it is related. worst case is, i have my state inspection due and with the srs light and no horn, it will definitely fail. i guess that's what i get for owning a kia .

My starter would not turn over to start my car after driving it. when i got to my destination i couldn't restart the car and there was smoke coming from under the hood. i had 2 starters put in thinking that was the issue and after the 2nd starter was installed the car still had smoke. the electrical wires were burnt and burning and the car still will not start.

I have a 2012 kia optima hybrid. drove great at first now the car is off and on.. while driving the car lunges often and as others have said there is a delay 2 second from pressing the gas to the car actually accelerating. the car also loses power when driving on the highway. i've noticed the engine will not charge the hybrid battery when it is getting low and the car become immobilized unable to accelerate. i have had dash lights only appear once and when the car was taken to the dealership they were unable to find the cause. this issue is extremely dangerous to myself and others. attached are a few pictures you can see the hybrid battery had 1 bar it appears to be charging but then goes to 0 bars because the battery is trying to power the car while only the engine should.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. while driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. the vehicle was restarted and able to drive normally. a mile down the road, the failure recurred. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). the manufacturer was not notified of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 185,000.

2012 kia optima with 43000 miles # airbag warning light stays on and checking different seating position/ restarting the ignition the warning light still stays on. # steering wheel feels sticky while driving straight, which needs immediate correction by moving left /right. if not it keeps going towards one direction constantly. dealership recommended to get the wheel alignment done, but no improvement as per steering wheel even after getting alignment done.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. while driving approximately 70 mph, the steering wheel shook and the check engine, low battery, oil, and electric power system warning indicators illuminated all at once. the vehicle lost all power and was coasted to the side of the road. the contact waited approximately four minutes and attempted to start the vehicle; however, it cranked, but did not start. the vehicle was left on the side of the road. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

As i was driving with absolutely no warning at the time or prior to the car stopped accelerating completely and will not start back up. when plugged up yo cables lights and all indicators come on but the car never starts and there is no noise coming from the engine . i was just leaving my driveway on a regular side street proceeding foward at maybe 15mph

Side mirror stopped working driver side. the motor from power fold mirror keeps running non stop making the grinding noise and also causing the battery to drain.

Vehical has had problems starting in cold weather for 3years now. we've taken the vehical to a kia dealership numerous times only to be told they don't know what's wrong with it or (it would do it for us/ well it started for us). most recently the vehical was at the dealer ship for 10 days while we were vacationing and they returned the vehical only for it to not start the following morning. it's a push to start and as a safety feature the brake pedal must be pressed in order to start the car. when the problem first started there would be a light on the dash that would indicate there was not key witch was not the case. you could have the key phob in the car and still wouldn't start. this was only on cold days. it would start just fine unless it was below 20 degrees. more recently the car will show no indicator on the dash and won't start if the temperature is below 30-35 degrees. above that everything works fine. we changed keys and replaced batteries in keys and moved them all over the car but nothing would get the car to start ...

Brake switch recalled on 2011 models, but my 2012 will not start mostly when it gets cold outside, brake pedal stiffens and wont decompress for engine to start, push buttn wont start car brake lights dont work. vehicle will leave stranded without warning. it will work and then not work, intermitten.