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2013
28,000 Miles
First and foremost I want to say that I really love my KIA. My husband and I haven't had any issue's until today. The car started up fine when needed to take the kids to school, but when I turned it off to get some gas, it wouldn't start. I had to get someone to givw me a jump. :( When I got home I turned it off, restarted the car and it turned on without a problem. I went to the store and after having it off for about 40 minutes (while shopping) after loading my items in the car I went to turn it on and NOTHING! It was dead again. I keep checking it hy turning it on every few hours and it turns on, but Im afraid of having to drive somewhere and turning it off and it wont start again.
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2013
12,600 Miles
Several times a week I have to get my car jumped. Lights off, radio off, controls heat/air off....literally nothing on....dead clicking battery. Replaced battery and still same issue.....I need this fixed!!!!!
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2013
36,700 Miles
Tried to start the car after work and this weird clicking noise started happening. All the lights came on in the car as usual, but the car wouldn't turn over. Eventually I noticed, while putting the windows down, the electricity was slowly being drained from the car. It happened last night and will be repaired today.
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2013
64,650 Miles
When I push the start button my car makes a clicking noise but won't start up. I've been getting it jumped for the past 3 weeks now and it's becoming a nuisance. I've been stranded at work several times and at home due to this issue. What should I do?
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2013
31,000 Miles
Vehile would not start at all. After I jumped car was running but as soon as you turn off and back on nothing. Thought was battery per dealer replaced only to find out alternator not charging and my car was only running on the battery. Needless to say car is still at dealership as they access the issues with my 2013 Kia Optima.
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2013
35,346 Miles
My battery continuously to go dead causing steering difficulty and all other electrical components to stop working. I had the battery checked several times and it always revealed the battery was good. I had the alternator checked which show only about 3 to 5 volts charging back into the battery with motor running.
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2013
63,000 Miles
Car wont start due to something pulling a charge all the time. I had the car for 4 months and had nothing but problems
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2013
0 Miles
I have to get a jump everyday due to the alternator. I think Kia should have a recall on these. I am reading where so many people are having the same problem. I have 45,000 miles on my car. I don't have $ 700 to fix it! Come on Kia!!! What the heck!!!
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2013
60,000 Miles
When I shut my car off and do not remove The keys immediately-- the battery dies!Kia service tried to tell me that is a feature of the Kia Optima
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2013
88,000 Miles
Initially, when you press the Start Button crank your vehicle it is pretty obvious that the battery is very weak and there is not enough amps to crank your vehicle. When you press the button again on your second attempt, you will get a continuous buzzing sound followed by flashing light all over your instrument panel and the only way to stop the vehicle for buzzing and flashing is to press the Start Button again. At this point the battery appears to be completely drain. This issue appears to be too wide-spread for KIA not to recall and replace this faulty/inadequate alternators.
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2013
65,000 Miles
My 2013 Kia Optima LX battery is not holding a charge. This problem has occurred over a year ago and still exist. I thought I needed a new battery but after reading reviews about the faulty alternator issue with the 2013 Optima. I have decided to investigate this issue and wait before I pay out of pocket to get it fixed because I don't have a warranty. My car continues to need a jump start whether I've drove it all day or first thing in the morning. It's frustrating and embarrassing to have to go through this with a vehicle this new. I've read hundreds of similar reviews and in the future I probably think twice about buying another Kia. I'm close to trading it in for a Dodge or Chevy.
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2013
201,000 Miles
Battery light just came on.
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2013
61,000 Miles
Car first died in 2015 without warning while out of town and on a weekend. I was forced to leave my car at a repair shop and rent a car to return home. The part was not stocked and took 3 days to deliver. I also had the battery replaced at a total cost of $ 700.00. On Monday February 6th 2017 at 103000 miles my car died again with the same diagnosis. This time I took it to a KIA Dealership for the replacement and explanation. None with forthcoming!! The bill this time was a whopping $ 972.00. I decided to post on Facebook and got a call today from a CSR who could not help me and denied this was a widespread problem. As much as I wanted to purchase another KIA, I cannot afford to have an unreliable vehicle.
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2013
85,000 Miles
My car is currently doing this the battery is dying and the alternator is failing.
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2013
45,552 Miles
The day I bought my Kia Optima the battery died in the service bay! I was told that the car was fine and it was a service error caused by leaving the car in accessory mode. Well 2 days later I was calling AAA to jump me because the battery had been discharged; I have had to do this 7 times, with the dealer telling me the battery and vehicle are fine. Finally a AAA representative told me that these vehicles have faulty alternators. Took the car for service 2 days ago, dealer wants 1300 bucks to fix the problem, despite electrical system being under extended warranty coverage! I hate KIA at this point!
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2013
0 Miles
The dealer, Beyer Kia of Falls Church, VA, advises the alternator needs to be replaced....3 days to get the part and another 2-1/2 days to do the install.
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2013
205,100 Miles
I brought a new battery four weeks ago I drove to Bloomfield (40 min ride on a Friday, Sunday I drove home to drop some stuff off when I came back out my car wouldn't start.
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2013
113,000 Miles
alt. not strong enough to run everthing
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2013
81,000 Miles
I had taken my car to get it washed. When car was done I pull out onto road and car just shut off, lights start flashing and steering wheel locked. Managed to get it started again only to drive about a quarter of a mile before it shut off again-in the middle lane of traffic. Police officer who helped me thought that maybe it was just water that had gotten into the system from the car wash. It sat for about 20 mins in the roadway then it finally started. Managed to get it to the dealership and have now been advised that the alternator needs to be replaced.
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2013
34,500 Miles
I'll push the brake to start the car and the brake would start whirring and vibrating. The cabin lights would go on very dimly and the car will not start at all. I jumped the battery and that worked, but the next day the same thing happened again.