My 2013 Kia Optima caught on fire just short of driving it for about 15-20 min on 9/23/18. We got no warning on the dashboard we heard a light pop noise, the vehicle turned off when we got off there was fire coming out from the hood that fastly spread throught out up to the whole front of the car destroying the whole engine. The car never had any mechanical issues. We had just driven from AZ to ca the night before with no problems. I still have no explanation why my 5 year old car with just a little over 86K miles caught on fire.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

While driving down the expressway my car stalled and then caught fire with no warning at all, as I pulled over on the side of the expressway I seen smoke and then flames while car was total loss.

- Stockbridge, GA, USA

The paint pilling off the car took it to Kia they told me they can't do nothing the pain pills so bad this a five year car in it look like 15 year old car cost me 2800 to get the car painted I know that this was a defect on the pait in Kia don't want to admit it I think this is something that it needs to be checked Kia need to fix this problem

- Deltona, FL, USA

While I was driving the car, I stopped at a stop light, and realized that my car was on fire from the engine area. The electrical shorted out and I was locked in the car, I had to manually hold the electric lock to be able to escape from the car. It was engulfed in flames.

- Odessa, FL, USA

The paint is peeling off of my car while the car is stationary

- Jacksonvile, FL, USA

On September 28th my husband was in a accident where he turned a corner at 8mph and hit the rear end of a boat on a trailer. The whole front of the car was crunched and the car is now a total loss and was totaled. The air bags never went off and if I were in the car with my two small children this would have been a different story.

- Elko, NV, USA

My four year old daughter and I were in the car and while driving, the sunroof exploded. It was so loud, almost like a gunshot. A small amount of glass entered the car. I was driving straight, southward, near the osceola exit on I 55. There was absolutely no sign or evidence of anything hitting the glass. Weather conditions were clear and the temperature in osceola today was a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees Fahrenheit.

- Jonesboro, AR, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Optima. While washing the vehicle, water was observed in the driver and passenger side headlights. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the sealant around the headlights was failing. The headlights were not repaired or replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 67,000.

- Des Moines, IA, USA

While driving on a 2 lane road with my son and a friend, going about 25 mph on a clear day at noon, we heard what sounded like a gunshot come from the moon roof causing me to swerve. Once I was able to pull off the road and assess the situation, we found that the moon roof had "exploded" causing the entire thing to crack and remain cracking, causing tiny shards of glass to form. It was immediately undriveable.

- Kennesaw, GA, USA

Having purchased the car on 12/11/14 my daughter did not have much experience driving the car.... on December 27 she "lost control" of the car, and ran into the wall on a busy highway in Chicago. The accident occurred on a dry evening, and she emphatically states that she does not know how she lost control of the car, and that it was pulling to the left. The only rationale conclusion was that she might have had a tire blow out. That is, until a friend recommended I check the web, and check if others may have been or are experiencing the same thing. Although I had done my due diligence when researching the car e.g. recalls, known problems, etc. Prior to purchasing this car, I did not check specifics such as steering. Long of the short, two days after the accident and when I googled steering problems, this site www.carcomplaints.com/Kia/Optima/2013/steering/steering.shtml was one of the first to show up. I was amazed to find 35 complaints in reference to the same steering issue. After reading the complaints I am I convinced that this steering issue is the contributor to my daughter's accident. It is the only logical explanation other than a blow out. I think this may be a result of the steering problems associated with the 2013 Optimas. I wonder how many accidents or deaths it is going to take for Kia to admit something is not right and do the responsible thing? it sounds as though there needs to be a manufacturers' recall before a fatal accident occurs, if it hasn't already....

- North Aurora, IL, USA

The sunroof on my 2013 Kia Optima exploded out wards raining broken glass down on my heard. The car was not struck by any object and no cars were ahead of me on the road. There was a slight creaking noise and then a violent explosion leaving an up turned crater in the glass roof. The car is currently at the dealer and they deny any knowledge of problems with any sunroofs dispute the recall on similar roofs on other Kia and Hyundai models.

- Whittier , CA, USA