2012 Kia Optima Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems

“While trying to accelerate, the car randomly has a 2-3 second delay before action. When the problem occurs, the car will coast out into traffic, which may be moving at high speeds. This leaves me exposed to getting hit on a frequent, but irregular basis, and I am afraid to drive the vehicle. The car can also have jerky motions and lunges when accelerating from a stop on an incline, posing a danger to pedestrians and cars nearby.”

“Bought a used 2012 Kia optima from a Kia dealership on 1/12/18. I did not drive this vehicle from 1/13/2018 - 1/19/18. Started driving this vehicle and 5 (five) days later, on 1/23/18 the vehicle blew a rod in the engine. After several unsuccessful attempts at having the dealership fix the issue at their expense, I was getting nowhere. I contacted Kia headquarters and they assisted me with communication with the dealership and getting the engine rebuilt (as a goodwill by the dealership). …”

“Nhtsa recall 17v224000 my 2012 Kia was supposedly not in this recall but my car bearings according to independent mechanic are already wearing out prematurely at 84000 miles . The car will lose oil pressure and knock (bearing) blow white smoke and stop in the middle of the interstate. This happened once in stop and go traffic and once traveling at 65 MPH where car decelerated to 30 MPH. Car has always been taken to Kia dealership for service but they claim they can not see the service records and will not cover under purchased warranty without them”

“Purchased the car used at 25000 miles from a dealership. Car was fine, smooth for about 10 months. Did oil changes as usual. Noticed some jerking recently when I would come to a complete stop but didn't really bother me at first. Then I noticed it was having trouble accelerating from a complete stop. It would sometimes take 3+ seconds for it to respond and start moving. The more I would come to a complete stop (bumper to bumper traffic) it would take longer to respond to accelerate. Couple days ago, I did the maintenance 30k service. …”

“The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated while in park and crashed into a garage door, without any warning. The contact reversed the vehicle and placed the vehicle in park. The contact mentioned when exiting the vehicle, it began to shake, jerk and attempted to accelerate. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure occurred on three occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.”