How many miles does a 2015 Kia Optima last?
Reports indicate that a KIA Optima can last up to 200,000 miles. For many owners, they have crossed the 100,000-mile threshold, without tremendous problems.
How often does Kia Optima engine burn oil?
Steering sticks and you have to forcefully pull the steering wheel in the other direction to unstick it. Oil is burning with no oil leaks, no leaks in other fluids, no explanation as to where it is going but it is burning through a quart of oil every 7 days.
Why does my Kia Optima have a burning oil smell?
Oil is burning too hot causing the oil to burn out faster than it should. Over time this issue will lead to engine failure. Engine puts off a burning oil smell and seems to need oil added in between it’s 3,000 mile oil change. It happens at all times of car running, either stopped or moving.
Are there any problems with the Kia Optima?
Kia Motor Optima owners have reported 50 problems related to engine burning oil (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the Optima.
How did the Kia Optima ex Turbo get replaced?
The engine on my 2012 KIA Optima EX turbo with over 130,000 miles on it, was replaced free of charge by the KIA dealership. They paid my towing bill, provided me with a very nice sedan rental car and it only took a little over a week to get the new engine installed. The service provided by their service department was nothing short of fantastic.
Steering sticks and you have to forcefully pull the steering wheel in the other direction to unstick it. Oil is burning with no oil leaks, no leaks in other fluids, no explanation as to where it is going but it is burning through a quart of oil every 7 days.
Oil is burning too hot causing the oil to burn out faster than it should. Over time this issue will lead to engine failure. Engine puts off a burning oil smell and seems to need oil added in between it’s 3,000 mile oil change. It happens at all times of car running, either stopped or moving.
Kia Motor Optima owners have reported 50 problems related to engine burning oil (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the Optima.
How many miles does it take for a car to burn oil?
For example, BMW tells owners it’s normal for some of its engines to burn a quart of oil in fewer than a thousand miles. In a tip sheet to fleet-vehicle operators, GM says normal consumption “can be in the range of one quart within 2,000 miles on a properly driven and maintained vehicle.”.