Kia Recalls 2024 Optima For Engine Failure. Average repair cost is $4,670 at 103,950 miles. The dealership offered to replace the engine for $5000 with a used engine that has 70k miles.

Since 2010 more than 3,100 hyundai and kia vehicles have caught fire, injuring 103 people and killing one, according to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), the government. According to the kia and hyundai class action lawsuit, the class vehicles suffer from a defect related to the engine’s connecting rod bearing.