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Kia Optima 2012 hybrid defect
Combustion engine will not turn off when there is no demand and the battery is fully charged. Kia insists this is normal operation and will not fix it or explain why the engine is running.
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Kia Optima hybrid malfunction
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Hybrid system is malfunctioning and keeps the combustion engine running while the EV system is supposed to be powering the car. I have to modulate the gas to trick the system into cutting off the combustion engine. This causes me to get 31-32mpg highway on an email rated 34 city 37 highway vehicle. Sussman Kia Dealership refuses to take any further action and tells me to contact Kia customer ca...

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  • @meandpapa4446
    @meandpapa4446 9 місяців тому

    What problem? The two energy sources are made to work together to maintain acceleration.

  • @JagjeetSingh-f7k
    @JagjeetSingh-f7k Рік тому

    My kia optima hybrid 2011 model go 50 miles and switch of

  • @Baixel
    @Baixel 3 роки тому

    Cool

  • @RealWjay
    @RealWjay 3 роки тому

    Hi I have an issue with my 2011 kia optima hybrid, when the engine is cold everything is perfectly working. As soon as the engine gets hot, thats the start of having the issue. Especially when the weather get hot. When the engine is hot, basically from driving it, and slowing down or coming from a complete stop, when i try to accelerate, the electric motor does not respond and it waits til the engine takes over in order for you to be able to drive or move the car (about 3 seconds delay from a complete stop). So when the engine gets rest a bit, then its all goes back to normal (well not quite, electric motor responds but not too long til it switches to gas motor). Basically its all about when it gets hot (weather and the engine). Do you think its something like a sensor?

    • @anthonyrecendez5438
      @anthonyrecendez5438 2 роки тому

      Did you get this fixed , I have the same problem

    • @RealWjay
      @RealWjay 2 роки тому

      @@anthonyrecendez5438 its the auxiliary pump for the Hybrid starter system

    • @anthonyrecendez5438
      @anthonyrecendez5438 2 роки тому

      @@RealWjay do you happen to know the part number ? , around how much did it cost to resolve the issue

    • @anthonyrecendez5438
      @anthonyrecendez5438 2 роки тому

      ??

    • @JASONHN
      @JASONHN Рік тому

      I bought one with 161k from the same year and it gave me problems when I go slow without touching the accelerator and I want to speed up the car starts to accelerate on its own and hits me, and I have no idea why it could be

  • @houseoftherisingson7188
    @houseoftherisingson7188 3 роки тому

    stupid ass video

  • @alanp613
    @alanp613 3 роки тому

    What's malfunctioning?

  • @papithree3958
    @papithree3958 3 роки тому

    I have the same car..

  • @papithree3958
    @papithree3958 3 роки тому

    What did u do ?

    • @matthewsherman538
      @matthewsherman538 3 роки тому

      Ended up getting rid of the car for a different vehicle. No point in towing around a battery and electrical system that didn’t work and Kia wouldn’t fix. They sent a check for about $800 and I traded it in to be someone else’s problem. If Kia wants to try again with this failed hybrid experiment I’d be open to it if they would actually honor their warranty.

  • @alaricsaltzman5647
    @alaricsaltzman5647 3 роки тому

    How did you get full battery charge?

    • @blaat1982
      @blaat1982 3 роки тому

      Mine goes max 75%

    • @eddiebriza130
      @eddiebriza130 2 роки тому

      @@blaat1982 yea I was wondering also. My 2013 I have still will get up to one bar before completely full. At best. Usually it's half full

    • @alfredchirinos2241
      @alfredchirinos2241 3 місяці тому

      Hello, I have a 2012 Kia Optima hybrid and my car charges the entire battery on its own. It does that when I put it in cruising speed (60 miles/speed limit.) I travel 25 minutes on the highway (from my work to my home) and in that time the car alternates between electric and gasoline motor, in After 15 or 10 minutes the battery appears full. The battery does NOT last long because when the battery is full, the gasoline engine turns off and begins to consume the battery. I have NOT noticed if my normal driving also charges the battery fully, but at cruising speed it does.

  • @domd5280j
    @domd5280j 4 роки тому

    Mine has horrible gas mileage for a hybrid too!! It's annoying

  • @blackman9707
    @blackman9707 5 років тому

    Hi buddy. did you fix the problem ?? And How?? My optima Hybryd is also this problem.(( you have all the sensors full. Gasoline, battery and hybrid battery. Maybe this problem are sensors or fuses ??

    • @sachinthadileepa9951
      @sachinthadileepa9951 Рік тому

      Hy buddy im living Dubai🇦🇪 i have also optima 2013 hybrid same like above showing in my car driving under verry hot whether and parking long time in very hot whether, but not like this completely full mine was before H level.. but in normal whether it was normally working as like 80% charged it will go to the EV mode any way my opinion is reduce driver the car most sunny day and when driving the car keep a/c on for cool the cabin temperature good🙏👍

  • @fidenciocortinas4481
    @fidenciocortinas4481 5 років тому

    L

  • @vismtechnologies1997
    @vismtechnologies1997 5 років тому

    Noticed that your hybrid battery is overheated. The manual says that the cabin cools the battery. There are two vents behind the rear seats (one on each side) that have to be cleaned periodically. If not the system will protect itself by keeping it in gas mode. Look at right side of the left gauge cluster where your battery icon is signaling that thing are too hot. I run my AC most of the time but only saw it go that high once when it the cabin to 82 to warm things up. Hope that helps.

    • @matthewsherman538
      @matthewsherman538 5 років тому

      Vism Technologies please read your manual. That meter indicates charge level, not temperature. The state of charge (SOC) gauge indicates the hybrid battery's charge level. If the SOC is near L level, the vehicle auto matically operates the engine to charge the battery. However, if the service indicator and MIL(Malfunction indicator lamp) turn on when the State of Charge(SOC) is near L(Low), the vehicle should be towed. Refer to the chapter 6.

  • @omarcruise7006
    @omarcruise7006 5 років тому

    Most useless video I have ever seen in my entire life !!!

    • @matthewsherman538
      @matthewsherman538 5 років тому

      Omar Cruz wasn't useless to Kia. They sent me a check last month acknowledging their hybrid system is a large paper weight in the trunk.

  • @matthewsherman538
    @matthewsherman538 5 років тому

    New update. On 12/02/2018 Hybrid system failure occurred. Took it to Sussman Kia and they are refusing to honor the 10 year 100k mile warranty. They claimed that the failure is the Transmission and not covered by warranty. I explained that for a hybrid the transmission is explicitly called out as being covered. Now they are claiming that the vehicle only has a 5yr 60k mile warranty. They are doing everything in their power to not honor the warranty.

    • @gorylla3ify
      @gorylla3ify 5 років тому

      Omg I'm having the same problem do you know what is causing that to happen?

    • @edwinjiscoa5695
      @edwinjiscoa5695 5 років тому

      Happens to me....my has 73000 miles...acording to me the car still under waranty....dealer told me that only engine and trans are cover but not your hybrid system....hybrid system is 5 yrs or 60000 miles......the fkn hybrid battery itself its 3500$ plus labor.

    • @edwinjiscoa5695
      @edwinjiscoa5695 5 років тому

      GORYLA did you ever found out what happen to yoir car?

    • @TheChristonline
      @TheChristonline 5 років тому

      @@edwinjiscoa5695 The hybrid system is covered to 100K and 120k in some states after your 1st service. Kia replaced my transmission at 86k and hybrid battery at 105k. Call Kia corp. and explain your issues . As far as dealerships go i find that the more rural out in the country mechanics you deal with the more honest they are.

    • @RealWjay
      @RealWjay 3 роки тому

      Hi I have an issue with my 2011 kia optima hybrid, when the engine is cold everything is perfectly working. As soon as the engine gets hot, thats the start of having the issue. Especially when the weather get hot. When the engine is hot, basically from driving it, and slowing down or coming from a complete stop, when i try to accelerate, the electric motor does not respond and it waits til the engine takes over in order for you to be able to drive or move the car (about 3 seconds delay from a complete stop). So when the engine gets rest a bit, then its all goes back to normal (well not quite, electric motor responds but not too long til it switches to gas motor). Basically its all about when it gets hot (weather and the engine). Do you think its something like a sensor?

  • @GXLDFISHYT
    @GXLDFISHYT 6 років тому

    Yes. What year is it?

  • @mcylou
    @mcylou 6 років тому

    What year is your Optima Hybrid...?

  • @matthewsherman538
    @matthewsherman538 6 років тому

    The vehicle will not go into Electric Vehicle mode. This means, that while the car is supposed to be a "hybrid" it only gets 30mpg, just like a standard Optima because the combustion engine is running all the time. It should cycle the combustion engine on and off to conserve fuel based on a number of inputs including engine load, battery charge, temperature, etc. Kia still refuses to fix the problem, so I am getting 30 mpg on a "hybrid" and 34 mpg on my 2008 non-hybrid.

    • @transblack
      @transblack 5 років тому

      I have exactly the same car. Mine doesn't do that bro. For example, it always turns off the gas engine when I'm driving in a parking lot or downhill.

    • @vismtechnologies1997
      @vismtechnologies1997 5 років тому

      Noticed that your hybrid battery is overheated. The manual says that the cabin cools the battery. There are two vents behind the rear seats (one on each side) that have to be cleaned periodically. If not the system will protect itself by keeping it in gas mode. Look at right side of the left gauge cluster where your battery icon is signaling that thing are too hot. I run my AC most of the time but only saw it go that once when it the cabin to 82 to warm things up. Hope that helps.

    • @MrJayosee123
      @MrJayosee123 5 років тому

      @@vismtechnologies1997 that guage is the battery charge level (high and low) not hot and whatever you thought the L would be. When it gets to L, that means you have a bad battery.

  • @petepete939
    @petepete939 6 років тому

    I do not understand what the defect is

  • @sdsnowtiger6357
    @sdsnowtiger6357 6 років тому

    Hope the problem is fixed. I have this car and was told when I purchased it that it will go up to 72mph on flat or downhill once it’s above that the engine will be on. I’ve noticed with mine it only goes into ev mode when going down hill or on flat road on cruise control. I averaged about 39 mpg on a trip from San Diego to eureka and back often times you need to drive under the speed limit in this car to get the best performance. I’ve noticed if I’m not very gentle with the gas it won’t stay in ev mode. Bugs I’ve had - if you put it in park and it rolls forward or back it hits a pin tripping a sensor that displays a hybrid system warning screen telling me to shut it off. Once I do it doesn’t start till the computer resets. My black plastic bumper guard fell off that was 200$ the dealer told me it happens all the time.... Also recently my auxiliary battery died due to the hazards being left on. The car seems to not be recharging it and I’ve read it’s about a 300$ replacement. Hopefully your luck improves and something here helps.

    • @MegaHomo100
      @MegaHomo100 6 років тому

      wow thats a lot of problems ,mine did the hybrid system warning thing twice so far .im about 65000kms in the car .i commute far away so with a full tank of gas i get about 600-650kms driving like a mad man.most i got out of a tank was 750kms

  • @emjurek1438
    @emjurek1438 6 років тому

    Very nice mpg what a great car