Kia Optima Service Bulletins (2014)

353 manufacturer communications on file.

• June 1, 2015•Document ID: 10089761

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSBTRA051R1

  Date Added:

  January 27, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: 6 SPD A/T SOLENOID REPLACEMENT – MULTIPLE DTCS - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF VARIOUS SHIFT SOLENOIDS ON 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES WITH DTCS P0741, P0743, P0748, P0753, P0758, P0763, P0768, P0773, P1778 AND P2709. REPLACE THE SOLENOIDS IF CURRENT OR HISTORY CODES ARE PRESENT; DO NOT REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE. TO REDUCE VEHICLE REPAIR TIME, THIS PROCEDURE CAN BE PERFORMED WITH THE TRANSAXLE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. REFER TO KGIS FOR SOLENOID PACK REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR THE SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE.

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• May 22, 2015•Document ID: 10089849

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TT067

  Date Added:

  January 30, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  "TECH TIP: DTC P1A89 - DC/DC CONVERTER CURRENT SENSOR FAULT SYMPTOM: DTC - MIL – P1A89 DC/DC CONVERTER CURRENT SENSOR FAULT AND ILLUMINATED BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LAMP IN THE CLUSTER. REPAIR: USE GDS/KDS TO CHECK THE LDC OUTPUT CURRENT UNDER LDC > CURRENT DATA (SEE IMAGE). IF THE OUTPUT IS ZERO AMPS, THIS MAY INDICATE AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE LDC MODULE INSIDE THE HYBRID POWER CONTROL UNIT (HPCU). REPLACEMENT OF THE HPCU WILL BE NECESSARY."

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• May 13, 2015•Document ID: 10089845

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EQUIPMENT; SERVICE BRAKES

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PS404

  Date Added:

  January 30, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  PITSTOP: HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL NOISE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP - ON SOME VEHICLES, CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF AN INTERMITTENT SQUEAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS CONCERN IS OFTEN DUE TO THE BRAKE PADS NOT FREELY FLOATING WITHIN THE CALIPER AND STICKING TO THE CALIPER BRACKET. THIS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO A VIBRATION AND NOISE WHICH IS HEARD DURING THE LAST PORTION OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.

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• May 13, 2015•Document ID: 10089825

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSBELE085

  Date Added:

  January 30, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: UVO SOFTWARE UPGRADE – MEDIA BUTTON INOPERATIVE - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR UPGRADING THE UVO SYSTEM OF SOME 2014~2015MY SPORTAGE (SL), FORTE (YD), OPTIMA (TF/QF), OPTIMA HYBRID (TF HEV) AND SORENTO (XMA) VEHICLES, WHICH MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE UVO MEDIA BUTTON.

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• April 24, 2015•Document ID: 10089987

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ENGINE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PS400

  Date Added:

  January 31, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  PITSTOP: SMART PEDAL FEATURE - THE “SMART PEDAL” IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) FUNCTIONALITY WHICH MONITORS AND PREVENTS THE SIMULTANEOUS ACTIVATION OF ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. WHEN ENGAGED, THE FEATURE REDUCES ENGINE POWER TO IDLE. MOST CUSTOMERS WILL NEVER NOTICE THE SMART PEDAL FEATURE WHEN ACTIVE, HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS WHO TEND TO REST THEIR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING MIGHT DESCRIBE A HESITATION OR DELAY SYMPTOM AND NOT REALIZE THAT THE EMS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS INTERVENING, AS DESIGNED.

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• April 2, 2015•Document ID: 10089983

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSBCHA056

  Date Added:

  January 31, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: SERVICE ACTION: STEERING FEEL IMPROVEMENT (SA188) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO AN UPGRADE OF THE LOGIC FOR THE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING (MPDS) ECU OF SOME 2014~2015MY OPTIMA (QF) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM AUGUST 23, 2013 THROUGH JULY 24, 2014, TO ADDRESS SOME COMPLAINTS THAT THE STEERING PULLS TO ONE SIDE. TO INSTALL THE NEW STEERING LOGIC, REPROGRAM THE MDPS SYSTEM USING THE GDS/KDS DOWNLOAD, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LATEST REFLASH HAS BEEN DONE TO A VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON, VERIFY ROM ID USING THE TABLES IN THIS TSB.

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• March 27, 2015•Document ID: 10092100

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PS365R1

  Date Added:

  February 17, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  PITSTOP: BLUETOOTH® ISSUES AFTER IPHONE® IOS 8 SOFTWARE UPDATE - THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO POSSIBLE BLUETOOTH CONCERNS WHEN USING AN IPHONE® WITH IOS 8.X (IOS 8, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, ETC.) WHILE PAIRED TO A HEAD UNIT.

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• March 27, 2015•Document ID: 10092099

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ENGINE

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PS392

  Date Added:

  February 17, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  PITSTOP: INTERMITTENT ‘NO START’ IN COLD TEMPERATURES WITH “CHECK BSD SYSTEM” MESSAGE ON CLUSTER - ON SOME OPTIMA (QF) VEHICLES, A CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT ‘NO START’ CONCERN, ON COLD START-UP AND IN COOLER TEMPERATURES. THIS CONCERN MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLAINT OF THE “CHECK BSD SYSTEM” MESSAGE (A) APPEARING ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BLIND SPOT DETECTION (BSD) SYSTEM) ALONG WITH A LACK OF PARK (P) INDICATION IN THE CLUSTER (B). THIS CONCERN MAY BE RELATED TO AN INTERNAL CONNECTION/CONTACT CONCERN IN THE INHIBITOR SWITCH (C) AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE IN A WARM SHOP ENVIRONMENT.

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• March 6, 2015•Document ID: 10092104

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PS387

  Date Added:

  February 17, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  PITSTOP: NAVIGATION HEADUNIT AND SD CARD COMPATIBILITY - THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO POSSIBLE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES BETWEEN NAVIGATION HEAD UNITS AND SD CARDS WHEN REPLACING HEAD UNITS FOR MULTIMEDIA ISSUES. IF AFTER REPLACING A NAVIGATION HEAD UNIT THE ORIGINAL SD CARD DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE:

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• February 5, 2015•Document ID: 10089784

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSBCLI026

  Date Added:

  January 27, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: A/C EVAPORATOR FREEZE-UP DURING EXTENDED DRIVE - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR OF SOME OPTIMA (TF/QF) AND SORENTO (XMA) VEHICLES (SEE PRODUCTION DATES ON PAGE 3), WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE FREEZING OF CONDENSATION ON THE EVAPORATOR CORE AND THE FOLLOWING A/C PERFORMANCE RELATED CONCERNS.

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• February 2, 2015•Document ID: 10089785

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  SERVICE BRAKES

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSBCHA052

  Date Added:

  January 27, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: NOISE DURING BRAKE ACTUATION - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO ADDRESS A BRAKE NOISE CONCERN ON SOME OPTIMA HYBRID (TF HEV) VEHICLES, PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2, 2013 THROUGH OCTOBER 22, 2014, WHICH MAY EXHIBIT A “SQUEAKING” AND/OR “HONKING” NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES RAPIDLY. ACCESS THE TSB ON KGIS AND PRESS THE 'ATTACH FILES' BUTTON (UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER) TO DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN TO THE SOUND FILE, IN ORDER TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE PARTICULAR BRAKE NOISE. IF CONFIRMED, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS BULLETIN TO RESOLVE THE CONCERN.

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• January 21, 2015•Document ID: 10089903

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PS377

  Date Added:

  January 30, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  PITSTOP: KOREAN ERROR MESSAGES ON NAVIGATION DISPLAY - THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES INFORMATION TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON NAVIGATION HEAD UNITS (AVN 3.0 OR AVN 3.5): * KOREAN ERROR MESSAGE THAT STARTS WITH NAVI.EXE OR * KOREAN ERROR MESSAGE THAT STARTS WITH MMMEDIA.EXE.

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• December 15, 2014•Document ID: 10090207

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EQUIPMENT

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PS364

  Date Added:

  February 2, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  PITSTOP: WATER LEAK/CONDENSATION IN REAR OUTER TAIL LAMP(S) - ON SOME 2014~2015MY OPTIMA (QF) VEHICLES, CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT WATER DROPLETS FORMING INSIDE THE REAR TAIL LAMP LENSES FOLLOWING A RAINSTORM OR AFTER WASHING THEIR VEHICLE. THESE WATER DROPLETS ARE MORE VISIBLE AT NIGHT AND THE QUANTITY OF WATER PRESENT IS MORE THAN JUST A THIN FILM OF CONDENSATION WHICH MAY NOT EASILY EVAPORATE. THIS CONCERN IS CAUSED BY A GAP BETWEEN THE TAIL LAMP HOUSING GASKET AND VEHICLE BODY WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO INFILTRATE INTO THE TAIL LAMP. TO RESOLVE THIS CONCERN, ORDER ADDITIONAL FOAM GASKETS (ONE ADDITIONAL PER SIDE) AND INSTALL THEM BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL LAMPS AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, AS OUTLINED BELOW.

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• December 5, 2014•Document ID: 10090187

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSBELE077

  Date Added:

  February 2, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: REAR VIEW CAMERA DIAGNOSIS/REPLACEMENT - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO DIAGNOSE AND/OR REPLACE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA OF SOME KIA VEHICLES (SEE TABLE BELOW FOR SPECIFIC MODELS AND PRODUCTION DATES) WHICH MAY EXHIBIT INADEQUATE IMAGE QUALITY FROM THE REAR VIEW CAMERA.

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• December 1, 2014•Document ID: 10060186

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PS364

  Date Added:

  March 16, 2016

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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• December 1, 2014•Document ID: 10057239

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

  Mfr Comm. #:

  077

  Date Added:

  May 5, 2015

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  KIA OPTIMA /SORENTO: 2012-2014 REAR VIEW CAMERA REQUIRES REPLACEMENT ON SPECIFIC MODELS. *LJ

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• November 3, 2014•Document ID: 10109794

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSB-ELE062R2

  Date Added:

  August 2, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: NAVIGATION UNIT SOFTWARE UPGRADE - This bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the navigation system software on some 2014MY Cadenza (VG) Sorento (XMa) and Optima (TF/QF) vehicles, produced from March 11, 2013 through January 24, 2014.

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• October 13, 2014•Document ID: 10109784

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSB-CLI017R4

  Date Added:

  August 2, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: EV AND HYBRID A/C SYSTEM SERVICING REQUIREMENTS - The Soul Electric Vehicle (EV) and the Optima Hybrid use an A/C compressor that is driven by a high-voltage electric motor rather than by a belt. Both the motor and compressor are in one housing with a mix of refrigerant and oil flowing through both sections. Because the oil flows through the motor windings, it must have a high electrical resistivity (low conductivity).

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• October 7, 2014•Document ID: 10109787

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSB-GEN057

  Date Added:

  August 2, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: GENERAL INFORMATION AND DIAGNOSIS FOR SMART KEY FOB SYSTEMS AND START/STOP BUTTONS - This bulletin provides information related to the Smart Key Systems on vehicles equipped with A/T (automatic transaxle) and Start/Stop Buttons (SSB).

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• October 3, 2014•Document ID: 10109785

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TSB-ELE062R1

  Date Added:

  August 2, 2017

  Manufacturer:

  KIA

  Summary

  TSB: NAVIGATION UNIT SOFTWARE UPGRADE - This bulletin provides the procedure for upgrading the navigation system software on some 2014MY Cadenza (VG) and Optima (TF/QF) vehicles, produced from March 11, 2013 through January 24, 2014.

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