# 2015 Kia Optima - How do I find a good mechanic? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** kia\ **Created:** [December 7, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-optima-how-do-i-find-a-good-mechanic/173121 "2020-12-07T21:22:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-optima-how-do-i-find-a-good-mechanic/173121/8 "2020-12-10T04:10:58Z")
Maintain a good relationship with your dealer so that when it time to replace your engine you might be high on the list. Despite the known problems with their engines they will question your maintenance history and “what color was the warning light when your engine failed”? > [@2015 Kia Sportage - Knock leads to new engine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sportage-knock-leads-to-new-engine/173162): > > Engine light flickered on and off. Power began to decline. Barely reached my destination which was a mile away. The dealer who sold me the car said it came up with a knock sensor code error.(Note: There was a Knock sensor recall which we brought it in to the dealorship back in May where they input something into the computer to correct an issue) They sent it to a Kia Dealer and they said after several days the engine needed to be replaced. (Keep in mind this car has only 67,000 and showed no wa… Last week Hyundai added another 129,000 vehicles to the engine recall list. It seems that my timing belts last twice as long as Hyundai engines. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-optima-how-do-i-find-a-good-mechanic/173121)._