Kia Optima Complaints (2006)

155 consumer complaints on file.

#10347956August 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN, SEATS, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, VISIBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS VISION IMPAIRMENT. THE SWITCH FOR THE BOTH SEATS DOES NOT WORK. THE WHEEL BEARING IS BAD. THE TIRE PRESSURE WHEEL SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION SPEED ADJUSTMENT SENSOR ARE BAD ON THIS 2006 KIA OPTIMA , CONSTANTLY BULBS FOR TAILLIGHT BLOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341859July 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER A COLD START, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT A VERY LOW SPEED AND THAT THE RPM'S WOULD NOT INCREASE OVER 2000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION ON THE THROTTLE BODY OR THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329712May 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY
DOOR JAM ON RIGHT BACK DOOR AND SUN VISORS ON RIGHT PASSENGER OVER VIEW JUST DROPS DOWN IN THE PASSENGER OR CHILD VIEW THATS CAUSES ONE TO BECOME FEARFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327423April 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2006 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A TELEPHONE REQUEST FOR THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FILING AN INJUNCTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR FALSE ODOMETER READINGS AND/OR FRAUD *TGW THE ODOMETER MOVED SLOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER USED A HAND HELD DEVICE AND STATED NOTHING INDICATED A MALFUNCTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325385April 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS EVERY SIX MONTHS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER ADDED AN EXTRA GROUND WIRE TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,983. UPDATED 8/9/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WIRES WERE TOO SMALL WHICH PREVENTED AMP FLOW, WHICH CAUSED THE BULBS TO BURN. UPDATED 08/11/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320150March 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUN VISORS WOULD FALL DOWN WHILE IN THE "UP" POSITION. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FREE OF CHARGE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312807February 22, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2006 KIA OPTIMA, I NOTICED A DISTINCT "CLUNKING" SOUND EMANATING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION EVERY TIME I ENCOUNTERED A SHARP BUMP IN THE ROAD. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT "THEY ARE ALL LIKE THAT." I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311204February 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO THAT IT COULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WOULD REPLACED PARTS ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUT OFF. THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE KIA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY DO NOT COVER ANY PARTS THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310527February 15, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
06 KIA OPTIMA POWER DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS; ONCE LOCKED THE KEY WILL NOT WORK TO OPEN DOOR CORRECTLY, NEITHER WILL THE DOOR OPEN MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER CONTACTED BUT WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM ALTHOUGH VEHICLE IS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES OVER WARRANTY. THROUGH PERSONAL RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN DEFECT. PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE DOOR LATCH (AKA DOOR CHECKER) PER KIA. THIS DEFECT ASSIGNS TO THIS VEHICLE THE TITLE OF " DEATH TRAP". THE FACT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED AND KIA FORCED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM IS APPALLING AND CASTS DOUBT ON THE SERVICE OF THE NHTSA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310540February 15, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE FAILED WORKING AND WILL DROP DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR MISUSED THEM IN ANY WAY. THEY JUST SNAPPED UPON OPENING. MANY COMPLAINS HAVE BEEN POSTED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT'S TIME SOMEONE STEPS UP AND REPORTS THIS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308946February 12, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS REMOTE WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE LATCH ON THE VEHICLE FAILED NOT THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN HIM A NEW KEYLESS REMOTE THAT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY AND THEN IT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE LATCH ON THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,537. UPDATED 3/10/10 *CN UPDATED 08/18/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306470February 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BROUGHT A NEW 2006.5 KIA OPT. AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES PARKING LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN CAR WAS OFF, AUTO LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. TOOK TO DEALER ABOUT 4 TIMES AND THEY JUST PLAYED WITH THE SWITCHES AND SAID NOT TO WORRY. AT ABOUT 5500 MILES AND A DAY AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNER SHIP THE CAR WAS DEAD AND NEEDED A TOW. NEW BATTERY.TWO LATER SAME THING, THEN AGAIN 4 WEEKS LATER, REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH AND DID WIRING REPAIRS, I NOW HAVE 23500 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE HAD OVER 12 TOWS OR JUMP STARTS. THIRD BATTERY, FUSE BOX, ALTERNATOR AND OTHER REPAIRS. IN 12/2009 WITH 23000 MILES IT DIES AGAIN 4 TIMES IN 3 WEEKS AND HAD TO BE TOWED, ANOTHER NEW BATTERY. SOMETHING UNKNOWN IS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND THEY CAN'T FIND IT. AM WORRIED THAT CAR WILL DIE OUT WHEN DRIVING IT OR THE LIGHTING WILL ALL GO OUT CAUSING ME TO CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294831December 7, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN EITHER BY KEY OR BY THE REMOTE CONTROL. THIS BEGAN RANDOMLY A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND WOULD OPEN IF WE JIGGLED THE KEY A CERTAIN WAY. WE COULD NOT LOCK THE CAR SINCE WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE COULD GET IT OPEN AGAIN. WE BOTH WORK FULL TIME AND ARE AN HOUR AWAY FROM A KIA DEALER. ON THANKSGIVING DAY, IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OPEN SINCE. AS A RESULT, MY HUSBAND, AGE 63 AND I, AGE 62 HAVE TO CRAWL IN THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR, OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE KIA DEALER CONTACTED WILL NOT REPLACE THIS AT NO CHARGE, IT WILL COST $200 JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO OUR CAR! IT IS PAST THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 NUMBER SAID IT WOULD BE UP TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER TO FIX IT AT NO COST. THE SERVICE DEPT. TELLS ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS AND KNOWS WHICH PART TO ORDER WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE CAR. WILL IT TAKE AN ACCIDENT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FIXING THIS DEFECTIVE DOOR PART? THIS IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE BUT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WE HAVE NO WAY OUT SHOULD THE PASSENGER SIDE BE RAMMED AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST QUIT DRIVING THIS CAR THAT'S NOT PAID FOR! THIS IS NOT AN ACCESSORY, IT'S A BASIC CAR PART! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283670September 11, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WENT TO DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DOOR WOULD UNLOCK BY THE KEY BUT WHEN YOU PULL THE HANDLE THE DOOR WOULD LOCK BACK AND NOT COME AWAY FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU COULD GET IN THE CAR WAS TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND CRAWL ACROSS TO THE DRIVER SIDE. EXITING THE VEHICLE WAS THE SAME PROCESS. THE CAR WAS PUT INTO THE SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC OPENED THE DOOR BY UNLOCKING THE DOOR AND PULLING THE POWER LOCK FUSE AND OPENING THE DOOR. THE ACTUATOR (OR AJITATOR, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC NAME BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE TWO) HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THEN THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE IT WARPED DUE TO THE ACTUATOR GOING OUT. WITH THE CAR BEING APPROX 3 YEARS OLD, THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISMS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT SO SOON. NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVER DOOR AND EXITING THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267060April 28, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE COULD PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264330April 7, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE ELECTRIC LOCKS LOCK YOU IN THE CAR. SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR SHOULD SOMETHING ELSE ELECTRICAL HAPPEN CAUSING A FIRE I WOULD BE DEAD! KIA HAS HAD THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS AS I FOUND LOOKING ON INTERNET, THEY STILL HAVE NOT CORRECTED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260524March 3, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WILL NOT GO OFF. PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF LIGHT NOT ALWAYS WORKING. DEALER SAYS $115 FOR TEST. IF WARRANTED THEY WILL PAY. IF NOT I WILL PAY. READ OF MANY REPORTS LIKE THIS. 87,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257988February 8, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT GO OUT OR IT WILL GO OUT AND BACK ON. IT IS NECESSARY TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESET THE COMPUTER FOR IT TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244367October 4, 2008
AIR BAGS
YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 08V161000, CONCERNING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON 2006-08 HYUNDAI SONATAS, SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE KIA OPTIMAS. I JUST HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2006 KIA OPTIMA, , WHICH I PURCHASED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES AND THEN RETURNED WITHIN THE 7-DAY RETURN PERIOD DUE TO DISCOVERY OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SOFTWARE DID NOT RECOGNIZE A 120-POUND ADULT AS AN ADULT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AS A RESULT OF WHICH WE GOT THE SIGNAL THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237464August 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MY SAME LEFT TURN SIGNAL BURNS OUT EVERY MONTH- MONTH AND A HALF. MY HEAD LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT AT THE SAME RATE. MY PARKING LIGHTS GET STUCK ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND THE SWITCH IS OFF. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET THEM TO GO OFF. THE ALARM HAS JUST GONE OFF WITH NO ONE AROUND IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE TO BE FIXED BUT THEY KEEP SAYING IF THEY DON'T SEE IT HAPPEN THEY CANNOT FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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