2001 Kia Optima
Safety Score
64
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-04 | 03V067000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 11,501 | — | Details |
| 2001-05-01 | 01V156000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 16,231 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag light on and I've check the fuses in it,Not it,,, My AC,. The drivers door lock , Oxagen senser Crank Sha… |
| 2021-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My air bag light has been on and I've check everything and my seat belt don't lock when its on and the light to the sea… |
| 2018-10-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SC… |
| 2016-08-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM T… |
| 2016-07-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR FOR A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS BEGINNING TO SHOW RUST. I TOOK IT TO A S… |
| 2015-11-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MEC… |
| 2015-10-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGH… |
| 2015-09-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | GOT IN CAR TO GO HOME NOTICED CAR STEERING WAS TERRIBLE AS IF I WAS ON ICE IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPT. GOT OUT TO SEE IF I W… |
| 2015-08-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED AND THE CON… |
| 2015-07-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRONT K FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTED AND MAKES LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS AFFECTED THE ALIGNMENT OF THE V… |
| 2013-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RE… |
| 2013-02-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V183000 (SUSPEN… |
| 2012-10-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 2001 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUB-FRAME RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HE WAS TREATED UNFAIRLY… |
| 2012-10-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | Yes | 0 | AS I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD, MY CAR DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND FELL ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. AFTER INSPECTIO… |
| 2012-10-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER … |
| 2012-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN SHE… |
| 2012-04-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRE… |
| 2012-03-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER … |
| 2011-12-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, MY DAUGHTER HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AND SHUDDERED. I GOT TH… |
| 2011-12-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BENT… |
| 2011-08-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING HIS VEHICLE ALIGNED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE S… |
| 2011-05-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD B… |
| 2011-04-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHE… |
| 2010-11-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MY 2001 KIA OPTIMA WITH 102,350 MILES STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO H… |
| 2010-09-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE FRONT FRAME AND MANY COMPONENTS OF MY 2001 KIA OPTIMA HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. IT CURRENTLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON… |
| 2010-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V183000, SUSPENSION: FRONT WA… |
| 2010-05-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HE FELT THE VEHICLE VIBRATING AND T… |
| 2010-02-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | KMC'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. SC075 THE SUB FRAME ON OUR KIA OPTIMA 2001 HAS RUSTED THROUGH THIS CAUSED THE LOWER CONTROL… |
| 2010-02-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTMA. THE FRONT SUB-FRAME RUSTED AND CRACKED IN HALF, AND IT COLLAPSED THE RIGHT FRONT … |
| 2009-11-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 KIA OPTIMA ON NORTH INTERSTATE 65 TO INDIANA, IN FOUR LANE TRAFFIC MY KIA RIGHT FRONT WHEEL NEAR… |
| 2009-11-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 KIA OPTIMA ON NORTH INTERSTATE 65 TO INDIANA, IN FOUR LANE TRAFFIC MY KIA RIGHT FRONT WHEEL NEAR… |
| 2009-08-28 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG (IN FRONT DRIVER SEAT) DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR DID I HIT ANYTHING. THER… |
| 2009-07-05 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 KIA AND ON JULY 5 2009 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE LEFT LANE AND MY TIRE HA… |
| 2009-06-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I NOTICED MY 2001 KIA OPTIMA PULLING TO THE LEFT SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED … |
| 2009-06-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #09V183000, SUSPENSION, FRON… |
| 2009-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE IT WAS STOPPED. THE CO… |
| 2009-05-31 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION,THE SUBFRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED… |
| 2009-05-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AND … |
| 2009-05-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FR… |
| 2009-05-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED AND IS UNUSABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAS AFFECTED ALL M… |
| 2009-04-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRONT SUBFRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNDRIVABLE. THIS OCCURRED JUST AS THE CAR WAS PULLED IN… |
| 2009-04-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 KIA OPTIMA WITH ONLY 62,000 MILES. CAR WAS PULLING TO RIGHT THOUGHT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN CAR WEN… |
| 2009-04-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT… |
| 2009-02-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 KIA OPTIMA WHICH HAS HAD A VERY BAD VIBRATION FOR A LONG TIME. TAKEN TO MULTIPLE SHOPS AND PROBLEM COULD … |
| 2008-12-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V183000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT) FOR HIS… |
| 2008-11-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 10/20/08. UPON PURCHASE, PRIVATE DEALER NOTIFIED ME OF A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2008-11-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REPLACING THE TIMING BELT ON THE VEHICLE, AN AUTOMOTIVE T… |
| 2008-10-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE … |
| 2008-10-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2001 KIA OPTIMA, V6, 61,000 MILES, TO A QUICK LUBE PLACE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WHILE ATTENDANT WAS CHANGING THE… |
| 2008-09-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AROUND A BEND AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT OVERCORREC… |