Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-12 | 04V180000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 25,803 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving on the roadway, I was almost to a four way intersection, as i was going to get into the left turn lane, I… |
| 2019-10-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE… |
| 2019-07-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE, THOUGH IT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND IT WAS … |
| 2017-12-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AT 24,000 MILES MY VEHICLE STARTED LOCKING DOORS WHEN TEMPERATURES REACH 32 DEGREES OR LOWER. VEHICLE OUTSIDE ON CITY S… |
| 2017-06-16 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DULLES MOTORCARS LOCATED AT 107 CAT… |
| 2016-08-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS LITE, FOR NO REASON! THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 48K MILES , NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR HIT … |
| 2016-04-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. WHEN UTILIZING THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES, THE… |
| 2016-04-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK FROM EITHER SI… |
| 2016-04-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | KIA HAS ISSUED A RECALL (09V183000) HOWEVER IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE STATE IN WHICH I RESIDE, BUT ALL BORDERING STATES T… |
| 2015-11-22 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE AN… |
| 2015-03-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPT… |
| 2015-02-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | I STOPPED TO HAVE MY TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND THE MECHANICS WERE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE PASSENGER TIRE'S SIDEWALL SEP… |
| 2015-01-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SID… |
| 2014-12-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVERS DOOR IS JAMMED LOCKED. THE REMOTE WORKS THE LOCKS MOVE WITH REMOTE AND KEY. THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. MULTIPLE… |
| 2014-12-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE AUTO DOOR LOCK WOULD SNAP SHUT FROM INSIDE OR OUT. MY DAUGHTER HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR |
| 2014-09-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DOORS WOULD LOCK WITHOUT ANY PROMPTS. THE HORN WOULD HONK WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. … |
| 2014-08-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINAT… |
| 2014-07-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONT… |
| 2014-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2014-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH A KEY FOB, KEY OR MANUALLY. YOU ARE LITERALLY LOCKED IN THE CAR AND CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR… |
| 2014-04-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR IS WITH THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. IT STARTED IN APRIL WITH A PROBLEM WITH… |
| 2014-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRST: IN THE AFFECT PARTS SECTION OF THIS COMPLAINT THERE IS NO WHERE TO MARK DEFECTIVE LOCKS. I HAVE 2003 KIA OPTIM… |
| 2014-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | I HAD PARKED AT THE GROCERY STORE ONE NIGHT AND MY CAR DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE LATCH WAS STUCK IN… |
| 2013-12-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO COMPLETE A RIGHT TURN, TH… |
| 2013-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY WIFE NOTICED THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND CALLED HER BROTHER. HE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE THAT EVENING 12/30/2013.… |
| 2013-10-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEH… |
| 2013-07-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK AND COULD NOT B… |
| 2013-05-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN … |
| 2013-04-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITHOUT PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE AT THE SAME TIME… |
| 2013-04-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I PARKED MY CAR FOR THE DAY TO GO TO WORK. AT THAT POINT IN TIME THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. UPON RETURNING TH… |
| 2013-03-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR SOME TIME NOW WE HAVE HAD TO VERY SLOWLY PUMP GAS IN TO TANK, IT KEEPS SPLASHING BACK AND SHUTTING OFF THE GAS PUMP… |
| 2013-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT WORK AND ALSO DOES NOT UNLOCK. THIS PRESENTS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, DRIVER CAN… |
| 2013-01-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 CAR LENGTHS, MY CAR STOPPED AND STARTED SHAKING, IT WOULDN'T GO FOR… |
| 2012-12-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS I FILL THE TANK, GASOLINE FORCEFULLY SPITS BACK OUT ONTO THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK. THIS IS GETTING WORSE. I HAV… |
| 2012-12-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT START AFTER ADDING FUEL. AFTER REVIEWING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE TH… |
| 2012-11-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DOORS WOULD N… |
| 2012-10-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE DOOR DOES N… |
| 2012-10-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY MAIN ISSUE IS THE DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I CAN NOT OPEN MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHI… |
| 2012-09-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE DOOR(S) HAVE LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITHOUT MANY ATTEMPTS TO PULL ON THE HANDLE WHILE TURNING THE KEY. WHEN IT… |
| 2012-08-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED AND HE HAD TO EXIT THE … |
| 2012-08-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | KIA OPTIMA 2003. CAN NOT OPEN DRIVER DOOR. LOCK DOES NOT DISENGAGE WITH KEY OR POWER LOCK BUTTON. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS… |
| 2012-07-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I HAVE HAD TO EITHER CLIMB OUT THE WINDOW O… |
| 2012-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY EXTRA/ABNORMAL STRESS, DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT... THE PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE… |
| 2012-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOORS (ALL) WILL LOCK AFTER UNLOCKING WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET IN. I UNLOCK THE DOOR, EITHER MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY … |
| 2012-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | I HAD PROBLEM WITH BRAKES LOCKING UP ON 2003 KIA OPTIMA, HAD IT AT A DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, … |
| 2012-03-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK LOCKS UNATTENDED, TRAPS DRIVER INSIDE CAR. CAN NOT OPEN WITH KEY OR SWITCH. SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO; … |
| 2012-02-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DOOR HANDLE(S) ARE DEFECTIVE TO POINT WHERE EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED, THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. UPON TAKIN… |
| 2011-11-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE VEHI… |
| 2011-11-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONT… |
| 2011-10-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DID NOT UNLOCK. THIS FORCED PASSENGER TO COME OUT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR |