Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-17 | 12V014000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 145,755 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The front subframe is dangerously rusted. The same way the other optima were recalled for. |
| 2020-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006.5 KIA OPTIMA. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH STICKING AS OTHER KIAS CURRE… |
| 2019-09-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD RELEASED WHILE IN MOTION, FOLDED BACK OVER WINDSHIELD AND ROOF TOP TOTALLY BLINDING DRIVER WHILE IN MOTION. VEHIC… |
| 2019-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS START. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS AND PICK UP THE CAR WHEREVER I HAD TO LEAVE IT CAUSE IT WO… |
| 2019-07-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE AND THE INST… |
| 2019-01-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | OH REAR LOWER SWING ARM SUPPORTING THE SPRING BROKE LETTING THE SPRING COME OUT OF POSITION AND LETTING THE WHEEL TILT … |
| 2018-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 06 OPTIMA (06.5/ MS) 2.4 ENGINE BUT THE PROBLEM IM HAVING JUGING FROM KIA INTERNET FORUMS IS SPREAD ACROS MEN… |
| 2018-05-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING NO SPEED NO TEMP NO RPM NO FUEL. CHECKED ALL FUSES. |
| 2018-03-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED … |
| 2018-01-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL MOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE CAUSING YOU TO BE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN Y… |
| 2017-12-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AUTO LOCK ISSUE. AT 118,000 MILES MY AUTO LOCKS STARTED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN I TRIED TO UNLOCKED THEM, ESSENTIAL… |
| 2017-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2006 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CLUTCH AND ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON AND OFF. *LD *JS |
| 2016-09-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | "FIRST" TIME PROBLEM HAPPENED WAS JULY 3, 2016 WITH MY 2006 KIA OPTIMA. I WAS SB ON HWY I25 IN CS, CO. SPEEDOMETER READ… |
| 2016-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I ALSO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. I CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR … |
| 2016-06-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE STREET INTO THE SIDE OF M… |
| 2016-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. I CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR DRIVER SIDE… |
| 2016-02-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SC088:11V-153,I CAN'T PUT MY CAR IN PART NOR CAN I GO IN REVERSE. MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I SEE IT WAS A RECAL… |
| 2016-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON 1/11/16, I TOOK MY OPTIMA TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP (LOKEY IN CLEARWATER FLORIDA) BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAM… |
| 2016-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF CONSTANTLY ON ALL THE TIME |
| 2015-11-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAVE NOT GONE OFF YET. I TOO… |
| 2015-10-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 16, 2015 I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR...I WAS LOCKED IN. I AM UNAB… |
| 2015-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED MY RECALL LETTER FOR THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT, MIND YOU THE ILLUMINATE LIGHT WASN'T ON, MADE THE APPOIN… |
| 2015-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE MY VECHILE FOR A FEW MONTHS I KEPTED UP WITH MANTAINCE. NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE AIR BAG … |
| 2015-06-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE IN HALF CAUSING IT TO DRAG ON THE GROUND AND THE TIRE TO PUSH OUTWARD |
| 2015-05-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG- WE STARTED THE CAR UP AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT WENT OFF (OTHER THAN WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT DOWN).… |
| 2015-04-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORM… |
| 2015-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND IT HAS NEED THE SAME REPAIR ON THE SAME PART 3 TIMES (THE CLUT… |
| 2014-12-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK THUS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY ON EITHER DOOR NOR THE AUTOM… |
| 2014-11-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND DOES NOT TURN OFF. CALLED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY STATED MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVER… |
| 2014-11-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2006.5 KIA OPTIMA ON NOVEMBER 6, 2014. BEFORE MY TEST DRIVE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THEN TURNE… |
| 2014-10-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WENT TO GO SHOPPING, AND AT THE SECOND STOP SIGN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD I STOPPED. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE GAS PEDAL WH… |
| 2014-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING THEN ALL SUDDEN IT STALLED, I STARTED AGAIN THEN STALLED AGAIN. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND… |
| 2014-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2006 KIA OPTIMA 1 MONTH AGO. USED CAR DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PAST RECALLS OR MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICA… |
| 2014-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAD A RECALL ON MY AIRBAG HAD TOOK THE CAR TWICE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE FIX EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIX BUT THE AI… |
| 2014-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | YOU CAN START IT UP. DRIVE IT FOR A LITTLE BIT, BUT AS SOON AS YOU MAKE A STOP OR SLOW DOWN, IT WILL STALL. CHANGED THE… |
| 2014-01-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V153000 POWER TRAIN RECALL REPA… |
| 2013-10-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ONCE THE DOORS ARE LOCKED, THEY CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. THE KEY MUST BE INSERTED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE LOC… |
| 2013-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE ELECTRICAL BUTTON OR MANUALLY. THE LOCK ONLY OPENS HALF WAY - PULL… |
| 2013-06-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I CAN NOT OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR. *JS |
| 2013-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFA… |
| 2013-04-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTI… |
| 2013-04-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | IT IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH KIA OPTIMA CARS THAT THE DOOR LATCH IS FAULTY, AND AFTER VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME, IT WILL… |
| 2013-03-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CALLED BOTH SERVICE DEALERSHIPS AND MAIN KIA OFFICES ABOUT RECALLS TO MY CAR CONCERNING AIRBAGS AND TRANSMISSION LINKAG… |
| 2013-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE ELECTRICAL BUTTON OR MANUALLY. MANUALLY OPENED, THE LOCK ONLY OPENS… |
| 2013-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN BY ACTIVATING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, THE INSIDE DOOR… |
| 2013-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. YOU MUST USE KEY AND TOGGLE LOCK WHILE HOLDING DOOR NOB… |
| 2013-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FUELING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2013-01-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK WHENEVER ENTER… |
| 2013-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BROUGHT TWO NEW 2006.5 KIA OPTIMAS (A RED ONE AND A BLACK ONE) FROM OUR LOCAL DEALER. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CARS, BOTH… |
| 2012-09-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE KEEPS ACCELERATING AND SLOWING DOWN RANDOMLY BETWEEN GEARS. CAN ACCELERATE ON. ITS OWN AND SLOW DOWN WHEN MO… |