Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Kia Optima.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact owns a 2008 Kia Optima. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illumina… |
| 2025-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Power train: at low idle or while slowing down, the car will lose power for a minute until you get on the accelerator a… |
| 2023-07-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Occupant airbag sensor doesn't recognize whether someone is sitting or not. The occupant airbag sensor light goes on an… |
| 2023-06-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag line came on, dealer states is clock spring. |
| 2022-11-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | have taken my kia to halleen kia sandusky dealership for safety recall driver air bags, and to assess my subframe. was … |
| 2021-11-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | This car have a Warranty Extension for OCS Sensor Mat. Warranty extension dated June 2016 Airbag light was first turne… |
| 2021-09-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I bought my car in 2008 a Kia optima lx I stored it till 2021. But in 2013 i took my car to El Paso tx. And I felt tha… |
| 2021-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I had my airbag light turned on last year and the dealership fixed the issue. Within a year, the airbag light got turne… |
| 2021-06-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | I went to back out of my driveway and ended up in the middle of the road and not able to shift into drive. The dash sh… |
| 2021-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | While driving, I tried to reverse my vehicle and it got stuck in drive , and wouldn't and my gear shift no longer respo… |
| 2021-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My vehicle locked up while turning around in a driveway so I could park at my daughter's house on the street. It was wo… |
| 2021-01-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE SHIFTER… |
| 2020-10-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAD TO HAVE MY 2008 OPTIMA TAKEN TO THE ONLY DEALERSHIP IN TOWN FOR A BROKEN SHIFTING CABLE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET F… |
| 2020-07-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING INTO… |
| 2020-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES |
| 2020-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS 29,061 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ENGINE CRACKED. THE CAR IS 12 YEARS OLD AND WELL MAINTAINED. MY DAD DROVE THIS VEHI… |
| 2019-10-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK. AS I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND W… |
| 2019-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | KIA RECALLED OPTIMAS UP UNTIL JANUARY 2008 FOR FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. I HAVE A KIA OPTIMA THAT WAS BUILT IN MARCH 2008. I… |
| 2019-09-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED IN THE VEHICLE, HE SHIFTE… |
| 2019-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO MOVE WITHOUT WARNING WHIL… |
| 2019-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE CAR ISN'T RECOGNIZING THAT THE CAR IS PARKED CAUSING IT TO CONTINUE TO ROLL. ONCE THE … |
| 2019-05-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY KIA OPTIMA IN 2009, IT WAS 1 YR OLD AT THAT TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIMING BELT IN MARCH OF 2017 AND I AM… |
| 2018-12-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 KIA OPTIMA FUEL PUMP BODY FAILURE. THE PUMP BODY CRACKS AND THE COMPUTER SETS EVAPORATED. LEAKAGE CODE. WE LOOKED … |
| 2018-09-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON SEPULVEDA BLVD ON SEP 6 AT 0800AM AND I WAS OVER HALFWAY THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT WHEN I WA… |
| 2018-06-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND WENT TO WALMART TO DROP OFF A MOVIE. WHEN HE CAME OUT HE SAW ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES HOLDING THE CAR FROM BEHIN… |
| 2018-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GEAR SHIFTER IS FREELY ALLOWED TO MOVE, YET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS REGISTERING THAT THE CAR HASN'T LEFT NEUTRAL. … |
| 2018-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE NOISE |
| 2018-03-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | OUR SON VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON A 1 WAY STREET AND CROSSING THE 4 CORNER INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGHT WHEN HE WAS HIT B… |
| 2017-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DISENGAGE FROM DRIVE AND ROLLS AWAY. |
| 2017-10-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLOCK SPRING DONT WORK CAUSING AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ON |
| 2017-08-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "AIR BAG" LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE IS TURN ON. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. CODE B1481. |
| 2017-07-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING INTO MY PARKING SPACE IN THE EMPLOYEE PRIVATE PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY I STOPPED PUT MY CA… |
| 2017-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER AILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS N… |
| 2017-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2008 KIA OPTIMA STALLS RANDOMLY. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I ST… |
| 2017-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | 2008 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH IGNITION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION WOULD STI… |
| 2016-03-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR … |
| 2016-02-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT FOR FRONT PASSENGER WAS ILLUMINATED. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO PUT IT ON DIAGNOSTIC UNIT FOR $… |
| 2015-12-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | POLICE REQUEST FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION OF 2008 KIA OPTIMA. THE INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED BY THE DETECTIVE OF WINCHE… |
| 2015-12-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2008 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE CRASH. *LD *JS |
| 2015-12-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DESJARLAIS RE THE WINCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH AN ISSUE INVOLVING TH… |
| 2015-10-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER S… |
| 2015-10-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REM… |
| 2015-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHICH DIAGNOSED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS BAD. MUST REPLACE… |
| 2015-08-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECEIVED THE VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE UNDERBODY COMPONENTS SPRAYED WITH WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED A RUST INHIBITO… |
| 2015-08-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTAC… |
| 2015-07-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST … |
| 2015-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHIC… |
| 2015-06-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CAR SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LEVER EXPLAINED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V153000, HOWEVER. MY CAR… |
| 2015-05-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECELERATED. THE CONTAC… |
| 2015-05-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WIFE WAS COMING BACK FROM WALKING THE DOGS IN THE PARK, AT THE PARK SHE WAS FEELING DIZZY, WHEN SHE SAT DOWN IN THE CAR… |