Recalls (1)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
2021-10-29	`21V844000`	ENGINE	10,731	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2025-02-06	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 70 MPH, there was an…
2024-12-16	ENGINE	No	0	The contact’s son owns a 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that after coming to a complete stop, the vehicle s…
2024-07-18	ENGINE	No	0	The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled.…
2024-05-02	ENGINE	No	0	Vehicle Hybrid system wanring light has come on 3 times since January 2024. Kia has not been able to resolve the issue…
2024-03-22	ENGINE	No	0	The Hybrid Warning light came on. This was the third time this has happened. The first time Kia said it was the Air B…
2024-01-11	ENGINE	No	0	I was driving in morning traffic at 65MPH when the warning lights went flashing stating the HEV Electric engine was shu…
2023-12-16	ENGINE	No	0	Hev is not working happened 2 two times already
2023-11-20	ENGINE	No	0	While driving my car started to decelerate in the middle of the freeway and I was in no position to pull over. The hybr…
2023-06-07	ENGINE	No	0	The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V844000 (Engin…
2022-11-11	ENGINE	No	0	I am a service provider. On 9/15/2022, a customer, who owns the vehicle with attached VIN, came for an oil change in hi…
2022-01-06	FIRERELATED	No	0	The contact owned a 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that while her mother was driving at an undisclosed spee…
2020-09-11	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	TL* THE CONTACT AND HIS DAUGHTER LEASED A 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEE…
2020-07-28	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	MY VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH ITS HYBRID BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SINCE PURCHASE. IT HAS BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES.…
2020-01-15	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE VOLTAGE …
2019-06-16	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	BRAKE LINE HAS AIR IN IT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A MATTER OF A FEW MONTHS, FIRST TIME IT TOOK KIA DEALERSHIP 4 DAYS TO R…
2019-06-16	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	MY CAR WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF! I WAS DRIVING IF THE FREEWAY AND HIT AN OBJECT, NOT SURE WHAT. WHEN I GOT HOME I C…
2018-09-01	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILE…
2018-08-18	ENGINE	No	0	DRIVING AND THE DASHBOARD SAID TURN CAR OFF. HAD TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID $8500 FOR A NEW ENGINE...SAID THE OI…
2018-07-20	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	TAKATA RECALL- WHEN BRAKING PR PUMPING THE BRAKES THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE, THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE…
2018-06-29	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY REDUCED TO APPROX…
2018-06-13	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC OR SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON STATING HYBRID EN…
2018-04-22	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CHECK ENGI…
2018-02-01	ENGINE	No	0	THE VEHICLE IS GETTING STUCK ON ELECTRIC MODE AND NOT SWITCHING OVER TO GAS AND LOSING POWER. HAVING TO PULL OVER AND T…
2017-04-13	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	No	0	The contact owns a 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera would activate …