Major Problems with 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid

2012 Kia Optima Hybrid AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 25000 miles

2012 Kia Optima Hybrid AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 98000 miles

2012 Kia Optima Hybrid ENGINE Mileage: 14450 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Optima Hybrid owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE this car severely hesitates/stalls after coming to a stop at intersections (red lights stop signs yield signs and etc). car...	59 ~ 89615 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM this car severely hesitates/stalls after coming to a stop at intersections (red lights stop signs yield signs and etc). car...	15 ~ 82463 miles
POWER TRAIN this car severely hesitates/stalls after coming to a stop at intersections (red lights stop signs yield signs and etc). car...	10 ~ 63095 miles
STEERING since i bought this car at highway speeds the vehicle drifts left and right constantly and you have to use...	9 ~ 56004 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i was driving in a residential neighborhood and a lady pulled in front of me. i slammed on my brakes...	6 ~ 69848 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while trying to accelerate the car randomly has a 2-3 second delay before action. when the problem occurs the car...	5 ~ 51000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i have had 2 issues: my uvo system has malfunctioned multiple times and my system is going to be replaced...	5 ~ 58000 miles
AIR BAGS on 11/3 my wife was in accident in our optima wherein she was t-boned. she was driving approximately 30mph when...	4 ~ 30750 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM while trying to accelerate the car randomly has a 2-3 second delay before action. when the problem occurs the car...	3 ~ 73333 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE on 11/3 my wife was in accident in our optima wherein she was t-boned. she was driving approximately 30mph when...	3 ~ 35663 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING we first took it to edwards kia in council bluffs ia on 2/11/15. when i originally took it to them...	2 ~ 31500 miles
WHEELS on 11/3 my wife was in accident in our optima wherein she was t-boned. she was driving approximately 30mph when...	2 ~ 42500 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i was involved in a high speed rear end collision in which i was traveling at approx 55mph when another...	1 ~ 98000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima hybrid. while driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle started to slow down...	1 ~ 107000 miles
TRACTION BATTERY > PROPULSION SYSTEM > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima hybrid. while driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle started to slow down...	1 ~ 107000 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima hybrid. while the vehicle was parked the child seated in the rear...	1
SUSPENSION since i bought this car at highway speeds the vehicle drifts left and right constantly and you have to use...	1 ~ 50 miles

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