Major Problems with 2010 Kia Optima Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2010 Kia Optima

2010 Kia Optima AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 63150 miles

2010 Kia Optima POWER TRAIN Victims: 1 Mileage: 1750 miles

2010 Kia Optima VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 24000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact was driving a rented 2010 kia optima. the consumer stated she stopped the vehicle while the gear...	22 ~ 67302 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia optima. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential driveway...	15 ~ 60003 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we have been having electrical issues with our 2010 kia optima which currently has 45000 miles on it. the tpms...	11 ~ 57209 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the cruise control is inoperative. the cruise control light will come on but you cannot "set" the cruise control. i...	5 ~ 40800 miles
SERVICE BRAKES when braking at lower speeds of less then 20mph the car lurches or jerks like the anti-lock brakes are engaging	3 ~ 38111 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES my rear passenger door lock stopped working. the door will not unlock. i called the dealership while i was still...	3 ~ 61879 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER when accelerating or slowing down my vehicle jerk even when i'm on the highway and have the cruise control set...	2 ~ 66500 miles
ENGINE while driving home one day in december 2015 each time i approached a stop light yield sign or slowed to...	2 ~ 76500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE various doors will not properly lock/unlock from the electric switch and the key fob. this is an interment failure affecting...	2 ~ 74000 miles
SEAT BELTS while sitting at a traffic light a vehicle rear-ended my 2010 kia optima. the driver hit my kia so hard...	2 ~ 66825 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia optima. the contact stated that the vehicle downshifted violently. the vehicle was taken...	2 ~ 99500 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM when accelerating or slowing down my vehicle jerk even when i'm on the highway and have the cruise control set...	1 ~ 118000 miles
SUSPENSION vehicle has a terrible rattle coming from the rear end while driving and the vehicle moves from side to side.	1 ~ 63000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the weather strip on the windshield on the driver side just strarted lifting up and coming off as i was...	1 ~ 68000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the weather strip on the windshield on the driver side just strarted lifting up and coming off as i was...	1 ~ 68000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY i live in iowa and we got 6 inches of snow.... went to clean the snow off my car with...	1 ~ 82000 miles
STEERING while sitting at a traffic light a vehicle rear-ended my 2010 kia optima. the driver hit my kia so hard...	1 ~ 63150 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia optima. the contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle he noticed that it...	1 ~ 1500 miles
CHILD SEAT purchased a sunshine kids radian xtsl and installed it rearfacing in the back center seat of a 2010 kia optima.	1
LATCH STRAP > CHILD SEAT purchased a sunshine kids radian xtsl and installed it rearfacing in the back center seat of a 2010 kia optima.	1
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2010 kia optima. the contact stated that when inserting a cd into the cd player it...	1 ~ 54 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was parking my car in a lot when it surged forward (accelerated suddenly) without my depressing the accelerator causing...	1 ~ 500 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact was driving a rented 2010 kia optima. the consumer stated she stopped the vehicle while the gear...	1 ~ 1750 miles

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