Major Problems with 2016 Kia Optima Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2016 Kia Optima

2016 Kia Optima AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 1 miles

2016 Kia Optima AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 42000 miles

2016 Kia Optima BODY Victims: 2 Mileage: 8000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE when starting from a dead stop the car hesitates up to 6 or 7 seconds. i think it has stalled...	42 ~ 37777 miles
POWER TRAIN when starting from a dead stop the car hesitates up to 6 or 7 seconds. i think it has stalled...	23 ~ 28679 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owned a 2016 kia optima. after parking the vehicle in the driveway for 15 hours the vehicle...	16 ~ 32417 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER since i had the car in aug2016 brand new when i give it gas the valves ping and peak extremely...	15 ~ 25496 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING when. i'm driving the car shuts off but comes right back on and sometimes the radio just shuts off and	12 ~ 35217 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia optima. while driving various speeds the vehicle accelerated independently and the engine rpms...	11 ~ 24055 miles
AIR BAGS i was involve in a bad accident with 10k in front end damage and my air bags did not deploy	10 ~ 23296 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia optima. while driving 15 mph the steering wheel became loose and the traction...	8 ~ 47478 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE on may 30 2017 at approximately 1200hrs est while driving under normal conditions with very light traffic the sunroof exploded....	7 ~ 31043 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM shutter/hesitation upon take off. i signed my lease on 9/29 and was at the service dept first of 7 times...	6 ~ 54351 miles
SERVICE BRAKES when decelerating/braking the car jerks harshly forward at 52 42 32 mph. on wet highways a when it jerks the...	6 ~ 7690 miles
SEATS this vehicle suffers from a hesitation during take off. according to kia this hesitation come from a 7 speed dual...	5 ~ 30680 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the car stumbles to start and when i accelerate it flutters until picking up speed. this happened on highway 43....	4 ~ 71514 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia optima. while driving approximately 40 mph the contact heard an explosion. the contact...	3 ~ 37513 miles
SEAT BELTS was hit head on by a sliding vehicle with bald tires. air bags did not deploy and seat belts did...	2 ~ 41480 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia optima. the contact stated that all four window regulators failed. the contact was...	1 ~ 72000 miles
SUSPENSION i rented a vehicle from fair/uber under a california promotion. in the understanding the vehicle was uber ready. three weeks...	1
WHEELS i rented a vehicle from fair/uber under a california promotion. in the understanding the vehicle was uber ready. three weeks...	1
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM letter from congressman earl l buddy carter on behalf of constituent regarding issues with a kia purchased in savannah georgia....	1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2016 kia optima. consumer writes with concerns malfunctions with advanced smart cruise control. as tr...	1
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia optima. while driving 30 mph both headlights flickered and failed to illuminate. the...	1 ~ 67278 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE purchased a 2016 kia optima ex with the premium package with less than 30 odometer miles in april 2017 from...	1 ~ 4226 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY when the car encounters a hill and needs to downshift either to climb or to hold back the speed when...	1 ~ 7 miles

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