Vehicle report
2001 KIA OPTIMA
Reported problems
143 complaints · median 81000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 21 |
| AIR BAGS | 17 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 17 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 11 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 10 |
| SUSPENSION | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 9 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | 5 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 5 |
| WHEELS | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 4 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 2 |
| ENGINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.