Vehicle report
2004 KIA OPTIMA
Reported problems
225 complaints · median 81267 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 73 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 41 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 28 |
| AIR BAGS | 21 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 12 |
| SUSPENSION | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 8 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 8 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 5 |
| STEERING | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 |
| WHEELS | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| ENGINE | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 3 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 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.