One problem related to manual transmission has been reported for the 2003 Kia Motor Optima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the 2003 Optima.
Purchased a 2003 kia Optima and after 3 months of driving vehicle, the clutch went out. I am an experienced driver and have been driving manual transmission vehicles for several years.
| Power Train problems | |
| Constant Velocity Joint problems | |
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Manual Transmission problems |