One problem related to clutch pedal/linkage has been reported for the 2004 Kia Motor Optima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the 2004 Optima.
1) no events leading to failure, no indication of a pending failure. No lights came on and the car was running well until the day of incident, Feb 3, 2008. 2) after driving a few miles, the car suddenly would not go forward while in gear. We were on an access road to an interstate. We had to coast into a parking lot and into a parking space while cars avoided us. 3) the car was towed to a mechanic, who determined that the flywheel had come loose, destroying the clutch. The car only had 40,000 miles and the mechanic stated this should not occur until almost 100,000 miles. Cost to repair was $2,000.
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Power Train problems | |
| Power Train Driveline problems | |
| Clutch problems | |
| Clutch Pedal/linkage problems |