general problems of the 2006 Kia Motor Optima

The front subframe is dangerously rusted. The same way the other Optima were recalled for.

Instrument panel is not working no speed no temp no rpm no fuel. Checked all fuses.

Auto lock issue. At 118,000 miles my auto locks started to automatically lock when I tried to unlocked them, essentially trapping me in the vehicle. As soon as I click unlock they immediately relook. If this isn't a safety issue in need of a recall I don't know what is. I've looked into the problem on other forums and it seems quite common. Yikes! please get this recall done!.

"first" time problem happened was July 3, 2016 with my 2006 kia Optima. I was sb on hwy i25 in cs, CO. Speedometer read 25mph as I was coming off the on-ramp. I accelerated to 40mph into flow of traffic. I felt a lurch & the vehicle automatically accelerated. Speed went from 40mph to about 60 mph without depressing accelerator. Breaking did not slow it down. I felt car was going out of control. My passenger reached over & turned ignition switch off & on quickly, to decelerate & accelerate. This helped car slow down when key was turned off to the first click & helped maintain an adjusted speed as traffic was in-front & in-back. We kept doing this until car slowed down enough to pull over to right shoulder. Key was completely turned off & car was at a complete stop. Car was towed to mechanics. Diagnostic was performed using engine analyzer. It was road tested multiple times & didn't it duplicate my experience. This happened again sept. 10, 2016 as I, again, entered hwy i25 so. I was driving alone. My speedometer was 40 mph, in heavy hwy traffic. I once again "felt" lurch of car. This time it "stuck" at 40 mph. It didn't slow down when I braked, it continued at 40 mph. I continued to brake & speed did slow a bit. My foot was totally down on break when it was still auto accelerating at the hwy exit ramp; now slowed to 26 mph as I continued holding brake down. Finally speed was down to 23mph as I drove into a parking lot (no cars were moving in & out at the time). I turned the key off completely; my foot was still on the brake & the car came to a lurching haul at that time in the middle of the parking lot. I waited about a minute & then started the engine again with my foot on the brake. I was able to pull into a parking slot. I started it & very slowly drove home, but not on the hwy. I maintained speed of 25-30mph. It was only about 1k between the 2 incidents.

"takata recall" on or about October 16, 2015 I could not get out of my drivers side door. . . I was locked in. I am unable to unlock the door from the inside, or from the outside with my key. The door will not open and I have to climb across to the passenger side to get in and out. I don't know if it happened while I was driving down the road, or when I stopped.

Airbag- we started the car up and the airbag light came on and has not went off (other than when the car is shut down). After research discovered that an airbag failure was part of a recall for this model, but only for Optima's manufactured from sept 2005 forward. This one was manufactured a few weeks prior, yet has the same problem. After a google search, the issue can be found on Optima's with a manufacture date as far back as April of 2005. The recall needs to be expanded to all 2006 models. Driver door locks- when the door is locked, it will not unlock without a lot of playing with the fob or using key and 'getting lucky' to grab the handle at the correct time while doing so, otherwise it locks back immediately upon pulling the handle. This is a safety issue on 2 levels. 1-if for whatever reason your travels take you through rough neighborhoods, the ability to lock the doors could save your life if you come across the wrong people. However, you can not lock them because if you have an accident and the car catches on fire or you need to escape the vehicle quickly, the door will not unlock so you can open it leaving you trapped in the vehicle. After performing a search on google, this issue seems to be with the lock actuator and is effecting Optima's dating back to the 2002-2003 models. Both of these issues seriously need to be dealt with by kia. Either issue is setting up a scenario that will result in the death of the driver, if a severe accident occurs.

I purchased my car brand new from the kia dealership and it has need the same repair on the same part 3 times (the clutch). The transmission in the 2006 kia Optima is a vehicle defect.

I purchased a 2006 kia Optima 1 month ago. Used car dealer did not disclose any past recalls or mechanical or electrical defects. Yesterday, when I was about to leave home I noticed the steering wheel seemed locked in place, transmission was in p. - a little jiggling on the steering allowed the ignition to fire and I could move to r. Today. As I tried to leave home, the car started without problem. When I shifted to r to back out of drive, the car did not move. After further attempts it was clear that no matter what gear I was able to shift the gear into only the neutral was engaged. I called my used car dealer who said to call kia who said ! that''s what you get when you buy a used car! how rude! the agent named albert said the recall had been closed and was not able to determine if this car (via VIN) had or had not been inspected or fixed and, besides! the recall period ended in 2011 (end of service campaign offer. According to us dot and nhts recurring defects within 10 years from the date of purchase by the original owner, this recall defect should be fixed at no cost to me even if I am the second owner. Since only 8 years have passed I expect the recall defect with the cable and shift assembly which prevents the transmission from shifting gear. So far I've been told (in effect. Too bad) take it to kia dealer for analysis and cost and pay for it my self. Please avcise.

You can start it up. Drive it for a little bit, but as soon as you make a stop or slow down, it will stall. Changed the oil, all fluids. It still does the same thing. So I am afraid to drive it.

I can not open the passenger door.

I own a 2006 kia Optima. When I use the remote key fob to unlock the doors they unlock. Then when I pull on the handle the driver side, it automatically locks. If I am inside the car and hit the unlock button it unlocks but when I pull the handle it locks again. I can get out the passenger side. My car was bought new in 2006 so it is out of warranty. The failure and current mileage is 4400.

The sun visor does not stay up. The sun visor on the driver side is vision impairment. The switch for the both seats does not work. The wheel bearing is bad. The tire pressure wheel sensor and the transmission speed adjustment sensor are bad on this 2006 kia Optima , constantly bulbs for taillight blow.

2006 kia Optima. Consumer writes in regards to a telephone request for the financial assistance and filing an injunction to recover damages for false odometer readings and/or fraud the odometer moved slow. The consumer stated the dealer used a hand held device and stated nothing indicated a malfunction.

The driver side door will not open either by key or by the remote control. This began randomly a few weeks ago, and would open if we jiggled the key a certain way. We could not lock the car since we didn't know if we could get it open again. We both work full time and are an hour away from a kia dealer. On thanksgiving day, it was accidentally locked and we haven't been able to get it open since. As a result, my husband, age 63 and I, age 62 have to crawl in through the passenger door, over the center console. The kia dealer contacted will not replace this at no charge, it will cost $200 just to be able to get into our car! it is past the bumper to bumper warranty and the customer service 800 number said it would be up to the district manager to fix it at no cost. The service dept. Tells me that there have been other complaints and knows which part to order without even seeing the car. Will it take an accident and not being able to get out of this car before something is done like the manufacturer taking the responsibility of fixing this defective door part? this is not only an inconvenience but a major safety issue since we have no way out should the passenger side be rammed and we can't afford to just quit driving this car that's not paid for! this is not an accessory, it's a basic car part!.