Five problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2008 Kia Motor Optima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the 2008 Optima.
Power train: at low idle or while slowing down, the car will lose power for a minute until you get on the accelerator and it all comes back on. Alternator had been replaced. And is going to be replaced again soon. Not sure if it's just a bad part. Power steering pump was replaced. The pulley seized. Unrelated. Lighting: third brake light constantly flickers. All lighting including head lights flicker on and off. Worse when slowing down. Lights on dash board, dome, rear light and head light bulbs have been replaced. At night when the head lights flicker I cannot see the road. Airbags: the air bag light on dash is always on. Codes have been ran and there are so many. Tried resetting codes it comes back on soon after. Not sure how to go about trying to fix it. All of this has been happening since I purchased the car in November 2024.
I was driving southbound on sepulveda blvd on Sep 6 at 0800am and I was over halfway through the green light when I was struck by a Toyota making a left turn on a green light who did not yield. The driver daniel oscar perez struck my car on the front and left driver bumper and fender causing extensive damage. He failed to yield, lied about it and the front and side air bags did not deploy.
I took my car in on 4 Sep 2014 I got this car in good faith from dick edwards I have had my car back at least 3 time already and I will be taking it back on November 3, 2014 where my light have been flashing and my light is out again. My gas pedal when I am going about 40 or 50 and I have to get out of the way of other cars and it's like I haven't done anything. I don't even want to drive my car I don't every no when my lights are going to go out. I have had to come out on my job because of breast cancer. And the money that had was was my 2000 Cadillac deviled wich the only gave me 1500 wish I found out they should have given me more wish my warranty run out in lest then 90 days. I was unable to get another warranty so what do I do I need a car to get back and forth to the doctor. I need some help. So please don't let me down.
The contact owns a 2008 kia Optima. Whenever the contact would drive down a hill or slope with the low beams activated, a blind spot would appear three car lengths ahead of his view. The contact did not notice any differences in the vehicle prior to the failure. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The speed was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 2,000. Updated 07/31/08. Updated 08/05/08.
Head lights are not adjusted correctly,left light is low causing a dark spot on that side. This happens when low beam is used. Right side shines out further,but it takes effect at the solid white line at the right side of road. I have had one close call I did not see the person till he got into the light of the right head light.
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