general problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Optima - part 2

Takata recall as soon as I turn the key the airbag light shows up, steady. It is on all the time, whether I am stationary or in motion. I have no idea if the airbags even work. There are also issues with the electrical system as the door often unlocks on its own, alarm goes off on it's own, lights flash inside every time I make a turn, left or right and the radio spazzes out.

My husband and I were on our way to the coast when we passed another vehicle and as soon as we passed the other vehicle we lost all power in the car we were able to get over to the side of the road where the check engine light came on. Second try car did start but was making a loud knocking noise from the engine vehicle was towed to dealer it was an internal engine malfunction car was still under warranty dealer replace engine.

This is update to odi #10453907. Optima hybrid still experiencing power loss problems. Latest is at cold start, when it starts in ev mode, system indicates ready, shift into reverse or drive, car doesn't move. If we turn it off and re-start it, it operates normally. When this happens, dash icon indicates hybrid system malfunction. At re-start light goes off. Dealer can find no trouble codes stored. ## VIN passed ## kia Optima hybrid 2011 ##.

The interior overhead lights periodically come on and go off while operating our 2011 Optima. This occurs with the switch in both on and off position and the lightbulbs tend to become overheated. They do not respond to manual operation, but go off on their own and this malfunction repeats several times in a ten minute drive. Best-case scenario results in the bulbs burning out prematurely, but I believe there is a real chance of a more serious short-circuit and potential interior fire.

Had just finish bringing my wife home from the hospital, after surgery, and needed to stop at the pharmacy. After picking up a couple of prescriptions we got in the car, and try to switch the car on, but it would not start. I could tell that the battery had plenty of power, but the engine would not even turn. It was almost as if the ignition was disconnected from the rest of the car. I even put it on neutral to see if I would start, but nothing happened. I keep on trying for almost half hour, and when I was about to call a tow truck I attempted to start it again, and it finally turn and started. Right now I have a car with less than 20,000 thousand miles that I'm afraid to drive because I'm afraid it will leave me stranded.

Defective key fobs. They cannot be reprogrammed and you become stranded with no way of starting the auto. Dealership has tried four times to reprogram the key fob without success. There is no way to start or operate the car with the mechanical key. Can become a dangerous situation if you are in an isolated area!.