Structure Related Problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Optima

Table 1 shows three common structure related problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Optima. The number one most common problem is related to the body (35 problems). The second most common problem is related to the structure (five problems).

Table 1. Structure related problems of Kia Motor Optima

Problem Category Number of Problems
Body problems
35
Structure problems
5
Paint problems
1

Recently reported Structure problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Optima

The Body problem

On August 25th around 7:00 pm, the vehicle suddenly caught fire while parked after a short test drive. The car had just been purchased a few days prior and was taken to a mechanic for a precautionary inspection. During the test drive, the mechanic parked the vehicle in a residential driveway.   Read details...

The Structure problem

The contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v560000 (structure) and 23v652000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the dealer declined to perform the recall repair because the vehicle was a canadian manufactured vehicle.   Read details...

The Paint problem

Hello I am not sure if this is the correct place to seek information or file an compliant about what I think is a defect in Kia Motors paint on this models that was painted with white. While driving I seen paint start to fly off my hood of car.   Read details...


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