Tire Problems of Kia Motor Optima

Kia Motor Optima owners have reported 33 tire related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 8 most common tire problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's tire (10 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's tire bubble (6 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Tire problems of Kia Motor Optima

The Tire problem

Dear national highway transportation safety administration, I am writing to express my extreme dissatisfaction and concern regarding the goodyear assurance weather ready tires, size 235/45r18, installed on my 2019 kia Optima sx.   Read details...

The Tire Bubble problem

My son had a blow out of his cooper cs5 ultra touring tire. 2 weeks later he finds a bubble in his other cooper cs5 tire. Both tires have only been on his car for about 6 weeks   Read details...

The Tire Tread/belt problem

Tl the contact called on behalf of his girlfriend, the driver and vehicle owner, of a 2013 kia Optima equipped with pirelli tires, tire line: p4 4seasons plus, tire size: 215/55/r17 and dot number: unjov219031.   Read details...

The Tire Sidewall problem

On November 7 while driving on a freeway in SC I had a catostrophic failure in my front left tire at 55 miles per hour. Fortunately I was able to exit safely and get my vehicle off the road. The tire was filled to manufacturer psi and was driven only 13,151 miles. The sidewall was blown out.   Read details...

The Spare Tire problem

The contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. The contact noticed that the vehicle was not equipped with a spare tire and could be hazardous if the contact was left stranded if there was a blow out. The contact was concerned that if there was a blow out while there were occupants in the vehicle, the tow   Read details...




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