Underbody Shield Problems of Kia Motor Optima

Kia Motor Optima owners have reported 1 problem related to underbody shield (under the structure category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Optima based on all problems reported for the Optima.

1 Underbody Shield problem of the 2002 Kia Motor Optima

Failure Date: 11/20/2020

The contact owns a 2002 kia Optima. The contact stated that there were holes from corrosion due to sub-frame rust. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the sub-frame to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 09v183000 (suspension) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

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Other Common Structure related problems of Kia Motor Optima

Problem Category Number of Problems
Body problems
215
Frame Rust problems
27
Door problems
27
Paint problems
26
Frame And Members problems
22
Structure problems
7
Underbody Shield problems
6
Trunk Lid problems
4
Roof And Pillar problems
1
Underbody Shield problems
1


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