Visibility Problems of Kia Motor Optima

The contact owns a 2020 kia Optima. The contact stated that while attempting to make a right turn, there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear driver’s side window. The contact discovered that the glass had shattered. The contact stated that the police department advised her to contact the dealer where the vehicle was purchased, not the insurance company. The contact was informed that the failure was caused by a manufacturing defect. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic to be inspected or repaired. Diagnoses. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,009.

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The contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to operate properly. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local good year service center where it was diagnosed and determined that the battery, alternator, and drive belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, several miles later the engine seized. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, the contact stated that all four windows shattered, and the window regulators were replaced several times. The contact stated that the front driver’s and front passenger’s side windows had shattered, and moisture entered the cabin of the vehicle during inclement weather. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to an undisclosed NHTSA recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,889.

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The contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving in inclement weather on several occasions, all four windows of the vehicle became intermittently inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. The contact stated that the front passenger's side window failed to roll up and down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the contact was unaware of the diagnosis and the parts that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the daytime running headlight would inadvertently blink on and off and turn off. The contact was unable to drive the vehicle at night due to the failure. Also, the rear driver’s and passenger’s side windows were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the dealer could not replicate the headlight failure. The dealer replaced both rear windows. However, the failure recurred with the front driver’s and passenger’s side windows. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. The contact stated that the front driver’s and passenger’s side windows and the rear driver’s side and passenger’s side windows were inoperable and would not open or close. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the window regulators for each window had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure. The contact also stated that the exterior door handles on the front and rear passenger’s side doors had fractured. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 2015 kia Optima. The contact received a recall repair regarding a system upgrade for the knock sensor detection system and experienced the failure since the repair was performed. The vehicle was emitting a fuel odor and had a burning odor as if the vehicle was overheating. The driver’s and passenger’s side side-view mirrors would close while driving at various speeds. The push to start button had to be pressed several times to start the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the fuel odor was due to a hole in the fuel line hose. The passenger’s side side-view mirror had been replaced. The failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 18v907000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 100.

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The mechanism inside the driver side sun visor broke and the visor will no longer stay up. This blocks visibility to oncoming traffic. I searched for information about this problem on the internet and find that it is a common problem with the 2006-2008 kia Optima and also Hyundai there should be a recall so kia replaces these visors before they break and even after warranty has expired. If the visor breaks while someone is driving it can create a hazard as they driver can't see or needs to hold the visor up with one hand while trying to continue to drive.

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The contact owns a 2008 kia Optima. The contact stated that the sun visors on the front passenger and driver side failed to remain closed. The contact discovered that both sun visors were fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 56,000.

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After being lowered, the driver's side sun visor no longer can be returned to the up position and hangs in such a position as to obstruct the driver's vision. The sun visor has been little used and handled with care. It appears that the components of the sun visors are too fragile.

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Driver side sun visor broke and will not stay in the up position, therefore it hangs in my view when driving. I've looked online and have other owners that have had this complaint. How many complaint do you have to have to fix this problem? does someone have to get hurt ?.

Driver side sun visor broke and will not stay in the stored position, therefore it hangs in my view when driving. I have tried to secure with velco for the time being, but it does not hold. The passanger sun visor has also broke and will not stay in the stored position and therefore blocks my view at stop signs and while looking in the passanger mirror when changing lanes.

I've a 2006. 5 kia Optima. This issue that I'd like to report is that the sun visors are defective on this vehicle. After doing research on the internet this is a known issue with this year, and others. My driver side sun visor has broken. It won't fold up, and it impairs my vision and distracts me while driving. It's a constant distraction while driving. I've called the dealership to see if this was a defect since I've never has a sun visor ever go back on any car that I've ever owned. And even the dealership has had various customers that called in to state the same issue with that year¿s model sun visors. They stated I'd have to bring it in, and it's going to cost me from $200+ to have it fixed. This isn't something that I should be fixing in the first place. It should last the expected lifecycle of the car. I bought this car brand new in 2006. 5 and I had no prior problems with the visor fold up. It just stopped one day about a month ago. Still each day is a constant distraction, and irritates me while driving. This is for a 2006. 5 kia Optima - the defect is the sun visors.

My 2007 kia Optima driver and passenger visors do not work. This is very dangerous since they are in my view of driving. I have seen other complaints about this problem. The dealer wont do anything about it since it has not been recalled. I will never do business with ever again. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Drivers side sun visor will not stay up or position . . . Should be warranty issue even @ 80,000 miles. No excess use or abuse. Just normal everyday use!.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. The contact stated that the rear window was difficult to see through when reversing. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 2,400.

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The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. The contact stated that both passenger and driver side sun visors would fall from their housing sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the sun visors would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 70,000 and the failure mileage was 59,000.

The contact owns a 2009 kia Optima. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle on a sunny day he noticed that the glare from the sun was blocking the view of the dashboard. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 4000 and the current mileage was 5000.

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Passenger air bag does not activate when passenger is in seat. Brought in to dealer, while still under warranty, could not find anything wrong. Passenger visor broke and hangs in line of vision. Researched and found this to be a common problem with this vehicle on both visors. There is a defective piece used in the arm of visor that shatters. This is a very dangerous problem, as the visor will not stay in upright position and drops down into line of vision. Both of these issues are a common complaint of this vehicle. Vehicle is no longer under warranty, therefore, can't afford to repair defective visor that should have been redesigned with stronger parts.

How many consumers have to complain about the air bags in 2007 kia Optima (mostly passenger) before a recall is issued. This is a dangerous situation. I've already brought my vehicle to dealer during warranty period and they could not duplicate problem. What is the point of airbags if they don't deploy when needed? someone, if not already, will be seriously hurt or killed. There are numerous complaints about the airbags, and those are just the ones that consumers took the time to report. What about the visors with the defective internal piece that shatters and leaves the visors in a hanging position. This is dangerous!! these issues have been going on since the vehicle was manufactured and no recall was ever issued. Again, these are severe safety issues. What does it take and how many complaints and injuries does it take to have a manufacturer correct a safety issue?.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. While driving approximately 55 mph, the front driver side sun visor fell, obstructing the driver's vision of the roadway. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would cover the replacement of the sun visor under warranty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs however, the failure recurred shortly after the vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not repaired a second time for the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.

The sun visor does not stay up. The sun visor on the driver side is vision impairment. The switch for the both seats does not work. The wheel bearing is bad. The tire pressure wheel sensor and the transmission speed adjustment sensor are bad on this 2006 kia Optima , constantly bulbs for taillight blow.

Door jam on right back door and sun visors on right passenger over view just drops down in the passenger or child view thats causes one to become fearful.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, both the driver and passenger side sun visors broke which impaired his vision. The contact called the dealer who stated that there were no recalls/warranties that would cover repairs and he was responsible for repair expenses. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Passenger mirror falls off.

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The visor on the passenger side won't stay up. This was fixed about 30,000 miles ago under warranty. It seems like a safety issue. I have driven a half million miles in my life and never had a problem with a visor. It must be defective. My passengers all hit their heads on it when entering and exiting the car. I have to remember to keep reminding them. It also blocks the visibility when making right turns. If I ever will have to stop short, I'm sure my passenger will hit his head on the visor. The company claims they are not responsible for anything after the warranty is up, even though it is a safety issue. There appear to be other similar complaints so maybe a recall should be issued.

Both sun visors have failed working and will drop down in front of my face while I'm driving. I have never had an accident or misused them in any way. They just snapped upon opening. Many complains have been posted about this same problem on the internet and it's time someone steps up and reports this before an accident happens.

Both sun visors would fall down while in the "up" position. Dealer replaced both free of charge under warranty.

On my 2006. 5 kia Optima, on three separate occasions my sun visor mechanisms have broken internally, and would no longer remain in the up position, which has been a safety concern for me the passenger sun visor has broken at least once, and the driver side has broken at least twice. The first 2 times, the sun visor was replaced entirely under warranty. However, on the 3rd time, I was out of warranty and had to purchase and install a new one myself. (purchased online for $80 shipped from a dealer. ) this dealer offers the new sun visor replacement for a fair price, due to repeated requests, but many other parts vendors, including dealers and salvage yards, charge over $100 for the visor, even if used and taken off a wrecked car, as they know it is a frequently needed repair. Fortunately, it was not difficult to remove and replace, and I was able to do the work myself.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Optima LS. The contact stated that the horn was inoperable. The sun visors would not remain in the closed, upright position and the driver side child door lock would not unlatch. In addition, the safety lock for the trunk would detach and cause the trunk to occasionally fly open while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle would constantly break down and the dealer would not repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted who sent her to a second dealer for the repairs. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 54,800.

My 2007 kia Optima has had both sun visors break making them unable to remain in the upward position. Initially the driver side visor broke and several months later the passenger side broke. It made it difficult to see traffic lights when stopped at an intersection so I held them up with straps. Now I cant use them to block the sun. I would replace them but they are expensive and I feel that this problem should not have occurred because they were used normally, I do not attach anything to the visors and they were usually up. Additionally when I sit in the passenger front seat the airbag light comes on indicating that the passenger airbag is off. This is supposed to only happen when there is no occupant in the seat. Im not sure why but it only seems to happen when I am in the seat. I wear my seatbelt and sit normally in the chair. This has happened since the car was bought used in 2008.

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.