Kia Motor Optima Hybrid owners have reported 24 equipment related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common equipment problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (23 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's carrier/rack (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems | |
| Carrier/rack problems |
I was driving the vehicle home on the freeway after just buying it. I had only driven it for about 35-40 minutes and after 5 minutes the ev battery was drained completely and the car was running in hybrid mode. Read details...
Vehicle was in motion at 35 mph and suddenly lost acceleration, woul d not go faster then 15 mph for about 1/2 mile then gave message "hybrid system failure, please pull over and turn off vehicle. Read details...