On 11/3, my wife was in accident in our optima, wherein she was t-boned. she was driving approximately 30mph, when another driver drove through a stop sign and, presumably, accelerated into the middle of the driver side of our car. none of the airbags deployed, and we're convinced that one should have. after speaking to the body shop, they tell me that "the sensors are designed to deploy only when the car is hit just the right way." likewise, kia responded that, "it's our opinion (based on a photograph i provided) that the location of the impact and its force ...
Vehicle surged forward while in motion to park in a parking space. brakes failed to stop vehicle from a very slow speed of 5-10 mph approximately. has done this on occasion at highway speed a sudden surge so a braking would relieve problem.
I was involved in a high speed, rear end collision in which i was traveling at approx 55mph when another large vehicle changed lanes from right to left, right in front of me causing me to collide with them. the result was significant front end damage to my car and significant bodily injury to myself because of the failure of my brakes to adequately stop my car and the failure of the air bags to deploy resulting in my body and head rapidly flying forward into the steering wheel.
Overall the worst problem with Kia Optima Hybrid relates to ENGINE problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific Optima Hybrid years that are prone to issues with these components.