Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| TSB-053 | 01/01/2010 | 10033673 | Kia: ecm upgrade-dtc p0130 and p0150 on 2.7l engine equipped. provides information related to a ecm software upgrade of some model year 2005-2006 vehicles equipped with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp illumi | 09/03/2010 | |
| TSB-044 | 11/01/2009 | 10033464 | Kia: ecm upgrade with tp sensor replacement-mil on with dtc p2135/p0638. information related to ecm software and tp sensor upgrade on some vehicles with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with | 08/18/2010 | |
| KT-2009042201 | 04/22/2009 | 10030292 | Kia: on some vehicles with 2.7l engines, the ecm software and tp sensor upgrade may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with the electronic throttle control (etc) system related dtc p2135 or p0638 or p2a00 or p2a03. | 09/18/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 03/09/2013 | 100000 | ||
| The drivers side door lock will not unlock with the electrical button or manually. manually opened, the lock only opens half way - pull handle to open - door automatically locks. can't open door with key from outside. must enter in passenger side door and climb over. big danger as driving with children in the car. | |||
| 02/02/2013 | 61300 | 1 | |
| I was trapped inside the car when the drivers door would not open by activating the inside door handle, the inside door unlock lever or the remote key fob. when i used the door handle nothing happened. when i pressed the inside door unlock lever i could hear the power unlock mechanism activate but the door would not open. nor would the door open when the remote key fob unlock was pressed even though i could hear the unlock mechanism activate. the door latch would not release and allow the door to open. i had to crawl across the front console to exit the car thru the passenger door. due to the small size of the car this could easily have been impossible with an injury or for an elderly person. in case of a fire where the only exit was thru the drivers door this would be a fatal component failure. after exiting thru the passenger door i tried to unlock the door with the key but the latch would not release the door. i tried pressing and releasing the remote unlock with and without the key multiple times using multiple combinations of the door handle, door unlock lever and remote key fob, nothing worked. this is a very dangerous situation. the door handle and door key should always function to allow exit from the car. *tr | |||
| 02/02/2013 | 61300 | ||
| I was trapped inside the car when the drivers door would not open by activating the inside door handle, the inside door unlock lever or the remote key fob. when i used the door handle nothing happened. when i pressed the inside door unlock lever i could hear the power unlock mechanism activate but the door would not open. nor would the door open when the remote key fob unlock was pressed even though i could hear the unlock mechanism activate. the door latch would not release and allow the door to open. i had to crawl across the front console to exit the car thru the passenger door. due to the small size of the car this could easily have been impossible with an injury or for an elderly person. in case of a fire where the only exit was thru the drivers door this would be a fatal component failure. after exiting thru the passenger door i tried to unlock the door with the key but the latch would not release the door. i tried pressing and releasing the remote unlock with and without the key multiple times using multiple combinations of the door handle, door unlock lever and remote key fob, nothing worked. this is a very dangerous situation. the door handle and door key should always function to allow exit from the car. | |||
| 08/06/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia optima. the contact stated that the driver's side door could not be opened with the keyless entry remote or manually when using the key. the contact had to exit the vehicle from the passenger's side of the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the small plastic door checker needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 98,000. kmj | |||
| 08/06/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia optima. the contact stated that the driver side door will not open with the keyless entry or with the key. the contact had to get out using the passenger side. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the small plastic door checker needed to be replaced. the contact stated that it was an intermittent problem for quite sometime until the door stop opening all together. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 98,000.rl | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 90000 | 1 | |
| My daughter was driving home from work when she first noticed smoke coming from the underneath the hood area. shortly afterward sparks began to shoot out and the car was engulfed in flames. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 90000 | ||
| My daughter was driving home from work when she first noticed smoke coming from the underneath the hood area. shortly afterward sparks began to shoot out and the car was engulfed in flames. | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 116039 | 1 | |
| 2006 kia optima needed a new timing belt within the next few thousand + miles (needs to be changed every 60,000 miles or sooner), but one the crankshaft pulley just came off and then the belt came off a couple pulleys because of this. the belt actually looks fine, but the pulley failure caused the belt to come off. this belt runs several things so the initial loose pulley caused the car to lose power steering, battery light to turn on, the a/c failed, etc., and then the inner part of the pulley came off and the outer ring (magnetized) fell and stuck to part of the car frame that is actually metal. my wife made it to work while the belt had to still be on but loose, and it now sits in her parking spot at her job (hospital parking ramp). i will probably have it towed tomorrow. this could have easily led to an extremely dangerous situation if it happened on the highway. i found the outer part of the lower pulley laying above the car frame close to the engine. if the car drove after this, engine damage would be most likely. i will hopefully have it towed to the nearest kia dealership by tomorrow to see if i just need the pulley and belt or if the engine is damaged. this is unbelievable, because i found many people that had the same issue with the crankshaft pulley bolt breaking off and sometimes causing engine damage immediately afterward. as a consumer, i shouldn't have to go under the vehicle and tighten a factory tightened bolt every now and then. i hope that the newer bolts actually hold like a grade 8 american bolt, because that wouldn't fail. rubber can't break steel, and i can't believe this obvious oversight by kia hasn't been recalled or in a technical service bulletin!!!! *tr | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 116039 | ||
| 2006 kia optima needed a new timing belt within the next few thousand + miles (needs to be changed every 60,000 miles or sooner), but one the crankshaft pulley just came off and then the belt came off a couple pulleys because of this. the belt actually looks fine, but the pulley failure caused the belt to come off. this belt runs several things so the initial loose pulley caused the car to lose power steering, battery light to turn on, the a/c failed, etc., and then the inner part of the pulley came off and the outer ring (magnetized) fell and stuck to part of the car frame that is actually metal. my wife made it to work while the belt had to still be on but loose, and it now sits in her parking spot at her job (hospital parking ramp). i will probably have it towed tomorrow. this could have easily led to an extremely dangerous situation if it happened on the highway. i found the outer part of the lower pulley laying above the car frame close to the engine. if the car drove after this, engine damage would be most likely. i will hopefully have it towed to the nearest kia dealership by tomorrow to see if i just need the pulley and belt or if the engine is damaged. this is unbelievable, because i found many people that had the same issue with the crankshaft pulley bolt breaking off and sometimes causing engine damage immediately afterward. as a consumer, i shouldn't have to go under the vehicle and tighten a factory tightened bolt every now and then. i hope that the newer bolts actually hold like a grade 8 american bolt, because that wouldn't fail. rubber can't break steel, and i can't believe this obvious oversight by kia hasn't been recalled or in a technical service bulletin!!!! | |||
| 04/11/2012 | 23269 | ||
| A co-worker followed me home and told me my right rear brake light was out. then my right turn signal indicator on the dash started flashing real fast. few days later my dash lights started flashing on & off. had a friend watch the exterior lights and he said they were flashing on & off with the dash. said he had never seen anything like that! if my headlights are on the lights don't flash. even though my lights come on, the brake & signal lights don't work when i apply them. i have not driven my car because of it. every one tells me with as little mileage as i have on my car - i should not be having these type of problems. i haven't taken my car to the dealer because i don't want to get a ticket or possibly cause an accident because my light don't work! i'm single mother and can't afford to have a mechanic tear my car up to see if he can find the problem. | |||
| 03/11/2011 | 69000 | ||
| My kia optima 2006 has had several problems: bad oxygen sensor, an electrical short, and most recently- will not shift out of first gear. kia says my vin is not included in the current recall. i took the car to a kia dealer a few weeks before the gears quit shifting, but they couldn't find a problem. i have replaced six headlights and three tail lights. this car is a lemon! please ask kia to extend their current recall as, obviously more cars are affected than they are reporting. please investigate! | |||
| 11/04/2010 | 44100 | ||
| The dashboard does not accurately repor mileae, gas amount, speed | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 71651 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 12/25/2009 | 3800 | 1 | |
| I brought a new 2006.5 kia opt. at less than 3000 miles parking lights would stay on when car was off, auto lights would not turn off, dash lights would flicker. took to dealer about 4 times and they just played with the switches and said not to worry. at about 5500 miles and a day after the first year of owner ship the car was dead and needed a tow. new battery.two later same thing, then again 4 weeks later, replaced light switch and did wiring repairs, i now have 23500 miles on the car and have had over 12 tows or jump starts. third battery, fuse box, alternator and other repairs. in 12/2009 with 23000 miles it dies again 4 times in 3 weeks and had to be towed, another new battery. something unknown is draining the battery and they can't find it. am worried that car will die out when driving it or the lighting will all go out causing me to crash. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| I have electrical problems. my same left turn signal burns out every month- month and a half. my head light keeps burning out at the same rate. my parking lights get stuck on even when the car is off and the switch is off. you have to turn the car on turn the lights on and off a couple of times to get them to go off. the alarm has just gone off with no one around it. i have taken it to the dealer twice to be fixed but they keep saying if they don't see it happen they cannot fix it. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2007 | 55000 | 20 | 08/15/2005 |
| Driver's side seat electric switch does not work driver's side mirror electric switch does not work both keyless entry remotes keep losing their program. *tr | |||
| 05/24/2007 | 26616 | 100 | 05/22/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia optima. while driving 45 mph, the tpms illuminated, which indicated that the tire pressure was low. the dealer stated that there was a sensor malfunction for the driver side rear tire. they replaced the sensor; however, the failure continued. she took the vehicle back to the dealer and they stated that the electrical system caused the failure. the dealer installed a new tpms indicator, but the failure still continued. the contact took the vehicle back several times and each time the dealer would replace the sensor and/or electrical system. however, the failure continued to occur. as of november 1, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. they stated that her cell phone or radio frequencies may have caused the light to illuminate. the manufacturer inspected the vehicle and stated that the sensor caused the failure. the manufacturer replaced the sensor; however, the failure still persists. the powertrain was unknown. the failure mileage was 26,616 and current mileage was 29,413. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 02/07/2007 | 7558 | 1 | 12/12/2006 |
| Tl* - the contact called regarding a 2006 kia optima. the contact stated that the contact's vehicle struck another vehicle at 5 mph, and the airbags did not deploy. the road conditions were icy. the contact stated the airbag light stayed on. he took the vehicle to a kia dealer, and was told the airbag module would need to be replaced. the current and failure mileage were 7558. *ak the consumer stated a ground wire was replaced. updated 03/30/07. *jb | |||