Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 06/15/2012 | 9000 | 7 | |
| We bought our car last year , 5 months after we got the car , when i was driving it the vehicle dynamic control (vdc) light turn on and the car shaking very bad and we can not handle the car right and the brake its not working well, its very very scary. the only thing that we can do we turn the vdc light off, its gonna be ok for couple days , and again it happens. after that i took the car to fairfax kia in virginia they didn't believe me and they said when they test drive the car it didn't happened to them, so it happens for me almost 7 times and every time they when i took it back to the service they said the same thing. i have no idea what should i do, somebody needs to fix this problem, if something happened to me what should i do? kia motor in responsible for that. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2012 | 9000 | ||
| We bought our car last year , 5 months after we got the car , when i was driving it the vehicle dynamic control (vdc) light turn on and the car shaking very bad and we can not handle the car right and the break its not working well, its very very scary. the only thing that we can do we turn the vdc light off, its gonna be ok for couple days , and again it happens. after that i took the car to fairfax kia in virgina the didn't believe me and they said when they test drive the car it didn't happened to them, so it happens for me almost 7 times and every time they when i took it back to the service they said the same thing. i have no idea what should i do, somebody needs to fix this problem, if something happened to me what should i do? kia motor in responsible for that. | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 5400 | 1 | |
| Kia optima lx 2011 was purchased brand new at 4 miles in odometer. problem 1 less than a month: steering veering to the left an right. had to steer this car to track straight. the dealer performed minor alignment in october. car continues to veer left and right. took car back to the dealer. the tech stated the front end off by 2 degrees and stated he performed the adjustment. the steering problem not fixed. problem #2: car was parked with fuel reading 42 miles to empty. returned to start car. will not crank after numerous attempts. towed the car to dealer. car cranked upon de-tow at the location. but still left the car for why it will not crank in the first place. returned 4 days later. i was advised that the car was empty of gasoline, even when fuel reader clearly indicated 42 miles to empty. kia paid for rental for 4 days ($100). i was further advised that the fuel regulator was replaced and on back order. the steering problems and the stalling issues are significant public safety concerns since the lanes, arterial roads and highways that i have to drive daily are congested. *tr | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 5400 | ||
| Kia optima lx 2011 was purchased brand new at 4 miles in odometer. problem 1 less than a month: steering veering to the left an right. had to steer this car to track straight. the dealer performed minor alignment in october. car continues to veer left and right. took car back to the dealer. the tech stated the front end off by 2 degrees and stated he performed the adjustment. the steering problem not fixed. problem #2: car was parked with fuel reading 42 miles to empty. returned to start car. will not crank after numerous attempts. towed the car to dealer. car cranked upon de-tow at the location. but still left the car for why it will not crank in the first place. returned 4 days later. i was advised that the car was empty of gasoline, even when fuel reader clearly indicated 42 miles to empty. kia paid for rental for 4 days ($100). i was further advised that the fuel regulator was replaced and on back order. the steering problems and the stalling issues are significant public safety concerns since the lanes, arterial roads and highways that i have to drive daily are congested. | |||