2007 Kia Optima owner complaints

At 63,000 miles, the red airbag light came on and stayed illuminated. Took it to the dealer, and they said the adult/child sensor needed to be replaced or neither front airbag would work. Estimate was $1,600 prepaid. Prior to this, no problem with airbag sensors in this vehicle. *kb

The passenger air bag warning light stays illuminated when my wife sits in the passenger seat. Since she only weighs about 100 pounds I called Kia their representative told me that it took 120m pounds to turn the light off. This does not sound correct to me. The vehicle is a 2007 Kia optima. Any help that you can give me will be greatly appreciated *tr

"takata recall" I was driving on highway and my air bag light just came on. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia optima. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The dealer diagnosed that the loose pin fitting air bag connector failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.

Front passenger airbag light remains illuminated approximately 60% of the time when seat is occupied by a passenger. This has been a problem since I purchased the car in april 2007. From all I have read on the internet, this is the most prevailing problem Kia owners have. Kia acknowledges this is true, but says this is simply how the system is designed. Their only solution is that passengers must sit bolt upright and weigh over 130 pounds. They also advise me to turn the car off and restart it to "fix" the problem. Not good!!! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia optima. The contact stated that the passenger seat air bag indicator illuminated. The dealer reset the passenger seat air bag indicator on approximately three occasions, but the failure would recur less than thirty miles later. After a recent oil change, a different air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000. Updated 01/05/17*lj

We purchased our 2007 Kia optima this year in april and ever since we've had the car we've had issues with air bag sensor on the passenger side front seat. I ride in the passenger seat and about 30% of the time the air bag is off light doesn't turn off when I'm sitting in the seat, once I lift my rear end off the seat and put it back down then that light goes off. I've taken this in to the dealer once already and they said there was nothing apparently wrong, we brought the car home and within 2 days the problem was recurring. The car will be returned to the dealer for a second time with this issue, I just want my air bag to go off in the event of an accident, I believe that's fair. The last time we took it in they said there was nothing wrong with sensor according the computer, they re

In 2007 I purchased a new Kia optima 4cyl automatic from a local dealer. Soon after, I discovered that the passenger airbag light would sometimes remain illuminated when there was a passenger in the seat, meaning that the airbag was off. Kia authorized dealer said that unless passenger is sitting in upright position exactly in the middle of the seat, the sensor will not work properly. We also noted that if passenger not sitting correctly at first couple of minutes of drive, but then reposition himself in upright position, sensor will not react and air bag will be off until car restarted. Dealer said that sensor is checking for passenger only once at the beginning of drive and does not re-check during the drive. It seems not logical - if I am picking up the passenger after hour of drive wi

Broken crankshaft pulley and drive belt. *tr

I was driving to work and my drivers side airbag came on. A few months prior, we had to replace the o2 sensor because the check engine light was on. Now on the second day with the airbag light on, the check engine light came back on! Is it bad wiring, will my airbag not work? *tr

My Kia optima began consuming large amounts of oil but it wasn't leaking out or burning off anywhere. I began to watch the oil levels closely and was down 2 qts every week. At some point the oil pressure got too low and we think sucked air into the engine. The check engine light came on and then off again as it has been for the ppast yr but for an EVAP problem - a very small leak kept getting detected. I spent $1800 at firestone the previous ur the colder kept coming back on and off. But this didn't explain the sidden massive oil consumption. Suddenly on oct. 21 my car suddenly idled very high without moving and the the check light came on again and stayed on. The engine began to knock loudly especially when accellerating or climbing hills. My mechanic friend told me one of the engine ro

I have a 2007 Kia optima and it has terrible exterior headlights. The headlights are so dim that I have to drive with high beams on as much as possible. Per forum discussions I have seen online this is an ongoing issue. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia optima. The contact stated that the exterior headlights were extremely dim. The lights had to be on the high beam setting in order to see anything. The contact mentioned that the failure was a very serious safety concern because visibility was impaired while operating the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlights needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,805. The VIN was not available.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 Kia optima. While driving 30 MPH, the anti-lock brakes failed. The contact veered off the road, drove into the embankment, and struck a tree. The rear end of the vehicle spun around and a tree crashed through the windshield. The vehicle flipped over and landed upright. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was presumed to be completely destroyed. Kia stated that they would send out a representative to determine why the air bags and antilock brakes failed. The wife sustained bruises and all the occupants were wearing their seat belts properly. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 11,000. Updated 02-12-08 bf * the consumer stated does not feel fairly compensated for the loss of the vehicle due to

Bought a 2007 Kia optima in july 2010, after 3 months had to have brakes and rotors replaced. Now only a month later the brakes are bad again. I have to take it to the shop. The back driver side brakes are grinding. The car continues to squeal. I talked to the dealership where I bought the car this is not covered under warranty. However when I bought the car they said there was more than 50% brake pads left. When I changed them the first time they were completely gone in the back on the drivers side. I do not feel that I should have to be replacing the brakes again, just one month later. Something is wrong with that. I am not happy with my car or the dealership at the moment. *tr

Kia is fully aware of a problem with their sun visors. A quick google search will turn up thousands of cases. The visor components break causing them to hang loose, obstructing vision. This is a safety hazard. The defect has existed for a long time (my wife?s 2003 sorrento experienced the issue in 2004) and it continues today. My 2007 optima has both visors hanging presently. There is no recall on these visors, and the cost to repair them is 100-200 each. *tr

While parking 2007 optima I was unable to put the vehicle in park or take out the key. The shifter linkage and cable had broken. I used the emergency brake to keep the vehicle from rolling. I took vehicle to dealer (summit Kia, waterford, mi) they replaced the vehicle shifting linkage at a cost of $750.00. The dealer stated the cable broke and when I asked if the part was defective they stated that it was not unusual to have to replace this on the 2007 Kia optima. The vehicle has 108,000 miles. In 40 years and many vehicles I have never had this go on any other vehicle I owned. *tr

Parking brake indicator light, exterior lighting, brake lights. The rear stop lamp and tail lamp bulb have a definite malfunction. When pressing on the brake the lights blink and certain interior and exterior lights are affected. This is very dangerous and must be covered in the recall. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia opmita. The contact stated that the vehicle trunk lock failed preventing him from unlocking or locking the trunk. The contact had to unlock the trunk from inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised that the lock system failed, but they were not sure if the entire system had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 145,404.

Ever since we got this car it has been in 2 accidents due to the rain, when I started to look into what was causing this problem I noticed there is a hole in the plastic right below the oil filter. This allows water to get on the engine causing it to short power for the car. This in return causes the power steering to cease up making it nearly impossible to control the car, hence why it has been in two accidents; one that put my mother in the hospital a few years back. The last time this happened was yesterday but enough is enough, this flaw is a deadly problem.