Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Kia Optima has 20 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | When the brake pedal is pressed on the brakes will grab. It snatches the car kinda hard. Also when y... |
| Jul 24, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Brake pedal stopper breaking apart causing the ESC indicator to come on and loosing acceleration whi... |
| Nov 8, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKE ACTIVATE RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING THE ABS BRAKE SIGNAL ON DASHBOARD,WHILE IN MOTION... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE GAS PEDDLE STOPS WORKING AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATES AS YOU ARE IN MOTION. AFTER STEPPING ON THE... |
| Apr 19, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I WENT TO SPEED UP THE ENGINE SEIZED, CAUSING ME TO... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE DOING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND AND COULD N... |
| Jan 22, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ON JANUARY 24, 2019, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHAKERS KIA IN WATERTOWN CT AGAIN. I HAD BEEN IN CT V... |
| Aug 8, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE V... |
| Jul 17, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE ... |
| Nov 1, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING, HAVE TO LET GO OF GAS PEDAL AND PUSH AGAIN TO GAIN ACCELERA... |
| Jul 7, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHEN CRANKING UP CAR ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISE, THEN IF DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED THE CAR SLOWS DOWN O... |
| Sep 17, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM GULF SHORES, AL TO ATLANTA, GA. I STOPPED AT A REST AREA. WHEN I STARTED M... |
| Sep 7, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | CRUISE CONTROL "CANCEL" BUTTON NEEDS REPEATED PUSHING TO ACTIVATE. A SINGLE PUSH OF THE CANCEL BUTT... |
| Jan 7, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I NOTICED ON MONDAY THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO BE STRUGGLING WITH ACCELERATION. IT SEEMED TO BE SLOW AN... |
| Mar 14, 2013 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICL... |
| Oct 6, 2012 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. AVIS PUTS RUBBER FLOOR MATS OVER CLOTH FLOOR MATS THAT HAVE HOOKS EMBEDDED... |
| Aug 18, 2012 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE ECONOMY MODE ACTI... |
| Jul 4, 2012 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS, NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINE AT IDLE WHEN ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED AND THE CAR IS STOPPE... |
| May 16, 2012 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF ... |
| Jan 25, 2012 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCE... |