Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Kia optima has 19 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving the car will not accelerate past 49mph in turbo mode and 61mph in regular mode and rpm... |
| Jul 12, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On [XXX] I was proceeding to come up to the stop sign when out of no where the car started rapidly a... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car was at about 70,000 upon purchase. Once driving it regularly, I immediately noticed a faint knoc... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | While we were driving home (3 people in my car), with no notice, my car lost complete acceleration a... |
| Nov 24, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | When accelerating the car will randomly loose all power from the engine. The electrical systems will... |
| Nov 11, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | Driving 80 miles an hour several hours from home on a major interstate and my car shut off. Pulled o... |
| Oct 30, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | It started shaking really bad out of no where , then wasn’t going faster than 80 then down to 65 but... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On 2/24 I was driving on Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, I was in the middle lane going thru an intersecti... |
| Apr 10, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | PULLED INTO NEIGHBORHOOD, PUT FOOT ON PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, AND CAR TOOK OFF. WOULD NOT STOP. WENT B/... |
| Dec 28, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IN THE MOTOR WOULD BOG THE ENGINE DOWN TO WHERE IT WOULD ... |
| Aug 16, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | EVER SINCE I HAD MY CAR SERVICED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO MY CAR HAS BEEN SLUGGISH AND ACCELERATION HAS WEA... |
| Jun 26, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | ENGINE RUMBLES LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO DIE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND BEFORE I PRESS TH... |
| May 4, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | INTERMITTENTLY CAR WILL SHUDDER (JERK FORWARD AND SLOW, JERK FORWARD AND SLOW) MANY TIMES WHEN ACCEL... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE CAR STUMBLES TO START AND WHEN I ACCELERATE IT FLUTTERS UNTIL PICKING UP SPEED. THIS HAPPENED ON... |
| Sep 17, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2016 KIA OPTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES WITH CONCERNS MALFUNCTIONS WITH ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL. *A... |
| Dec 20, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPE... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FEW SECONDS DELAY ... |
| Sep 5, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY 2016 KIA OPTIMA SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON SEPTEMBER, 5TH 2016.... |
| Aug 26, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | SINCE I HAD THE CAR IN AUG2016 BRAND NEW WHEN I GIVE IT GAS THE VALVES PING AND PEAK EXTREMELY BAD N... |