2012 Kia Optima Visibility problems

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the contact pressed on the horn, and the horn failed to function as intended. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, upon starting the vehicle and attempting to adjust the driver's side mirror, there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the side-view mirror motor. The contact stated that several days later, the abnormal clicking sound ceased, and the driver's side mirror failed to...

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated that the front passenger's side window failed to roll up or down as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the contact was unaware of the diagnostic result, nor the parts that needed to be replaced to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary in a parking lot, she was unable to close the sunroof and heard an abnormal noise. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with needing the sunroof to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the local dealers; Kia of East Hartford (99 Ash St, East Hartford, CT 06108:(860) 291-7000) and Gary Rome Kia (809 Enfield...

I was driving on the freeway at about 70mph when my panoramic sunroof suddenly exploded. It was not hit by a rock or any sort of debris, it exploded completely on its own without warning. The loud explosion caused me to swerve and panic brake as glass shards rained down on me from the broken sunroof.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. The contact stated that when driving at 65 mph, the vehicle stalled intermittently and the engine and tire sensor lights illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact was able to move onto the road shoulder inspected under the hood and found smoke and within a moment the flames was under the hood and the vehicle was on fire. The contact stated that before the engine failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to doug smith kia (495 w main street american fork, ut 84003...

2012 Kia optima ex with 48000 miles now driver-side headlight stopped working, so as of now I am driving with passenger sidelight in combination with parking lights. Buying kia optima is the biggest mistake I have ever done, it seems every month something goes wrong with this vehicle. Surprisingly nhtsa has not taken any action as per kia optima well known defects.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. While driving 60 mph, the panoramic sun roof glass fractured and fell onto the rear passenger seats. There were no injuries. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 101,119.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. The contact stated that the headlights failed to illuminate and there was extremely poor visibility. Also, the oil light randomly illuminated several times. The dealer (ossett kia south, 2680 mt moriah rd, memphis, tn 38115, (901) 328-8173) was unable to determine the cause of the failures. The contact replaced the headlight assemblies more than five times, but the visibility was still poor. The contact also noticed an abnormal odor in the vehicle. The dealer indicated that...

My wife was driving on the freeway at 6:20 p.M in the slow lane at 65 mph when she heard a loud explosion and the sunroof shattered. There were no vehicles in front of her or around her that could possibly have kicked up a rock or debris from the road. She was also not passing under an overpass or bridge. Luckily, she was able to control the car and was not physically hurt in the incident. This vehicle has a panoramic sunroof and the moving part of the glass sunroof shattered.

The engine seized while driving on the highway. This has als resulted in the climate control system including the defrosters and radio to malfunction

SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I have sent in complaints on my kia many of times and the one just came out about the latches, mine is not on the recall list. I have had the middle part of my glass crack the windshield that was and still under warranty and more but it seems I am being over looked on my car. I guess the only action to take is a class action lawsuit against kia america. When you have the proof they still do not believe you.

On 5/13/16 I walked out to my car without notice and got in. As of then I noticed a long crack starting at the bottom running upwards over half way and out to the middle cracks. I called the police to get a report but the officer said it had not been hit from the out side and take it to kia. I took it there and I was told I was hit by something like a rock or ball. The man at kia said take it to my insurance company. I took it there and the agent said it was hit but I had to pay $100.00 Before it could be fixed. A...

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. The contact stated that the windshield area near the vehicles antenna was fractured and deteriorating. The contact mentioned that only the first layer on the rear windshield was fractured as large the size of a baseball. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000. The vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact heard a loud pop and the sun roof shattered without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. While driving 50 mph, the sun roof glass exploded with a loud bang. The contact was uninjured. The manufacturer and dealer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,050.

I was driving down the i77 north at 70mph with the sunroof and shade shut when there was a loud explosion and the shade started going through the sunroof and glass came raining down on myself (i am 7 months pregnant) and my 13 year old daughter. There were no cars around us. It was sunny around 80 degrees. *Tr

I was on i-40 going about 75 mpg. Temp was about 75 and the driver side window cracked a little. The shade was not down on the sunroof, but the sunroof was not lifted.I was about to pass a vehicle to my right. All of a sudden there was a loud bang in the back of my head. I was so thrown off, I almost let go of the wheel. It echoed in my head. I panicked and pulled over on the interstate and flagged down a state trooper. The trooper checked... My car was not hot. Nothing flew in my car. Nothing flew out of my...

Driving down the freeway at 70 mph, sunny clear weather, temp 85. No overpasses or other vehicles in sight. The sunroof exploded showering an enormous amount of glass on top of my head resulting in a few minor cuts. Either I was struck by a meteorite or kia has defective glass. The dealer replaced it for $550.00 And no explanation. As there are several other posts with similar descriptions I feel kia has defective glass and this should be investigated.. I very nearly lost control of my car at freeway speeds. *Tr

I was driving on the highway with the sunroof open. I heard an extremely loud pop, as if someone popped a balloon right next to my ear, and I was showered with glass. The sunroof had exploded. *Tr I wasn't around a bridge or overpass, and there weren't cars around me. I don't recall seeing anything on the road in front or me. There was no damage to the sunroof prior to my trip. It was about 80-82 degrees outside with clear skies. I've read that this has happened to other people with kia optimas, hyundai...

I was parked in a secured police parking garage that no one has access to except police officers. Upon getting into my car, placing it into drive and beginning to move forward out of the parking space, there was a loud noise that sounded like glass shattering. I exited my vehicle to find that my sunroof had exploded into thousands of pieces. There was nothing that struck the glass that caused this to happen. Upon doing research, I discovered that this is a problem that the kia vehicles sunroofs have. Kia is...

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in a residential garage, the sunroof exploded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was being diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 38,000. The vin was unavailable.

Wife was driving home from work in early evening on normal daily commuter router when very loud explosion noise. Incident scared wife enough that she called husband for advice on situation. Sunroof shattered. No overpasses within several miles at time of incident. No flying road debris. Nothing unusual about circumstances. Reported incident to kia dealership and took car in for repairs. Repairs took about 2 weeks because "no sunroof in stock". Received call from kia corporate office regarding incident after...

The sunroof exploded while I was driving down the highway shortly after 7am et. It sounded like a gunshot. I pulled over and looked at it and then drove straight to the dealer. *Js

I was driving on highway during rush hour when I heard a loud explosion and sound of glass rattling. At first I though I had a blowout on one of my tires, so I manage to pull over to the emergency lane. I then did a walk around of my car and saw the busted sunroof. There was nothing overhead nor did I see any flying rocks or debris at the time of the explosion. There was nothing other than the explosion. The glass was bubbled up like it blewout and not in. There was a hole the size of a basketball in the middle of...