2008 Kia Optima electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 16 complaints for the 2008 Kia Optima, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
The rear passenger seat belt was jammed. I pulled it a few times and it became unjammed and I fastened the safety belt around my 4 year old child. Approximately 3-5 minutes later as I was driving I smelled smoke. I started checking the control panel and turned off the A/C and radio and rolled down the windows. The smoke stopped so I continued to drive about a mile and stopped the car in a parking lot.
On february 21 2015 I drove the car to the store when I turned the car off the key would not come out of the ignition. I called kia dealer and they had no solution. The kia dealer gave me an appointment for tuesday february 24 2015. I was able to drive the car home and put it in the garage. On sunday february 22 2015 I went into the garage and could smell something burning. I decided to back the car out of the garage and couldn't because the battery was dead.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Kia Optima
- Air bags 58 complaints
- Engine 24 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints