2011 Kia Optima fuel system problems
26 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2011 Kia Optima, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was driving my car on a highway at traffic time when I noticed a small gas odor my brakes got really hard after that I pulled to the emergency lane and when I pull the handle to open my hood smoke and flames immediately came out, the car its trash now police took it to impound because of the fluids the car was leaking and safety issues.
When I go to fill up with fuel it won't allow me to pump but very little fuel before it spills out. I have to put very little in at a time before the pump clicks off. I haven't been able to completely fill up my tank since may without it taking 45 mins or so and it spilling out. I was parked at the gas station when this happened, with the car off.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Kia Optima
- Engine 264 complaints
- Steering 100 complaints
- Lighting 89 complaints
- Electrical system 63 complaints
- Brakes 47 complaints
- Air bags 31 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 24 complaints
- Body & structure 21 complaints