2014 Kia Optima cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 21 complaints for the 2014 Kia Optima, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia optima. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, an abnormal odor appeared under the hood. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerate forward, causing the contact to crash into another vehicle who was making a u-turn. The contact tried to gain control of the steering wheel as the vehicle went up in flames. The contact managed to crash into a ditch. The contact got out ran to the other side of the vehicle where his fianc was unconscious.
I have a kia optima 2014 kia optima love my car. There's only one bad thing I go do my recall on march 28 2019 it says everything had passed but in reality. The service that they did was careless 9 months later my car is bad motor. Has 130,000 that's what 20,000 dollar is worth wow. They did my oil kia change they put the wrong oil 5-30 really that for kia turbo and kia optima 5-20 now my car is in a mechanic. I need my car fix , I did my recall thought it was for a cause but I gues it wasn't . I need my car fix !
Other problems reported for the 2014 Kia Optima
- Engine 300 complaints
- Steering 96 complaints
- Electrical system 60 complaints
- Fuel system 48 complaints
- Body & structure 48 complaints
- Brakes 43 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 19 complaints
- Lighting 18 complaints