2014 Kia Optima drivetrain & axles problems
19 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2014 Kia Optima, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was in a parking structure, stopped at a stop sign. I continued a few feet to my designated parking stall and when I turned the wheel the car accelerated at what felt and sounded like full throttle on it's own. The surge of the vehicle forced the car to crash into a concrete wall causing extensive damage to the vehicle and bodily injury to myself. The vehicle is only a few months old. This car has some very serious safety issues. Someone could have been killed. Now I am terrified to ever drive it again.
Check engine light has been on for a week. Had appt to go in 2/2/21 with kia but driving down the interstate started hearing a light ticking sound. When I accelerated on the gas it didnt do anything. It was bogged down. It stayed at 60 MPH so I did it again and still the same thing. My husband aslo said that it's been sucking oil down for no reason. It has 89,000 miles on it. I had to pull over and have it towed to kia. I'm still currently waiting to hear what they are gonna do.
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
- Cruise control 21 complaints
- Lighting 18 complaints