Used 2007 Kia Optima Consumer Reviews
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Not perfect, but close
mickeyrom, 01/05/2007
2007 Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
4 cylinder EX with leather, handling package and sunroof. In other words, loaded. Only complaints I have are a bit of a stiff ride and issues with passenger side airbags. I think this car is much underrated by many reviewers and I would like to know why. Great warranty and nice styling.
Concerned about the reviews here
starsky, 09/08/2009
2007 Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Transmission and engine problems abound in some of these reviews. My wife drives the car most of the time and has had a transmission flush done because she though the transmission was "funny". No more tranny complaints. I drive 80+ miles to work each way and got 35+ MPG maintaining 55 to 62 MPH. No problems other than a rattle in the overhead reading lamps which the dealer took care of promptly. Car now has 42000 miles and runs even better. First 5000 miles or so the car seemed to struggle in cruise control as the engine raced to maintain speed. However, car no longer misses a beat except for the steepest inclines.
Pretty nice, but flawed
Allan J Birmantas, 12/09/2006
2007 Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
9 of 19 people found this review helpful
I probably would have rated this car much higher if the passenger seat air bags worked properly. My only complaints besides that are the following. 1. No MPG on trip computer 2. Very hard ride. Pretty hard to seriously rate reliability after only one month, but I will be making my third trip to the dealer next week. Judge accordingly.
My Greatest Mistake
Tom, 05/30/2008
2007 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
First I have to say that it saddens me horribly to write a poor review for this car. It was such an amazing car for the longest time. My commute is 148 miles everyday and my Optima handled the long daily drive like a champ until this last month. At 63,373 miles the engine failed. It seized just cruising down the highway and nearly caused me to crash into the center divider. After a nice little dance with Kia, they agreed to replace it. At 65,973, the transmission had to be replaced. Finally a Kia mechanic told me that the 07 models have some severe quality issues. He said that owners who do heavy driving, and have long commutes have had head gasket, engine and transmission problems.
Buy American not Korean
lwa57, 08/04/2010
2007 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
3 of 9 people found this review helpful
Bought new. Rear brakes wore unevenly. Down to metal at only 25k miles. Taylor Kia of Boardman says brake pads are not covered by warranty. However, the rear passenger brake is dragging. They claim caliper is ok. Uneven wear between wheels, (3 mm and 0 mm left rear vs 7mm and 3 mm on right rear pads) shows excessive wear on the outside pads. Wear indicator is on the inside pad so damage to rotor can happen before indicator makes noise. The dragging brake explains the poor mileage and sluggish power. Previous posts show a couple rear brake issues. Hmm! KIA called me back and said they stand behind their mechanic. Not warranty issue. So my next car will not be a Kia! Buy American!