Used 2015 Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
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Kia’s Secret , Chicago, IL, 11/03/2021
Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased a used 2015 Kia Optima with 58k miles. Within 3 weeks at 58.5k the car randomly began to go in to what I now know is called “limp mode” my car wouldn’t accelerate past 40 mph. All this is going on while I’m in the heat of traffic, luckily I’m an experienced driver and was able to get out of harms way because anyone else made have been in a serious accident. I shut my car off checked all the fluids and restarted it, it went about 2 miles and began to decelerate all the way to 0 mph and then shut off on me. Everything electronic worked fine but not a sound from the engine no clicks no buzz no nothing. I had it towed to the dealer where I made the purchase and they tell me mind you after 2 days of no contact that I need a new motor. Mind you I’m furious this is my first major financial purchase as a young person and I was trying to get myself a reliable nice car to get to work in and here this car is blown engine at 58.5k miles. My Honda before this went 200 k and was going strong but was totaled by some bozo. This is an embarrassment to modern engineering honestly. Most ppl by cars and expect at least 150-250 k but according to the dealer gm their expectation is anywhere after 40k but of course they don’t tell you that during the purchase. Luckily for me I was able to obtain a life time warranty on this engine due to the fact I recently purchased it. I feel awful for ppl who may experience this later and be out of warranty smh this company makes trash do not DO NOT BUY KIA. Nice car but engine made of paper spit balls and glue
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2015 Kia Optima
randy Gwirtz, Columbus, OH, 10/03/2016
Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Over all decent car. The passenger seat does sit low. Decent gas mileage. Do like the heated and cooled seats especially in the summer time for the cool vented seats. Overall I do like the way it drives and handles and it does seem like a very well built vehicle.
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Sexy car
Nancy Giuliano, Okatie, SC, 06/22/2017
Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is a great car. Beautiful to look at and drive. The passenger seat is a little low down but that's the only minor complaint I have. Love my Kia
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All is good other than the UVO/Nav that wont power
richard miner, Lampasas, TX, 08/02/2015
updated 02/03/2016
Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is my first Kia and I have been happy with it most of the time with the exception of the Stereo/Nav unit not coming on for 2-3 Min (rear camera works). I had just moved to the Austin are and needed the Nav unit for work and I paid and extra 5K to get the upgrade to the model which had intergraded Nav unit . This car has been into the dealer 8-10 times for this same thing in the past 180 days, which started 2 weeks after I bought it and continues to this day. Not sure if this is just a "this car issue" I have recorded the issue almost every time. If this issue could be fixed I would be very happy with the car but after my experience with this Kia, Toyota or Honda is starting to look like a better choice for me. I think Kia is doing all they can to resolve the issue but we are no closer than when I started.
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Great looking, horrible quality, worst performance
Jerry Adilla, North Hollywood, CA, 01/26/2016
Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 9 people found this review helpful
To start off i wanna say that i really did want to love this car, i hadnt had a kia befor but was rather enthusiastic to get this vehicle. It looks great, the exterior the lights daul exhaust ect.. Problem 1.THIS CAR IS SLOOOOW, forget the exterior profile, stance, whatever. This cars take off, acceleration, both are slow.. even with the manual mode. 2. This cars quality is extremly low. Since i got this car a year ago i have have more problems then i ever have befor ever with any other leased vehicle. My car has gone as far as to have water (after rain) get stuck inside the compartment behind the glove box and leak into my passanger seat.. and flood the floor and carpet. MY WINDOWS FREEZE AND LOCK CONSTANLY . And kia dealrship says there doors are ment to do that? The antenna has also fell off.. 3. Kia dealership is hard to deal with ahen it comes to these issues.. Many issues are blown off and said to just be "a kia thing" The wear on this car for one year is bad. I had my wheels rotated and saw the rust under the brakes, j have never seen a car get that rusted befor in such a small amount of time.. 1 yr.. i guess you get what you pay for but like this wasnt all to cheap either.. .. i really wanted to like this car.. i would definetly not recomend it, the braking system locks up and the car skids.. this happened to me just after getting it, i understand i am a fast driver, never crashed.. but i hit the brakes one day and it skid, not for to long.. but definet clear skid.. it was honestly kind of emberessing.. .. I wouldnt recommend
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