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4.4

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for the Kia Optima

Unbelievably frustrated

By Lucy Oldham written on 09-25-2017

I purchased a 2016 KIA Optima EX. Initially, I was very pleased with the car but the mechanical issues have changed my opinion. The car proved unreliable as the engine stalled multiple times and at times would not accelerate. The car's operation was dangerous having stalled while doing 70 mph on the interstate! I took the car in for service on 4 occasions, each time assured that "the problem is taken care of". The last time it stalled, I had it towed to the dealership and told them I thought the car was a lemon, I was scared to drive it and I wanted to trade it. So, I did for a 2017 Optima EX. It now has 22,000 miles on it and the same thing has started with the new vehicle!!!!!!!!!!!!! I called the same dealership today and spoke to the service department and was told once again "we have never heard anything like this". I said that is not true, you heard it from me about 7 or 8 months ago! So, here I go again...

Wanna see ya in a KIA

By Pammy smith written on 04-12-2016

Decent car for the price. Turbo a big help since it is a 4cyl. Wish it had auto seats.

Lots of fuss, not so much muss

By MG written on 01-09-2017

I'm a demanding customer and I had Toyota's before, which I found to be excellently built and functioning cars, but their sedans are too fluffy for me now (too much body lean, cornering and grip not good) so I decided to try a different brand, but I need an all around sedan type vehicle without a 40 grand price tag. Still, my SX Turbo with tech package cost 32 thousand! My main gripe is with the steering. It's so numb and stiff, that I often find myself parking incorrectly so at slow speed you just have no feeling whatsoever. Then, despite expensive Michelin tires, you feel like the suspension is making the tires roll off the bottom of the tire. After an incident I can report that the automatic emergency breaking works very well with th sensors and tires to avoid accidents by allowing you to steer very well as you skid, even on wet surfaces. The turbo engine is very quick, especially in highway passing and at above-legal speeds (watch out for tickets), but there is a problem in terms of steering and road feel as well as little visibility so you don't feel confident in quick maneuvers through traffic when it's crowded, so you have just stay in the left lane and use just brute speed to efficiently go from place to place in those conditions whereas a car with more road feel and visibility like the Honda Accord might allow maneuvering safely between cars . Also the turbo engine is somewhat inconsistent in terms of when the turbo kicks in (not sure if its lag or some other issue) and can make it difficult to accelerate smoothly. Finally, you notice details that are poorly tested, like one touch windows that are very difficult not to activate, or a defogger that takes more than 15 minutes to do the job, or automatic locking keyless entry that you can't figure out how to unlock the other doors once you have unlocked the front one, like one click gas cap that has a weird feel, like cheap carpeting on the rear shelf when you have leather seats etc, like a dry leather on the steering wheel, like paint that chips with the tiniest stone, like a navigation system that can't find the local bus station, like voice recognition that doesn't recognize. Generally the materials of the interior and exterior seem brittle, easy to break/ scratch and poor quality...Look, It's a beautiful looking car for sure (in this version) , and most everybody agrees it is, but I'm not sure that I can deal with the lack of quality in design that makes a car REALLY work well or that I can deal with the numb steering... if you're a demanding, detail oriented customer who likes quality above all else (and I don't mean name brand, but years of flawless service), look elsewhere.

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Options and features available on used Kia Optima's available near Colorado Springs typically include:

Features: Rear Bench Seats , Tire Pressure Warning , Fold Flat Rear Seats , Audio and cruise controls on steering wheel , Aux Audio Inputs , Stability Control , USB Inputs , Trip Computer , Bluetooth , Alarm , Power Driver Seat , Back-up camera , Multi-Zone Climate Control , Auto Climate Control , Leather Seats , Electronic Folding Mirrors , Heated seats , Cooled Seats , Sunroof/Moonroof , Upgraded Stereo , Navigation , Upgraded Headlights , Blind Spot Monitoring , Parking sensors , Keyless Entry/Start , Apple Carplay/Android Auto , Post-collision safety system , Remote Start .

Engine/Mechanics: 4 cylinders , 6 cylinders .

Transmission: Automatic , Automated Manual , Manual .

Fuel Type: regular unleaded .

Drivetrain: front wheel drive .

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