Ownership Cost for 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid
Estimated: $38449 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2671 | $1282 | $1122 | $1015 | $908 | $6998 |
| Insurance | $1804 | $1867 | $1932 | $2000 | $2070 | $9673 |
| Fuel | $1068 | $1101 | $1139 | $1185 | $1238 | $5731 |
| Maintenance | $2557 | $1716 | $1069 | $1112 | $2196 | $8650 |
| Repairs | $905 | $1072 | $1221 | $1341 | $1545 | $6084 |
| Taxes & Fees | $888 | $888 | $888 | $888 | $888 | $1316 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9893 | $7139 | $6611 | $6735 | $8072 | $38449 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL TO PULL AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP--SUCH AS A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT---CAR STUMBLES AND HESITATES. AT TIMES CAR WILL NOT EVEN RESPOND WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED. PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS--THEN YOU PUSH PEDAL A BIT MORE AND IT JERKS AND SHOOTS FORWARD. NOT A COMFORTABLE SITUATION WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC FROM A INTERSECTION. HAPPENS VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME. COLD OR WARMED UP--SAME PROBLEM--EXCEPT A LOT WORSE AT COLD START. ONCE ABOVE 30 MPG THINGS SMOOTH OUT--BUT THE BIG DANGER IS TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY DO A RE-FLASH OR WHATEVER--THEN TELL ME IT DRIVES NORMAL. NO FAULT WITH THE DEALER AT ALL--THEY HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT REALLY--BUT--CAN'T FIX THE HESITATION.BUT DRIVING NORMAL--THAT'S NOT TRUE. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS HYBRID SYSTEM--THERE IS A WEB PAGE THAT ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM---EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T EVEN ALLOW A FRIEND OR ONE OF MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR.IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THE CARS GOING TO REACT---YOUR OPEN TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD A CAMRY HYBRID AND TWO PRIUS HYBRIDS--NO PROBLEMS. I KNOW HOW A HYBRID CAR SHOULD DRIVE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER MORTORISTS ON THE ROAD. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR |
| 2011 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ROUGHLY 60-70MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN DECELERATING AND NOT RESPONDING WHEN THE ACCELERATION WAS PRESSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROADS. KIA IS UNABLE TO FIND ERROR CODES OR DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE EVEN AFTER PROVIDING THEM WITH VIDEO EVIDENCE.THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE "COMPUTER GLITCHES" BUT THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST SEVERE. *TR |
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