2014 Kia Optima Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 13%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,673miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid, 13% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,673 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While trying to park the car in the parking lot structure, the car accelerated beyond control on it's own and hit the wall head on. I was already in my parking spot and only few feet away when the car accelerated. The passenger air bag was deployed and body damage occurred. Everything happened so suddenly, I am not sure about the speed at the time of impact.”
NHTSA complaint #10620789, filed 2014-08, 765 miles“While parking into a parking space that faces a supermarket building, with my foot on the brake, the car suddendly accelerates at an unkown speed , while I am stepping harder on the brake , and the car is not responding crashing into a parking barrier pole finally making the car stop inches from the wall where people go in and out of the supermarket, I was screaming the whole time while being pushed rapidly at an unkown speed feeling helpless and scared, the car side aribags deployed on the right side of the vehicle making the vehicle all full of smoke inside. …”
NHTSA complaint #10745882, filed 2015-08, 38,581 miles“When starting up the car you can smell a rubber burning smell comimg from the air vents. When driving the vehicle sometimes while driving it the car accelerates on its own.”
NHTSA complaint #11141533, filed 2018-10, 40,879 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10089987Apr 24, 2015Pitstop: smart pedal feature - the smart pedal is an integral part of the engine management system (ems) functionality which monitors and prevents the simultaneous activation…
- 10109672Jun 6, 2014PITSTOP: SLIGHT VARIATION IN THE ?SET? SPEED AFTER SETTING CRUISE CONTROL - A few customers have complained about their vehicle briefly accelerating beyond the set cruising speed…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid
16 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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