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2013 Kia Optima Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

3 owner-reported electronic stability control esc complaints from NHTSA data

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Complaints
Feb 2018Jun 2018
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (3)

mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2018

STARING OUT AT LOW SPEED, MODERATE ACCELERATION, DRY PAVEMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING, VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. TRACTION CONTROL KICKS ON, EVEN WITH NEW TIRES. LEAVES VEHICLE VULNERABLE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS SAID THIS IS NORMAL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING OR CROSSING INTERSECTIONS AT NORMAL SPEED, NOT OVER ACCELERATING, ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON TO FREEWAYS WITH SHORT ON RAMPS, OR JUST MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

NHTSA #: 11104241
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Feb 2018

BACK UP CAMERA IS NOT WORKING. NO ACCIDENT ACURRED, STARTED THE CAR, PUT IN REVERSE AND THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK.

NHTSA #: 11075398
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Mar 2014

DURING THE FIRST INCLEMENT WEATHER I ENDURED WITH THIS CAR (LATE NOV/EARLY DEC 2013) THERE WAS SOME SNOW AND ICE. I CAME TO A STOP THEN PULLED OUT TO TURN RIGHT. THE NEAREST TRAFFIC WAS 2 BLOCKS AWAY. AS I TRIED TO TURN, MY CAR STOPPED THEN STARTED, STOPPED, STARTED. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEADED DIRECTLY FOR ME AND BLARING THEIR HORNS. SUDDENLY, MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND WENT ON ITS WAY. I EXPERIENCED THIS AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES THE SAME DAY AND MANY MORE TIMES SINCE THEN DURING THE COURSE OF THIS WINTER. IT HAS HAPPENED ON INTERSTATES, GOING UP HILLS, MAKING TURNS AND DRIVING SLOWLY ON SLIPPERY STREETS. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS; IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10573887

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