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2015 Kia Optima electronic stability control (esc) problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2015 Kia Optima1% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
1%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Electronic stability control activates (flashing light on dash) inappropriately; when not actually experiencing a traction issue. Most often occurs when accelerating from a stop at an intersection with any type of “dip” or unevenness between the roadways, such as lip from driveway to street. When…

    filed Jun 24, 2021

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia optima. The contact stated while his wife was parking the vehicle, the ignition was turned to the off position and made an abnormal sound. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 55 mph, the vehicle hesitated without warning. The driver continued to drive…

    filed Apr 23, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.