2011 Kia Optima service brakes problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2011 Kia Optima — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car just keep doing weird stuff with the lights. It want go off all the time the key went work the cv joints are popping. Have to trigger the battery sometimes to start up”
filed Jun 21, 2025
“After getting HECU recall done , it has caused issues with the HECU module to where the brake lights no longer work and the ESC light comes on the cluster panel. Up on reading the code C2130, it says Brake lamp relay error. Mind you that my car was in working order before this recall was even done…”
filed Sep 15, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can…Campaign 23V652000 · Sep 25, 2023
Service Brakes problems in other Optima years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Optima | 7 | 5% |
| 2019 Optima | 18 | 9% |
| 2018 Optima | 17 | 7% |
| 2017 Optima | 6 | 2% |
| 2016 Optima | 21 | 3% |
| 2015 Optima | 49 | 5% |
| 2014 Optima | 25 | 4% |
| 2013 Optima | 58 | 4% |
| 2012 Optima | 52 | 6% |
| 2010 Optima | 4 | 5% |
| 2009 Optima | 17 | 15% |
| 2008 Optima | 2 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Kia Optima
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.