2011 Kia Optima service brakes, hydraulic problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2011 Kia Optima — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
21
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
4%
share of all complaints
129,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2011 Kia Optima. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle failed to exceed 60 MPH with the accelerator…”
filed Mar 26, 2026
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, Hydraulic problems in other Optima years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Optima | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 Optima | 2 | 0% |
| 2015 Optima | 40 | 4% |
| 2014 Optima | 16 | 3% |
| 2013 Optima | 52 | 4% |
| 2012 Optima | 35 | 4% |
| 2009 Optima | 4 | 3% |
| 2008 Optima | 4 | 3% |
| 2007 Optima | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 Optima | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 Optima | 5 | 2% |
| 2003 Optima | 3 | 2% |
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.