10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
43 miles

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problem #1

Jul 182005

Optima 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 43 miles
This car is equipped with automatic headlights that come on when you start the car at night.the problem I had was we could not turn on the high beams when using this feature.my dealer showed me they all do this.I had to slow way down because of this unsafe feature. We have had other car with this same feature and we could always use the high beams.

- Holly Hill, FL, USA

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