Kia Niro Complaints

531 consumer complaints on file.

#11081995March 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING HARNESS CHEWED UP BY RODENTS 6 WEEKS AFTER BUYING CAR NEW. ONLY 1900 MILES ON CAR. CAR WAS PARKED BETWEEN '01 TOYOTA TACOMA AND '04 F250 DIESEL, WHICH HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE NEW WITHOUT PROBLEMS, AS WAS A '06 VW DIESEL, AND A '12 VW DIESEL, ALSO PARKED THERE SINCE NEW. THE USE OF SOY BASED INSULATION ON THE WIRING HAS TURNED VEHICLES INTO ROLLING FOOD SOURCES. WITH CRITICAL FUNCTIONS NOW CONTROLLED ELECTRICALLY RATHER THAN MECHANICALLY (THROTTLE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING), THIS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, NOT TO MENTION EXTREMELY COSTLY $2000 TO $5000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS OCCURRING AT EPIDEMIC RATES, AND IS ACROSS ALL MAKES. DON'T LET THIS TURN INTO ANOTHER "TAKATA".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065272January 26, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED AND TOTALED MY CAR.. WHILE.SITTING AND WAITING FOR GREEN LIGHT ON A ROAD(STATIONARY).THE NEW KIA ARE NOT SAFE. IF YOU ARE REAR ENDED.THERES NO PROTECTION.THE AIR BAGS DON'T WORK EVEN IF YOU GET HIT AT 35 MPH.I AM COMPLAINING TO MAKE THE CONSUMERS TO BE AWARE OF THE KIA BRAND.THAT THEY ARE NOT TESTING CARS ON REAR END COLLISIONS.MY CAR WAS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD.I HOPE YOU INVESTIGATE THIS AND MAKE CARS MORE SAFER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11058078January 2, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BECOMES VERY SLUGGISH AS TEMPERATURES DROP AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE "ENGINE BRAKING" THE VEHICLE, MAKING COASTING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL ALLOWED THE CAR TO NORMALLY COAST BUT ONCE BACK IN DRIVE, ACCELERATION WAS TAXING. THE VEHICLE LACKS ANY POWER AND IS RUINING THE FUEL ECONOMY TRYING TO GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054843December 14, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NEW KIA NIRO ROLLS BACK ON INCLINES IN DRIVE AFTER REMOVING FOOT OFF OF BREAK AND RIGHT BEFORE PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, ON PAVED, CITY STREETS. NEVER HAD THIS WITH OTHER AUTOMATICS. NEW KIA NIRO JUMPS FORWARD/ACCELERATES SHARPLY WHILE IN DRIVE WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY (1-3 MILES PER HOUR) UP AN INCLINE. THIS OCCURRES ON PAVED, CITY STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053336December 7, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REVERSING (BACKUP) LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, AND MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE STIPULATIONS OF SECTION 571.108 OF THE CFR TITLE 49 CH. 5 (10-1-04 EDITION)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047350November 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES POP OFF, JUST FROM PULLING ON THE HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994154June 9, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I ACCELERATED TO 65MPH.I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL. 2 SECONDS LATER I SEE THAT I AM ACCELERATING. I PRESS CANCEL AT 72 MPH. I PRESS THE CRUISE BUTTON AGAIN, TURNING OFF THE CRUISE, THEN ON AGAIN. SLOW TO 65, PRESS THE - SET AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTS SPEEDING UP. SECOND REPORT. 4TH AND 5TH TIME TO HAPPEN. DASHCAM RECORDED EVENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993066June 4, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN PRESSING THE RESUME BUTTON THE CAR HAS ACCELERATION WIDE OPEN THROTTLE WELL BEYOND THE SET SPEED OF THE SPEED CONTROL. MOST OF THE TIME THE RESUME DOES NOTHING BUT SET A NEW SPEED, THE CURRENT SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980033April 23, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT REAR FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE LOOSE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE HARD LINE. I TIGHTENED THE FITTING ADDED APPROXIMATELY 6OZ OF BRAKE FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR AND LEAK CHECKED THE SYSTEM UNDER PRESSURE. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS QUALITY ASSURANCE FACTORY ESCAPE WHICH COULD HAVE CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957721February 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
LEASED THE 2017 KIA NIRO EX HYBRID CAR, LATE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017 AND DROVE HOME 10+ MILES. ODOMETER HAD 15 MILES AT START. LEFT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE FOR TWO DAYS AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT EARLY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 AT 4AM. BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WAS STEERING ONTO THE STREET WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND NOISY (GROWLING) - VIBRATING WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL ITSELF. PULLED BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RETRIED SEVERAL TIMES. WAITED WITH THE CAR IDLING. BATTERY - HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LET THE CAR SIT AND LOOKED IN THE MANUAL FOR ANSWERS. TRIED BACKING OUT AGAIN AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, AND STEERING WAS AGAIN VERY DIFFICULT. DROVE BACK INTO THE GARAGE. CALLED THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE NUMBER AND THE FLATBED TRUCK TOOK THE 2017 KIA NIRO EX BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TOW DRIVER HAD MUCH TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND MANEUVERED ONTO THE FLATBED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO US BECAUSE OF A CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE. RECEIVED CALL FROM SERVICE AT KIA CERRITOS SAYING POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT KOREAN ENGINEERS WERE FLYING OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR PERSONALLY. STILL DO NOT HAVE A CAR, BUT WE ARE IN LIMBO NOW ABOUT THE BRAND ITSELF. WE DO NOT WANT THIS CAR OR A KIA PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956626February 23, 2017
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEASED THE CAR ON SUNDAY AND DROVE HOME 10+ MILES. ODOMETER HAD 15 MILES ON IT. LEFT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE FOR TWO DAYS AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT EARLY WEDNESDAY. (DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL WEDNESDAY, AND ONLY ATTEMPTED ONCE. OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 DAYS.) BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WAS STEERING ONTO THE STREET WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND NOISY - VIBRATING WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL ITSELF. PULLED BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RETRIED SEVERAL TIMES. WAITED WITH THE CAR IDLING. BATTERY WARNING CAME ON. LET THE CAR SIT AND LOOKED IN THE MANUAL FOR ANSWERS. TRIED BACKING UP AGAIN AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, AND STEERING WAS AGAIN VERY DIFFICULT. DROVE BACK INTO THE GARAGE. CALLED THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE NUMBER AND THE FLATBED TRUCK TOOK THE 2017 KIA NIRO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOPING TO HAVE OUR LEASE VOIDED AND WILL SEARCH SAFERCAR.GOV FOR A NEW VEHICLE CHOICE. NO FAITH IN THE KIA BRAND NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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