Kia Rio Complaints

1,336 consumer complaints on file.

#11257958September 25, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE CAR A 2013 WHY IS MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON? THE CAR BEEN SERVICE AT KIA CASEY DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE INVOICE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING ALREADY THE CAR 6 YEARS OLD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256665September 19, 2019
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF LYNCHBURG (434-847-3292, LOCATED AT 3400 OLD FOREST RD, LYNCHBURG, VA 24501) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CHANGED THE OIL AND REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO AN UNKNOWN FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256382September 18, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE RUNNING THE ENGINE BURNS THROUGH OIL VERY QUICKLY. ENGINE DOES NOT WARN THAT OIL IS LOW BUT BEGINS TO RUN 'ROUGHLY' WHEN OIL IS NEEDED. I ADD OIL EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS IN BETWEEN ACTUAL OIL CHANGES. I ONLY DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ZERO OIL IN IT AND HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE ENGINE WAS EVEN RUNNING AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256019September 16, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I USE THE BLINKER, OR GO OVER A SAFETY SPEED BUMP, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF ON THEIR OWN TOO. I CONTACTED THE KIA DEALER BUT SINCE THERE'S NO RECALL ON THE RIO THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THEY DID SAY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON ANOTHER TYPE OF KIA BUT NOT THE RIO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE USED CAR IN 2016. WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS HAPPENING THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255508September 14, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN ANY SITES BY KIA. SO HOW I CAN GET ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR ANY OTHER ISSUE WITH MY CAR??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253935September 8, 2019
ENGINE
REPLACED IGNITION COILS 1 AND 3 AT THE END OF 2018. COIL 1 HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2019. COILS 2 AND 4 WERE BOTH REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL SPARK PLUGS FEBRUARY 2018. IN JULY 2019 COIL 2 STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN AND NOW IN AUGUST 2019 COIL 4 IS MISFIRING AS WELL. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I SEE MANY REGULAR POSTS REGARDING THE SHORT LIFE SPAN OF THE IGNITION COILS FOR THIS CAR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AND ELECTRICAL ISSUE IF NOT SOMETHING ELSE IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION AT LEAST AT THIS POINT AS TO WHY THE COILS FAIL SO QUICKLY IN THIS TYPE OF CAR. MULTIPLE ISSUES OF THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START, SHUTTING OFF WHILE IDLING AND I HAVE EVEN HAD AN INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244006August 14, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOOR LATCHES HAVE ALL WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE RARELY USE THE BACK DOORS AS IT IS A CAR THAT IS DRIVEN TO WORK AND BACK AND THERE ARE NO SMALL CHILDREN REQUIRING FREQUENT USE. WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED AND THEN CLOSED THERE IS A RATTLE THAT CAN BE HEARD. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS AND REPLACEMENT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243103August 11, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
'TAMARA RECALL' MY CAR DRIVE GEAR HAS TWICE SLIPPED INTO 'SHIFT GEAR... 1ST, 2ND, ALONG WITH A NOTICEABLE LOU DAY SOUND: USUALLY I PUT CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSAL, THEN DRIVE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON; THEN 2ND TIME I NOTICE NEAR SPEED, IT SHOWED NUMBERS INSTEAD OF D FOR DRIVE. VECHILE WAS IN MOTION, I PULLED INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. CUT CAR OFF AND STARTED CAR UP AGAIN. ALL WAS GOOD. 1ST TIME I DROVE TO GOT HOME DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245734August 6, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MAY 4, 2019, AT AROUND 2:15 PM I WAS DRVING AROUND 15 MILES/HR FOR 1 MILE & I STOPPED AROUND 230TH AVENUE SW & HIGHWAY 99 IN SEATTLE. I STOPPED BECAUSE I HEARD SOME ENGINE NOISES. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SOON AFTER SAW FLAMES UNDER THE ENGINE. THE FLAMES GREW BIGGER AND THE WHOLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I CALLED 911 AND THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. BY 2:45, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISED. THE COMPLETE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BURNT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241856August 5, 2019
ENGINE
AS I WAS DRIVING TO LAUNDRYMAT MY ENGINE STARTS MAKING NOISE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, ALL THE OIL HAD BURNED OUT OF CAR, THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS STRANDED. THERE WASNT ANY OIL OR ENGINE WARNING SIGNS AT ALL B4 THIS HAPPENED, IM HEARTBROKEN AND STILL HAVE 2 YEARS TO PAY, THIS ENGINE IS FAULTY! MY AUNTY WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER OWNS A 2014 KIA AND SAME HAPPENED TO HERS! PLEASE TAKE ACTION AGAIST KIA TO CORRECT THIS MODEL ALSO, THE 201E KIA RIO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241895August 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
PROBLEMS: 1) AC STOPS WORKING AND ONLY BLOWS WARM AIR, 2) WINDSHIELD WIPERS DOES NOT WORK. BOTH FRONT AND BACK 3) FRONT LIGHTS DOES NOT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233960July 22, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON. IT WILL PERIODICALLY COME OFF, BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON. THIS IS NOT ONLY EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING, BUT ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT IS A SHAME THAT KIA IS YET TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NONE OF THEM CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233556July 20, 2019
ENGINE
I COMMUTE TO WORK FOR 2-3 HOURS A DAY. ON 12 JULY 2019 I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON THE BELTWAY (695 NORTH TOWARD 95 NORTH) AND I HEARD SOMETHING SOUNDING LIKE A HARD POP OR THUMB AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BELTWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I CALLED A TOWING COMPANY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED BACK HOME BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON OR WHAT WAS WRONG. LATER DURING THE WEEK I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO THEN TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM SO FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. MY ISSURANCE COMPANY COVERS NOTHING. I HAVE TO PAY FOR TOWINGS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND REPAIRS MYSELF, WHILE STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE PAYMENTS. THIS IS MORE THAN A SERIOUS BURDEN ON ME. I AM 62 YEARS OLD AND THE STRESS OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS BECOMING UNBEARABLE. NO, I DON'T HAVE A HUSBAND, OR CHILDREN OR SIGNIFCANT OTHER TO HELP ME. IT IS ME AND ME ALONE WHO HAS TO COME UP WITH MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE. I HAVE BEEN HOME FROM WORK FOR A WEEK, EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO MISS ANOTHER DAY, BUT I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO GET THERE. WAS THERE A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233447July 19, 2019
WHEELS
I HAVE HAD THE BERINGS REPLACED 2 TIMES IN THE PASSENGER SIDE TWO TIMES NOW AND ITS DOING IT AGAIN THE OTHER SIDE WAS DONE FIRST . THE CAR JUST STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO MOVE BEFORE I GOT IT FIXED THE TIME BEFORE THIS . I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP FIXING THIS SAME PROBLEM THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTHS NOW . I GOT THE CAR TO FINALLY MOVE BACKWARDS SO I DROVE IT BACKWARDS TO THE SPOT ITS IN GOT IT FIXED . AND FOR THE THIRD TIME ITS HAPPENING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230487July 9, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKARA RECALL I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR BY A SEMI DOING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH IN DOING SO MY CAR WENT INTO A SPIN AND THE BACK OF MY CAR HIT A CONCRETE BRIDGE, ON A 2 LANE INTERSTATE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11229499July 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT BECAME ON DURING DRIVING. I TRIED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BUT IT WON'T GO AWAY. NOTHING HAPPENED SO FAR. NO ACCIDENT, NO DAMAGE, AND ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222578June 25, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
SIDE COLLISON WHILE DRIVING WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221745June 21, 2019
ENGINE
I SENT IN A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE .I WROTE THE WRONG PROBLEM RIGHT PROBLEM IS CATALYTIC CONVERTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221481June 20, 2019
ENGINE
MY ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS A KNOCK SENSOR ERROR DISCOVERED A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE, BUT NOTHING WAS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS IMMINENT CRITICAL DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221014June 18, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR HIT A FENCE KNOCKED IT DOWN & HIT A TREE IT IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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