Kia Rio Complaints

1,336 consumer complaints on file.

#10075526June 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074617June 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT
SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE COLD START PROBLEM MY CAR IS HAVING. THE 2003 KIA RIO CINCO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE SAME COLD START PROBLEM. IN THE 1.5 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED EVERY TIME, HOWEVER IT CONTINUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074141May 24, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10073804May 18, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
RECALL NO.#04V179000, FUEL SYSTEM/GASOLINE DELIVERY: WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BACK OF HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. AFTER CROSSING THE INTERSECTION THE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE FUEL TANK AREA WAS ACTUALLY ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ISN'T GOING TO ISSUE THE RECALL NOTICE UNTIL JUNE OF 2004. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073720May 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072654May 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE HAD MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION KIA RIO CINCO BACK TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES SINCE ITS PURCHASE (07/02) FOR THE SAME REASON. THE CLUTCH IN THIS CAR DOES NOT SEEM STRONG ENOUGH TO WORK. I DRIVE APROX 60 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK, AND RARELY USE THE CLUTCH. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE, AND MY OCCUPATION IS A TRUCK DRIVER. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN COMPLETLY REPLACED 2 TIMES (APROX. EVERY 30,000 MILES) AND THE DEALER HAS ACTUALLY TOLD ME ITS NORMAL FOR THE CLUTCH TO SLIP. THE CAR NOW HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT (PAST THE 60,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY) AND THE CLUTCH HAS STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN. THE CLUTCH SLIPS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE WHEN IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY INGAGED, AT FIRST IT IS NOTICEABLE IN 5TH GEAR, THEN THE CLUTCH GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073400May 10, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A DEER. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059297April 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40-45MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *AK VEHICLE KEPT ON OVER HEATING. IT WAS FOUND THAT COOLING FAN ON ENGUAGING CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT. TRANSMISSION JERKED AT TIMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALERSHIP FAILED TO DUPLICATE CONCERN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029648April 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S STICK SHIFT TRANSMISSION SHUTS OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS IN FIRST AND THIRD GEAR. *AK VEHICLES ALSO DIES WHEN IN NEUTRAL. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLES DIES OR LOSES POWER, CONSUMER LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071869April 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO IN TO OVERDRIVE. *PH EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED, THE VEHCILE CONTINUED TO STALL. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068683April 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. DEALER STATED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED. THIS PART HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067536April 20, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, EQUIPMENT
MY DRIVERS REAR SEATBELT KEEPS COMING APART HAVE HAD IT CHANGED SIX TIMES INSIDE OSF TWO YEARS AND AM NOW FIGHTING TO GET IT WARENTED AS A SAFTEY DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE NOW REACHED 60,000 MILES. I WANT THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS I AM AWARE OF THE FACT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN. DEALER SAYS CAR SEAT BUT I SWEAR TO ANYONE THERE IS NO CAR SEAT ON THAT SIDE OF CAR EVEN IF THERE WAS CAR SEAT BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD WITH OUT THE WEBBING FRAYING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067386April 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WIRING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066968April 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEMS WITH REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066683April 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLS. THERE WAS A LOST TO THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE SYSTEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063028April 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UP AN INCLINE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. WITHIN A HALF A MINUTE, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061287April 1, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DEALER REPLACED A MODULE. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. AIR CONDITIONER EXHIBIT BAD SMELL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062248March 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
NUTS ATTACHING THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS TO THE WIPER DRIVE SHAFT REPEATEDLY COMING LOOSE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE 3-15-04. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE LOOSE UNTIL YOU NEED YOUR WIPERS IN RAIN OR SNOWY CONDITIONS AND YOU TURN THEM ON TO FIND THE DRIVE MECHANISM IS LOOSE FROM THE BLADE AND SLIPS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE WIPERS WHEN YOU NEED THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062935March 11, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED STEERING WHEEL MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING COLUMN BOLT SNAPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060889March 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ASPERGILLUS FUNGI PRESENT IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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