Kia Rio Complaints

1,336 consumer complaints on file.

#10020839June 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 KIA RIO. POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020470May 23, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE CAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020505May 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020205May 20, 2003
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 65/70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10018897May 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HOPE THAT I AM WRITING THE CORRECT PEOPLE ABOUT THIS HUGE PROBLEM. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I PURCHASED A 2003 KIA RIO IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER I OWNED THE CAR I RAN INTO PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERY MORNING OR ANY TIME THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING FOR MORE THEN FOUR HOURS IT WOULD NOT START UP. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS WHEN I HAD A FULL TANK. IT WOULD TAKE ME ABOUT TWO TO FOUR TRIES BEFORE IT WOULD START. ALSO IT WAS GOING THROUGH MORE GAS THEN WHAT WAS DISCLOSED AS FAR AS MPG. AT THAT POINT I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT BRAND AND MODEL OF CAR AND IT WOULD BE REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. THE NEXT DAY I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLING ME THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND THEY NEEDED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT THAT WOULD TAKE ABOUT SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS. THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD PICK UP THE CAR BUT IT WILL START HARD AND GIVE ME POOR FUEL ECONOMY UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. I WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT THE LONG WAIT SO I CALLED KIA, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND FIND OUT WHY THIS COMPUTER WOULD TAKE SO LONG. TWO DAYS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANGER WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THE CAR'S COMPUTER AT THIS TIME BECAUSE KIA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT YET. HE TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I LIVE IN MILWAUKEE I USE REFORMULATED GAS AND THE COMPUTER CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THAT KIND OF FUEL AND UNTIL KIA HAS A FIX FOR THAT THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO. I THEN ASKED HIM IS THE CAR SAFE, HE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE I JUST HAVE TO START THE CAR AND WAIT 5 TO 10 SEC AND TRY AGAIN TILL IT STARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019491May 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STALLING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE VAPOR AND SERVICE THE FUEL INJECTION, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. *AK THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019969May 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL IT LATER STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019761May 13, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION YET NONE THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019539May 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016604April 28, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
I HAVE A 2001 KIA RIO, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AT 32000 MILES THE LEFT FRONT RIM CRACKED, AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD THE RIGHT FRONT CRACK AT 62000 MILES. KIA DID NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT, SO I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW RIM FOR 98.00, AND HAVE IT MOUNTED AT ADDITIONAL COST. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER, AND KIA DIRECTLY ABOUT THIS BEING A SAFETY CONCERN. KIA'S RESPONSE WAS SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WOULD ONLY COVER MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THE 13 INCH STEEL RIM HAS NO DAMAGE WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE TEAR IN THE STEEL; CIRCUMFERENCE WITH THE LUG BOLT HOLES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015863April 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. MR *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016007April 16, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS, AND THEREFORE THEY DID NOT LOCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014373April 14, 2003
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
VEHICLE SKIDS REPEATEDLY, DURING NORMAL OPERATION. HANDLES POORLY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HEAD ON COLLISION. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10014573March 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010816March 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE DEALER HAD MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 DAYS. THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN. DEALER PLACED FOUR FUSIBLE LINKS ON LINE THAT LEADS TO FUSE #13. THE DEALER HAD SPLICED INTO WIRING HARNESS, AND THEY A DID SLOPPY JOB. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. MY WIFE AND FAMILY ARE NOW FEARFUL OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF DEFECT AND POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO US. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011299March 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011104March 7, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND NEVER WENT OFF, THE DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009246February 25, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB THE WIPERS STOPPED DURING A SNOW STORM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND THAT SNOW HAD GOTTEN INTO THE WIPER MOTOR AND FORMED ICE WHICH FROZE THEM. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007200February 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006681February 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED THERE WAS A MUSHY FEELING. DEALER REPLACED THE BACK PLATE ASSEMBLY, AND BRAKE SHOES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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