Kia Rio Complaints

1,336 consumer complaints on file.

#887871May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS CHANGED BATTERY TWICE, AND ALTERNATOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887531May 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND REMAINED ON. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. WAS INFORMED PROBLEM CANNOT BE LOCATED. MECHANIC DID REPLACE COMPUTER WHICH TEMPORARILY SOLVED PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM HAS COME BACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886840April 26, 2001
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SRS LIGHT/OVERDRIVE LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL FLASH INTERMITTENTLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS REPLACED CLOCK SPRING, HOWEVER, SRS PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560827April 18, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE AND NOW IT IS BACK ON AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885627April 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WOULD STICK, AND PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. HAS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883798March 22, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH FRONT HOOD THAT COVERS MOTOR AND ENGINE FLEW UP AND BUSTED FRONT WINDOW. CONSUMER AND FAMILY FELT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742829March 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY , IS BEING REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP FROM RUBBING CLIPS SEAT BELT FRAYED AND BEGUN COMING APART. CONTACTED IMMEDIATLY THIS CAR IN THE BACK SEAT IS NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN !*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882130March 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
A FIRE BEGAN UNDER HOOD AND CAUSED TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION TEAM ASSESED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMIND THAT THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE IN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE CAUSED THE FIRE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006519March 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
ALL OF THE WINDOWS FOGGED. TO THE POINT WHERE CONDENSATION DRIPPED OFF OF THE WINDOWS, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR A POSSIBLE LEAK AND COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. KIA WAS NOTIFIED AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE LEAKAGE MAY DAMAGE OR DESTROY THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*741842
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559712February 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME VEHICLE WILL BE IN SERVICE BECAUSE OF AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, THE MODULE FOR DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG REPLACED HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, CHECK HISTORY FOUND AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BEEN REPLACED, DIAGNOSIS FOUND INTERNAL SHORT IN AIR BAG WIRNING HARNESS, WIRING HARNESS REPAIRED. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879548February 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE TWICE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK TRANSMISSION FAILED TOO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739913January 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT JAMMED AFTER USE OF LAP AND SHOULDER BY A 41 POUND CHILD . SEAT BELT IS BROKEN FROM NORMAL USE WILL NOT SLIDE BACK INTO POSITION. POSES A GREAT DANGER TO BACKSEAT PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006354January 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY OVER DRIVE SYSTEM THEY SAID IS GOING TO BE RECALLED. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED BUT MY OVER DRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I WOULD LIKE THIS CORRECTED ASAP. IF THERE IS A RECALL I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.. THE GUY SAID I SHOULD GET A LETTER. *AK *JB ***** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****739077.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873703October 24, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARINING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEAERSHIP, WHERE THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS TAKEN OUT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECEIVE PART(S) TO CORRECT PROBLEM UNTIL 9/22/00, WHICH CAUSED OWNER TO DRIVE AROUND FOR 3 WEEKS WITHOUT AN AIR BAG. THIS WAS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *AK THE NEW ONE FAILED AFTER 3 DAYS IN CAR. BUT FURTHER TESTS SAID SENSOR WAS OKAY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873268October 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT CONTINUOUSLY DISENGAGES FROM OVERDRIVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULATOR. THIS PART WAS MISSING DURING ASSEMBLY, AND HAS NOT BEEN MANFACTURED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555997October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER, THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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