Kia Rio Complaints (2016)

79 consumer complaints on file.

#11555776November 18, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Hydraulic electronic control
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11555827November 18, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
From what I understand kia has no fix for manufacturer recall # SC284UB and NHTSA recall# 23V652. That is unacceptable and unprofessional. Kia is a hugh car dealer and they are saying there is no fix yet! I can't believe kia would put people and families at risk. Kia's action plan to put your car outside and not in your garage , is ridiculous. I was never contacted about this recall, that's unacceptable. Kia needs a fix NOW!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11555834November 18, 2023
ENGINE
I took my car in and kia is stating that my upper catalytic converter manifold is bad. That should not be happening under 100,000 miles. Of course kia would cover it if it was under 80,000 miles. That's not the case with my car and of course my car had a little over 80,000 miles. So that comes out of pocket when it should not be happening.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11555836November 18, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
When i purchased this vehicle, I had to replace all 4 rear led tail lights. Now 2 years later I have to replace the right rear led side tail light. These led lights should not be going out this soon. Why can't Kia recall this part. This is a safety issue that i should not be replacing this soon.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550708October 18, 2023
ENGINE
At first I thought I was leaking oil. on my next oil change I asked them about the oil consumption. they had me do an oil consumption study. this was around 95,000 miles. at my next oil change they suggested I talked with Kia. before my next oil change my car shut down while my mom was driving on the highway. and I had it towed to kia to find that the catalytic converter was clogged and need to be replace. whats worse is the Kia soul with the 1.6 engine has the exact same problem but that has a recall for it. but not the Rio.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11542553September 5, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Ignition getting stuck in acc car can’t go anywhere can’t turn key off steering wheel won’t lock no don’t have money to put in shop arm no hasn’t been inspected no lamps no warning just started doing it has done a few times now
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11542554September 5, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
Trunk stopped opening off and on then stopped latching caused me not to be able to see behind me it popped open when was driving and would latch had to tie shut with a. String no don’t have money to put in shop no hasn’t been inspected no no lamps no warnings symptoms
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11540697August 25, 2023
ENGINE
At about 90000 mile brought car into dealership because it was consuming oil. Was told there was no leak found. Oil consumption was not covered. At about 110,000 miles had to bring car into shop because catalytic converter ended up being blocked and had to replaced. Less than a year later at 129,000 miles had vehicle towed back to shop again. Mechanic stated lower bearing had failed and engine would need to be replaced. Contacted junkyards for replacement and there were two he found but we're very expensive. He called Kia and they don't make that engine any longer. Guessing because of all the problems they have with it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519102April 26, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
The contact owns a 2016 Kia Rio. The contact stated that occasionally the key failed to be removed from the ignition switch, and the front driver’s side door. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518904April 25, 2023
ENGINE
Oil consumption is outrageous, having to put a quart in every time I fuel up from empty. Car has a little over 126k miles on it....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512607March 19, 2023
ENGINE
Excessive oil consumption. Over 1 quart every 800 miles. Does not meet similar standards of same vehicle class.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11501856January 15, 2023
ENGINE
Hello NHTSA, After exhaustively searching online on how to mitigate excessive oil consumption in my girlfriend’s 2016 Kia Rio; Cho et al v. Hyundai Motor Company, Ltd. et al. was brought to my attention. This vehicle failed the oil consumption test performed by KIA. According to the suit, cars with the allegedly faulty engines includes the 2016 Kia Rio. Year: 2016 Make: Kia Model: Rio Trim: LX VIN: KNADM4A39G6599622
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497216December 13, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
on 08.30.22 while driving on the interstate I75 going approx. 75 mph my vehicle just lost speed and I barely made it to the side of the road. it did not shut off just had no power, this was at 63,000 miles and had to have the catalytic converter replaced. total cost $1800. fast forward to 12.10.22 same thing happened and was told once again need a new catalytic converter. also have had all maintenance done and this GDI engine burns approx. 1 quart of oil every 2 weeks. also make not that the engine light never came on with either event
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497230December 13, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Trunk will not close. This happened in 2017 and the car was repaired under warranty. It happened again yesterday. Kia has an active recall on some vehicles for this issue mine is not included...however it is the EXACT same issue. I live in Florida and the recall is an issue with heat damaging the safety latch. Kia needs to extend the recall to cover ALL impacted vehicles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11493429November 14, 2022
AIR BAGS
Airbags didn’t deploy in a accident which caused whiplash
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11490504October 23, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The trunk of my car will not open. Upon further inspection, the trunk latch is broken. When we accessed the trunk from the back seats, we tried to open it with the emergency release and it does not work. Nothing opens the trunk. This is a KNOWN issue to Kia and they've recalled other years, but not 2016. So I guess if a person were to get locked in the trunk of a 2016 Rio, it's somehow not a safety issue, even though it is one in later years??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11489703October 18, 2022
ENGINE
As related to the Kia Soul recall on their 2.4 GDI (same engine I have) the motor is blown. Extreme oil consumption and clogging components. All issues recalled on Soul are the same issues my engine is faced with.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11489504October 17, 2022
ENGINE
Car began burning oil excessively at 102,000 miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11479854August 17, 2022
ENGINE
While driving on the expressway my engine started to get extremely loud and I lost mph, and rpms. I was able to make it home going 35mph the whole way. After having it towed to my nearest kia store I was informed that my Cadillac converter will need to be replaced as well as my engine because all of my pistons had broke. I was up to 106,000 miles and have been up to date on all my oil changes and engine checks. Now I have to pay 10,000 dollars to get it fixed over something that should not have happened so soon
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11474191July 15, 2022
ENGINE
I need a new engine but cant find one because they all keep catching on fire. This is a issue they should refund me for my car or fit it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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