Kia Rio Complaints

1,336 consumer complaints on file.

#10152111March 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN MAKING LOUD SCREECHING NOISES EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AT 10MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIR WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE DISCS WERE SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE DEALER WAS CONSULTED AGAIN, AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152021March 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SELDOM GOES OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, LIGHT WENT BACK ON IN LESS THAN 100 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. SAME THING HAPPENED LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150897February 22, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN A CORNER AT 10 MPH THE TIMING BELT BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED AS BEING THE TIMING BELT RENDERING THE ENGINE INOPERABLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150163February 13, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED DOWN FOR A DISTANCE. THE LEVER THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE HOUSING BLOCK WAS MANUALLY PUSHED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP WHICH DETERMINED THE HOUSING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149813February 8, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE RETAINING NUT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM LOOSENS, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND TIGHTENED THE RETAINING NUT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED HOWEVER, NO OTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149267February 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WAS DISCOVERED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES AFTER I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE AT WORK AND HAD ENTERED MY OFFICE. THE WORKERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH 8 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THE DAMAGE WAS MOST SEVERE NEAR THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALL HOSES HAD BURNED AWAY AND PLASTICS WERE MELTED OR BURNED. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR A DEFECTIVE GASOLINE DISTRIBUTOR PART THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN JULY, 2005 ACCORDING TO KIA OF CLARKSVILLE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. KIA OF CLARKSVILLE IS LOCATED IN CLARKSVILLE, IN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148817January 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED I HEARD A PING NOISE WHEN I WOULD MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AS I KEPT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WHEN THE NOISE RETURNED IT WAS MUCH WORSE AND WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP I COULD FEEL SOMETHING HITTING TOGETHER COULD FEEL IT TOO. WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE OFF TO CHECK, THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE SHOE ON WAS OUT ABOUT HALF WAY AND BENT. I REPLACED THE PIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED A WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT TELL ME ANY OTHER WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY TO GET IT FIXED. AND THEIR ADVICE WAS TO JUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SHOE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148544January 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
AT ABOUT 5,000 MILES OR MAYBE EVEN SOONER I BEGAN TO DETECT AND HEAR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED AND ACTED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. EACH TIME TAKING VEHICLE FOR OIL CHANGE I TOLD THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION. IT JUMPED IN 2ND GEAR WHILE IN REVERSE. THEY FORGOT EACH TIME, AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY APPOINTMENT WAS EITHER CANCELLED OR NO OIL CHANGE PERSON WAS THERE WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE AT SCHEDULED TIME, IT WENT UNRESOLVED UNTIL THE OIL CHANGE ON JANUARY '6, 2006. DURING THE JANUARY 6, 2006 OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC SAID THAT TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO BRING VEHICLE BACK FOR INSPECTION. IT TOOK 3 MORE WEEKS TO GET THE APPOINTMENT. I LEFT THE CAR AT 9 AM, WENT 5 MILES HOME, AND THEY ADVISED ME ON THE TELEPHONE THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH NOT THE TRANSMISSION. THE WARRANTY ON THE CLUTCH EXPIRED AT 12,000 MILES. THE MILEAGE AT TIME OF THE FAILURE EXCEED THAT BY 2,000 MILES. THE CHARGE WOULD BE $668. 00. I THINK BILL BYRD KIA OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA PURPOSELY LET THE WARRANTY EXPIRE BY PUTTING OFF APPOINTMENTS . I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER IN ANOTHER STATE, AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE WARRANTY WORK, AND THEY KNEW IT WAS THE CLUTCH. BY THE TIME FOR NEXT SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT 3 WEEKS LATER IT WOULD BE OVER THE 12,000 MILES. I WAS FURIOUS AND DID NOT INTEND TO TAKE THIS WITHOUT A FIGHT. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM OF WEAR AND TEAR, AND IMPROPER DRIVING OF A STANDARD SHIFT. I THINK A CLUTCH SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 12,000 MILES. AS FAR AS IMPROPER DRIVING OF A STANDARD SHIFT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STANDARD SHIFTS FOR 48 YEARS, INCLUDING SCHOOL BUSES AND DUMP TRUCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147089January 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. WHILE STOPPING, THE NOISE GETS LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. AND THEY DETERMINED THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE PIPES TO THE HEAT SHIELD AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BURNED OFF. ALSO, THE LUGS: NUTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED FIVE TIMES BECAUSE THEY WERE CORRODED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146313December 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
(1) THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE FAILURE (2) FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE ENGINE JUST SEIZED WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL AND WATER IN THE ENGINE. ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED. I AM NOW BEING TOLD I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I AM 14,000 MILES OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THIS CARE AN ENTIRE YEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146405December 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER 2002 RIO CINCO WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES , CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING . *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145062December 13, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE PRESENT. VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2005 BRAND NEW KIA RIO [XXX]. MYSELF & DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON DEC 3RD 2005, WE RAN OVER A TIRE TREAD ON THE HIGHWAY, PROCEEDED MAYBE 1/2 A MILE & THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS FROM OUT OF NOWHERE. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP, IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO DETERMINE THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WHICH IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER & TECHNICIANS THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE & AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. KIA ADVISED ME TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I AM AT THE MERCY OF KIA, I AM UNABLE TO FIND AN ATTORNEY THAT WILL PLEAD MY CASE BECAUSE MYSELF & MY DAUGHTER DID NOT HAVE SERIOUS INJURIES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, WE SUBSTAINED NECK & HEAD INJURY BUT NOTHING THAT WOULD WARRANT HOSPITALIZATION, THANK GOD. I NEED HELP & THERE IS NO ONE TO FIGHT ON OUR BEHALF, THIS IS THE ONLY VOICE I HAVE. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10144595December 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 KIA RIO ON MY LUNCH BREAK GOING TO MY HOME. A YOUNG LADY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I WAS GOING AROUND 45 WHEN SHE PULLED OUT. MY CAR HIT HERS IN THE SIDE NEITHER MY AIR BAGS OR SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T EVEN DEPLOY MY SEAT BELT ALLOWED ME TO GO INTO THE WINDSHIELD. AS MY BODY WAS THROWN FORWARD THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE MY FEMUR IN 3 PLACES. I FILLED A COMPLAINT AGAINST KIA ABOUT THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT THEY CLAIMED THE CAR UNDER ROLLED THE OTHER CAR TO ME THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS PUSHED BACK AND IT WAS FLAT. KIA NEEDS TO HOLD UP THEIR END 2 ITEMS IN THE CAR FOR SAFETY FAILED. SOME PEOPLE ASK DID YOU HAVE YOUR SEAT BELT ON THE ANSWER IS YES I HAD 2 PEOPLE SHOW UP AT THE WRECK AND SAW IT ON ME AND IT BURNED THROUGH 2 SHIRTS I HAD ON AT THE TIME OF THE WRECK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10144610December 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LESS THAN ONE MINUTE LATER THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V179000 IN OCTOBER OF 2004 FOR THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR AND FUEL TUBE ASSEMMBLIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144431December 5, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE FUEL PUMP AND COMPONENTS EXPLODED IN THE GASOLINE STORAGE TANK. THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V179000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144508December 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START WHEN IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME (12 HRS). I TOOK THE ENGINE COVER OFF AND TRIED TO START THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE STARTER. I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRES. TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER AND ALL WAS DONE WAS CHANGED SPARK PLUG WIRE AND PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. DEALER JUST WANTS TO CHANGE THE WIRE AND PLUGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143771November 28, 2005
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
HIT DEER AT 55 MPH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING HEAD TO HIT STEERING WHEEL AND BOUNCE BACK AND HIT SEAT WHOLE FRONT OF CAR WAS TORE UP. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10143539November 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE JERKED AND CUT OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME , ON AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVEN TIMES, AND THEY STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE MODULE EVERY TIME, AND STATED THERE WAS A POOR CONNECTION AT THE ENGINE BULK. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142405November 10, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACTED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE SEAT BELTS THEY BECAME STUCK, AND WOULD NOT MOVE NOR RETRACT ENOUGH TO LOCK INTO THE BUCKLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS. THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142046November 8, 2005
WHEELS
WE OWN A 2001 KIA RECALL WHICH HAS A SAFETY RECALL ON IT THAT REQUIRES ALL 4 WHEELS TO BE REPLACED . OUR VEHICLE IS MAKING THE NOISES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL . WE CONTACTED ANN ARBOR AUTOMOTIVE MATT THE SERVICE PERSON HAS TOLD US KIA IS WITHHOLDING THE PARTS TO FIX THESE VEHICLES . THE PARTS ARE CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER THROUGH KIA . WE HAVE BEEN WAITING 8 WEEKS SO FAR AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IOT COULD TAKE ANOTHER MONTH TO GET THE PARTS IN . I AM CONCERNED FOR MY HUSBANDS SAFETY ,HE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE DAILY. I WOULD LIKE TO STAND ON RECORD NOW BY SAYING IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE HARM OR INJURY TO MY FAMILY WE WILL TAKE EXTENSIVE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST KIA. THANK YOU LILLIAN FIERRO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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