Kia Rio Complaints

1,336 consumer complaints on file.

#10079626September 14, 2004
SEAT BELTS
9+THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE IT WAS IMPACTED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT. UPON IMPACT, REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DISCONNECTED, AND STROKE THE DRIVER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. A CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS RETRAINED IN THIS SEAT BELT, BUT WASN'T OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, SEAT BELT WERE CHECKED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE POLICE INSPECTOR INDICATED THE BELTS WERE FINE. *AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10092644September 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING. *NM WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, SHE WAS TOLD NO APPOINTMENT WAS NECESSARY ON SATURDAYS, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED SHE WAS TOLD AN APPOINTMENT WAS NECESSARY, SO THE CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT SATURDAY, HOWEVER WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087715September 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES GRABBED ABRUPTLY. WHEN SHE TRIED TO MOVE THE BRAKES THEY GRABBED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. SHE WAS TOLD THAT WITH THE LEAST ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE FROM THE PADS GETTING WET BRAKES WOULD GRAB. THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE PADS NO LONGER CONTAINING ASBESTOS. *AK THE BRAKES GRABBED EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CLIMATE WAS RAINY OR FOGGY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091720September 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V179000 CONCERNING FUEL DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THIS RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT PURCHASE VEHICLE FROM THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091734September 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENSOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090536September 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THIS VEHICLE HAS A HAZARDOUS STALLING PROBLEM THAT SURFACED WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 49,986 AND 52,281. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED FROM INTERMITTENT TO CHRONIC. THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER STOPPING AT STOPLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS OR UPON RESUMING DRIVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION (STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION). THE PROBLEM BECAME CHRONIC WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 73,241 AND 74,727. THIS IS WHEN THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN 20 MILES WITHOUT STALLING. THE PROBLEM WAS MORE PRONOUNCED IF ANY PART OF THOSE 20 MILES WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. THE CAR WILL USUALLY RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALLING. OCCASIONALLY UPON RESTARTING, IT WILL STALL AGAIN. USUALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL CONTINUE RUNNING. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STALLING PROBLEM COULD ONLY BE ADDRESSED BY THE KIA DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT IF IT COULD BE REPEATED BY THE TECHNICIAN OR IF IT OCCURRED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR IF ERROR CODES WERE STORED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE (MILEAGE 52,281) WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE STALLING PROBLEM THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, THE ECM WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE (MILEAGE 55,966) WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM ERROR CODES INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE (MILEAGE 64,287) WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL THAT SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN (MILEAGE 72,416), THE ECM HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN (MILEAGE 73,241), AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED (MILEAGE 74,727). THE VEHICLE (MILEAGE 75,135) CONTINUES TO STALL REGULARLY. THE NEXT REPAIR RECOMMENDED BY THE KIA DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090438September 4, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
I HAVE A THIRD FACTORY WHEEL ON MY CAR THAT HAS BROKE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE WHEEL STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE BEARINGS GOING OUT ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN I PULLED INTO THE DRIVE WAY I HEARD THE WHEEL BRAKE. WHEN I CHECKED IT, SURE ENOUGH IT BROKE THROUGH. I NOW HAVE KEPT TWO OUT THREE WHEELS THAT HAVE BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090029August 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CAM SENSOR, AND OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT A TICKING PROBLEM OCCURRED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095201August 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PROBLEMS, COMMENTS FROM ODI WEB USER. *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL SERVICE TWICE. BESIDES THE RECALLS ( # 04V179000). THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMESFOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, LEAKING GASKETS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON, AND AIR FLOW METER SENSOR DAMAGED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089854August 27, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT DRIVER'S PLASTIC DOOR MECHANISM BROKE WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED THE MECHANISM AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF$210.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083813August 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN DRIVEN, THE TIRES WERE BALD, AND THE RIM WAS BENT. *AK THE FRONT END SHIMMIED AT 55 MPH. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081669August 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN IT RAINS THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. ALSO, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR IS GIVING OUT A ROTTEN EGG ODOR THAT COMES THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE ONLY SAYING IT TAKES A YEAR BEFORE THE SMELL GOES AWAY. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089257August 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
INTERMITTENTLY, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWED EVERY TIME IT WAS FILL UP . PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088060August 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
VEHICLE VIBRATED AFTER DRIVING 45 MPH OR MORE. THE FASTER VEHICLE WAS GOING THE MORE IT VIBRATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO HAD THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES, YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086878August 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
CAR HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THREE OF THE FOUR TIMES THEY HAVE REPLACED A DIFFERENT PART. THE VACUUM SEAL ON THE FUEL LINE, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND A PART WITH A O2 SENSOR. EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. NOW THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN THE CAR IDLES AND A SCRAPING SOUND WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WILL BE IN FOR THE 5TH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086602August 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING MY 2003 KIA RIO ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHILE GOING UPHILL, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HAD NO POWER ON THE INCLINE EVEN WHEN IT WAS FLOORED. IT ALWAYS DOES THIS WHEN PASSING CARS ALSO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. MY BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THEY ARE DAMP. I DID NOT THINK THIS WAS A PROBLEM, BUT IT IS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087730August 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED WHEN AT A STOP SIGN. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087611August 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086579August 10, 2004
WHEELS:RIM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE FIRST TIME I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR AND THOUGHT IT WAS EITHER MY BRAKES OR A PVC BOOT GOING OUT ON MY CAR. DECEMBER 4, 2003. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND MY WHEEL-RIM WAS SERIOUSLY CRACKED. IT WAS CRACKED ALMOST THE ENTIRE WAY AROUND JUST ABUT AN INCH FROM THE HOLES FOR THE LUGS. IF IT WOULD HAVE BROKE COMPLETELY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ARIZONA TO FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, MY PASSENGER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I DO TAKE AROUND 6-8 LONG DISTANCE TRIPS PER YEAR. WE WERE LUCKY. THE WHEEL-RIM WAS REPLACED WITH ONE PURCHASED FROM A USED AUTO PARTS GARAGE. THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WAS JULY 1, 2004 ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AGAIN I HEARD THE NOISE AND THOUGHT OF OTHER POSSIBLE PROBLEMS, BUT WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED WHEN THE TIRE REPAIRMAN CHECKED AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD A CRACK IN MY RIM. I CALLED SEVERAL KIA DEALERS, ONE NEVER RETURNED MY CALL AND THE OTHER SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL BEING DONE FOR THAT PROBLEM. I THEN WENT TO A USED AUTO PARTS STORE AN PURCHASED ANOTHER RIM AND HAD IT REPLACED AT THE TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHERE I DO BUSINESS. AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT I WENT BACK AND BOUGHT A SPARE RIM JUST IN CASE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD ARISE AGAIN. THIS TIME I KEPT THE BROKEN RIM. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WON'T UNLOCK AS IT HAS COME APART INSIDE THE DOOR. THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF TO GET TO THE INSIDE IT TO REPAIR IT. THESE ARE PROBLEMS WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALERS BUT OF COURSE ARE NOT BEING DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087318August 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS A TIRE, TIE ROD OR SUSPENSION. WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO KIA, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR WHERE THAT NOISE WAS COMING FROM. CONSUMER INSISTED NOISE WAS GETTING WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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