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2006 Kia Rio 4-DR. w/SAB (Later release)

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Complaints

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Complaints
Recalls

72 Complaints

for 2006 KIA RIO
08/12/2020
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123766******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE FRONT CRADLE AND LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SUSTAINED SEVERE RUSTING AND CORROSION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TAYLOR KIA LOCATED AT 7870 MARKET ST. YOUNGSTOWN OH 44512, TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE VEHICLE FROM THE CONSUMER SINCE FRAME IS RUSTED.*JB

07/23/2020
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/04/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163266******
Summary

IGNITION WONT TURN WHEN KEY IS IN TO START THE CAR.AT A STOPPED POSITION. HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR.

12/10/2019
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 12/09/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123866******
Summary

I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHERE I RENEDED TWO CARS. MY AIR BAG SID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS HYDROPLANE ON WET ROADS GOING ABOUT 55 WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES.

04/01/2019
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/26/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163666******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD A SEIZURE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000. *TR

03/22/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/22/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123966******
Summary

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. THEN WHEN I GO TO GASBUDDY, IT STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL INVOLVING THE AIRBAG ON A 2006 KIA RIO THAT WAS MADE FROM FEBRUARY 20TH 2005 TO 2007. HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER SHOWS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. I THINK IT'S MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE THAT THERE'S A RECALL AND MY SENSOR IS ON. IF SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SENSOR OH, I WILL BE SUING KIA, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT BLATANTLY DISREGARDED MY COMPLAINT

02/07/2019
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 07/11/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF

11/05/2018
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

AIR BAG LIGHT ON

07/17/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/16/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123366******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHTS IN REAR CAME ON DURING DRIVING AND REMAINED ON. AFTER BECOMING AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH WHICH DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE, AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH HAS A "BUTTON" WHICH WHEN DEPRESSED INTERRUPTS THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY, THERE IS AN "EAR" ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WHEN YOUR LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES THE SWITCH BUTTON AND CUTS THE CURRENT. THE PROBLEM IS THE BUTTON ON THE SWITCH IS AROUND 1/16 IN DIAMETER, AND FOR SOME STRANGE REASON KIA DRILLED A 1/4" HOLE ON THE "EAR" OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHIN 1/16 OF AN INCH WHERE THE SWITCH BUTTON CONTACTS THE EAR, WHICH ALLOWS ONLY 1/16 OF A INCH OF THE EAR TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, WHICH IN THIS CASE WITH MY CAR WITH 50 THOUSAND MILES, ALLOWED THE BUTTON OF THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH TO ENTER THE HOLE IN THE EAR ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT DEPRESS THE BUTTON ON THE SWITCH, WHICH THEN ALLOWED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO CONSTANTLY BURN. I SUSPECT THAT NORMAL WEAR OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN, THE STRANGE THING IS THERE IS NO REASON FOR HOLE TO BE IN THE CONTACT AREA WHERE THE EAR AND THE SWITCH BUTTON MEET. AND WITH ONLY A MINOR AMOUNT OF THE SWITCH BUTTON MAKING CONTACT AND THE REST OVER THE HOLE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL "EAR" IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THIS WOULD BE THE RESULT. I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND NOTICED THE SWITCH FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHICH REQUIRES THE CLUTCH BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO START THE ENGINE, IT WAS SET UP WITH A HOLE VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THE SWITCH BUTTON MAKES CONTACT. THE ABOVE HAPPENED WHILE WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK.

07/10/2017
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/01/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123066******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AN UNKNOWN NISSAN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ROTATOR CUFF AND WAS PROVIDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SOUTHWEST KIA LOCATED AT 39650 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY DALLAS, TX 75237 877-363-9542), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,486.

11/15/2016
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/04/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163X66******
Summary

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WENT OUT AT 170000 MILES AND THEY REPLACED IT FREE. NOW THE SAME SENSOR WENT OUT AT 70000 MILES AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T REPLACE IT FOR FREE. THE SAME SENSOR SHOULDN'T GO OUT TWICE IN 10 YEARS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WORK IF ONE SENSOR IF BROKEN. THE REPAIRS WOULD BE ABOUT $2000 AND WE DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY IF KIA HAS A SAFETY ISSUE.

05/05/2016
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 04/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123166******
Summary

I HAVE A 2006 KIA RIO . THE OCCUPANT AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THIS WAS FIX LONG TIME AGO. THIS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN . DOES KIA STILL HONOR THERE FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND FIX MY CAR? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

02/01/2016
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 01/19/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123366******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V244000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

07/21/2015
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/10/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163866******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V244000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

01/22/2015
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/03/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123666******
Summary

KIA SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR TO THE SRS AIR BAG SYSTEM. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK, BUT THE "AIR BAG" LAMP CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT AT $800 WITH LABOR. THE MODULE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, NOR BY THE EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER AT THE TIME THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH NHTSA. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO OWNERS. *TR

10/31/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 10/11/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AFTER THE AIRBAG WAS REPAIRED AFTER THE RECALL IN 2012. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. MY BOYFRIEND AND I ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT EVER SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND BOTH WEIGH MORE THEN THE NECESSARY WEIGHT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TWICE BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY THE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND THIS TIME THEY KEPT IT FOR THE WEEK AND WERE ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO STAY ON. THEY NOW CLAIM THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE SEAT AND IT WILL COST ALMOST $800. I FEEL THAT ANOTHER RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

10/08/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/12/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET BUT MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. GARAGE SAYS IT'S A DEALER ISSUE, HOWEVER I AM UNABLE TO PAY FOR IT NOR SHOULD I. *TR

04/21/2014
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/17/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123066******
Summary

WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE BELL RING AND IT STAY ON I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS IN THE DOOR THE RIGHT TURN OR STEER WHEEL COLUMN. *TR

04/03/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/22/2014
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2006 KIA RIO. ( NEVER BEEN IN ANY AUTO ACCIDENT OR HAD FRONT END DAMAGE) WHEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.AS TO THIS COMPLAINT. KIA STATED IT IS APPROXIMATELY $ 400.00 TO $ 800.00 DOLLARS OUT OF CONSUMERS POCKETS TO FIX. I FEEL KIA CORP. SHOULD COVER THIS PART SINCE ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. OR AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AND THERE IS ANOTHER CASE LIKE GM . LET'S GET ON THIS MAJOR ISSUE AND RECALL ALL KIA S.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

02/03/2014
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/19/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123966******
Summary

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. DID NOT HAVE ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THE CRASH SENSOR WAD BAD. KIA PART ONLY. CALLED KIA THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $487.00TO REPLACE IT. AS A SAFETY FEATURE , THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT FREE. NOW MY AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I'LL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN. THEY NEED TO FIX THE CRAPPY SAFETY PARTS THEY USE FOR FREE. AS A PARAMEDIC, AIRBAGS SAVE LIVES. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS ISSUE FREE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ONLINE. *TR

01/31/2014
Components: AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 11/05/2013
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGED INTO MY LANE. I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE VEHICLE BUT TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THEIR REAR END WITH MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BUT MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY KNEE JAMMED UNDER THE WHEEL. THE IMPACT KNOCKED MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE EMTS WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE VERY SURPRISED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SAID THEY THOUGHT THEY SHOULD HAVE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 2007 AND HAD NEVER BEEN WRECKED, SO I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. *TR

03/26/2013
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 03/26/2013
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123166******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,304.

05/17/2012
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 05/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163566******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE BELT TENSIONER BENT AND CAUSED THE BELT TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

05/07/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 10/12/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I HAVE A 2006 KIA RIO LX AND AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. MY FATHER ALSO HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND IT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER REVIEWING CONSUMER REPORTS ON THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AND IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE KIA OPTIMA AIRBAGS FOR THAT YEAR BUT NOT FOR THE RIO LX. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND GET BACK TO ME. *TR

04/17/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OBD SCAN INDICATED "FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR" FAILED. DEALERSHIP WANTS $800 BUCKS PLUS TO REPLACE THIS SENSOR. WITHOUT IT AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY FOR FRONT PASSENGER. HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND OTHERS HAVE INDICATED IT JUST GOES OUT AGAIN. I WILL NOT PAY THIS!!!! *JS

03/14/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/08/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: NADE1235660******
Summary

AIR BAG SENSOR IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS FAILED-THREE TIMES SINCE BOUGHT NEW IN DEC.2005. *TR

02/29/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/15/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123966******
Summary

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILED AIR BAG SENSOR AFTER OWNING THE CAR JUST 11 MONTHS. NOW THE CAR HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT SO THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS OUT OF DATE. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2012 THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER DUE TO THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAG BEING ON. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR A CHARGE OF $880. THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS HARDLY BEEN USED DUE TO THE FACT THIS IS A SECOND CAR AND NEVER USED AS A FAMILY CAR. THERE IS USUALLY ONLY A DRIVER AND MAYBE A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, THE DEALER MANAGER, AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH KIA MOTORS. ALL COMPLAINTS WERE A DEAD END WITH THE REPLY BEING THE SAME EACH TIME, IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THIS IMPAIRS THE ABILITY OF EVER HAVING A RIDER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITHOUT THEIR LIFE BEING IN DANGER. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS BEING LISTED ON THE WEB WITH THIS SAME DEFECT, IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS A SEAT DESIGN IMPERFECTION AND SHOULD BE KIA'S RESPONSIBILITY. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH AND A LAWSUIT TO GET ANY THING DONE IN THIS MATTER?? WHO READS THIS AND WILL IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE?? I BOUGHT THE KIA RIO BECAUSE THEY ADVERTISED IT WAS SAFE AND ECONOMICAL...AND IT APPEARS TO BE NEITHER! *TR

02/28/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/26/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE AIG BAG SENSOR SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,990.

02/11/2012
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/11/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION: THE CABLE BROKE. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT COME UP. THE CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP AND UP. I WAS GOING 60 IN A 30 MPH ZONE. THE CABLE SHOULD NEVER BRAKE. IT IS NOT A PART THAT WEARS OUT. HAPPY THAT I DID NOT DIE OR CAUSE ANYONE ELSE TO GET HURT. *TR

01/26/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 07/06/2011
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

MY MOTHER RAN OFF THE ROAD & HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED, BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ON EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED ALOT OF FACIAL TRAUMA & BRAIN INJURIES TOO. *TR

01/26/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 07/03/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123066******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 02/06/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2077. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX WAS MADE. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED, ONLY TO BE TOLD, THE COST WOULD BE $800.00. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE AIR BAG, BUT WAS TOLD, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 02/10/12

01/23/2012
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/24/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

AFTER TURNING MY CAR ON, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVER SINCE. MY CAR HAS SUFFERED NO TRAUMA OR REASON FOR THE AIRBAGS TO NOT WORK, BUT WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AS LONG AS THIS LIGHT IS ON. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. *TR

11/06/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/02/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123266******
Summary

I HAVE TWO 2006 KIA RIOS BOTH AT APPROX. 65000 MILES DEVELOPED AND AIR BAG PROBLEM. I TOOK THEM TO THE DEALER AND PAID 105 DOLLARS EACH FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THEY TELL ME IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT ON BOTH CARS AND WANT 600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SEATS. SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN VERY FEW PEOPLE SIT IN MY PASSENGER SEATS IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE. I HAVE NOTED ON THE INTERNET THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE A PROBLEM FOR BOTH THE 2006 AND 2007 MODEL KIA RIO'S. I ALSO HAVE MET TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BETWEEN 60 AND 70 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

11/06/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 10/09/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123666******
Summary

I HAVE TWO 2006 KIA RIOS BOTH AT APPROX. 65000 MILES DEVELOPED AND AIR BAG PROBLEM. I TOOK THEM TO THE DEALER AND PAID 105 DOLLARS EACH FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THEY TELL ME IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT ON BOTH CARS AND WANT 600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SEATS. SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN VERY FEW PEOPLE SIT IN MY PASSENGER SEATS IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE. I HAVE NOTED ON THE INTERNET THAT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE A PROBLEM FOR BOTH THE 2006 AND 2007 MODEL KIA RIO'S. I ALSO HAVE MET TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BETWEEN 60 AND 70 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

10/28/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 10/22/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163X66******
Summary

HAVING APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES ON MY 2006 KIA RIO 5, THE AIR BAG LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AS DIRECTED BY THE CAR'S OWNER'S MANUAL AND I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE CAR, DUE TO THE MILEAGE THAT THE BASIC COVERAGE HAD EXPIRED AND THEREFORE DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE DIAGNOSTIC COST ME $44.00 AND THEY WANTED $1,100 TO REPLACE THE SEAT PAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH THEY SAID IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO STAY ON AND IF I DID NOT REPLACE THE PAD AND I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I LIKED SEVERAL FEATURES, ITS STYLE - THAT IT IS A HATCHBACK, THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, THE PRICE, THE HANDLING AND THE SMOOTH RIDE. NOW 5 YEARS LATER LOOK WHAT THAT 100,000 MILE WARRANTY IS DOING FOR ME. *TR

09/13/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 09/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123766******
Summary

COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL DETAILS: THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG IN MY 2006 KIA RIO IS APPARENTLY NOT WORKING. ITS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND HAS REMAINED AS SUCH FOR EVER. *TR

09/11/2011
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE CAR COME AND GO. THEY WILL WORK FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES, THEN THEY WILL QUIT AGAIN. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THE 2006-2007 KIA.

08/24/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 08/05/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123366******
Summary

RESUME EDITING I BOUGHT MY CAR IN '06, BEGINNING MY KIA NIGHTMARE...RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH WENT OUT...IN KIA AGREED TO FIX IT UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY...WITH ME PAYING THE LABOR COST OF $1250..BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WAS NOT A COVERED PART...AFTER AGREEING TO THE REPAIRS AND MY CAR BEING IN THE SHOP FOR NOW 3 WEEKS, I GET A CALL TODAY WITH THE NEWS THAT THEY WILL NOT LONGER HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY REALIZED THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT WORKING....WHICH WAS WORKED ON BY YOU GEUESSED IT KIA....BACK IN JAN...!! MMMMMM.....I'M NOT A HAPPY CAMPER......KIA HAS ACCESS TO MY REPAIR RECORDS...THEIR MECHANIC CHECKED MY CAR BFORE AGREEING TO THE REPAIRS AND AGREEING TO COVERING AND HONORING THE WARRANTY........!! NOW THEY DO NOT WANT TO HONOR THE AGREE AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE DONE! I CAN NOT HAVE MY CAR UNTIL I PAY THE COST !! O...........REALLY????? IS THIS LEGAL..???? I STILL OWE $1661 IN THIS CAR.....WHAT THE [XXX]!! THIS CAR HAS COST ME UPWARDS OF $20,000 AND THE KELLY BBV IS ONLY $2300-$3000 IF I'M LUCKY AND COULD EVEN SELL THE THING!!!! THY AT IS RIDICULOUS!!! I AM MORTIFIED AT THE DISHONESTY OF KIA....I HAVE ORDERED ME A LEMON SHAPE MAGNET WITH THE WORDS (IN RED) "ASK ME ABOUT MY LEMON" "IT IS A KIA DUD!! " WHEN THIS IS OVER I WILL PROUDLY SPORT THESE MAGNETS ,ONE ON EACH SIDE OF MY CAR...FOR THE WORLD TO BE AWARE THAT KIA SELLS LEMONS! I WILL POST ON FB TO WARN MY FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OF MY FRIENDS, I WILL MAKE BUMPER STICKERS AND GIVE THEM TO EVERYONE I SEE UNTIL I AM SATISFIED THAT THE WORD IS OUT AND PEOPLE ARE MADE AWARE THAT KIA IS A DISHONORABLE COMPANY AND WILL NOT MAKE GOOD ON THEIR WORD AND THE FACT THEY OFFER A WARRANTY....ACTUALLY MEANS SQUAT!!.... 6 YEARS I HAVE MADE PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR...I WAS LATE ON ONE PAYMENT...AND NOW...BEING SO CLOSE TO MY PAYOFF....KIA WANTS TO REALLY SCREW ME! $20,000 FOR A CAR THEY NOW REFUSE TO GIVE ME!! I HAVE BEEN RAPED BY KIA!! YOU ARE DISHONORABLE, UNTRUSWORTHY AND JUST DOWN RIGHT CROOKED! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

08/13/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/15/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123166******
Summary

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IN MY 2006 KIA RIO IS APPARENTLY NOT WORKING. ITS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND HAS REMAINED AS SUCH FOR EVER. *TR

07/17/2011
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 01/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON...DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT UNPLUG BATTERY AND PLUG IT BACK IN. LIGHT STILL COMES ON. MILEAGE PER GALLON IS VERY POOR. *TR

07/05/2011
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/04/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

BOUGHT OUR 2006 KIA RIO IN 2010, WE HAVE 70000 MILES ON IT. THE STARTER WENT OUT. THERE IS NO AFTER MARKET STERTER FOR THIS CAR. THE ONE THAT IS SPECIFIED WILL NOT FIT. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND ONE THAT FIT HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A MONTH THE CAR WILL NOT EVEN TURN OVER. *KB

06/30/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/22/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

2006 RIO PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY AIRBAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. MINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY TWICE AND NOW IT IS OUT FOR A THIRD TIME. THEY WANT $871 TO FIX IT. IF YOU SEARCH ON THE INTERNET THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, KIA SAYS IT IS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS ISSUE AND YOU CANNOT SELL OR INSPECT VEHICLE. *TR

06/16/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/09/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123166******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. ONE MONTH AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,152.

06/13/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/01/2011
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123366******
Summary

I HAVE A KIA RIO 2006 MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALER SHIP IN SOUTH FLORIDA PAID $130.00 FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THEM TO ADVISE ME MY SENSORS ARE BAD ON MY KIA RIO 2006 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $3,000.00 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS AS THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE SENSOR WENT BAD. I FEEL AS A SAFETY FEATURE AND KNOWING MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT THESES SENSORS SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS FRUSTRATING KNOWING THAT IT IS NOT TOO SAFE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN MY CAR AND THIS IS THE ONLY RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. *TR

05/17/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 05/14/2011
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT ON MAY 14TH AT ABOUT 1:15 P.M.. I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 KIA RIO SLIGHTLY UNDER 30 MPH WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE GOING MUCH FASTER, BUT UNDETERMINED SPEED. I WAS PUSHED INTO AN SUV IN FRONT OF ME. MY HOOD AND FRONT END CRUMPLED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT, BUT STILL HIT MY CHEST AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRACTURED TWO VERTEBRAE IN MY SPINE. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER TWO CARS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FAILURE IS THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE KIA DEPLOYED. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT THE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR NEEDED MAINTENANCE. THERE IS NO CORRECTION TO BE DONE; THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED. *TR

03/16/2011
Components: POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 08/14/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123766******
Summary

PURCHASED A 2006 KIA RIO NEW. ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO OR SO THE "AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT WOULD BE ON WHEN SOMEONE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, KIA REPLACED THE SEAT SENSORS, BUT NOTHING ELSE IN THE SYSTEM. A FACTORY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM TO THIS DAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. KIA MAKES A VERY POOR PRODUCT. I HAVE A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT KIA WOULD NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30,000 MILES AS THEY RECOMMEND. KIA DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE AND MAKE THEM HONOR THEIR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

02/09/2011
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT TO THE CAR, NO TRAUMA TO THE BUMPER AT ALL. THE LIGHT JUST DOESN'T GO OFF. *TR

11/18/2010
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 09/29/2010
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

MY DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER IN 2006 KIA RIO, RESTRAINED WITH SEATBELT. HEAD ON COLLISION OCCURRED,DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE. PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SHE HAD A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, INTERNAL INJURIES, CHANCE FRACTURE L3, COMPRESSION FRACTURE L4 OF HER SPINE, BROKE BOTH LEGS. SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR. ROOF HAD TO BE CUT OFF TO REMOVE HER. ACCIDENT OCCURRED 9/29/10 IN INDIANA SHE WAS AIR LIFTED, REQUIRED 3 SURGERIES, HOSPITALIZED FOR 4 WEEKS. *TR

11/13/2010
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/10/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123566******
Summary

MY 2006 KIA RIO AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON & STAYED ON. DIAGNOSES-INOPERATIVE SEAT AIR BAG MAT. TO REPAIR, THE COST WOULD BE $1000.00 WITH TAXES. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM THROUGH THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY KIA VEHICLES CAUSING SOME AIR BAGS TO NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR

09/07/2010
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/01/2008
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123266******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER ALMOST REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS BARELY ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED, IT WOULD ONLY COAST VERY SLOWLY. THE FAILURE HAPPENED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP WAS RUDE AND WAS BANGING HIS FIST ON THE COUNTER. SHE STATED THAT SHE FELT VERY INTIMIDATED BY THE ORDEAL. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OF OWNING OF THE VEHICLE SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, THE RADIO/CD PLAYER DID NOT WORK, AND THE SHIFTER LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 04/15/11

07/06/2010
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/22/2010
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163766******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-42 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND UPPER BACK. THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED. SHE WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHETHER THE PASSENGERS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED OR NOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HER VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,200.

06/29/2010
Components: AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 04/01/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123866******
Summary

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON WITH ADULT PASSENGER IN SEAT INDICATING THAT AIR BAG NOT FUNCTIONING. OCCURS APPROXIMATELY ONCE A WEEK. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION TWICE AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEAR AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING WITHOUT PROPER RELEASE OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. KIA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL ALL 2008 KIA RIO FOR THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. *TR

04/06/2010
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Incident Date: 03/05/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123766******
Summary

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER DISCONECTING THE BATTERY. SHOWS TO BE A FUEL EMISSION PROBLEM ACCORDING TO A LOCAL PARTS STORE. HAS BEEN CHECKED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

02/26/2010
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 02/26/2010
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163166******
Summary

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. *TR

08/28/2009
Components: AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 12/26/2005
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

AIR BAG SERVICE>12/26/05 SEATBELT FAULTY, 7/5/06 DRIVER BELT PRETENSIONER RESISTANCE LOW, 7/24/06 SHORTED SEAT BELT, 8/14/06 HARNESS PINCHED BETWEEN SEATBELT ASSY & BDY, 6/11/07, CODE B1448; STABILANT APPLIED TO OCS CONNECTOR, 7/22/09 CONTROL BOX REPLACED AS POTENTIAL MALFUNCTION; AIR BAG LIGHT CAME RIGHT BACK ON; DRIVER SEAT NOW ON ORDER TO BE REPLACED, 8/11/09 RECEIVED CALL SEAT ARRIVED (21 DAYS WITH NO AIR BAG SERVICE, PER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE IT WAS LIKE DRIVING AN OLD CAR), 8/17/09 DROPPED OFF AT 8:30AM, NOT EXACT, (SERVICE 8/17 AS THAT IS MY 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE DAY OFF) I RECEIVED PHONE CALL AT 230PM THAT THE WRONG COLOR SEAT WAS RECEIVED, 8/20/09 I RECEIVED PHONE CALL AT 5:01PM THAT CORRECT COLOR SEAT HAD ARRIVED SO I SCHEDULED FOR 8/31/09 (MY NEXT 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE DAY OFF) FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. WITH THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THIS SITE I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER AND SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE DONE! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, WARRANTY IS A SAFETY NET JUST IN CASE, NOT SOMETHING TO BE USED TO COVER A LEMON OF A CAR! *TR

05/08/2009
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 03/08/2009
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123566******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL UPON DECELERATING AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TYPICALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WHEN IN FIFTH GEAR WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REMEDIED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE REGARDING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,997.

03/31/2009
Components: STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/17/2009
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

I WAS DRIVING MY KIA RIO. I KNEW THERE WAS A STOP APPROACHING. I HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WHEN I TRIED TO TURN AWAY FROM TRAFFIC THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I HIT A YUKON AND TOTALED MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT. *TR

02/17/2009
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/12/2007
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A ROLLOVER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER HIT A PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND PUSHED THE DRIVERS LEFT ARM THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT A DITCH AND ROLLED. THE DRIVERS ARM WAS CRUSHED BY THE CAR. THE DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO INJURY. RECOMMEND THAT FRONT AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUALLY. THE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ALL INJURY. THE ACCIDENT ITSELF WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

08/25/2008
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 03/07/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON WITH ADULT PASSENGER IN SEAT INDICATING THAT AIR BAG NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES PER YEAR. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED SENSOR, BATTERY, SEAT CUSHION AND THEN TOLD US THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULD NOT FIX IT (CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS SERVICE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES).NO EVENT HAS OCCURRED HOWEVER FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING WITHOUT PROPER RELEASE OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. CAR TAKEN IN 05/22/08, SERVICE DEPARTMENT OBSERVED LIGHT ON INDICATING AIRBAG WAS OFF WITH ADULT PASSENGER IN SEAT AND ASKED US TO RETURN AT ANOTHER TIME FOR AN APPOINTMENT, WOULD NOT GIVE US DOCUMENTATION OF VISIT. 2 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH CORPORATE KIA AND STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR

05/20/2008
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/20/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE163366******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING HOME MY CAR JERKED REAL HARD. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOR A LITTLE BIT, THEN IT WENT OUT. SO FAR THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR. *TR

05/09/2008
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 05/01/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

LETTER FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS, CONCERNING PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THEIR 2006 KIO RIO VEHICLE. *NJ WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED WHEN ONLY THE DRIVER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. THERE WAS A DASHBOARD LIGHT CONNECTED TO THE SENSOR THAT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE AIRBAG WAS DEACTIVATED. *JB

05/05/2008
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/17/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

2006 KIA RIO WITH A FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN HIS WIFE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED WHEN ONLY THE DRIVER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. THERE WAS A DASHBOARD LIGHT CONNECTED TO THE SENSOR THAT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE AIRBAG WAS DEACTIVATED. *JB

01/19/2008
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 12/07/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

THERE IS AN AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2006 KIA RIO THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE PERSON ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFE BUT AIRBAGS IN A DISABLED STATUS WHEN ONLY THE DRIVER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, VERY OFTEN, WHEN MY WIFE (WHO WEIGHS 220 LBS) IS SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THIS AIRBAG SENSOR STILL INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED, A DIAGNOSIS CHECK STATED THAT A 'SMALL OCCUPANT' WAS IN THE SEAT. MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THIS LAST TEST WAS DONE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HINDERS ME FROM COMFORTABLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, AND IT SELDOM GETS DRIVEN. THE DEALER AND KIA HAVE MADE MANY UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS. THEY HAVE BEEN REFUSING TO REFUND MY MONEY BACK TO ME. *TR

01/14/2008
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Incident Date: 01/13/2008
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123666******
Summary

THE 2006 KIA RIO WHICH I BOUGHT AT KIA MOTORSPORT IN TALLAHASSEE, FL LAST YEAR IS BEING RETURNED FOR WARRANTY SERVICE FOR 3RD TIME IN 18000 MI. ALL 3 TIMES HAD TO DO WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND PRECEDING A BREAKDOWN. THE 1ST TIME WAS DUE TO AN UNKNOWN FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE LIGHT WAS RESET, AND 100 MILES LATER IT OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE KIA SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN MANDATING REPLACEMENT OF INJECTORS AND INTAKE MANIFOLD. 3D TIME TODAY, CE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS 23 MI FORM HOME. DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME AS IT WAS STILL RUNNING OK. AT ABOUT 20 MI, IT LOST POWER OVERHEATED AND DIED. WHEN THE CE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH I KEW THE PROBLEM WAS SEVERE BUT IT ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY DIED. THE ROW DRIVE TOLD ME THERE WAS A LOSS OF COMPRESSION, POSSIBLY A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR CRACKED HEAD, OR BLOCK. CAR IS BEING TOWED TO DEALER ON 1/14/08. D*TR

11/21/2007
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 10/04/2007
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123366******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS HARDER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE TWICE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE DEALER COULD FIND NO STEERING FAILURE, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT STEERING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS BECAUSE BOTH HANDS ARE NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

10/18/2007
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 11/01/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123066******
Summary

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHENEVER A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER RE-INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT OR HAVE THE PASSENGER SIT IN THE REAR. THE CONTACT WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED

09/19/2007
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Incident Date: 11/30/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123966******
Summary

I NOTICED ABOUT A 2WKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR; I KEPT HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKES AND INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW CAR THAT THE BRAKE DUST HAD TO SETTLE. ANYWAY ITS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW THEIR SAY THAT ALOT OF THOSE TYPE OF CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEIR LOOKING INTO IT. I REQUEST A RECALL, BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT THOSE TYPE OF CAR HAD THAT PROBLEM ALL ALONG. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

11/17/2006
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 11/17/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

I PURCHASED THIS 2006 KIA RIO LX NEW FROM GRACIA KIA OF ALBUQUERQUE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO "WALK" OR "WOBBLE" AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER ON PRIMARILY CONCRETE FREEWAYS. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT NOTICEABLE ON PAVED ROAD WAYS, JUST CONCRETE FREEWAYS WHICH HAVE BEEN GROOVED. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE OVER AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE MOSTLY CAUSE OF THE "WALK" WAS THE NARROW WHEELBASE AND THE SMALL TIRES THAT COME ON THE CAR AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT. ON THE SERVICE REQUEST, THE FIX WAS LISTED AS "TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE ON FREEWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS FOUND VEHICLE TO HANDLE SAME AS A NEW 06 RIO. CALLED TECH LINE - NO OTHER INFO. PUT ON ALIGNMENT RACK - NORMAL. NPF". *NM

10/27/2006
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 09/18/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123666******
Summary

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE EVERYTHING TURNS OFF IN CAR AND JERKS AND STARTS HEADING TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON HIGHWAY 395 AND ONCE ON INTERSTATE 15. ALSO WHILE THE CAR IS IN A DRIVE THROUGH THE CAR HAS STALLED MORE THAN TWICE. *NM

09/28/2006
Components: AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Incident Date: 05/06/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

BOUGHT CAR IN 01-06 STARTED TO GET AN AIR BAG LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE IN 05-06. FIRST TIME WAS DUE TO MALFUNCTION SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER ORDERED. WENT BACK 06-21 REPLACED WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. SECOND TIME ON 07-18 AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON WAS TOLD DUE TO SEAT COVERS. AIRBAG WAS RESET, WAS TOLD NO SEAT COVERS. HI-DESERT KIA SELLS SEAT COVERS FOR 2006 RIO. THIRD TIME 07-06 WAS TOLD AIRBAG SYSTEM CONNECTION WAS KNOCKED LOOSE DUE TO ITEMS UNDER PASSENGER SEAT, DO NOT PUT ITEMS UNDER SEATS. AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS RESET. FOURTH TIME 08-06 WAS TOLD AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WAITING FOR PART TO ARRIVE 09-06. *JB

07/22/2006
Components: SEATS
Incident Date: 07/18/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

WHILE PULLING REAR SEATS BACK UP INTO POSITION I PUT MY FINGER INTO THE HOLE WHERE THE SEAT LATCHES CAUSING A SEVERE CUT WHICH TOOK 5 STITCHES. *NM

07/19/2006
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT
Incident Date: 07/11/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123466******
Summary

CONSUMER 2006 KIA RIO AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR, HEAVY WHITE SMOKE COMES FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. *TS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE RADIATOR CAP WAS REPLACED. *JB

06/08/2006
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 05/26/2006
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KNADE123X66******
Summary

AFTER OWNING MY BRAND NEW KIA RIO FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS, I EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT INJURED. THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO TIRES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO BOTH KIA AND KUMHO WHO ARE BOTH WHOLLY UNCONCERNED WITH THIS PRODUCT FAILURE. *NM

1 Recalls

for 2006 KIA RIO
31/05/2012
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V244000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WITH A CHILD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THAT CHILD.
Campaign Number: 12V244000
Manufacture: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Summary

KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 RIO VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 20, 2005, THROUGH DECEMBER 9, 2007. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR MAT CAN EXPERIENCE FATIGUE CRACKING. IF SUFFICIENT CRACKING OCCURS, THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION SUCH THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT WHETHER A CHILD PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT AND THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY DURING A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT.

Notes

KIA'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC097. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

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