Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 10/27/2005 | 40 | 08/28/2002 | |
| I own a 2001 kia rio, i have had nothing but problems since i purchased the car, the dealership refuses to assist with any of them. i no longer have use of my front doors and have to climb through the back door to get into the car. this has been an on going problem. not only that but the seat belts in the back keep defraying and are not safe. and the seat has metal in it that has cut through the fabric on the seats. *nm | |||
| 04/12/2004 | 1 | 09/26/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 09/12/2002 | 2 | 05/01/2001 | |
| Mr | |||
| 02/05/2002 | 1 | ||
| Rental vehicle: budget car rental, tampa, florida, vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 35 mph, and neither air bag deployed. *ak consumer states that the front passenger seat belt did not work adequately, there were 2 injuries in the accident. *jb *yh | |||
| 07/02/2001 | 2 | 11/01/2000 | |
| This is the second rear seatbelt that has begun to shred with normal use. the dealer claims that nobody else has complained about this part or the kia rio. i have written a letter to the head of kia motors corporation, but with no reply. *ak | |||
| 03/05/2001 | 2 | 11/01/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 2 | 02/02/2002 | |
| Dt: contact stated that both rear seat belts were not properly working. when the consumer tried to use the seat belts they will not extract enough to attach to the buckle. consumer had an appointment with dealer on tuesday to have the vehicle serviced. t consume never had to use the rear seat belts until recently. therefore, she did not know if there were prior problems with the rear seat belts. upon inspection underneath the seats there was no additional lap webbing connected to the seat belt. *ak | |||
| 11/03/2002 | |||
| Vehicle driver side seat belt is inoperative. belt does not stay fastened after being buckled. please provide more details. ts | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 11/01/2001 | |||
| Retractor does not work properly. consumer is not able to buckle herself. contacted dealer, and dealer still has not ordered the part that they said would have been there a few weeks ago.*ak | |||
| 01/23/2001 | 1 | 11/01/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 02/08/2005 | 50000 | 2 | |
| The webbing on the passenger side seat belt frayed and the latch on the rear middle seat belt came off. *ak | |||
| 01/15/2002 | 1 | 07/31/2001 | |
| Shoulder belt for rear left seating position is beginning to fray and tear. dealership has not examined vehicle for this problem. *jg | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 09/30/2005 | 44000 | 2 | 09/28/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 2 | 02/02/2002 | |
| Dt: contact stated that both rear seat belts were not properly working. when the consumer tried to use the seat belts they will not extract enough to attach to the buckle. consumer had an appointment with dealer on tuesday to have the vehicle serviced. t consume never had to use the rear seat belts until recently. therefore, she did not know if there were prior problems with the rear seat belts. upon inspection underneath the seats there was no additional lap webbing connected to the seat belt. *ak | |||
| 02/08/2005 | 50000 | 2 | |
| The webbing on the passenger side seat belt frayed and the latch on the rear middle seat belt came off. *ak | |||
| 04/20/2003 | 3000 | ||
| My drivers rear seatbelt keeps coming apart have had it changed six times inside osf two years and am now fighting to get it warented as a saftey defect because i have now reached 60,000 miles. i want this to be investigated as i am aware of the fact there are several others with same issue. this car is not safe for children. dealer says car seat but i swear to anyone there is no car seat on that side of car even if there was car seat belts are supposed to hold with out the webbing fraying. | |||
| 2 | |||
| While driving airbag light illuminated. took vehicle to dealer, who stated that air bags were inoperable, and would not deploy. air bag module needed to be replaced. also, rear seat belt on driver's side did not operate properly, half of the belt was torn . *ak | |||