Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 04/15/2003 | 4000 | 1 | |
| While driving the vehicles transmission fell out of the car. *nlm | |||
| Consumer called complaining about having problems with the engine light, the rubbers on the back doors were damaged,clank,also the last things were the cartepillar were weard out and needed to be replaced. dealer was contacted and have fix all the problems. mr | |||
| 09/10/2002 | |||
| Back window on driver side of vehicle is leaking, interior smells like mildew. vehicle was repaired by dealer, on october 18th consumer noticed it leaking again. ts | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 07/29/2003 | 1 | ||
| While traveling on the highway and without prior warning water was leaking inside of vehicle. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - SUPPORT DEVICE | |||
| 06/01/2003 | 100 | 14 | 05/01/2003 |
| Dt: the consumer purchased two 2002 kia rios, the first vehicle was fine. the other vehicle within 30 days of purchase at approximately 100 miles, died. this did not happen at any certain speed. the vehicle has been taken into the dealership over 14 times and they have not replaced anything . they have reprogrammed the computer numerous times. the vehicle will work for awhile, no specific time, and then die again. consumer's daughter actually drove vehicle which was located in south carolina.*ak the visor was replaced. the interior light would not go off, the dealer stated it was a pinched wire. the liftgate latch was replaced and the parking brake was adjusted. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||
| 03/15/2002 | 0 | 5 | |
| If vehicle is on the slightest incline the trunk lid will collapse when opened fully. once when this occurred it rendered the consumer unconscious. dealership replaced the trunk lid spring, but it didn't correct the problem. also, at 4000 miles the truck is having problem with excessive front tire tread wear on the inside only. at 6000 miles the front tires were replaced, and a front alignment was performed. front tire tread wore out again at 12000 miles. the factory representative was contacted, but didn't provide any assistance. the front tires were replaced again at 20000 miles with brand new 60000 miles wear tires but they have worn excessively at 10,000 miles. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||
| 03/04/2005 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle shook uncontrollably and swayed from left to right while driving. driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, pulled over, and turned the vehicle off. then, driver restarted the vehicle, and transmission failed to shift or move on its own. vehicle was towed to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the frame was bend, and transmission had blown out, and needed to be replaced. *ak | |||