Kia Rio 2013
Model Rio made in 2013 by Kia got 15 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine and engine cooling.
Model 2013
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 2700 | 1 | |
| When we pulled up to the red light, the idle stop and go system engaged and stopped the engine. when the light turned green, i released the brake and, as we were on a downslope, we immediately began rolling into the intersection. unfortunately the go part didn't work and the engine didn't restart. the light had turned red again before i could figure out that i had to put the car into neutral to restart it with the key. *tr | |||
| ENGINE | |||
| 01/12/2013 | 1768 | 1 | |
| I detect a noise coming from the motor and went to service department of the dealer on january 14, they make a test drive and said that maybe the problem is with a lifter they gave me an appointment for service for the 28 of january. on january 22 i left my car at the service department a few days later, when i call for information they told me that the manufacturer decide to replace the complete motor due to a recall for some defectives on the unit that were posted. at this time i just know that the car still in service waiting for the motor. no warning lights turn on the panel ever and i just notice that the outside of the unit is too hot when i turn it off and park. *tr | |||
| 01/12/2013 | 1768 | ||
| I detect a noise coming from the motor and went to service department of the dealer on january 14, they make a test drive and said that maybe the problem is with a lifter they gave me an appointment for service for the 28 of january. on january 22 i left my car at the service department a few days later, when i call for information they told me that the manufacturer decide to replace the complete motor due to a recall for some defectives on the unit that were posted. at this time i just know that the car still in service waiting for the motor. no warning lights turn on the panel ever and i just notice that the outside of the unit is too hot when i turn it off and park. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/16/2012 | 500 | 1 | |
| Defective engine overheat warning system this vehicle, 2013 kia rio, 1.6l gdi, 6-speed manual, does not have a coolant temperature gauge. it supposedly relies on one warning light on the instrument panel to indicate an overheated engine, a light whose correct operation cannot be verified. this supposed engine overheat warning light never comes on during the light bulb check phase, so that the operation of its light bulb cannot be verified. note that the other warning lights, oil pressure, brakes, etc come on during this phase and their warning systems can be verified. if the overheat light bulb filament burns out (this frequently happens with any bulb), then the driver is never given a chance to verify the bulbs operation, and this engine overheat warning system becomes useless as there cannot be any warning indication ever given to the driver if the engine does overheat. a likely result of this defective engine overheat warning system may be a vehicle crash at high speed, whereby the driver is never given an overheated engine warning if its warning systems light bulb burns out, the engine shatters from excessive heat, the hood and engine fluids fly into the windshield blocking the drivers view, the driver loses control of the vehicle, and the kia vehicle crashes off the road or into other vehicles. this problem affects the 2013 kia rio, and also 2012 and possibly 2011 kia rios as well. | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 2700 | 1 | |
| When we pulled up to the red light, the idle stop and go system engaged and stopped the engine. when the light turned green, i released the brake and, as we were on a downslope, we immediately began rolling into the intersection. unfortunately the go part didn't work and the engine didn't restart. the light had turned red again before i could figure out that i had to put the car into neutral to restart it with the key. *tr | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 2700 | ||
| When we pulled up to the red light, the idle stop and go system engaged and stopped the engine. when the light turned green, i released the brake and, as we were on a downslope, we immediately began rolling into the intersection. unfortunately the go part didn't work and the engine didn't restart. the light had turned red again before i could figure out that i had to put the car into neutral to restart it with the key. | |||