2001 KIA RIO Complaints

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL 2001, IN MAY 2001 I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

DEALER SAYS CONTAMINATION IN GAS TANK-FUEL COIL,REPLACE FUEL PUMP,CLEAN LINES,ETC..

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

AIR LEAKS AROUND THE DOORS, THE DOORS WERE ADJUSTED WHICH HAS ONLY SOMEWHAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 5 MPH BUMPER, THE PLASTIC ATTACHMENTS DO NOT HOLD THE BUMPER TO THE VEHICLE SECURELY AND WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH A VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, A MOTORIST FLASHED THEIR LIGHTS TO GET CONSUMERS ATTENTION, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, AN AUTOMOTIVE ANALYST STATED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS RELATED TO EITHER A FAILURE OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEEL FUEL LINE MOUNTED TO THE FIREWALL AND THE FUEL INJECTOR FUEL RAIL OR A FUEL LINE LEAK WITHIN THE HOSE ASSEMBLY. *SLC

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES AND SHUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ON/OFF BEFORE REMAINING ON. WOULD ALSO CAME ON, AND THEN WENT OFF ON ITS OWN. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 6 TIMES, AND MECHANIC INDICATED REPAIR WAS DONE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND VIBRATE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING AT A NORMAL SPEED AND VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE. UPON IMPACT,DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WINDOWS FOG UP, DEFROSTER DOES NOT DEFROST SIDE WINDOWS, RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF SIDE WINDOWS.*AK