2001 KIA RIO Complaints

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  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - COVINA, CA

    CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE AND NOW IT IS BACK ON AGAIN. *JB

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - FULLERTON, CA

    BRAKES WOULD STICK, AND PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. HAS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISES.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - BALTIMORE, MD

    WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH FRONT HOOD THAT COVERS MOTOR AND ENGINE FLEW UP AND BUSTED FRONT WINDOW. CONSUMER AND FAMILY FELT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - RUTHER GLEN, VA

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - FREEVILLE, NY

    A FIRE BEGAN UNDER HOOD AND CAUSED TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION TEAM ASSESED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMIND THAT THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE IN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE CAUSED THE FIRE. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - WAREHAM, MA

    ALL OF THE WINDOWS FOGGED. TO THE POINT WHERE CONDENSATION DRIPPED OFF OF THE WINDOWS, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR A POSSIBLE LEAK AND COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. KIA WAS NOTIFIED AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE LEAKAGE MAY DAMAGE OR DESTROY THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*741842

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - PLAINFIELD, CT

    THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME VEHICLE WILL BE IN SERVICE BECAUSE OF AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, THE MODULE FOR DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG REPLACED HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, CHECK HISTORY FOUND AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BEEN REPLACED, DIAGNOSIS FOUND INTERNAL SHORT IN AIR BAG WIRNING HARNESS, WIRING HARNESS REPAIRED. CJ

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - FOREST HEIGHTS, MD

    ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE TWICE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK TRANSMISSION FAILED TOO. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - RUTHER GLEN, VA

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - BALTIMORE, MD

    MY OVER DRIVE SYSTEM THEY SAID IS GOING TO BE RECALLED. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED BUT MY OVER DRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I WOULD LIKE THIS CORRECTED ASAP. IF THERE IS A RECALL I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.. THE GUY SAID I SHOULD GET A LETTER. *AK *JB ***** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****739077.

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER