2001 KIA RIO Complaints

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  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - SPRINGFIELD, MO

    AIR BAG WARINING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEAERSHIP, WHERE THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS TAKEN OUT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECEIVE PART(S) TO CORRECT PROBLEM UNTIL 9/22/00, WHICH CAUSED OWNER TO DRIVE AROUND FOR 3 WEEKS WITHOUT AN AIR BAG. THIS WAS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *AK THE NEW ONE FAILED AFTER 3 DAYS IN CAR. BUT FURTHER TESTS SAID SENSOR WAS OKAY. *YH

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

    WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT CONTINUOUSLY DISENGAGES FROM OVERDRIVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULATOR. THIS PART WAS MISSING DURING ASSEMBLY, AND HAS NOT BEEN MANFACTURED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 KIA RIO
    - NORTH HUNT, PA

    THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER, THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS. NLM

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER