2014 KIA RIO Complaints

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON A SIX LANE COMMERCIAL ROAD (THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION) WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO BELOW 20 MPH. THE CARS AROUND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME, AND I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO WARN THE SURROUNDING VEHICLES. I TRIED PRESSING ON THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH. HOWEVER, THE RPMS WERE GOING ABOVE THE RED LINE (ABOVE 6,000) AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY LOUD. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH FOR THE NEXT FIFTEEN MINUTES OF DRIVING. I SLOWLY MADE MY WAY TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP THE CAR AND PULLED OVER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN AND THE SPEED CONTROL RETURNED TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, I AM NO LONGER COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR, AS THE SUDDEN DECELERATION MAY OCCUR AGAIN. MARYLAND LAW REQUIRES THAT A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY MUST HAVE A SPEED CAPABILITY THAT EXCEEDS THE SPEED LIMIT BY 5 MPH. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION AND INABILITY OF THE KIA RIO TO SPEED UP AGAIN MEANS THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECT THAT IS IN VIOLATION ON MARYLAND LAW. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER, AND I'M FILING THIS REPORT SO A PUBLIC RECORD EXISTS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH A KIA RIO (4S) 2014 MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN UPDATED 10/13/2017*CN

RIO SLID TERRIBLE AFTER TRYING TO GO AROUND A STOPPED VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AND WHEN WE HIT THE TRAILER ON THE SIDE. THE AIR BAG ON DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER BAG BUSTED THE PASSENGER'S STERNUM AND A SHARP METAL PIECE APPEARS TO BE IN HER LEG AS SOME WERE REMOVED. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT COME UNHOOKED AS SHE WAS PINNED TIGHT IN THE CAR. A TRUCK DRIVER WHO STOPPED BEFORE HE HIT US BY RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT AS PASSENGER IN SHOCK. HORRIBLE CRAPPY HANDLING AND SKID WAS UNACCEPTABLE AS IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN. ..UPDATED 11/25/14*BF UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF.. UPDATED 12/29/14 *BF UPDATED 9/25/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG ANTIFREEZE AND FUEL ODOR AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

PUMPING GAS INTO GAS TANK AND THE GAS WAS ON THE GROUND BECAUSE THE GAS TANK WAS NEVER SEALED WAS RIDING THE CAR FOR 10 DAYS AND THE ORIGINAL GAS THAT WAS PUT IN THE CAR FROM DEALER SO THE 1ST TIME PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK THE GAS WAS POURING OUT AND LOSS THE $23 WORTH OF GAS BUT I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM CAR ABOUT ANY GAS LEAK ISSUE OR FAULTY GAS LINE OR TANK NOT SEALED THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THIS WAS 2014 KIA RIO LX. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL APPEARED TO LEAN OUTWARD. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,011 UPDATED 6/17/14*CN