2007 KIA RONDO Complaints

KIA RONDO YEAR 07 POWER STEERING FREEZES IN WET WEATHER DUE TO MOISTURE SPRAYING ON THE POWER STEERING BELT CAUSING SLIPPAGE. MANUFACTURER HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM VERBALLY, BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT OR DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM IN WRITING. *TR

2007 KIA RONDO - ENGINE PULLEY FAILURE. HAD STARTED CAR, AND WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT CROSSING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ASSESSED AND IS CURRENTLY IN REPAIR WAITING FOR A PART. HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY, OVERPASS, ETC., ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THERE IS A CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE EXACT SHAPE OF THE VEHICLE DEFROSTER ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACK STARTED ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS IT HAD EXPANDED TO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CRACK GOES ALONG THE FRONT BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD. THE OWNERS ARE CONCERNED IT MAY BREAK OR WATER MAY LEAK THROUGH. THEY STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO SORT OF INCIDENT THAT MAY HAVE STARTED THE CRACK AND BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10

MY 2007 KIA RONDO HAS FOR THE FOURTH TIME SINCE THE END OF JUNE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IF A TRUCK HAD BEEN BEHIND THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES SLAMMED ON WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE INTERSTATE FOR FEAR OF GETTING KILLED. THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY KIA RONDO FOR THE ESC SAFETY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT. EVERY TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED AND THEY EVEN TEST DROVE IT FOR A HOUR AND THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON FOR THEM. THEN EVERY TIME MY DAD AND MY FINANCE WOULD BRING IT TO ME, I WOULD DRIVE IT HOME FROM WORK AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I THEN WENT OUT AFTER DINNER TO SEE IF IT WOULD COME ON AND IT DID. I ALSO HAD IT FOR THE WEEKEND OUT AND EVERY TIME I DROVE IT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. EVERY TIME I WOULD SHOW MY FINANCE THE LIGHT BEING ON BECAUSE I WANTED SOMEONE ELSE TO SEE IT. THE DEALER TOOK A PART FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AND REPLACED MINE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE SPENT THE WRONG ONES. *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A 2007 KIA RONDO LX 4 CYLINDER. FROM THE DAY OF THE PURCHASE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SOMETIMES MAKES NOISES AND DURING THE RAIN THE NOISE IS MORE APPARENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS REASON AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. ALSO ONCE THE ESC LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE ESC SENSOR IS GOING TO BE REPLACED NEXT WEEK. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. LAST YEAR MY CAR WAS HIT FROM THE BACK TWICE WHILE IT WAS AT A STOP POSITION. IN THE SECOND ACCIDENT IT WAS A HIT AND RUN, I WAS IN A TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY AND THE OTHER DRIVER HIT MY CAR FROM THE BACK. HE SCREAMED FROM HIS WINDOW "CHECK YOUR LIGHTS", NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT ME. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE DRIVER AND WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. IT COST ME $1235.30, OUT OF WHICH $190.25 WAS USED TO ORDER A BACK BUMPER AND $10.68 FOR SIDE BRACKET AND $19.37 FOR RIGHT GUARD BRACKET AND I PAID TO THE ZOOM AUTO BODY SHOP(LOCATED AT 240 N. HILL AVENUE, PASADENA, CA 91106) $915.11. THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS SIMILAR AND NOW I AM WONDERING WHETHER MY VEHICLE'S NON-FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE AS WELL. THAT ACCIDENT COST ME $2461, LUCKY THE OTHER VEHICLE'S OWNER'S INSURANCE PAID FOR THAT. BOTH CASES ARE STILL OPEN. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT YOU, HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN ASSIST ME SOMEHOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR UPDATED 02/04/10.*JB

AFTER 2 REPAIRS AT KIA DEALERS MY KIA RONDO HAS AGAIN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AT 65 MPH IT IS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE NOT BEEN REAR ENDED BY THE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO TWO KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WHAT HAS HAPPENED BUT IN BOTH INSTANCES THEY INSTALLED A TAIL LIGHT SWITCH AND CLAIMED THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE DEALER IS ORDERING A NEW PART BUT CAN ONLY HOPE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING THIS TIME. PLEASE SOMEHOW ALERT ALL KIA OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH BY DOING MAY SAVE INJURIES OR A LIFE. THANK YOU *TR

ON FREEWAY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED,FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WENT ON AND ENGINE DIED. TOOK CAR TO NY DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART AND THEY INSTALLED THE PART. DRIVING BACK TO FLORIDA THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 800 MILES LATER. CALLED MY VENICE DEALER WHO SAID THAT HE HAS HAD ABOUT FORTY CALLS ABOUT THIS RECALL PART BUT DOES NOT HAVE ANY OF THE PARTS AND SAID THAT THE DEALER IN NY PROBABLY PUT IN AN OLD OR USED PART. CALLED KIA SERVICE NUMBER AND COULD NOT GET ANY ANSWERS THERE ABOUT PARTS OR HELP. DEALER IS PUTTING ME FIRST ON THE LIST FOR A REPAIR. WHAT IS THE MOST FRUSTRATING IS THE FACT THAT THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT THIS PART MAY PUT YOU AT RISK OF A CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER DID NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT NOR PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2007 KIA RONDO ENGINE STALLS FOR NO REASON EVER SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THIS CAR THE ENGINE HAS STALL ON A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. AS THE CAR IS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF FROM STOP THE ENGINE STALL OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN ON A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR THIS AND THEY TELL ME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOULD COME ON WITH ANY STALL OF THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON! THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AFTER 3000 MILES WHEN WE GOT THE CAR. *TR