2009 KIA RONDO Complaints

JUST LIKE THE RECALL OF 07-08 RONDO MODELS MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND FAILS TO RESET. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED. LIGHT CAME ON WHILE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND STARTED FOR A TRIP TO THE STORE.NO PHOTO THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. THERE IS NO AIRBAG ERROR CODE STORED IN THE COMPUTER.

MULTIPLE TIMES DURING HEAVY RAIN MY CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING. THE BATTERY AND EMERGENCY BREAK LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (EL CAJON, CA) AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENED WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING THROUGH LARGE PUDDLES. STEERING SHAFT WOULD LOCK UP AND ON OCCASION A HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. VERY UNSAFE AND VERY SCARY!

COMPLAINT: I'VE HAD MY CAR A LITTLE UNDER 2 YEARS, AND I CONTINUOUSLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING. I'VE GOTTEN MY BRAKES FIXED AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES SINCE I HAD THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT DRIVE OR BRAKE CORRECTLY WHEN COLD BUT MOSTLY WHEN IT'S RAINING OR WET OUTSIDE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I'M AFRAID OF MY OWN VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN, PUDDLES, ETC. BECAUSE IT DOESN'T STOP WITH URGENCY OR STAY IN CONTROL WHEN I GO OVER EVEN SMALL PUDDLES. ( I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE, I JUST KNOW IT'S HAPPENED MULTIPLEEEE TIMES WHILE DRIVING) *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE CARE IN WET CONDITIONS, CAR EITHER LOOSES POWER OR DIES WHEN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HITS A WATER PUDDLE. EVEN SMALL PUDDLES CAUSE CAR TO LOOSE POWER. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THAT WATER GETS ON THE BELT VERY EASILY. HAVING THE BELTS TENSIONERS TIGHTENED HELPS SOME, BUT DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. I LIVE IN OREGON AND THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. 2009 KIA RONDO LX WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. EITHER ROAD, HIGHWAY OR BACK ROADS, WATER PUDDLES RESULT IN PROBLEMS. NOTE: THIS IS NOT DRIVING THROUGH HIGH WATER ERRORS, EVEN 1 TO 2 INCH PUDDLES WILL DO IT. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM OVER THE 5 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. ALSO SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE MUCH OF AN INFLUENCE.

THE 3RD ROW SEAT BELT BUCKLES (BOTH OF THEM) HAVE BROKEN/FELL APART AND ARE NO LONGER USABLE. THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE CLICKED/LOCKED AND CREATE AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THEY BOTH BROKE WHEN I WENT TO BUCKLE IN MY KIDS. THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN THE 2ND ROW ALSO HAS LOCKED UP AND RETRACTED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK/RELEASE AND IS UNABLE TO BE USED. IF SOMEONE WAS BUCKLED IN THAT POSITION, THE SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT OFF TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PERSON. IT WOULD PREVENT REMOVAL OF OCCUPANT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN I WAS CLEANING MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED KIA MOTORS AMERICA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND AN AGENT OF KIA CONTACTED ME BACK AND SAID THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO A KIA SHOP AND HAVE THEM CHECK THEM OUT AND IF I WANTED TO, PRICE OUT THE REPLACEMENT BUCKLES AND SEAT BELT AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF BUT JUST MAKE SURE TO USE OEM KIA PARTS. OFFERED NO REAL SOLUTION ON KIA'S BEHALF. *TR

2009 KIA RONDO - 115,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS, THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN I GO THROUGH RAIN PUDDLES, FIRST MAKING A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH, THEN LOOSING POWER. TWO LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE FOUND IF I TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF. THIS HAS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OR AIR COMPRESSOR. WE JUST WENT THROUGH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE AND THIS WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE DEALER - SUCH AS A RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE THE CAR CRASHES AND I HAVE NO CONTROL.

THE GAS IS BEING SUCKED DOWN SO FAST THAT I'M ONLY GETTING 6 MILES TO A HALF A TANK OF GAS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND YET KIA SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS MODEL OR YEAR. THE MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN NC - IT WAS RAINING AND I DROVER OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN THE PROCESS AND ALL LIGHTS TURNED ON ON DASH - IT SLOWED MY CAR DOWN ALMOST TURNED OFF. AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON (STILL ON). CAR TURNED BACK ON BUT EVERYTIME IT RAINS - I AM AFRAID BECAUSE MY CAR STALLS AND IT STOPS DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER. THIS IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE KIA SHOP AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND I HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE AIRBAG LIGHT FIXED. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT BREAK. SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR - IT HAS DONE THE ABOVE AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON.

WHEN I BRAKE THE CAR IN THE HIGH SPEED(MAYBE 40 MILES AND MORE IN HIGHWAY), THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING, AND I NEED TO HANDLE IT VERY HARD. AND THIS SITUATION IS MORE SERIOUS IN HIGHWAY. AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON WHEN I AM DRIVING.

LOST POWER STEERING AFTER GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE TODAY DURING A RAINSTORM. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25MPH WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE ATTEMPT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO A CURVED RIGHT UPHILL. IT LASTED A FEW SECONDS A CHARGER LIGHT WENT ON BUT THAT ALSO LASTED A FEW SECONDS.