2007 KIA RONDO Complaints

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, ON APPROXIMATELY, SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2014, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 KIA RONDO AND A MAN HIT MY BUMPER DUE TO THE FACT HE COULD NOT SEE MY BRAKE LIGHTS (DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALLED PARTS; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V114000 AND 09V130000). I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALLED PRODUCT UNTIL YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015, WHEN I WAS DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH. THIS WHOLE SITUATION HAS REALLY FRIGHTENED ME BECAUSE I AM ESSENTIALLY DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT, AND THE RED "AIR BAG" LIGHT IS ON (THEREFORE DETERMINING THAT THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V014000), AND THE YELLOW "ESC OFF" LIGHT IS ON, AND DOES NOT GO OFF. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY POP OPEN THE HOOD TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY EVERY OTHER TIME ATTEMPT TO TURN THE CAR ON. I AM A MONDAY-FRIDAY 9-5 WORKING 19 YEAR OLD LIVING ON HIS OWN, AND I AM LIVING TO PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. I AM SIMPLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES DUE TO THE ENGINEERING BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND I AM PRAYING I WILL RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION SO I CAN HAVE A RELIABLE CAR FOR MY DAILY LIFE. KIND REGARDS, A 2007 KIA RONDO OWNER *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE INDICATED SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILES PER HOUR, THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP AND THEN MY CAR STOPPED. IMMEDIATELY, I WAS TERRIFIED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. SOMEONE PULLED OVER TO HELP ME AND I EASED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH PERSONS MANUALLY PUSHING THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOWED HOME. UPON GETTING THE CAR HOME, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IS DEAD. I WAS SHOCKED. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD END UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND THAT COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I WAS GETTING REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE TO INCLUDE OIL CHANGES. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW A ENGINE JUST BLOWS LIKE THAT WITHOUT NO WARNING LIGHT (ELECTRICAL PROBLEM) COMING ON OR ANYTHING. I JUST COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS. I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH. I FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE DIED IN KIA RONDO MODELS. I CONTACTED KIA TO ASK THEM IF THEY HAD LOOKED INTO THIS SINCE SO MANY REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE NHTSA HAS NOT TOLD THEM THEY HAD TO. I THEN ASKED WHAT ABOUT SAFETY. I ALSO SAID THAT THIS CAN CAUSE FATALITIES BECAUSE HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED LIKE THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING TOO OFTEN IN THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. AND TO BE HONEST I THINK KIA IS AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY STOPPED MAKING THIS MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. WHAT AM I TO DO ABOUT MY TRANSPORTATION NOW THAT THIS ENGINE IS DEAD??? KIA NEEDS TO ANSWER FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PAN CORRODED AND FRACTURED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE METAL OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ UPDATED 10/8/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE A/C WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED DUE TO POTENTIAL METAL FRAGMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND ONCE IT LATCHED IT WOULD COME UNDONE INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THE DRIVER SEAT AND COULD NOT GET OUT FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. P

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE A/C BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,029.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION. IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

VEHICLE HAD THE STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V130000 (KIA RECALL SC077) IN JUNE 2009. ON 4/6/14 THE REPLACEMENT STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE ESC MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE, AND BRAKE-TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM BEING EITHER SHIFTED FROM N TO R OR FROM P TO R WITHOUT USING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE TAB. I HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT ONE STORE WITH NO PROBLEMS, CROSSED THE STREET, AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK AT ANOTHER STORE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. HAD TO USE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE TO GET VEHICLE HOME AND TO DEALER ON 4/7/14. DEALER CONFIRMED FAILURE OF THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH, CHARGED ME $69.02 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE IT. SINCE KIA EXPANDED THE RECALL IN APRIL 2013 TO COVER ALL REMAINING RONDO'S, I FEEL THAT KIA SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS INDICATES A LINGERING PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCHES ACROSS VARIOUS MODEL YEARS AND OTHER KIA AND HYUNDAI MODELS. I ALSO FEEL THAT NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE FAILURE RATES OF THE SWITCHES REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V130000 (KIA RECALL SC077) BECAUSE KIA APPARENTLY HAS NOT MADE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS IN RESOLVING THIS SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN THE FAILURE OF THE UNIT PLACED IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

DURING STATE OF NY VEHICLE INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY AND ABS SYSTEMS WERE NON FUNCTIONAL. AMBER SYMBOLS WERE ON AT TIME OF INSPECTION. DEALER REPORTS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS FEATURES ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. REASON GIVEN: COMPUTER CONTROLLED SENDING UNIT LOCATED IN WHEEL WELL AND ITS WIRES ARE CORRODED. CORROSION IS PER DEALER COMMON WITH THIS UNIT AND MODEL. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. HOWEVER AT PRESENT ABS/ESC NO LONGER WORK. THE CAR IS NOW LESS SAFE WITHOUT THESE FUNCTIONAL DEVICES. YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED IN THIS. THANK YOU *TR