2007 KIA RONDO Complaints

TWO TIMES MY ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING IN ICY WHETHER. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING, IT SOUNDED AS IF SOME SYSTEM WAS TRYING TO STOP THE SPIN. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25 MILES PER HOUR ON LEVEL GROUND. THE SECOND TIME, APPROX. TWO TO FOUR WEEKS LATER ALSO IN ICY CONDITIONS ON LEVEL GROUND, INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THAT TIME I INTENTIONALLY APPLIED THE GAS HARD TO TEST TRY TO GET THE TIRES TO SPIN, AND THE CAR DIED WITHIN ONE SECOND OF LEAVING PARK. I ANTICIPATE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND HOPE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN I FEEL THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY I WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT IF I AM UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED A FRONT SUB FRAME EXHIBITED A CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,400. JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE MAT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V244000 (AIR BAG). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. WHILE BRAKING, AND TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT BEHIND MY OFFICE BUILDING, THE CAR ACCELERATED SO QUICKLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE CAR JUMPED THE PARK CURBS AND HIT THE BUILDING WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK THROUGH THE CINDER BLOCK WALL WHILE ONLY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET. I WENT FROM COASTING IN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ABOUT 3-5 MPH, TO AN OPEN THROTTLE FULL FORWARD THRUST, ALL THE TIME I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. AT SOME POINT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE ENTIRELY OFF. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE BROKEN ACCELERATOR CAUSED THE CAR TO OPEN THROTTLE LIKE IT DID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING INCREASED INTO THE RED ZONE WITH A CONSTANT NOISE OF FLOWING COOLANT. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED. AFTER WAITING TWO HOURS FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY AND TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE RADIATOR FAN MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE STABILIZER BAR WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED IT AND NOTHING WAS WRONG IT WAS JUST THE AIR COMPRESSION "WHICH THEY FIXED" BUT AS SOON AS I WENT TO THE MALL THE STICK SHIFT JAMMED AND I COULDN'T TURN OFF THE CAR. AN OFFICER HELPED ME AND SAID TAKE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK HE SAID IT MOVES FINE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT. IM AFRAID IT WILL SHUT OFF AND WE MIGHT CRASH. PLEASE HELP ME THANK YOU. *TR

OUR ENGINE BLEW UP- SPECIFICALLY, THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE THROUGH THE 3RD CYLINDER. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY OUR KIA DEALERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH - OIL/FILTER CHANGE AND INSPECTION. THE NEXT WEEK WE LEFT ON VACATION TO FLORIDA FOR A CRUISE. VEHICLE WAS STORED AT A LONG TERM STORAGE FACILITY FOR THE WEEK. ABOUT 10 HOURS INTO OUR RETURN ROAD TRIP, WE CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL. CAR WAS ALMOST 2 QUARTS LOW. WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL QUART. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR THE OIL. WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. ANOTHER 5 HOURS INTO OUR TRIP, WE ARE DRIVING ALONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET. THE ENGINE STARTS MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES, I AM UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL EVEN THOUGH I AM FRANTICALLY PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE IS REVVING LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL WE HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THE ENTIRE CAR LOOSES POWER. WE ARE PAST OUR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WITH KIA. HOWEVER, THERE ARE TWO FACTORS AT PLAY HERE THAT CAN BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAR DAMAGE: 1.) THE OIL WAS LOW AFTER ONLY 2-3 WEEKS AFTER AN OIL/FILTER CHANGE. I BELIEVE THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN MAY HAVE SOME CULPABILITY HERE BY NOT ADDING ENOUGH OIL OR NOT TIGHTENING A CAP, ETC. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. 2.) I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHT FOR OUR 2007 KIA RONDO. THAT IT MAY CAUSE AN INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. IN ADDITION TO MY HUSBAND, WE HAD ANOTHER COUPLE IN THE CAR WITH US WHO CAN ATTEST TO MY FRANTIC ACTIONS TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. MY ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT KIA HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BLOWN MOTORS. THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE ENGINE FOR OUR VEHICLE. TO FIX THIS VEHICLE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE RETROFITTED WITH A CURRENT MOTOR. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A REASON WHY THOSE MOTORS AREN'T IN PRODUCTION ANYMORE. WHY HAVEN'T THEY RECALLED THESE ENGINES? *TR

STARTED CAR, ABS LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT STAY ILLUMINATED. BOTH LIGHTS WILL INTTERMITTENLY COME ON. THEY WILL STAY ON FOR RANDOM AMOUNTS OF TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 KIA RONDO AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED REVVED UP DRAMATICALLY-AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISENGAGED. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, CRUISE DISENGAGED AND ENGINE SLOWED. AROUND THE SAME TIME, NOTICED THE ABS AND ESC OFF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, STAY ON, THEN NOT COME ON. AT SLOW SPEED TURNS AFTER THE CAR SET FOR A WHILE, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT (WITHOUT LIGHT) AND CAR DID NOT SLOW NORMALLY. WENT TO DEALER, WHO SAID THE ISSUE WAS A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, BOTH THE ABS AND ESC OFF LIGHTS WERE OFF, BUT CAME ON WITHIN MINUTES OF LEAVING THE LOT. LATER THAT NIGHT, ABS STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN-ONCE WITHOUT EVEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. TAKING THE CAR BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. ONLY LEARNED OF STOP LIGHT SWITCH RECALL BY WEB SEARCH. *TR