2009 KIA RONDO Complaints

WHEN CONDITIONS ARE WET, POWER STEERING FREEZES UP. DANGEROUS. TOOK TO DEALER, EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT IT IS STILL DOING IT. WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JS

EVERY TIME I WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE TODAY THE PARKING BRAKE/BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT ALSO LOST POWER STEERING WHILE THIS HAPPENED. IT LASTED ONLY A FEW MOMENTS BUT WITH TRAFFIC AND KIDS IN THE BACK, A FEW MOMENTS IS LONG ENOUGH. THIS HAPPENED WITH EVERY PUDDLE AND EVEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN WATER SPLASHED UNDERNEATH!! *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I HIT WATER OR SLUSH ON THE ROAD WAY AT TIMES MY CAR WILL LOSS ALL POWER STEERING AND BREAKING AND THE LIGHTS FOR THE BATTERY AND OTHER SYSTEMS LIGHTS COME ON. IT SOMETIMES LAST FOR 10 SECOND TO 20 SECONDS. THIS CAUSE MY CAR TO BE UNSAFE FOR DRIVING BECAUSE ALL AT ONE TIME YOU LOSE SO MUCH CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS ON THE TOLLWAY IN THE RIGHT LANE IT WAS RAINING OUT A TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ME LOST CONTROL HIT INTO ME AND I RAN INTO THE LIGHT POLE HEAD ON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I HAD MY SEATBELT ON. *TR

2009 KIA RONDO HAS POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE DURING RAIN STORMS. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER STEERING, THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD, AND CAR SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF. THE CAR WILL RESTART, BUT MAKES A HIGH-PITCHED SCREECHING NOISE TEMPORARILY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNING. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT WORRIES ME TO DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN (IT EVEN DOES IT SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE). I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS, INCLUDING KIA.COM FORUMS. A COUPLE LINKS ARE LISTED BELOW: WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2009/KIA/RONDO/ HTTP://WWW.KIA-FORUMS.COM/KIA-CARENS-RONDO-FORUM/82332-POWER-STEERING-FAILURE-WET-CONDITIONS-KIA.HTML IT IS SURPRISING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL OF ANY TYPE ON THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, INDICATES THAT THE KEY IS STILL ON. HAVE TO RESTART AND REMOVE THE KEY TO DISABLE THEM. NAVIGATION UNIT FREEZES. HAVE TO EJECT THE CD AND CLOSE THEM TO ENABLE USE THE NAVIGATION UNIT TOOK THE VEHICLE 3 OR 4 TIMES, DEALER RESPONDING BACK THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE.

EVERYTIME IT RAINS OR I GO OVER A PUDDLE MY POWER STEERING LOCKS UP ON ME AND I CANT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE READ SO MANY STORIES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER RONDOS LIKE MINE.. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET??? I ALMOST GET IN A WRECK EVERYTIME IT RAINS!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY THAT IT HAS NOT HAD A RECALL YET!!!! *JS

THIS STARTED ON 10/2012, AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING WHENEVER I TRIED TO DRIVE IN RAIN SINCE. IVE HAD TO WAIT TO TRY TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG BECAUSE I COULDNT AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT . IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND I LEFT MY HOME TO GO TO THE STORE AND WENT TO TURN THE CORNER AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE, JUST COMPLETELY SEIZED ON ME AND I DROVE RIGHT INTO THE CURB OPPOSITE THE ROAD. I HAD A CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME AND IT WAS TERRIFYING! NOW, I CANNOT DRIVE AT ALL IN THE RAIN OR EVEN IF THERE'S PUDDLES ON THE ROAD! I SEE THAT THERE'S OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, EVEN SOME HAVING WRECKS ON THE FREEWAY! WHY ISNT THIS A RECALL ISSUE!? IT IS HURRICANE SEASON HERE, AND ITS BEEN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER WITH ALL THE RAIN EVERY DAY, NOR DO THEY ALLOW YOU TO JUST DROP OFF YOUR CAR AND LEAVE IT UNLESS ITS TOWED IN WHICH I CANNOT DO. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR AND DONT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT SINCE IM ON DISABILITY. PLEASE HELP *TR