2008 KIA RONDO Complaints

I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO MANUFACTURING QUIRK THAT ONE OF THE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WHEELS CAN NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP EITHER. I WAS TOLD THAT A TIRE WAS IMPROPERLY WELDED ON UPON MANUFACTURING AND A CORRECT/APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN 2 SEPARATE VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN MY 2008 KIA RONDO ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I WAS SITTING IN THE STOPPED VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR/REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UPON IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON BOTH OCCASIONS. AS A RESULT, I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE AND NOT TOWED, BUT DRIVEN TO A DEALER/PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPAIRED OR RECALLED AT TIME OF EITHER INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER FIRST ACCIDENT AND WAS ON AT TIME OF SECOND ACCIDENT. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO AIR BAG RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED INTO THE DEALER/PRIVATE MECHANIC. PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ACCIDENT CLAIMS. *TR

IN 2010, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER REFUELING. I WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND IT WOULD MAKE SOUNDS AND THE RPM WILL REV. I HAD A DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS BUT UNABLE TO DETECT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. HAD GUESSTIMATES AS TO O2 SENSORS, FUEL PUMP TO CANISTERS REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS GONE ON SINCE 2010. CURRENTLY, THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OVER ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AFTER FUELING. I TOOK CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. AS I RESEARCHED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR, I LEARNED THAT KIA RECALLED OTHER 2008 RONDO'S, SO I CALLED THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS A V6 AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THINK THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK FOR THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,378. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,131.

IN SEPTEMBER 2011, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER REFUELING. I WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND IT WOULD MAKE A SOUND LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SUCK UP GAS THROUGH A STRAW THAT HAD A HOLE IN IT. I HAD A FUEL INJECTION FLUSH AND DYE ADDED BUT UNABLE TO DETECT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. CURRENTLY, THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OVER ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 3 ATTEMPTS FOR THE CAR TO START. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CAR NOT STARTING AFTER REFUELING. I TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. AS I RESEARCHED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR, I LEARNED THAT KIA RECALLED OTHER 2008 RONDO'S, SO I CALLED THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS A 2.7 LITER AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THINK THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE PARKED VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, ARM, NECK AND ANKLE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V244000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/13/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR DAMGES CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED INTO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THOUGHT PROCESSING ISSUES THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 1/2/2013 *JS

2008 KIA RONDO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PART *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH A DEFECTIVE VALVE ON THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PART, SHE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AFTER DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE ARRIVED AND HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS ENTERED, SHE WAS THEN INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 08V459000

I RECENTLY TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO MANUFACTURING QUIRK THAT ONE OF THE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REAR WHEELS CAN NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP EITHER. I WAS TOLD THAT A SPECIALTY ALIGNMENT SHOP MIGHT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT AND PARTS TO DO THE ALIGNMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 KIA RONDO, FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHEN I GET GAS. IT IS THE 2.7L ENGINE AND WHEN I STOP TO GET GAS IT WON'T START. I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS TO GET IT TO CRANK AND THEN HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL STAY CRANKED. IF I DO NOT KEEP THE GAS PRESSED DOWN FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME IT CUTS OFF OR HESITATES THEN CUTS OFF. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE 2.4L ENGINES AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED. *TR

AS WARM WEATHER IN KENTUCKY ENDED (2011) WE NOTICED THE AIR NOT BEING COOL. THIS YEAR (2012) WHEN IT BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER WE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT HOT AIR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO HAVE RADIATOR FLUSHED AND COOLANT PUT IN. THEN FREON WAS ADDED. THAT'S WHEN THE VERDICT CAME IN AS BEING THE COMPRESSOR WAS NOT WORKING. WHY WOULD THERE BEEN A COMPRESSOR THAT GOES OUT IN A 2008 KIA? *TR