2008 KIA RONDO Complaints

THERE WERE THINGS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF AS A PROBLEM AS THE ESC LIGHT WOULD GO ON, BUT THEN IT WOULD TURN OFF AND I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING UNLESS THE LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON, SO I NEVER HAD IT CHECKED. THE OTHER NIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAD MY 2008 KIA RONDO IN CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I NEEDED TO BREAK, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, BUT THE AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE MY CAR. THE PRACTICE OF APPLYING THE BREAK DID NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ONLY WHEN I HIT THE CANCEL BUTTON ON THE COLUMN DID THE CRUISE CONTROL TURN OFF. WHEN I GOT TO THE LOCATION I NEEDED TO GO TO I COULD ONLY GET THE CAR TO GO FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO PARK AND LET ME TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN I WENT BACK HOME THIS STOPPED AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. UPON CALLING THE DEALERSHIP WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEY ASKED IF I EVER HAD THE BREAK SWITCH REPLACED. I SAID NO. THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS, BUT IF IT WERE UNDER RECALL, I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A NOTICE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT ANYWAY. I LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE 2007 RONDO HAD A RECALL WITH THE EXACT SAME THING MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I NOW HAD 69,000 MILES ON MY CAR, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. BUT, HAD I GONE IN BEFORE 60,000 THEY ARE JUST REPLACING THEM AUTOMATICALLY IN ALL RONDO VEHICLES. IT FEELS TO ME THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET AROUND ANOTHER RECALL, BUT TRYING TO MAKE MONEY ON THOSE OF US WHO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AT WORK AND ARE NOW HAVING PROBLEMS. *TR

I OWN A 2008 KIA RONDO AND FOUND OUT THERE IS NO WAY TO ALIGN THE REAR TIRES AND MY BACK END IS SO BAD THAT THE TIRES ARE TIPPING. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A FIX BUT IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS. MY TIRES ARE SO WORN OUT FROM THE MISALIGNMENT THAT THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE A TANK GOING DOWN THE STREET AND WHEN IT RAINS IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR. KIA HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES BUT UNLESS THE UNDERLINING PROBLEM IS FIXED IN A FEW MONTHS I WILL BE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION BUT KIA HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP AND HAVE THIS CAR RECALLED AND HAVE KIA BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURING DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON YOU. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. SHE WAS ADVISED TO JERK THE WHEEL TO GET IT OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED; I PROVIDED THE NUMBER 800-333-4542 TO HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39, 00 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.DWH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES HARDER AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND THAT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY BEFORE AND THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS UNINTENTIONALLY BUMPED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY HOUSE. THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE AND THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,000.

SINGLE-CAR ACCIDENT; ROLLOVER, 2008 KIA RONDO DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE CO.; SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDED ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL; 6 AIRBAGS INCLUDING SIDE/HEAD CURTAIN AND NOT ONE DEPLOYED - I SUFFER FROM APPROX 6" LESION WITH PARTIAL SKULL SHOWING (16 STAPLES) TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD FROM THE SIDEROOF SLAMMED INTO ME; I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND IT SAVED MY LIFE - GLASS EXPLODED EVERYWHERE, I HAVE SEVERE WHIPLASH AND CONCUSSION. *TR

I HAVE 2008 KIA RONDO EX. IT JERKS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR. DURING THE SHIFT, THE VEHICLES SUDDENLY PULLS BACK (FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE WAS SUDDENLY PUSHED) AND THEN ACCELERATES. THIS HAS BEEN A CONCERN FOR ME AS IT MAY LEAD INTO ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER WHEN ROADS ARE SLIPPERY. SOMETIMES EVERYTHING SEEMS WELL. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT WITH JERK EFFECT LOW TO HIGH. I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THREE TIMES ABOUT IT WITH THE KIA DEALER BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANY PROBLEM AND INSISTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I GUESS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL A FEW PEOPLE REALLY GET INTO TROUBLE. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO REPORT IT HERE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH KIA RONDA. *TR

REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR AT 35 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE SEAT BELT NEVER CAUGHT EITHER THROWING DRIVER INTO STEERING WHEEL. *TR

AIRBAG AND PASSENGER SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ONLY A MINOR NUISANCE, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG IS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHAKING FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 50 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS BALANCED WHEELS, RESURFACED ROTORS, WORKED ON BRAKES, AND IS STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR