2009 KIA Rio Problems

Complaints Reported

Complaints by Component

AIR BAGS

13 complaints

MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD WILL NOT GO OUT WHEN IT IS RESET, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SENSOR IS BAD, IS THERE A RECALL ON THE SENORS

Dec 27, 2020

B-1446 PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE

Mar 01, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF TALLAHASSEE LOCATED AT: 2755 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304, (850) 666-5407, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Oct 23, 2017

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION 7/7/2017. IT REAR-ENDED A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL LIKELY BE TOTALED DUE TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. PER PHOTOS, FRONT FASCIA WAS DESTROYED, DAMAGE EXTENDED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE ENGINE WILL NO LONGER START NOR RUN. HOWEVER, THE SRS AIRBAG LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL (PER PHOTO) NEVER DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY, DRIVER (OUR SON) WAS, AS ALWAYS, WEARING HIS SEATBELT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

Jul 08, 2017

Crash: 1

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF.

May 14, 2016

+ 8 more complaints for this component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

4 complaints

The doors will lock and won't unlock. This happened to the front passenger door when the car was less than a year old and they repaired it. The rear passenger door locked and it won't lock so I don't load items on that side but yesterday, July 5, 2022 I got locked in on my drivers side! I had to exit the vehicle by crawling over the stick shift to the front passenger side. I've seen hundreds of complaints about this and can't understand why there has not been a recall.

Jul 06, 2022

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE CHROME PAINT USED ON THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CRACKS FORMING RAZOR SHARP EDGES THAT HAS SLICED MY HANDS DEEP WHILE OPENING DOORS TWICE. I HAVE CALLED TO REPORT THIS AWHILE BACK AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE SENT TO HIGHER. HAVE NOT HEARD ANY RESPONSE TO THIS DAY. I HAVE HAD TO PUT ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND ALL DOOR HANDLES TO PREVENT BEING CUT WHILE OPENING DOORS. I HAVE READ ON KIA FORUMS WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOU (KIA MOTORS) GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? MY CONCERN IS THAT A CHILD WILL IF NOT ALREADY, BE CUT BAD BY THIS. IT COULD BE BAD ENOUGH TO REQUIRE STITCHES AS THIS IS A RAZOR SHARP EDGE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. THIS SHOULD BE PUT ON A SAFETY ISSUE RECALL AND FIXED BY KIA MOTORS JUST SAYING. AT LEAST USE SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON FUTURE VEHICLES. THANK YOU [XXXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Jul 10, 2018

Injuries: 1

PART AFFECTED:-DOOR: THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, MANUALLY NOR BY KEY-FOB, THEREFORE I'M REDUCED TO USING THREE DOORS ON A FOUR DOOR CAR. *THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS MALFUNCTION HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. ALL-STAR KIA OF BATON ROUGE REPAIRED IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER, NOW THAT THE CAR IS PAID FOR AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WANT TO CHARGE A $100.00 DIAGNOSTIC TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW.

Apr 25, 2017

REPLACED ALL FOUR ENGINE COILS AND THE SPARK PLUGS (THE PLUGS I'D EXPECT--IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY 60K CHECK UP--WHERE I WOULD HAVE DONE IT ANYWAY) I WAS NOT SURE WHICH CATEGORY THIS PART IS IN. .WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING-WILDLY.--AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP MOVING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN-I WAS ON A BUSY STREET--IT WAS A LITTLE BETTER WHEN MOVING BUT WHEN STOPPED IT WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE ENGINE LIGHT-IT WAS A SOLID--I BELIEVED I COULD KEEP DRIVING SINCE I WASN'T FAR FROM A KIA DEALER. WHEN I PULLED IN THE SERVICE WRITER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE USING THE COMPUTER BECAUSE IT IS SO COMMON A REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE--YET IT IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM DESPITE THE DEALERSHIP TELLING ME IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON THIS MODEL. FF THIS IS SO COMMON A KIA DEALER TELLS YOU THEY HAVE TO FIX IT ON ALL CARS LIKE YOURS WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. KIA HAS TO KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE $600 LATER I WAS ON MY WAY.

Jun 11, 2015

ENGINE

4 complaints

SPARK PLUG CYLINDER HOLES FILLING WITH OIL DUE TO VALVE COVER ORING FAILURE A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE A ENGINE FIRE IN THE PICTURE THE WHOLE SPARED PLUG WAS COMPLETELY COVERED OVER WITH OIL IN THE ENGINE

Mar 15, 2020

REPLACED IGNITION COILS 1 AND 3 AT THE END OF 2018. COIL 1 HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2019. COILS 2 AND 4 WERE BOTH REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL SPARK PLUGS FEBRUARY 2018. IN JULY 2019 COIL 2 STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN AND NOW IN AUGUST 2019 COIL 4 IS MISFIRING AS WELL. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I SEE MANY REGULAR POSTS REGARDING THE SHORT LIFE SPAN OF THE IGNITION COILS FOR THIS CAR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AND ELECTRICAL ISSUE IF NOT SOMETHING ELSE IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION AT LEAST AT THIS POINT AS TO WHY THE COILS FAIL SO QUICKLY IN THIS TYPE OF CAR. MULTIPLE ISSUES OF THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START, SHUTTING OFF WHILE IDLING AND I HAVE EVEN HAD AN INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY .

Sep 08, 2019

AT 39,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED LURCHING AND HAD NO POWER. GOT IT TO A MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY, AND SPARK PLUGS AND COIL #1 HAD TO BE REPLACED. I JUST GOT TO 67,000 MILES, EMISSIONS CONTROL LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON, CAR HAD LOSS OF POWER AND SHAKING. AGAIN GOT TO MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY, AGAIN #1 COIL AND #2 COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE AN UNDERLYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ADDRESSED. CAN THIS PROBLEM BE PERMANENTLY FIXED? WILL A KIA DEALERSHIP BE ABLE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALL.

Jul 02, 2017

IGNITION COIL RECALL. THEY KEEP GOING BAD EVERY TWO MONTHS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON I LOSE POWER TO THE CAR. GET THE IGNITION COIL AND VALVE COVER FIXED. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. WHILE I AM DRIVING IN MOTION AND STATIONARY THIS HAPPENS.

Sep 21, 2016

AIR BAGS,SEATS

2 complaints

My airbag light will not go off for my passenger side!!! I think it is absolutely ridiculous that my car is not included in the recall because it definitely should be! What everybody says about the 2005 to the 2008 Kia Rios and the 2001 to 2008 Kia Rios is the same thing that is happening with my Kia Rio which is a 2009... Can y please add my vehicle too??? Also in the latest class action lawsuit it talks about the passenger seat pad sensor being broken and that's what breaks the passenger airbag so how in the world is my car not included in this?

Jun 30, 2022

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL DAYS. BROUGHT IT TO MECHANIC, THEY CLEANED THE WIRES AND PLUGGED EVERYTHING BACK IN, LIGHT WENT OFF. THE NEXT DAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON, NOW CONSTANTLY ON. ABLE TO BRING IT BACK TO MECHANIC AT A LATER DATE AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS PASSENGER LOWER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (CODE B1448). THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED IN KIA RIOS FROM 2006-2008. THE RECALL TOOK PLACE IN 2012, SO THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE PART FOR ALL YEARS UP UNTIL THE RECALL TOOK PLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY KIA. *TR

Jan 18, 2015

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

Engine went out 8 months after there always been electrical issue has caused problems where it wnt accelerate causing a wreck the break light had shorts they didnt even have the radio n i went to a car lot dealership . this car left me in bad situations im just surprised its not recall I barely drive it it paid off after so many years n really only reason I have it cuz I put too much in n it n now it aint worth nuthin because of the issues that gave me

Jul 16, 2022

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

MY COILS KEEP GOING OUT AFTER REPLACING ALL 4. I'VE REPLACED THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP BUT EVERYTIME I FUEL UP MY CAR IT HESITATES TO START WHICH IS WHY I REPLACED THE PUMP TO BEGIN WITH.

Jan 02, 2021

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS

1 complaint

2009 KIA RIO LX: WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN AT 20MPH AND HAVING 26,875 MILES IN THE OD, THE AIRBAG RED LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTORIZED KIA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED USING A KDS HAVING 26,927 MILES, FINDING 3 CODES: B1448 OCS MAT DEFECT, B1513 BUCKLE SWITCH OPEN SHORT PASSENGER SIDE, B1511 BUCKLE SWITCH OPEN SHORT DRIVER SIDE. DEALER SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR REPORTS FROM KIA ON THIS COMPLAINTS FOR 2009 KIA RIO AND DECIDED TO NOT REPLACE THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BUCKLE SWITCH AND THE PASSENGER MAT SEAT FOR A TOTAL CHARGE OF $1,700. THE VEHICLE IS USED BY ITS ORIGINAL OWNER, NEVER HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH EVENTS, HAVE LOW MILEAGE AND STILLS UNDER THE 10YEARS/100,000 MILES WARRANTY OFFERED BY KIA.

Jun 07, 2017

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON. 4000+RPM BRAKES APPLIED DID NOT STOP IT. MISTAKE WAS TO KILL ENGINE WHICH KILLS THE BRAKES AND STEERING! LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND ENGINE REVVED UP BY ITSELF. TURNED OFF AND ON AND ENGINE WAS NORMAL. IMPORTANT TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL NOT TO TURN OFF, NEUTRAL ALLOWS BRAKES TO WORK!!!!! CALLED KIA THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS.

Jun 09, 2016

POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RIO5. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AFTER THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND RELEASED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Jul 28, 2015

SUSPENSION

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS CUT OFF BY A TRUCK AND THE WIND FORCE OF THE PASSING VEHICLE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Nov 25, 2014

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 826.

Sep 12, 2014

STRUCTURE

1 complaint

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RIO 5 LX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, BOTH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAME SEIZED. THEN THE CONTACT CRASHED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE INTO A CONCRETE WALL. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WHERE NO INJURIES THE CONTACT FILLED A POLICE REPORT WAS FILLED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP (BRENDANS AUTO BODY - ELMSFORD NY 10523)THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. JW

Apr 30, 2014

Crash: 1

TIRES

1 complaint

APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO I PURCHASED FOUR (4) NEW FIRESTONE CONTROL PLUS TIRES. THE TREAD BELTS ARE SEPARATING AND YOU CAN SEE LARGE CRACKS INTO THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE APPROX. 75% THREAD LIFE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED TIRES OF THIS QUESTIONABLE QUALITY. HOPEFULLY, FIRESTONE DOES NOT WANT TO BE CONTRIBUTING TO HIGHWAY DEATHS? AS A SCHOOL TEACHER, THIS COULD MAKE SOME OF MY STUDENT'S SAD...! *TR

Feb 24, 2014

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

1 complaint

WHEN CAR SITS OVER NIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE IS HARD TO PRESS AND DISENGAGE AS TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN EVER THE CAR SIT FOR SOMETIME AFTER RUNNING. THIS PART WAS CHANGED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW AT 20,000 MILES IS ACTING THE SAME WAY AND THE DEALER IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DOESNOT WANT TO CHANGE IT AS A CONTINUING DEFECTIVE PART. THIS PART CONSIST OF PLASTIC AND METAL. MAYBE DUE TO HEAT AND COLD TEMP., THE CONTRACTION AND EXPLANATION CAUSES IT TO MAL FUNCTION. I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOW BE REENGINEERED TO BETTER PERFORMANCE STANDARDSAS TO NOT FAIL. FAILURE OF THIS PART COULD CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHICH COULD CAUSE AN FATAL ACCIDENT OR BLOW UP OF ENGINE. *TR

Feb 11, 2014

VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

CAR HAS SUFFERED REPEATED STRESS CRACKS OF WINDSHIELD. CRACKS START AT SAME SPOT ON WINDSHIELD. REPAIRED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY WITH HUGE HASSLE WITH DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED AGAIN BY OWNER WHEN CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER AGREES CRACKS ARE NOT RESULT OF IMPACT AS NO CHIPPING ON GLASS TO INDICATE FOREIGN BODY IMPACT. IT IS MY OPINION THAT A CAR LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT BE HAVING REPEATED WINDSHIELD FAILURES. DEALER'S SOLUTION IS TO SELL ME A NEW CAR. KIA'S SOLUTION IS TO HIDE BEHIND CAR BEING OUT OF WARRANTY ON SECOND FAILURE. INSPITE OF REPEATED REQUESTS BY ME AND DEALER'S KIA QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER, KIA CORPORATE NEVER RETURNS MY CALLS. THE ONLY CONTACT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WHO JUST REPEATS "CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY". WHEN I ASKED WHAT KIA WOULD DO IF NEW WINDSHIELDS CONTINUE TO CRACK, HIS SOLUTION WAS "FILE A CLAIM WITH YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY". CAR HAS HAD OTHER DISTURBING FAILURES, WHICH REQUIRED REPEATED TRIPS TO DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY SUCH AS AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE, REPEATED STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN, ETC. MOST DISTURBING IS KIA'S UNWILLINGNESS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT'S REPEATED FAILURES ONCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

May 24, 2013

STRUCTURE,SEATS

1 complaint

WHEN IT RAINS I NOTICE WATER SEEPING THROUGH THE INSIDE TRIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG LOGO IS LOCATED SOMETIMES IS JUST A FEW DROPS AND OTHER TIMES IS ENOUGH TO GET THE SEAT WET THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. *KB

Sep 19, 2011

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR BRAKE RESPONSE WAS ALSO HESITANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FAILURE MAY BE CAUSED BY HUMIDITY OR RAIN. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Aug 31, 2011

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Aug 29, 2011

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 complaint

2009 KIA RIO WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 32,000 MILES. *TR

May 30, 2011

STEERING

1 complaint

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. I TRIED BRINGING THE CAR BACK ONTO THE ROAD BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAR SPINNING IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEN SPINNING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WHICH THEN RESULTED IN ROLLING MULTIPLE TIMES INTO A DITCH. *TR

Sep 21, 2010

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

STEERING,SUSPENSION

1 complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RIO. WHILE SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A STOP SIGN THE TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE KIA MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED SHE MUST HAVE CRASHED INTO SOMETHING. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SHE WILL CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,400.

Jul 20, 2010

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

1 complaint

FIRST PLEASE READ OR REVIEW THE PAST EMAILS I HAVE SENT TO YOU CONCERNING MY 2009 RIO HAVING A HIGH RPM WHILE IN 4TH GEAR AND ESPECIALLY 5TH RUNNING MORE THAN 3,100 TO 3,500 RPMS TO RUN AT 60 TO 70 MPH. IN OTHER WORDS I AM GETTING LESS MPGS ON THE HIGHWAY THAN I GET IN TOWN. SEE THE ATTACHMENT. MY WIFE'S HYUNDAI SONATA THAT IS FULLY LOADED, WHICH IS HEAVIER AND HAS A LARGER 4 CYLINDER ENGINE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE SONATA GETS LESS MPGS IN THE CITY BUT BETTER MPGS ON THE HIGHWAY THAN MY LITTLE RIO. IN FACT THE NUMBERS ARE ALMOST IN REVERSE BECAUSE THE SONATA IS RUNNING AT FAR LESS RPMS AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEEDS I DRIVE IN THE RIO. THE SONATA RUNS AT ABOUT 2200 TO 2500 RPMS ON THE HIGHWAYS AT 60 TO 70 MPH VERSE THE 3,000 TO 3,500 RPMS THE RIO MUST TURN TO DO THE SAME SPEED. *TR

Apr 08, 2010

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How many problems does the 2009 KIA Rio have?

The 2009 KIA Rio currently has 41 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

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