Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-20 | 05V159000 |
WHEELS | 24,119 | — | Details |
| 2003-09-24 | 03V352000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 57,340 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH FRONT DOORS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. |
| 2013-11-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | PARKED CAR AT WORK CAME BACK OUT AND THE DOOR LOCK WAS DOWN TRIED TO PULL UP BUT IS STUCK OR CAUGHT ON SOMETHING. THE W… |
| 2013-09-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | IT IS DIFFICULT TO ENTER THE CAR WITH THE KEY AND WHEN I PULL THE DOOR HANDLE THE LOCK DROPS DOWN TO THE CLOSE POSITION… |
| 2012-07-28 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AN… |
| 2011-05-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | BOTH DOOR LOCKS GET STUCK ON BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE. WE HAVE HAD TO CLIMB IN THE BACK SEAT TO EXIT TH… |
| 2011-03-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | REF 2001 KIA RIO. PERPETUAL INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP TO OPERATE. FUEL PUMP REPLACED, RELAY REPLACED, AND ECM… |
| 2009-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS A KIA RIO 4 DR. 2001 ..WITH 12,000 APROX MILES WHEN THE ECU FUSE BROKE, ON HWY 127 NEAR DEATH VALLEY ..HAD TO G… |
| 2008-10-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A 45MPH HEAD ON COLLISION. THE OTHER CAR WAS A CHEVY COBALT. SHE HAD RUN A STOP SIGN AND HIT US IN TH… |
| 2008-09-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2001 KIA RIO IN 2007 AND WITHIN 8 MONTHS MY FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. A YEAR LATER MY CAR STARTED SPUTTE… |
| 2008-08-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANE… |
| 2008-05-16 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED NEW TIRES AROUND FEBRUARY 2007 FROM SEARS AT THE VIRGINIA CENTER COMMONS STORE LOCATION. WITHIN THREE WEEKS… |
| 2008-04-18 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE LIKE WHEELS WERE OUT OF BALANCE. TURNED INTO DRIVEWAY DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL FELL OFF WITH B… |
| 2008-02-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 KIA RIO. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING AT 50 MPH, CRA… |
| 2007-12-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. COME OFF AND ON. CHECK ENGINE ALSO COMES OFF AND ON. REPAIRED TWICE, STILL COMES ON AFTER SH… |
| 2007-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE RECALL NOTICE FROM KIA OR THE DEALER, ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, MY 200… |
| 2007-07-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAD A RECALL BECAUSE OF STALLING ISSUES BEFORE ALSO AGAIN WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS UNPLUGGE… |
| 2007-04-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK IN 2004. REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AT COST TO ME OF $300. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WIL… |
| 2007-02-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TWO YEARS AGO WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO MY 2001 RIO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK STUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WA… |
| 2007-02-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, MADE RIGHT TURN INTO DRIVEWAY AT 30 MPH AND THE ENGINE DIED, STEERING WAS NOW UNASSISTED. I ROLLED… |
| 2007-02-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HAVE A KIA RIO. STOCK #06520901,CASE 0067, MODEL K32B NA3,YEAR 2001, VINKNADC1234165XXXXX RA, MOTOR ASD21403 COLOR… |
| 2007-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2001 KIA RIO WITH ENGINE FAILURE**NAR**CC *JB |
| 2006-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS A… |
| 2006-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 01 RIO IS A LEMON & SAFETY HAZARD. MANY MAJOR REPAIRS DONE INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT & VALVES REBUILT, NEW COOLING SYS… |
| 2006-09-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT … |
| 2006-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR, 2001 KIA RIO, IN OCTOBER OF 2000. WITHIN A FEW DAYS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES … |
| 2006-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SELDOM GOES OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, LIGHT WENT BACK ON… |
| 2006-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT COULD CAUSE THE WHEELS TO CRACK UNDER LONG TERM DRIVING F… |
| 2005-12-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | (1) THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE FAILURE (2) FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE ENGINE JUST SEIZED WHILE… |
| 2005-11-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WE OWN A 2001 KIA RECALL WHICH HAS A SAFETY RECALL ON IT THAT REQUIRES ALL 4 WHEELS TO BE REPLACED . OUR VEHICLE IS MAK… |
| 2005-10-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 KIA RIO, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH … |
| 2005-09-30 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACTED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE SEAT BELTS THEY BECAME STUC… |
| 2005-09-02 | WHEELS | No | 0 | KIA INITIATED A RECALL ON THE 2001 KIA RIO FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FOUR STANDARD STEEL WHEELS WITH FOUR ALLOY WHEELS. T… |
| 2005-08-18 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 KIA RIO. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JUNE OF 2005. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AND WAS T… |
| 2005-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10136024 COMPONENT: WHEELS GAS IGNITION? YOU TELL ME? WHEN ARE THESE PEOPLE G… |
| 2005-08-06 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONCUSMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND A TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED SPINNING, THE CONSUME… |
| 2005-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT PROPERLY WORKING. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO USE THE SEAT BELTS … |
| 2005-07-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER HAD A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE WHEELS. SHE CONTACTED THE LOCAL KIA DEALER AT BOB DAN'S KIA IN MERRITT ISL… |
| 2005-07-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 2001 KIA RIO RECALL NOTICE FOR WHEEL REPLACEMENT WAS RECEIVED BUT THE WHEELS NEEDED FOR REPLACEMENT WERE NOT IN STOCK.*… |
| 2005-06-30 | WHEELS | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 KIA RIO; RECEIVED CREALL NO 05V159000. WHEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ARRANGE FOR REPAIS. HE… |
| 2005-06-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DT: RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR 2001 KIA RIO. CONTACTED THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO ARR… |
| 2005-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2001 KIA REO BRAKES WET COMPLEATLY OUT BECASE OF RUSED OUT BRAK LINING THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR IS ALL RUSED OUT AN… |
| 2005-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PA… |
| 2005-06-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | DT: , A STEEL WHEEL IS CRACKED AND VIBRATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO BALANCED TIRES. STILL EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS AN… |
| 2005-05-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | PUT CAR IN PARK - GOT OUT OF CAR AND IT ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET- GOT BACK IN CAR TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE S… |
| 2005-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 2001 KIA RIO HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO… |
| 2005-03-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | WHEEL CAME APART WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 PMH. THERE WAS A NOISE BEFORE THE WHEEL CAME. THE CAR WAS REPAI… |
| 2005-02-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | THE WEBBING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FRAYED AND THE LATCH ON THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT CAME OFF. *AK |
| 2005-02-08 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | LOUD REPEATING NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL. TOOK IT INTO MECHANIC, TOLD ME IT WAS THE HUBCAP RUBBING ON THE RIM. APPLIED … |
| 2005-01-24 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS AN ISSUE THAT THE LUG WENCH THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BREAK LOOSE THE LUGS:NUTS AND/OR APPL… |
| 2005-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 KIA RIO AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER SMELLED AN ODOR COMI… |