Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Kia Rio.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD IS ALLWAYS ON EVER SENS THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. |
| 2019-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE AND CLUTCH CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VE… |
| 2019-01-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THE COMPUTER THAT TELLS THE TRANSMISSION TO SWITCH GEARS IS STUCK AND DOASNT WORK. MY CAR WILL ONLY STAY… |
| 2017-06-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | FOLLOWING A TIRE BLOWOUT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THEN OUT OF A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50MPH… |
| 2016-09-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SKIDDED AND CRASHED INTO A… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED OVER NIGHT.(VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY) REJECTION INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE … |
| 2016-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE O… |
| 2015-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED BULBS AND CHECKED FUSE BUT STILL NOTHING. GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED UP NEXT TO ME … |
| 2015-03-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND MADE A LOUD NOISE… |
| 2015-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2008 KIA RIO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AIRBAG WARNING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER E… |
| 2015-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE O… |
| 2015-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | KIA HAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V244000) FOR YEAR 2006-2008 RIO VEHICLES, MY KIA RIO IS A 2008 HOWEVER IT IS… |
| 2014-12-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECUR… |
| 2014-09-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED & WILL NOT GO OFF. AFTER HAVING A DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON IT I WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE OCS MA… |
| 2014-07-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED … |
| 2014-04-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2006 TO 2008 KIA R… |
| 2014-02-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THANKFULLY, I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOWING ME TO NOTIC… |
| 2014-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINAT… |
| 2013-10-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I HAVE DRIVER/PASSENGER AND SIDE AIRBAGS. I WAS BLINDSIDED BY A DODGE DAKOTA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HER VEHICLE SLAMMED… |
| 2013-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE V… |
| 2012-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK… |
| 2012-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK … |
| 2012-02-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER FILLUP THE GAS TANK CAR SHAKE AND DIE WHEN RUNING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS THE 2ND CAR DOING THE SAME THING. *TR |
| 2011-05-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 KIA RIO. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON MAY 30, 2011. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT W… |
| 2011-05-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | (2008 KIA RIO) - PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILS TO STAY ON.... IT COMES ON MAYBE EVERY 1 OF 5 TIMES.... I HAVE TRIED EVER… |
| 2011-01-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKS TO 3RD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE SHUDDER OR SHAK… |
| 2010-10-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENG… |
| 2010-10-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO LX. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO T… |
| 2010-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2009 KIA RIO HAD STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CAR CABIN, LAST THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15… |
| 2010-04-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IN 2008 KIA RIO LX DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, BECAUSE THE LIGHT SAYING "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" IS … |
| 2010-03-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TOWARD THE PET STORE (THE DESTINATION I WANTED TO GO TO). I SLOWED DOW… |
| 2009-12-23 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | HEATER FAN BLOWS COLD AIR AT IDLE, REGARDLESS OF ENGINE TEMPERATURE |
| 2009-11-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS HEADED WEST DOWN A TWO-WAY STREET WHEN A CAR RAN THE STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO… |
| 2009-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2008 KIA RIO-PURCHASED 10/2008, AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT ALL TIMES WHILE CAR IS OPERATED, BEGINNG LATE 2009 EARLY 20… |
| 2009-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE BRAKE FADE WHEN THERE IS THREE ADULTS IN VEHICLE. HAPPENS EITHER WHEN IT IS WARM,COLD,RAINING,DRY, FLAT OR GO… |
| 2009-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ALTHOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CAR CROSSED THE STR… |
| 2009-02-14 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WENT TO GO AROUND A CURVE AND STEERIN… |
| 2009-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; AN AGGRESSIVE AND … |
| 2008-12-23 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN DRIVERS DOOR WAS CLOSED, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WAR… |
| 2008-11-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR … |
| 2008-09-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT COME ON WITH MY WIFE SETTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. SHE WEIGHTS 110# AND THE DEALERSHI… |
| 2008-08-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO LX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2008-06-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEAR AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE H… |
| 2008-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SUDDENLY, TH… |
| 2008-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WH… |
| 2008-03-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED… |