Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Kia Rondo.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Kia Rondo. The contact stated that while driving approximately 24 MPH, the brake pedal was depr… |
| 2023-09-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | After hearing a popping in my front end for two days I took my car into my mechanic. He took a look at it and said he’d… |
| 2020-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY RONDO SPEEDS UP WHILE I'M DRIVING IT ON THE ROAD, AND IT SMELLS OF GAS INSIDE MY RONDO, IT RUNS HIGH WHEN I START IT… |
| 2020-06-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE REVES UP HIGH WHEN I START IT AND WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD JUST CUT OFF AND THERE'S GAS FUMES I SMEL… |
| 2020-04-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS FUMES PERIODICALLY IN THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE, I EVEN SMELL IT WHEN MY VEHICLE IS PARKED AND W… |
| 2019-11-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT AT 55 MPH 3 CAR WRECK. IMPACT WITH REAR OF A PICK-UP TRUCK. AIR BAGS ALL FAILED TO DEPLOY. WAS ON… |
| 2019-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WHEN I REFUEL MY VEHICLE IT HAS DIFFICULTY RESTARTING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE … |
| 2019-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING AND SHUT … |
| 2019-05-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2008 KIA RONDO FOR THE ANNUAL WV STATE INSPECTION TODAY. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A BROKEN … |
| 2018-11-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - I PURCHASED MY 2008 KIA RONDO EX AT WHITE BEAR MITSUBISHI ON NOV. 20. 2018 . & DROVE IT FOR TWO OR THRE… |
| 2018-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | TODAY 9/15/2018 APPROX. 3PM I HAD THE MOST FRIGHTENING NERVE WRECKING EXPERIENCE WITH MY KIA RONDO 2008. I WAS PULLING… |
| 2018-08-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMELLED GAS AND LOOKED UNDER CAR AND SAW GAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. CAN NOT DRIVE CAR DUE TO GAS LEAK AND SAFE… |
| 2018-07-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | STEERING SYSTEM HAS EXPERIENCED A THUMPING GRIND ON REVERSE TURNS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS FULLY ENGAGED. REPAIRED MULTI… |
| 2018-05-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING F… |
| 2018-03-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT NOT WORKING. PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING CAME ON WHEN DRIVING E… |
| 2018-01-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT… |
| 2017-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AND MY MECHANIC COULD NOT TURN IT OFF. SOMETIMES, AFTER EME… |
| 2017-10-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, OUR KIA RONDO DECIDES TO ACT LIKE IT STALLS OUT PUTTING ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ON AND LOOSING C… |
| 2017-01-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. … |
| 2016-09-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL-THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING FOR PASSENGER. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DO NOT WORK FOR THE WINDOWS. AND ONE… |
| 2016-09-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY SUNROOF HAD FLOWN OFF AND TOOK … |
| 2016-08-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR..THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED RAINING..THE STEERING WENT OUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND TH… |
| 2016-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, IT HESITATED TO START AND STALLED AT VARIOUS SPE… |
| 2016-06-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DID OIL CHANGE REGULARLY, IT HAS 905908 MILES, WHILE DRIVING OIL LIGHT CAME PULLED OVER, LOOK AND NO OIL STOP , STOPPE… |
| 2016-02-28 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT … |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURR… |
| 2016-01-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED … |
| 2015-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BROUGHT MY CAR TO KIA DEALERSHIP UPON RE-CALL 6/2012 TO REPLACE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. 12/28/2015 - BROUGHT CAR TO SAM… |
| 2015-08-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING THE CAR, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES , LUCKY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED.… |
| 2015-05-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | COMING BACK FROM WISCONSIN THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BUSTED AND SHREDDED THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOWING IT … |
| 2015-03-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN I STARTED TO BACK UP TO STRAIGHTEN MYSELF UP SO THAT I COULD PULL STRAIGHT UP INTO TH… |
| 2015-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE … |
| 2015-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON MY KIA, AN AUTO MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY OIL PAN HAD RUSTED THROUGH AN… |
| 2014-12-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT TAKES 2 OR 3 ATTEMPTS TO START MY CAR AFTER GETTING GAS. RECENTLY, AFTER GETTING GAS, THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DR… |
| 2014-12-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER S… |
| 2014-11-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER SMELLING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN OUR GARAGE, WE TOOK OUR KIA RONDO TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. TH… |
| 2014-11-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIERE KIA OF KENNER, AND ALSO CONTACTED KCA/IRVINE 7:40AM CALL; ISSUE CAR SPUTTERS WHEN GAS PED… |
| 2014-11-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WENT TO GET REAR TIRES PUT ON MY CAR AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING ABOVE THE SUPPORT ON THE DRIVER… |
| 2014-11-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNI… |
| 2014-11-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR ON FREEWAY AND A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE LEFT WHEEL. SLOW DOWN NOISE LOWER BUT NOT HAS STOP. REPAIR MAN SA… |
| 2014-10-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES PART BROKE AND HAD NO WAY OF GETTING IN OR OUT. IT'S THE PART INSIDE THE DOOR. *TR |
| 2014-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LAST WEEK WENT IN TO GET NEW TIRES AND MECHANIC BROUGHT TO ME 2 LARGE PIECES OF BOTH MY FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THEY HAD BR… |
| 2014-06-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PAN RUSTED OUT. VALVOLINE WOULD NOT SERVICE THE CAR UNTIL THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED. *TR |
| 2014-04-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSI… |
| 2014-01-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ASSOCIATED WITH CVVT ASSEMBLE/TIMING AND THE COMPUTER IN THE ENGINE. *TR |
| 2014-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE, THE PARKING BRAKE/BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD COM… |
| 2013-12-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACC… |
| 2013-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPL… |
| 2013-11-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 2 | HUSBAND DRIVING , CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY, HE HIT BRAKES , BRAKES FAILED, AND REAR ENDED CAR IN FRONT, WHO THEN HIT CAR I… |
| 2013-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2008 KIA RONDO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GASKET/ OIL PAN PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A ROUTINE OI… |