Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-11 | 08V459000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 6,680 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Rondo. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off, the exterior br… |
| 2022-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I had to replace the tires on this car several times in 3 years. They alarm had a glitch that the car would not start a… |
| 2022-03-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I am reporting premature sub frame corrosion. The corroded area would cause a safety hazard if the corroded part of the… |
| 2021-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | No compression in cylinder 3 due to oil drainage in spark plug panel caused Loss of motive power and Almost a wreck so … |
| 2021-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine Star making very loud noise. Will driving. Mechanic told me engine is damaged and need replacement |
| 2021-01-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN OUR KIA, IN PARK AND CAR TURNED OFF, WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND. CAR TOWED TO SHOP … |
| 2020-09-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I GO THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE I LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEW… |
| 2020-08-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE IN WET CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL IS INOPERABLE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOP… |
| 2020-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN IT IS RAINING OR AFTER RAIN IF THERE ARE STILL PUDDLES IN THE ROAD, WHEN THE CAR GOES THROUGH ANY PUDDLES THE STEE… |
| 2019-12-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ESC LIGHT WENT TO ESC OFF STATUS. TRIED TO REPAIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. BRAKE LIGHT PLUNGER STOPPER WAS BROKEN. CANNO… |
| 2019-11-27 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COME ON. THE CAR REMAINS ON. … |
| 2019-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE STEERING WH… |
| 2019-06-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT SPRINGS BREAKING AND IT IS NUMEROUS MODEL YEARS. KIA KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS DONE NOTHING. WHEN YOU TURN THE SP… |
| 2019-06-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE CAR HAVE LOST THE POWER STEERING, MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE, ENGINE AND BATTER… |
| 2019-05-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | ANY TIME THERE IS WATER ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING MY CAR LOSES STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES. DOESN'T MATER IF IT I… |
| 2019-03-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | PASSING THROUGH WATER PUDDLES OR DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE STEERING LOCKS UP. I HAD THE POWER STEERING BELT REPLACED BUT … |
| 2019-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT ON; WHILE STATIONARY AND IN PARK. TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, A… |
| 2018-11-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A RAIN PUDDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS IN … |
| 2018-05-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, I HAVE COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE WHEEL BECOM… |
| 2018-04-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF … |
| 2018-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TIENE PRENDIDO LA LUZ DE BAGAIR Y LO LLEVE A LA AGENCIA NO LO QUISIERON CHECAR POR MODELO ANTIGUO Y TODAVA SE BURL DE … |
| 2018-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS ARE NOT SETTING PROPERLY.WILL NOT SET PROPERLY |
| 2017-10-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED W… |
| 2017-07-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY SON & HIS FRIEND WERE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A YOUNG MAN WHO INTENTIONALLY RAN A RED LIGHT. HE HID MY SON SO H… |
| 2017-07-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF POWER STEERING CUTS OUT IN WET CONDITIONS WITH BATTERY LIGHT AND ANOTHER LIGHT ILLUMINATING. O… |
| 2017-07-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED TO PUMP FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE FAI… |
| 2017-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEAD LAMPS, FOG LAMPS, AND BLINKERS WON'T TURN ON. WE CHANGED THE BULBS THINKING THEY HAD BLOWN. THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T CO… |
| 2017-04-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE FUEL INTAKE VALVE AND … |
| 2017-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT AND I AM TAKING IT TO TO THE DEALER. WHY IT SHOULD GO O… |
| 2017-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY SUDDENLY LOSES COMPRESSION TO ZERO MPH |
| 2017-02-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | MULTIPLE TIMES DURING HEAVY RAIN MY CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING. THE BATTERY AND EMERGENCY BREAK LIGHTS WOULD COME O… |
| 2017-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN IT IS RAINING AND IT SEEM IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE GETS WET FROM PUDDLES IN THE ROADWAY. … |
| 2016-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLAINT: I'VE HAD MY CAR A LITTLE UNDER 2 YEARS, AND I CONTINUOUSLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING. I'VE… |
| 2016-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE CARE IN WET CONDITIONS, CAR EITHER LOOSES POWER OR DIES WHEN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HITS A WATER PUDDLE. E… |
| 2016-10-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE 3RD ROW SEAT BELT BUCKLES (BOTH OF THEM) HAVE BROKEN/FELL APART AND ARE NO LONGER USABLE. THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT AB… |
| 2016-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2009 KIA RONDO - 115,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS, THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN I GO THROUGH RAIN PUDDLES, FIRST M… |
| 2016-08-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAS IS BEING SUCKED DOWN SO FAST THAT I'M ONLY GETTING 6 MILES TO A HALF A TANK OF GAS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON… |
| 2016-03-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | JUST LIKE THE RECALL OF 07-08 RONDO MODELS MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND FAILS TO RESET. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD… |
| 2015-11-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOST POWER STEERING AFTER GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE TODAY DURING A RAINSTORM. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25MPH WHEN I STOPPED AT A… |
| 2015-11-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |
| 2015-10-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE FAN KEEPS RUNNING WHEN THE CAR IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN,… |
| 2015-09-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN I BRAKE THE CAR IN THE HIGH SPEED(MAYBE 40 MILES AND MORE IN HIGHWAY), THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING, AND I NEED T… |
| 2015-07-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS 2009 KIA RONDO HAS HAD THREE AIR BAG RELATED PROBLEMS. 1.THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED AT $1700 BECAUSE A… |
| 2015-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AND WON'T GO OFF. WHICH MAY RESULT IN POSSIBLE FAILURE IN A CRASH. |
| 2015-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NOTHING UNORDINARY HAPPENED. HOWEVER I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN AROUND THE TIME I HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED IN MY CA… |
| 2015-06-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN OCTOBER 2014, MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES. I GOT THE ALTERNATOR BELT REPLACED AND IT SEEM… |
| 2015-04-23 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT LATCH. T… |
| 2015-04-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE DRIVES THROUGH WATER AND HAS A SPLASH, THE BATTERY LIGHT IL… |
| 2015-02-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THROUGH A PUDDLE, THE CAR LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER. POWER FELT AS IF IT SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATE… |
| 2014-11-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE TODAY THE PARKING BRAKE/BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOUL… |