Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2011 Kia Rio.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2022-12-21	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	It was 12/21/2022 at about 3:15 PM in the afternoon and I had just turned right into the parking lot of St. Alexius Med…
2019-10-18	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 8 IN LA MESA CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE THROTTLE ON MY VEHICLE STUCK. I WA…
2019-04-01	ENGINE	No	0	The engine and all electrical shuts down without warning. This happened three times in heavy traffic and nearly caused…
2019-02-26	ENGINE	No	0	IGNITION COILS. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY KIA IN 2015 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS EVERY 3-6 MONTHS. AT FIRST,…
2018-09-27	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	AS I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OF WHICH I HAD A GREEN LIGHT, THE VEHICLE COMING THE OPPOSITE WAY THR…
2018-06-05	ENGINE	No	0	SOLD A CAR THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A 'LEMON' AFTER ONLY A MONTH OF HAVING IT BEGAN BREAKING DOWN THE MOST RECENT ISSUE BE…
2018-05-28	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	MY CAR KEEPS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF WHILE I'M AT A STOP OR WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS WAITI…
2018-04-26	ENGINE	No	0	I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED DRIVING ROUGH AND FINALLY STOPPED.
2017-08-11	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	FELT LIKE I COULD NOT GO SPEED I WAS ATTEMPTING. THE BRAKES STARTED TO LOCK UP AND ONE SIDE WAS SMOKING, NOW BOTH SIDES…
2016-09-25	ENGINE	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA RIO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT ANY STOP, THE ENGINE THREATENED TO SHUT DOWN WITHO…
2015-08-07	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY WHILE DRIVING THEN SUDDENLY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, SPUTTER, AND DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. LOSES P…
2014-12-17	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH. THE AIRBA…
2014-07-01	ENGINE	No	0	I'M REALLY NOT SURE WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BIT THIS IS WAY HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING TO WORKFROM LUNCH WASN'T HAVING ANY PR…
2014-03-28	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	I WAS IN COLLISION ON 3/28. I HIT ANOTHER CAR FROM THE BACK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING …
2014-02-12	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	0	Painting peeling off the whole car. It’s going to cause the car to rust.Defect in Kia painting process.
2014-02-11	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T LET THE KEY OUT. HAD SIX MECHANICS TRY TO GET THE KEY UNSTUCK AND A KIA PERSONAL…
2013-10-14	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED…
2012-06-11	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED, VIBRATED, AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE …
2012-04-02	STRUCTURE	No	0	THE BREAK PEDAL & GAS PEDAL ARE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER & ABOUT THE SAME HEIGHT LEVEL THAT WHEN YOU APPLY THE BREAKS TO …
2012-03-12	ENGINE	No	0	Coils, I have been through 6 sets of coils since I bought this car in 2011. This causes the engine to run rough , sput…
2012-01-25	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE…
2011-09-08	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	No	0	SO I AM GOING 5MPH WHEN I GO TO PUSH THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SUDDENLY STOPS. I DON'T STOP BECAUSE THE CA…
2011-09-06	AIR BAGS	Yes	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK BUT THE FRONTAL …
2011-09-01	WHEELS	No	0	FIRST THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE DRIVER SIDE WENT TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE AIR WAS TOO LOW. IT …