Tire Blowout problems of the 2001 Kia Motor RIO

Three problems related to tire blowout have been reported for the 2001 Kia Motor RIO. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Kia Motor RIO based on all problems reported for the 2001 RIO.

1 Tire Blowout problem

Failure Date: 08/08/2005

Consumer complaint: odi case number: 10136024 component: wheels gas ignition? you tell me? when are these people going to be compensated for their lemons kia-2001 details: the consumer was involved in an accident and a tire blew out. After the vehicle stopped spinning, the consumer got out of the vehicle and it burst into flames, the fire department came and they said fire started from heat of power equipment and the ignition burned. This happened on August 6, 2005. The consumer stated she was not informed about the recall regarding the wheels. The consumers daughter complained that the steering wheel vibrated from the time the vehicle was purchased. The same tire that the blew out was the same one that had been replaced numerous times. Occurrences: 1 injuries: 0 fail date: 08/06/2005 deaths: 0 date added to database: 9/9/2005 [file] your own complaint on this model car.

2 Tire Blowout problem

Failure Date: 11/29/2002

Consumer states while driving approximately 55mph the right front tire blew out causing damage to vehicle's brake line and axle. Ts.

3 Tire Blowout problem

While being driven oncity roads right front tire blewout. After tires were rotated, a second tire blewout, same right front tire blewout while crossing a bridge. Please describe details.


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