general problems of the 2005 Kia Motor RIO

The contact owns a 2005 kia Rio. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle burst into flames. The contact pulled onto the highway and, after a short time of accelerating, the vehicle began to decelerate. She took pressure off of the accelerator pedal, but nothing changed. She attempted to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle still did not accelerate. She pulled over to the side of the road and noticed steam underneath the hood. She pulled the latch to loosen the hood and noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood along with a burning odor. Another driver arrived with a fire extinguisher. A police officer arrived and used the fire extinguisher on the engine compartment. A police report was filed. The fire appeared to cease, but then ignited again. The fire department arrived and extinguished the flames for good. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact consulted the manufacturer, who provided her with a case number and informed her that the matter would be investigated. She has not yet heard back regarding the investigation. The current and failure mileages were approximately 37,000.

My kia Rio died in the middle of the street. It wouldn't turn over so I had it towed to the dealer. They reported that the engine needs to be replaced at a cost of $6000. The car is still under the 100,000 mile warranty since it only has 80,000 miles on it. The dealer is refusing to honor the warranty, saying that maintenance issues caused the failure. Kia is defrauding the american public by stating it has a 100,000 mile warranty that it does not honor.

The contact owns a 2005 kia Rio. While driving at lows speeds the vehicle began to randomly hesitate. The failure usually occurred when the engine was cold or it has not rained within a few hours. The vehicle began to drive normally when the engine was shut off and restarted. The dealer has made several attempts to diagnose the failure. Two weeks later the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. An authorized mechanic diagnosed the failure on a third visit to the dealer and stated that they were able to repair the vehicle; however, they were unable to say what component was repaired. The failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was estimated to be 9,000 and the current mileage was 39,000.