Four problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2006 Kia Motor RIO. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Kia Motor RIO based on all problems reported for the 2006 RIO.
Srs light turned on and is illuminated when starting and driving the vehicle.
Tl the contact owns a 2006 kia Rio. While driving 50 mph, the contact had a seizure and crashed head on into a tree. The contact was injured and hospitalized. A police report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 189,000.
I have two 2006 kia Rios both at approx. 65000 miles developed and air bag problem. I took them to the dealer and paid 105 dollars each for a diagnostic they tell me it is the passenger seat on both cars and want 600 dollars to replace the seats. Since there have been very few people sit in my passenger seats it seems to me this is a design issue. I have noted on the internet that it seems to be quite a problem for both the 2006 and 2007 model kia Rio's. I also have met two other people who had the same problem between 60 and 70 thousand miles.
I was driving my kia Rio. I knew there was a stop approaching. I hit the brakes, the brakes went all the way to the floor and when I tried to turn away from traffic the steering wheel would not move. I hit a yukon and totaled my car. The airbags never came out.