general problems of the 2007 Kia Motor RIO

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia Rio. The contact stated that there was a progressing failure in which the brake pedal was applied, it was slow to respond and hard to depress. The contact also noticed that the vehicle had a drastic reduction in speed with no warning. The contact received a customer satisfaction campaign letter from kia manufacturer, notified the dealer and the refused to provide a remedy as noted in the letter and stated that the repair was not covered by a recall. The vehicle was taken for an inspection which failed and the mechanic indicated that the brake system had extensive rust and corrosion, the vehicle was not safe to drive and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was taken to two different repair shops for diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they provided no remedy. The contact was unable to get the tags for the vehicle until the vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 kia Rio. The contact stated while driving 35 mph and depressing the brake the system went all the way to the floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but they could not find the failure. The vehicle was taken twice to the dealer for the failure. Recently while depressing the brake the vehicle would not stop causing her to end up on a grassy area and crashing into some playground equipment. There was no injuries but the driver side front fender was damaged. The vehicle was once again taken to the dealer for over eleven days but they could not find any failure again with the braking system. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 67,000. Mw.

Truck stopped at stop sign raining at the time 1304 pm got on brakes to slow down and stop and rain wet roads made the car slide into the trailer hitch of the tall 4x4 truck air bags did not go off on the Rio car hit center on the front bumper over $3,000. 00 in damage to car done to truck and no bags set off seems like a big things if the bags did not get set off.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Rio. While driving 50 mph, the contact applied the brakes many times, but the vehicle would not stop. Finally, the brakes locked up and the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The front end of his vehicle sustained over $5,000 in damages. None of the air bags deployed and the front passenger seat belt did not work. The front passenger was injured. A police report was filed. The contact has pictures available. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 13,000.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Rio. While driving 50-55 mph downhill, the brakes and steering wheel failed. The contact lost control of the vehicle. The weather was not a factor. While driving between 45-47 mph when the pavement is wet or during a sudden stop, the vehicle fishtails or slides. The dealer stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The contact does not feel safe driving the vehicle with her children on board. The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage was 9,000 and failure mileage was 2,455.