Warning Light On problems of the 2007 Kia Motor RIO

Three problems related to warning light on have been reported for the 2007 Kia Motor RIO. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Kia Motor RIO based on all problems reported for the 2007 RIO.

1 Warning Light On problem

Failure Date: 01/25/2014

The contact owns a 2006 kia Rio. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the passenger front occupant sensor mat had failed. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 12v244000 (air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 23,400.

2 Warning Light On problem

Failure Date: 02/08/2012

The contact owns a 2007 kia Rio. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. She received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number: 12v244000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired; however, the failure recurred. The dealer stated she had to pay for a diagnostic test in order to see why the light remained illuminated on the instrument panel. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

3 Warning Light On problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2008

The contact owns a 2007 kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the airbag warning light illuminated indicating that the airbag was not activated. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the coupling was loose. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.


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