general problems of the 2008 Kia Motor RIO

Three problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2008 Kia Motor RIO. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Kia Motor RIO based on all problems reported for the 2008 RIO.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 08/10/2009

Excessive brake fade when there is three adults in vehicle. Happens either when it is warm,cold,raining,dry, flat or going downhill. Took vehicle to dealer and they could not duplicate problem.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 04/16/2009

I was backing out of my driveway and the car would not stop although I was pressing the brake. The car crossed the street behind my house and finally crashed into a group of trees. I think that the throttle got stuck, but I'm not sure why it happened. The car was totaled and ended up being taken to the junk yard.

3 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 01/05/2009

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. While driving approximately 35-40 mph on normal road conditions; an aggressive and forceful pressure was applied to the brake pedal to avoid striking two deer in the road. Suddenly, the brakes locked without warning and the vehicle began to skid sideways. There were no personal injuries or damages. The vehicle resumed to normal operation with caution. An authorized technician cleaned the service brakes; although, he was unable to duplicate the failure. This failure has occurred on three occasions for identical failures which there were no resolutions. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 9,000 and the current mileage was 14,000.


Other Service Brakes related problems of the 2008 Kia Motor RIO

Service Brakes problems
3
Brake Light On problems
2


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