Equipment Related Problems of the 2009 Kia Motor RIO

Table 1 shows three common equipment related problems of the 2009 Kia Motor RIO. The number one most common problem is related to the carrier/rack (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the equipment (two problems).

Table 1. Equipment related problems of Kia Motor RIO

Problem Category Number of Problems
Carrier/rack problems
2
Equipment problems
2
Owners/service Manual problems
1

Recently reported Equipment problems of the 2009 Kia Motor RIO

The Carrier/rack problem

Inside door handles. Vehicle was stationary. The chrome paint used on the inside door handles cracks forming razor sharp edges that has sliced my hands deep while opening doors twice. I have called to report this awhile back and was told it would be sent to higher.   Read details...

The Equipment problem

The doors will lock and won't unlock. This happened to the front passenger door when the car was less than a year old and they repaired it. The rear passenger door locked and it won't lock so I don't load items on that side but yesterday, July 5, 2022 I got locked in on my drivers side! I had to   Read details...

The Owners/service Manual problem

Part affected:-door: the rear passenger door will not unlock, manually nor by key-fob, therefore I'm reduced to using three doors on a four door car. *this is the second time this malfunction has happened. The first time, it was the passenger front door.   Read details...


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