Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) Problems of Kia Motor RIO

Kia Motor RIO owners have reported 2 problems related to gas recirculation valve (egr valve) (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor RIO based on all problems reported for the RIO.

1 Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) problem of the 2013 Kia Motor RIO

Failure Date: 05/01/2018

I was driving with my dog to a vet appointment. I heard a noise that sounded like I hit a pot whole but I looked and there was no whole and the car was still driving like normal so I continued on my way. There was a detour for road construction I ended up having to pull over because I did not know where I was. The car died seemed to be because of the battery loss power so I let the car rest and walked my dog . Then got back in my car it started back up and turned around on the highway. Then minutes after going my car lost power and the speed reduced to 40 miles per hour when I had been driving 65 mph. All the warning lights came on and it made a noise from under the carriage /body of the car. This all happen at the same time. I was able to coast into a gas station/ convenience store. I live in alabama and it was like 90 degrees that day. I tried to restart the car when someone tried to help me and it threw metal from under the body at us. Later found out it threw a rod . I am under 100,000 miles and way under 10 years on the warranty and have been informed by a mechanic that it threw a rod and there is no way to tell what caused it. The rod went threw the oil pan. I was lucky there was no traffic at the time this all happened. Kia tried to tell me it had to be a recall to be covered until I went to there office and confronted the woman whom had said that to me. When I told her I did not have all my paper work /records on the maintenance she said they would have to charge me to look at it to determined what caused the engine to throw a rod. I then talked to a friend of a friend that works at kia for help and I am still waiting for his reply if they will help me or not. My car is 2013 kia Rio . My husband had gone to cullman al. Which is about 3 hours from us the weekend before this happened and had checked the oil and added what was needed then .

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2 Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) problem of the 2001 Kia Motor RIO

Failure Date: 06/09/2001

While trying to get out of a parking space steering wheel made a very loud grinding noise when ever turning steering wheel real hard. Took to dealer. Dealer replaced ball joint and hub. Next morning while driving on highway, steering came loose. Ball joint and hub disintegrated. Tape player inoperatve. Vehicle runs rough in mornings. Trunk hard to unlock, dealer replaced trunk lock. Right rear door lock stuck. Rattle was present due to dash rubbing against carrier frame, dealer added insulation, noise ceased.

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