Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Problems of Kia Motor RIO

Kia Motor RIO owners have reported 2 problems related to manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (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 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem of the 2013 Kia Motor RIO

Failure Date: 08/01/2018

Oil consumption with no obvious tail pipe smoke. Not leaking oil. Perhaps a quart of oil added to engine every 750 miles. This issue started around 115,000 miles. No low oil pressure indicater light activated. I had to replace catalytic converter do to oil deposits.

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2 Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problem of the 2012 Kia Motor RIO

Failure Date: 12/30/2017

The contact owns a 2012 kia Rio. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a thumping noise and black smoke emerged from the tail pipe. Also, the oil warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle started to lose power until it stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (southside kia, 9401 atlantic boulevard, jacksonville, florida 32225) where it was diagnosed that the engine blew out. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

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Other Common Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of Kia Motor RIO

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling problems	80
Car Stall problems	35
Engine Belts And Pulleys problems	27
Check Engine Light On problems	26
Engine problems	14
Gasoline Engine problems	9
Engine Stall problems	8
Engine Oil Leaking problems	7
Engine Shut Off Without Warning problems	6
Engine Exhaust System problems	6

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