Steering Problems of Kia Motor RIO - part 1

Steering gear assembly completely broke at 81,000 miles. My daughter was backing up in a busy street at 5pm and lost 100 percent of steering control. Lucking cars dodged her and she didn’t get hurt or worse.

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The vehicle has difficulty following a center line, higher than normal steering wheel input is required. Feels like the vehicle is being driven in strong crosswinds at any speed above 55 mph. The vehicle is very, very difficult to keep centered when crosswinds are present. The steering wheel input feels sticky and not smooth at any speed above 40 mph. A 4-wheel alignment revealed a 0. 3 degree of toe mis-adjustment on the rr wheel, no adjustment settings are present. Remaining wheels were within specs. No adjustment for the electronic steering assist. Additionally, the vehicle is equipped with the highline tpms, however, it is not displayed on the lcd. Dealer and kia corp. States it should display, however no fix is available.

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What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? complete engine lockup during operation at speed which caused steering and braking to be greatly hampered. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? the engine failed on a 4-lane highway in traffic which could have easily caused a high-speed accident since the car extremely decelerated and lost power steering and braking in order to get out of traffic. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? yes confirmed by an independent service center which told me it was either a cylinder rod or a lower engine bearing failure. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? no, the manufacture kia has a recall on other models in this year range but not the Rio. The other models have a similar engine failure caused by a faulty cylinder rod bearing. The Rio has never been added to this recall list, but it should be because it looks like the engine issues are also on this model in the same time frame. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? no, they only came on when the engine failed. Then every warning light appeared.

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Hi jeff I just collected my kia Rio from service at lafontaine. On driving in the freeway I noticed I had to make frequent adjustments to the steering when going straight and there was oversteering (minor tilt of the steering wheel result in exaggerated larger turn of the car). This does not happen when driving at lower speed outside of the freeway. I will monitor this as I am not sure if this was because I was switching between cars and/or that particular stretch of road is slippery. According to the technicians the alignment is back to spec so I will let you know if this issue persists as I drive the Rio more in the coming days. Hi team the car veers to the left when driving with steering wheel straight. Tested in a clear non wet road. Please advise on next step. When driving on freeway there are over steering and understeering issues. Extremely dangerous. Yours sincerely travis.

The contact owns a 2016 kia Rio lx . The contact stated while driving 15 mph, the contact could not see and it was difficult to steer the wheel causing the vehicle to slide into a ditch. The contact stated the tire pressure monitoring system and anti-lock brake light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle out of the ditch to the residence and later to the dealer. There was no physical injuries, however the contact sustain emotional trauma. The police was not called. The dealer stated the steering angle sensor had a dtc1259 code . The vehicle was repaired, replacing the subframe and the control driver front lower control arm. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue yet. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

Hi yoon my kia Rio 2023 s VIN number is 3kpa24ad4pe603946. Bought a couple months back new at summit place kia auburn hills michigan. Once I drive off I realised the steering wheel alignment is off. The car does not drive straight when steering wheel is straight. I called my salesman and he asked me to bring it in for servicing at summit place. They did a wheel alignment there and found misalignment at factory condition. A few months later the same issue got worse and was noticeable again when driving. I called my salesman and he told me bringing it into service will incur a service charge as this issue is not under warranty. However, I believe this constant misalignment is from a manufacturing defect causing safety issue and you could access the servicing records that said the wheel alignment was already off at the first emergency servicing. I have also made sure all my tire pressures are topped up to the recommended pressures kindly advise and rectify this road safety issue.

My vehicle driver rear window was broken, steer column and stolen case # 15808549 I also own a VIN # knaft4a21d5705971 and 3kpf54ad0pe670749. Please contact me san juana martinez 512-590-4798.

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I believe my kia Rio s falls victim to the recall 2020 kia Rio models have faced. Brake performance has been severely degraded on my vehicle over the past few weeks despite doing all recommended maintenance. When I first got my 2020 kia Rio s I could brake with 5% pressure applied to the brakes, now it takes about 25-30% pressure and it seemingly is increasing every day. I have contacted the manufacturer and they advised me it would be a $2000 service charge minimum.

There has not been an incident yet but I don’t know who else to talk to. I am a fedex delivery driver and driver the largest delivery truck made for fedex and am fine with it ask day. However, the steering on my car is down right dangerous. My car drifts all over the road. It is ten times harder to keep my little cat on the road than my big work truck. So hard in fact that I have resorted to this. I am a good driver never even a ticket so I know how to drive. It’s not my driving please listen when I tell you something is way wrong with the steering or suspension or both on this vehicle. Just drive one and you will see very quickly what I am saying I promise!.

On 3/19/23, as I was driving on a dry, straight, two lane road at the posted speed of 40mph, the car began to try to steer into oncoming traffic. I had to exert moderate force to keep the car in my lane. This continued continuously for about 1/2 mile. No low tire pressure indicator lights were illuminated, however the lane assist icon was on and green, indicating normal operation. Just as I was going to turn down a side street to check the tires manually, the steering returned to normal. However, the lane assist icon was now white, and as I drove the remaining approximately 2 miles home, the icon would change from white to green every 20 seconds or so. The car now operates normally. We took the car to the dealer today to be checked and they reported they could not replicate the issue. Attached is their report.

Issue 1) power steering wheel stopped working after practicing parking in preparation for a drivers test. Issue 2) fuel indicator did not worked as expected, takes 3 to 5 min (in motion) to get the indicator in the right position. I took the vehicle to the dealership, it was scanned and according to them, no dtc was stored, I got videos when both issues came up.

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Having been complaining about a noise from under the front right tire, I was initially told it was a little piece of plastic and that got cut off. I was still hear the scraping and squealing and I kept check the from right tire because I thought that's where it was coming from. I mentioned this to every mechanic at kia and was told "that's just how 2021s sound". Finally after months of complaining the noise got louder and you could hear it was clearly something in steering. They schedules an appointment for Dec 7th on mon Nov 28th. Said it was safe to drive when that night while working I was turning a corner, I heard a loud spring noise, the tire and wheel jerked. It was snowing, so the car slide, only sliding into the curb. The front right break seemed to be locked and when you turn the steering wheel makes even more noise. Haven't been told the issue, but I'm certain it is not safe and definitely shouldn't be on the streets until it's fixed.

Steering wheel would not lock into place, moved up and down from dash, once dash was removed to see steering column was not connected, top brackets came loose inside dash, bottom of column was never bolted in place from assembly, dealship will not cover/ help and states new column is needed and quoted 1000. 00 to repair.

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The steering wheel column does not have a lock therefore someone broke into my car and tried to steal it and destroyed it, also no alarm went off when this happened.

Bought car used in November of 2020 from a used car lot made note of airbag light on and no horn they said they will scan it and they did said it was the clock spring and they were gonna order one. Never got it about a month later called local kia dealership they said my car does not have a recall for airbags and did not fix it when I had them look at it. Very serious issue and can be deadly as I have no horn or airbag to protect me if I get into an accident.

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The clock spring light came on the car is now having issues with the steering. I was told by kia dealership that this is a known problem for my car and that it needs to be replaced due to safety of driving since it effects the airbag. If it get stopped I can get a ticket for the light being on.

I was driving on public street loss control due to a pot hole in the street the car lost control flipping sliding then flip up right till it came to a stop on apt wall then when it was all over and done the airbag deployed go off on my arm right arm giving me second to third degree burns the purpose of the air bag ? I have broken back car was totaled now I got chronic pain everyday I lost my car am limited on mobilebility was going get screws placed on my back and un able to set walk or stand do to chronic pain.

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My 2020 kia Rio pulls to the left. It is not the tires the wheel alignment or the brakes. It has electronic power steering. Other 2020 kia Rios built after mine were fixed with a download. The car is dangerous so I drive in the right lane.

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 kia Rio. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, when approaching another vehicle on their blind side, depress the horn and failed to function. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to local dealer carworld located at 11916 prairie Ave, hawthorne, CA 90250, (833) 219-9951, were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. The manufacturer has been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 87,241. Dp.

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Steering has an intermittent pull to the left.

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The car drifts all over the road.

While driving on the highway the electronically controlled power steering quit working making it very hard to steer the car and could have caused a serious accident.

Our 2018 kia Rio was bought new. I was training my wife to parallel park when it had only 100 miles on it. As she kept repeating the procedure of parallel parking, the steering wheel locked up and would not allow movement until the electrical control cooled down. We then took the car to the dealer, bob utter in sherman, texas where we had purchased the car to have them determine the problem and fix it. They did nothing to address the problem and told us that there was nothing wrong with the car! terrible dealership! so now, after the car is nearly three years old and with less than 300 miles of use, we are half-way afraid to use the car and keep it in our garage only to use it to go check on our mail. It still has its original half-tank of gas in it and has not yet had an old change. Please advise.

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The issue has occurred four times since purchasing the car at the end of December 2017 (less than 6 months ago). The dashboard will light up with a number of icons after the car is turned on (see photo from December). The first time this happened, it was a bitterly cold day and the icons popped up as I was driving. I felt the steering become tight, but luckily I was turning into a parking lot to safety. The icons went away after running the car for a long time (I was told it was just the cold weather). But when I checked on my car later before driving, the icons returned. I had to get the vehicle towed later that day because the icons did not go away and the power steering did not return. The issue stopped as soon as it reached the dealership, so they sent me on my way. I turned the car on the following morning (stationary, did not move it yet) and the icons returned, the power steering was gone. I got it towed again. After days of testing, they determined it was an issue with the engine control module and something was fixed with wiring. Now it is June 2018, and the issue happened again (on a warm day - so it is not cold related as I was originally told). I could not steer after turning the vehicle on in the early morning once again. I got it towed to the dealership and the issue is being investigated. I believe this is a major safety issue as the steering is affected, and with how many icons light up related to the air bags and brakes, I am not sure what else could be affected by this issue.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Rio. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated when the vehicle was started. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (dch kia in temecula, California) where it was diagnosed that the coil in the steering wheel needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the failure was not covered by the warranty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure recurred and was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000.

When the accessory power (not ignition) is left on for more than 5 minutes and I go to start the car without returning the key to the off position first, the power steering will fail and will cease to operate. I have to turn the car off completely and then restart it to get the power steering to operate again. I am used to it now but someone that is not used to it, they will be surprised if they pull out straight and go to turn with no assistance. The power steering warning light will stay illuminated during the failure but is hard to notice as it comes on momentarily (like an oil light) when the ignition is tuned on and the engine is started. The warning light is small and just blends in with the dash. My car is available for inspection at any time. Yes, others are at risk. I can reproduce the problem at any time. Reported to kia dealer but they could care less. First occurred a few months after the car was bought new and happens multiple times weekly to present date. The car now has 68,000 miles on the odometer.

My power steering is cutting in and out intermittently. This is accompanied by a number of indicator lights turning on. The dealership is not treating my issue with any urgency, and is content to have me continue driving my vehicle for 6 days while the power steering has been cutting in and out. I want to file a formal record of this issue in case it causes a severe accident.

Requesting that NHTSA please amplify and investigate. Steering wheel on my kia Rio 2010 car started squeaking when the steering wheel is turned either left or right. Power steering fluid is normal and the car has not been in an accident. There may be a connection in regards to the "current" recall in regards to "an improper application of thread-locking adhesive" that the kia souls have. There is "numerous" postings on web sites of owners complaining about the same steering wheel sound issue. The steering wheel sound, is not normal and it is way too much of a coincidence to ignore. Please pursue "due diligence" in regards to this. Thank you.

Ignition switch locked up and wouldn't let the key out. Had six mechanics try to get the key unstuck and a kia personal(over the phone), with no success. Had to tow my car 20 miles paid $165 to tow it, then kia service center charged me another $430 to fix the problem. Got the car back with an extra set of keys. One set to open the doors and one set to start the car. Guess what else. . . Now the car ignition dings like the keys are still in it even when no keys are in ignition and because of that I can't lock my car! unless however I act like that fonzfrom happy days and give the steering wheel a little tap then magically the dinging stops and I'm able to lock my car. I told a kia dealer from the same office where my car was serviced why my car had two sets of keys and he chuckled and ask who did that? when I said his dealership service center he just gave me a sad face and excused himself. The car is only 3 years old and this is not my only complaint.

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The contact owns a 2013 kia Rio. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the power steering malfunctioned and caused the steering wheel to become difficult to turn. The contact indicated that the sensor lights for the electronic power steering, electronic stability control and the anti-lock braking system were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the power steering assembly was replaced but the defect was not remedied. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 9,215.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the front end failed and caused the vehicle to abruptly veer to the right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the front end alignment needed to be repaired. The contact had experienced the exact same failure three times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100.

First the car was pulling to the driver side went to the local firestone shop and they told me the air was too low. It was only 25psi they fixed all my tyres and checked all the tire pressure then the car started pulling on the passenger's side suddenly. Started getting jerks on the steering wheel. Went to the dealer and told the alignment was off. This was a brand new kia Rio 2011 not even 6 months old. Also the didn't show me any indication that my drivers side front wheel has less air. The tire was at 25psi and it didn't show me any indication on my speed odometer nor the tpms light turned one nor the low pressure light cam up.

While driving straight on the road, the car unexpectedly veered off the road onto the shoulder and was unable to regain control. I tried bringing the car back onto the road but the steering wheel would not respond which resulted in the car spinning in one direction and then spinning in the opposite direction into oncoming traffic, which then resulted in rolling multiple times into a ditch.

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The contact owns a 2010 kia Rio 5. While the contact was driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle started merging into the left lane. The contact had to turn and hold the steering wheel to the right in order to control it from merging. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times and the technicians stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The contact had also taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who stated that the alignment malfunctioned. The alignment was repaired but the vehicle began pulling to the left more consistently. The contact took the vehicle to the mechanic again and the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 7 mph.

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I was driving my kia Rio. I knew there was a stop approaching. I hit the brakes, the brakes went all the way to the floor and when I tried to turn away from traffic the steering wheel would not move. I hit a yukon and totaled my car. The airbags never came out.

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