Body Problems of Kia Motor Rondo

After hearing a popping in my front end for two days I took my car into my mechanic. He took a look at it and said he’d never seen anything like it before. My stabilizer bar had completely ripped apart from my subframe. He said the metal was as thin as a few pieces of paper and there was rust. He contacted kia to see if there were any campaigns on my car and there was one for an anti corrosion coating that was not applied. I took my car to my local kia dealership and they were not interested in helping and said they couldn’t even look at it for diagnosis for at least a month and even then didn’t know if they would cover it. I am 38 weeks pregnant and have two small children and my mechanic said it was a major safety issue to drive it as is. I contacted kia corporate and they informed me that it would be covered but I would have to get it diagnosed at a dealership first or pay for it out of pocket. I’ve contacted every dealership within two hours of me and they have all said they can’t help or haven’t gotten back to me. Kia says they can’t be of more help because each dealership is independently owned.

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The a/c line draines onto the front subframe. Doing this I believe has caused it to rust over the years. Now it is not safe to drive for fear that the engine or front control will bring the car to a halt. It may cause a serious accident.

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Steering system has experienced a thumping grind on reverse turns when steering wheel is fully engaged. Repaired multiple times by lubing stops. Brake calipers do not engage properly and have been replaced numerous times. Air conditioning drain line is located directly above passenger side engine cradle mounting excess condensation has completely rusted through the cradle and broken apart. Vehicle only has 65,000 miles.

2/26/18 replaced exhaust at firestone. 4/18 car making noise both front and back, felt like something was about to fall out; shaking through the floor boards. Taken to andy's service where he found engine cradle rusted. New part would cost $500. 00 plus labor. Called south hills kia service and dropped car off on 4/26/18 to establish cost of repair/new vehicle. Service manager matt gave me # for kia consumer 800-333-4542. Eric took info and case #12707877 and escalated to regional office. On 5/1/18 received call from bruce 520-770-4888 and said according to district manager, car surpassed 60,000 mile warranty. S. H. Kia to write estimate as to repair cost. Also found left coil spring broken $251. 99 cost of repair. Told him I was waiting to hear from regional office about cradle before I would consider fixing anything. Bruce also said that he could not give me a written refusal to cover engine cradle, and that kia dealership would provide that information. Spoke with matt on 5/2/18 about this refusal and he did not seem to be able to come forth with such. Notified NHTSA/nakila who took my information and told me to call PA attorney generals office and provide information to them. Called s. H. Kia and left voice mail message with matt regarding 2012 recall #12v014000 airbag clock spring assembly and to verify it had been done and if not to complete fix. S. H. Kia did take photo of underside of car to submit to kia regional and I will forward this on to you. The noise on this current problem was noticed more when driving, turning, on regular street than while idling. In my estimation this vehicle is not safe to drive for fear parts may come loose while driving and cause serious accident not only to myself but to other drivers that may be behind me.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia Rondo. The contact stated that the rear driver side door failed to open from the interior and exterior. The vehicle was taken to kia deluth at 1701 w michigan st #2, duluth, mn 55806 where they failed to provide a diagnostic test. In addition, the rear passenger side door failed to open from the interior and exterior. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. Ak.

Takata recall-the airbags are not working for passenger. The electrical components do not work for the windows. And one more thing. The handles to open the doors are made of plastic and easily break, so you can no longer open the doors.

I was in a car accident and I rear ended an at&t utility truck.

To whom it may concern, on approximately, Sunday, August 10, 2014, I was driving my 2007 kia Rondo and a man hit my bumper due to the fact he could not see my brake lights (due to the manufacturer's recalled parts; NHTSA campaign numbers: 13v114000 and 09v130000). I was unaware of the recalled product until yesterday, February 1, 2015, when I was doing a google search. This whole situation has really frightened me because I am essentially driving a ticking time bomb. The brake lights are out, and the red "air bag" light is on (therefore determining that the air bags do not work; NHTSA campaign number: 12v014000), and the yellow "esc off" light is on, and does not go off. I have to continuously pop open the hood to reconnect the battery every other time attempt to turn the car on. I am a Monday-Friday 9-5 working 19 year old living on his own, and I am living to paycheck to paycheck. I am simply unable to pay for the damages due to the engineering by the manufacturer, and I am praying I will receive some type of compensation so I can have a reliable car for my daily life. Kind regards, a 2007 kia Rondo owner.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 kia Rondo. The contact stated a front sub frame exhibited a crack. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they informed that there was not a recall related to the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 55,400. Js.

Husband driving , car stopped suddenly, he hit brakes , brakes failed, and rear ended car in front, who then hit car in front, who then hit car in front. 1 or 2 people injured and was taken to hospital. We are sore, but will survive. Was recall on part that was replaced ,faulty brake light switch. Switch was replaced in sept. 2013 and accident was 11-12-13. Had mechanic checked and codes c1513 and c1616 came up. Have been told this could have caused brake failure. Concerned that a part that was replaced one month before accident, had failed again. People will be injured or worse killed because of this problem. Been speaking to man in canada via internet, who has exact same vehicle, same year, same make, who also had brake failure. Spoke with kia, they refuse to do anything. Please do something about this before others are injured.