Major Problems with 2008 Kia Rio Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Kia Rio

2008 Kia Rio AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 15000 miles

2008 Kia Rio AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 50 miles

2008 Kia Rio AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 75852 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, FRONTAL and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Rio owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia rio lx. while driving approximately 40 mph the contact rear ended another vehicle. the...	22 ~ 60641 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. while driving 45 mph the contact rear ended another vehicle. the air bags...	4 ~ 13611 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. while driving 60 mph the check engine light began to blink and...	3 ~ 44333 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. while driving approximately 35-40 mph on normal road conditions an aggressive and forceful...	3 ~ 12667 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING my brake lights will not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed. thankfully i had a friend following me to	2 ~ 91000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES my brake lights will not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed. thankfully i had a friend following me to	2 ~ 91000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph the vehicle stalled and the...	2 ~ 34600 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2009 kia rio had strong gasoline smell inside and outside car cabin last thursday july 15 2010 at approximately 5:15...	2 ~ 16000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. when putting the vehicle into gear the vehicle would not accelerate. suddenly...	2 ~ 25 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. while driving various speeds the engine and clutch ceased without warning. the...	1 ~ 103000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL takata recall. the computer that tells the transmission to switch gears is stuck and doasnt work. my car will only...	1
SEAT BELTS following a tire blowout the vehicle went into then out of a ditch. the vehicle was traveling at approximately 45-50mph....	1 ~ 125000 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. while driving at any speed the vehicle shook uncontrollably and made a...	1 ~ 90000 miles
SEATS the red air bag light is on. a sensor in the passenger seat is malfunctioning. there is a recall for...	1 ~ 130000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. while driving 60 mph the check engine light began to blink and...	1 ~ 30000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY after fillup the gas tank car shake and die when runing on the highway. this is the 2nd car doing	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN during acceleration between 50 and 70 mph the automatic transmission sticks to 3rd gear and the vehicle shudder or shakes...	1 ~ 51400 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i was traveling south bound on the highway going toward the pet store (the destination i wanted to go to)....	1
EQUIPMENT heater fan blows cold air at idle regardless of engine temperature...	1 ~ 19000 miles
STEERING steering wheel locked up i was not able to control vehicle i was driving to work went to go around	1 ~ 32000 miles
VISIBILITY right rear passenger window shattered when drivers door was closed dealer and manufacturer refused to cover under warrant. i had	1 ~ 4000 miles
LOWER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. when putting the vehicle into gear the vehicle would not accelerate. suddenly...	1 ~ 50 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving on the interstate at 70 mph vehicle speedometer and tachometer went to zero and there was no response...	1 ~ 2616 miles

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