Major Problems with 2009 Kia Rio Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Kia Rio

2009 Kia Rio FRONTAL Victims: 2 Mileage: 12000 miles

2009 Kia Rio AIR BAGS Victims: 1

2009 Kia Rio STEERING Victims: 1

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS a 2009 kia rio md. police report by anne arundel county police . at approximately 1800 hours the vehicle hit...	13 ~ 52054 miles
ENGINE when car sits over night the next morning the accelerator peddle is hard to press and disengage as to accelerate...	4 ~ 51775 miles
SEATS when it rains i notice water seeping through the inside trim on the passenger side where the airbag logo is...	3 ~ 8958 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER part affected:-door: the rear passenger door will not unlock manually nor by key-fob therefore i'm reduced to using three doors...	2 ~ 69000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL when car sits over night the next morning the accelerator peddle is hard to press and disengage as to accelerate...	2 ~ 59000 miles
STRUCTURE when it rains i notice water seeping through the inside trim on the passenger side where the airbag logo is...	2 ~ 7500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia rio. the contact stated that when the brakes were applied the brakes failed...	2 ~ 22450 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS passenger air bag does not activate when an adult passenger is in the vehicle's passenger seat. passenger air bag remains	2 ~ 6000 miles
SEAT BELTS 2009 kia rio lx: while driving around town at 20mph and having 26 875 miles in the od the airbag...	1 ~ 26875 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia rio. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph the contact was...	1 ~ 50000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl- the contact owns a 2009 kia rio 5 lx. the contact stated while reversing the vehicle both the brake...	1 ~ 21000 miles
TIRES approximately a year ago i purchased four (4) new firestone control plus tires. the tread belts are separating and you...	1 ~ 34000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2009 kia rio with blown head gasket at 32 000 miles. *tr...	1 ~ 32000 miles
STEERING while driving straight on the road the car unexpectedly veered off the road onto the shoulder and was unable to...	1
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2009 kia rio. while she was making a left turn at a stop sign the tie...	1 ~ 46400 miles
LOWER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT tl*the contact owns a 2009 kia rio. while she was making a left turn at a stop sign the tie...	1 ~ 46400 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia rio. the contact stated that when the brakes were applied the brakes failed...	1 ~ 2900 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2009 kia rio. while driving approximately 50 mph on a wet road the contact attempted to...	1 ~ 12000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER first please read or review the past emails i have sent to you concerning my 2009 rio having a high...	1 ~ 25 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia rio. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start intermittently. following the...	1 ~ 826 miles
WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia rio. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start intermittently. following the...	1 ~ 826 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY car has suffered repeated stress cracks of windshield. cracks start at same spot on windshield. repaired once under warranty with...	1 ~ 15000 miles

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