| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006064462 | Incident Date: Apr, 28 2006 |
| Consumer's City: BLACKFOOT | Consumer's State: ID |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: RIO | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 05 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling on a residential road the car back fired then the engine seized up, the timing belt was the likely cause according to the dealer, but because it had 60,274 miles they would not cover it under warranty. the service person said they have had at least six similar failures in the last year, a couple were less than 59,000 miles and were covered. in talking to kia direct, they said because we bought the car used and had no service record from before, nothing could be done. it's clear from the number of failures this is a design defect. the timing belt failure and subsequent engine lockup could cause a fatality if it happened at freeway speeds! *jb |
