The consumer states that the left front tire had a blow out at 70 mph. aftermarket equipment was installed at 7,000 miles, tire size 165/70r14 and the dot# unavailable. *mr the consumer states that the tires were oem switched by the dealer at 4132 miles. the first set developed large blisters on the inside tire walls. the consumer was driving on a bridge when he lost control of the vehicle, as a result the vehicle swerved to the left, hit the guardrail which caused the vehicle to ping across the highway and hit an embankment, ...
On september 30, 2005 a kia rio was involved in a roll over wreck that resulted in the death of one teenager who was ejected from the vehicle during the roll over and there were injuries to other passengers as well. on october 19, 2005, an investigating officer went to the place where the vehicle had been towed and removed the three back seat belts because he discovered that two of the back seat belts would not hold their buckle. the teenager who was ejected and died was in the seat where one of those two belts were ...
While driving at 65/70 mph on the freeway, the vehicle was involved in an accident, the air bags failed to deploy, and the seat belts did not restrain the occupants in the vehicle. *jb
Overall the worst problem with Kia Rio relates to AIR BAGS problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific Rio years that are prone to issues with these components.