2015 Kia Rio owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 Kia rio. While driving 60-65 MPH on the freeway, the vehicle started to jerk and a loud grinding noise was heard without warning. The contact managed to exit the freeway onto a residential street where the contact noticed smoke under the hood. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion under the hood and the contact's head impacted the steering wheel. The vehicle became engulfed with black smoke. The contact sustained a busted lip, bruised eye, a whiplash, and a concussion. Medical attention was not receive as of yet. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed by an independent mechanic to a lot. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was approximately 93,0

I was driving to work, hand heard a pop under my hood. My engine and battery indicator lights started flashing and I lost all power. After polling over and turning my car off, I noticed a tone of smoke coming from under the hood. I popped the hood latch and peaked under with out opening the hood after seeing light. I noticed the flames and grabbed my phone to call 911. Soon after the car was engulfed inflames and 3 bangs where heard. Both tires and I'm guessing the fuel line erupted. The front half of my car was now ablaze starting to reach the interior started to burn before the fire department could put the fire out.

Purchased the car from Kia dealer on 5/20/17 with limited power train warranty. Had oil change done on 7/22/17and again on 10/14/17(copies were provided to the warranty company). The second one was at the dealer. On 12/8/17 my daughter was driving down the street and felt a jolt and saw smoke coming from the hood of the car. She was able to pull over and get out of the car safely. Someone used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire before the fire department arrived. It was towed to a different Kia dealership who said "the engine has internal damage that locked up the engine and caused oil to spill and catch fire." the warranty company denied the claim and said that it was lack of maintenance and there wasn't any oil in the car which contradicts what the dealer said. We tried fighting it

After two weeks of buying the car from a dealer, I was driving and I heard a noise in the engine, when I checked it had almost no motor oil. I have changed the oil and filter, but it consumes 2 quarts every 2 weeks (less than 1,000 miles). This has been happening since April 2021.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the catalytic converter. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000.

My oil light does not and has not ever notified me of my oil level being low. The engine burns oil for unknown reasons. The oil dip stick tells me my oil is full after adding two quarts of oil but it’s calls for 3.8 quarts of oil.?

The contact owned a 2015 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while the friend was driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly began to lose automotive power, and smoke was seen coming from under the hood. The vehicle was parked and the friend exited the vehicle and discovered flames coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and later towed away to a nearby towing facility. A fire and police report was taken at the scene. The cause of the failure and fire was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 118,000.

The Kia rio bought brand new at haddad Kia in bakersfield, ca began having electrical issues in the year 2018. It began with overheating. Kia suggested that it was a fuse, and the replaced it. Upon replacing it the issue was fixed for 2 days. The overheating persisted, and went back to haddad Kia. They then "tightened a loose hose" this fixed the overheating for 2 weeks. It then returned to the stage of overheating. It was once again returned to haddad Kia where they said that the wiring harness had a loose connector, and needed to be replaced. The job took 2 weeks, upon getting the car back it didn't overheat for 45 minutes. The problem returned. The car went back to Kia where they now say it was a melted fan connector. The car is currently in for repairs and unknown if this will fix the

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 Kia rio. While driving 40 MPH and approaching another vehicle's blind spot, the contact pressed the horn, but it failed to function. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to carworld (located at 11916 prairie ave, hawthorne, ca 90250, (833) 219-9951), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,241.

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 Kia rio. While driving 35 MPH, the engine lost power. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact noticed smoke and fire coming from the engine compartment of the vehicle. In addition, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. The contact had to engage the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,600.

tHE ENTIRE CAR FAILED. cAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE CONSOLE AND PASSENGER SEAT WHILE DRIVING ON 1-15 . 8.15.2025 . Car filled wit black moke and fire.l was driving blind. brakes failed, power failed, burning the entire time. I somehow got out of burning vehicle and ran about 100 yards and watched the car explode!! Had car tuned up at Findlay Honda whede it was bought, 4 months ago, and they said it was fine... fire and police both told me i should not be here. Since, my life is in shambles. No car, no ID for a motnh, no license for 3 weeks. I bought car in 2023--- car was recalled in 2020. But was it and if it was, why did this EXACT problem occur? Someone must be responsible. On anxiety pillxs

My vehicle consumes oil according to my Midas repair shop. I was unaware that when I brought it in for regular servicing, the engine was almost empty of oil according to the mechanic. It had been rattling upon acceleration and lacking power set on ECO, but I ignored it. Now, I have to check and add 1/2 to 1 quart of oil every 7-10 days as the dipstick shows oil is low and also very dark. There is also an engine warning light on most of the time but it comes up as from the Catalytic Converter which I doubt. The electrical system also flashes on the dash where the a/c settings and circulation fan are on ocassion but is corrected when the temp guage is adjusted 1 click toward the warmer setting. I was notified of the lack of oil on my visit to Midas for an oli change back in April 2023. The m

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Rio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while her son was driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that her son was unable to restart the vehicle and had the vehicle towed back to the residence. The contact was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 Kia rio. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, he was involved in a head on collision and his vehicle ultimately hit a tree. The driver side air bag deployed, the other air bags did not. There was a police report filed and the contact sustained severe injuries where medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was deemed destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000. The VIN was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 Kia rio. While driving 7 MPH in traffic, the contact depressed the brake pedal to the floorboard, but the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle and used the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to engage. As a result, the contact's body struck the steering wheel. The contact sustained chest, neck, shoulder, and knee injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to bill byrd Kia (2435 e 15th st, panama city, fl 32405, phone number: (850) 872-0444) where it was diagnosed that the ABS module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer informed the contact tha

'tamara recall' my car drive gear has twice slipped into 'shift gear... 1st, 2nd, along with a noticeable lou day sound: usually I put car in drive or reversal, then drive. I didn't know what was going on; then 2nd time I notice near speed, it showed numbers instead of d for drive. Vechile was in motion, I pulled into a restaurant parking lot. Cut car off and started car up again. All was good. 1st time I drove to got home didn't know what was going on.

On may 4, 2019, at around 2:15 pm I was drving around 15 miles/hr for 1 mile & I stopped around 230th avenue sw & highway 99 in seattle. I stopped because I heard some engine noises. I opened the hood and soon after saw flames under the engine. The flames grew bigger and the whole engine caught fire. I called 911 and the police and the fire department put out the fire. By 2:45, the fire was extinguised. The complete front of the car was burnt.