2007 Kia Rondo

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO MY 2007 KIA RONDO WITH APPROX 36,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS THE V6 ENGINE. MY PROBLEM IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT THE ENGINE IDLE DOES NOT COME DOWN AS THE CAR STOPS AND IN SOME CASES IT RACES UP. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS VERY SPORADIC AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITH THEM UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. THIS MORNING 4/18/2010 I CAME TO A STOP AND THE TACH SAID 1500 AND WAS ACTUALLY GOING UP. I TOOK IT OUT OF DRIVE AND IT IMMEDIATELY WENT UP TO 4000+ RPM (I WAS NOT EVEN NEAR THE ACCELERATOR). IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO THIS ON COOLER MORNINGS WHEN IT IS ALMOST, BUT NOT TOTALLY, WARMED UP (4-8 MILES) BUT ONCE AGAIN VERY SPORADIC. IT WILL GO WEEKS WITHOUT HAPPENING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED POSSIBLE CARBON BUILDUP ON THE THROTTLE BODY SO I RAN TWO BOTTLES OF FUEL INJECTION CLEANER THOUGH IT. DID NOT DO IT WHILE THIS WAS DONE THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. THE REALLY BAD PART IS THERE ARE NO CODES BEING GIVEN. MY SUSPICION IS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR OR SPEED SENSOR BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY CHECKED THEM AND THEY WERE WITHIN SPEC. THIS LEAVES BASIC PROGRAM FAULTS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED MY 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER IN CASE OF LATER POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS AND LITIGATION. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BUT IN TRAFFIC OR BEING DRIVEN BY SOMEONE WITHOUT QUICK REFLEXES, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT SEEMS THE ONLY ANSWER THE DEALER HAS IS TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (ALREADY LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT ONCE WITH NO HELP).OR PAY FOR A SPECIAL CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY BOTH OF WHICH ARE UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WARRANTY ITEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE OR IF IT HAS TO BE LEFT WITH THEM FOR WEEKS THEN THERE SHOULD BE A FREE LOANER. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL WITH THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION TO CALL THEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I DID NO ONE WHO COULD MAKE A DECISION WAS THERE AND THEY HAVE NOT CALLED BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ORIGINAL KUMHO SOLOS TIRES SIZE P195/55/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THE TREADING ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS SEPARATING AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT 12,800 MILES AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NAY FAILURE WITHIN THE TIRES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CURRENT TIRES WERE BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ON THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,855. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

RAN OFF THE ROAD BY A TRUCK AND WENT INTO A DITCH. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH KNEE AIRBAGS, FRONT AIRBAGS, SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS. TOTALED THE CAR, WAS LIFEFLIGHTED TO VANDERBILT. THEY HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING ME OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY COULD NOT CUT THE BAR BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK SEATS BECAUSE IT WAS LOADED WITH UNDEPLOYED AIRBAGS. HAD A BROKEN LEG/HAND AND NECK, CHEST AND BACK INJURIES. NOTIFIED KIA TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FIRST WAS TOLD THAT "IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT I DID NOT HIT THE RIGHT SPOTS TO TRIGGER THE AIRBAGS". SENT THEM PICTURES, COPY OF PAGE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL SHOWING THAT MOST OF THE SENSORS WERE HIT AND A COPY OF THE ACCIDENT REPORT. AFTER CALLING ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR THREE WEEKS THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR ENGINEERS HAD DETERMINED "THAT IT WAS NOT A SEVERE ENOUGH IMPACT TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS" DESPITE THE CAR BEING TOTALED. *TR

DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM FACTORY WHEELS - 2007 KIA RONDO EX. I WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY (U. S. HIGHWAY 11, SOUTHBOUND, 2 MILES NORTH OF KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA). SPEED WAS APPROX. 55 MPH. I MOVED TO THE PASSING LANE TO OVERTAKE A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY CAME UPON SOME ROAD DEBRIS IN THE PASSING LANE AND THE TIRES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR DROVE OVER SOME OF IT . NONE OF IT APPEARED LARGER THAN 2X4 LUMBER. THE DEBRIS, PROBABLY ITEMS THAT FELL OFF OF A CONTRACTOR'S TRUCK, BENT BOTH WHEEL RIMS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LETTING THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRES. I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I GRABBED ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO STAY ON THE ROAD. I STEERED THE CAR TOWARD THE RIGHT LANE, AND COASTED UNTIL THE SPEED CAME DOWN BELOW 25 MPH. HAD I HIT THE BRAKES I BELIEVE THE CAR MIGHT HAVE ROLLED OVER. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 KIA RONDO WITH A THIRD SEAT. WHEN NOT BEING USED, A PERSON BELTED IN, THE CENTER SEAT BELT IN THE LAST ROW, CAN FALL BETWEEN THE 2 REAR SEATS. THERE ISN'T ENOUGH ROOM TO EASILY RETURN THE SEAT BELT TO THE USABLE LOCATION. WHEN THE SEATS ARE MOVED ENOUGH TO MOVE THE SEAT BELT TO A USABLE LOCATION THE PLASTIC PART OF THE BELT LATCH BREAKS AND RENDERS THE SEAT BELT UNUSABLE. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT IT IS THE CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I WILL PAY TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT REPAIRED TOMORROW BUT I'M STILL CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN USING THE SEAT. IF IT DOES THEN THEY WILL BE UNPROTECTED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 KIA RONDO - ENGINE PULLEY FAILURE. HAD STARTED CAR, AND WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT CROSSING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ASSESSED AND IS CURRENTLY IN REPAIR WAITING FOR A PART. HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY, OVERPASS, ETC., ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THERE IS A CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE EXACT SHAPE OF THE VEHICLE DEFROSTER ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACK STARTED ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS IT HAD EXPANDED TO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CRACK GOES ALONG THE FRONT BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD. THE OWNERS ARE CONCERNED IT MAY BREAK OR WATER MAY LEAK THROUGH. THEY STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO SORT OF INCIDENT THAT MAY HAVE STARTED THE CRACK AND BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10

MY 2007 KIA RONDO HAS FOR THE FOURTH TIME SINCE THE END OF JUNE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IF A TRUCK HAD BEEN BEHIND THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES SLAMMED ON WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE INTERSTATE FOR FEAR OF GETTING KILLED. THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY KIA RONDO FOR THE ESC SAFETY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT. EVERY TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED AND THEY EVEN TEST DROVE IT FOR A HOUR AND THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON FOR THEM. THEN EVERY TIME MY DAD AND MY FINANCE WOULD BRING IT TO ME, I WOULD DRIVE IT HOME FROM WORK AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I THEN WENT OUT AFTER DINNER TO SEE IF IT WOULD COME ON AND IT DID. I ALSO HAD IT FOR THE WEEKEND OUT AND EVERY TIME I DROVE IT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. EVERY TIME I WOULD SHOW MY FINANCE THE LIGHT BEING ON BECAUSE I WANTED SOMEONE ELSE TO SEE IT. THE DEALER TOOK A PART FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AND REPLACED MINE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE SPENT THE WRONG ONES. *TR