10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,250 miles

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problem #4

May 042019

Rio

  • miles
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.

- Seattle, WA, USA

problem #3

Jul 052019

Rio

  • 60,000 miles
Takara recall I was hit on the driver's side of my car by a semi doing approximately 58 mph in doing so my car went into a spin and the back of my car hit a concrete bridge, on a 2 lane interstate. My air bags did not deploy!

- Missouri Valley, IA, USA

problem #2

May 102019

Rio

  • 21,000 miles
Stopped car, put in park, turned engine off, opened doo, started to get out, car began to roll, one leg out of car, oneed in, fell under car, rear wheel ran over my legs.

- Russellville, AL, USA

problem #1

Feb 212019

Rio

  • 0 miles
I bought this car in 2015 with low mileage and the eco button didnt was used for what they explained because gas was burning alot faster until I got over 50,000 miles. When going up a hill it makes a weird nose like the motor is about to go out with a loud rattling noise and its about to make a stop. When its raining and you hit the brakes it want completely stop, you have to hit your brakes twice and you feel this sound like a spring or something skipping ove the fuction for it to make a complete stop and this will cause a major accident. It has happened alot on the highway and interstate.once U go over 65 mph the car shakes with sounds of something loose in the steering and other places. The locks on the doors aren't safe due to doors can be opened even if you lock them on this standard vehicle ex. If a bigger size person or basically an average adult with certain clothing on. Was in this vehicle there clothing possibly could get caught in the latch even though its locked the door could still pop open due to easy acsss of an safely locked door..you have to make sure to keep the doors on a safe lock in the back within the hazard of children and what I mean is if something was to happen hazardous the kid want be able to get unless someone open it from the outside in a panic situation because the doors unlock by pulling the latch when you use the turn key lock for kids. Maintenance lights comes on for no reason and stay on if you fix the problem especially the tire pressure light. This been going on every since I went over 50,000 miles now im at 120,000 I tried talking to the company about it because they who I purchased it from to give back before I actually started driven it but they wouldnt take it back and no other dealers either before all the problems started. The car was sold at more than what it was worth...

- Wetumpka, AL, USA