10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 1
Average Mileage:
108,353 miles

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problem #9

Sep 152022

Rondo

  • 140,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Kia Rondo. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the traction control warning light and driver's side air bag warning light illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact became aware of Kia Independent Recall Campaign Number: SC094 (Clock Spring Assembly Replacement). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who informed the contact that they could not assist as the VIN was a Canadian VIN. The contact was referred to Kia Canada for recall information. The contact then contacted Kia Canada who informed her that the vehicle was previously serviced under the independent recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

- Seattle, WA, USA

problem #8

Dec 242018

Rondo

  • 192,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Kia Rondo. The contact stated that the cruise control was not working and the air bag indicator illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 192,000.

- Lancaster, PA, USA

problem #7

Jan 102018

Rondo

  • miles
Never involved in a accident and airbag light is on, checked with a mechanic and the passenger airbag sensor mat needs to be replaced with a cost of 2.000 dollars, car is only 59000 miles.

- Williamsburg, VA, USA

problem #6

Dec 302017

Rondo

  • 150,000 miles
The contact owned a 2007 Kia Rondo. While driving approximately 80 mph, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed head on into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and the driver was fatally injured. A police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 150,000.

- Madera, CA, USA

problem #5

Dec 222017

Rondo

  • 35,400 miles
Passenger air bag "off" light comes on even though a passenger is in the seat with seat belt fastened. Sometimes it will go off when a passenger sits in the seat, and at other times it comes on and stays on, regardless of how many times passenger repositions in the seat or refastens the seat belt. I never know if the air bag is armed properly or not. Occurs standstill or while driving.

- Stokesdale, NC, USA

problem #4

Nov 142016

Rondo

  • 210,000 miles
Front end wreck, totalled the car but the airbags failed to deploy. Impact severe enough that front doors had to be pried open.

- Pleasant Hill, MO, USA

problem #3

Mar 032015

Rondo 6-cyl

  • 113,000 miles
Airbag light and passenger seatbelt warning light came on, symptoms similar to those described in Kia recall campaign SC094. Kia was contacted and they advised that this vehicle not covered under the recall. I feel possible it is one of the affected models.

- Waldorf, MD, USA

problem #2

Nov 152013

Rondo

  • 104,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Kia Rondo. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the front passenger's side mat sensor. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 12V244000 (air bag). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 104,000.

- Cataula, GA, USA

problem #1

Oct 072009

Rondo

  • 30,780 miles
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.

- Red Boiling Springs, TN, USA