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605 messages, Last post on Nov 02, 2009 at 5:30 AM
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Has anyone else noticed that the Kia Rio has started to make some noise in the automotive market? I’ve been working with Kia lately and everyone has been talking about the JD Power award they recently won. It came a shock to me cuz I like Kia cars but its not something from them that I expected. However, it is cool to see a car company working hard on improving their cars and their image for real. Anyone know what I’m talking about and agree with me?
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Replying to: sethster (Aug 16, 2006 12:46 pm) Why? Being an owner of 2 Rio Cincos ('02 & '04)I know their good cars so it didn't come as a shock to me. |
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My brother in-law is having trouble with his '06 Rio. I have an '03 Hyundai Accent with the same engine and have never experianced this so I am wondering if ya'll can help. The car has had repeated engine trouble. The engine will cut out during normal driving. No warning. Just a sever loss of power and then it will chug like a diesel. We have taken it to the Kia dealer 3 times and no results. The check engine light comes on but they say that a cylander missed X number of starts ago but nothing to correct the problem. He likes the car but he is begining to think that he bought a dud. I have had no trouble with the Accent in this way. If it makes any difference it is a manual transmission, and has 30,000 miles on the base engine. Thanks.
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Replying to: skierx420 (Jan 29, 2007 2:11 pm) The Rio section of a KIA-specific forum I visit doesn't have any reports of a problem like this. I have a few questions for you or your bro-in-law: 1. Is the dealer he's going to a "dedicated" Kia dealer? 2. How often does the problem happen, and under what conditions? 3. Did the dealer offer to install a data collection "black box" on the car that would catch and record the codes and engine info at the time of a fault? I've seen a mention of either an injector unit or ignition coil being replaced on other Kia's when a cylinder was misfiring, and it seemed to solve the problem. Good luck! -SM
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Replying to: spectraman (Feb 11, 2007 2:08 pm) "Bad gas / moisture in the tank? If he's consistantly going to the same station for gas, tell him to try somewhere else and run through a few tanks. A bottle or two of gas line anti-freeze (methanol) will also help counteract moisture problems." Another person agreed with me that you need to visit another dealer to see what their diagnosis is. -SM |
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