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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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Ok. So, back in late '04 I bought a used 2004 Kia Rio with just under 20,000 miles on it. It was a good car, good on gas. Never had any major problems with it but since it was a used car, I didn't have the full warranty. I went looking at the new '07 Rio's two weeks ago today and ended up driving a really pretty blue one home for the weekend. Well, I loved it. They have made so many changes from the '04 to the new '07. I don't know much about cars, but I do know that this one takes off faster then my old one, both are automatics. It rides smoother. I LOVE the new design of them and I have to say that i really couldn't be more happy with the new one. There are a couple things that I don't like, which is the new placing of the cup holders -- in between the two front seats, really hard to put a drink in, and I use to use the little cubby that was on the ceiling for my sunglasses. That is no longer there, which stinks. But other then that, I LOVE it. I have the new blue one, and it looks so much better then my old gray one. My windows on the new one are also tinted, which makes it look even better. My '04 Rio had problem-free 75,000 miles on it when I traded it in and the dealership STILL gave me $2500 OVER kelly blue book for it. If your looking for an inexpensive, cheap, cute car that'll last, go for the Kia Rio.
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Replying to: blondiy15 (Apr 27, 2007 7:47 pm) |
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My name is Sergio and I work for a company in Canada named Willpak Industries Inc. and we supplied KIA Canada with their Rio Tuner Spoilers from 2000-2005. This spoiler was only available in Canada and a limited production of 500. However, the demand for the spoiler has been so big (some people have got theirs stolen!) that we decided to run another production program. Since this space is for KIA cars, I believe my product could be of your interest. If there is someone interested in them, please send me your e-mail so I can show you pictures of the spoiler. Hoping to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Sergio Castellanos |
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l have a car rio 2004 , i need a new engine, o used one, my question is where can i find new one , and what is the price , my car is kia rio sedan 4 door, thanks
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This link has no activity; http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.f0ddf12.f0dde72 I know someone who said they paid $8K for their base Rio and it made me want to check here... but??? nada |
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Replying to: occupant1 (Feb 23, 2005 8:21 pm) |
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