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#2 of 11 Electrical System Failure? by genebrewer Nov 09, 2003 (10:38 am)
My wife was driving her 2003 Kia Rio Cinco yesterday afternoon when it suddenly died. She had only traveled about 10 miles, and it was still daylight. She said the car lost all electrical power (no lights, would not turn over, nothing). She said she tried it several times and was about to give up when suddenly, it turned over and started. I looked for anything obvious (loose battery cables, wires, fuses, etc) and she had the local parts store put it on the computer analyzer. Nothing came up. The car was a fleet car and we bought it from the dealership with 11000 miles on it. Has anyone else had this happen?
#3 of 11 Possible fuel problems by aubreyd Nov 04, 2007 (2:38 pm)
My Daughter just purchased a 2001 Kia Rio.It is running a little rough so we took it in to have the codes read.According to the shop the P code is"cpkl" which apparently is the fuel injectors.When I pulled the middle 2 connections from the injectors it didn't make a difference on the way it run.I have tried injector cleaner but no help.Could it possibly be a bad injectors or a fault signal to the injectors.Could someone please help. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 04, 2007 3:22 pm)
#4 of 11 Re: Possible fuel problems [aubreyd] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 04, 2007 (3:22 pm)
Replying to: aubreyd (Nov 04, 2007 2:38 pm) You can buy an inexpensive "noid light" to test for injector pulse.
#5 of 11 2006 Kia rio hatchback battery issues by lboogie0617 Oct 02, 2008 (12:03 pm)
I bought a used 2006 rio about 3 months ago. It has less than 50000 miles.The battery has drained on me 2 times. The first time I was at home so it wasn't a big deal. I have 24hour roadside assistance with my insurance so someone came to jump it and I drove it to the dealer. They said the battery was drained and they recharged it. I didn't know what had caused it to drain. I thought maybe door wasn't closed all the way and the interior lights were on or something so I set all of them to off so they don't come on when you open the door. It's been 2 months and I was leaving walmart and the engine died when I was trying to leave. I turned it off and restarted it. I was halfway backed into the aisle and it died again. I tried to restart and it wouldn't start. So waited a few seconds and tried again. It started but I could feel the power fading so I just coasted the car back into the parking space. I had my sleepy hungry baby and all my groceries in the car. I had to wait an hour for a tow truck to take the car to the dealer and for someone to pick me and the baby and all our groceries up and bring us home. I'm waiting to hear back from the dealership. I don't want them to just charge the battery again and give it back so I can have the same problem in another 2 months when I have my baby with me. Does anyone know if there is a recurring problem with the batteries or alternator or starter? If other people have had the same problems what did you ultimately have to do to fix it? I do not want this to happen again.. Replies to this message: melvin32 (Dec 05, 2008 9:25 pm) cynthia (Jan 14, 2009 3:40 pm)
#6 of 11 Re: 2006 Kia rio hatchback battery issues [lboogie0617] by melvin32 Dec 05, 2008 (9:25 pm)
Replying to: lboogie0617 (Oct 02, 2008 12:03 pm) I have been experiencing the same issue. My battery has drained on me at least 4 times in the past week. Did you ever figure out what caused the problem?
#7 of 11 Re: 2006 Kia rio hatchback battery issues [lboogie0617] by cynthia Jan 14, 2009 (3:40 pm)
Replying to: lboogie0617 (Oct 02, 2008 12:03 pm) I bought a used 2006 rio about 3 months ago. It has less than 50000 miles.The battery has drained on me 2 times. The first time I was at home so it wasn't a big deal. I have 24hour roadside assistance with my insurance so someone came to jump it and I drove it to the dealer. They said the battery was drained and they recharged it. I didn't know what had caused it to drain. I thought maybe door wasn't closed all the way and the interior lights were on or something so I set all of them to off so they don't come on when you open the door. It's been 2 months and I was leaving walmart and the engine died when I was trying to leave. I turned it off and restarted it. I was halfway backed into the aisle and it died again. I tried to restart and it wouldn't start.   Same problems, except my battery was totaly ruined. Today I have 5th battery in my car within one (1) year.   I really liked KIA. But after this experience, I'm not sure about their cars at all.
#9 of 11 Kia Rio problems by pstrickland Mar 07, 2009 (3:34 pm)
I have 2004 Kia Rio, it die for no reason, you can hear the starter click but nothing else all the lights come on and radio plays but thats all. I put a computer on it and it brought up the codes for a malfunctioning crankshaft sonser and gear 3 inproper ratio. Well I replace the sensor and checked the battery and starter and both passed. A freind said it was the ingintion, on the drivers side, where it goes in the barrrel, it make just shut off and the reason the it wont start is because the starter is not getting enough power. Has anyone had the same problem.
#10 of 11 Check Engine Light issue by erokzok Aug 01, 2009 (10:56 am)
I've had my Rio since it was new back in 2002. Never had any real problems until a year ago the check engine light came on. I got out the code reader and it says it's: evaporative system fuel vent valve circuit open. I've changed the charcoal canister and all the solenoid valves around the gas tank. yet i still , even after clearing the code, get the check engine light to come on. the gas cap has already been replaced too. Does anybody know of any issues with this problem? I cant smog my car until its fixed and the dealer wants too much money to diagnos the problem yet alone fix it. Replies to this message: bprentice (Sep 22, 2009 5:02 am)
#11 of 11 Re: Check Engine Light issue [erokzok] by bprentice Sep 22, 2009 (5:02 am)
Replying to: erokzok (Aug 01, 2009 10:56 am) tighten your gas cap; i have the same problem, the first time the dealership told me i needed to have the factory issued gas cap instead of the locking gas cap i purchased, the first time the check engine light went on i had to pay $150 to get the light cleared, only to find that if i tightened my gas cap to clear the light. Something to keep in mind is that some auto parts stores will check the diagnostic lights for free.

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