2009 Kia Rondo Owner Complaints

The contact owns a 2009 Kia Rondo. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off, the exterior brake lights remained illuminated. Additionally, the ESC warning light was illuminated while driving. The contact had to depress the brake pedal three times to turn off the exterior brake lights. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11551392

Incident

Oct 20, 2023

Mileage

150,000 mi

No compression in cylinder 3 due to oil drainage in spark plug panel caused Loss of motive power and Almost a wreck so to vehicle shutting down on the interstate . As I look I see that this is in investigation already and needs to be took into consideration as soon as possible if our lives really matter to Kia as your customers . So very sad how the engines and fuel systems are on kias

NHTSA ID

11509628

Incident

Jun 16, 2021

I had to replace the tires on this car several times in 3 years. They alarm had a glitch that the car would not start and you had to take it specifically to a Kia dealer to have they alarm reprogrammed. Even upon repairs to your local mechanic. Costing them more money and me more money because they could not get in the car by pass they alarm without using kia first to reprogram it. The brakes locked up. The lights woukd go off for airbag and stay on. The anti lick brake light would stay on .. Very dangerous. I had to spend more money to because of they alarm. Even just replacing the battery in the alarm remote cost more money for the remote and the programming of the remote . You could not just replace the battery. The tires and brakes gave me several issues in 3 years To the tube of close 3000. And that's being fair.

NHTSA ID

11499666

Incident

Sep 8, 2022

I am reporting premature sub frame corrosion. The corroded area would cause a safety hazard if the corroded part of the frame broke all the way off as a result of hitting a large bump or perhaps a big pothole. Fortunately i discovered the problem when I was getting the tires balanced. I will no longer drive the vehicle until it is repaired safely.

NHTSA ID

11459633

Incident

Mar 31, 2022

Engine Star making very loud noise. Will driving. Mechanic told me engine is damaged and need replacement

NHTSA ID

11456373

Incident

Mar 4, 2021

MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN OUR KIA, IN PARK AND CAR TURNED OFF, WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND. CAR TOWED TO SHOP RESULTED IN MECHANIC STATING OUR FRONT DRIVER STRUT "EXPLODED" INTO SEVERAL PIECES. LUCKY WE WERE NOT DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED, HE STATED. NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS BEFORE, EVER!

NHTSA ID

11387162

Incident

Jan 4, 2021

Mileage

83,000 mi

EVERY TIME I GO THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE I LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY NUMEROUS TIMES, LASTS A FEW MINUTES AND THEN I REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING. FORTUNATELY, IT'S HAPPENED ON MY STREET FOR THE MOST PART. LAST WEEK, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020, I WAS ON A VERY BUSY MAIN ROAD WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. I TURNED RIGHT, WENT THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE, AND LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME SO I SHIFTED BACKWARDS AND TRIED TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH NO LUCK. I REPEATED GOING BACKWARDS AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE STEERING FUNCTION CAME BACK. I'VE HAD THE DRIVE BELT REPLACED SO THAT CAN'T BE THE PROBLEM. I'VE RECENTLY HAD AN ALIGNMENT, TWO NEW TIRES INSTALLED, AND TIRES ROTATED. NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ABOUT ANY ISSUES. I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT. I KNOW THE VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE FUNCTIONING WELL. I WAS ON-LINE SEARCHING TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT KIA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT.

NHTSA ID

11361022

Incident

Sep 16, 2020

Mileage

76,500 mi

WHEN I DRIVE IN WET CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL IS INOPERABLE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE SAY THEY'VE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLE AND KIA CLAIMS THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THEY NEED TO BE RECALLING THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMETHING VERY BAD HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID

11343358

Incident

Aug 4, 2020

Mileage

93,000 mi

WHEN IT IS RAINING OR AFTER RAIN IF THERE ARE STILL PUDDLES IN THE ROAD, WHEN THE CAR GOES THROUGH ANY PUDDLES THE STEERING LOCKS UP FOR AT LEAST 45 SECONDS. I HAD MY DAUGHTER LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE AND THIS HAPPENED TO HER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PUTTING MY CHILD AT RISK LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY WITH THE PRICE OF THIS CAR. I'VE HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES THIS. MY ESC LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR. SO ANY TIME I HIT THE SMALLEST BUMP OR WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON A BUMPY ROAD OR ON SNOW OR ICE, THE CAR LOCKS UP. THE BRAKES GO OUT AND ITS LIKE EVERYTHING IN THE CAR LOCKS UP FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT IS TERRIFYING ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE EXPERIENCED SO MANY ISSUES IN A VEHICLE BEFORE OWNING A KIA RONDO. I HAVE HAD THE WHOLE FRONT END SUSPENSION REPLACED, NEW TIRES AND RIMS AND A MONTH LATER THE CAR IS WOBBLING AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11310060

Incident

Jan 1, 2020

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE ESC LIGHT WENT TO ESC OFF STATUS. TRIED TO REPAIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. BRAKE LIGHT PLUNGER STOPPER WAS BROKEN. CANNOT FIND REPLACEMENT STOPPER OF THIS TYPE. APPEARS THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY THAN ORIGINAL RONDO LX 2009. THERE WAS DEFINITELY A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. NEED ASSISTANCE IN MAKING SAFETY ISSUE CORRECTED. PARK POSITION CAN ALSO SLIP OUT WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. BRAKE LIGHTS CAN STICK ON. NEED ASSISTANCE ASAP FROM KIA.

NHTSA ID

11288174

Incident

Dec 5, 2019

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COME ON. THE CAR REMAINS ON. I COULD BE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TRYING TO TURN. IT LASTS AT LEAST 10-30 SECONDS MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11282781

Incident

Nov 27, 2019

Mileage

134,000 mi

TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL, NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED. THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. AFTER 5-10 SECONDS, THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WOULD WORK AGAIN. THE WORST INCIDENT OCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION; THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. THE OTHER INCIDENT WAS IN A SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE, WHILE CHILDREN WERE WALKING OR BICYCLING TO SCHOOL. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID

11271169

Incident

Oct 25, 2019

Mileage

60,947 mi

TIENE PRENDIDO LA LUZ DE BAGAIR Y LO LLEVE A LA AGENCIA NO LO QUISIERON CHECAR POR MODELO ANTIGUO Y TODAVA SE BURL DE QUE YA NO EXISTE EL MODELO.

NHTSA ID

11255394

Incident

Mar 2, 2018

FRONT SPRINGS BREAKING AND IT IS NUMEROUS MODEL YEARS. KIA KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS DONE NOTHING. WHEN YOU TURN THE SPRINGS TWIST AND BREAK. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME FOR ME THAT MY FRONT SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN. FOUND DURING A INSPECTION.

NHTSA ID

11222650

Incident

Jun 25, 2019

Mileage

96,000 mi

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE CAR HAVE LOST THE POWER STEERING, MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE, ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS TURN ON. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AT ALL. ONLY OPTION IS TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND WAIT TILL IS OPERATIONAL AGAIN. IT HAPPENED WHILE HITTING PUDDLES OF WATER OR IN HEAVY RAIN. I DID CONTACT KIA ABOUT IT AND THEY ONLY SAID THERE IS NOT A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11220604

Incident

Jun 8, 2019

Mileage

1 mi

ANY TIME THERE IS WATER ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING MY CAR LOSES STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES. DOESN'T MATER IF IT IS A SMALL PUDDLE OR A LARGE ONE, EVEN IF JUST DAMP ON ROAD. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AND A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE HAPPENS. LIKE THE CAR IS STALLING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE SHIELD IS IN PLACE AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING THEY PLACED THE BELT TENSIONER AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

NHTSA ID

11217718

Incident

May 9, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT ON; WHILE STATIONARY AND IN PARK. TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, AND LOTS OF JIGGLING, TO GET IT TO ENGAGE. IT SOMETIMES COMES UNHOOKED WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE MIDDLE BACK SEAT BELT IS FROZEN AND UNUSABLE. WHEN I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY 1989 TOYOTA COROLLA YEARS BACK, THE DEALER TOLD ME FEDERAL LAW SPECIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING SEAT BELTS THAT WERE FAILING, EVEN WITHOUT A RECALL, FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. KIA HAS TOLD ME IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO RISK A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT IF I, OR MY FAMILY MEMBERS, WERE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

11209304

Incident

Feb 1, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE FUEL INTAKE VALVE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL INTAKE VALVE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE WHEEL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NHTSA ID

11203512

Incident

Apr 3, 2017

Mileage

73,000 mi

PASSING THROUGH WATER PUDDLES OR DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE STEERING LOCKS UP. I HAD THE POWER STEERING BELT REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAD IT LOCK UP WHILE MAKING TURNS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11192178

Incident

Mar 6, 2019

Mileage

106,000 mi

STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A RAIN PUDDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT AND TURNING.

NHTSA ID

11155674

Incident

Nov 10, 2018

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AND RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED SOUTHWEST KIA-ROCKWALL AT(469) 402-2900 (LOCATED AT 1790 I-30 FRONTAGE RD, ROCKWALL, TX 75087) TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11103780

Incident

Apr 27, 2018

MY CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS ARE NOT SETTING PROPERLY.WILL NOT SET PROPERLY

NHTSA ID

11099084

Incident

Jan 15, 2018

Mileage

95,900 mi

ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, I HAVE COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE WHEEL BECOMES ALMOST UNMOVABLE (I AM A STRONG, ADULT MALE). ON ONE OF THESE OCCASIONS, THE WEATHER WAS DAMP AND THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE AND COAST THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE AWAY. ON THE REMAINING TWO OCCASIONS I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE POWER STEERING CEASED TO WORK. TERRIFYING AND DEADLY. LATEST EVENT WAS MAY 9, 2018.

NHTSA ID

11096594

Incident

May 9, 2018

Mileage

89,000 mi

MY SON & HIS FRIEND WERE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A YOUNG MAN WHO INTENTIONALLY RAN A RED LIGHT. HE HID MY SON SO HARD THAT OUR 2009 KIA RONDO FLIPPED 3 TIMES AND NOT ONE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THEY DID DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, HOWEVER I STILL HAVE PICTURES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED IN OTHER RONDOS SO NO ONE ELSE HAS TO ENDURE WHAT MY SON WHO WAS DRIVING DID. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE THAT ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE STEERING WHEEL IN IN TACT AND NONE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THE CAR FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. HE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.

NHTSA ID

11081001

Incident

Jul 29, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

11034492

Incident

Oct 8, 2017

Mileage

85,000 mi