There are 5 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2001 Kia Rio in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB THE WIPERS STOPPED DURING A SNOW STORM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND THAT SNOW HAD GOTTEN INTO THE WIPER MOTOR AND FORMED ICE WHICH FROZE THEM. SCC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILINTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, REDUCING VISIBILITY OF DRIVER. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED LINKAGES ANDWIRING, WHICH HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH
DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEMS WITH REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. (NAR) *PH *CB
WINDOWS FOG UP, DEFROSTER DOES NOT DEFROST SIDE WINDOWS, RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF SIDE WINDOWS.*AK
ALL OF THE WINDOWS FOGGED. TO THE POINT WHERE CONDENSATION DRIPPED OFF OF THE WINDOWS, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR A POSSIBLE LEAK AND COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. KIA WAS NOTIFIED AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE LEAKAGE MAY DAMAGE OR DESTROY THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*741842
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