2007 Kia Rondo Electrical System Problems

NHTSA ID Number: 11476858 Brake lights will not go off.I found white Plastic nylon washer broke into many pieces in floor board mat. It is the Brake pedal pad stop washer. After researching, This is a common issue with these vehicles. This defective component has a high probabilty of causing rear end collisions due to the Brake lights staying on. NHTSA should do a safety recall on these vehicles.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCAFFERTY KIA OF LANGHORNE (LOCATED AT 1939 LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE, PA 19047, (267) 587-0554) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND BATTERY TERMINALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE INDICATED SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILES PER HOUR, THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP AND THEN MY CAR STOPPED. IMMEDIATELY, I WAS TERRIFIED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. SOMEONE PULLED OVER TO HELP ME AND I EASED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH PERSONS MANUALLY PUSHING THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOWED HOME. UPON GETTING THE CAR HOME, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IS DEAD. I WAS SHOCKED. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD END UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND THAT COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I WAS GETTING REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE TO INCLUDE OIL CHANGES. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW A ENGINE JUST BLOWS LIKE THAT WITHOUT NO WARNING LIGHT (ELECTRICAL PROBLEM) COMING ON OR ANYTHING. I JUST COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS. I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH. I FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE DIED IN KIA RONDO MODELS. I CONTACTED KIA TO ASK THEM IF THEY HAD LOOKED INTO THIS SINCE SO MANY REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE NHTSA HAS NOT TOLD THEM THEY HAD TO. I THEN ASKED WHAT ABOUT SAFETY. I ALSO SAID THAT THIS CAN CAUSE FATALITIES BECAUSE HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED LIKE THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING TOO OFTEN IN THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. AND TO BE HONEST I THINK KIA IS AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY STOPPED MAKING THIS MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. WHAT AM I TO DO ABOUT MY TRANSPORTATION NOW THAT THIS ENGINE IS DEAD??? KIA NEEDS TO ANSWER FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE A/C WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED DUE TO POTENTIAL METAL FRAGMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR BLEW OUT OF THE VENTS AT MAXIMUM VELOCITY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 59,000.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND O2 SENSOR WENT BAD ON A VEHICLE THAT HAD ONLY 3,000 MILES. AFTER A HALF OF A DOZEN TIMES IN THE SHOP, IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. *TR