2007 Kia Rondo Fuel System Problems

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I HAVE 2007 KIA RONDO. I PURCHASED THIS USED IN 2010. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. IT JUST STOPS WORKING. I HAVE DEALER PARTS ON MY CAR AND KEEP TRACK OF ALL SERVICES DONE TO MY CAR. IT WILL JUST STOP PUMPING FUEL EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDS AD IF PUMP IS COMING ON. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ON 3 TIMES ON ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS I'VE JUST REPLACED IT AGAIN ON JULY 18,2016.

PURCHASED A 2007 KIA RONDO FROM CONCORD HONDA, CONCORD, N.C. SEPT.,2014. VEHICLE HAD ONLY APPROX. 56,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED JERKING FORWARD AND BACK. WHILE COMING TO A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND DECELERATING(LETTING YOUR FOOT OFF THE THE GAS PEDAL) THE ENGINE WOULD STALL, THEN YOU COULD START THE ENGINE RIGHT BACK UP. NOW AT 75,000 MILES CAR WILL NOT KEEP RUNNING EVERYTIME YOU STOP.ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON,EXTENDED START AND NO ACCELERATION...WHEN YOU PUSH ACCELERATOR IT DOES NOT ACCELLERATE. HAD ENGINE LIGHT CODE CHECKED AND DEALER TECH DIAGNOSE IS THAT HERE AGAIN IT IS THE THE FUEL PUMP!!! COST TO REPLACE IS $650.00 PLUS TAX...FACTORY DEFFECTIVE....SOMEBODY WAKE UP !!!!!

THE KIA RONDO HAS A RATHER UNUSUAL FUEL TANK THAT IS ALSO A SUSPENSION PART. MY CAR HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I HAD NOT RUN OVER ANY DEBRIS, THERE WAS NO CORROSION--BUT THE FUEL TANK FAILED AT ABOUT 112,000 MILES AND AT 7 YEARS OF AGE. ***** I NOTICE THAT OTHER KIAS HAVE HAD FUEL TANK PROBLEMS AND/OR RECALLS. ***** AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE, FUEL WAS POURING FROM A LEAKY SEAM ON THE TANK ONTO THE GROUND, WITH RESULTING HAZARDS TO PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IT TOOK OVER A WEEK TO GET ANOTHER FUEL TANK; I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS BECAUSE FUEL TANKS JUST DON'T FAIL, OR IF ALL THE TANKS IN THE SUPPLY SYSTEM HAVE BEEN SPOKEN FOR. ***** I THINK MAYBE EVERY RONDO ON THE ROAD SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE FUEL TANK REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WILL ACTUALLY KEEP THE FUEL IN THE TANK. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. I CONTACTED KIA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM; THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM NOT HAPPY WITH GASOLINE POURING OUT OF THE CAR ON THE GROUND. ***** I NO LONGER USE THE KIA DEALER, AS THEY PULL B.S. STUNTS SUCH AS BRINGING OUT A DIRTY FILTER AND WANTING $80 TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE NOT BEEN THERE SINCE THEY DID THIS EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER CHARGING ME $80 TO REPLACE A FILTER. ***** THE MECHANIC AT DOBBS, A LOCAL CHANGE THAT REPLACED BY FUEL TANK, TOLD ME IN HIS WHOLE CAREER HE HAS ONLY SEEN 3 LEAKY FUEL TANKS. HE STATED THAT THEY WERE ALL ON KIA PRODUCTS. *TR

WHILE RESEARCHING TROUBLE WITH MY 2007 KIA RONDO I CHECKED RECALL INFORMATION. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:08V459000 FOR THE EXACT SYMPTOMS MY 2007 KIA RONDO WITH 55K MILES HAS. *TR

YESTERDAY, MY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES, TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. AFTER SEVERAL STOPS, THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO PRATICALLY DRIFT HOME. *TR

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO MY 2007 KIA RONDO WITH APPROX 36,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS THE V6 ENGINE. MY PROBLEM IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT THE ENGINE IDLE DOES NOT COME DOWN AS THE CAR STOPS AND IN SOME CASES IT RACES UP. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS VERY SPORADIC AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITH THEM UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. THIS MORNING 4/18/2010 I CAME TO A STOP AND THE TACH SAID 1500 AND WAS ACTUALLY GOING UP. I TOOK IT OUT OF DRIVE AND IT IMMEDIATELY WENT UP TO 4000+ RPM (I WAS NOT EVEN NEAR THE ACCELERATOR). IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO THIS ON COOLER MORNINGS WHEN IT IS ALMOST, BUT NOT TOTALLY, WARMED UP (4-8 MILES) BUT ONCE AGAIN VERY SPORADIC. IT WILL GO WEEKS WITHOUT HAPPENING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED POSSIBLE CARBON BUILDUP ON THE THROTTLE BODY SO I RAN TWO BOTTLES OF FUEL INJECTION CLEANER THOUGH IT. DID NOT DO IT WHILE THIS WAS DONE THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. THE REALLY BAD PART IS THERE ARE NO CODES BEING GIVEN. MY SUSPICION IS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR OR SPEED SENSOR BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY CHECKED THEM AND THEY WERE WITHIN SPEC. THIS LEAVES BASIC PROGRAM FAULTS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED MY 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER IN CASE OF LATER POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS AND LITIGATION. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BUT IN TRAFFIC OR BEING DRIVEN BY SOMEONE WITHOUT QUICK REFLEXES, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT SEEMS THE ONLY ANSWER THE DEALER HAS IS TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (ALREADY LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT ONCE WITH NO HELP).OR PAY FOR A SPECIAL CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY BOTH OF WHICH ARE UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WARRANTY ITEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE OR IF IT HAS TO BE LEFT WITH THEM FOR WEEKS THEN THERE SHOULD BE A FREE LOANER. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL WITH THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION TO CALL THEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I DID NO ONE WHO COULD MAKE A DECISION WAS THERE AND THEY HAVE NOT CALLED BACK. *TR

2007 KIA RONDO ENGINE STALLS FOR NO REASON EVER SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THIS CAR THE ENGINE HAS STALL ON A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. AS THE CAR IS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF FROM STOP THE ENGINE STALL OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN ON A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR THIS AND THEY TELL ME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOULD COME ON WITH ANY STALL OF THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON! THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AFTER 3000 MILES WHEN WE GOT THE CAR. *TR