NHTSA Complaint #10052113 — 2001 KIA RIO

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10052113
Vehicle	2001 KIA RIO
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 9, 2003
Date Filed	December 30, 2003
Mileage	38,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Related Complaints for the 2001 KIA RIO

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Complaints

#10203567 — September 20, 2007 — ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE RECALL NOTICE FROM KIA OR THE DEALER, ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, MY 2...

#10182684 — February 9, 2007 — 2001 KIA RIO WITH ENGINE FAILURE**NAR**CC *JB

#10152021 — March 6, 2006 — CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SELDOM GOES OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, LIGHT WENT BACK ...

#10146313 — December 28, 2005 — (1) THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE FAILURE (2) FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE ENGINE JUST SEIZED WHI...

#10101320 — November 19, 2004 — ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF MUTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE YEAR. ENGINE FINALLY NO LONGER OPERATED. *AK

Recent Complaints for the 2001 KIA RIO

#10945096 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — January 13, 2017 — DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH FRONT DOORS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION.

#10554083 — ENGINE — November 28, 2013 — PARKED CAR AT WORK CAME BACK OUT AND THE DOOR LOCK WAS DOWN TRIED TO PULL UP BUT IS STUCK OR CAUGHT ON SOMETHING. THE...

#10554083 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES — November 28, 2013 — PARKED CAR AT WORK CAME BACK OUT AND THE DOOR LOCK WAS DOWN TRIED TO PULL UP BUT IS STUCK OR CAUGHT ON SOMETHING. THE...

#10554083 — STRUCTURE:BODY — November 28, 2013 — PARKED CAR AT WORK CAME BACK OUT AND THE DOOR LOCK WAS DOWN TRIED TO PULL UP BUT IS STUCK OR CAUGHT ON SOMETHING. THE...

#10545123 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR — September 24, 2013 — IT IS DIFFICULT TO ENTER THE CAR WITH THE KEY AND WHEN I PULL THE DOOR HANDLE THE LOCK DROPS DOWN TO THE CLOSE POSITI...