2007 KIA RONDO Engine Problems

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? 2.4L Theta engine has developed a knocking sound at 155,600 miles. Oil consumption is excessive. Currently vehicle has Pennzoil Platinum High Mileage 5W20 oil. It has been approximately 5600 miles since last oil and filter change, and vehicle was 2 qts low. Knocking sound is consistent with what others have reported with the later 2.4L Theta II engine. Symptom is consistent with spun rod bearing. It is currently available for inspection, pending me selling the car. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Car is a serious risk of stalling. Has previously stalled before. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? No. Selling dealership is under different ownership and has disavowed prior ownership. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer,...

MY ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ...THE FIRE WAS STARTED NEAR OR AROUND THE FUEL RAIL/ OR INJECTORS. I RESEARCHED KIA RECALLS AND OTHER YEARS AND OTHER MODELS OF KIA'S WERE PART OF A SIMILAR RISK. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY RISK....LUCKILY MY CAR ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND CALL THE FIRE DEPT. I WAS INJURED IN THIS EVENT....BUT THE BURN WAS MINOR. I AM MOST CONCERNED WITH KIA ACKNOWLEDGING THE HUGE SAFETY RISK....AND THE LOSS THAT I AND OTHERS COULD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE BEFORE THIS ENGINE FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE GRINDING SOUND CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SOUTH HILLS KIA, 3644 WASHINGTON RD, CANONSBURG, PA 15317) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRADLE AND COIL SPRING WERE RUSTED. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO CHECK FOR OTHER FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: 12707877. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE APRIL 26, 2018, BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

2007 KIA RONDO. CONSUMER WRITES REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RUSTED BREAKLINES AND A LEAKY OIL PAN. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 10/05/2017*JS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,100.

THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY STOP WORKING, IT WOULD ONLY WORK LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT MOVING THEN STALL. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

GOT NOTICE FROM KIA ABOUT UNDERCOATING RUSTING BRAKE LINE. HOW ABOUT THE FACT THAT I HAVE A RUSTING OIL PAN WHICH IS LEAKING OIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABRUPTLY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AT A SLOWER SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED AND OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY KIA RONDO I NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME I FILLED THE TANK THERE WAS A PROBLEM.FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED A SENSOR EVERY YEAR TO TURN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OF DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. AFTER PUTTING GAS IN MY TANK ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE. THE TANK BEGINS TO GARGLE THE HAS THE CAR REVS HIGH N THEN LOW UNTIL IT SHUTS OFF AND IF I CAN GET IT ON AGAIN IT WILL REV HIGH N LOW AGAIN WHILE DRIVING UNTIL IT AHUTA OFF IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I'VE LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE IT BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WHEN A CAR COSTS YOU 15 GRAND U SHOULD HA E TO DEAL WITH WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR.

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND I REAR ENDED AN AT&T UTILITY TRUCK. *TR

MY 2007 RONDO HAS BEEN ACTING UP, WILL NOT START DIRECTLY AFTER GETTING GAS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. YESTERDAY I DID NOT GET GAS, HOWEVER IT STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT START AS IT DOES WHEN I GET GAS. I FORTUNATELY WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. IF IT HAD STALLED A LITTLE FARTHER UP THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AS THERE WAS A CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE SOLENOID AS SUGGESTED, NO DIFFERENCE. WHY IS THE 2.7 RONDO NOT RECALLED FOR THIS AS THE 2.4 ENGINE WAS? *TR

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PAN CORRODED AND FRACTURED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE METAL OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ UPDATED 10/8/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE A/C BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,029.

TWO TIMES MY ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING IN ICY WHETHER. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING, IT SOUNDED AS IF SOME SYSTEM WAS TRYING TO STOP THE SPIN. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25 MILES PER HOUR ON LEVEL GROUND. THE SECOND TIME, APPROX. TWO TO FOUR WEEKS LATER ALSO IN ICY CONDITIONS ON LEVEL GROUND, INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THAT TIME I INTENTIONALLY APPLIED THE GAS HARD TO TEST TRY TO GET THE TIRES TO SPIN, AND THE CAR DIED WITHIN ONE SECOND OF LEAVING PARK. I ANTICIPATE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND HOPE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN I FEEL THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY I WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT IF I AM UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING INCREASED INTO THE RED ZONE WITH A CONSTANT NOISE OF FLOWING COOLANT. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED. AFTER WAITING TWO HOURS FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY AND TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE RADIATOR FAN MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE STABILIZER BAR WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED IT AND NOTHING WAS WRONG IT WAS JUST THE AIR COMPRESSION "WHICH THEY FIXED" BUT AS SOON AS I WENT TO THE MALL THE STICK SHIFT JAMMED AND I COULDN'T TURN OFF THE CAR. AN OFFICER HELPED ME AND SAID TAKE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK HE SAID IT MOVES FINE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT. IM AFRAID IT WILL SHUT OFF AND WE MIGHT CRASH. PLEASE HELP ME THANK YOU. *TR

OUR ENGINE BLEW UP- SPECIFICALLY, THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE THROUGH THE 3RD CYLINDER. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY OUR KIA DEALERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH - OIL/FILTER CHANGE AND INSPECTION. THE NEXT WEEK WE LEFT ON VACATION TO FLORIDA FOR A CRUISE. VEHICLE WAS STORED AT A LONG TERM STORAGE FACILITY FOR THE WEEK. ABOUT 10 HOURS INTO OUR RETURN ROAD TRIP, WE CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL. CAR WAS ALMOST 2 QUARTS LOW. WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL QUART. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR THE OIL. WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. ANOTHER 5 HOURS INTO OUR TRIP, WE ARE DRIVING ALONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET. THE ENGINE STARTS MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES, I AM UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL EVEN THOUGH I AM FRANTICALLY PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE IS REVVING LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL WE HEAR A LOUD BANG...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 KIA RONDO AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED REVVED UP DRAMATICALLY-AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISENGAGED. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, CRUISE DISENGAGED AND ENGINE SLOWED. AROUND THE SAME TIME, NOTICED THE ABS AND ESC OFF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, STAY ON, THEN NOT COME ON. AT SLOW SPEED TURNS AFTER THE CAR SET FOR A WHILE, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT (WITHOUT LIGHT) AND CAR DID NOT SLOW NORMALLY. WENT TO DEALER, WHO SAID THE ISSUE WAS A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, BOTH THE ABS AND ESC OFF LIGHTS WERE OFF, BUT CAME ON WITHIN MINUTES OF LEAVING THE LOT. LATER THAT NIGHT, ABS STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN-ONCE WITHOUT EVEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. TAKING THE CAR BACK TO DEALER...

THE ENGINE IS FAULTY IF THEY DEMAND THAT ONLY OEM OIL FILTERS CAN BE USED OTHERWISE ENGINE WILL BREAK AND WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. MY STORY: MY 2007 KIA RONDO: SO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON THE OTHER DAY. I TAKE IT MY KIA DEALER AND THEY SAY IT'S CODE 90011 - CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR ERROR. THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS A "KIA BULLETIN" OUT ABOUT NON-OEM OIL FILTERS CAUSING THIS ERROR AND THAT I SHOULD ONLY BE USING OEM FILTERS. SO, THEY CHANGE MY OIL AND PUT ON THE NEW OEM FILTER. THEY THEN TELL ME THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IF LIGHT COMES BACK ON TO BRING IT BACK IN. I LEFT EXCITED THE LIGHT WAS OFF, AND THEN I AM NOT KIDDING - 1.3 MILES LATER ON THE FREEWAY HOME, ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN MY ENGINE! IT THREW A ROD AND OIL...

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WAS ABOUT TO EXIT OFF WHEN MY KIA RONDO STOPPED OUT OF NOWHERE. THE ENGINE JUST WENT THEN I LOOKED BACK TO SEE IF THE WAS ANY OIL THAT CAME OUT AND THERE WAS OIL SPILLED ON THE EXIT RAMP. *TR