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2006 KIA RIO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1482111
Internal NHTSA #	11112032
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	RIO
Model Year	2006
File date	16/07/18
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Brake lights in rear came on during driving and remained on. After becoming aware of the issue, and replacement of the stop light switch which did not fix the issue, and after further inspection the problem was a design defect. The stop light switch has a "button" which when depressed interrupts the flow of electricity, there is an "ear" on the brake pedal which when your let off the brake pedal depresses the switch button and cuts the current. The problem is the button on the switch is around 1/16 in diameter, and for some strange reason kia drilled a 1/4" hole on the "ear" of the brake pedal within 1/16 of an inch where the switch button contacts the ear, which allows only 1/16 of a inch of the ear to depress the pedal, which in this case with my car with 50 thousand miles, allowed the button of the stop light switch to enter the hole in the ear on the brake pedal and not depress the button on the switch, which then allowed the brake lights to constantly burn. I suspect that normal wear of the brake pedal bushing allowed this to happen, the strange thing is there is no reason for hole to be in the contact area where the ear and the switch button meet. And with only a minor amount of the switch button making contact and the rest over the hole in the brake pedal "ear" it is not surprising that this would be the result. I have a manual transmission, and noticed the switch for the clutch pedal which requires the clutch be depressed in order to start the engine, it was set up with a hole very close to where the switch button makes contact. The above happened while was driving in heavy traffic on a highway on the way home from work.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	55000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HILLSBORO, MO
VIN pattern	KNADE123366XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 KIA RIO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 KIA RIO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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