| Issue ID | 1502176 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11133234 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | RIO |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 03/10/18 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | After driving to work approximately a 25 minutes to work i parked my vehicle and smelt something like burnt plastic. Assumed it was something in the area i work. After my shift roughly 8 hours i headed home and suddenly the car would not go more than 5 miles an hour then completely dead. After the tow trucked lifted the vehicle i was able to see severe melting of the undercarriage plastic. It could have been so much worse. It was towed to local kia dealership and have no idea to why yet this happened. This is an absolute danger to just happen to a well maintained vehicle randomly. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 100100 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BONNEY LAKE, WA |
| VIN pattern | KNADH4A39A6XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
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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 | 5 |
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