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2015 KIA RIO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1510314
Internal NHTSA #	11149408
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	RIO
Model Year	2015
File date	08/12/17
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased the car from kia dealer on 5/20/17 with limited power train warranty. Had oil change done on 7/22/17and again on 10/14/17(copies were provided to the warranty company). The second one was at the dealer. On 12/8/17 my daughter was driving down the street and felt a jolt and saw smoke coming from the hood of the car. She was able to pull over and get out of the car safely. Someone used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire before the fire department arrived. It was towed to a different kia dealership who said "the engine has internal damage that locked up the engine and caused oil to spill and catch fire." the warranty company denied the claim and said that it was lack of maintenance and there wasn't any oil in the car which contradicts what the dealer said. We tried fighting it but after a month we needed transportation and reported the claim to our insurance company who totaled the car but did not give us full value because the warranty company said it was lack of maintenance. Now we see all the reports on other kia's going on fire and believe our car had the same issue. We lost over $7,000 on the deal.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	79553
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Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	ORLANDO, FL
VIN pattern	KNADM4A36F6XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2015 KIA RIO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA RIO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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