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2007 KIA RONDO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1151184
Internal NHTSA #	10678236
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	RONDO
Model Year	2007
File date	17/12/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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 just could not believe this. I started to do some research. I found several reports that the engine died in kia rondo models. I contacted kia to ask them if they had looked into this since so many reports have been made. They informed me that they do not have to do anything because the nhtsa has not told them they had to. I then asked what about safety. I also said that this can cause fatalities because had i been on the highway and my car just stopped like that, i don't know what could have happened. This issue is occurring too often in this model of vehicle. And to be honest i think kia is aware of this because they actually stopped making this model. Something needs to be done. What am i to do about my transportation now that this engine is dead??? Kia needs to answer for this.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PETERSBURG, VA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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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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	35
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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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2007 KIA RONDO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 KIA RONDO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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