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2007 KIA RONDO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	951781
Internal NHTSA #	10485240
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	RONDO
Model Year	2007
File date	15/11/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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 spewed out everywhere. So, towed it back. They tell me how sorry they are. I tell them i still have 5k miles left in warranty. They tell me i need to show proof of all oil changes and bring them the receipts. I can only track down 9 oil changes for the last 5 years. I methodically changed the oil every 4k miles, many of them i did myself. Did i think to save the walmart receipts for oil and filters? Noper. Long story short, they denied my claim for the following reasons: 1. There is a "kia bulletin" that came out recently that says i should have only been using oem kia filters and i did not. 2. I could not produce enough receipts to prove that between self oil changes and otherwise were done every 3k miles. Even if i did get the receipts, they don't sell kia oem filters at walmart or autozone, big o, etc. So i am left with $7k still owing on a car that needs a $5200 engine. God bless south korea! P. S. S. When the dealer first change my oil, they said the oil was really quite clean and could tell i take care of the engine!!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	95500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BOUNTIFUL, UT
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	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	69
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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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2007 KIA RONDO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 KIA RONDO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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