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Kia Rondo Transmission Problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 4 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2009. Best year: 2010.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Transmission · 2008 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS UNINTENTIONALLY BUMPED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A ...

Transmission · 2009 2

THE ESC LIGHT WENT TO ESC OFF STATUS. TRIED TO REPAIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. BRAKE LIGHT PLUNGER STOPPER WAS BROKEN. CANNOT FIND REPLACEMENT STOPPER OF THIS TYPE. APPEARS THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY THAN ORIGINAL RON...

Transmission · 2010 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS, THE BATTERY, ESC, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE STEERING LOST POWER. ALSO, THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO...

Transmission · 2008 2

I HAVE 2008 KIA RONDO EX. IT JERKS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR. DURING THE SHIFT, THE VEHICLES SUDDENLY PULLS BACK (FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE WAS SUDDENLY PUSHED) AND THEN ACCELERATES. THIS HAS BEEN A CONCERN FOR ME...

Transmission · 2009 2

MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION SOLENOID THAT THE KIA FACTORY REP TOLD US "WHEN IT FAILS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO SAFE MODE AND YOU CAN BRING IT BACK". MY CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN (FACTORY REP WORD, NOT MINE) IT FAILS, WHAT IS GOIN...

Transmission · 2008 2

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO LX. THE TRANSMISSION IS STALLING AND GRINDING THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THERE MONTHS AGO WHICH IS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUR...

Transmission · 2007 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED ...

Transmission · 2009 1

IN JANUARY 2013 MY CARE BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINNING NOISE. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. I WAS IN DISBELIEF DUE TO MY CARE ONLY BEING FOUR YEARS OLD. I THEN PAID $650 FOR PARTS AFTER I LEARNED ...

Transmission · 2009 1

THIS MODEL CAR HAS AT LEAST THREE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE MAIN HEADLIGHTS NOW 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 - 7 MONTHS. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK OR PAST NEUTRAL. THE ESC OFF LIGHT...

Transmission · 2009 1

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS/LUNGES WHEN IT SHIFTS AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50 KM/HR. *TR

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