10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
120,747 miles

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2008 Kia Rondo miscellaneous problems

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2008 Kia Rondo Owner Comments

problem #6

Oct 112019

Rondo

  • 229,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My check engine light is on. When I refuel my vehicle it has difficulty restarting. Over the course of the last couple months, it has started to stall. Looking at forums I found quite a few people with the same "issue" but no solutions. I have had my vehicle on a diagnostic machine and it comes back with an evap code. The codes have been cleared but come right back on. I see the fuel pump has been recalled, I have had my car since the fall of 2009 and to my knowledge I haven't had this repaired, but for some reason this does not show up when I do the recall search. Has it already been repaired prior to my purchasing the vehicle?

- Southington, CT, USA

problem #5

Nov 192018

Rondo

  • 149,483 miles
Takata recall - I purchased my 2008 Kia Rondo ex at white bear Mitsubishi on Nov. 20. 2018. & drove it for two or three days. I was backing out og parking space & I heard a loud noise & a bang & my Kia stopped on the spot. I got out to look what happened & my front drivers side tire was completely flat. A friend tried to blow it up with air thing & no luck. Some guys came out to help me try to change tbe tire & thats when he descovered that the coul snapped in two different places & went through my tire completely. So my Kia has been parked ever since that day. I dont know what to do about this safety issue im having. Please help me out here.

- St.Paul, MN, USA

problem #4

Sep 152018

Rondo

  • 110,000 miles
Today 9/15/2018 approx. 3pm I had the most frightening nerve wrecking experience with my Kia Rondo 2008. I was pulling into a parking space and my foot was on the brake slowing down going into the parking space all of a sudden my car accelerated jumped the median missing the car on my left and missing the car on my right knocked some shrubs before it barely missed hitting the tree. There was a thick branch stuck in the back wheel, driver side and damage to the front panel under the car. Thanking god no one was walking by or moving cars. I called Kia and have an appointment to get it there for the technician to inspect it. This is really really frightening and dangerous. I am scared to drive this car until it is fully checked. Kia this is my life.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #3

Oct 222017

Rondo

  • 70,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving in the rain, our Kia Rondo decides to act like it stalls out putting all the dash lights on and loosing control over the steering. Serpentine belt screeches and all comes back like nothing happened. This condition only happens in the rain. We replaced the serpentine belt and it was ok for a full year and now its back again. Local repair shop replaced the belt. Exactly one year later the local repair shop cannot reenact the problem. They literally doused the belt with water to test the steering loss. Kia customer service cannot find any common issues with the vehicle. Very dangerous as the car does this right after hitting a small puddle.

- West Babylon, NY, USA

problem #2

Sep 042016

Rondo

  • 83,000 miles
I was driving on the freeway going 70mph when I heard a loud pop and out of no where my sunroof had flown off and took the sliding door with it. There was a car behind me but luckily far enough back to swerve out of the way just in time. I checked to see what may have caused it and I saw that, what I am assuming is the glue holding it on to the sunroof mechanism, was somewhat rusted. I don't know a lot about cars but I know that after only 8 years and mild use, a sunroof should not fly off with no cause. It ripped off cleanly and left no shards

- Waukesha, WI, USA

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problem #1

Jan 012014

Rondo

  • 83,000 miles
Every time I went through a puddle, the parking brake/brake fluid light and the charging system warning light would come on. It also lost power steering while this happened. It lasted few moments. This happened with every puddle and even on the freeway when water splashed underneath!!

- Metairie, LA, USA

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