Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2002 KIA RIO Cinco

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
21
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

21 filed
3
Crashes
3
Fires
4
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    3
  • Power TRAIN:CLUTCH Assembly
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    2
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    2
  • AIR Bags
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC Convertor
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
    2

Recalls

1 campaign
04V179000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2004-04-09

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL INTAKE NIPPLE OF THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR IS SUBJECT TO FRACTURE OR CRACKING DURING REMOVAL OF THE QUICK CONNECT COUPLING SECURING THE MAIN FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL INTAKE NIPPLE, OR WHEN FORCE IS ACCIDENTALLY APPLIED TO THE INTAKE NIPPLE DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS OR DURING ENGINE COMPARTMENT REPAIRS.

RiskFUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR AND MAIN FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN JUNE 18, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

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