Worst 2009 Kia Rondo Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
STEERING
AIR BAGS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2009 Kia Rondo.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 31 | 1 | — | 80,757 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 13 | 3 | — | 76,600 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 10 | — | — | 87,394 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 | — | — | 97,564 mi | |
| ENGINE | 6 | — | — | 92,752 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 5 | — | — | 104,200 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 4 | — | — | 113,477 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS | 4 | — | — | 87,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 3 | — | — | 77,333 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 3 | — | — | 103,000 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 | — | — | 89,000 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 | — | — | 77,000 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 | — | — | 4,655 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 | — | — | — | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 | — | — | 95,900 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 | 1 | — | 14,000 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 | — | — | 72,000 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 | — | — | 64,998 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 | — | — | 150,000 mi | |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 1 | — | — | — | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 1 | — | — | — |
Recalls for 2009 Kia Rondo
1 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~980,377 vehicles.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Other Kia Rondo Years
Wider context: See the full Kia Rondo reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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