Engine light came on and obd scan indicated "front passenger airbag sensor" failed. Dealership wants $800 bucks plus to replace this sensor. Without it airbag will not deploy for front passenger. Have researched it and others have indicated it just goes out again. I will not pay this!!!!
2006 Kia Rio: check engine light
6 of the 74 complaints about the 2006 Kia Rio describe check engine light.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 40,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
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What owners say
Engine light stays on...dealer has done nothing to solve this problem except unplug battery and plug it back in. Light still comes on. Mileage per gallon is very poor.
Check engine light keeps coming on after disconecting the battery. Shows to be a fuel emission problem according to a local parts store. Has been checked twice by the dealer and they can't find the problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia rio. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall upon decelerating and the engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. Typically, the vehicle was able to restart immediately after the failure. In addition, the vehicle would vibrate abnormally when in fifth gear while driving between 40-60 MPH. The dealer replaced the throttle body and the fuel pump, but the failure recurred shortly after the repair. The failure has not been properly remedied. The contact called the manager of the service department and is currently waiting for a response regarding the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000 and current mileage was 43,997.
While driving home my car jerked real hard. Then the check engine light came on, for a little bit, then it went out. So far this is the first time it has happened so far.
The 2006 kia rio which I bought at kia motorsport in tallahassee, fl last year is being returned for warranty service for 3rd time in 18000 mi. All 3 times had to do with the check engine light coming on and preceding a breakdown. The 1st time was due to an unknown fuel system problem. The light was reset, and 100 miles later it occurred again and the kia said there was a bulletin mandating replacement of injectors and intake manifold. 3d time today, ce engine light came on when I was 23 mi form home. Decided to drive it home as it was still running ok. At about 20 mi, it lost power overheated and died. When the ce light began to flash I kew the problem was severe but it almost simultaneously died. The row drive told me there was a loss of compression, possibly a blown head gasket or cracked head, or block. Car is being towed to dealer on 1/14/08. D
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Questions about the 2006 Kia Rio check engine light
Is check engine light a common problem on the 2006 Kia Rio?
6 of 74 owner complaints about the 2006 Kia Rio (8%) mention check engine light. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Kia Rio?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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