I was driving 60-70 miles an hour for 45 minutes then car lost all acceleration and engine light came on. I pulled over immediately turned the car off. Turned it back on drove 1/4 of a mile and same thing happened. I pulled over turned car off and had it towed to the dealership.
Engine & cooling
2021 Kia Rio Engine problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2021 Kia Rio's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 13% of all its complaints, most recently on April 2, 2022. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Vehicle has less than 4000 miles and throttle body had to be replaced
Kia Rio engine complaints by year
Rio engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data