There are 2 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2008 Kia Rioin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TAKATA RECALL. THE COMPUTER THAT TELLS THE TRANSMISSION TO SWITCH GEARS IS STUCK AND DOASNT WORK. MY CAR WILL ONLY STAY IN 3RD GEAR AND REVERSE. IT HAS NO POWER AND GOES IN LIMP MODE. I HAVE 3 SMALL KIDS AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH IT LIKE THIS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. PLZ HELP ME.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE THEN DIED AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. VEHICLE HAS YET TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. 3 DAYS PRIOR TO RETURN OF VEHICLE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAD FOUND ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER PARTS. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CALLED STATING REPAIRS WERE COMPLETE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THEY HAD DRIVEN IT 300 MILES IN AN ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE FAULT HOWEVER THEY PUT LESS THAN 100 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026