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Jim Wild - 25 Jun 2005 02:47 GMT

I got a recall today for my 2001 Rio. Has anyone else noticed their Rio
vibrates at highway speeds? Actually it seems like the front tires are
causing the steering wheel the shake. They say the wheels (I assume
rims) can crack and become progressively worse. In some cases break and
cause loss of control.

I bought mine because I was desperate and a freind sold me his for $3000
with 39K on it. How could I pass that up? I would think twice about
buying a new one if I were you. For that price, you could get a 3 year
old Jap car that is much much better. To add insult, mine is the real
funky green color. Shrek I think they call it.

Jim

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Rev. Tom Wenndt - 04 Jul 2005 17:02 GMT

I admit that the Rio's through 2005 are probably not worth looking at,
especially since they are based on the old, uninspired Ford Aspire.

But if you are willing to give Kia another shot, the totally re-designed
2006 Rio is just a month away, and looks like a VERY competitive car at a
great price. Am already looking very hard at one for my 21-year-old
daughter.

I never thought I would be getting closer to becoming a Kia apologist, but
if these new re-designs come off as good as what they are looking, this is
going to be a car company to take very seriously.

Tom Wenndt

>I got a recall today for my 2001 Rio. Has anyone else noticed their Rio
> vibrates at highway speeds? Actually it seems like the front tires are
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> Jim

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KIAPartscom - 19 Jul 2005 20:35 GMT

"" wrote:

> I got a recall today for my 2001 Rio. Has anyone else noticed
> their Rio
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> Jim

Dear Rio Recall,

The Recall you are talking about is for the Inspection of the Rims.

If there is a problem with your Rims the will rplace them at no charge
to you.

It is not that the Rio’s are a bad car. Every car has recalls it
happens no one can get away from a recall. The goos thing is that you
so not have to pay for them.

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