We have classified the 1 complaints from 2005 Kia Rio about STEERING into the following categories.
When the car is exposed to moisture, either from underneath by driving through a small puddle or from above in a rainstorm, the engine compartment gets wet and causes the serpentine belt to slip. this results in sudden loss of power steering and alternator failure, which can lead to the car's power cutting out in the middle of the road. this is an obvious driving hazard, but i am told that this is a common issue due to the construction of the engine compartment in kia vehicles rather than a precipitating mechanical failure causing it.
The right side of the vehicle has a steering rack problem. what makes me interested in this problem was the a recall of over 350 vehicles in canada for the 2004 models. the dealer , aurora kia of fairbanks, as well as the kia consumer care, did not seem to want to address the concern with me. i have asked them on several occasions to make repairs due to a noise i hear from that side ,and which the service advisor at aurora kia of fairbanks heard as well, but so far no repairs were being made. *ak