2006 Kia RIO Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 74 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 Kia RIO, 1% of the 74 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Unintended acceleration: the cable broke. The gas pedal would not come up. The car kept speeding up and up. I was going 60 in a 30 MPH zone. The cable should never brake. It is not a part that wears out. Happy that I did not die or cause anyone else to get hurt.”
NHTSA complaint #10447538, filed 2012-02Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 2% |
| 2013 | 5 | 3% |
| 2012 | 6 | 11% |
| 2011 | 3 | 13% |
| 2010 | 1 | 4% |
| 2009 | 2 | 5% |
| 2008 | 3 | 7% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 | 3 | 8% |
| 2004 | 3 | 8% |
| 2002 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 4 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2006 Kia RIO
50 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Kia RIO
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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