Battery does not stay charged and will not start.
Kia rio battery problems.
I have a 2005 kia rio changed the battery and alternator.
I have the same problem.
Sign s my kia s battery is dying by product expert posted in service tips tricks uncategorized on thursday december 15th 2016 at 3 13 pm.
The battery of my kia rio 5 2009 keeps draining off for the last 2 years it has happened on numerous occasions this year alone more than 4 so now i have to pay out of my own pocket for road assistance.
Kia service didn t gave me any explanation why this happened so i searched for a second opinion of a very good car electrician.
I did have the battery and alternator checked battery is fine.
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Indicates there is a problem with the alternator or the electrical charging system battery kia warning light symbols should any of the warning lights highlighted above ever show up on your dashboard you should take some immediate action to have your kia vehicle inspected as soon as possible.
Disconnecting the battery on your kia sometimes deprograms the keyless entry remote the vehicle alarm and the internal computer in the vehicle.
To reset each of these functions after reconnecting your kia s battery you need to reprogram your keyless entry remote control which will reset the rest of the vehicle.
It happened on saturday night had road assistance jump start me today then later the battery died again.
If your car has been acting a bit strange lately it might be due to issues with a failing car battery.
When the alternator is in the car and it is checked they say the alternator is bad but when removed they say alternator is fine.