Faults:

The windshield on my car has been replaced five times, causing my insurance to be canceled.

There is a water leak under the passenger side dash, which has been "fixed" by the dealer four times now. It still leaks today. This leak also causes the car to continually smell musty.

The check engine light comes on randomly along with a flashing overdrive light.

When switching gears the car jolts and the steering always shakes at 60 miles per hour.

I have replaced the brakes, tires, muffler, and water pump.

Everything fogs up very badly when it rains unless I keep the windows down. The defroster doesn't work very well for the windows.

Recently the engine has been over heating when sitting in traffic.

General Comments:

The gas mileage is very good, most of the problems have been covered under the warranty, and I can handle the monthly payments. It has also done very well in accidents. I have been able to drive away (after the police took the report) from both.

However it is very inconvenient to continually have to be at the dealership for repairs. The service staff is friendly, but I never get my Rio back until much later than they promise to have it finished.

While I would not say that this is the worst purchase I have ever made, I would definitely not buy another Kia.

Faults:

Passenger Door wasn't lined up when got the car. We found out by wind noise happening.

Paint on hood chips easily.

Spoiler broke, when replaced it doesn't line up and it is showing unpainted parts of the truck.

Bottom of bumper, around the area of the license plate, the paint is just chipping and flaking off. Looks ugly.

There's still wind noise, such as whistling sound.

Check Engine light has been on since December 2003, almost one year now. and they still haven't corrected the issue. The dealership has tried many times, and many things, but it keeps on coming on!

General Comments:

My experience with this car has been bad. I'm sure there's something good, but it gets topped by the Bad.

Poor Customer Service.

Faults:

I have had no problems with my KIA RIO since date of purchase.

General Comments:

My KIA RIO has been perfect in every way since I bought it in 2001. I currently have 88,000 kilometers and the car feels the same as day one.

Faults:

Nothing has really gone wrong with the car, we have had to replace the headlights a couple of times. (Not covered under warranty.)

The noticeable things are when you turn on the turn signal, the clock blinks with the signal light. (This still happens and the dealership can't find the cause. This is not a problem though, just a minor bug.)

The dash light went out once, it needed a fuse replacement. (This was covered under warranty.)

Around has stalled twice, once around 40,000 k and once again around 60,000 k. It has always started and we have not had to put any money into it other than regular services, which can be a bit expensive with so many miles on it.

General Comments:

Overall I would buy another KIA. We have looked at the Sedona and they apear to look like one of the better vans on the road. Also with the 100,000 k warranty, I am sure we will consider the Sedona when we make our next vehicle purchase.