Faults:

The dash reflects on the window when the light shines on it right.

The Air Bag light has come on.

The drivers side manual crank window seem s to shimmy down and make a high pitched sound.

General Comments:

The engine could be better, but for its size it's not too bad except for going up hills.

The seats are a bit stiff.

The interior is quite large for its size, and the trunk is huge for its size.

The air conditioner is very good and very cold.

The Rio is not a good car for a family, but as a first car or for a single person it is GREAT.

Faults:

After nine months, the transmission shifter became difficult to move. It took another six months and three dealerships before the transmission was replaced.

After ten months the starter failed on the Sunday of a long weekend. The car was out of service for another three days.

At nineteen months the second transmission failed. Reverse disappeared, Drive was sluggish, and the Overdrive occasionally cut out. The car was in a U.S. dealership for nine days while KIA U.S. and Canada worked out who paid for the repairs. I was without a car during that time.

General Comments:

I would like KIA to take this car back. I'm finished with KIA.

Faults:

Mirror brackets broke in one week.

Cassette players ate tapes in two weeks, and I had to replace it.

General Comments:

This little car is great.

It performs well for a compact vehicle with 96HP.

Long rides after about 250 miles get a bit rough.

Any ride after the third service gets a bit rough.

Faults:

Haven't had any "real" problems. The plastic mirror covers on the visor mirrors are broken off. I can live with that. Carpet pulled up a little on the front passenger side. I can glue it down.

General Comments:

I've had very good overall experience with this car. It's NEVER been back to the dealer, EVER. Always starts and runs great. Easy to do routine maintenance at home. Very happy that I bought this car.

Faults:

Within the first month the lock on the driver's door broke - when locked.

The dealership took four days to repair it - and then, it was only a temporary fix because they didn't have the part.

The clock on the dashboard blinks in time with the turn signal. Service centre said it could be crossed wires, but not really sure.

The transmission went - completely - and the dealership attempted to say my warranty wouldn't cover the replacement because they had no record of me bringing it in for regular service checks. I provided them with the receipts and the service check book - they reluctantly covered the cost. BUT it took 5 days to fix the transmission and the dealership didn't have a courtesy car on site. They further advised that the warranty would only cover the cost of a rental car if the part had to be ordered from Korea. I live in Victoria BC - the part was coming from Toronto ON (almost as far as Korea!)

Then two weeks after the transmission was put in, it started 'jumping' when going from first to second. I really didn't want to have to go back to the dealership (considering the horrible customer service I received), but had to when the 'check engine' light came on.

Again, they wouldn't provide the courtesy car this time, as they said the Manufacture has changed the rules and courtesy cars are only provided for emergency use. Silly me - I thought an unforeseen engine problem would be considered an 'emergency'. But they did offer my partner and I bus passes for the day!

The seats have worn out - now have seat covers.

The lighter has been replaced 3 times.

The cover on the vanity mirror fell off the first month.

The windshield wipers broke in the middle of a thunderstorm driving on a dangerous road, causing me to have to pull over and wait for the rain to stop.

General Comments:

I can't complain about the interior design, as I bought the car knowing it was small.

It's great on gas - that's about it.