Problems with 2003 Kia Rio SEAT BELTS

Seat belts, car seat retaining hooks, ecm, and distributor are recalled. cheyenne kia had 3 weeks before original appointment to get the parts. i delivered the car for repairs only to get a call 4 hours later that they cannot find the parts. it has now been 6 weeks since picking up my car and they cannot find the parts to do the recall repairs. all i have been able to do is leave a message with jennifer xt 45960 at 800 333 4542 case # k3094095 kia customer care to find out when i can safely put my kids in the backseat of the car.

Back in 2006 i purchased a 2003 kia rio and in aug 2009 i was sent a letter telling me my rear seatbelts had been recalled due to malfunction when childrestrant seats were used. the company knew about the recall in 2006 according to the letter but didn't notify me until 2009, and i have a 7 yr old son who has been riding in my car with recalled seatbelts, this made me upset since that's the safety of my child. the company did replace the seatbelts but it took them another 3 weeks to get the parts after me notifying them about the recall letter. *tr

Dt*: the contact stated the seat belt on the driver's seat came unbolted from the frame. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repair. this was the second time that the seat belts failed. *ak

Consumer purchased a kia, rio on 11-6-03, when attempting to install child's car seat discovered that automatic lock feature did not work. consumer followed the owner's manual step by step, but it kept releasing the lock before completion. consumer took vehicle back to the dealer, and was informed by one service person that they all were like that, and would lock in emergency mode. consumer explained that it was not alright, and upon persistence, they were going to replace the seat belt mechanism. *ak

Bought 2003 kia on 11/16/02 eight mon. ago,seatbelt lock came off,trimming around doors and windows came off,now drivingg into the interstate car cut off,transmission very slow in shifting gears.*ak

The child safety restraint seat belt system in the rear seats of our new kia rio cinco does not work. the dealership was notified, new parts installed and the problem persisted. the kia representative has declared no problems are present. however, the seat belt will not lock down to install a child safety seat. the locking mechanism releases to early. the representative stated that the seatbelt should lock on impact. this is not safe for installation of a child seat.*ak

The seat belts was designed poorly, they cut across the neck and throat of the driver/passenger. consumer contacted manufacturer and dealership for seat belt extensions and was informed that they were not obligated to install belt extensions. ts *jb