Problems with 2003 Kia Rio EQUIPMENT

Bought 2003 kia rio new. in jan 2005 at about 53,000 miles i heard a rattle at about 50 miles per hour. in a few seconds the engine just shutdown (timing belt broke which destroyed the engine) kia replaced under warranty. may 21 2008 while driving about 45 miles per hour we heard a squeal and again the engine shutdown. coasted to a stop, once again the timing belt which means another engine (58,000 since the last engine) no longer under warranty (an engine cost almost as much as the car itself). *tr

My kia rio has 15000 miles on and the brakes went in the car. i called the dealer heritage ford and they did not want to cover this. it was only the passenger side in the front. so that meant a faulty part in my eyes. i called kia also who did not care. so i had the brakes replaced and when taking them off on the passenger side the pad itself was there but the brake fell off the pad. and most normal cars the brakes are held on with a pop rivet. not this car. they are held on with thin pieces of aluminum which everyone knows how easy aluminum bends and twists exactly how mine were. and the brake is held onto the pad with glue!!! these cars should be recalled for faulty manufacturing. i am very dissatisfied with this car and with the way kia handled this situation. *la

The consumer took the vehicle to dealership to check for a strong odor inside of the vehicle. the fumes/odors became very heavy when driving which caused the driver to become ill. the consumer was informed by the mechanic that the odor the driver was smelling was called kosmoline and would eventually disappear. *ak there was a nauseating smell of burning rubber or plastic from the time of purchase. the consumer was allergic to the smell after breathing the melting kosmoline and or undercarriage for over 3k miles. the smell had come from the vents as well when the vehicle was stopped. the vehicle experienced a hard start from a cold start the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. *sc *jb

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

So far there has not been any accidents caused by the cold start problem my car is having. the 2003 kia rio cinco has been in the shop numerous times for the same cold start problem. in the 1.5 years i have had the car i have nothing but problems with it. they have stated that the problem is fixed every time, however it continues. *ak