2003 Kia RIO Cinco Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 13%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2003 Kia RIO Cinco, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1/10/04 saturday. Around 10:30 am hope calls and says the motor has blown on the Kia. I called Kia's roadside assistance. Hope meanwhile had to walk two miles in 40 degree below zero wind chill to the nearest exit and call me. 1/12/04 monday I called bortz and talked to dean the service manager. He told me I have a piston rod in the oil pan and the motor will need to be replaced. He also said there is no oil in the engine. He that I had no proof of oil changes. I told him I had receipts for oil dating back to july 2003 . He told me that didn't prove oil changes and voided the warranty. …”
NHTSA complaint #10078990, filed 2004-06, 25,000 milesEngine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Kia RIO Cinco
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Kia RIO Cinco
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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