Bought it new. Drove a Dakota for 3 years before the Rio. Never a problem. My point is that they lied about clutch issues. I saw 5 hooked in for the same problem. The drivers were not hot doggers. A teacher friend who knows how to drive M/T's had 3 clutches go in 1 1/2 years, they admitted they had defective throw-out bearings, and stated that they were the cause. Still no warranty coverages. They also replace ackowledged deffective parts with the same defective parts until the warranty expires, then charge you for the same parts, still defective. No attempt to fix the defect. Get one if you want, it is your money, but a company like that will never get my business again.

 

This has been posted long ago but just a heads up. I have a rio other than from owning a fit but you are correct there has been rumor that there was clutch kit but as far as i know the auto maker has already conducted recalls for this model...On the other hand, some KIA parts have been recalled as well including the engine and the suspension. Guess KIA is not just having problem with the service but in terms of revenue as well.