Rear wheel hot/burning smell

[KuroNekko]

I think the rear brake issue has a lot to do with corrosion from winter conditions. I think folks in the South and Southwest are likely to be free from these issues. Folks in regions with frequent winter snow are more likely to experience this issue. That's my hypothesis.

While I haven't had any burning smell or sticking caliper issues like the OP of this thread, I did have my rear pads replaces early on (45K), with still plenty left on my original fronts, and we do not have the winter conditions here in the NW like I think you're referring too. Only occasional light snow and salting is almost unheard of here. Wouldn't doubt that it could still be a factor, but I suspect the rear pads wearing down prematurely is more of a issue in the pad material selected for the rear brakes. Time will tell as I get some more mileage out of the new pads.

Could be. I think the Kizashi possibly has a rear-brake bias too from what many were experiencing. I have all new brakes on my Kizashi but it was due to a warped rotor. My pads for the fronts and the rears were wearing normally in my circumstance. While I liked the OE brake set-up, my current rotors and pads are an upgrade in stopping performance.