Kia Sedona Complaints

2,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10174458November 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 KIA SORENTO 4X4 (THAT CAR OPTION NOT INCLUDED IN COMPLAINT FORM) ONE MORNING CAR STARTED UP ROUGH AND WOULDN'T STOP. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROPPED OFF AT DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS MY FUEL INJECTORS. THEY REPLACED THEM, BUT SAID THEY WANTED TO KEEP CAR OVERNIGHT TO MAKE SURE PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT. IT STARTED ROUGH AGAIN WITH THEM AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THEY KEPT THE CAR NEXT DAY TO DIG DEEPER TO FIND PROBLEM. THEY DISCOVERED THE WIRE HARNESS SUFFERED A SHORT AND WAS BURNT IN 3 DIFFERENT AREAS. SINCE HARNESS IS CONNECTED FROM COMPUTER TO SPARK PLUGS, FUEL INJECTOR AND OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS THEY HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING...BUT THE COMPUTER. I GOT CAR BACK AFTER 5 DAYS. 2 DAYS LATER CAR STARTED ROUGH IDLING AND STARTED MISFIRING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ONCE AGAIN DROPPED CAR OFF AT DEALERSHIP. SAID IT FEELS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM, OR COULD BE RELATED TO WORK DONE. THEY SAID RANDOM MISFIRES ARE COMMON AND CLEARED COMPUTER LOG AND I GOT CAR BACK. NEXT MORNING CAR RAN ROUGH AGAIN AND WAS MISFIRING AGAIN. I CALLED KIA SERVICE AND SAID THAT THIS CAR NEVER MISFIRED BEFORE OR RAN ROUGH AND HOW CAN A RANDOM MISFIRE HAPPEN SO FREQUENTLY AND ISN'T IT COINCIDENTAL THAT IT ONLY STARTED HAPPENING AFTER MY WIRE HARNESS SUFFERED FROM A SHORT THAT WAS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE SPARK PLUGS. SERVICE MANAGER MENTION THAT TECHNICIAN WORKING ON CAR THOUGHT THAT COMPUTER WAS MALFUNCTIONING BUT NEGLECTED TO TELL ME. I ASKED IF THEY KNEW IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING, WHY DID THEY EVER GIVE THE CAR BACK TILL EVERYTHING WAS FIXED. HE SAID THEY NEED PROOF AND NOT JUST MAYBE'S. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CONSTANT MISFIRING WAS PROOF ENOUGH. THEY TOOK THE CAR BACK AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THEY SENT THE COMPUTER TO KIA HEADQUARTERS TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE WORRIED THAT THIS MAY NOT BE A ISOLATED CASE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174115November 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 64,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO REVERSE. KIA WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. PEAK KIA GM SAYS THAT IF YOU DRIVE IN COLORADO YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE SEVERE DRIVING MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND CHANGE FLUID EVERY 30,000 MILES. OF COURSE KIA DOES NOT TELL COLORADO BUYERS THAT THE PLACE THEY LIVE IS CONSIDERED SEVERE DRIVING AND TO FOLLOW THAT SCHEDULE TO RETAIN THE WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173993November 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE ARE WRITING TO REPORT A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE 2004 *(AND POSSIBLY OTHER YEARS) KIA SEDONA. WE PURCHASE OUR VEHICLE NEW IN DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL WE RELOCATED TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2005 WE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO SAFELY RECTIFY A PROBLEM WITH OUR CAR WHICH NOW HAS APPROX 38,000. MILES ON IT. OUR CAR FYI HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND WE ARE THE ONLY DRIVERS AND OWNERS. WE NOTICED IN APPROX JAN OF 2005 A SEVERE CAVITATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING ON A HILL AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER,PARAMOUNT KIA TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EXAMINED AND REPAIRED. HE WAS TOLD THAT KIA WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AS THE PROBLEM WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT MANY KIA SEDONA OWNERS WERE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SINGULAR TO THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AREA DUE TO UNUSUAL WHETHER CONDITIONS. AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TELL US WHETHER THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, AS WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND, UNSATISFIED BY THE POOR ANSWERS (EVASIVE IN NATURE) WENT TO ANOTHER REPUTABLE MECHANIC AND HAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM CHECKED AND THEN REPLACED AS NECESSARY. DURING THE ALMOST YEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT KIA IS AWARE OF A BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED, NO INFORMATION LETTER HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO LET KIA SEDONA OWNERS KNOW THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173713November 17, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/04/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173531November 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE HAD MY 02 KIA FOR 2 YEARS. IT RAN GREAT FOR A FEW 1000 MILES BUT THEN IT JUST WENT HAYWIRE. THE PROBLEM THAT COST ME THE MOST TIME AND MONEY TURNED OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. THE KIA DEALER IN CHARLSETON SC ORIGINALLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BAD GAS SO I CALLED TO THE GAS STATION ON THE MILITARY BASE THAT I GOT GAS FROM AND RAISED SAND. THEY PULLED THE WHOLE PUMP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD GAS SO THE GOVERNMENT COULD NOT REIMBURSE MY MONEY SINCE IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. KIA WANTED TO CHARGE ME 500 DOLLARS TO PULL ALL THE FUEL COMPONENTS AND DISPOSE OF A FULL TANK OF GAS. IMAGINE THAT..I WAS WITHOUT MY VAN FOR 3 WEEKS SINCE I WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH 2 KIDS AND MY PREGNANT WIFE. I ALSO HAD TO GET A RENTAL CAR. PROBLEMS: 1. FUEL PUMP-STRANDED ME FOR 3 WEEKS AND SOME DAYS ..NEW FUEL PUMP 2. NEW BATTERY-VEHICLE DIED ON ME IN FLORIDA. THOUGHT ALTERNATOR WENT OUT... 700 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. TOWED THROUGH INSURANCE AND BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BATTERY WOULD NOT JUMP START 3. FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS WENT BAD,HEARD CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. TWICE TO DEALER, BROKE DOWN, 1 WEEK AFTER GETTING IT BACK..DEALER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY 4. FRONT SUSPENSION STRUTS REPLACED DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 5. AC WENT OUT IN FRONT AC STILL NOT FIXED.. DEALER SAYS THAT SINCE AFTERMARKET STEREO IS INSTALLED IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY 6. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. VEHICLE BEING SERVICED NOW. ESTIMATED AT AROUND 600 DOLLARS TO FIX BY KIA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174318November 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER 2005 SEDONA WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKES. *TS THE CONSUEMR BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172974November 8, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MY KIA SEDONA IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES NOW DUE TO IT BLOWING FUSES UNDER THE HOOD, THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING THE FUSES. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMEWHERE, I AM WORRIED THIS CAN BECOME A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172450November 2, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AND WAS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE TREAD OF THE FRONT WHEELS HAD ABNORMAL WEAR. THE SERVICE DEALER HAD ROTATED THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A TECHNICIAN WAS SENT TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172415November 1, 2006
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SEVERAL DEFECTS SOME WERE REPAIRED SOME WERE NOT...I HAD NOT MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT ON MY NEW 2005 KIA SEDONA WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE MEMORIAL DAY 05-29-06. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172313October 31, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED AT A SERVICE DEALER, FOR RECALL # 05V013000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES. THE SERVICE REPORT DID NOT STATE THE CLIP WAS ADDED TO KEEP THE CABLES IN PLACE. ITEMS WERE NOTICED HANGING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY TO 75 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED THE TRAVEL FORWARD, SWERVED OFF THE ROAD , GLANCED A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN IMPACTED A TREE HEAD ON. THE WINDSHIELD WAS TORN OUT BY THE IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A PEDESTRIAN SAW THE CRASH AND WENT TO HELP. THE FIRE WAS PARTIALLY EXTINGUISHED THEN THE 40 YEAR OLD DRIVER WAS PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT KNEE, CUTS AND BURNS FROM THE FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND, TO THE SHOULDER, THE HEEL OF THE RIGHT FOOT WAS CRUSHED AND AN UNIDENTIFIED NUMBER OF RIBS WERE BROKEN. THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BURNS TO 30% OF THE BODY, MOSTLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COMA. BOTH ARMS AND LEGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL. AN 11 YEAR OLD MALE AND A 9 YEAR OLD FEMALE ESCAPED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE 11 YEAR OLD MALE DIED OF HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES AT THE SCENE AND THE 9 YEAR OLD FEMALE HAD A BROKEN RIGHT ARM AND TRAUMA TO THE RIGHT EYE. A 10 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES, DIED IN THE VEHICLE FIRE. A 12 YEAR OLD MALE DIED ON IMPACT FROM HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES, BUT WAS NOT RECOVERED UNTIL AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS. ALL WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE TAKEN. PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
1
#10172111October 30, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE HAD A FRONTAL CRASH AT 35-40 MPH. INTO THE SIDE OF A BOX TRUCK. NEITHER PASSENGER NOR DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE HOOD HAD ALSO FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE AND LANDED MORE THAN 20 FEET AWAY AFTER BEING DEFLECTED OFF HER WINDSHIELD. THIS VEHICLE SUSTAINED MORE THAN $11,000 IN DAMAGES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10171887October 26, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171337October 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TUES. THE 3RD OF OCT. 2006 I WENT TO START MY 2003 KIA SEDONA AND IT WOULD NOT START SO AAA WAS CALLED, THEY CAME AND JUMPED THE BATTERY AND IT WAS ALL SET TO GO. THURSDAY THE 5TH I NOTICED CONSOLE NEAR RADIO WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. FRIDAY OCT. 6TH 2006 I WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR AND I COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPEN. I NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND BLACK. WHEN I FINALLY GOT INTO THE CAR THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS COMPLETELY MELTED BY A FIRE THAT OCCURRED SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY, THEY ARE GIVING ME CASH VALUE FOR IT AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH OWING MONEY ON A CAR I DON'T HAVE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT WAS A 2003 AND I PURCHASED IT ONLY 6 MONTHS AGO. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT EVERYTHING WAS DAMAGED AND I AM AT A LOSS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171156October 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 18000 MI. VAN SHOOK WHILE BRAKING. DEALER CUT ROTORS AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS. AT 20000 MI. VAN SHOOK AGAIN BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. AT 33000 MI PROBLEM STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171104October 17, 2006
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
IN JULY OF 2006, WHILE ON VACATION, WE NOTICED A LUG NUT MISSING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, AND ONE NEXT TO IT WAS FINGER LOOSE. (NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON IN FEBRUARY 2006). I REPLACED THESE AT THE NEXT EXIT. TOOK VAN TO KIA DEALER THE NEXT WEEK, THEY REPLACED WITH OEM LUG NUTS. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I NOTICED A LUG NUT WAS MISSING AGAIN FROM THE SAME WHEEL. TOOK TO KIA, THEY REPLACED. 2 WEEKS LATER, I NOTICED A LUG NUT MISSING FROM SAME TIRE AGAIN. TOOK TO KIA TO BE REPLACED AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THEY KEPT FALLING OFF, HAD NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE. 2 MONTHS PASSED, AND I TRIED TO ROTATE MY TIRES IN EARLY OCT. ONE STUD SNAPPED OFF, AND ANOTHER SEIZED UP, IF I TRIED TO GET IT OFF, IT WOULD HAVE SNAPPED OFF ALSO. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY, THEY REPLACED 2 STUDS AND THE 2 LUG NUTS. AGAIN, NO IDEAS AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURRING. I'M AFRAID THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WHEEL STUDS / WHEEL ASSEMBLY, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A WHEEL SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO PASSENGERS/OTHER PEOPLE, AND SERIOUS DAMAGE TO VEHICLES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED/KILLED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170364October 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REWORKED THE GROUNDS TO THE FRONT AREA MODULE. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH. 2005 KIA SEDONA . *AK UPDATED 10/30/2006 -THE VEHICLE STALLED A THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THAT CANNOT FIND THE CAUSED OF THE STALLING. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170434October 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 KIA SEDONA LX PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER ON 3-10-05. ON 3/24/05, TOOK VAN IN FOR INITIAL OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BRAKES AS WELL BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE NOISE, GRINDING, AND A PULSATING WHEN USING BRAKES. MILEAGE WAS 2890. WHEN TECHNICIAN CHECKED BRAKES, THE ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE WARPED, SO THEY WERE RESURFACED. ON 9/17/05, TOOK VAN BACK IN FOR GRINDING NOISES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. MILEAGE WAS 7781. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, NO FAULT WAS FOUND WITH BRAKING SYSTEM AND NOISED WAS BLAMED ON HIGH HUMIDITY. NO FAULT FOUND ON TRANSMISSION EITHER. THROTTLE UPGRADE RECALL PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. ON 12/27/05, TOOK VAN BACK IN FOR SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. MILEAGE WAS 10664. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE AGAIN WARPED. TRIED TO RESURFACE AGAIN, BUT FOUND FLAW IN MATERIAL, SO NEW FRONT DISC PLATES WERE REPLACED. ON 3/20/06, VAN ONCE AGAIN TAKEN IN FOR POPPING AND NOISES MADE WHEN BRAKING. MILEAGE WAS 15325. TECHNICIANS FOUND NO ISSUES AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE. 15,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED IN LIEU OF CHECKING BRAKES. ON 10/6/06, TOOK VAN IN FOR ISSUES RELATING TO BRAKES AGAIN. TECHNICIANS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE IN NEED OF REPAIR ON FRONT, AND REAR DRUMS NEEDED RESURFACING. ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO WORN AND REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170183October 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 KIA SEDONA WHICH WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW HAS HAD A PROBLEM ALMOST SINCE WE PURCHASED IT, INITIALLY WITH RUNNING ROUGH, THEN TRANSMISSION INTO STALLING, OR LOSS OF POWER AND ALMOST STALLING, WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR OTHER MAIN THOROUGHFARE WHERE RAPID ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED FOR SAFE ENTRY. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH WE PURCHASED IT NUMEROUS TIMES. EITHER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, OR THEY MADE REPAIRS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 4, 2006, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WHEN IT STALLED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED AGAIN, LEAVING HER STRANDED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE THIS TIME, AND WE GOT IT BACK TODAY, OCTOBER 6, IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. I DROVE TO A DESTINATION 17 MILES AWAY AND BACK THIS EVENING. IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, AND ALMOST STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY OR A MAJOR LOCAL ROAD. I NARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES TONIGHT. THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170003October 5, 2006
TIRES
THIS IS A TIRE COMPLAINT. ON AUGUST 5, 2006, I EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AFTER ONLY 23,620 MILES. A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER. OVER THE COURSE OF ONE TRIP, I HAD TWO TIRES TO SEPARATE. A THIRD TIRE HAD SEPARATED ONE MONTH PRIOR. PLEASE NOT, YOUR FORM DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER THE CORRECT TIRE INFO. THE TYPE IS MASTERCRAFT SENSY 01 98T 215/70/R15. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170036October 5, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE THE CONTACT WAS JACKING UP THE VEHICLE. THE NON SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE WHEEL BEARING DISINTEGRATING. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING ALSO DISINTEGRATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A RECALL #05V232000; REGARDING THE WHEELS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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