Kia Sedona Complaints (2006)

385 consumer complaints on file.

#10372611December 27, 2010
AIR BAGS
OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER?S DASHBOARD CAME ON. A KIA DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A $1,900.00 IN REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SEAT SENSORS. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL REPAIRED. OUR SEDONA HAS 61,000 MILES; 1,000 BEYOND THE 60,000 WARRANTY. THIS RENDERS THE SAFETY RATING OF THE KIA SEDONA USELESS UNTIL REPAIRED AND ENDANGERS THE LIVES FOR OUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED RIGOROUSLY FOLLOWING ALL MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY KIA AS A RECALL; NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. KIA CORPORATE DECLINED TO COVER THE COSTS. THE NUMBER ONE REASON WE PURCHASED THE 2006 KIA SEDONA WAS THE SAFETY RATING. NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH OUR PRECIOUS TWO LITTLE CHILDREN FAR FROM HOME WITH A SAFETY DILEMMA RENDERED BY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT KIA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THIS HAS PUT A YOUNG FAMILY IN A DILEMMA OF HOW TO SAFELY TRANSPORT OUR CHILDREN HOME AND HOW TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS BEYOND OUR MEANS. THIS VERY SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS: HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/QUESTIONS/KIA-SEDONA-2006-KIA-SEDONA-AIR-BAG-LIGHT-RED. PLEASE HELP KIA REALIZE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS ONLY 1,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY ANYWAY. NOT ONLY IS THIS BAD PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR A COMPANY FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR SAFETY RATING, IT IS DANGEROUS TO PUT LIVES AT RISK. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ISSUE. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369464December 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHEN THE CONTACT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STOP BUT THEN ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ALTER THE PEDALS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364118November 5, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE CONTACT EITHER REPLACED THE LIGHTS HERSELF OR HAD THEM REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT ALSO BEGAN TO HEAR SCRAPING NOISES WHENEVER SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,453.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357915September 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
FRONT END FAILURE OF SWAY BAR LINKS ON MY 2006 KIA SEDONA MINI VAN. WE BOUGHT THE VAN IN SEPT OF 2007 AS A USED VAN WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. AT 25,138 MILES THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED. I JUST HAD MY OWN GARAGE DO THEM AGAIN WITH 41,971 MILES ON IT. THESE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 17,000 MILES. I ALSO HAD IT AT THE DEALER FOR A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END AND THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLES. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING A SHIMMY AT TIMES. THE RIGHT SIDE SUB FRAME BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AT 32,268 MILES. THEN AT 33,367 MILES IT WAS BACK INTO THE SHOP FOR THE LEFT REAR SUBFRAME BUSHINGS. THE DATE OF THAT REPAIR WAS 11/23/09. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND ALL RUSTED UP. I ADVISED THEM NOT TO DO THE WORK BECAUSE I COULD DO IT MYSELF AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I REPLACED BOTH REAR ROTORS, PADS, AND BOTH CALIPERS BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL RUSTED. OUR FACTORY WARRANTY ENDS AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS THAT I WILL BE PUTTING ALOT OF MONEY INTO A JUNK FRONT END. WE DID HAVE IT AT THE SHOP FOR ONE RECALL NOTICE FOR A POSSIBLE FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH THAT COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ON 8/14/09 WITH 34,324. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354980September 11, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2006 KIA SEDONA EX, PASSENGER POWER DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING USUALLY AFTER ANY MOISTURE, HEAVY RAIN OR CAR WASH, WON'T CLOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353590September 2, 2010
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC "MEMORY" REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON THE KIA SEDONA MINI-VAN TURN ON THEIR OWN RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EVEN AFTER THEY ARE RESET. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO KIA AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET REARVIEW MIRRORS TO REMAIN IN THE POSITION THEY ARE SET TO. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS WHILE DRIVING AND SWITCHING LANES UNDER THE BELIEF THERE ARE NO CARS PRESENT, MEANWHILE THE MIRROR IS FACING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. KIA HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THESE MIRRORS TWICE BUT THE ELECTRONICS CONTINUE TO HAVE "GHOSTS" AND THEY REFUSE TO STAY PUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348883August 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
MY 2006 KIA SEDONA CONTINUES TO HAVE SHAKING IN THE FRONT WHEELS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT THE DEALERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I CONTACTED KIA AND THEY ARE SAYING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HOW IS SOMETHING LIKE A FUEL LINE THAT IS INSIDE OF A FUEL TANK "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR? NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WOULD APPLY TO BRAKES AND OTHER SUCH THINGS. CONSUMERS DON'T JUST GO TO THE LOCAL AUTO REPAIR PLACE TO HAVE A FUEL LINE MAKING NOISE FIXED ON A ROUTINE BASIS. THIS CAR WAS REPORTED UNDER THE VA. LEMON LAW PROCESS IN 2007. OF COURSE, KIA BEING THE BIG GUY IN THIS WON. YET, STILL TODAY THE SAME CONDITIONS EXIST AND MORE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I AM PAYING FOR A SERVICE AND KIA HAS FAILED AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. SOME OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE: 1. SLIDING DOORS STICK 2. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ONLY LOCKS ON OCCASION WITH REMOTE 3. THE HORN IS TERRIBLE 4. LUMBAR SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SEAT JUST BROKE ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING 5. TENSIONERS FOR TIMING BELT CHANGED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE 6. FUEL TANK IS MAKING NOISE? HUMMING 7. STEERING SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND SO ON......WE (MY FAMILY) DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN WHAT WAS BEING SOLD AS THE SAFEST MINIVAN ON THE MARKET AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348476August 10, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE HAVE A 2006 KIA SEDONA, WITH POWERED SLIDING SIDE DOORS. WE HAD OUR THREE GRAND KIDS WITH US, ALL UNDER 6 AND THE SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT WOULD GO SHUT, AND THEN OPEN WITHOUT LOCKING. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A BAD ELECTRONIC SWITCH. THE PROBLEM: THERE WAS NO MANUAL OVERIDE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN THE SHOP BY JAMMING THE DOOR MANUALLY, AND EVEN THEN IT CAME OPEN SEVERAL TIMES ON MY TRIP TO THE DEALER. IF WE HAD BEEN IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, OR A BLIZZARD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN REAL TROUBLE. THERE MUST BE AN OVERIDE FOR THIS. I PULLED THE FUSES, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALER IS DON SEALYE FORD, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345100July 24, 2010
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, TIRES
PROBLEMS: AIR BAG LIGHT ON AGAIN. HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. AC DOES NOT BLOW COLD CONTINUALLY AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. NEW COMPRESSOR, ADDITIONAL FREON, ETC. HORN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - THE VEHICLE "BANGS OR SLAMS" WHEN YOU COME DOWN A HILL TO A STOP. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT IT ACTUALLY HAS A SURGE OR ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64000 ON IT AND THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES (FRONT AND REAR). NOW WHEN I AM DRIVING I GET A TERRIBLE GRINDING FEELING - AND AT A HIGHER SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN YOU GO TO SLOW DOWN FASTER IT VIBRATES TERRIBLY. ALSO THE BRAKING IS TERRIBLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATOR REPAIR/REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, HORN NOT SOUNDING PROPERLY, AIR BAG LIGHT (REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES), CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES (WON'T MAINTAIN SPEED - ACCELERATES OR DECELERATES), BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES (TOLD TO REPLACE BATTERY WHICH I DID & PAID FOR), HEADLIGHT ISSUES (HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES), VIBRATION ON HIGHWAY (NEW TIRES AND TIRES HAVE BEEN REBALANCED. ALIGNMENT DONE). AFTER REVIEWING MULTIPLE WEBSITES ON KIA REVIEWS, THESE ABOVE ITEMS ARE VERY COMMON EXPERIENCES FOR KIA SEDONA OWNERS. I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THESE ITEMS SINCE I FEEL THAT IF CONSUMERS DO NOT NOTIFY THE AUTHORITIES NOTHING WILL BE CORRECTED OR KNOWN. I HAVE REALLY NOTICED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PASSING THE WARRANTY MARK, THE VEHICLE HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE AND PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE ESCALATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340812June 30, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH HE STARTED TO HEAR A THUMPING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD HAD SPLIT AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE TWISTED. DIAGNOSTICS WERE DONE ON THE TIRES, ONLY ONE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KONA, MODEL KH16 TIRES 22570C16. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 19,083, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336847June 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD HER VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL INVOLUNTARILY ENGAGED. THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY LOUD BUZZ COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED MOMENTARILY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH SHE HEARS A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON MANY OCCASIONS WHERE THE RIGHT AND LEFT SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336255June 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A DECEASE OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE SPEED RATE WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TWENTY MINUTES AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR (APS) SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TOTAL COMPONENTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE CONSISTED OF THE APS MODULE POOR PIN CONNECTION, THROTTLE BODY, AND GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,099. JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336250June 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD UNLATCHED AND FELL FROM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE MUST HAVE LEFT THE HOOD OPEN IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE HOOD WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335480June 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
KIA SEDONA 2006. I WAS PARKED. I WENT TO BACK UP AND IT STARTED FORWARD. I NEVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR ONLY THE BRAKE. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER AND FASTER ALL THE WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THERE WERE SKID MARK TO SHOW THAT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. A CINDER BLOCK WALL STOPPED ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331439May 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 KIA SEDONA-ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR DRIVING SLOWLY. HAVE TO KEEP THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED VERY HARD TO AVOID THE VEHICLE LURCHING AND RUNNING INTO OR OVER SOME THING, OR SOMEONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS WHILE SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT, AND IN A PARKING LOT AT A COLLEGE CAMPUS WITH PEDESTRIANS WHO COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY THE VAN. THE PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330762May 17, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED INVOLUNTARILY. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT TOOK TWO PEOPLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE LATEST REPAIR WAS MAY 13, 2010 BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325967April 16, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HEADLAMPS BLOWING OUT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS ABOUT EVERY 4-6 WEEKS AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES ON THE HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SO WHY DO THEY KEEP BLOWING OUT. WE HAVE HAD BOTH LOW BEAMS BLOW OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS WHICH IS UNSAFE TO ON COMING TRAFFIC LET ALONG UNSAFE FOR US NOT TO HAVE ANY LOW BEAMS. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION THAT WE HAVE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR THE 1ST MONTH WE OWNED IT AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TO THIS DAY AND WE ARE REALLY FEELING UNSAFE DRIVING IT DUE TO THE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE IS TERRIFIED TO EVEN TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR THREE PRECIOUS CHILDREN. SO IF I COULD GET SOME FEEDBACK ON THESE ISSUES I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH THERE ARE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT SO SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE TO DIE DUE TO HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, OR THE STEERING FALLS APART OR A PART FAILS DUE TO THE VIBRATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322085March 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY KIA SEDONA IN APRIL 2006. ON AVERAGE, FOUR TIMES A YEAR I WILL PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPM'S WILL GO UP BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. I HAVE TO THEN RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PRESS IT AGAIN FOR IT TO "CATCH" AND MOVE FORWARD. THE 1ST TIME WAS WHILE ON VACATION IN SAN DIEGO IN 2006. ON 4-5 OCCASIONS THE PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED IT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT SINCE KIA CANNOT FIND A "CODE" THEY CLAIM THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320351March 17, 2010
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
AFTER HEAVY RAIN OR PROLONGED RAIN PERIODS, THE CARGO AREA IN THE BACK OF THE VAN SATURATES (FLOODS) WITH WATER. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN THE VAN WAS PARKED FOR THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE THE GARAGE DURING THE STORM OF THE END OF 2008 IN THE SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON AREA. SINCE THEN, THIS PROBLEM PRESISTED UNTIL NOW. THE KIA DEALER, WHERE THE VAN WAS BOUGHT FROM AS NEW VEHICLE, ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE LEAK 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY SEALED BODY LEAKS AT THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, BUT THE LEAK SHOWD UP AGAIN AT THE CARGO AREA DURING THE FOLLOWING RAIN EVENT. THE SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT, THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY INSTALLED SOP REAR HATCH WEATHERSTRIP DUE TO DEFORMATION. AGAIN THE LEAK PRESISTED AND THE CARGO AREA WAS FLOODED LATER. THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE KIA DEALER FOUND THAT THE REAR HATCH SEAL WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CLEANED, RESEALED, AND RECHECKED AND NO LEAK. AGAIN THE LEAK RETURNED AGIN FLOODING THE CARGO AREA. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY FOUND A LEAK IN THE ROOF SEAM, AND CLAIMED THAT THEY CLEANED THE SEAM AND SEALED THE SEAM AND SEALED THE REAR SEAT BOLT HOLES AS THE FOURTH REPAIR. STIL THE LEAK RETURNED. A FIFTH REPAIR BY THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE REAR HATCH SEAL. STILL THE PROBLEM OF THE LEAK EXISTS SATURATING THE CARGO. IN ADDITION, MOLD STARTED GROWING VISIBLE AROUND THE CUP HOLDERS ON THE SECON AND THIRD ROW OF THE DRIVER SIDE, AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IN THE AREA WHERE THE BELT SLIDES INTO IT'S COMPARTMENT. I FOUND IN THE LAST TWO MONTH A RUST STAIN IN THE DOME LIGHT COMPATMENT ABOVE THE FRONT SEATS. THE BATTERY DIES WITHIN SHORT PERIOGE OF TIME AS SHORT AS ABOUT 2 HOURS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE HIGH MOISTURE IN THE VAN CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT EXHAUSTED THE BATTERY. COLDER WEATHER OUTSIDE THE VAN TENDS TO FOG THE WINDOWS TO THE POINT OF IMPAIRING VISIBILITY DUE TO THE HIGH MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOWS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320550March 17, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 KIA SEDONA ON THE HIGHWAY THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WITH MY CHILD SEATED NEXT TO IT IN HER CAR SEAT. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR BY THE POWER SWITCHES, I HAD TO PUSH THE DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY. I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT TO MOVE MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT TO THE OTHER SIDE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW I WAS ON MY WAY AND GAVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE. I WAS ASKED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, THAT THEY WERE BUSY AND ALREADY HAD PEOPLE WAITING. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND WAS TOLD PERHAPS I COULD USE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HER IN THE CAR, BUT THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT GET A CHANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEM TODAY. I EXPRESSED MY DISAPPOINTMENT AND TOLD HIM I WOULD BE COMING NOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS I COULD GET THERE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO OPEN THROUGHOUT MY 30 MINUTE DRIVE TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP, LEAVING ME TO PULL OVER AND, AGAIN, MANUALLY TRY TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS OCCURRED 6 TIMES. ON PULLING INTO THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, WHICH IS DOWN A SMALL HILL, THE DOOR AGAIN SLID OPEN AND CLOSED. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE LATCH ON THE SLIDING DOOR. THAT THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A BROKEN LATCH AS IT IS A MECHANICAL PART. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR LOOKS AT THE OPEN LATCH AS IF SOMEONE WANTS THE DOOR TO OPEN, NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT COULD BE A DEFECT OF THE PART ITSELF. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE EXPENSES, AS MY LIMITED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT WOULD NOT CALL THIS ISSUE COMMON. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD. MY CHOICE IN THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE BASED ON SAFETY. THIS DEFECT OF THE LATCH ON THE DOOR IS NOT SAFE. AND, COMMON OR NOT, MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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