Kia Sedona Complaints (2017)

134 consumer complaints on file.

#11573908February 25, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
Wiring shorts on the rear brake lights.Had to pay for wiring repair
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11571978February 14, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Power Doors on both sides of the vehicle do not latch securely. One out of every 25 attempts the door MAY latch properly. On some occasions you can see from outside of the car that the doors are not completely shut. The warning alarm goes off indicating that the doors are not securely latched. I have brought the vehicle to a local KIA dealership which informed me that there was a recall on the latching system. The part #'s outlined in the recall match the defective parts on my vehicle, however the dealership is claiming that its something else and refused to cover the defective latch repairs. The dealer has also not returned any of my phone calls since. This has been going on for nearly a year with no resolution and I am concerned for my passengers safety.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11570292February 6, 2024
ENGINE
Blown engine approx 104,0000. Metal shavings in oil.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11564249January 8, 2024
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
When driving at night all of the lights on the vehicle go out, but the engine continues to run normally. After 10 -15 seconds the lights come back on and the display has the low tire indicator illuminated. This has happened multiple times. I have had it checked by my mechanic and everything seems normal. Any ideas?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11562661December 29, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
When I first bought the vehicle from the dealer ship I had a problem of it not wanting to start.That was back in March of 2023. Called. the dealer ship and they said to bring it in of course I couldn’t do that be cause it wouldn’t start and is parked in the garage. After much utubing and such we managed to get it started I live 50 miles from the dealer ship so I did not take it in but occasionally for no reason it will refuse to start it has done this to me at lease 8 times not including today and this time it just will not start. I believe it has something to do with the anti thief program which is in the car. What if it was bad weather out and I stopped some place and could not get it started. I believe I was sold a defective car. The car has only 62,000 miles on it it had only 57,000 miles on it when I bought it. I am an old person and was forced to buy a new car which I thought would not cause me problems. Guess I was wrong.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11562085December 27, 2023
ENGINE
While my husband was driving the engine failed. The oil pan was filled with metal. The fuel injectors were not pumping oil
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11561531December 22, 2023
ENGINE
Engine light came on solid and dealer says it needs to be replaced for $11,000. Not under warranty and no recalls, but KIA has replaced at no charge in other situations for cars older and with higher mileage.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557550November 29, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
the slide door of my van (kia Sedona 2017 has been having issues when it is closing it does not close priority , the brakes as well has a strange movement when i release the brake . and it is making the car shake when i drive
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556841November 26, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
The driver side sliding door will not open all the way and gets stuck even when the power door is not engaged. The passenger side sliding door often gets stuck and will not release when the power door button is pushed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556486November 22, 2023
ENGINE
While driving on the highway, the engine stopped working; smoke, metal fragments and oil came out of the front of the car leading to zero visibility. We were extremely lucky that we were able to quickly navigate out of traffic, stop the car on the side of the highway and get all kids out safely. The police and fire department came immediately to help. We had the vehicle towed and examined. The car had an internal engine break down. The connecting rod and the engine block were torn off and the oil pan was heavily damaged. It is deformed to the outside. The vehicle needs a new engine.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#11553333November 3, 2023
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I was unaware of these recalls but have had issues with the air bag sensor in the passenger seat, the automatic doors and with the turn signals switching the way they respond.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11542706September 5, 2023
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where the recall repair of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V031000 (Air Bags) was completed; however, the failure persisted. The dealer diagnosed that the front passenger's side air bag module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11536682August 5, 2023
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I was driving my 2015 Kia Sedona and the airbags imploded out of nowhere, I was not hurt thank god. But my front of my car got damaged and so did the air bags and my steering wheel and all that got broken. I am writing to see if I can be reimbursed as I have fix these issues but I believe they hav to do with a recall Kia has. I spent a lot of money fixing it so I would like to get reimbured as I paid outa pocket for something that was a recall and a safety problem and could have been avoided. Please help me
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11528678June 24, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Paint peeling off the vehicle from areas under the rear and side windows.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11527550June 17, 2023
ENGINE
My 2017 Kia Sedona LX engine is faulty, and the head gasket has blown. My car has less than 100,000 miles (95,560). I have gone online and learned that many Kia Sedona owners have reported faulty engine complaints regarding Kia Sedona. I’m asking that an investigation be conducted.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11522468May 17, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Backdoor paint around the rear glass is peeling off. It seems may be an indication of a bigger issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518211April 21, 2023
ENGINE
Kia Sedona 2017 with 134,682 miles. Feb 6, 2023. Sudden engine failure during rush hour traffic resulting in a very hazardous situation. No warnings were given prior to failure. All service and recall stuff done by Kia dealer. Kia diagnosis, engine frozen and needs new engine. Failure of warning systems and failure causing an inoperable condition placed driver at grave risk and needs prompt attention.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513129March 21, 2023
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Driving freeway with much traffic. Engine suddenly quit and nothing worked. Had to coast into a safety shoulder and was almost wrecked in the process. There was no warnings on the instrument panel. Car had been routinely serviced. According to Kia Service, the engine froze due to oil sludge (used synthetic oil). The engine is actually a 2016 model. Mileage is 134,682. Event was 2/623.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507588February 16, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
Power Door (passenger side) closed on me when other door was opened. As I was putting a child into the passenger side middle row seat the passenger side sliding door closed on its own. (The door on the other side of van was opened at the same time the one began to close.) It did not stop when it it my body and kept closing. I tried pushing on the door to stop it from continuing to close but it didn’t stop. My husband reached to push the button to open it back up. I had bruise on my arm and cut on my thigh from the door attempting to close on me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11499598December 30, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Rear tail light housing compartments fill with water causing lights to go out or short. This needs to be turned into a recall for the manufacturer to fix, since there are many other owners of the same vehicle complaining about the same safety issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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