Kia Sedona Complaints

2,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10986297May 18, 2017
SUSPENSION
EXISTING KIA RECALL SC133. LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN PRESENT CONDITION TO NEAREST SERVICING DEALER. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED IN ORDER TO FIX SAFETY ISSUES. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CALL BACK AND ADDRESS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNUSABLE TO ME FOR APX. 3 WEEKS NOW DUE TO KIA NOT ADDRESSING THE RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986013May 16, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD ISSUES PUTTING IN PARK AND THEN GETTING OUT OF PARK. DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE. BATTERY SEEMED DEAD BUT HAD BATTERY CHECKED OUT IT'S FULLY GOOD. NOW MY ABS,BATTERY,BRAKE,ESC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE BRAKE-TRAMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK PROBLEMS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986021May 16, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
RECALL: 16V389000 - HOOD OPENS WHILE DRIVING WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AFTER THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED BELOW: WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED AND THE HOOD IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. I'M NOT SURE IF THE IMPACT DAMAGE ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR BUT AN INSPECTION WILL BE PERFORMED BY MY INSURANCE TO FIND OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10985783May 15, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985423May 12, 2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SEDONA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AFTER BEING UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,960.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984742May 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND LOOKES LIKE THE STERRING WHEEL AIRBAG ALMOST CAME OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984447May 9, 2017
SUSPENSION
FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT NOT REPLACED BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE AXLE AND OTHER FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS TO BREAK, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO POINT OUTWARDS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SCREECHING STOP, FROM 30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA DEALER IN 2013 AFTER RECEIVING REAL NOTICE ABOUT FRONT CONTROL ARM AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS FINE AND DID NOT NEED REPLACING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10983069May 2, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
PROBLEM #1. AT APPROXIMATELY 111,000 MILES MY SEDONA'S AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH PANEL...AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED EVER SINCE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT TO PROVOKE THIS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. KIA OF DARTMOUTH (MA) SAID IT'S A DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT SENSOR THAT IS "BAD". COST TO REPAIR $274.80! WHY IS A "BAD" SENSOR NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER? IT'S FAULTY. THERE WAS NO MISUSE OR ABUSE BY THE CONSUMER, IN OTHER WORDS, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM? PROBLEM #2. AT APPROXIMATELY 108,000 MY SEDONA'S TPMS LIGHT AND ( ! ) LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH PANEL...AND HAVE STAYED ILLUMINATED SINCE. THE TIRES ARE INFLATED TO MANUFACTURE'S SPECIFICATIONS SO THERE IS NO CHANCE THAT THE TIRES ARE UNDER OR OVER INFLATED. AGAIN, THERE IS A "BAD" SENSOR(S). WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY SENSORS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972192April 13, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
IN MOTION. THE BRAKES BECAME MORE AND MORE SPONGY. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE STUDS THAT HOLD THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER TO THE BOOSTER, ONE WAS BROKEN OFF AND THE OTHER HAD A LOOSE NUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972249April 13, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, A BYSTANDER WAS RUNNING TOWARDS THE VEHICLE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS FINALLY EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971659April 10, 2017
ENGINE
LARGE PLUMES OF WHITE SMOKE FROM EXCESSIVE ENGINE SLUDGE BUILDUP IN MOTOR, TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE IS THE ISSUE. TALKED TO KIA CORPORATE AND DESPITE OTHER KNOWN SLUDGE ISSUES ON OTHER VEHICLES THE SAY THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE ISSUE. THEY'VE NOW HAD MY VAN FOR 6 MONTHS WHILE FIGHTING TO GET THEM TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. BOUGHT IT WITH 29K MILES IT NOW ONLY HAS 56K MILES ON THE ENGINE, I'VE OWNED IT FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT'S WORTHLESS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE RIGHT NOW. HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES DONE AND BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE WE PLANNED ON HAVING IT FOR A LONG TIME. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT COSTING $8200 FOR A VEHICLE I PAID $13000 FOR. THIS S NOT EXECUTABLE AND DON'T BELIEVE THEIR STORY. I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE IF I HAD KNOWN I'D BE ON THE HOOK FOR ANOTHER 8 GRAND IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. SO ANGRY!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971666April 10, 2017
ENGINE
I OWN A 2006 KIA SEDONA. I'VE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 3 SEPARATE TIMES DUE TO RUINED ALTERNATORS. DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR. THE MANUFACTURE WASN'T NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971662April 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971267April 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GET INTO IT TO GO IT WILL NOT CRANK HAS 105,000 MILES LEFT ME STRANDED TWICE MY SON THINKS IT COULD BE STARTER SOLENOID OR THE MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD UNDER DASH IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE UNDER HOOD VERY FAINT WHEN RUNNING THE STARTER WORKS GOOD NOT RUNNING NOW PULLED INTO YARD NEXT MORNING NOTHING GOOD BATTERY NO CORROSION WILL NOT CRANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971056April 7, 2017
ENGINE
VEHICLE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING COMPLETE POWER FAILURE, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN 5 MONTHS. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP, TWICE WHILE EASING THROUGH A DRIVE THRU, AND ONCE WHILE GOING 30MPH DOWN A MAIN CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971191April 7, 2017
ENGINE
AT 101,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW UP. AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I HAD OUR VAN TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD, 3 DAYS LATER, THAT OUR ENGINE BLEW UP. I CAME ACROSS A RECENT RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FROM KIA WITH THE SORENTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971218April 7, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
THE ABS SYSTEM MODULE/PUMP OF MY KIA SEDONA 2011, HAVE A LEAK AND I WANT TO KNOW IF MY KIA HAVE A RECALL. I PUT THE VIN NUMBER ON THE RECALL SECTION OF THE KIA WEB PAGE, A THE SYSTEM CANT FIND THE VIN. I CALL TODAY AND TALK TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF KIA AND SHE ASK ME FOR THE VIN #, ONCE A GIVE TO HER, SHE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR ISN'T REGISTER. I'M THE FIRST OWNER OF THAT CAR AND I BUY THEN NEW, 0 MILES IN A KIA AUTHORIZE DEALER IN PR. I NEED SOME HELP. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970560April 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AUTOMATIC DOORS KEEP OPENING SLIGHTLY WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING THE DOOR ALARM TO GO OFF. THE DOORS TEND TO WORK WHEN THEY WANT TOO. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER BECAUSE THEY ARE OPENING UP NEXT TO CHILDREN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969516March 30, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL..MY VAN STALLS OUT NO MATTER WHERE..STOPPED AT IDLE IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF..DRIVING AVERAGE SPEED IN TOWN 45MPH IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF..ON THE HWY. SPEEDS AVERAGE FROM 55 TO 70 MPH IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF ..IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS..I HAVE REPLACED THE FOLLOWING.. FUEL PUMP FUEL FILTER FUEL PUMP RELAYS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR OXYGEN SENSOR FUEL COIL PACKS SPARK PLUGS INTAKE GASKETS INJECTORS AIR FILTER JUST LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE FORUMEBAY ABOUT KIA SEDONA..I'VE PUT $1000'S IN THE VAN WITH NO SOLUTION TO THE DANGEROUS ISSUES..THE ONLY THING LEFT TO CHANGE IS THE INTERNAL WIRING..THIS PROBLEM IS WAY TO COMMON FOR KIA NOT TO HAVE A RECALL ON IT..ITS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT..NOT JUST FOR ME BUT FOR EVERYONE THAT HAS A KIA SEDONA..ITS OBVIOUSLY A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND IS A MANUFACTURER FLAW FOR SO MANY PEOPLE TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE..BTW MY VAN ONLY HAS 100.000 MILES ON IT I'VE SEEN SOME AS LOW AS 30.000 WITH THIS SAME ISSUE..NO EXCUSES FOR THIS..ANY KIND OF ELECTRONIC SHORT OUT HAS POTENTIAL FOR FIRE NOT TO MENTION THE HAZARDS OF THE VAN RANDOMLY STOPPING IN TOWN AT INTERSECTION ON THE INTERSTATE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969569March 30, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
THE PERSISTENT PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR VEHICLE IS THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE SAFETY HAZARD IS SERIOUS IN THAT, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND THE BRAKES ARE SLOW TO WORK. EACH OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND MOVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES: - JANUARY 29,2017 - JANUARY 30, 2017 - FEBRUARY 16, 2017 THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN EACH INSTANCE INCLUDED DRIVING AND MAINTAINING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. OTHER FACTORS ARE UNKNOWN. FORTUNATELY, IN EACH INSTANCE, I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ASSESS THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES, I PUSHED THE START BUTTON AND IT WAS EVIDENT THE VEHICLE STARTING SYSTEM WAS ACTING UNUSUAL AS IT TRIED STARTING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE ON FEBRUARY 16, 2017, I TOOK KIA'S ADVICE AND DID NOT ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AND CONTACTED KIA ROADSIDE SERVICE. THE SECOND EVENT OCCURRED THE NEXT DAY ON JANUARY 30, 2016 UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY TO A SAFE AREA AND RE-START THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME UNCOMMON SOUNDS FROM THE STARTING SYSTEM. I CALLED JOE MYERS KIA IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND EXPLAINED THE OCCURRENCES. ON JANUARY 31, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO JOE MYERS KIA FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE FIRST TIME WAS JANUARY 24, 2017 FOR 8 DAYS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. THE NEXT TIME, IT WAS TOWED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2017 AND IT STAYED THERE FOR 41 DAYS. KIA DID INSTALL A FLIGHT RECORDER TO RECORD ALL SYSTEMS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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