Kia Sedona Complaints

2,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10861306April 25, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE STEERED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860902April 22, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD THUD. THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN CAREENING LEFT TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXIT SAFELY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTING IN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS MOVED SIGNIFICANTLY BACK IN ITS WELL TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY CLEAR THAT THE FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V550000) ON THE LCA FOR THIS VEHICLE, LOCATED IN MICHIGAN, AND THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY A DEALERSHIP. THIS FAILURE WAS AFTER THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. APPARENTLY THIS LCA DIDN'T MEET THE CRITERIA FOR REPLACEMENT, AND WAS "RUSTPROOFED" INSTEAD. THE RUSTPROOFING DID NOT PREVENT THIS LCA FROM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 104,000 MILES. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING FASTER, OR HAD THERE BEEN AN ONCOMING CAR, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE OR EVEN FATAL. I DID RECEIVE A MILD INJURY TO MY RIGHT WRIST WHEN THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE TENDON IS HYPER-EXTENDED AND REQUIRES THAT I WEAR A WRIST BRACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10860143April 18, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I PRESS THE SIDE BUTTON, BUT AM UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. NOW, I AM UNABLE TO PLACE IN PARK, AND MUST SHUT THE CAR OFF IN NEUTRAL. DOING SO MEANS I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS MOTIONLESS AND MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. THIS COULD BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM, NOT ONLY IN THEFTS, BUT ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC THAT YOU MUST PARK IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855073April 12, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855109April 12, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE COASTED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARMS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854611April 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
TAKATA RECALL THERE IS A POPPING SOUND UNDER THE VAN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOESNT MATTER WHAT KIND OF ROAD YOU ARE ON UNKNOWN WHAT PART IT IS THE ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DOESNT MATTER WHAT KIND OF ROAD YOU ARE ON AND THE BRAKES KEEP ACTING LIKE THEY ARE GOING OUT DOESNT MATTER WHAT KIND OF ROAD YOU ARE ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854521April 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN YOU BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FASTER THEN IT SHOULD AND ON SNOW COVERED ROAD THE FRONT STARTS TO SLIDE WHEN IT DOES THIS AND WHEN IT SHIFTS BACK UP IT VIBRATES OTHER THEN THAT ITS FINE ANY IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854452April 8, 2016
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AND RETRACTS WHEN OBJECT ACCIDENTALLY SLID OFF CONSOLE BETWEEN FRONT SEATS AND FELL ONTO SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS OCCURRED DURING A LEFTWARD TURN. REPRODUCIBLE BY DROPPING CELL PHONE ONTO MECHANISM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853280April 4, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM... THE RESON THAT THEY WERE DIM WAS THE SMALL YELLOW FRONT MARKER LIGHT (194 BULB) HAD BURNED OUT.. THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LIMITED LIGHTING WHEN ON LOW BEAM... THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT ANY PROBLEM EXSITS OTHER THAN THE DIM BULBS... I BELIEVE THAT THE GROUNDING CURCUIT FOR THE LOW BEAMS IS FEED THRU THE SIDE MARKER BULBS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HAD NO IDEA OF HOW LONG THE LIGHTS HAD BEEN DIM...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853377April 4, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED LEFT AND RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AS THE SPEED FLUCTUATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852166March 29, 2016
STEERING
3/29/2016...MY 2005 KIA SEDONA HAS STEERING PROBLEMS. THE STEERING WHEEL IS TIGHT OR STIFF AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO STEER ESPECIALLY IN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. MY MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THIS MORNING WHEN DRIVING IT AND SAID IT IS THE STEERING COUPLER. WHEN HE CONTACTED A LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP THEIR PARTS DEPARTMENT TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS WHEN I CALLED TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL ADDRESSED, I LEARNED THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME BUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL BACK IN 2005 ON THE STEERING COUPLER AND WORK HAD BEEN DONE. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE VAN UNTIL 2007 AND WAS UNAWARE OF THAT RECALL. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS STEERING PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING NOW IN MY KIA SEDONA VAN AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AGAIN BY KIA AND BELIEVE THAT OTHER OWNERS MAY BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS IN STEERING THEIR VANS AS I AM. THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850528March 19, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED (EARLY 2012), THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON OUR KIA SEDONA. I TOOK THE VAN TO OUR LOCAL KIA DEALER TO CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SEAT SENSOR ASSEMBLY (PART 88610 - $1399.75 AT THAT TIME) THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER LABOR COST AND TAXES IT WOULD BE $2022!! KIA WAS HAVING SOME RECALLS AROUND THAT TIME, BUT NONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THE MAIN REASON WE BOUGHT THIS VAN FOR OUR FAMILY WAS BECAUSE OF HIGH SAFETY RATINGS INVOLVING ALL THE AIRBAGS. NOW WE ARE DRIVING WITHOUT AIRBAGS AND PRAYING FOR EXTRA ANGELS AROUND THE VAN WHEN WE HAVE TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE LONG ROAD TRIPS, BUT THAT SEEMS TOO DANGEROUS WITHOUT AIRBAGS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND YOU WILL FIND OUT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. KIA NEEDS TO STEP IT UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE; LIVES ARE AT STAKE. THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846314March 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40-50 MPH ON A ROUTE ROAD WHEN THE HOOD VERY SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING FLIPPED BACK SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD, FORCING ME TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845888March 10, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE, LOUD NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LATCH, AND ALARMS SOUND UPON ENTERING OR EXITING VEHICLE IN A PARKED POSITION. AUTOMATIC DOOR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF, THEN MANUALLY CLOSE DOOR. MAY HAPPEN ALL THE TIME OR FAIL RANDOMLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840442March 8, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 68K MILES ON IT, AND BEGAN LEAKING OIL WITHIN THE PAST MONTH (AND DISPLAYING THE LOW PRESSURE ERROR LIGHT). THE LEAKS THEMSELVES VARIED BETWEEN SMALL DRIPS TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS LEFT IN PARKING LOTS. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO EVEN RUN THE HEATER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME DUE TO THE FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN FROM THE BURNING OIL. WITH 3 KIDS UNTIL 12YRS, IT WAS VERY UNSAFE. UPON BRINGING IT IN FOR SERVICE, I WAS ADVISED THAT NOT ONLY THE OIL PAN GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL AS WELL. THIS IS ALARMING SINCE THE REAR MAIN TYPICALLY DOES NOT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS OVER/NEAR 100K MILES. THANKFULLY, MY WARRANTY IS COVERING THE REPAIRS, AS THIS COULD HAVE COST ME OVER $1K TO REPLACE (DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO THE SEAL).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839803March 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON LIKE MANY OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE READ PEOPLE SAYING IT COULD COST $2000. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LUCKILY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA YOUR VEHICLE CAN STILL PASS INSPECTION OF THE LIGHT IS ON. BUT THE POINT IS I HAVE FAMILY WHO USE MY VAN FROM TIME TO TIME AND I'M AFRAID OF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING AND NO AIRBAGS. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS KIA WON'T ISSUE A RECALL IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839305March 1, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS OPENED AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CLOSED BOTH REAR DOORS, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE ALL FOUR DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND REAR DOOR LATCHES FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE CONTACT USED A SCREWDRIVER TO LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837761February 23, 2016
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837349February 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING THE 2014 KIA SORENTO ON US27 IN CINCINNATI, OHIO (55MPH ZONE) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED (I WASN'T PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL) AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROADWAY. I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS TO GET IT TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THERE WAS A ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING WHEN I FINALLY GOT OUT OF THE ROAD. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DURING THE TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL KIA DEALER. THEY SAID IT HAD 5 MAJOR CODES ON DIAGNOSTIC, THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THAT LEAD ME TO THE DEALER. BUT THEY WOULDN'T RETURN THE VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836871February 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
BOTH MY PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR APX. 1 1/2 - 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND THE KIA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS FIXED. IT CAME BACK ON ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER. I AM NOW BEING TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE A SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE SEAT TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A SENSOR IN THE SEATBELT TO FIX THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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