Kia Sedona Complaints

2,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10779480October 3, 2015
SUSPENSION
I HAVE REPLACED THE SWAY BARS 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779235October 2, 2015
ENGINE
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS BLEED DOWN PRESSURE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SET FOR A FEW HOURS CAUSING CHAIN SLAP AT START UP WHICH OVER TIME WILL DAMAGE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS UP TO AND INCLUDING TIMING ISSUES THAT COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE THERE IS A TSB FROM KIA ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE KIA CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL TO HEAR THE CHAIN SLAP AGAINST THE ENGINE WALLS UNTIL THE TENSIONERS BUILD PRESSURE OVER SEVERAL SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775966September 24, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION) WAS PREVIOUSLY SATISFIED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN APRIL OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS STILL INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL FRONTAL CONTROL ARMS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776329September 24, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, THE SECOND ROW SEAT BELT ANCHOR CABLES SNAPPED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766465September 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764511September 17, 2015
STEERING, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764062September 16, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DROVE HOME FROM WORK AT 35 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING NOTICED TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL AROUND MUCH OF THE PERIMETER OF THE TIRE. TIRE WAS FLAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763048September 11, 2015
SUSPENSION
LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BEEN BROKEN AND IT SEEMS TO RESULTS FROM CORROSION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT USED TO BE A RECALLED ITEM BACK IN 2013. WHEN VISITING A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR RECALLED PART IN NOV 2014, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PART WAS FINE SO THEY JUST DID ANTI-CORROSION TREATMENT. IT'S BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THE LAST VISIT AND CONTROL ARM IS BROKEN IN A HALF. I WONDER IF THE MAKER GOT THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN DONE PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762342September 8, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,069.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761392September 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761062September 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AND WERE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANUALLY OPEN OR CLOSE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR CAMERAS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE CAMERAS, BUT INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY BOTH ELECTRONICALLY AND MANUALLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE DOORS OPENED MORE THAN ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760368August 31, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT, WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN, MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE IGNITION POWERED OFF, POWER STEERING FAILED, BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON AND QUICKLY THE POWER CAME BACK ON THOUGH THE POWER STEERING STILL FAILED. VAN HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED FOR POWER STEERING TO RESUME. THIS WAS FIRST HAPPENING VERY INFREQUENTLY BUT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE, USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT STEADY SPEEDS - 35MPH, 20 MPH, 5 MPH. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN VERY HEAVY RAINS/WET CONDITIONS BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE IN DRY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION: *PASSENGER BLINKER WILL STOP WORKING FOR A WEEK OR TWO THEN RANDOMLY START WORKING AGAIN (THIS PATTERN CONTINUES). THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. *PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT RESPOND TO KEY FAUB OR POWER LOCKS AND HAVE TO BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED MANUALLY. *PASSENGER DOOR RANDOMLY WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. *ONE CIGARETTE LIGHTER NO LONGER WORKS. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALL RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THE BIGGEST OBVIOUS CONCERN OF THE VEHICLE'S POWER OUT AND LOSS OF STEERING. CLEARLY, THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ENGINE STALL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759851August 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AT STOP. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION. SAME AS EARLIER RECALL, WHICH THIS VEHICLE WAS SEEN FOR. BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF REPLACEMENT PART, DEALER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. BECAUSE THIS IS AN UNUSUAL MALFUNCTION OF KNOWN FAULTY SYSTEM, I SUSPECT OTHER DEFECTS CONTRIBUTING TO BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759004August 24, 2015
ENGINE
THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS IDLING. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT/ OIL SENSOR SWITCH WAS LEAKING OIL. THE OIL LEAKS OUT FASTER THAN YOU CAN PUT IT IN. IT'S A 3 BOOK HOUR JOB TO REPLACE. THE PART COST IS BETWEEN $30-$60. THEY NEED TO TAKE THE INTAKE OFF TO GET TO THE BAD PART. I'M SURE IT WILL BE ABOUT A $500 FIX. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IF YOU GOOGLE SEARCH THIS VEHICLE YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY OTHER VANS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750433August 21, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
BEFORE THE INCIDENT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE REAR CAPTAIN CHAIRS SEAT BELT LATCH WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE THEM. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3 YEARS OF AGE AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL THAT SEAT BELTS ARE IN WORKING ORDER WITHOUT ISSUES FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR WELL BEING. BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE SEATS THEMSELVES IN THE REAR ROWS HAD ISSUES LATCHING AS WELL WHEN BEING INSTALLED. ON AUGUST 18, 2015 MYSELF AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN A SEVERE HIGH IMPACT ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE OFF LIKE THEY NEVER EXISTED. MY KIDS AND I SUFFER FROM SEAT BELT ABRASIONS AND I SUFFER FROM BRUISING IN MULTIPLE PLACES FROM MY HEAD DOWN, SHOULDER PAIN AND BACK ISSUES. POLICE, PARAMEDIC'S, COLLISION CENTER, WITNESSES, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WERE ALL NOTIFIED OR HAD NOTIFIED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. APPARENTLY, MY SEAT WHICH WAS THE DRIVER SEAT WAS ALSO COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF AS WELL. UPDATED 08/26/15*BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10749202August 17, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
IN MARCH 2014 WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE KIA RECALL #SC100. THIS WAS CONCERNING THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARMS BEING SUBJECT TO RUST AND FAILURE FOR NORTHERN VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARAMOUNT KIA, HICKORY NC. ACCORDING TO KIA THE CONTROL ARMS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN TWO. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE A LOCAL GARAGE AND THE ARM WAS CHANGED OUT WITH A USED LIKE NEW CONTROL ARM. ON FRIDAY AUGUST 14TH 2015 THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE INTO. I CALLED KIA AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT WAS INSPECTED IN MARCH 2014 AND NOTHING WAS DONE THEN THAT THERE WAS NOTING THAT COULD BE DONE NOW. NEEDING THE VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION ELECTED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE THAT FIXED IT THE LAST TIME TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. KIA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE CONTROL ARMS HOWEVER HAS ELECTED NOT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE ONES ON MY VEHICLE. I DO FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TWICE AND THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR TO HAVE THE ARMS REPLACED. I COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH KIA ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749044August 17, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747089August 7, 2015
ENGINE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD, THE ENGINE JERKED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT HAD NOT RETRACTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,610.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10744883July 30, 2015
WHEELS
REAR WHEEL BEARING FREEZING UP MAKING TIRE COME OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744559July 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TROUBLE WITH BOTH SLIDING DOORS, REPLACED MOTOR TO PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, TAKEN THE CAR IN MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE DUE TO THE DOORS NOT OPENING MANUALLY OR WITH KEY FOB. THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT BY DEALERSHIP, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND. I WOULD GET ALERTS PERIODICALLY THAT THE DOORS ARE OPENED WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING A CORNER, MANY TIMES WHEN THEY WONT OPEN AND WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR, HAVE TO PULL OVER AND OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS AGAIN, ITS LIKE THEY WONT LATCH ALL THE WAY. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT MANUALLY AT THIS TIME, I GET CONSTANT ALERTS THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN WHILE DRIVING, I FEAR THAT IT WILL FLY OPEN AND MY CHILD MIGHT FLY OUT. SINCE I HAVE AT LEAST 5 KIDS IN MY CAR AT ALL TIMES, 2 IN CAR SEATS, NOT MANY PLACES TO SIT THEM OTHER THEN NEXT TO THE DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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