Kia Sedona Complaints

2,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10425366September 14, 2011
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS TRAVELING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND I WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD. I RAN HEAD-ON INTO A TREE AND HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10425332September 13, 2011
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE 2002 KIA SEDONA HAS BEEN ON AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ASSESSED MANY TIMES. PER THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP THERE IS NO WAY TO IDENTIFY IF THE AIRBAG WORKS OR NOT. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO THE HATCHBACK HAVE FAILED AND THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK HAS CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH RELEASING THE CAGE TO DROP THE SPARE TIRE. BE PREPARED THERE IS NOT A LIGHT THAT TELLS YOU THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A TIRE FAILURE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON A WEEKEND AND GO TO OPEN THE HATCH AND IT WILL NOT OPEN, THEREFORE THE ABILITY TO USE THE SPARE IS NOW NULL AND VOID. HOPEFULLY THE CELL PHONE YOU OWN HAS RECEPTION TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW YOUR CAR TO THE NEAREST TOWN. ONCE THERE I HOPE THE HOTEL LEFT THE LIGHT ON BECAUSE THE TIRE STORE IS NOT OPEN AT 10 PM. THE BRAKE LIGHT HARDWARE IS NOT BOLTED IN PROPERLY- WHEN I BOUGHT MY VAN SOMEONE HAD ACTUALLY USED VELCRO TO HOLD THE BRAKELIGHTS/TAILIGHT COVERS IN PLACE. WHICH ALSO CONSISTS OF A HEADLIGHT ISSUE- WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF SNOW/RAIN I MUST REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS EVERY 6 TO 8 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424691September 12, 2011
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA EX APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN SHE WAS IN A COLLISION WHERE SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT WE ARE UNSURE WHY, AT SUCH A SPEED, NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423128September 2, 2011
AIR BAGS
OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. A KIA DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A $1,850 REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SEAT SENSORS. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL REPAIRED. OUR SEDONA HAS 47,485 MILES; 2 MONTHS PAST THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED . THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY KIA AS A RECALL; NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THIS FOR OUR FAMILY, WE HAVE TWO LITTLE CHILDREN AND IT SCARES ME TO HAVE THEM IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422969September 1, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I OWN A 2006 KIA SEDONA LX, PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. FALL OF 2010 WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC LIGHT OFF / CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TURNING ON. ONCE THAT HAPPENS YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE,EVEN WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN IT DOES NOT WORK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTART AND PRAY IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO A KIA DEALER, THEY REPLACED A BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT, WHICH THEY SAID CAN CAUSE THE ESC LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK, AND WORSE THAN EVER. THE VAN LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING, ON THE HIGHWAY, RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE CAR,..ETC. WE HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND THE VAN IS JUST NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422537August 30, 2011
AIR BAGS
2006 KIA SEDONA MINI-VAN WITH ONGOING AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURE ISSUES. THE 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF' LIGHT IS LIT WHEN MORE THAN AN 80# PERSON IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF. AT TIMES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT IS LIT AS WELL WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF AN ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE ACCORDING TO KIA'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 3 YEARS AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH RESULTS OF: I WAS TOLD, "YOU HAD YOUR PURSE AND A BOOK ON THE FRONT SEAT AND THAT MESSES WITH THE SEAT SENSOR", REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPUTER, REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, I WAS TOLD, "WE DIDN'T PLUG THE SEAT SENSOR BACK IN ALL THE WAY", AND ETC. THE CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES BUT THIS ONE IS BY FAR THE LARGEST SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422515August 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2007 KIA SEDONA REGARDING 2007 KIA SEDONA RECALL, ITEM AFFECTED: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, DATE ANNOUNCED: 4/17/2009, AFFECTING VEHICLES MADE 9-20-2006 THRU 11-20-2006, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS MADE 11-28-2006, EVERYTHING ON THE RECALLS DESCRIBES WHAT MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING.(THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.) KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER MY PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY STATED IT WAS FIXED WITH THE PREVIOUS MODELS AND ALL MODELS MANF. AFTER 11-20-2006. THEY ADVISED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422516August 29, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1. DRIVING VAN ON HIGHWAY WHEN ESC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. 2. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES ALL ACCELERATION. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, BOTH TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 3. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE MODELS AND THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO REDUCE FAILURE, BUT THAT ISSUES ARE SO PREVALENT THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THAT IT MAY TAKE "2 WEEKS OR 2 MONTHS" TO RECEIVE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420017August 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417953August 8, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
KUMHO 798 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED, VIBRATION STARTED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HAD TO CHANGE TO SPARE WHICH AFTER 30 MINUTES WAS DOING THE SAME THING (SAME BRAND AND MODEL TIRE). PURCHASED NEW TIRES OF DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416834August 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. KIA SAID IT WAS CONTROLLER FOR RADIATOR COOLING FAN: PART BACK ORDERED: TOLD TO WATCH TEMP WHEN IDLE. 3 DAYS LATER, TEMP NEVER HOT, IDLED FOR 20 MIN, AC BLOWS HOT THOUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NO LONGER ON & EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. 2 DAYS AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF THEN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, DROVE TO WORK (25 MILES) W/LIGHT ON. PARKED AT WORK TURNED OFF KEY & THEN RESTARTED VAN & LIGHT IS OFF. WHAT'S THE DEAL? I THINK THERE ARE MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES HERE. GOING TO TAKE TO MY LOCAL (TRUSTED) MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE FINDS ISSUES. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY KIA'S OUTRAGEOUS PRICES. WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER KIA & I PLAN TO GET RID OF THIS ONE!! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416309July 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
PARKING SENSOR FAILED AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN A ACCIDENT, IN OUR NOW 3 WEEK OLD 2011 KIA SEDONA, THEY SOLD US THE FLOOR MODEL, WHICH HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, TOOK IT IN BC LOW GAS MILEGE, AND BC THE DOOR WAS LOSE, THEN 2 DAYS AGO MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF A SPOT THE ALARM NEVER SOUNDED, HE IS FINE SO IS THE OTHER DRIVER, WELL WE WENT TO WALMART AND WENT TO BACK OUT AND TH ESENSOR WAS GOING CRAZY, SO I GOT OUT AND NOTHING WAS THERE BUT WHEN I STTOOD DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAR THE ALARM NEVER SOUNDED, THEN I BACKED MY HUSBAND OUT AND HOPED IN, THE ALARM STARTED TO SOUND AGAIN. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN, WE GOT THIS CAR BC WE NEW IT WOULD BE A SAFE CHOICE BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD IT LONG AND ARE REALLY UPSET BY ALL OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415455July 28, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
KIA SEDONA 2006 NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR - THE 'ESC OFF' LIGHT IS ON. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN STARTING UP OR WHEN DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415572July 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING MODULE WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413681July 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE DRIVING FROM THE BABYSITTER TO MY HOUSE ON 07/19/2011 MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS TURNING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS ALONE WITH MY KIDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE CARS TRY TO GO AROUND ME AFTER 3 MINUTES MY CAR TURNED BACK ON WHEN I GOT HOME MY STEREO SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOSE. I CALLED THE DEALER SPOKE TO A SALES PERSON WHO WANTED ME TO COME IN FOR A TRADE IN, SPOKE TO JEFF FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE WILL CALL ME BACK TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO COME IN. THIS IS NOT THE FIST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN STEREO IT'S BEEN CHANGED BEFORE, DOOR HANDLES AND OTHER MISCELLANIES WORK HAVE BEEN DONE, THE GRIP FROM THE BACK DOOR IS COMING OFF. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411781July 11, 2011
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO RADIAL 798 TIRES, SIZE 225/70/R16, DOT H2VFYA1H2008. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT HAD THE TIRE REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE TIRES APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411599July 9, 2011
AIR BAGS
ON 2/11/11 MY KIA SEDONA AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON. UPON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ON THE SAME ISSUE. ON 2/28/11, I HAD THE AIRBAG MODULE SENSOR REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING REPLACED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. I HAVE REPAIRED/REPLACED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF PARTS ON THIS KIA, MAKING IT THE MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED IN THE PAST 32 YEARS. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALWAYS ON, THAT IN AN ACCIDENT MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE 84,000 MILES ON THIS VAN. THE ONLY WARRANTY REMAINING FROM KIA IS THEIR 100,000/10 YR POWER TRAIN, WHICH BASICALLY COVERS NOTHING. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS MOST EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE FACT THAT KIA TOUTS THIS VEHICLE AS A 5 STAR SAFETY RATING, THEY SHOULD BE "FORCED" TO RECALL THIS APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ASIDE FROM BRAKES, AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE PROTECTING ITS' DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VAN AND HAVE KEPT IT WELL MAINTAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410309July 2, 2011
WHEELS
I TOOK MY 2010 KIA SEDONA TO SEARS TODAY. I HAVE HAD IT AT SEARS BEFORE AND AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. ALL OF MY TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR. AFTER A BREAKDOWN OF ONE TIRE TODAY, SEARS DETERMINED IT IS A IMPERFECTION OF THE WHEEL IS WELDED TOGETHER. THEY EXAMINED A SECOND WHEEL AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO KIA DEALERSHIP FOR THE FOURTH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410253July 1, 2011
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SEDONA EQUIPPED WITH KUHMO 225/70/R16 (N/A) TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY GOING FLAT. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE CONTACT WOULD RETURN AND NOTICE THE TIRES WERE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409186June 28, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE PROTRUDING OUT OF THE PLASTIC WIRING COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER AND HE NOTICED THAT THE CLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT HOLDS THE WIRES IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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