Kia Sedona Complaints (2010)

32 consumer complaints on file.

#11736906May 10, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The sliding doors have a rubber piece that over time, gets stuck and causes the door to not latch and close, leaving the door to come open as you are driving. This has been a known issue with these sliding doors on my Kia Sedona. This is highly unsafe due to the ability of the door to come open as you are driving and potentially causing harm for someone to fall out and or be injured.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11697189November 3, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
Abs pump control module is defective, leaking fluid causing safety issues.This part is hard to find and very expensive, also has to be programmed to your vehicle with no guarantees that it will work.called Kia customer service and asked for help with this issue but was rejected.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11655599April 19, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
My 2010 Kia Sedona has a major problem with the brakes. I had a problem with the brake pedal sinking too far. I took it to a local mechanic. This mechanic installed a new master cylinder. Two days later the brakes started to grab. The brakes were activating without my foot on the brake pedal. I had the Kia towed back to the local mechanic. The local mechanic said the master cylinder was working properly. This mechanic told me to take it to the Kia Dealership to reprogram the ABS Module. I have had the Kia at the Kia Dealership three different times for this same problem. The first time the Kia Dealership did do some reprogramming. They also said there was rust in the master cylinder reservoir. The Kia Dealership has driven the car several miles. They claim they can not duplicate the problem. So they have given the car back to me without doing anything. I have had the problem with the brakes grabbing on three different occasions. Each time I have had to have the Kia towed. This problem with the brakes grabbing is extremely dangerous. I am barely able to pull off the road and get the Kia towed. The car will slow down considerably. The car will be hard to control. All four rims have been very hot each time when I touch them with my hand after pulling off the road. The left front rim had smoke coming off it the first time this happened. I have to put on my hazards lights as I can not keep up with traffic when the brakes grab. Also, the first time the brakes grabbed, the ABS and ESC warning lights came on. The last time the brakes grabbed the ESC Off light came on. The Kia Dealership has told me that there are no codes stored in the computer. I am afraid to drive the car. It is sitting in my driveway now. The Kia only has about 19,000 miles on it. I am trying to find a brake specialist locally that can inspect the vehicle brakes. Not sure what to do now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11637399January 21, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2010 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to slow down, the vehicle independently accelerated before the driver was able to regain control of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V088000 (Electrical System, Service Brake, Hydraulic); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11570715February 8, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
My vehicle transmission valve body shift solenoid D has malfunctioning causing my engine overheat and nearly explode
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11523295May 22, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The contact owns a 2010 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the contact observed that the cruise control independently ceased functioning. The contact stated that the "ESC" light was illuminated. The contact stated that he was able to continue driving but had to manually accelerate due to the failure. The contact stated that the cruise control switch was illuminated, but the cruise function would not engage. The contact stated that when he had pulled into a rest stop, he became aware that the rear brake lights were still illuminated even though he had turned the vehicle off and shifted to park(P). The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the brake stop, and brake stop lamp switch needed to be replaced. The contact stated that he related the failure to a previously repaired recall of NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V114000 (Exterior Lighting). The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000. The contact stated that brake switch was replaced by the dealer at no charge the first time. The second replacement was at the owner's expense.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11478606August 10, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2010 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that the vehicle's brake lights fail to turn off. The contact found that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V088000 (Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact had called the dealer who informed them the repair was not covered under the recall. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11423069July 1, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The contact owns a 2010 Kia Sedona. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was being serviced under manufacturer recall number: SC135. The contact stated after the vehicle was serviced, she started to smell exhaust fumes inside and outside the vehicle. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388907January 19, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MANUFACTURER RECALL CODE SC186 REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON 7/2/20. RECALL WAS DUE TO FLUID LEAKING FROM ABS INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND COULD CAUSE CAR TO CATCH FIRE.. ON 12/21/20, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND 4 NEW TIRES INSTALLED. ALL SERVICE/REPAIR DONE AT DEALERSHIP. ON 1/14/21, DRIVER WAS ON MORNING COMMUTE AND WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE MADE CLICKING NOISES. A FEW MILES LATER ON LOCAL ROADS, DRIVER APPROACHED THE SLIGHT INCLINE INTO PARKING LOT AT WORK. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INCLINE, THE VAN COMPLETELY STOPPED AND STALLED OUT. DRIVER PUSHED ACCELERATOR, CAR DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. DRIVER NOTICED "STEAM" COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. DRIVER TURNED OFF IGNITION, EXITED VEHICLE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. WITHIN 10 MINUTES, HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO NOTABLE WEATHER EVENTS. INSURANCE COMPANY WILL MOST LIKELY CALL A COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE. WE MAINTAINIED OUR 2010 KIA SEDONA VERY WELL, WITH 85,000 MILES. OUR CONCERN IS THAT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, THAT THE VEHICLE STILL CAUGHT FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366415October 26, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SEDONA, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL LINE DETACHED WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COSTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED WHEN SHE LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE THERE WERE SPARKS AND FLAME. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY WITH HER CHILDREN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360416September 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR SIDE DOORS WON'T UNLOCK AND ARE HARD TO OPEN ON OCCASION. TOOK EARLY ON WHEN IT WAS NEW THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AT TIMES I TOOK. NOW IT IS 10 YEARS LATER AND PROBLEM IS MORE PERSISTENT. HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278258November 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BREAK SWITCH STICKING CAUSING THE BREAK LIGHTS TO STAY ON , ESC DOESN'T WORK CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STOP WORKING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS WORKING. I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE AN IDLE. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE I COULD CONTINUE ON MY WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153616November 25, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE TAILGATE ON THIS VEHICLE, AND NO WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE AT ALL. WHILE SITTING STILL, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE TAILGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK IN ANY OF THE THREE UNLOCKING MODES: USING THE REMOTE FOB, USING THE KEY IN THE DRIVERS DOOR, OR OPERATING THE UNLOCK SWITCH ON THE INTERIOR DRIVERS DOOR PANEL. THERE IS NO EXTERIOR KEY ACCESS ON THE TAILGATE, AND NO INTERIOR DOOR RELEASE OR UNLOCKING MECHANISM. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET INTO, OR OUT OF, THE TAILGATE WITHOUT REMOVING THE INTERIOR TAILGATE PANEL. INTERNET SEARCHES INDICATE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL. IS IT LEGAL TO HAVE NO ACCESS TO OPEN THE TAILGATE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE? THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOW SILENT WHEN TRYING TO GET IT TO OPERATE, AND NO LONGER CLICKS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK IT. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES THE TAILGATE LOCK IS ON THE SAME FUSE AS THE REAR SLIDING DOORS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO UNLOCK AS NORMAL IN ALL THREE UNLOCKING MODES DESCRIBED ABOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124196September 4, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DOOR LACHES LOCK, ELECTRICAL STABILITY , ENGINE FILTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101698June 13, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE'S FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11083436April 5, 2018
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK RECLINED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF DES MOINES (4475 MERLE HAY RD, DES MOINES, IA 50310), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HELP WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022462September 9, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS(AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM) AND ESC ( ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME ON THE DASHBOARD AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE PA. TURNPIKE. TOOK CAR TO SERVICE STATION FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS CHECKED, THEY SAID IT WAS THE ABS PUMP. TOOK CAR TO ABELOFF KIA DEALER WHO ORDERED, REPLACED AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT $2,863.00. CAR STILL AT DEALER WAITING PICKUP.
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
#10965768March 13, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING. THERE IS A MILD POPPING SENSATION AND THE GAS PEDAL NO LONGER HAS ANY EFFECT. THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN, BUT SLOWS DOWN NATURALLY AND WILL EVENTUALLY SLOW TO ABOUT 10MPH. IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT, IT RUNS NORMALLY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT RANDOMLY DOES THIS AT 70MPH. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE GOING ABOUT 70MPH. IT IS NOT LIKE GOING INTO NEUTRAL... THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL... NOT REVVING... NOTHING. IT CAN GO DAYS WITHOUT DOING THIS AND THEN DO IT 4 TIMES IN ONE TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936220December 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
THE TRUNK LATCH DOES NOT WORK TRUNK FLIES OPEN MUST USE CORD TO HOLD CLOSE. LATCH DOES NOT CATCH. WHILE DRIVING OPENS LATCH DOES NOT CATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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