Kia Sedona Complaints

2,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10155799April 20, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE PRESENTED VIBRATIONS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE KIA DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE A SERVICE CENTER ON ITS PREMISES AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER SERVICE CENTER. THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. AS A RESULT, THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTER WERE THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AGAIN. THE VIBRATION PERSISTED. A CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY WAS ALERTED AND REQUIRED THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER TO RESURFACE THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THREE ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. THIS STILL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, BUT AWAY FROM OPEN ROADS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ACCIDENT RISK PRESENTED BY THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155193April 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2004 SEDONA BRAKES MAKE A MOANING AND GRINDING NOISE. BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND NOISE STILL PERSIST. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE AT TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153309March 21, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY ON HOT DAYS WHILE ACCELERATING. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND AGAIN DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153358March 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A NEW KIA SEDONA ON 2-27-06 HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO. THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT IN TO BE CHECKED, THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IN A NEW RADIO BUT IT WAS DAMAGED IN SHIPPING. THEY ORDERED ONE PUT IT IN ON THE 10TH OF MARCH 06, THAT NIGHT THE VAN STARTED CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152948March 17, 2006
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN #03V17000 REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS. BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE REPAIR WAS MADE THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THE SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, BUT HAS NOT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152364March 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE, AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT ISOLATING THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS, ROTORS, AND PADS. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/28/06
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152147March 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151663March 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE BLOWN. BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES EACH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152996March 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2004 KIA BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRIND, BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *TS THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151420February 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS CONTINUALLY BLOWING FUSES THAT OPERATE THE HEADLIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE FUSE WOULD BLOW. THE BULBS IN THE HEADLIGHT WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES TO SEE IF THE BULBS WERE THE PROBLEM. THE BULBS WOULD PASS INSPECTION WHEN TAKING OUT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150980February 23, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 2004. SINCE I PURCHASED IT, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS. THEY DO NOT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ONE GOES, THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE OTHER GOES. I HAVE TAKEN TO REPLACING THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE I KNOW THEY WILL BOTH GO OUT WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150949February 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
12-23-05 THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHOW REVERSE PROBLEMS. DEALER WAS CALLED AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANNY FLUID CHECKED. THIS WAS SAID WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER I HAD JUST BEEN ASKED IF I WAS THE SAME PERSON THAT HAD JUST HAD THEIR TRANNY FIXED. MANY PHONE CALLS LATER, WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE FIXED AT A COST OF $2400.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149565February 6, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AT LESS THAN 21K MILES A LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. WE DON'T USE THEM FOR DRL. THIS SEEMS ODD AND A FORUM ON KIA SORENTO'S SHOWS THE SAME CONCERN. AFTER BUYING NEW BULBS I FIND IT TAKES A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC TO INSTALL THEM...THE DEALER CHARGES $18/BULB FOR LABOR ONLY. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SCAM BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS FOR A SORENTO WHICH YOUR DATABASE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR AN OPTION TO CHOOSE FROM. FOR MISFIRE PROBLEM I FILED BEFORE THIS I SELECTED SEDONA INSTEAD TO GET MY CLAIM THROUGH. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149564February 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. CALLED THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS MY GAS CAP NOT LOCKED ON PROPERLY. WHEN I FINALLY BROUGHT IT IN THEY HAD TO DO AN ENTIRE TUNE UP BECAUSE A PLUG WAS MISFIRING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149166January 31, 2006
AIR BAGS
I WAS JUST NOTIFIED BY STATE FARM INSURANCE THAT THE AIR BAGS ON THE KIA SORENTO ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS HAS CAUSED THEM TO REMOVE THE SAFETY DISCOUNT FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT WORKING IN ACCIDENTS THEN I FEEL THAT THEY NEED TO BE FIXED OR REPLACED SO PEOPLE WILL NOT DIE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF AIR BAGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
16
Deaths:
2
#10148739January 26, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T GO FARTHER BACK THAN 1/2 WAY & THEN STOPS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON MAY 16, 2005, AND WE PULLED IT BACK ALL THE WAY, THE SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE WINDOW IN THE REAR & THE REAR PART OF THE SLIDING DOOR FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND & LEFT LARGE GOUGES IN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS MARKED AS RECALL WHEN FIXED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - 2002, KIA SEDONA.*AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148557January 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
11/9/05 CHECK BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149763January 25, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON 2003 KIA SEDONA'S ACCELERATOR CABLE (05V-239). DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE RECALL. *TS *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148495January 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PRODUCE A HUMMING NOISE AND IT GRADUALLY GOT LOUDER UNTIL THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND TIRE CAME OUT OF THE 2004 KIA SEDONA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148091January 19, 2006
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
08-30-04: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - R&R FUEL PUMP; DIAG FUEL PUMP (SAME WORK WAS DONE 5-28-04, PRIOR TO VEHICLE PURCHASE). RT REAR SITS 1/2 INCH HIGHER - NOT ABLE TO CHECK, RESCHEDULED 08-31-04: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - R&R FRONT HARNESS; HI SCAN WIRING HARNESS; R&R INSTRUMENT HARNESS. RT SIDE OF VAN SITS 1/2 INCH HIGHER - MEASURED; ONLY 1/4 INCH HIGHER; CHECKED SHOCKS; SHOCKS ARE STIFF BUT WITHIN SPECS; NO ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED 07-08-05: VAN SITS LOWER IN DRIVERS SIDE, CK & ADVISE - NO PROBLEM FOUND 09-16-05: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - REPLACE PSV VALVE; R&R CANISTER; REPLACED PURGE VALVE SOLENOID; HI-SCAN PRO OPERATON (2 TIMES); REPLACE CANISTER CLOSE VALVE; ORDERED NEW GAS CAP (PUT ON 10-12-05) 10-12-05: CAR DOESNT SIT LEVEL - REPLACED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS; STILL NOT LEVEL 10-14-05: FIRST CONTACT BY KIA REP(APPROX DATE); REQUESTED COMPENSATION AND/OR RETURN OF VEHICLE; KIA REP PULLING SERVICE TICKETS,RESEARCH AND FIND SOLUTION 11-02-05: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - HI PRO SCAN; CAP ASSY-FUEL FILLER; VALVE-PURGE CONTROL; R&R ENGINE COVER; REPLACED PURGE VALVE SOLENOID 11-16-05: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - R&R ENGINE CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBY; REPLACED CANISTER CLOSE VALVE DUE TO NOT WITHIN RESISTANCE SPEC; REPLACED CCV FILTER; CANISTER CLOSE VALVE 12-07-05: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - AFTER HOURS, LEFT MSG. 12-08-05: KIA REP SAID NOT TO TAKE IT FOR SERVICE; LIGHT NOT FLASHING; OKAY FOR NOW. 12-23-05: KIA REP CALLED WITH SERVICE DATE OF JANUARY 16TH FOR KIA "EXPERT" TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP (APPROX DATE) 12-29-05: LEFT MSG FOR KIA REP -LIGHT WENT OFF(APPROX DATE)- THEIR OFFICE WAS CLOSED TILL 1-3-06 01-03-06: KIA REP CALLED BACK-LIGHT WENT OFF-STILL TAKE IT FOR SERVICE ON 16TH, NOT SURE WHAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO. REQUESTED COMPENSATION AND/OR RETURN OF VEHICLE; DENIED 01-16-06: VEH TO SHOP FOR SVC W/EXPERT 01-18-06: EXPERT FOUND NOTHING WRONG 01-19-06: WAITING ON KIA REP TO CALL WITH SOME COURSE OF ACTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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