Kia Sedona Complaints (2002)

248 consumer complaints on file.

#762819June 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
DANGEROUS DESIGN OF FUEL TANK FILLING SYSTEM. FUEL TANK FILLER RUBBER HOSE ATTACHES TO LOWER LOBE OF FUEL TANK. HOSE WILL CONTAIN FUEL UNTIL TANK IS NEARLY EMPTY. HOSE IS ROUTED BELOW UNIBODY FRAME RAIL AND IS HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACT DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS. IF HOSE WERE TO BECOME DAMAGED/DISLODGED, ENTIRE CONTENTS OF FUEL TANK COULD SPILL. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN FORWARD MOTION, THE FUEL COULD SPRAY ONTO (LARGE) HOT MUFFLER POSITIONED TRANSVERSLEY, IMMEDIATELY AFT OF FUEL TANK. I FEEL THIS DESIGN PRESENTS AN EXTREME FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD THAT COULD BE FATAL TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A POORLY DESIGNED FUEL SYSTEM!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008900April 30, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON VEHICLE WHICH IS CAUSING CHILD TO OPEN DOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006684April 1, 2002
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
BACK SEAT SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY IN THE SPAN OF A FEW MONTHS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BELTS, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759179March 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE LOCKING MODE THAT KEEPS THE SEAT BELT TAUT WHEN INSTALLING A CHILDS CAR SEAT STOPPED WORKING. IT IS ACTIVATED BY PULLING THE SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT, AND THEN LETTING IT RETRACT. THIS KEEPS THE CAR SEAT SECURE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALTER AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAD TO BE CONVINCED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE BOTH CENTER BELTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE HAPPENING IN OTHER NEW 2002 SEDONA LX'S. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE "UNIVERAL" BUT I WANTED TO REPORT THIS FAILURE, AND WHAT DO I DO IF MY VAN IS RETURNED, THE SEAT BELTS WORK FOR A WHILE, AND THEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN? LUCKILY THIS FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE I WAS INSTALLING THE SEAT BELT, AND DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001950January 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, AT ANY SPEED ABS LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL FALL TO FLOORBOARD, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WILL FAIL TO ACTIVATE. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES, AND HAS NOT RESULTED IN A CRASH OR INJURY. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. *AK THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN DUE TO BAD SOLENOID AND LOOSE WIRE CONNECTIONS AND BURNED UP WIRES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899070November 13, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. IN SECOND INCIDENT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SAPARTED FROM VEHICLE. TIRES ARE KUMHO, P215/70R15* DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897477October 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELDS HAVE DISTORTIONS AT EYE LEVEL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SEE OBJECTS THROUGH WINDSHIELDS WAVY. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD ON 24 SEP 2001, THEN AGAIN ON 29 SEP 2001. BOTH HAD SAME DEFECTS. CONSUMER LOOKED THROUGH OTHER KIA WINDSHIELDS AT DEALERSHIP, ALL HAD THE SAME DISTORTIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895751September 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
FRONT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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