Kia Sedona Complaints (2003)

197 consumer complaints on file.

#10438797December 6, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426539September 20, 2011
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS (FEMALE PART) THE PIECE THAT YOU SNAP THE SEAT BELT INTO, BROKE TOTALLY OFF ALL THE WAY. NOT 1 BUT 2 SEAT BELTS IN MY VAN HAS DONE THIS. AND NOT ONLY THAT THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. I'VE CALLED KIA TO REPORT THESE PROBLEMS AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR ALL THIS. SEEMS LIKE THE LAST THING THAT SHOULD BRAKE (SHOULDN'T BRAKE AT ALL!) IS THE SEAT BELTS! THE DOOR HANDLES IS ONE THING BUT THE SEAT BELTS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395180April 7, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON MY 2003 KIA SEDONA, I HAVE REPLACED OVER 3 WHEEL BEARINGS AND HAVE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE STEERING HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389788March 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUIDS ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE REAR COOLING PIPES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 03/30/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368494December 1, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE FR380 TIRES, TIRE SIZE P215/70/R15. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD EXHIBITED PREMATURE WEAR. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR AND NINE MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THREE TIRES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE TIRE CENTER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND TO DETERMINE WHICH TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358624October 1, 2010
WHEELS
THE BACK RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF OF OUR 2003 KIA SEDONA VAN. MY WIFE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING. SHE MANAGED TO PULL THE VAN OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME, IT PULLED THE VAN ABOUT A FOOT BEFORE THE ENTIRE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. HAD SHE BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE AND MY 3 CHILDREN MIGHT NOT HAVE SURVIVED THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356556September 20, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S SEAT BELT WAS SECURED AND WHEN HER BODY LUNGED FORWARD, THE SEAT BELT WEBBING MOVEMENT CAUSED BURNS TO THE SHOULDER AND CHEST AREA. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10356088September 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY LOOSING COOLANT FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CORRODED HEATER COOLING PIPE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355030September 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 KIA SEDONA RAN GREAT FOR THE 3 YEARS WE OWNED IT. WENT TO GO HOME FROM WORK AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE MOTOR SHUT OFF. HAD A VERY HARD TIME PULLING OVER. NOW IT WONT TURN OVER AT ALL. NOT EVEN WITH A JUMP. CHECKED OILS ,WATER , BATTERY,CABLES AND EVERYTHING APPEARED GOOD. REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE WAS DONE . ALL FLUIDS WERE CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS. PAID $11,000.00 FOR IT AND IT DIDN'T EVEN OUT LAST THE PAYMENTS ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343622July 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA EX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE RESIDENCE GARAGE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT INTERIOR AND ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL MELTED SEVERELY. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL MELTED AND WAS DISTORTED TO THE POINT THAT THE STRUCTURE AND GAUGES WERE NOT VISIBLE. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING WIRE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE GARAGE TO A NEARBY LOCATION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT OR FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION OR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER, A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE SEATS. UPDATED 09/27/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342920July 13, 2010
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING AND HUB CAP WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON EACH WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE AND A SECOND TIME ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. EACH REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V232000 (WHEELS) HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342555July 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 KIA SEDONA EX CAUGHT ON FIRE 07/11/10. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AND NOT RUNNING. RESULTANT VEHICLE DESTROYED AND SURROUNDING VEHICLES HAD MELTED COMPONENTS, DRIVER SIDE MIRRORS, ROOF RACK, BUMPERS, HEADLIGHTS AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD DUE TO EXPLOSION AND LAUNCH OF A REACH STRUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342082July 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ICV VALVE CLIP IN MY 2003 KIA SEDONA CAME LOOSE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. KIA RECALLED THE SAME CLIP IN ALL SORENTOS FROM 2003-2005. MY VEHICLE AS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. KIA DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336350June 15, 2010
SEATS
DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS GETS REGULAR USE. BOLT BROKE WHEN SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK WAS RELEASED AND FOLDED FORWARD FOR ACCESS TO THIRD ROW SEATING. THE SEAT HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR THE PREVIOUS 2-3 WEEKS. SEAT IS STILL IN FOLDED POSITION. I AM RETIRED AND CANNOT AFFORD REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335661June 10, 2010
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FASTER HE DROVE, THE MORE NOISE THE VEHICLE MADE. HE STATED THAT HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V232000, COMPONENT, WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331225May 19, 2010
SEATS
7 YEAR OLD CHILD SAT IN 3RD ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. WHEN WE TOOK THE SEAT OUT WE NOTED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SEAT BACK TO THE BASE SEAT HAD SHEARED OFF OF BOTH SIDES. THIS SEAT HAS NORMAL USE AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ESPECIALLY WITHOUT UNUSUAL FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE SEATBACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314530February 26, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I NEED YOUR HELP TO RESOLVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN. MY DAUGHTER IS THE OWNER OF A 2003 KIA SEDONA. WITHIN A THREE MONTH PERIOD, THREE OF THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF THIS VEHICLE! AFTER EACH HANDLE FELL OFF, SHE REPORTED IT TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP. SHE LEARNED THAT DOOR HANDLES WERE NOT COVERED AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $250.00 PER DOOR TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IS NOW $750.00. KIA DOES NOT CONSIDER DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLES A SAFETY ISSUE SO THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IF MY FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, MY FOUR LITTLE GRANDCHILDREN WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THIS VEHICLE. SINCE I BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR KIA SEDONA VAN. THEIR COMPLAINTS ARE THE SAME'DOOR HANDLES THAT HAVE FALLEN OFF AND KIA REFUSING TO FIX THEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFEAT. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN ANTIQUE VEHICLES'ALL THEIR VEHICLES STILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL DOOR HANDLES. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF DOOR HANDLES FALLING OFF A VEHICLE, LET ALONE THREE! I CONTACTED BOTH OUR LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND THE KIA CORPORATION. THE KIA CORPORATION OF AMERICA'S (800-333-4542) CONSUMER AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SOUNDED LIKE A ROBOT. SHE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM, THE TIME FOR REPORTING A MANUFACTURING DEFEAT WAS OVER AND THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE! SHE DID SAY THAT IF WE WANTED THEM TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WE COULD BRING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THEY WOULD STILL NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD! WHY WOULD I PAY THEM TO TELL ME AGAIN THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX THIS VEHICLE? WHEN I SPOKE TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN ST. AUGUSTINE, THEY WERE SYMPATHETIC, HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT ABSORB THE COSTS OF THE REPAIR. PLEASE HELP ALL THESE KIA SEDONA OWNERS WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298004January 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HER VEHICLE SERVICED, SHE WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOWER END NOISE AND THAT A SCREW WAS MISSING ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297424December 29, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT TAKE A REPORT. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $400.00. THE WHEEL BEARING SEALS, BREAK DRUM, AND MOUNTAIN PLATE MIGHT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290025October 27, 2009
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION HE OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS HAD EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V232000 (WHEELS). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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