Kia Sedona Complaints (2005)

185 consumer complaints on file.

#10670351January 6, 2015
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN OR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN I BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659685November 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 43 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND BACK WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10655375November 17, 2014
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BUCKLE FELL OFF. THE TWO WIRE CABLES HOLDING THE BUCKLE BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638910September 25, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A METAL TRASH DUMPSTER. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE SPED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. IN ADDITION, WHILE REVERSING INTO A STORAGE SPACE, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629786September 3, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE GAS ODOR THAT COMES FROM VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO CORRECT AND REPORT THE ODOR FOR TWO YEARS. THE DEALER CHARGED HIM $747.18, HOWEVER, THE DANGER IS STILL PRESENT. THEIR RECENT EXPLANATION WAS THE MANUFACTURER, HAD ISSUED A TECH REPORT, CITING THE PROBLEM WAS A DEIGN FLAW IN THE VENT LOCATION. THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HE WOULD JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587964May 13, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE 2005 KIA SEDONA AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND SOMETIMES IT TURNS ON AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T ALSO THE HEATER STARTED ACTING UP AND IT SOMETIMES WOULD TURN ON AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T THIS HAS LED TO THE CAR GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S GOING TO OVERHEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585131April 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WITH NORMAL TRAFFIC BRAKING FRONT BRAKE START TO SHUTTER AND BRAKE PEDAL WITH PULSE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN DURING A NORMAL STOPPING ACTION WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HARD TO STOP DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH REQUIRED EXCESS PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. CHANGED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BETWEEN THE YEAR 2066- AND MOST RECENTLY 2014 4 TIMES WHICH STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS 48900 MILE ON THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE NEED TO BE EVALUATED FOR SAFETY DEFECTS THAT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558913January 7, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS STUCK AND AS A RESULT, THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 05V329000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557596December 29, 2013
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WE HAVE A 2005 SEDONA WHICH WE LOVE. IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAR FOR US. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH IT FOR SOME TIME NOW. OUR MAIN PROBLEM AND CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS WITH THE FRONT END STRUTS AND OR ALIGNMENT. THE NOISE AND KNOCKING AT LOW SPEEDS (ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND-STILL) IS TROUBLESOME, BUT MORE TROUBLESOME IS THAT WE CONSTANTLY NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES. WE ARE GOING ON OUR 4TH SET OF NEW TIRES (FOR THE FRONT ALONE) DUE TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. NO BALANCING OR ALIGNMENT WORK HAS HELPED. AFTER HOURS OF RESEARCH ON LINE, IT SEEMS THAT THE FRONT BRAKES MAY BE UNDERSIZED CAUSING THE ROTORS TO OVER HEAT AND WARP. THE STRUTS ALSO SEEM TO HAVE A WRONG TYPE OF MOUNT SYSTEM AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO BE FOUND ON THE WEB FROM PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. THERE IS A TSB ON THE TOPIC (CHA015) REGARDING NEW STRUT MOUNTS, BUT WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT NOW. HTTP://WWW.KIA-FORUMS.COM/KIA-CARNIVAL-SEDONA/26537-SEDONA-FRONT-STRUTS.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/16289/KIA/SEDONA/KIA-SEDONA-STRUT-ISSUES HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/7565/KIA/SEDONA/KIA-SEDONA-TIRES-WHEELS WE ARE SO DISAPPOINTED AND KIA SEEMS TO BE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND WE FEAR THAT THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538039August 30, 2013
WHEELS
I GOT THESE TIRES FROM WAL MART ON 07/03/2012 IN JULY I WENT TO TAKE WIFE TO WORK FOUND MY TIRE FLAT CHANGED OUT FOUND SIDE WALL CAME APART. THIS WAS A 60000 MILE TIRE WHY WOULD THIS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN MECHANIC FROM OVER TEN YRS. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH TIRES. COULD YOU TELL ME WHY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521951June 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM STARTS WHEN I'M ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND HAVE TO MAKE AN "IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED" BRAKING MANEUVER AT HIGHER SPEEDS OF 65-70MPH.(SLOWER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU = PANIC STOP, EXITING TO AN OFF RAMP AND A HARD STOP) WHEN BRAKING HARD THE CARS BRAKES SOUNDS LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM CAN'T GET A GRIP SO TO SPEAK AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERS.THE CAR BRAKES BUT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR WEARING SOMETHING OUT. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC TEST DRIVE THE CAR BUT HE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE CONDITION. I HAD NEW ROTORS PUT ON TO NO AVAIL. THE CONDITION CONTINUES AS OF TODAY UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS I'VE MENTIONED. I WILL LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. THANK-YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521600June 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CLEAR ROAD TURNED INTO BLACK ICE GOING AROUND A CORNER, I THEN GOT PULLED INTO SNOW AND THEN SIDE SWIPED A TELEPHONE POLE THAT SENT ME INTO A BOULDER BIGGER THAN MY CAR. THE IMPACT WAS AT 30MPH AND THE AIR BAGS WERE SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY BETWEEN 7 AND 10MPH. MY HEAD WHEN INTO THE WINDSHIELD 2 TIMES AND BOUNCED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE SLAMMED HER HEAD OFF THE DASH AND MY DAUGHTER HAD A SEATBELT BRUISE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND KIA HAS A SO CALLED FIX FOR THE AIRBAGS BUT ITS STILL NOT OUT OR RECALLED YET. WHEN THE AMBULANCE SHOWED UP THEY HIT THE BLACK ICE AND ALMOST SLID INTO US. ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINS AFTER THE AMBULANCE SHOWED UP THE TOWN HAD A SALT AND SAND TRUCK COME OUT AND FIX THE CORNER. ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL THE EMT TOLD ME I WAS THE 5TH OR 6TH PERSON TO CRASH IN THE SAME SPOT THIS YEAR. AND THE YEAR HAD JUST BEGUN. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK 2 TO 3 INCHES AND I HAVE PICS AND VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE. THE AIRBAGS COULD HAVE SAVED US A LOT OF PAIN AND SUFFERING AND HUGE HOSPITAL BILLS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10520550June 18, 2013
TIRES
DEAR OFFICER, I HAVE PURCHASED 2 SETS OF FOUR TIRES (ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED, 215/70R15) IN SUMMER 2010 AND 2011 (HYUNDAI XG AND KIA SEDONA). I FOUND THAT ONLY ONE OF TIRES SHOWS A KIND OF CRACKS A LOT ON THE SIDE (I HAVE THE PICTURE) RELATIVELY. I CHECKED THE DATE OF MANUFACTURING ON THE TIRE AND FOUND 'BLANK'. THREE OF FOUR SHOW THE YEAR AND WEEK (0923...). I ALSO FOUND THAT ONE OF FOUR TIRES IN MY ANOTHER CAR HAS NO DATE EITHER. IT'S ODD AND SUSPICIOUS TO ME. I HAVE GOT THEM ALL FROM A GOODYEAR STORE. I HAVE SOME PICTURES TO SHOW THE EVIDENCE. I AM SO SCARED WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAVE DRIVEN MY CARS ON ILLEGALLY UPDATED OR SOLD TIRES. [XXX] P.S. I ALREADY CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND GOT FEEDBACK FROM MY CONTACT PERSON AT GOODYEAR, SAYING THAT IT'S ODD BUT CAN BE HAPPENED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496930February 8, 2013
TIRES
IN JUNE AND JULY OF 2011 I PURCHASED 4 YOKOHAMA 215/70R15 98S AVID TOURING S TIRES FOR MY 2005 KIA SEDONA VAN. WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 TIRES DUE TO SEPARATION. DRIVING IS BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY WITH AT LEAST 80 MILES HIGHWAY 5 DAYS EVER OTHER WEEK. SINCE PURCHASING THE TIRES I HAVE DRIVEN 46,000 MILES. THE FIRST SEPARATION OCCURRED AUGUST 1, 2012 WITH MILLAGE AT 157,000. THE SECOND ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012 AT 164,000 MILES. THE THIRD SEPARATION OCCURRED FEBRUARY 1, 2013 AT 176,000 MILES. THE SYMPTONS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ARE; A. WOBBLING OF THE VEHICLE AT VERY LOW SPEED, B. PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, C. INTENSE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED (>55). WE ARE LUCKY THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS RELATING TO THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE FIRST TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER THE TIRE DEALERS WARRANTY PROGRAM. I LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE MANUFACTURER AND MODEL AFTER THE THIRD SEPARATION AND WITH CREDIT FROM YOKOHAMA PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES; DIFFERENT MAKE AND MODEL. ALL THE TIRES WERE RETAINED BY THE DEALER. THE LAST TIRE HAD A MANFACTURE DATE OF 81S0610. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490896January 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD SPORADICALLY FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE THE LOCKS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR TWICE HOWEVER, AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UPDATED VERSION ON THE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483138November 2, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HEAD WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AS BOTH THE SEAT BELT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE EYE, SHOULDERS, WRISTS, AND HER RIGHT CALF. THE CONTACT ALSO SUFFERED FROM INTERVALS OF DIZZINESS AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,500. THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING EYE PROBLEM AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TWICE. THE CONSUMER WAS STILL BEING TREATED FOR THE EYE, HEAD, AND LUMBAR VERTEBRAE INJURY. THE CONSUMER HAS SEEN PSYCHOLOGIST AND PSYCHIATRIST FOR FEAR OF DRIVING AND SEVERE DEPRESSION DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAS CONSTANT HEADACHES. UPDATED 1/7/2013 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10481446October 22, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VIBRATION AND A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR SEPARATE TIMES HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473760September 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER REAR BY THE WINDOW. THE ENTIRE PASSENGER REAR SIDE OF VAN BURNT AND MELTED. CAUGHT SEAT ON FIRE TOO. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL MAYBE STARTED IN THE REAR AC UNIT. VAN WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447267February 9, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHILE TURNING AT 30 MPH ON ICE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND SOME BOULDERS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND ALL THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME WERE TAKEN AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR CONTUSIONS AND A DAMAGED KNEE, THE OTHER PASSENGERS WERE SUFFERING FROM TEMPORARY AMNESIA. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10445644January 27, 2012
STEERING
THE FACTORY INSTALLED SPRING TYPE CLAMP FAILED TO HOLD THE POWER STEERING HOSE ON; THE HOSE CAME OFF, ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID CAME OUT AND STEERING WAS LOST. THE SPRING TYPE CLAMP WAS REPLACED WITH A WORM TYPE CLAMP. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE POWER STEERING FLUID COULD HAVE BLOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSED A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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