Kia Sedona Complaints

2,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10895152August 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHEN GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF SOME DEPTH MAYBE 6 INCHES(NOT SURE EXACTLY), THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP AND A COUPLE OF LIGHTS COME ON, ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER ALL GOES BACK TO NORMAL. ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894765August 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED, IT EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/28/16*LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894768August 10, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE OUR FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS BEING REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US AND SHOWED US HOW THE WINDOW WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CAR. THE ADHESIVE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW PANE. THE DEFECT WAS NOTED IN THE UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE WINDOW. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894352August 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
ON OUR SECOND AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. NOW STATING WEIGHT SENSOR IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS DEFECTIVE RENDERING THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM NONFUNCTIONAL. A COSTLY FIX AT $2500. AFTER SEEING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE I AM A BIT APPALLED THAT KIA HAS NOT OFFERED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WILL BE SECOND GUESSING WHETHER OR NOT A KIA WILL BE OUR NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASE...WHEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NO-BRAINER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894518August 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD, BOTH SIDE MIRRORS NEED TO BE READJUSTED. WITHOUT BEING READJUSTED, THEY POINT AT SUCH AN ANGLE AS TO BE UNUSABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894618August 9, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE CAUSED GREASE TO LEAK ONTO THE BALL JOINTS, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO LOOSEN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894115August 8, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A MODERATE VIBRATION WHILE BEING OPERATED AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V387000(SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL LETTER STATED THAT 2006-2007 MODELS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL WOULD HAVE THEIR LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, THEY COULD REFUSE DUE TO THE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED BEING AN INSPECTION NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894200August 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,866.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894257August 8, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE MANUFACTURED TO A SPECIFICATION THAT GIVES VERY LIMITED LENGTH OF VISIBILITY MAKING FAST HIGHWAY DRIVING AT NIGHT VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NORMAL, MANUFACTURER IS LOOKING INTO IT. SIMPLY PUT THEY ARE BY DEGREES POINTED DOWNWARD TOO EARLY AND THIS PROVIDES VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY AND VERY LIMITED REACTION TIME IN THE EVENT OF A DEER OR OTHER ROAD HAZARD - FORCING YOU TO USE HIGH BEAMS AT ALL TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT NIGHT TO ENSURE REASONABLE VISIBILITY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893824August 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH BECOMES VERY HOT AFTER AN HOUR OR SO OF DRIVING,. SO HOT THAT THE METAL PORTION OF THE SWITCH AND THE KEY CANNOT BE HELD BY A BARE HAND WHEN IT IS REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892821August 3, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ESC WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891499July 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY DEAD FOR THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN PAST FIVE DAYS. WORKED AFTER JUMP START (WITH A STANLEY 450/900 AMP JUMP START SYSTEM), BUT DURING LAST TWO OCCASSIONS (ON 07/27/16 AND 07/28/16 IT GOT HOT TOO FAST SPECIALLY WHEN CAR WAS STATIONARY (ENGINE RUNNING) FOR FEW MINUTES. IT WENT HOT TO BOILING (ALMOST TO THE POINT OF FIRE EXPLOTION), AND EVAPORATING ACID FROM BOTH SIDES'S TOP (HUGE AMOUNT OF WHITE TOXIC SMOKE). DEFINITELY THE BATTERY IS DAMAGED. DEALER IS WILLING TO REPLACE; BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CRITICAL ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CAREFULLY INVESTIGATED TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE, WHICH MAY NOT BE THE BATTERY ALONE OR ITSELF, BUT A MORE SERIOUS AND COMPLEX ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DESIGN FAILURE. STATS ARE BACKING-UP MY THOUGHTS: THE MAIN TOPICS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS CAR (SO FAR) ARE ELECTRICAL/BATTERY RELATED. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE SMOKE FROM THE BATTERY. I OWNED SEVERAL OTHER CARS WITH DEAD BATTERY ISSUES, BUT NEVER THIS KIND OF SCENARIO WHERE BATTERY IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. (NOTE: MY VIN NUMBER MAY NOT APPEAR IN US DATABASE BECAUSE I BOUGHT CAR IN PUERTO RICO, MANUFACTURED IN KOREA).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888935July 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER TWO HOURS OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S INSERTS WERE FRACTURED AND THE CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CABIN FILTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FUEL ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V387000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING IN ONE OF THE STATES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887349July 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VAN IS RUNNING PERFECTLY AND YOU MAKE A STOP SOMEWHERE AND IT WILL NOT START FOR HOURS. ONCE IT DOES START IT RUNS PERFECTLY AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE MY KIDS AND I ARE STRANDED. WE HAVE TO REMOVE A FUSE OR THE WIRE TO THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO GET IT GOING AGAIN. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE THEFT ALARM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. THE BATTERY IS FINE, THE LIGHTS AND DOORS STILL WORK IT JUST DOESN'T START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885802July 19, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS STOPPED BY A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885206July 16, 2016
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2006 KIA SEDONA AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES OR A COUPLE DAYS AND THIS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE YEARS. IT HAS NOW STAYED ON FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS. TURNED ON THE VAN ONE DAY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF. WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ON A FLAT SURFACE. MY VAN HAD A HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND MILES ON IT WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW HAS A HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND MILES. I BOUGHT THIS AS A NEW VAN IN 2007. IT WAS A LEFT OVER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS AND TURN SIGNAL BULBS ON THE FRONT OVER 10 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE HAVE STATED WITH A 2006 KIA SEDONA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883872July 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
THE ELECTRICAL DOORS STOPPED WORKING AND DO NOT LATCH, THE DOOR FLY OPEN WHEN WE TURN A CORNER. THE ESC LIGHT IS ON. MY BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED.. MALFUNCTIONS IN SC 134. SC133. SC098. THE ;SUSPENISION AND CLICKS AND CLUTTERS. SINCE THIS YEAR ALONE MY VAN HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN ALL THE AREAS, U CAN SEE WHEN LOOKED AT...THE DOORS ALONE ARE DANGERIOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883272July 7, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD AN ISSUE WITH A DEALERSHIP AFTER SERVICE WITH KIA I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS NOT LOCKING AND SHUTTING. AND BEFORE I ACCUSE SOMEONE OF SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CORRECT I WANTED TO RULE OUT ALL AVENUES. WHILE SPEAKING TO KIA THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE OWNER AND TAKE IT UP WITH THEM. BUT I AM WANTING TO MAKE SURE OF THIS I HAVE A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. ON 5/21/2016 IS WHEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882051July 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION TO ANY DESIRED SELECTION UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,491.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876584June 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON IIHS WEBSITE IT MENTIONS THAT KIA REPROGRAMMED THE AUTO LOCK FEATURE SO THAT THE DOORS WOULD STAY CLOSED IN A CRASH AND REDUCE INTRUSION. HOWEVER IF SOMEONE IS DROPPED IF THE LOCK IS DISENGAGED WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, PERHAPS WHILE DROPPING OFF A PASSENGER, THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AGAIN WHEN DRIVING. THIS COULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE AUTO LOCK FEATURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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