Kia Sedona Complaints (2007)

157 consumer complaints on file.

#10467619July 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 74 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE CRASH CAUSED A CRACK IN THE ENGINE, THE RADIATOR EXPLODED AND THE BUMPER WAS DISLODGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10465075July 10, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHT: SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460461June 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH STARTING VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN INTERMITTENT NO-CRANK CONDITION. THE CONSUMER SUPPLIED A TSB REGARDING THE ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE TSB, THE CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY HIGHER THAN NORMAL RESISTANCE ACROSS THE BURGLAR ALARM RELAY LOCATED IN THE IN PANEL MODULE (IPM). OTHER CONCERNS SUCH AS POOR PIN CONNECTIONS AND OTHER FAULTY COMPONENTS IN THE STARTER CIRCUIT MAY ALSO CAUSE HIGHER THAN NORMAL CIRCUIT RESISTANCE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE REPLACING THE IPM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446510February 9, 2012
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2007 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING AIR BAG ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A LITTLE AFTER 60,000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PROBLEM WAS A SENSOR IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE COST TO REPLACE IT WOULD BE $1600. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS PRIVATE MECHANIC ORDERED A SEAT THAT CAME WITH A SENSOR AT A PRICE OF $585 PLUS TAX AND INSTALLING WITH A TOTAL COST OF $700. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444356January 18, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED,THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUCTIONS. CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES WILL NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443554January 12, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441545December 28, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE JUST REPLACED BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT SUB BUSHINGS. OUR MECHANIC SAID THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG. WE ONLY HAVE ONE SLIDING DOOR THAT FUNCTIONS RIGHT NOW. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU PHYSICALLY PULL IT OPEN AND SHUT. I HAVE BEEN READING THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL 2007 KIA OWNERS. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422515August 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2007 KIA SEDONA REGARDING 2007 KIA SEDONA RECALL, ITEM AFFECTED: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, DATE ANNOUNCED: 4/17/2009, AFFECTING VEHICLES MADE 9-20-2006 THRU 11-20-2006, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS MADE 11-28-2006, EVERYTHING ON THE RECALLS DESCRIBES WHAT MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING.(THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.) KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER MY PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY STATED IT WAS FIXED WITH THE PREVIOUS MODELS AND ALL MODELS MANF. AFTER 11-20-2006. THEY ADVISED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422516August 29, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1. DRIVING VAN ON HIGHWAY WHEN ESC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. 2. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES ALL ACCELERATION. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, BOTH TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 3. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE MODELS AND THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO REDUCE FAILURE, BUT THAT ISSUES ARE SO PREVALENT THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THAT IT MAY TAKE "2 WEEKS OR 2 MONTHS" TO RECEIVE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420017August 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405660June 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
OCCASIONALLY, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CLOSES AND THEN REOPENS ABOUT 6-12" AND HAS TO BE CLOSED BY HAND. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE SAME DOOR OPENS ALL THE WAY AND IT CAN'T BE CLOSED, EITHER BY POWER OR BY HAND. IT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL IT GETS READY FOR YOU TO CLOSE IT. THE TIME FRAME VARIES BUT USUALLY 10-15 MINUTES. SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING WITH ALL OF THE DOORS CLOSED AND LOCKED, THE SAME SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN A COUPLE OF INCHES AND I HAVE TO STOP AND MANUALLY CLOSE IT. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH OF THE DESCRIBED INCIDENTS STILL HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. THE REPAIR TECHNICIANS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NO CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE FALLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS MOVING AND IS EITHER SEVERELY INJURED OF KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399341May 6, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
FOR 4 YEARS NOW, THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY FAMILY VAN (2007 KIA SEDONA) HAVE BEEN POPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN I SIMPLY PRESS THE GAS, HIT A VERY MINOR BUMP, OR SOMETIMES DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE A CAUSE. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ALL COME ON, THE DOOR OPEN CHIME BEGINS TO DING. I'VE TAKEN THIS TO KIA ALMOST A DOZEN TIMES TO NO RESOLVE. AND NOW, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND THOUGH IT'S BEEN RECURRING FOR 4 YEARS NOW, THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399207May 5, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON 2007 KIA SEDONA SLIDES OPEN WHILE CAR IS MOVING. NO "DOOR AJAR" ALARM BEFORE SLIDES OPEN. OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING WHILE VEHICLE MOVING AT OVER 50 MPH WITH A CHILD IN THE SEAT NEXT TO THE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393052March 28, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO SECURELY LATCH AND ABNORMALLY OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE FAILURE WAS A DAILY RECURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE UPPER LATCH ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERABLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE O FURTHER REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF UPDATED 06/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390274March 15, 2011
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE SECOND ROW SEAT BACK IN PLACE AFTER IT WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE SEAT RAIL LOCKING SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT APPEAR TO BE LATCH WHEN THEY ARE NOT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MISALIGNED SEAT RAIL THAT WAS MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. UPDATED 08/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389903March 11, 2011
SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE CONCERNS OF SAFETY CONCERNS ON SEAT BELTS AND ELECTRICAL WIRING 1.THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP AND THAT IS IT DOESN'T RETRACT BACK TO ITS RETRACTABLE POSITION. IT SEEMS TO BE SEIZING UP. IT HAS BEEN LUBRICATED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT KEEPS RETURNING. LAP BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS ONE IS DOING THE SAME THING. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE SHOULDER BELT DOES SEIZE THEN HOW THE FORWARD FORCES WILL ALLOW THE LOCK MECHANISM TO ENGAGE ITSELF TO STOP YOUR BODY FROM BEING EXERTED FORWARD. 2.THE WIRING I HAVE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CIGARETTE LIGHT POWER OUTLETS HAS UNDER THE PROPER GAUGE OF WIRE FOR THE AMPERAGE THAT WILL COVER THE DEMAND. ONE OF THINGS I HAVE OBSERVED IS THAT CHECKING OUT THE OUTLET THE WIRES THAT POWER THE OUTLET IS 22 GAUGES WHICH ARE RATED FOR LESS THEN 1 AMP DRAW. THE COOLER THAT I AM USING REQUIRES AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT 3 AMPS AND NEEDS TO BE RATED FOR 15 AMPS. WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IS THE WIRES BEHIND THE PANELS ARE WARMING UP, THIS IS THE WIRE THE MANUFACTURER USES HEATS UP AND IT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE BEHIND THE PANEL. THE HEAD OFFICE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS NO INFORMATION TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABOVE CONCERNS AND FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT PROPER ITEMS INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386649March 7, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUB FRAME BUSHINGS ON MY 2007 KIA SEDONA ,ARE ACCORDING TO MY KIA DEALERSHIP "TOAST". NOISE STARTED AT 70000 MILES. THEY ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS WAY TO EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF BUSHING TO FAIL, UNDER VERY AVERAGE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374625January 4, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO THRUST THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS KEPT INCREASING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT IF THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,609.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368962December 2, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUBFRAME BUSHINGS AROUND THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HAVE GONE BAD AND MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 60,000. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS LONGER WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. I HAVE READ OTHER REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH KIA SEDONA'S SUBFRAME AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE SERVICE STATION AND THE MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME AT NO POINT THEY WOULD HAVE NOT CHECKED THIS FOR ANY SERVICE, ONLY IF WE MADE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360450October 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR LIFTGATE LOCK FAILURE . LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE . HAVE TRIED SLAMMING WITH NO RESULTS CURRENTLY BEING HELD CLOSED WITH A TIE DOWN. GATE COULD LIFT IF I HIT A BUMP OR COULD COME OPEN IN A ACCIDENT . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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