2005 KIA Sedona

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2013· 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

• 12/28/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1) VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND MAKES ROARING NOISE WHEN BRAKING DOWN HILL. BRAKES OVERHEAT AND SLIDE AND DO NOT STOP WELL. VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS BUT MORE SO GOING DOWN HILL. 2) TIRES NEED BALANCE AND ROTATING EVERY 2000 MILES AND ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACING EVERY 2000-4000 MILES. THE BACK SHOES ARE GLAZED OVER 3) FIRST TIME ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AND BACK SHOES UNGLAZED. SECOND TIME ROTORS TURNED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT REMOVED AND BACK SHOES UNGLAZED. THIRD TIME ROTORS AND PADS ARE GOING TO BE REMOVED AND BACK SHOES UNGLAZED. THIS VEHICLE HAS 7000 MILES ON IT AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP AGREES THIS IS EXCESSIVE AND HE DID NOT MAKE ME FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. THEY ARE CLAIMING THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAD BRAKE ISSUES. ON THE FOURTH TIME I WILL SUE FOR LEMON LAW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE. *JB

• 12/21/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINECrashFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ *CN

• 12/15/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2005 SEDONA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, THROTTLE AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. *TS PREVIOUSLY RESPONDED ON 12-15-06 BY AAE DUPLICATE LETTER THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PART HAD BEEN RECALLED (RECALL NUMBER 05V329000) BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FORM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

• 12/09/2008· WHEELS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V232000 (WHEELS); HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE VERY UNSAFE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HER PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,800.

• 12/08/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL TANK LEAKS DUE TO CORROSION NEAR FILLER TUBE. THIS IS A SIMULAR PROBLEM TO THE FUEL TANK CORROSION EXPERIENCED BY 2006-ON KIA SPORTAGES. DESCRIPTION: FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL DUE TO RUST/CORROSION OF THE TANK NEAR THE FILLER TUBE. THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED/OWNED IN MICHIGAN, AN AREA THAT USES LARGE AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. FUEL LEAKAGE IS POSING A POTENTIAL FIRE/EXPLOSION RISK AS FUEL VAPORS FROM THE LEAKAGE MAY BE IGNITED. FUEL LEAKAGE OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN A CLOSED GARAGE THE VAPORS CAN ACCUMULATE, ELEVATING THE RISK FOR FIRE/EXPLOSION. (SIMULARLY THE REAR COOLANT LINES RUST THROUGH AS WELL DUE TO ROAD SALT, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE KIA SEDONA)

• 12/07/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SPEED INCREASED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE CONTINUEDE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

• 12/03/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Hi my van started smell a lot to fuel so I looked for leaks and I found a big leak on the fuel rail rack dripping a lot of fuel on the side of engine when engine is running and the car is unsafe to drive and I’m very worried about this problem. This happened after my car stalled on the street and it never wanted to start again and when I make it start again it started smell gas

• 12/02/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,AIR BAGS

  ENGINE STALLING.... COMPLETELY STOPPED... LOSS OF POWER DURING CITY DRIVING. DEALER NOT ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. HAD VAN TOWED. AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE TRIED TO SOLVE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT AND VAN IS UNSAFE AND RISKY TO DRIVE. *TR

• 11/30/2007· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,TIRES

  THE 2005 KIA SEDONA I OWN HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS A BRAKE MALFUNCTION. IT WAS THUMPING WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS THEN GRINDING WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ROTORS MACHINED, THEN THEY WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE IS A JOINT OR STRUT PROBLEM B/C . WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IT SOUNDS CREAKY AND AS IF IT MIGHT SNAP. ALSO, POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN SERVICED TWICE. IN ADDITION THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY SHAKY. THE DEALER BLAMED THAT ON ALIGNMENT. ALSO, THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT LESS THAN 25K AND PROBABLY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE 15K. THIS IS DUE TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM I AM CERTAIN. ALL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THESE ISSUES RESOLVED HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF BY THE DEALER -- UNTIL 11/07 WHEN I DEMANDED THAT THERE WAS INDEED SOMETHING WRONG. *TR

• 11/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AROUND 4500 MILES HAD VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS. THEY WERE REPLACED. NOT TWO MONTHS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO PAY FOR ROTORS TO BE MACHINED. SAME WEEK, ROTORS HAD TO BE MACHINED AGAIN. ONE MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE PADS. *JB

• 11/20/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  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.

• 11/17/2018· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH ON BOTH A 2 LANE HWY AND THE INTERSTATE HWY, THE VAN WOULD SUDDENLY MAKE A LOUD BANG SOUND, JUMP, AND THE RPMS WOULD GO UP TO OVER 4000 AND SOUND LIKE IT WAS IN 2ND GEAR. ENG LIGHT CODE SAID INTAKE TRANS SENSOR, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. SAME PROBLEM HAPPEND 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THAT AND STILL NOT FIXED.WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT BUT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES. CODE STILL READS INTAKE SENSOR PROBLEM EACH TIME. I TRIED USING OFF BRAND SENSORS THE FIRST 2 TIMES AND AN AUTHENTIC KIA SENSOR THE 3RD TIME. THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE, JUST THE COST OF THE PARTS.

• 11/17/2014· 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

• 11/16/2021· WHEELS

  Rear Right Hub Recall on this model

• 11/14/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER 2005 SEDONA WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKES. *TS THE CONSUEMR BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

• 11/13/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

• 11/08/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD MY KIA SEDONA IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES NOW DUE TO IT BLOWING FUSES UNDER THE HOOD, THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING THE FUSES. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMEWHERE, I AM WORRIED THIS CAN BECOME A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *NM

• 11/05/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES,EQUIPMENT

  A REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP CAUSED A DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES, A TIRE ROTATION DEFECT AND A STEERING PROBLEM(VEHICLE KEEPS ON PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL TOO SOFT AND ALMOST TOUCHES THE FLOOR WHEN USED-BRAKE INEFFECTIVE). THE DEALER DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTACT COMPANY'S HEADQUARTERS. *JB

• 11/02/2012· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  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

• 11/01/2006· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  SEVERAL DEFECTS SOME WERE REPAIRED SOME WERE NOT...I HAD NOT MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT ON MY NEW 2005 KIA SEDONA WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE MEMORIAL DAY 05-29-06. *NM

• 10/31/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  I BOUGHT MY VERY FIRST NEW VEHICLE IN SEPT 2005, AND HAD MY FIRST AUTO ACCIDENT LESS THAN SIX WEEKS LATER. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON FRIDAY, OCT 28, 2005. I CAME UPON A VEHICLE STOPPED IN MY LANE. I PUT THE BRAKES ON, AND LEFT A SMALL SKID MARK. I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP MY VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO. ONCE I PRESSED THE BRAKES, I REALIZED I WASN'T SLOWING DOWN AND PRESSED HARDER ON THEM. THERE WAS SOME JERKING AND IT FELT LIKE I WAS HOPPING UP THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN AT ALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE STOPPED CAR. IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END, AND DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP WAITING TO BE LOOKED AT, BUT THEY ARE ESTIMATING THE COST AT $8,000 OR MORE IN DAMAGE. I REALLY FEEL ANGRY ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I AM A CAUTIOUS DRIVER, AND I FEEL THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT MY FAULT. I FEEL THE BRAKES ON MY VAN DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *NM

• 10/27/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES AND DOING IT AGAIN. FIRST TIME WAS AT 1,982 MILES THEN AGAIN AT 3,895 MILES AGAIN AT 8,190 MILE AGAIN AT 14,285 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 18,000 MILES. THEY HAVE RESURFACED(X2) REPLACED THE ROTORS (X1) THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS ALL 4 TIMES. *TR

• 10/23/2015· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MODERATE CORROSION AROUND THE DOORS AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

• 10/22/2012· 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.

• 10/21/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT FROM ANOTHER DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

• 10/20/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER A WHILE IT RESTARTED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE CAR IN. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE STALLED NINE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP ADJUSTED THE IDLING AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND THE CAR DID NOT STALL. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP; THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE SENSOR. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL THE NEXT WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STALL UNTIL IT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN WHILE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS REVVING. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, TOOK THE CAR IN THE SAME DAY,. THIS TIME THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED SEVEN MORE TIMES.*AK

• 10/19/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE VEHICLE HAS KUMHO, SIZE P195/55R15 TIRES. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED TO REVEAL THAT THE INSIDE SIDE WALL WAS CRACKED. NO NAILS OR HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE TIRE. THE INNER RING OF THE TIRE APPEARED AS IF IT WOULD POP. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A FULL SIZE TIRE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER WITH THE TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON WHILE IT WAS UNDERINFLATED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DISAGREED. THE TIRE HAS YET TO BE REPLACED. THE WEATHER WAS COOL AND DRY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. NO PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND NO INVOICE WAS ISSUED. THE DOT NUMBER AND OTHER TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

• 10/17/2011· STEERING

  CONTINUAL POWER STEERING LEAK FOR OVER A YEAR NOW; FINALLY DIAGNOSED WITH RACK/PINION DYSFUNCTION. *TR

• 10/17/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 8,700 MILES. AT 16,400 MILES, THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ROTORS AND READJUSTING OF THE REAR BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES PULSATE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HER RIDING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700.

• 10/17/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE THROTTLE CABLE, AND BECAUSE HE IS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY SERVING IN THE MILITARY, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAID HE HAS TO BUY THE PART. *AK

• 10/12/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  MY 2005 KIA SEDONA WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THAT IS WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT STARTED. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS, ONLY HAD 115,000 MILES, NO ISSUES. THANK GOD IT WAS AT 8 AM AND WE WERE AWAKE, EARLIER MY WHOLE FAMILY AND OUR HOME MAY HAVE BEEN GONE AS WELL.

• 10/11/2007· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I OWN A 2005 KIA SEDONA LX THAT WAS PURCHASED APRIL 05'. I'D NOTICED OFF AND ON FOR THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS A MUSTY ODOR PERMEATING FROM THE VENTS WHEN USING THE AC. I INQUIRED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS VEHICLE HAD A FILTER FOR THE COOLING UNIT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE OLDER KIA'S DO NOT HAVE FILTER SYSTEMS. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I WAS PROBABLY SMELLING MOLD FROM CONDENSATION THAT BUILDS UP ON THE EVAPORATOR, WHILE USING THE AC, DRAINS INTO THE RESERVOIR AND OVER TIME MOLD FORMS. TO PREVENT THE CREATION OF MOLD THE VENT WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED TO NORMAL AIR FLOW, MANUALLY, PRIOR TO SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. TO REMOVE THE MOLD THE EVAPORATOR NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND TREATED WITH AN ANTI-FUNGAL SPRAY. AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE AFORE MENTIONED SERVICE IS TO DIRECTLY SPRAY THE ANTI-FUNGAL AGENT INTO THE VENTS WHILE THE HEATER IS ON HOPEFULLY, KILLING THE MOLD AND ELIMINATING THE SMELL. I'VE CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A "MAINTENANCE" ISSUE, WHICH ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (COST ANTICIPATED $1,000). GOOD NEWS THOUGH, ALL KIA'S FROM 2006 THROUGH PRESENT DAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A CABIN FILTER; AND AN AUTO-SWITCH FOR AIR FLOW, PREVENTING MOLD. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND HAD A FILTER SYSTEM OF SOME KIND BEEN USED THERE WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE WITH MOLD. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO INFORM THE CONSUMER OF THIS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH ISSUE. SO WHILE I'M BEING TOLD THAT THIS ISN'T A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM, BUT RATHER A "MAINTENANCE" ISSUE, THE VENTS CONTINUE TO BLOW THE AIR DIRECTLY TOWARD MY FACE, THUS CAUSING HEALTH RISK EXPOSURE. I KNOW THAT PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO EXPLAIN SIGNS AND WARNINGS OF MOLD EXPOSURE AND REQUEST PREVENTATIVE MEASURES BE TAKEN SINCE THERE ARE MOLD EXCLUSIONS, SURELY MANUFACTURES SHOULD BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME OF LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *JB

• 10/11/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKE WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SHOOK IN FRONT. REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE WITHIN A WEEK. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CALL A REPRESENTATIVE TO HANDLE THE CASE. MANUFACTURER SAID THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

• 10/10/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REWORKED THE GROUNDS TO THE FRONT AREA MODULE. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH. 2005 KIA SEDONA . *AK UPDATED 10/30/2006 -THE VEHICLE STALLED A THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THAT CANNOT FIND THE CAUSED OF THE STALLING. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. *NM

• 10/10/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  2005 KIA SEDONA LX PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER ON 3-10-05. ON 3/24/05, TOOK VAN IN FOR INITIAL OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BRAKES AS WELL BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE NOISE, GRINDING, AND A PULSATING WHEN USING BRAKES. MILEAGE WAS 2890. WHEN TECHNICIAN CHECKED BRAKES, THE ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE WARPED, SO THEY WERE RESURFACED. ON 9/17/05, TOOK VAN BACK IN FOR GRINDING NOISES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. MILEAGE WAS 7781. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, NO FAULT WAS FOUND WITH BRAKING SYSTEM AND NOISED WAS BLAMED ON HIGH HUMIDITY. NO FAULT FOUND ON TRANSMISSION EITHER. THROTTLE UPGRADE RECALL PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. ON 12/27/05, TOOK VAN BACK IN FOR SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. MILEAGE WAS 10664. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE AGAIN WARPED. TRIED TO RESURFACE AGAIN, BUT FOUND FLAW IN MATERIAL, SO NEW FRONT DISC PLATES WERE REPLACED. ON 3/20/06, VAN ONCE AGAIN TAKEN IN FOR POPPING AND NOISES MADE WHEN BRAKING. MILEAGE WAS 15325. TECHNICIANS FOUND NO ISSUES AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE. 15,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED IN LIEU OF CHECKING BRAKES. ON 10/6/06, TOOK VAN IN FOR ISSUES RELATING TO BRAKES AGAIN. TECHNICIANS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE IN NEED OF REPAIR ON FRONT, AND REAR DRUMS NEEDED RESURFACING. ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO WORN AND REPLACED. *JB

• 10/09/2017· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  STALLS WITH NO WARNING ALL SPEEDS ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS..ENGINE HOT OR COLD..STARTS RIGHT BACK UP..VERY DANGEROUS

• 09/27/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES SHAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SINCE APRIL OR MAY 2005. THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM THE BOAT WHERE THE CAR HAD BEEN SHIPPED. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS. ALSO, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND THE PADS. IN ADDITION, FILED SOME KIND OF CLIPS AND DUSTED THE PADS. SHE HAS HAD THE BRAKES WORKED ON OR REPAIRED A TOTAL OF FIVE-SIX TIMES SINCE APRIL. RIGHT NOW THE BRAKES WERE JERKING BADLY WHEN SHE STOPPED. THE RUBBER PIECE THAT GOES AROUND THE WINDOW TO SEAL THE WINDOW WAS BAD. THE PIECE WOULD ROLL UP EITHER ON THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW. . THEY ORDERED A DIFFERENT PIECE THREE TIMES AND STILL HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED.*AK

• 09/25/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  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.

• 09/18/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE DRUMS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED KIA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS AND DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 09/17/2015· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 09/15/2006· TIRES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IT ALSO ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. IT SEEMS AS IF THE GAS PEDAL STICKS FROM TIME TO TIME. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE BBB AND MANUFACTURER.THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE.

• 09/15/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I RECEIVED A FACTORY SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL TODAY CONCERNING MY 2005 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN. I PURCHASED IT IN FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA WHILE STATIONED AT EGLIN AFB, FL. I RECEIVED MILITARY ORDERS TO MOVE TO MINOT AFB, NORTH DAKOTA AND FOUND THAT THERE ISN'T A KIA DEALER WITHIN 286 MILES OR 5 1/2 HOURS. THERE IS AN AUTHORIZED KIA SERVICE LOCATION IN MINOT, ND AT DON BESSETTE MOTORS BUT CAN ONLY USE THEM FOR EMERGENCY FACTORY SERVICE. THE FACTORY RECALL CONDITION STATES THAT IN FREEZING CONDITIONS, WHICH NORTH DAKOTA FALLS INTO THAT CATEGORY, CAN CAUSE THE THROTTLE CABLE TO FREEZE DURING NORMAL OPERATION ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN OR ACCELERATE SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE KIA MOTOR COMPANY TO EITHER AUTHORIZE ME TO HAVE MY CAR WORKED ON HERE IN MINOT OR HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALER AT THEIR EXPENSE AND HAVE IT FIXED. I WORK IN TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MILITARY AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH RESISTANCE FROM A CAR COMPANY TO FIX A MISTAKE ON ONE OF THEIR OWN CARS. THANK YOU. *JB

• 09/12/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  BOUGHT NEW JAN-2006, EARLY MORNING START UP CAR WOULD MAKE LOUD GURGLE AND HISSING SOUND,THEN WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND MAKE A GRINDING FEELING THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PULL TO THE RIGHT AS IT STARTED TO ROLL. KIA SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. FINALLY IT WAS DETERMEND THAT ABS MODULE WAS BAD, AND REPLACED.NOW SEPT 2007 IM HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE AGAIN.BUT WORSE. CAR WILL NOT STOP ALL THE WAY EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED AT FULL FORCE. THE CAR JUST DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. CAUSING THE CAR TO CONTINUE ROLLING THRU AN INTERSECTION.

• 09/12/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2005 KIA SEDONA BOUGHT VAN BRAND NEW 9/11/2004 ON 10/3/05 TOOK VAN IN FOR SERVICE AND CHECK UP VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP ROTORS NEEDED TO REPLACED AND WORK WAS COMPLETED, MILEAGE AT TIME 11,706. IN MARCH OF 06 TOOK VAN IN FOR SERVICE AND HAD SAME COMPLAINT OF VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED THE REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND ADJUSTED NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY MILEAGE APPROX. 15, 000 MILES. FRONT END STILL VIBRATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 20,000 MILE CHECK AND SERVICE AND DEALER ADVISES ROTORS AND BRAKES ARE WORN OUT MILEAGE IS 20,398. DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, TALKED TO KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED FOR DISCUSSION WITH FIELD REP, HE ADVISED CUSTOMER SERVICE HE WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. AT THIS TIME I WILL NOT LET KIA DEALERSHIP REPAIR BRAKE PROBLEM, I HAVE ORDERED HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS TO REPLACE OEM EQUIPMENT. TALKED WITH OTHER CONSUMERS WHO OWN SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF VAN THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

• 09/11/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES VIBRATED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TO WARP. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR MORE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,086 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

• 09/10/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,TIRES

  HAVE A 2005 KIA SEDONA AND THE VAN HAS 22,000 AND HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS OVER 6 TIMES. SINCE 8/05 HAS BEEN BACK IN FOR SERVICE FOR OIL LEAKS, REMOTE PROBLEMS, TIRE PROBLEMS. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, THE PADS, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE BUT AFTER A LITTLE TIME PASSES THE NOISE AND THE PULSATING COMES BACK. THE VAN STARTS TO PULL WHEN YOU GO TO PUT ON THE BREAKS AND IT MAKES NOISES. KEEP BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIX IT WITH NEW BRAKES, ROTORS, PADS BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK AND BACK. SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND PADS, AND ROTORS SO MANY TIMES WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE ON IT. *JB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 09/07/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS

  I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 KIA SEDONA. APPROXIMATLEY THREE MONTHS AGO, WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE - OR SO WE THOUGHT. WHEN WE RETURNED TO GET THE VEHICLE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED REPAIR, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE DEALER - BILL JACOBS - JOLIET, IL - WITH THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR. AS OF TODAY'S DATE 9-7-05 THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO KIA, NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE DEALER AND EACH TIME WE ARE TOLD THE PARTS ARE EXPECTED ON A BOAT THE NEXT DAY AND AMAZINGLY THEY NEVER ARRIVE. *JB

• 09/04/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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