2006 Kia Sedona Complaint Log

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON MAR 3 RD 2011,STAYS ON. DEALER WANTS REPLACEMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE CUSHION FOR $1800.00. MAJOR, MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2006 KIA SEDONA SEEMS TO CONTINUALLY BLOW LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE 3 YEARS AND HAVE GONE THROUGH 7 BULBS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN 2010, BUT CLAIMS THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE TURN SIGNAL BULB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 KIA SEDONA, PURCHASED USED. THE ESC AND ABS INDICATORS ON THE DASH GO ON RANDOMLY ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IT YET WITH THE DEALER. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE INDICATOR GOES AWAY, BUT WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE RESULT OF THE DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK AS ONE FRONTAL AND ONE REAR CRASH SENSOR HAD CORRODED AND MALFUNCTIONED, AND ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER RESETTING THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES, THE TECHNICIAN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE SAME FAULTS REGISTERED. *JB

OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER?S DASHBOARD CAME ON. A KIA DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A $1,900.00 IN REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SEAT SENSORS. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL REPAIRED. OUR SEDONA HAS 61,000 MILES; 1,000 BEYOND THE 60,000 WARRANTY. THIS RENDERS THE SAFETY RATING OF THE KIA SEDONA USELESS UNTIL REPAIRED AND ENDANGERS THE LIVES FOR OUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED RIGOROUSLY FOLLOWING ALL MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY KIA AS A RECALL; NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. KIA CORPORATE DECLINED TO COVER THE COSTS. THE NUMBER ONE REASON WE PURCHASED THE 2006 KIA SEDONA WAS THE SAFETY RATING. NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH OUR PRECIOUS TWO LITTLE CHILDREN FAR FROM HOME WITH A SAFETY DILEMMA RENDERED BY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT KIA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THIS HAS PUT A YOUNG FAMILY IN A DILEMMA OF HOW TO SAFELY TRANSPORT OUR CHILDREN HOME AND HOW TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS BEYOND OUR MEANS. THIS VERY SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS: HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/QUESTIONS/KIA-SEDONA-2006-KIA-SEDONA-AIR-BAG-LIGHT-RED. PLEASE HELP KIA REALIZE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS ONLY 1,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY ANYWAY. NOT ONLY IS THIS BAD PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR A COMPANY FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR SAFETY RATING, IT IS DANGEROUS TO PUT LIVES AT RISK. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ISSUE. THANK YOU! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR BECAUSE IN A CRASH THEY WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA LX. WHILE DRIVING IN THE DRIVEWAY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUSHINGS BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AND ABNORMAL SQUEALING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE BUSHINGS UNTIL THEY HAD FRACTURED AND COULD NOT PRESS OUT FROM THE SUB FRAME WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED WHO CONTACTED THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE AND WHAT COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE UNTIL IT WAS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED ON A VOLUNTARY RECALL AND HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE SINCE IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO ANYONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,600.

2006 KIA SEDONA EX, PASSENGER POWER DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING USUALLY AFTER ANY MOISTURE, HEAVY RAIN OR CAR WASH, WON'T CLOSE. *TR

ELECTRONIC "MEMORY" REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON THE KIA SEDONA MINI-VAN TURN ON THEIR OWN RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EVEN AFTER THEY ARE RESET. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO KIA AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET REARVIEW MIRRORS TO REMAIN IN THE POSITION THEY ARE SET TO. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS WHILE DRIVING AND SWITCHING LANES UNDER THE BELIEF THERE ARE NO CARS PRESENT, MEANWHILE THE MIRROR IS FACING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. KIA HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THESE MIRRORS TWICE BUT THE ELECTRONICS CONTINUE TO HAVE "GHOSTS" AND THEY REFUSE TO STAY PUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHEN THE CONTACT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STOP BUT THEN ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ALTER THE PEDALS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

WE HAVE A 2006 KIA SEDONA, WITH POWERED SLIDING SIDE DOORS. WE HAD OUR THREE GRAND KIDS WITH US, ALL UNDER 6 AND THE SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT WOULD GO SHUT, AND THEN OPEN WITHOUT LOCKING. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A BAD ELECTRONIC SWITCH. THE PROBLEM: THERE WAS NO MANUAL OVERIDE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN THE SHOP BY JAMMING THE DOOR MANUALLY, AND EVEN THEN IT CAME OPEN SEVERAL TIMES ON MY TRIP TO THE DEALER. IF WE HAD BEEN IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, OR A BLIZZARD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN REAL TROUBLE. THERE MUST BE AN OVERIDE FOR THIS. I PULLED THE FUSES, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALER IS DON SEALYE FORD, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN. *TR

PROBLEMS: AIR BAG LIGHT ON AGAIN. HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. AC DOES NOT BLOW COLD CONTINUALLY AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. NEW COMPRESSOR, ADDITIONAL FREON, ETC. HORN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - THE VEHICLE "BANGS OR SLAMS" WHEN YOU COME DOWN A HILL TO A STOP. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT IT ACTUALLY HAS A SURGE OR ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64000 ON IT AND THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES (FRONT AND REAR). NOW WHEN I AM DRIVING I GET A TERRIBLE GRINDING FEELING - AND AT A HIGHER SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN YOU GO TO SLOW DOWN FASTER IT VIBRATES TERRIBLY. ALSO THE BRAKING IS TERRIBLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUATOR REPAIR/REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, HORN NOT SOUNDING PROPERLY, AIR BAG LIGHT (REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES), CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES (WON'T MAINTAIN SPEED - ACCELERATES OR DECELERATES), BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES (TOLD TO REPLACE BATTERY WHICH I DID & PAID FOR), HEADLIGHT ISSUES (HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES), VIBRATION ON HIGHWAY (NEW TIRES AND TIRES HAVE BEEN REBALANCED. ALIGNMENT DONE). AFTER REVIEWING MULTIPLE WEBSITES ON KIA REVIEWS, THESE ABOVE ITEMS ARE VERY COMMON EXPERIENCES FOR KIA SEDONA OWNERS. I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THESE ITEMS SINCE I FEEL THAT IF CONSUMERS DO NOT NOTIFY THE AUTHORITIES NOTHING WILL BE CORRECTED OR KNOWN. I HAVE REALLY NOTICED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PASSING THE WARRANTY MARK, THE VEHICLE HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE AND PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE ESCALATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH HE STARTED TO HEAR A THUMPING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD HAD SPLIT AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE TWISTED. DIAGNOSTICS WERE DONE ON THE TIRES, ONLY ONE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KONA, MODEL KH16 TIRES 22570C16. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 19,083, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD HER VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL INVOLUNTARILY ENGAGED. THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY LOUD BUZZ COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED MOMENTARILY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH SHE HEARS A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON MANY OCCASIONS WHERE THE RIGHT AND LEFT SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD UNLATCHED AND FELL FROM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE MUST HAVE LEFT THE HOOD OPEN IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE HOOD WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

THIS CAR HAS HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION SINCE IT WAS 4 YEARS OLD. IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIPS REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT EVERY TIME SOMEONE GETS INTO IT, THEY ASK WHATS WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS FELT LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FLY OFF AT ANY MOMENT. HERE'S A LIST OF TIME'S I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT; OR HAD SERVICE DONE. 05/20/2010 SWAY BAR LINKS REPLACED STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED 03/15/2011 STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED 04/12/2012 SAFETY INSPECTION COMPLETED 09/11/2013 STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED 10/28/2013 MAINTENANCE INSPECTION COMPLETED 11/01/2013 VEHICLE SERVICED 03/24/2014 SAFETY INSPECTION COMPLETED 11/12/2014 STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED 03/11/2015 STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED SHOCK ABSORBER(S) REPLACED STRUT(S) REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINT(S) REPLACED REAR WHEEL BEARING(S)/HUB(S) REPLACED SWAY BAR LINK(S)/BUSHING(S) REPLACED APRIL 2015 BOTH COIL SPRINGS REPLACED APRIL 2015 ENTIRE REAR NUCKLE REPLACED

KIA SEDONA 2006. I WAS PARKED. I WENT TO BACK UP AND IT STARTED FORWARD. I NEVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR ONLY THE BRAKE. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER AND FASTER ALL THE WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THERE WERE SKID MARK TO SHOW THAT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. A CINDER BLOCK WALL STOPPED ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 KIA SEDONA ON THE HIGHWAY THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WITH MY CHILD SEATED NEXT TO IT IN HER CAR SEAT. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR BY THE POWER SWITCHES, I HAD TO PUSH THE DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY. I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT TO MOVE MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT TO THE OTHER SIDE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW I WAS ON MY WAY AND GAVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE. I WAS ASKED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, THAT THEY WERE BUSY AND ALREADY HAD PEOPLE WAITING. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND WAS TOLD PERHAPS I COULD USE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HER IN THE CAR, BUT THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT GET A CHANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEM TODAY. I EXPRESSED MY DISAPPOINTMENT AND TOLD HIM I WOULD BE COMING NOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS I COULD GET THERE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO OPEN THROUGHOUT MY 30 MINUTE DRIVE TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP, LEAVING ME TO PULL OVER AND, AGAIN, MANUALLY TRY TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS OCCURRED 6 TIMES. ON PULLING INTO THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, WHICH IS DOWN A SMALL HILL, THE DOOR AGAIN SLID OPEN AND CLOSED. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE LATCH ON THE SLIDING DOOR. THAT THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A BROKEN LATCH AS IT IS A MECHANICAL PART. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR LOOKS AT THE OPEN LATCH AS IF SOMEONE WANTS THE DOOR TO OPEN, NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT COULD BE A DEFECT OF THE PART ITSELF. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE EXPENSES, AS MY LIMITED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT WOULD NOT CALL THIS ISSUE COMMON. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD. MY CHOICE IN THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE BASED ON SAFETY. THIS DEFECT OF THE LATCH ON THE DOOR IS NOT SAFE. AND, COMMON OR NOT, MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR

THE FOLLOWING IS COPY OF A COMPLAINT I FILED ON 3/13 WITH KIA REGARDING MY 2006 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN, WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW ON JAN. 11, 2007. "THIS PAST WEEK I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY VAN SLIDING DOORS CLOSING ALL THE WAY. ON 3/9 THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN WHEN I MADE A SHARP TURN WHILE MY SONS WERE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE SEATS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE BUT ON 3/12 AS I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGH WAY AND HIT A BUMP, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE SEAT. I FREAKED OUT COMPLETELY AT THE HORROR OF IT AND THEN PULLED OVER, SHUT THE DOOR, AND HELD IT AS I DROVE STRAIGHT TO MY KIA DEALER. I WAS RELIEVED THE NIGHTMARE WAS OVER AND THAT WE MADE IT SAFELY UNTIL I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES (I AM AT 71,000) AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME 423.67$ TO HAVE MY VAN SAFE FOR MY CHILDREN AGAIN. I EXPRESSED MY ANGER TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO EXPLAINED THAT HIS HANDS WERE TIED BY THE WARRANTY. I TRIED TO CALL KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT IT WAS CLOSED. I AM ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED THAT INSTEAD OF BEING GRATEFUL THAT WE MADE IT SAFELY AND THAT I AM NOT SUING KIA IF THE UNTHINKABLE HAD HAPPENED, THAT KIA HAS TAKEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CHARGE ME TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE LATCH IS FAULTY BECAUSE LATCHES DON'T JUST WEAR AFTER 3 YEARS, AND THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE LATCH. IT IS A CHEAP AND FAULTY LATCH, AND KIA MADE ME PAY FOR THEIR INCOMPETENCE. FURTHERMORE, I JUST CO-SIGNED FOR MY SON TO BUY HIS 1ST NEW VEHICLE FROM THIS SAME KIA DEALERSHIP AND I AM NOW HOPING AGAINST HOPE THAT I DIDN'T SIGN HIM INTO A DEATH TRAP! IT IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT A CUSTOMER WITH A BARELY OVER 3-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD OTHER MINIVANS WITH 100,000 MILES AND NEVER DID A DOOR FLY OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS SHORTS AND HARNESS ISSUES ALL OVER. YOU HAD A RECENT RECALL, BUT NOT INVOLVING 2006 SEDONAS ONLY 2007. OUR VEHICLE HAS SAME ISSUE AS FOUND IN THE RECENT RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE LIGHTING IS ALSO AFFECTED DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE ONE BLINKER I CONSTANTLY REPLACE AND SAME WITH ONE FRONT HEAD LAMP. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING WITH THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA-ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR DRIVING SLOWLY. HAVE TO KEEP THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED VERY HARD TO AVOID THE VEHICLE LURCHING AND RUNNING INTO OR OVER SOME THING, OR SOMEONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS WHILE SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT, AND IN A PARKING LOT AT A COLLEGE CAMPUS WITH PEDESTRIANS WHO COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY THE VAN. THE PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING 2006 KIA SEDONA VAN, GAS PEDAL STICKS INSIDE THE RUBBER MAT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. RUBBER MATS WERE PURCHASED FROM KIA. RUBBER MAT COMES OFF THE FLOOR POST WHICH CAUSES THE MAT TO SLIP FORWARD. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND FAMILY. OCCURS EVERY TIME ADJUSTABLE PEDALS ARE POSITIONED FARTHEST TO THE FLOOR WHEN HUSBAND DRIVES THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE IS TALL. KIA DEALER OFFERED TO PUT A SCREW IN THE MAT BUT THAT WAS NOT SATISFACTORY TO ME AS THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND THE "SCREW" DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PERMANENT FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR WITH THE CLOTH MATS BECAUSE THEY ARE THINNER. BUT THE RUBBER MATS ARE THICKER AND POST IS TOO SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE MAT TO SLIP OFF. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA, SLIDING DOORS KEEP STICKING OR LOCKING SO YOU CAN NOT OPEN THEM, IN COLD WEATHER AND IN WARM WEATHER. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOORS, IF CAR IS DRIVE OR EVEN SETTING AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOORS THE DOORS WILL THEN OPEN CAUSING LIGHTS & BELLS TO COME ON. IF DRIVING YOU MAY HAVE TO STOP TO SHUT DOOR, BUT IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND SITTING, IF THE LIGHTS & BELLS COME ON YOU DO NOT HEAR THE WARNING AND I HAVE HAD MY BATTERY GO BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOW BATTERY IS GOING DEAD OVER NIGHT. THIS AUTOMOBLIE IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2008 AND HAVE NOT HAD IT 2 YRS AND HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, PUT 4 NEW TIRES ON AS TIRES KEEP LOOSING AIR PRESSURE AND HEAD LIGHTS HAVE BLOWN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. AS FAR AS THE DOORS STICKING/LOCKING I HAVE REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT PUT SOME LUBURCATE AROUND THE DOORS, WLHICH I DO NOT THINK IS THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, IT ACTS MORE LIKE LOCKING OF THE DOORS. IF I WERE TO HAVE A HEADON COLLISION WHERE BOTH FRONT DOORS WERE UNABLE TO OOPEN, AND THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE, NEITHER I NOR ANY PASSENGERSWOULD BE ALBLE TO ESCAPE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE A RELATIVE THAT BOUGHT HIS 2006 SEDONA IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DURING THE SUMMER OF 09 AND HIS DO THE SAME THING AND THIS PERSON HAS 3 CHILDREN THAT HE HAS IN HIS CAR. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LONG AGO. THE DATE THAT I AM INCLUDING BELOW IS GOING TO BE THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE OIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL WHEN THE OIL LEVELS WERE LOW. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING BECAUSE THE OIL WAS 3 QUARTS LOW. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALERSHIP TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

HEADLAMPS BLOWING OUT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS ABOUT EVERY 4-6 WEEKS AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES ON THE HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SO WHY DO THEY KEEP BLOWING OUT. WE HAVE HAD BOTH LOW BEAMS BLOW OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS WHICH IS UNSAFE TO ON COMING TRAFFIC LET ALONG UNSAFE FOR US NOT TO HAVE ANY LOW BEAMS. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION THAT WE HAVE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR THE 1ST MONTH WE OWNED IT AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TO THIS DAY AND WE ARE REALLY FEELING UNSAFE DRIVING IT DUE TO THE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE IS TERRIFIED TO EVEN TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR THREE PRECIOUS CHILDREN. SO IF I COULD GET SOME FEEDBACK ON THESE ISSUES I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH THERE ARE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT SO SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE TO DIE DUE TO HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, OR THE STEERING FALLS APART OR A PART FAILS DUE TO THE VIBRATION. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA. HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. CLOCKSPRING AND HI HORN FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR

MY 2006 KIA SEDONA HAS HAD BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT VERY PREMATURELY. I HAVE PROBABLY REPLACED 9 INDIVIDUAL HEADLIGHTS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. BULBS ONLY LAST 4-6 MONTHS EACH. H7 IS THE REPLACEMENT BULB THAT IS RECOMMENDED AND I HAVE WASTED MY MONEY COUNTLESS TIMES BUYING THE "PREMIUM BULBS" ONLY TO HAVE THEM BURN OUT. TOOK THE CAR TO KIA DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM, BUT LOOKING AT MULTIPLE BLOG SITES A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2006 KIA SEDONA IS PULSING AND SHAKING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR

IN EARLY OCT 2009 THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR OF OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT WAS AS IF THE LOCK WAS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. WE HAD IT FIXED AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP. THEN IN DEC 2009 THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WE AGAIN HAD IT FIXED AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP. *TR

ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT COMES ON 2006 KIA SEDONA AND CAUSES A SUDDEN LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE CREATING A POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. CAR WON'T RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL BECAUSE TCS HAS INTERVENED AND BELIEVES THERE IS WHEEL SPIN, EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T. KIA-FORUM.COM IS LOADED WITH REPORTS OF NEAR CRASHES BECAUSE OF THAT PROBLEM. *TR

HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENT. BUT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY BUYING BULBS. PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF SEAT BELTS KEEPS LOCKING UP, AND HAVE A SCRUNCHING NOISE FOR YEARS NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAY MIGHT BE SUSPENSION. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE RUNNING, BUT ONLY AT IDOL SPEED. THIS EVENT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR KIA AT THE TIME THIS EVENT HAPPENED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VAN HAD NO POWER. AFTER SHUTTING THE VAN OFF AND RESTARTING SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I PULLED THE NEG. BATTERY CABLE AND RESET THE ECM. I DROVE THE VAN FOR 200 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NEXT MORNING THE VAN STARTED NORMALLY, BUT WITHIN A MINUTE BOTH LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY THROTTLE INPUT. THE CODES PULLED FROM THE COMPUTER ARE P1295, P2106, AND P2135. AFTER LOOKING ON GOOGLE, THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM PLAGUING KIA AND HYUNDAI VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'VE READ, IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, ON ANY MODEL YEAR. NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE CAUSE, EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE ECM, AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEBODY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ON MY 2006 KIA SEDONA THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. TONIGHT BOTH WENT OUT AT ONCE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ON THE WEB, BUT KIA DENIES ANY PROBLEM. BULBS WERE NOT TOUCHED OR ALLOWED TO TOUCH ANYTHING BUT A CLEAN GLOVE DURING INSTALLATION. GREAT CARE WAS TAKEN BOTH TIMES. THIS TIME WILL CHECK THE ALTERNATOR - SEEMS TO BE A COMMON SOURCE IN SEVERAL BLOG ENTRIES. *TR

NO INCIDENT. BRAKES ON 2006 KIA SEDONA ARE UNDERSIZED AND OVER HEAT. THEY NEED REPLACED EVER 20,000 MILES AND ROTORS TURNED EVERY 12,000 TO 15,000 MILES. THEY BECOME HOT DURING USE AND WARPED OVER TIME VERY QUICKLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,527 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

STOP LAMP SWITCH DEFECTIVE. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. TRIED FOR 2 MONTHS TO HAVE DEFECT REPAIRED, BUT MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE, SO NO REPAIR CAN TAKE PLACE. SAFETY RECALL STATES CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND DEFECT MAY CAUSE A CRASH. GIVEN THE URGENCY OR THE RECALL THE NECESSARY PARTS NEED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE NOW. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON - TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG MODULE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE KIA SEDONA - SAME YEAR. AIR BAGS APPARENTLY DON'T WORK IF THE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO START. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE FUSE BOX (I PERSONALLY TALKED TO KIA WHO READ THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO ME) THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LOCKS DOWN THE CAR RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT EVEN TO THE POINT OF OFFERING A SOLUTION TO JUMP ACROSS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. IN TALKING TO KIA, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A GOVERNMENT RECALL THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR IT. IT BOTHERS ME THAT THEY WON'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECT. IT BOTHERS ME MORE THAT MY WIFE COULD BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE BECAUSE HER CAR WOULDN'T START. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER RECOURSE SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND KIA WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT UNLESS I COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT. ...UPDATED 09/21/15 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN

THE VEHICLE STRUTS WITH LESS THEN 75K MILES (WARRANTY COVERS ONLY TO 60K MILES) HAVE POOR SUSPENSION. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET AT DESIRED SPEED. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF; PUMPING THE BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE LIGHTS AND COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DRAIN UNLESS FUSE IS REMOVED. *TR

FIRST NOTICEABLE INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2009, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, I PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STALLED, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NOTHING. I PULLED OVER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, KILLED THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, SAME THING. I HAD TO COAST BACK TO MY RESIDENCE. I WAITED A FEW HOURS, WENT STRAIGHT OUT TO THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND I DROVE AWAY. THE NEXT INCIDENT WAS APPROX. MONTHS LATER, SAME SCENARIO. NOW THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE REVS. I CONTACTED THE KIA DEALER HERE IN TUCSON, AZ, THEY INFORMED ME OF NO RECALLS ON THIS HAZARD. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED DUE FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS THIS MIGHT EFFECT ON ANY ROAD WAY, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!! I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS ONLINE, AND APPARENTLY THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS! PLEASE HELP, I LOVED MY KIA SEDONA, AND STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON IT<S>

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE CONTACT EITHER REPLACED THE LIGHTS HERSELF OR HAD THEM REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT ALSO BEGAN TO HEAR SCRAPING NOISES WHENEVER SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,453.

MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ADJUSTING THE SEAT BACK IN THE REAR ROW OF THE KIA SEDONA - WHEN SHE UNLATCHED THE ADJUSTMENT LATCH THE REAR SEAT BACK SPRUNG FORWARD (SHE WAS FACING THE REAR TO SEE THE SEAT MOVE) WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT HIT HER IN THE MOUTH AND DROVE HER BOTTOM BRACES THROUGH HER BOTTOM LIP - SHE REQUIRED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION TO UNHOOK THE BRACES AND THEN PLASTIC SURGERY TO CLOSE THE WOUND (6 STITCHES IN BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF HER MOUTH). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY AND AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V349000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,084.

AFTER HEAVY RAIN OR PROLONGED RAIN PERIODS, THE CARGO AREA IN THE BACK OF THE VAN SATURATES (FLOODS) WITH WATER. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN THE VAN WAS PARKED FOR THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE THE GARAGE DURING THE STORM OF THE END OF 2008 IN THE SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON AREA. SINCE THEN, THIS PROBLEM PRESISTED UNTIL NOW. THE KIA DEALER, WHERE THE VAN WAS BOUGHT FROM AS NEW VEHICLE, ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE LEAK 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY SEALED BODY LEAKS AT THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, BUT THE LEAK SHOWD UP AGAIN AT THE CARGO AREA DURING THE FOLLOWING RAIN EVENT. THE SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT, THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY INSTALLED SOP REAR HATCH WEATHERSTRIP DUE TO DEFORMATION. AGAIN THE LEAK PRESISTED AND THE CARGO AREA WAS FLOODED LATER. THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE KIA DEALER FOUND THAT THE REAR HATCH SEAL WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CLEANED, RESEALED, AND RECHECKED AND NO LEAK. AGAIN THE LEAK RETURNED AGIN FLOODING THE CARGO AREA. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY FOUND A LEAK IN THE ROOF SEAM, AND CLAIMED THAT THEY CLEANED THE SEAM AND SEALED THE SEAM AND SEALED THE REAR SEAT BOLT HOLES AS THE FOURTH REPAIR. STIL THE LEAK RETURNED. A FIFTH REPAIR BY THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE REAR HATCH SEAL. STILL THE PROBLEM OF THE LEAK EXISTS SATURATING THE CARGO. IN ADDITION, MOLD STARTED GROWING VISIBLE AROUND THE CUP HOLDERS ON THE SECON AND THIRD ROW OF THE DRIVER SIDE, AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IN THE AREA WHERE THE BELT SLIDES INTO IT'S COMPARTMENT. I FOUND IN THE LAST TWO MONTH A RUST STAIN IN THE DOME LIGHT COMPATMENT ABOVE THE FRONT SEATS. THE BATTERY DIES WITHIN SHORT PERIOGE OF TIME AS SHORT AS ABOUT 2 HOURS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE HIGH MOISTURE IN THE VAN CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT EXHAUSTED THE BATTERY. COLDER WEATHER OUTSIDE THE VAN TENDS TO FOG THE WINDOWS TO THE POINT OF IMPAIRING VISIBILITY DUE TO THE HIGH MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOWS

PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND ROUGH SHIFTING. THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 OR MORE TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT CAPITAL KIA IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ALL 10 TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE MAIN COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. AIR SENSOR REPLACED. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. MY SERVICE ADVISOR IS GENE. WHILE HE HAS BEEN HELPFUL HE IS LIMITED ON WHAT HE CAN DO. I HAVE CALLED CORPORATE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE ADVISE THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS ON WHAT TO FIX BUT THE VAN IS STILL NOT WORKING. WE NEED HELP IN GETTING RID OF THE VAN. *TR

THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, MY CAR WOULD ONLY GO 5MPH. I HAD NO GAS FEED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE. IN FACT, HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER OWNER WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM WHEN I CAME IN. THE SECOND TIME WAS DEC 2013. THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (87,000 M) AND I HAD IT CLEANED AT MY EXPENSE. IT HAS WORKED SINCE THEN. I AM NOW AT 97,000M. I AM EXPECTING IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN SOMEDAY. *JS

2006 KIA SEDONA WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR HAS A DESIGN FLAW. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A RAINSTORM ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH WINDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WIPERS BECAME LOOSE BECAUSE OF AN OFFENDING NYLON DEVICE WHICH WAS SIMPLY PRESSED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRIVE MOTOR. IN ORDER TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, THE DEVICE WAS DESIGNED TO POP OFF UNDER PRESSURE. *JB

KIA SEDONA 2006 MINIVAN WITH ROTOR PROBLEM. TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISES WHILE BRAKING, WAS TOLD ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 11,000 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THEN 9,000 MILES LATER WHEN NOISE/GRINDING/SHUDDERING RETURNED, TOLD ROTORS AGAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED. NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE BUT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,823. UPDATED 2/25/15*CN