Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS REPLACING THE BRAKES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SEVERE CORROSION AND WERE ABOUT TO FRACTURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER ONLY RUST PROOFED THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN AND SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, AND THE FENDERS AND BODY WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 268,000.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS. NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. IT WON'T GO OUT. LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE 2006 KIA'S. READING ONLINE THAT YOUR AIRBAGS WON'T WORK IF THE LIGHT IS ON. NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. APPARENTLY OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT PUTTING ANY PRESSURE ON KIA TO DO A RECALL ON THIS! CAN'T AFFORD THE HIGH PRICE TO GET IT FIXED! WILL SELL THE CAR INSTEAD IF I HAVE TO. JUST TURNED OVER 100K ON IT. FIGURES. TOO BAD. I REALLY LIKE THIS CAR.
THE ESC AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND KNOW THE BREAK LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND IT KEEPS BLOWING MY HEAD LIGHTS THE AIR BAG IS ON AND THEY STAY ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR AND THEY STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME THE AUTO IS ON. AT FRIST IT DID EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE BUT KNOW IT STAYS ON AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT 35 MPH AND THE FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE MAKING US SLIDE SIDEWAYS ACROSS A ROAD UNTIL WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM SNAPPED MAKING THE TIRE POINT OUT TO THE LEFT AND UNABLE TO DRIVE.
THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A SINGLE-OWNER 2006 KIA SEDONA. SINCE 2006 I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS. OVER HALF THE BUTTONS AND KNOBS ON THE STOCK CD PLAYER/RADIO HAVE NOT WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL BULBS EVERY FEW MONTHS. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS (YET) AND WOULD EXPECT MY AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IF AND WHEN NECESSARY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION IF THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AS THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN, AND I TAKE FREQUENT ROAD TRIPS DUE TO MY JOB. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE ARE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRBAG OR ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH OF COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, RECALLS SHOULD BE ISSUED SO AFFECTED OWNERS MAY HAVE THESE PROBLEMS CORRECTED AT NO CHARGE AND TO PREVENT INJURY AND OR DEATH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE STEERED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD THUD. THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN CAREENING LEFT TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXIT SAFELY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTING IN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS MOVED SIGNIFICANTLY BACK IN ITS WELL TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY CLEAR THAT THE FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V550000) ON THE LCA FOR THIS VEHICLE, LOCATED IN MICHIGAN, AND THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY A DEALERSHIP. THIS FAILURE WAS AFTER THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. APPARENTLY THIS LCA DIDN'T MEET THE CRITERIA FOR REPLACEMENT, AND WAS "RUSTPROOFED" INSTEAD. THE RUSTPROOFING DID NOT PREVENT THIS LCA FROM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 104,000 MILES. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING FASTER, OR HAD THERE BEEN AN ONCOMING CAR, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE OR EVEN FATAL. I DID RECEIVE A MILD INJURY TO MY RIGHT WRIST WHEN THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE TENDON IS HYPER-EXTENDED AND REQUIRES THAT I WEAR A WRIST BRACE.
SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED (EARLY 2012), THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON OUR KIA SEDONA. I TOOK THE VAN TO OUR LOCAL KIA DEALER TO CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SEAT SENSOR ASSEMBLY (PART 88610 - $1399.75 AT THAT TIME) THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER LABOR COST AND TAXES IT WOULD BE $2022!! KIA WAS HAVING SOME RECALLS AROUND THAT TIME, BUT NONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THE MAIN REASON WE BOUGHT THIS VAN FOR OUR FAMILY WAS BECAUSE OF HIGH SAFETY RATINGS INVOLVING ALL THE AIRBAGS. NOW WE ARE DRIVING WITHOUT AIRBAGS AND PRAYING FOR EXTRA ANGELS AROUND THE VAN WHEN WE HAVE TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE LONG ROAD TRIPS, BUT THAT SEEMS TOO DANGEROUS WITHOUT AIRBAGS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND YOU WILL FIND OUT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. KIA NEEDS TO STEP IT UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE; LIVES ARE AT STAKE. THANK YOU!
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON LIKE MANY OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE READ PEOPLE SAYING IT COULD COST $2000. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LUCKILY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA YOUR VEHICLE CAN STILL PASS INSPECTION OF THE LIGHT IS ON. BUT THE POINT IS I HAVE FAMILY WHO USE MY VAN FROM TIME TO TIME AND I'M AFRAID OF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING AND NO AIRBAGS. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS KIA WON'T ISSUE A RECALL IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
NEW 2006, A FEW MONTHS AFTER HE BOUGHT THE VAN, SOMEONE HIT ME IN THE REAR ON THE STOP LIGHT AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER ACTIVATED, THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT HAD NO REAR AIR BAGS, THAT IS WHY DO NOT ACTIVE SYSTEM. 2014 LIGHT "AIRBAG" IS LIT AND REMAINS SO SINCE THEN, THE DEALER CHARGES A FORTUNE ONLY TO DIAGNOSE, 2014 I HAD AN FREEWAY ACCIDENT, TO PREVENT A TRUCK HIT ME FLYWHEEL ONTO THE SHOULDER, HITTING THE FENCE RIGHT BOUNDEDNESS AND ENDING WITH THE WALL HEAD-ON COLLISION IN CENTRAL DIVIDER ... OF COURSE "AIRBAGS" NEVER WORKED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT TIRES WENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARM, FRONT AXLE, AND TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
FRONT CHASSIS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I CHANGE 2 ALTERNATOR AND BATERRY LESS DAM A YEAR IS NOT SAFE CASUE THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND THE PEDAL BRAKE GETA HARD TO STOP THE VAN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP ON ALL THE TIME
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PLACED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE WITH AN ABNORMAL ODOR FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND PREVENTED HER FROM CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR CONTROL ARMS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TOW IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. ..UPDATED 03/14/16 *BF UPDATED 03/22/16.*JB
KIA HAD A RECALL ON THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS FOR ROTTING OUT, I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IN THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM, IT TOO BEING ROTTED OUT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEING SLICED AND THE VEHICLE LOSING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RELATIVE'S RESIDENCE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED....UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF *CN
STEERING BECOMES TIGHT, AT LOW SPEEDS SMALL FEMALE CANT NAVIGATE CAR EXISTING PROBLEM YOU ALL NEVER HANDLED PROPERTY GUESS YOU WANT JOBS AT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER - NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08033 AND WE ARE NOT IN SALT STATE
KIA ISSUED A RECALL IN 2013 FOR RUSTING CONTROL ARMS CAUSING THEM TO BRAKE. NOV 1, 2014 AT 109000 MILES KIA DID NOT REPLACE MY CONTROL ARMS BUT ONLY COATED THEM. ON NOV 5, 2015 THE LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE FROM RUSTING THRU. WHEN THE CONTROL ARM BROKE IT CAUSED THE AXEL TO BRAKE AND THE STRUT TO BEND AS MY WHEELS WERE GOING IN TWO DIRECTIONS. I HAD NO CONTROL IN STEERING AND WAS LEFT SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD COMING FROM THE TURNPIKE. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH BUT THREE MINUTES FROM ENTERING THE PA TURNPIKE WHERE MY SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN 55 ' 65 MPH. HAD I REACHED THOSE SPEEDS I WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED. KIA HAS NOT ADEQUATELY TAKEN CARE OF THE KNOW PROBLEMS THAT THE CONTROL ARM IS RUSTING. THEY DID NOT DO THEIR JOB IN PROTECTING ME DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. KIA RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY DID THE RECALL AND TAKE IT UP WITH THE DEALER THAT DID THE WORK. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT AT MY EXPENSE. IF MY CONTROL BROKE HOW SOON WILL OTHER CONTROL ARMS BRAKE WHICH MIGHT CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. KIA NEEDS TO RELOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND PULLED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE RECCURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V265000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V55000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED WITH THE DEALER INDICATING NO ACTION WAS NEEDED. ON 10/22/2015, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY RUST AND CORROSION OF THE CONTROL ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
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
MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY. THE CAR WILL START AND IS DRIVABLE, BUT WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND PUT IN PARK THEN TURN OFF, I CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION.
I HAVE REPLACED THE SWAY BARS 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION) WAS PREVIOUSLY SATISFIED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN APRIL OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS STILL INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL FRONTAL CONTROL ARMS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BEEN BROKEN AND IT SEEMS TO RESULTS FROM CORROSION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT USED TO BE A RECALLED ITEM BACK IN 2013. WHEN VISITING A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR RECALLED PART IN NOV 2014, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PART WAS FINE SO THEY JUST DID ANTI-CORROSION TREATMENT. IT'S BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THE LAST VISIT AND CONTROL ARM IS BROKEN IN A HALF. I WONDER IF THE MAKER GOT THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN DONE PROPERLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,069.
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AT STOP. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION. SAME AS EARLIER RECALL, WHICH THIS VEHICLE WAS SEEN FOR. BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF REPLACEMENT PART, DEALER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. BECAUSE THIS IS AN UNUSUAL MALFUNCTION OF KNOWN FAULTY SYSTEM, I SUSPECT OTHER DEFECTS CONTRIBUTING TO BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE.
IN MARCH 2014 WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE KIA RECALL #SC100. THIS WAS CONCERNING THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARMS BEING SUBJECT TO RUST AND FAILURE FOR NORTHERN VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARAMOUNT KIA, HICKORY NC. ACCORDING TO KIA THE CONTROL ARMS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN TWO. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE A LOCAL GARAGE AND THE ARM WAS CHANGED OUT WITH A USED LIKE NEW CONTROL ARM. ON FRIDAY AUGUST 14TH 2015 THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE INTO. I CALLED KIA AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT WAS INSPECTED IN MARCH 2014 AND NOTHING WAS DONE THEN THAT THERE WAS NOTING THAT COULD BE DONE NOW. NEEDING THE VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION ELECTED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE THAT FIXED IT THE LAST TIME TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. KIA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE CONTROL ARMS HOWEVER HAS ELECTED NOT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE ONES ON MY VEHICLE. I DO FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TWICE AND THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR TO HAVE THE ARMS REPLACED. I COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH KIA ALSO.
DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE HAD INSPECTION VIA RECALL 13V550000 IN 03/2014. SPRAYED WITH COMPOUND. OBVIOUSLY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ONLY ONE WINTER SEASON AND NOW FAILURE OF COMPONENT. RH LOWER CONTROL ARM REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AS WELL DUE TO CORROSION, PER DEALER. RECALL 13V550000 IS NOT EFFECTIVE. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE BROKEN LOWER CONTROL ARM UPON REQUEST.
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
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN IN MY 2006 KIA SEDONA WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AT WHICH TIME I LOST CONTROL OF THE VAN WHICH NEARLY ROLLED OVER. I LATER LEARNED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY BROKE DUE TO RUST WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL. THANKFULLY, THE VAN CAME TO A STOP BUT ONLY BECAUSE THE WHEEL BROKE AND BECAME LODGED. HAD THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES. CORROSION ON THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS PART OF A RECALL ISSUED IN NOVEMBER 2013. ON FEBRUARY 20, 2014 (BEFORE I OWNED THE VAN), THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A KIA SERVICE CENTER FOR SERVICE RELATED TO THE RECALL. A RUSTPROOF COATING WAS APPLIED TO THE REAR CONTROL ARMS AND THE FRONT WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND DETERMINED TO BE FINE. JUST OVER A YEAR LATER THE PART DETERMINED TO BE "SAFE," BROKE FROM SIMPLY APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH VERY EASILY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. I CONTACTED KIA ON MAY 22, 2015. AS OF JUNE 3, 2015 (13 DAYS SINCE THE INCIDENT) I AM STILL AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM KIA AS TO WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTION THEY WILL TAKE. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY TO EVER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN.
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
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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