2006 Kia Sedona complaints

MY VEHICLE SHAKES BADLY...KIA, WHERE I PURCHASE MY 2006 TOLD ME, IT IS THE SUB FRAME WHICH CAUSES MY VAN TO SHAKE. THE SALT IN PENNSYLVANIA CAUSES THE FRAME OF THIS VAN TO RUST AWAY. I WELL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT! THERE IS NO RECALL...THIS WILL COST ME $2,000.00. I BELIEVE IF YOU LIVE... WHERE IT SNOWS. THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE MADE FOR STATES WHICH HAVE SNOW.....AND USE SALT ON THE ROADS. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAID FOR THIS. THE SUB FRAME NEEDS TO BE RECALL BY KIA MANUFACTURER.THE MILEAGE ON MY VAN IS 63,553. ALSO, KIA STATED THAT IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THEY FIXED THAT, BUT STILL IT SHAKES. IT'S THE SUB FRAME.GUEST WHAT! THEY INSPECTED MY VAN ON JAN 8, 2014,. KIA, PASSED MY VAN FOR GOOD CONDITION AND MY VAN WAS INSPECTED AFTER THEY CORRECTED THE CONTROL ARMS. AGAIN, IT STILL SHAKES....IT IS THE SUB FRAME. HOW DID KIA PASS THE VAN FOR INSPECTION. "THE SUB FRAME IS STILL ROTTEN". SO, ARE THEY WAITING FOR A ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN OR SOMEONE IS KILLED. KIA YOU NEED A RECALL ON SUB FRAME! *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS KIA SEDONA FROM A DEALER AND FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT IT ALWAYS HAD SOME STARTING PROBLEM. SO WHEN WE TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT IS THE BATTERY AND REPLACED THE BATTERY AND AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEN THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE BATTERY CONNECTING PARTS AS THEY ARE NOT CONNECTING RIGHT. THEN HAD SOME FUSE PROBLEMS AND HAD TO REPLACE SOME FUSE AND THE AC WAS DOWN REPLACED THE AC. AGAIN BATTERY PROBLEM AND NOT STARTING. THE DEALER SAID TO REPLACE A NEW BATTERY AND WE SAID IT IS A NEW ONE, BUT TOLD TO PUT A KIA BATTERY AND REPLACED IT, AFTER FEW DAYS AGAIN CAR SLOW DOWNED THE SPEED WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO TOW TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT IS THE STARTER MOTOR AND REPLACED IT. AFTER A YEAR, SAME PROBLEM - CAR WAS NOT STARTING AND THEN FINALLY THEY SAID IT IS THE FUSE BOX AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUSE BOX AS IT WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND THIS IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IF IT SLOWS DOWNS OR STOP WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE CAN CHECK INTO IT AND AS THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE A MAZDA BUT WE HAVE SPEND WAY MORE MONEY AND OUR TIME ON THIS KIA AS IT BRAKE DOWNS A LOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

OUR KIA SEDONA HAS EXHIBITED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE POWER DOORS STOPPED WORKING WHEN WE PUSH THE BUTTON IN THE CONSOLE OR USE OUR KEYPAD. THE DOORS NO LONGER LOCK USING THE KEYPAD, EITHER. WE HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND SEEM TO BE DOING SO EVERY OTHER MONTH LATELY. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AS THE HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE VIEWED, I WOULD URGE KIA TO INVESTIGATE AND OFFER CUSTOMERS A SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE JUNCTION BOX AND INSTRUMENT PANEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO RECTIFY THE OIL LEAK FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MODULE AND JUNCTION BOX WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,783.

WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY LEFT FRONT WHEEL STARTED SKIDDING AS IT FELT LIKE IT WAS TURNED IN A DIRECTION THAT OPPOSED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE DIRECTION. VEHICLE QUICKLY BECAME UNSTEARABLE. LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FOUND TO BE TOTALLY RUST WEAKENED WITH LARGE RUST HOLES AND CRACKS.....AND AFTER PART WAS REMOVED BY A MECHANIC, I COULD EASILY BEND THE WHOLE CONTROL ARM IN HALF WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. IF THIS SUDDEN FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MOMENTS EARLIER WITH MY KIDS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL AND ON THE HIGHWAY....THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE RESULT. AS A RESULT, I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES, CERTAIN PARTS CONNECTING TO THIS CONTROL ARM AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REALIGNED. THE OPPOSITE CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE SEEMS TO LOOK 'NORMAL' WITH NO APPARENT RUST WEAKENING. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE INTACT SIDE HAS A TYPE OF COATING THAT IS INTACT AND THE FAILED SIDE IS MISSING MUCH/MOST OF THE COATING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY VAN IN 2012 FROM MODERN TOYOTA IN WINSTON SALEM NC. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. I DID HAVE A BATTERY ISSUE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. ALL THE SUDDEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT THE 2006 KIA SEDONA HAS THESE PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON IT? *TR

WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD LOAD NOISE (LIKE TIRE BLOWING) FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN LOCK UP OF FRONT WHEEL. UPON INSPECTION THE LEFT LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD BLOWN OUT DO TO METAL CORROSION. ONCE REMOVED THE INSIDE OF THE HOLLOW ARM WAS FULL OF RUST FLAKES. *TR

LEAVING PARKING GARAGE TURNING ONE OF THE CORNERS A VIOLENT VIBRATION STARTED WITH A GRINDING TYPE OF NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE LOWER RIGHT CONTROLLER ARM SHOWED SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF RUST AND HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN IN TWO PIECES. LOOKING AT THE LOWER LEFT CONTROLLER ARM, SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF RUST CAN BE SEEN ALSO. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A HIGH SALT ENVIRONMENT. THESE ARE THE ONLY 2 PIECES ON THE VEHICLE WITH SUCH A HIGH AMOUNT OF RUST. *TR

MY AIR BAG DTC LIGHT HAS COME ON. *TR

AS MY WIFE WAS MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE VAN LURCHED LEFT AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. AFTER CHECKING FOR FLAT TIRES AND FINDING NONE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING TO MUCH TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER. AFTER HAVING THE VAN TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND CHECKED OUT, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. I CRINGE AT THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AS WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAS BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AT THAT TIME, BUT CHANGED OUR PLANS AT THE LAST MINUTE. THIS VAN HAD ITS ANNUAL NH STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. THE SHOP THAT DID THE INSPECTION AND THE SHOP THAT IS DOING THE REPAIR BOTH TOLD US THAT UNLESS THEY ACTUALLY SEE A CRACK, THERE IS NO WAY FOR THEM TO TELL IF THE PART IS COMPROMISED OR NOT. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH METAL FOR 30 YEARS, I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. LASTLY, I HAVE NOTED SIX COMPLAINTS REPORTED HERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN JUST THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IT IS TIME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AND RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS OR (HEAVEN FORBID) FATAL ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM A CONTROL ARM FAILURE. *TR

FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM - PADS AND ROTOR WEAR OUT QUICKLY. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AS RECALL WARRANTED. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS PROBLEM WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. HERE IS WHAT I CAN CONFIRM BUT ALSO HAVE EMAIL INTO DEALER RELATED TO SAID VEHICLE. 2/27/07 - BRAKES GRINDING (15957) NOTHING DONE (DEALER) 6/18/07 - BRAKES PULSATING (21,764) (ROTORS TURNED) (DEALER) 9/7/07 - BRAKES SQUEAKING (25365) NOTHING DONE (DEALER) 7/24/08 - MILEAGE 38,853 - NEW PADS AND ROTORS (DEALER) 4/21/09 - BRAKES CHECKED - GRINDING (48,935) NOTHING DONE (DEALER) 5/21/09 - BRAKES SQUEAKING (50,032) - PAD KIT INSTALLED (DEALER) 10/20/09 - MILEAGE 56,015 - NEW FRONT PADS AND ROTORS RESURFACED (DEALER) 17162 MILES SINCE LAST CHANGE 2/4/10 - MILEAGE AROUND 62,000 - REAR PADS AND ROTORS (ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST INC) 12/8/10 - MILEAGE 68,423 - FULL FRONT PADS AND ROTORS (COUNTRY CLUB TIRE) 12408 MILES SINCE LAST CHANGE 1/4/11 - MILEAGE 69082 - REPLACED PAD (COUNTRY CLUB TIRE) 10/5/13 - MILEAGE 85401 - FRONT PADS (COUNTRY CLUB TIRE) 16319 MILES SINCE LAST CHANGE BRAKES ON THESE KIA SEDONAS DO NOT LAST (SEE ABOVE) - VEHICLE IS DROVE MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY AS VACATION VEHICLE. DRIVER IS NOT A BRAKE RIDER (ONE FOOT ON BRAKE AT ALL TIMES). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN ECONOMIC ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THE REPAIR AFTER REPLACING THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, A LOUD BANG/THUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY CAR NOSE DIVING TO LEFT AND STOPPED. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM HAD 'SNAPPED IN HALF' DUE TO BEING FULLY ROTTED VIA RUST. THIS EVENT ALSO PULLED OUT THE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT. FURTHER INSPECTION INDICATED RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS IN SAME CONDITION (RUSTED THROUGH) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS EVENT HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY LIKELY RESULT IN A ROLL OVER! *JS

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND PROBABLY ONLY WORK 15% OF THE TIME, HOWEVER BEGINNING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE BULBS HAVE NEVER BOTH WORKED AT THE SAME TIME (MEANING WHEN YOU TURN THE SWITCH TO THE LEFT THE LEFT SIGNAL WILL TURN ON BUT WHEN YOU THEN TURN THE SWITCH TO THE RIGHT IT DOES NOT WORK). THE BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES YET THIS NEVER FIXES THE PROBLEM. THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS HAVE ACTUALLY ONLY BEEN BURNED OUT ONE TIME, PROVING THERE IS SOME FORM OF A SHORT. ALL OF THE OTHER LAMPS, WHETHER IT BE HEAD LAMPS (LOW OR HIGH BEAM), FOG LIGHTS,TAIL LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, REVERSE LIGHT OR TAG LIGHTS, KEEP BURNING OUT BULBS. EVERY 6 WEEKS I'M HAVING TO REPLACE A BULB. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS NOT TO MENTION EXPENSIVE! WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE HAS BEEN POSTED DUE TO THIS VERY SAME ISSUE, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY KIA HAS NOT FOUND/CREATED A SOLUTION FOR THESE ISSUES. THIS REALLY MAKES ME NOT WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER KIA VEHICLE. ALSO, I'VE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF THE ELECTRIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS. ONE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ON IT'S OWN. IF YOU PULL GENTLY TO GET IT STARTED CLOSING, IT WILL THEN CLOSE THE REST OF THE WAY BY ITSELF. THERE'S NOTHING INTERNALLY BLOCKING THE RELEASE PIN FROM DISENGAGING. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. *TR

THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT. THEY KEEP BLOWING AND I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND KIA DIRECTLY AND THEY SAY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL 2006 KIA SEDONA'S. THE OTHER DAY BOTH LIGHTS BLEW OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LOWBEAMS TO DRIVE HOME. I HAVE SMALL KIDS AND THIS IS A HAZARD. I HAD TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. THIS STARTED AROUND 60K MILES AND HAS BEEN ONGOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF

DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT A LOCAL SHOP, MAJOR CRACKS WERE FOUND IN RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. WENT IMMEDIATELY TO KIA DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT CRACKS WERE SO BAD AND REMAINING METAL SO THIN "AVOID DRIVING, ANY POTHOLES OR BUMPS". NO KIA WARRANTY AT ALL, TOOK 5 DAYS FOR PARTS AND $500.00 FOR REPAIR. NOTE: VEHICLE HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AT A KIA DEALER SHIP 5 MONTHS PREVIOUS AND THERE WERE NO DEFECTS LISTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS FAILURE WAS OCCURRING AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR IMMEDIATE RECALL TO AVOID FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL PARTS IN QUESTION HAVE BEEN RETAINED FOR REVIEW. UPDATED 09/10/13*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STATED THE REAR TOLL ADJUSTOR AND PIN NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY FAMILY HAS A 2006 KIA SEDONA EX, WE GOT IT BRAND NEW. NO MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE CAR JUST SOME MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES (MOST EXCEPT FOR THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN RECALLED). THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN THE WORST. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS FAIRLY NEW. IT STARTED AS THE POWER DOOR WOULD OCCASIONALLY PULL ITSELF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHEN OPENED OR CLOSED RESULTING IN THE MOTOR MAKING NOISES THEN IT WOULD BEEP. LATER IT STARTED OPENING BUT NOT MAKING IT TO ITS LATCHED POSITION. TOOK IT IN HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED. THEN ABOUT A YEAR LATER IT DIED. JUST DIED.. NO POWER WHAT SO EVER. TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR AGAIN AND THE LATCH RELEASE. 2 YEARS WENT BY JUST FINE THEN WE LOST THE LATCH RELEASE. SO THE DOOR WOULD OPEN OR CLOSE BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE HANDLE OR ELSE IT WOULD GET CAUGHT. TOOK IT IN A 3RD TIME AND THEY REPLACED LATCH RELEASE ON BOTH SIDES. NO MORE ISSUES. UNTIL NOW. ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO THE AUTO LATCH RELEASE DIED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. YESTERDAY I WENT TO GO GET SOMETHING FROM THE STORE AND AS I WAS WAITING IN THE PARKING LOT I TRIED TO TEST HE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. PRESSED THE BUTTON THE AUTO RELEASE OPENED. BUT THE MOTOR SOUNDED REALLY SLOW. THEN I PRESS THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT. AND THEN AUTO RELEASE DIED ON THAT SIDE TOO. NO SOUND JUST STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME WE ARE TAKING IT IN FOR THE POWER DOOR TO BE FIXED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 06 SEDONA DRIVERS HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES. W

DATE 7/24/20013 TOTAL FAILURE OF LOWER CONTROL ARM, FRONT WHEEL LEFT SIDE. MILEAGE: 76,450 PART #54500-4D101 PURCHASED NEW FEBRUARY 19, 2007 CAR GARAGED SINCE NEW, DRY SEMI-HEATED ATTACHED TO HOUSE. FAILURE: DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION THROUGH OUT. POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF A SUB-STANDARD ANTI-CORROSION MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SHOWS STANDARD WARE AND LITTLE RUST FOR THE SAME TIME IN SERVICE. MASSACHUSETTS STATE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION: DATED 7-12-2013 DID NOT FIND THE DEFECT, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO CRACKS IN TAIL LIGHT LENS EVEN THOU A FRAME AND SUSPENSION CHECK IS PART OF THE INSPECTION? THIS IS VERY MUCH A HIGH END SAFETY CONCERN. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ROLL-OVER CAN AND DO CAUSE DEATH. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE: SHOWING LEFT AND RIGHT CONTROL ARMS. MY SEARCH OF 2006 KIA SEDONA'S FOUND THREE FAILURES THIS MAKES FOUR. NO DEATHS YET, THAT'S A GOOD THING! THANKYOU AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

HEADLIGHT BURN OUT. THIS AUTO BURNS OUT SEVERAL HEADLIGHTS EACH YEAR. I HAVE CHANGED ABOUT 18 HEADLIGHT BULBS SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE. ALL KIA SEDONA OWNERS HAVE SAME STORY AND KIA USA SHOULD FIND AND FIX THE CAUSE, FOR THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS. THIS IS A CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON WITHOUT CRASH OR DEFECT IN WELL MAINTAINED AUTO. APPARENTLY THIS TOTALLY INACTIVATES ALL AIRBAGS. MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN NHTSA SYSTEM. NEEDS TO BE RECALL, SINCE MOST OWNERS ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD DEALER REPAIRS TO THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL CAR. OFTEN ATTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE SEATBELT SENSORS. HOPEFULLY NO ONE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND KIA USA SHOULD PAY TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN DEFECT! *TR

WHEN HITTING BUMPS VEHICLE IS MAKING A SQUEAKING / CREAKING SOUND FIRE LIGHT FRONT EVERY 3 MON SEAT BELTS EVERY TIME HARD TO USED AND NOW FINALLY BROKE. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON, THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THE AIR BAG(S), MAY NOT DEPLOY.

THE VAN'S FRONT TURN SIGNALS BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DESPITE CHANGING THE BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES, THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. THEY WORK ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVEN AFTER HAVING THE FIX DONE FOR THE STOP LIGHT RECALL. *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 DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF AS THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING TO A STOP (10-20 MPH) AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AFTER THE INCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. ALL REMAINING CONTROL ARMS WERE INSPECTED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS ALSO IN NEED OF REPAIR BEFORE AN EVENTUAL FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. *TR UPDATED 10/22/13*LJ UPDATED 10/25/2013 *JS

THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AFTER I HAD PARKED THE VAN AT WORK. LATER WHEN I WENT OUT TO GO SOMEWHERE, I FOUND A PIECE OF METAL ABOUT 8" LONG LYING ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I THOUGHT THAT I SURE HOPED IT HAD NOT COME OFF OF MY CAR! WHEN I GOT IN AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD, SO I SHIFTED BACK INTO REVERSE AND TRIED TO BACK UP. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE FRONT END ON THE CAR DROPPED HARD TO THE LEFT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND I COULD ACTUALLY SEE A FLAP STICKING UP FROM THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. I LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN - THAT WAS THE PIECE OF METAL I HAD FOUND ON THE GROUND - AND HAD STABBED THE TIRE. IT WAS CORRODED. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I LEARNED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON 2006 KIA SEDONAS, THAT THE FINISH WOULD GET CORRODED BY ROAD SALT AND WATER AND THE SPRINGS WOULD BREAK. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED IN 21 STATES, INCLUDING MICHIGAN. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL COVERED VEHICLES MADE FROM DECEMBER 2005 TO MARCH 20, 2012. MY VAN WAS MADE ON APRIL 18, 2012, AND THEREFORE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL BECAUSE THE 'ISSUE HAD BEEN RESOLVED.' WHY THEN DID THE SPRING BREAK? *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

I NOTICE NOISE AND A SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED OVER CHECKED FOR A FLAT TIRE OR LOOSE WHEEL. TIRES AND WHEELS CHECKED OK. AS I CONTINUED THE NOISE BECAME WORSE AND THE CAR STARTED WEAVING SIDE TO SIDE AND I STARTED HEARING A RUBBING NOISE WHEN I STOPPED. PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. THE MANAGER NOTICE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL GO BACK AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL. CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICE THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF. THE CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT JUST FELL APART. WORKING FOR GENERAL MOTORS FOR 37 YEARS HAS A PROBLEM SOLVER AND QUALITY ENGINEER I HAVE NEVER SEEM A CONTROL ARM RUST AND BREAK. I DO BELIEVE AS TIME GOES ON THERE WILL BE MANY MORE FAILURES AND FATALITIES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE WE GET TO THE POINT OF PEOPLE DYEING. KIA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HOPEFULLY I WILL HERE SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM SOON. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE HAD PUSHED INTO THE FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105, 000. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE SEAT. THIS IS A HAZARD CONSIDERING THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAD SEEN THAT THE SORENTOS AND OTHER MODELS HAS A SIMILAR ISSUES AND THERE IS A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE WHICH TAKES LESS THAN A MINUTE. WHY HAS KIA NOT PROVIDED THE SAME SERVICE FOR THE SEDONAS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THE KIA HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 35 MPH WHEN KIA VAN LOST POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. NO FORWARD MOVEMENT WITH GAS PEDAL PRESSED DOWN. SAT FOR 10 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT NORMAL SPEED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN CORNER, LOST POWER AGAIN. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, SAT FOR ANOTHER 10/15 MINUTES THEN DROVE TO AUTO MECHANIC. REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FOR 2ND TIME. VEHICLE COMPUTER ALSO RESET. SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS VEHICLE LOSES POWER IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING AND VERY LIMITED TIME TO MAKE DECISION WHERE TO COAST TO AS YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY DRIVING CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO HER HOUSE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WAS BEING UTILIZED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CONNECTED TO THE SEAT BELT, IN WHICH THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $ 250 FOR A NEW SEAT BELT. UPDATED 01/22/13

RIGHT HEAD LIGHT HAS BLOWN AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. SAME IS TRUE FOR THE FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BULB. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THE SAME OR SIMILAR COMPLAINT CAN BE FOUND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS KIA DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM. I WAS ON A TRIP ONE NIGHT WHEN THE HEAD LAMP BLEW AND WAS VERY NERVE RACKING BECAUSE I FEARED THAT THE OTHER LAMP BLOWING WOULD LEAVE ME WITHOUT ANY VISIBILITY. *TR

WAS IN A ACCIDENT STRUCK MANY TREES LOTS OF FRONT END DAMAGE, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DAMAGE AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM CONSTANT POWER LOSS WITH ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NOW IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITH THE LIGHT LIGHTEST TOUCH ON PEDAL, LURCHING AS IT ACCELERATES. IT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY OFTEN WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER STRESS, SUCH AS CLIMBING UP A HILL. I WAS PARKING IN GARAGE WHEN IS RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND MY SIDE BUMPER IN FRONT GRAZED GARAGE DOOR SIDEWALL. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN REVERSE WITH REAR SIDE BUMPER NICKING SAME SPOT ON GARAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY NIGHTMARE. FAULT CODES P2135 AND P2106 OFTEN APPEAR. *TR

OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE REPLACED STRUTS, BUSHINGS, CV BOOTS, & COUNTLESS OTHER ITEMS ON SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD SEDONA LOOKED @ BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS. HAVE DRIVEN AROUND W/ ME ON BOTH OCCASIONS. HAD THREE ASE CERTIFIED GUYS AT ONE TIME CHECKING EVERYWHERE FOR LOSE OR BROKEN PARTS. WE EVEN CHECKED SPARE TIRE & THE PRESSURE IN IT. WHEN I GO OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE, SOMETHING RATTLES OR CLUNKS UNDER THE VAN. NOT A LITTLE, A LOT! EVERYONE CAN ACTUALLY FEEL IT, NOT JUST HEAR IT. CANNOT PIN POINT LOCATION.IT SEEMS MOSTLY AROUND SPARE TIRE AREA, BUT I FEEL IT UNDER DRIVER & PASSENGER AREA TOO. MIDDLE & BACK CAN FEEL & HEAR IT. YOU CANNOT MAKE IT HAPPEN OVER THINGS LIKE SPEED BUMPS. JUST UNEVEN SURFACES. RANDOM.. SO EMBARRASSING & MAKING ME CRAZY! I ALSO HAVE HAD ON 5 OR 6 OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING, I WILL TAKE FOOT OFF GAS AS CARS SLOW OR EXITING UP A HWY RAMP. WHEN I PUSH TO EXCEL, IT WONT CATCH BUT THE ENGINE RPMS GO CRAZY & ENGINE RACES. I HAVE TO TRY TO LET OFF & REAPPLY FOOT TO GAS TO GET IT TO GRAB. I ALMOST GOT REARENDED TWICE! IT HAPPENS FAST, SUDDENLY & FAR IN BETWEEN. SCARES ME TO DEATH. IT IS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, BUT HAD AT DEALERSHIP LONG AGO FOR THIS & JUST LIKE THE OTHER STUFF, IF THEY CANNOT MAKE IT HAPPEN... SORRY, OUT OF LUCK! I NOW AM JUST UNDER THE 100K MARK & STILL CANNOT GET RESOLVE. CANNOT SELL A CLUNKING CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,720.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I PUT A BAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE CHECKED ON INTERNET THAT THE AIR BAGS WON'T BE DEPLOYED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I THINK THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND KIA HAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OF EITHER AIR BAG SENSOR OR SOMETHING ELSE. KIA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON ITS OWN COST. THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE OVER $1500. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE LIGHT BULBS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS CLOSED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. ....UPDATED 08-24-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALONG WITH THE LOW BEAMS FAILURE, THE TURN SIGNAL HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIS OWN AS WELL AS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS. THE GROUNDING CABLES TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 09/04/2012 *JS

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 I GOT THIS MINI VAN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT NEVER WORKED RIGHT, SOME TIME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND SOMETIMES IT WENT OFF, DID NOT MATER IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING THERE OR NOT. DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH IT. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE MANUAL INDICATED WE SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER ASAP. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD DEPLOY WHEN THIS "AIR BAG" LIGHT IS ON. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE KIA SEDONA AIR BAG SENSORS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THEY RECALIBRATED THE SENSORS AT A COST OF $194 AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. HOWEVER, THEY INDICATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE "STILL VACILLATING" AND THAT IF THIS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THE SENSORS UNDER THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1500). I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER KIA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND, IN MY OPINION, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON & I CALLED MY LOCAL KIA DEALER. THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS UNDER SEATS BECAUSE THAT COULD CAUSE IT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNDER THE SEATS, HOWEVER ABOUT 25 MILES LATER (WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK) THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON & HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE & I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $2000 OF MY MONEY TO FIX KIA'S SHORTFALL!!! *TR

BOTH HEADLAMPS OUT AT SAME TIME. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 1/20/12 *CN UPDATED 03/05/12