2007 Kia Sedona complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A SNAP NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED AND THE RACKET PINION WAS BUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V387000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT AND AXLE WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION) AND 16V387000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,183.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE OUR FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS BEING REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US AND SHOWED US HOW THE WINDOW WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CAR. THE ADHESIVE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW PANE. THE DEFECT WAS NOTED IN THE UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE WINDOW. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE CAUSED GREASE TO LEAK ONTO THE BALL JOINTS, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO LOOSEN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

THE ELECTRICAL DOORS STOPPED WORKING AND DO NOT LATCH, THE DOOR FLY OPEN WHEN WE TURN A CORNER. THE ESC LIGHT IS ON. MY BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED.. MALFUNCTIONS IN SC 134. SC133. SC098. THE ;SUSPENISION AND CLICKS AND CLUTTERS. SINCE THIS YEAR ALONE MY VAN HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN ALL THE AREAS, U CAN SEE WHEN LOOKED AT...THE DOORS ALONE ARE DANGERIOUS.

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH A DEALERSHIP AFTER SERVICE WITH KIA I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS NOT LOCKING AND SHUTTING. AND BEFORE I ACCUSE SOMEONE OF SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CORRECT I WANTED TO RULE OUT ALL AVENUES. WHILE SPEAKING TO KIA THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE OWNER AND TAKE IT UP WITH THEM. BUT I AM WANTING TO MAKE SURE OF THIS I HAVE A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. ON 5/21/2016 IS WHEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEM.

A YEAR AGO I DO RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER NOTIFYING FOR RUSTY LOWER ARMS WHEELS TO BE REPLACED BUT SUCH THING NEVER HAPPENED. THE DEALER JUST APPLY MORE RUST INHIBITORS BUT PROCEDURES WAS NOT THE APPROPRIATE CURE FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON MOTION A VERY DISTURBING NOISE CAME JUST UNDER THE WHEELS. SEE PICTURES THEY ARE MORE SELF EXPLANATORY JUST THE DRIVER SIDE IT'S SHOWN DUE TO FILE LIMITATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE COASTED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARMS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TAKATA RECALL THERE IS A POPPING SOUND UNDER THE VAN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOESNT MATTER WHAT KIND OF ROAD YOU ARE ON UNKNOWN WHAT PART IT IS THE ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DOESNT MATTER WHAT KIND OF ROAD YOU ARE ON AND THE BRAKES KEEP ACTING LIKE THEY ARE GOING OUT DOESNT MATTER WHAT KIND OF ROAD YOU ARE ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED LEFT AND RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AS THE SPEED FLUCTUATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS OPENED AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CLOSED BOTH REAR DOORS, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE ALL FOUR DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND REAR DOOR LATCHES FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE CONTACT USED A SCREWDRIVER TO LOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE 2013 RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN OTHER KIA AND HYUNDAI CARS.

THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING. SOME OF OUR GROCERIES FLEW OUT AND JUST MISSED A MAN WAITING FOR THE BUS. THIS ALONG WITH LATCHING PROBLEMS AND AUTO DOOR OPENING ISSUIES. HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS AND SPENT MANY DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEMS WERE BECAUSE I LIVE ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND DUST IS CAKING ON THE MOTORS. I SPENT 370 DOLLARS TODAY TO GET THE DOOR JUST TO STAY LATCHED!!! I WAS TOLD TO SPRAY WATER INTO MY DOOR ONCE A WEEK AND ONCE A MONTH TO TAKE THE DOOR APART AND SPRAY WATER AND RE GREASE. BOTH SIDES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL. IF MY KID WAS IN THE CAR AND FELL OUT HEADS WOULD ROLL. IF MY GROCERIES HAD HIT THE MAN WAITING FOR THE BUS I WOULD HAVE BEEN SUED. I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND THERE WAS SO MANY THAT I WAS SHOCKED. SOME DAYS WE CAN'T OPEN OUR AUTO SLIDING DOORS AND HAVE TO GO MANUAL. SOME OF THOSE TIMES IT DOES NOT LATCH SO WE USE ROPE ON THE DOOR HANDLES TO KEEP IT FROM OPENING. HOW CAN THIS BE SAFE???

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THE FRONT SWAY BARS AND THE AXLE SHAFT HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,750. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS GOING ABOUT 60MPH ON ROUTE 680. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BUT THE ENGINE KEPT INCREASING SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. AS OF THIS WRITING MY KIA DEALER SAID THE ONLY PROBLEM RECORDED BY HIS EQUIPMENT WAS A BREAK SWITCH.

WE HEARD A LOUD BANG WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO CITY STREETS. THE BANG CONTINUED TO BE HEARD WHEN HITTING BUMPS/POTHOLES. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. VEHICLE IS A 2007 KIA SEDONA WITH NO OPEN RECALLS. THE 2006 KIA SEDONA VEHICLES WERE RECALLED IN MARCH 2012 WITH SC 095 FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 20, 2005 TO MARCH 20, 2006. OUR 2007 KIA SEDONA WAS PRODUCED IN SEPTEMBER 2006 AND WAS DRIVEN IN ILLINOIS, A HEAVY SALT USE STATE, UNTIL JUNE 2014. SINCE THE 2006 AND 2007 KIA SEDONAS ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL VEHICLES, SHOULD THE 2006 KIA SEDONA COIL SPRING RECALL BE EXTENDED TO 2007 KIA SEDONA VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS, THE FRONT MOUNTS, THE SWAY BAR AND THE RACK AND PINION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WE WENT ON A ROAD TRIP FROM OHIO TO TEXAS AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A SOUND WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED IT OVER AND ALL THE LIGHTS (OIL, ENGINE, ETC) CAME ON. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE THE COOLANT LINE AND ALL OF THE COOLANT LEAKED OUT OF THE CAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT LINE. NOW ALL OF THE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS ALL CORRODED UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THEY ARE QUOTING OVER $20,000 OF REPAIR WORK FOR THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE UNDER 80,000 MILES. WE NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS ON OUR 2002 KIA SPECTRA THAT WE STILL OWN. KIA IS CURRENTLY UNWILLING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

POWER DOORS NO LONGER WORK, THEY DO NOT STAY LATCHED WHILE DRIVING. THREE TIMES THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAS COME UNLATCHED AND STARTED OPENING WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE BACK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER OPEN THE DOOR ALL THE WAY THEN RE-CLOSE IT. BUT THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY HIGHWAY AT 55MPH IN POURING RAIN AT ABOUT 7:00PM, DARK. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON CONSTANTLY HOWEVER NOT ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. I WENT AROUND A CURVE AND THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED. NO WARNING, NO NOISE, NOTHING, JUST STOPPED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS AROUND ME AND I COULD GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT WHEN WE GOT IT HOME AND IT APPEARS THAT THE LINKAGE HAS SHEARED OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHCILE EXPERIANCED AN UNCOMMANDED DECELERATION WITH NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WITH NO LEFT HAND MEDIUM TO PULL OVER TO, THIS LEFT ONLY THE RIGHT MEDIUM AS AN ALTERNATIVE. NAVIGATING TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ACCELERATION MADE THIS EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS IN MIAMI TRAFFIC. ONCE ON THE MEDIUM THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, REACTIVATING THE SYSTEM. DEALER INDICATES THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS INTERMITTANLY DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO DEFAULT TO IDLE MODE AND DEACTIVATING THROTTLE COMMANDS. I AM OF THE OPINION THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND THE THROTTLE SHOULD DEFAULT TO A MANUAL INPUT IF THE SENSOR BECOMES DISCREPANT. *TR

FIRST, THE AIR BAG LIGHT FOR DRIVER STAYS ON, THEN CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, NOW THE HORN QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. I LOOKED UP AND SEE THAT OTHER MODELS OF KIA'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAULTY CLOCK SPRINGS; BUT NOT THE SEDONA. I BELIEVE THIS MODEL SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT TO HAVE A WORKING AIR BAG AND HORN. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES THAT IT WILL COST $350 TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS SO I WILL DRIVE WITH NO HORN OR AIR BAG. IF I SHOULD BE INJURED OR DIE IN A CRASH DUE TO EITHER OF THESE ITEMS NOT WORKING I HAVE INSTRUCTED MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TO SUE KIA FOR NOT RECALLING ALL THE CLOCK SPRINGS, WHEN ITS OBVIOUS THAT MORE MODELS HAVE PROBLEMS THAN WHAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOW ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I TOO HAVE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ESC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE GAS PEDAL IS VIRTUALLY DEAD, YOU PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND ALL YOU GET IS ABOUT 1500 RPM AND ABOUT 20 MPH. IF YOU PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RE-START IT, IT WILL WORK. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. *TR

MY GRANDCHILDREN AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM THE LAKE ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS ANOTHER CAR WHEN IT BECAME STUCK. WE WERE ACCELERATING AT A RAPID SPEED AND I COULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN I WAS STANDING ON THE BREAK AND WAS STILL DOING 80MPI. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO COAST THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT HIGH SPEED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE I HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP WITH MY HAND. THERE WAS NOTHING FOR IT TO HAVE GOTTEN STUCK ON. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT TOUCHING THE PEDAL IN ANY WAY. THIS WAS NOT ONLY SCARY BUT TO SAY THE LEAST VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE ONLY PUT THE SEATS ON THIS VEHICLE IN AND OUT 6 TIMES IN ALL OF THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT. I AM NOW UNABLE TO LOCK THE LEFT REAR SEAT INTO POSITION. I AM ALSO UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SEAT. THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT ARE NOT RESPONDING TO THE PULL MECHANISM. THE SEATS WERE STORED VERY CAREFULLY AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE WHILE IN 5 YEARS OF STORAGE. I AM NOT ABLE TO SAFELY TAKE THE GRAND KIDS FOR A RIDE WITHOUT PUTTING UP THE LAST ROW OF SEATS UP SO THEY CAN BE BUCKLED IN. *TR

THE REAR RIGHT DOOR, (POWER OPERATED) NO LONGER RESPONDS TO THE CONTROLS. I HAVE TO PULL OUT MANUALLY BEFORE THE POWER WILL ENGAGE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK ON SOMETHING BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WAY. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN INTERMITTENT "NON-START" ISSUE WITH MY CAR. I WOULD TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING. THE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON, RADIO WOULD GO ON, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING TOWARDS CRANKING AND STARTING. NO CLICKING NOISE, NOTHING. I WOULD GET OUT OF THE CAR OPEN AND CLOSE SOME DOORS AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULD START. ALSO, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. WHENEVER I STOPPED IT WOULD GO OFF UNTIL I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. I HAD MY MECHANIC PLUG IT IN TO SEE IF ANY ERROR CODES SHOW, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THESE EXACT ISSUES TIED TO THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, BUT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO KIA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD FIXED THE RECALL A COUPLE YEARS EARLIER. I BOUGHT A NEW STOP LAMP SWITCH MYSELF, (GENUINE KIA PART, NOT GENERIC,) AND HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN. (CHEAP PART OF AND INSTALLATION.) I THEN WENT ON ROAD TRIP AND NOTHING WAS FIXED. ESC OFF LIGHT WAS ON NEARLY THE WHOLE TIME AND I HAD A NON-START DURING TRIP. THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER ISSUE INVOLVED HERE. I LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY SO I HARDLY EVER AM DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, SO ROAD TRIPS WAS ONLY TIME I WOULD SEE ESC OFF LIGHT AND I RARELY IF EVER USE CRUISE CONTROL, SO I DON;T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE TIED TO THIS STANDARD GROUP OF ISSUES EITHER. *JS

WE WERE DRIVING INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND. AS WE WERE EXITING A REST AREA ENTERING THE INTERSTATE THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AND THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. WE WERE REACHING SPEEDS UPWARDS OF 90-100 MPH. WE COULDN'T GET THE VAN TO SLOW DOWN SO WE PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW IT DOWN. THE VAN FINALLY SLOWED BUT BECAUSE THE RPMS OF THE ENGINE WERE SO HIGH AND WOULD NOT STOP THE ENGINE MADE A SCREAMING NOISE AND THE VAN FINALLY STOPPED. WE HAD IT TOWED ABOUT 50 MILES TO THE KIA DEALER IN DES MOINES IOWA AND ARE WAITING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE PEDAL TO BECOME STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RELEASE.. IN THE MEAN TIME IT IS FEARED THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN, MAKING PAYMENTS STILL AND NO VEHICLE OR HELP FROM DEALER AT THIS TIME.. *JS

THE REAR PASSENGER POWER DOOR WENT OUT. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE REAR DRIVERS POWER DOOR AND THE LOCK ON THE HATCH QUIT WORKING. THE DOORS WILL POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING.I I CALLED THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERED ME FINANCING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THERE IS COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ONLINE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE! CUSTOMERS HAVE REPLACED MOTORS, HAVE HAD ELECTRIC REPLACED, REPLACED SLIDING DOOR MECHANISMS AND EVEN REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES!!!!!! I AM LIVID!!!SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THEM TO FIX IT BECAUSE I'VE CALLED AROUND AND ALL THE REPAIR SHOPS TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT TOUCH IT. PROBLEM IS THAT THE DOORS DO NOT STAY SHUT!! I CANNOT PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK PERIOD!!! EVEN PARKED AND LOCKED YOU CAN WALK UP TO THE DOOR AND PUT NO EFFORT INTO OPENING THE DOOR!!! I BOUGHT THE KIA USED IN JUNE OF 2013 AND STILL OWE ALMOST 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND KIA IS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR....I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER KIA!!!!!! *TR

2007 KIA SEDONA. AT ABOUT 62,000 MILES SUSPENSION WAS MAKING NOISE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FRONT SUB CROSS MEMBER BUSHINGS AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT-TO THE TUNE OF $2200.00! THIS WAS DONE AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. AT 67,000 MILES A NEW FRONT END NOISE HAS DEVELOPED OVER BUMPS. I'M NOW TOLD THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SWAY BAR LINK BUSHINGS WILL BE NEXT. CAR IS MAINTAINED AND USED FOR LOCAL SHORT TRIPS AROUND TOWN. I WOULD EXPECT A RECALL FOR USING SUBSTANDARD BUSHINGS. *TR

MECHANIC WAS ROTATING TIRES AND OBSERVED THAT RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND LEFT FRONT WAS CLOSE TO BROKEN. OPENED TICKET WITH KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. DURING MY INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (BULLETIN SC-095) FOR 2006 MODEL YEAR FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. KIA STATED THAT RECALL WAS APPLICABLE TO '06 ONLY. WE LIVE AND OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN IL, ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE CONDITIONS CAUSING THE ISSUE DEALT WITH IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL CONTINUED TO EXIST IN LATER MODEL YEARS. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. HAD MY WIFE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP OR SUDDEN EVASIVE MANEUVER, WITH ONE BROKEN SPRING AND ANOTHER LIKELY TO BREAK, THERE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THERE ARE LIKELY A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CARS STILL ON THE ROAD WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

VAN STARTED MAKING CLUNKING / GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND/OR HITTING SMALL BUMPS (BIGGER BUMP BIGGER NOISE). DEALER SAYS 3 OF 4 BODY BUSHINGS CRACKING / WORN. DEALER STATES NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. SAID HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE YET HAS PARTS IN STOCK TO FIX FOR $850. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A VAN THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD WITH 72,000 MILES THAT IS DRIVEN EXCLUSIVELY ON PAVED ROADS SHOULD HAVE BODY BUSHINGS FAILING. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SPECIFICALLY, AND OTHERS THAT SOUND SIMILAR BUT HAVE GONE UNDIAGNOSED, RELATING TO 2006 / 07 & 08 SEDONA'S. MIGHT THIS BE AN ISSUE COVERED IN A RECALL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED UP WHILE MY 8 MONTH OLD GRAND-DAUGHTER WAS IN THE SEAT NEXT TO THE OPENED DOOR, THANKFULLY SECURED IN HER CAR SEAT. I AM SURPRISED TO SEE THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTER READING SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT INCIDENT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE WHEN TUNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS, STRUT MOUNT BEARINGS, AND BEARING PLATES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2007 KIA SEDONA LX. I HAVE HAD IT SINCE NOV IF 2009. I M REPLACING MY BATTERY EVERY SIX MONTH DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DRAW AND HAS HAD SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT.. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BY KIA AND I HAVE TAKEN IT THERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THEY TEST MY CHARGING SYSTEM IT HAS THE NORMAL FACTORY DRAW. I TOOK IT THERE AGAIN AND WAS TOLD IT IS WORKING FINE AND NOT TO RETURN. THEY MADE ME FEEL CRAZY. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM FOR 4 YEARS. AND HAVE BEEN BUYING BATTERIES EVERY SIX MONTHS. NOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, KIA HAS MAGICALLY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH IT. UPON FIXING THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE STILL DRAINS THE BATTERY DEAD OVER A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS! I HAVE CALLED KIA HEADQUARTERS IN IRVINE CALIFORNIA. THEY HAVEN?T BEEN HELPFUL WHATSOEVER. I HAVE STOPPED MANY PEOPLE THAT OWN MY YEAR OF VAN AND ASKED IS THEY EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. I M SURPRISED TO FIND THAT MANY OF THEM HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REPLACING BATTERIES VERY OFTEN! SO THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE! *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON. THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINING ON CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES FAILED TO PROPERLY OPEN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE DOORS NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

IN SPRING OF 2013, OUR 2007 KIA SEDONA EX CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER LETTING OFF OF THE PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED ON A HILLY, WINDY ROAD WITH WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE BRAKING EFFORTS. CAR WAS STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEALER TEST DROVE (COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM) AND RAN THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS WITHOUT YIELDING ANY CODES. THEY BASICALLY STATED IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE PEDAL GETTING STUCK ON A FLOOR MAT. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE EXPERIENCED IT, SO WE THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE REASONABLE. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITH HUSBAND TWICE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WITH TWO KIDS UNDER SIMILAR ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN PUT IN NEUTRAL THE RPMS REACHED 6-7000 AND MAINTAINED IT UNTIL IT FELL DOWN BY ITSELF. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WHILE ON FAMILY VACATION, THIS TIME ON FLAT ROADS. IT DID NOT MATTER WHETHER I WAS STARTING OUT OF A RED LIGHT, OR SIMPLY ACCELERATING BETWEEN SPEED LIMIT CHANGES. THE PEDAL WAS NOT GETTING STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT. THIS MUST HAVE HAPPENED 15 OR SO TIMES ON THE 6 HR RIDE HOME FROM VACATION. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHEN WE GOT HOME. THEY SEEMED TO TAKE IT MORE SERIOUSLY...GOT THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER INVOLVED AND I EVEN RECEIVED A CASE# AND PHONE CALLS FROM KIA AMERICA, CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA. I FELT PRETTY GOOD. THEY EVEN PAID FOR MY RENTAL CAR. KIA HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AT THE DEALER. THEN I GOT ANOTHER CALL FROM THEM STATING THAT KIA WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THEM TO PUT ME BACK IN MY CAR BECAUSE THEY WANTED T

A CAR HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SUDDENLY VEERED INTO THEIR LANE AND HIT THEM HEAD ON. MY SISTER, HER HUSBAND AND HIS MOTHER WERE ALL KILLED, THREE TEENAGE DAUGHTERS SITTING IN THE BACK SUFFERED BROKEN BONES BUT NO LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2007 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,415. *TR

WE ARE HAVING ONGOING ISSUES WITH FRONT TURN SIGNAL FAILURES ON OUR SEDONA AND WE HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER SEDONA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A SIMPLE MATTER OF POOR FACTORY QUALITY LIGHT BULBS (I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EVERY BULB ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS EVEN TWO YEARS OLD). THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE I WAS HAVING SEEMS TO BE CORRECTED BY MORE EXPENSIVE AND HIGHER QUALITY BULBS. THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL ISSUE IS NOT A BULB ISSUE. AFTER REPLACING FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS SINCE 2007, I FINALLY SLOWED DOWN TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS, IS THE GROUND CONTACT POINT WITHIN THE BULB SOCKET. THE GROUND "TAB" IS THIN AND OVER HEATS. ONCE THE TAB IS HOT, IT STARTS TO LOOSE THE SPRING TENSION REQUIRED TO KEEP THE TAB IN CONTACT WITH THE SIDE OF THE BULB. ONCE CONTACT IS LOST, ARCING STARTS TO FORM PITS AND CORROSION ON THE GROUND TAB AND THE CONTACT POINT. REPLACING GOOD BULBS WILL SOMETIMES MASK THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WHEN YOU REMOVE THE OLD BULB AND REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER, YOU WILL UNINTENTIONALLY KNOCK AWAY SOME OF THE CORROSION. IN DOING SO, THE NEW BULB MAY START TO OPERATE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE SIMPLY REMOVED THE BULB, BENT OUT THE TAB A LITTLE, AND USED SCOTCH BRIGHT TO SAND AWAY THE CORROSION. I THEN LUBE THE BULB WITH PROPER GREASE AND REINSTALL. I HAVE MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS OF PEAK KIA (WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED) AND ARAPAHOE KIA,

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR DOESN'T OPEN AT ALL NOW WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON INSIDE. IT ACTS LIKE IT IS CATCHING ON SOMETHING SO IT DOESN'T OPEN. IF YOU PULL THE HANDLE, OUTSIDE, IT SOMETIMES WILL FINISH OPENING OR CLOSING BY ITSELF. BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT THAT PULL TO GET IT PAST THE CATCHING POINT. YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL RUN AUTOMATICALLY OR IF YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR OPEN, ITS LIKE IT SHUTS OFF OR ON. IF YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT MANUALLY INSIDE , YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUSH AGAINST THE DOOR HARD TO OPEN IT UP. WHEN YOU PULL IT MANUALLY IT PULLS EASIER, OUTSIDE, THAN IF YOU HAD THE AUTO TURNED OFF. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH IT POPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. JUST POPS OUT OF THE LATCH SOMETIMES WHEN IT DOES AUTO CLOSE AND IT BEEPS AND LETS YOU KNOW THE DOOR ISN'T COMPLETELY CLOSED. JUST STARTED HAVING THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTING TO CATCH A LITTLE BIT NOW, BUT IT DOES COMPLETELY RUN AUTOMATICALLY ONCE YOU GIVE IT A LITTLE HELP. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS DONE AND CANT AFFORD TO PAY POSSIBLY HUNDREDS TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS OPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, AS THE FAILURE RECURRED A YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE UNLATCH MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH THE HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,076.