2005 KIA SEDONA Complaints

2005 KIA SEDONA OVER HEATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CONSUMER STATED THAT KIA TOLD HER TO PUT COOLANT AND WATER IN THE RADIATOR. WHEN IT OVER HEATED A SECOND TIME SOMEONE INFORMED HER OF A REAR COOLANT LINE PROBLEM. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END BRAKES BEGAN VIBRATING AND SHAKING WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,657 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,399.

VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE BRAKE ISSUES...REPLACED FRONT ROTOR AND PADS 3 TIMES, AND REPLACED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TWICE. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT WITH 7,226 MILES AND NOW HAS 20,000 MILES. THE BELTS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS FIXED TWICE SO FAR. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AT ZEISER MOTORS IS ST. PETERS MO AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEEPS TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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