2007 KIA SEDONA Complaints

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, BUT I'M BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I ASKED IF THE NEWER MODEL VEHICLES USE ANY TYPE OF UPGRADED OR CHANGED BULB/SOCKET/CONNECTION AND WAS TOLD NOTHING HAS CHANGED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HAVING ISSUES WITH TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 74 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE CRASH CAUSED A CRACK IN THE ENGINE, THE RADIATOR EXPLODED AND THE BUMPER WAS DISLODGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHT: SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH STARTING VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN INTERMITTENT NO-CRANK CONDITION. THE CONSUMER SUPPLIED A TSB REGARDING THE ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE TSB, THE CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY HIGHER THAN NORMAL RESISTANCE ACROSS THE BURGLAR ALARM RELAY LOCATED IN THE IN PANEL MODULE (IPM). OTHER CONCERNS SUCH AS POOR PIN CONNECTIONS AND OTHER FAULTY COMPONENTS IN THE STARTER CIRCUIT MAY ALSO CAUSE HIGHER THAN NORMAL CIRCUIT RESISTANCE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE REPLACING THE IPM. *JB

2007 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING AIR BAG ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A LITTLE AFTER 60,000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PROBLEM WAS A SENSOR IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE COST TO REPLACE IT WOULD BE $1600. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS PRIVATE MECHANIC ORDERED A SEAT THAT CAME WITH A SENSOR AT A PRICE OF $585 PLUS TAX AND INSTALLING WITH A TOTAL COST OF $700. *JB

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED,THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUCTIONS. CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES WILL NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.