2008 KIA SEDONA Complaints

I REPLACED A BLOWN 10 AMP FUSE ON A DEALER INSTALLED TRAILER WIRING HARNESS ADAPTER. 15-20 MINUTES LATER I NOTICED A FIRE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY. REMOVED FUSE, REMOVED LIGHTING ASSEMBLY, PUT OUT FIRE. IN LOOKING AT DAMAGE, TRAILER HARNESS ADAPTER WAS MELTED ALONG WITH SEVERAL WIRES ATTACHED TO IT. FOAM BUMPER PADDING CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS MELTED. NO VISIBLE BODY DAMAGE. *TR

THE ENGINE HOOD POPPED OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY (50MPH) CAUSING IT TO SWING BACK AND BREAK THE WINDSHIELD. DURING THIS TIME THE DRIVER'S VIEW (MY WIFE) WAS COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE MIDDLE LANE. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE SECONDARY SAFETY HOOK DID NOT ENGAGE PREVENTING THE HOOD FROM VIOLENTLY FLYING OPEN. THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH 29000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. JUST 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, IT HAD BEEN SERVICED BY KIA FOR A MANDATORY RECALL OF THE REAR DOOR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. ON A SIDE NOTE, IF ALL OTHER DOORS IN MOST OF TODAY'S CARS HAVE A WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE THEY ARE OPEN, WHY NOT HAVE A SIMILAR LIGHT FOR THE HOOD? THANKS *TR

ESC LIGHT ON. LOST ALL POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP AT 8 MPH WITH HAZARDS ON. *TR

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

THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 KIA SEDONA VAN ON A LEVEL STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. THE VAN STARTED ACCELERATING AT A FAST SPEED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS COMING THE OTHER WAY AND NO PEOPLE OUT WALKING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN AND I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE VAN. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL. THE VAN STARTED ACCELERATING AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE MY BRAKES. THIS TIME I PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VAN. I TOOK THE VAN TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR ANYTHING ELSE. MY FRIEND ALSO EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH HER NEWER MODEL KIA SEDONA AND USES MY SAME MECHANIC AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HER INCIDENT HAPPENED BEFORE MY FIRST EPISODE IN JUNE. TODAY, I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO WORK AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING UP A SLIGHT ELEVATED STREET. I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE ENGINE AND GET HER TO WORK. I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN AND I HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE OF THEM WITH ME WHEN EACH OF THESE INCIDENCES HAS OCCURRED. I CALLED THE KIA DEALER TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL MONDAY. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND I FEAR SERIOUS INJURY MAY OCCUR. I WAS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS WHEN ALL THREE EPISODES OCCURRED AND DID NOT HAVE MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AS NOTED FROM OTHER KIA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THAT CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TR

IT STARTED WITH THE FUSES FOR THE POWER PLUG IN THE FRONT BLEW SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL BULB KEPT GOING OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WE THOUGHT AT FIRST THAT THE BULB KEPT BLOWING OUT. THIS KEPT HAPPENING EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS UNTIL ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO NOW EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE BULB BLOWS AGAIN AND WE HAVE TO KEEP BUYING BULBS AND PAYING TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO INSPECTED OUR CAR THIS MONTH WAS GOING TO REPLACE ANOTHER BULB BUT HE TOLD US THAT AS SOON AS HE TOUCHED THE BULB IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THAT THERE MUST BE A SHORT OF SOME KIND BUT HE PASSED THE INSPECTION SINCE THE BULB WORKED NOW. AFTER THAT WE KEPT NOTICING THAT EVERY TIME WE WENT OUT AND IT STARTED TO GET DARK WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR HEADLIGHTS ON, WE DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THE INSPECTION AND ASSUMED THE INSPECTOR HAD TURNED THEM OFF. BUT IT HAS KEPT HAPPENING IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES AND I KNOW I DIDN'T CUT THEM OFF AND I AM THE ONLY ONE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS HAD THE MOTOR TO THE FLUID DISPENSER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IT WORKED ONE DAY AND THE NEXT I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WORSE WITH THEIR KIA SEDONAS KIA NEEDS TO FIX ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS OR REPLACE THE CARS. *TR

REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT. REMAINING THREE TIRES FOUND TO HAVE BULGES AND AT RISK FOR BLOW OUT. ONLY 14000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND TIRES. TOOK VEHICLE TO KIA DEALER WHO SAID TIRES WERE BAD BECAUSE OF AGE AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HAD TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES. *TR

WENT WITH MY FAMILY TO DINNER AND VEHICLE WORKED FINE AS USUAL. WHEN WE GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AFTER DINNER AND I STARTED IT, I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON, THE A/C WAS ON FULL BLAST AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A MINUTE AND TRIED AGAIN WITH SAME RESULTS. WENT HOME, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TERMINALS, WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND RECONNECTED THEM AND STILL THE PROBLEM. HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. AT TIMES THEY DO NOT OPEN USING THE BACK SEAT BUTTON AND/OR USING THE CONSOLE BUTTON. AT OTHER TIMES THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND CAUSED THE OPEN DOOR ALARM TO SOUND. IN ADDITION, THE PLASTIC CASING ON THE WIRES IN THE DOOR CRACKED AND THE WIRES WERE DAMAGED DURING NORMAL OPENING/CLOSING OF THE DOORS. BOTH THE WIRING AND THE CASING HAD TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH DOORS WITH NO COVERAGE BY KIA. *TR