2007 KIA SEDONA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE JUST REPLACED BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT SUB BUSHINGS. OUR MECHANIC SAID THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG. WE ONLY HAVE ONE SLIDING DOOR THAT FUNCTIONS RIGHT NOW. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU PHYSICALLY PULL IT OPEN AND SHUT. I HAVE BEEN READING THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL 2007 KIA OWNERS. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED? *TR

1. DRIVING VAN ON HIGHWAY WHEN ESC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. 2. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES ALL ACCELERATION. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, BOTH TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 3. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE MODELS AND THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO REDUCE FAILURE, BUT THAT ISSUES ARE SO PREVALENT THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THAT IT MAY TAKE "2 WEEKS OR 2 MONTHS" TO RECEIVE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2007 KIA SEDONA REGARDING 2007 KIA SEDONA RECALL, ITEM AFFECTED: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, DATE ANNOUNCED: 4/17/2009, AFFECTING VEHICLES MADE 9-20-2006 THRU 11-20-2006, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS MADE 11-28-2006, EVERYTHING ON THE RECALLS DESCRIBES WHAT MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING.(THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.) KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER MY PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY STATED IT WAS FIXED WITH THE PREVIOUS MODELS AND ALL MODELS MANF. AFTER 11-20-2006. THEY ADVISED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

OCCASIONALLY, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CLOSES AND THEN REOPENS ABOUT 6-12" AND HAS TO BE CLOSED BY HAND. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE SAME DOOR OPENS ALL THE WAY AND IT CAN'T BE CLOSED, EITHER BY POWER OR BY HAND. IT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL IT GETS READY FOR YOU TO CLOSE IT. THE TIME FRAME VARIES BUT USUALLY 10-15 MINUTES. SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING WITH ALL OF THE DOORS CLOSED AND LOCKED, THE SAME SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN A COUPLE OF INCHES AND I HAVE TO STOP AND MANUALLY CLOSE IT. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH OF THE DESCRIBED INCIDENTS STILL HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. THE REPAIR TECHNICIANS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NO CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE FALLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS MOVING AND IS EITHER SEVERELY INJURED OF KILLED. *TR

FOR 4 YEARS NOW, THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY FAMILY VAN (2007 KIA SEDONA) HAVE BEEN POPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN I SIMPLY PRESS THE GAS, HIT A VERY MINOR BUMP, OR SOMETIMES DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE A CAUSE. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ALL COME ON, THE DOOR OPEN CHIME BEGINS TO DING. I'VE TAKEN THIS TO KIA ALMOST A DOZEN TIMES TO NO RESOLVE. AND NOW, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND THOUGH IT'S BEEN RECURRING FOR 4 YEARS NOW, THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE. *TR

ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON 2007 KIA SEDONA SLIDES OPEN WHILE CAR IS MOVING. NO "DOOR AJAR" ALARM BEFORE SLIDES OPEN. OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING WHILE VEHICLE MOVING AT OVER 50 MPH WITH A CHILD IN THE SEAT NEXT TO THE DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO SECURELY LATCH AND ABNORMALLY OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE FAILURE WAS A DAILY RECURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE UPPER LATCH ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERABLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE O FURTHER REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF UPDATED 06/13/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE SECOND ROW SEAT BACK IN PLACE AFTER IT WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE SEAT RAIL LOCKING SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT APPEAR TO BE LATCH WHEN THEY ARE NOT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MISALIGNED SEAT RAIL THAT WAS MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. UPDATED 08/18/11