2008 KIA SEDONA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE DOOR POWER MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO OPERATE, THUS SLAMMING SHUT AND ALMOST CRUSHING MY DAUGHTERS HAND IN THE DOOR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED AT LEAST 7 TIMES, AND IT STILL FAILS TO OPERATE AS IT SHOULD. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND BASICALLY STUCK WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER WAS NOT ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,050. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SHOULDER. CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, ACCELERATOR STARTED TO WORK BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 50 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS OCCURRED, ON THIS OCCASION WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. ON ONE OCCASION WE WERE IN KANSAS CITY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE CENTER LANE, CARS BEHIND US CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP TO AVOID HITTING US. VERY SCARY SITUATION! AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND SITS FOR A FEW HOURS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN STARTED. WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THERE IS NO ERROR CODE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY KIA. I HAVE READ ARTICLES THAT STATE THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS AND THEY WERE RECALLED. *JS

2008 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR, SO THE DOOR HAD TO BE STRAPPED AND AN ADULT HELD ONTO THE DOOR TIGHTLY UNTIL THEY REACHED THEIR DESTINATION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. LATER ON, THE DEALER INFORMED HER A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE SLIDING DOOR AND LATCH HAD BEEN ISSUED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SERVICE BULLETIN IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM AS IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED LATCHES. ACCORDING TO KIA, ACCUMULATED ROAD DIRT MAY CAUSE THE LATCHES TO STICK BY IMPEDING ROTATION OF THE LATCH AROUND THE PIN. KIA OFFERED CONSUMERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM A MODIFIED DOOR LATCH KIT THAT PERMITS ROAD DIRT TO READILY EXIT THE LATCH ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE THE CAUSE OF THE DOOR FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE LEARNED, THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SPECIFIED THAT THE SERVICE ACTION WAS A REPAIR PROGRAM, WITHOUT CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION, AND THE REPAIRS WERE TO BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB

PURCHASED A 2008 KIA SEDONA USED WITH A 3YR 36K EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON THE WAY HOME I TESTED TO SEE IF THE CIG LIGHTER WORKED IN THE DASH. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. ALSO THE A/C FAN IN THE CABIN IS NOW STUCK ON HIGH WHEN IN USE. THIS IS AN ANNOYANCE HOWEVER THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOW NOT FUNCTION. AFTER EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH THIS IS MORE THAN A COMMON OCCURRENCE. KIA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL EVERY ELECTRICALLY FAULTY VEHICLE THEY PUT OUT. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH ARE NUMEROUS ALWAYS SEEM TO DISABLE THE AIR BAGS AND CAUSE OTHER ISSUES. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND WOULD POP OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, CRUISE CONTROL ON, "ESC OFF" LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED RAPIDLY. LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. ACCELERATOR RESUMED WORKING FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND THE SAME THINGS HAPPENED AGAIN: ESC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION ABILITY THIS TIME. STOPPED VEHICLE AGAIN AND RESTARTED AND ACCELERATOR RESUMED WORKING. THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 2AM. IN THE MORNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A KIA DEALER. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE "ESC" LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING (NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ESC OFF LIGHT), THE ACCELERATION SPUTTERED, BUT REMAINED WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY RETRIEVED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CODES, BUT THEY CLEARED THE COMPUTER HISTORY AND COULD NO LONGER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. THEY RETRIEVED THE CODES, CLEARED THE MEMORY AND WANT TO SEND ME ON MY WAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A KIA DEALER HAS CLEARED THE COMPUTER MEMORY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED. I WAS TOLD, BY MY LOCAL DEALER TO MAKE SURE THE DEALER DOES NOT CLEAR THE CODES/HISTORY OR IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. I HAVE CALLED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND LOST ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ACCELERATION, AS IF IN IDLE BUT WITHOUT RPMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AT THE TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED IT WAS DRIVABLE TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE DEALER (WHO WAS CLOSING FOR THE WEEKEND AND 200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME) RAN A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN WHICH INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND AN ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS NEEDED. HE THEN CLEARED THE COMPUTER AND SENT US ON OUR WAY, TELLING US WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT STATED IT WAS IMPERITIVE IT GET FIXED. HE STATED THAT WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE HOME, THE DEALER SAID HE COULD DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WAS NO LONGER REGISTERING A PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I CALLED BACK TO THE DEALER THAT ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND HE CONCURRED THAT WITHOUT A CURRENT CODE/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED (HE WAS THE MANAGER!). SO NOW I AM TOLD TO WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND COME IN IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS OFF WHEN TAKEN IN. THE RAPID DECELERATION WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WERE MANY SEMI-TRUCKS ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AND THEY CAN NOT STOP/SLOW DOWN QUICKLY. ONE BLASTED HIS HORN AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE OVER IN TIME AS WE TRIED TO COAST TO A SAFE AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! SCARY, WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETELY HELPLESS TO DO ANYTHING TO QUCKLY GET TO SAFETY.