2015 KIA SEDONA Complaints

WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED 25 MPH UP A SLIGHT HILL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOOSE POWER THEN COMPLETELY STALLED, WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER JUST CRANK HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE MOTOR HAD SEIZED UP AND WOULD NEED REPLACED AT A COST OF 7,000$ THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE VEHICLE HAS 82,000 MILES WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF OIL WITH NO ABNORMALITIES AND A HALF TANK OF GAS THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS IN AND NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS EPISODE SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER, BOUGHT IT USED THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WASN'T IN EFFECT THEY HAVE NO EXLAINATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON. IT USE TO ONLY COME ON EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE BUT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE SEAT.

TAKATA RECALL SLIDING DOORS DO NOT PROPERLY CLOSE ALL THE TIME AND CAN POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. SO I HAVE TO GET OUT AND CLOSE THE DOOR BY HAND. THIS HAS HAPPEND ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2016. THE KIA DEALERSHIP I WENT TO SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT STILL HAD ISSUES AFTER THAT.

FOR ABOUT 6 WKS NOW WHILE DRIVING SPECIALLY AT NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY FLICKER OFF AND ON, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS JUST TURN OFF AND STAY OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED.

NEITHER OF THE REAR SLIDING DOORS WILL FULLY CLOSE WHEN ENGAGED OR ACTIVATED BY USING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSURES. YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PRESS THE REAR OF THE DOORS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ENGAGE THE LOCKING MECHANISMS.

ON 9/4/18, WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY I NOTICED MY CAR WAS SLUGGISH & MAKING A NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY MUFFLER BECAUSE I DIDNT HAVE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD TO INDICATE A MAJOR PROBLEM. AS I EXITED THE PARKWAY, MY CAR STALLED & I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO START IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES BEFORE IT DIED FOR GOOD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEPTUNE NJ KIA WHERE WE AUTHORIZED A $400 PARTIAL TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF THE ENGINE & OIL FILTER FOR THE WARRANTY DEPT. WE WERE THEN ASKED TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WHICH WE COULDN'T SINCE MY HUSBAND DID THE MAJORITY OF WORK & WE DIDN'T THINK TO KEEP RECEIPTS BEING THAT WE'D NEVER BEEN IN THIS SITUATION WITH OUR OTHER CARS. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW BUT OUR WARRANTY HAS BEEN DENIED FOR "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" AS THEY STATED WE HAVE SLUDGE IN OUR ENGINE. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM IS BIGGER THAN MY LACK OF RECEIPTS. LACK OF RECEIPTS DOESN'T MEAN LACK OF MAINTENANCE! KIA HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINES AND THEY'RE USING THIS TECHNICALITY AS A WAY TO DENY COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THEIR OWN 2015 WARRANTY MANUAL STATES "WARRANTY COVERAGE WILL NOT BE DENIED SOLELY BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECORD OF MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, FAILURES CAUSED BY LACK OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY." WHERE'S THE PROOF WE DID ANYTHING WRONG? TO THIS DAY THEY STILL "DONT KNOW" WHAT WENT WRONG WITH MY CAR AS THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES PULLED FROM MY ECU & A FULL ENGINE TEAR DOWN WAS NOT DONE. ALSO, THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE NOW OUT OF $7K LONG BLOCKS FOR MY CAR WONDER WHY? AND TOLD ME I'D HAVE TO GO WITH A SHORT BLOCK AT A COST OF $17K (EXTRA PARTS & LABOR REQUIRED) OR FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET AN ENGINE ON MY OWN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE & NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

I DROVE THE VAN IN THE MORNING AND ALL WAS WELL. STOPPED AT A GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP IN THE AFTERNOON THE STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR AND THE ANTI LOCK SENSOR STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. GOT HOME, TURNED THE VAN OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE SENSOR WARNING LIGHTS DIDN'T REBOOT. DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT WILL TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS.

WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES THE DOOR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND THE SENSOR WONT REGISTER THAT IT IS CLOSED. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON INSIDE BECAUSE THE DOOR IS STILL "OPEN" EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS CLOSED. YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PUSH THE BACK OF THE DOOR UNTIL YOU HEAR A CLICK, WHICH I ASSUME OF A LATCH ENGAGING. OR YOU CAN TURN THE POWER DOOR OFF AND CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON CONSISTENTLY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW.

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO LOCK PROPERLY AT THE REAR OF THE DOOR. THIS MEANS THAT THE DOOR IS NOT SECURED EFFECTIVELY. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE DOOR IS NOT SECURE. THE ONLY SIGN IS THAT A GRINDING/RUBBING NOISE IS MADE DURING THE CLOSING PROCESS AND THAT IT CAN BE SEEN THAT THE DOOR IS VISIBLY NOT CLOSED WHEN VIEWED FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE

POWER SLIDING DOORS DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT IS CLOSING THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH WHEN THE DOOR IS SUPPOSE TO BE CLOSED WHICH IN RETURN DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOORS TO LOCK