2005 KIA SEDONA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT THE FAILURE MILEAGE (28,934 MILES) AND AGAIN AT THE CURRENT MILEAGE (52,773).

FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE ROTORS ARE OVERHEATING WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND HAD TO BE RESURFACED AT 15000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 23000. THE ROTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 34000. *AK KIA MANAGER TOLD ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 KIA SEDONA BRAKE SYSTEM AND SUGGESTED THAT I MAKE A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA.

IN JAN 2006, AFTER ONLY 12,000 MILES ON MY 2005 KIA SEDONA, WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR FRONT BRAKE WORK. THE FRONT WHEELS VIBRATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE KIA DEALER RE-TURNED THE ROTORS AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THE PROBLEM RETURNED BUT WE HAVE IGNORED IT UNTIL NOW (JULY 2007) WHEN AT 40,000 MILES THE KIA DEALER SAYS THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $450. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-65 MPH, THE BRAKES PULSE WHENEVER THE CONTACT IS DRIVING DOWNHILL. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPEATEDLY STATES THAT THE SQUEAKING IS NORMAL AND A PART OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 17,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

OWNER OF A KIA SEDONA 2005 WITH PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SINCE 3,612 MILES, AND OTHER PROBLEMS FROM FIRST DAY OF THE BUY. THERE IS A NOISE WHEN BRAKING, TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR 16 TIMES AND STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2006 THE 2005 KIA SEDONA STARTED MAKING A LOUD GROANING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, USUALLY AT LESS THAN 20 MPH. BY JANUARY 2007 IT STATED HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY STOP. A STRONG VIBRATION COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE PEDAL TOO. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MAY 2007 IN THE HOPES OF IT BEING REPAIRED, AS WE COULD TAKE IT NO MORE. THEY SAID THEY LOOKED AT IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I ASKED IF THEY HAD DONE THE TSB # KT20070402401 BY KIA. THEY SAID IF THE MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING , AND THEY DID NOT LOOK AT THE TSB. THE TSB, STATED THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD BE CHANGED IF THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM WE HAD. THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO IT. WE TOOK THE VAN AND DROVE IT. WITHIN 15 STOPS AND LESS THAN 1 HOUR LATER THE GROAN WAS BACK. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO DEALER, AND MAKING THEM DO THE TSB. MY WIFE AND I REFUSED TO TOW OUR POP UP CAMPER OR DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AS WE WERE AFRAID THE BRAKES WILL FAIL!*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. IN NOVEMBER 2006 THE WHEELS BEGAN TO VIBRATE, AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP FROM 20 MPH. THE MEHANIC RESURFACED THE ROTORS, AND CLEANED AND READJUSTED THE REAR DRUMS. IN FEBRUARY OF 2007 THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SAME MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS AND READJUSTED AND CLEANED THE REAR DRUMS AGAIN. ON MARCH 1, 2007, THE NOISE RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. ON MARCH 7, 2007, THE FAILURE RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND THE REAR DRUM WAS READJUSTED. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE IS OCCURRING AGAIN AND THE CONTACT IS NOT PLEASED THAT IT HAPPENS VERY TWO MONTHS. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FAILED AGAIN YET, BUT THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT MAY SHUT OFF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 47,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. *AK

BOUGHT VAN NEW. AT 9K STARTED VIBRATING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ROTORS. AGAIN AT 20K. THEN THEY REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS FOR VIBRATING. THEN THEY TURNED ROTORS AND DRUMS TO CORRECT VIBRATION. MECHANICS AND SERVICE MANAGERS ALL TELL ME IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM BECAUSE VANS WEIGHT WAS INCREASE TO GET BETTER SAFETY RATING, BUT THEY USED LIGHT WEIGHT BRAKES AND THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE HEAVIER VAN AND OVERHEAT AND WARP. AFTER ALL THIS, THEY TELL ME KNOW THAT THEY WON'T COVER TO FIX ISSUE ANY MORE, SAYING IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THEY ROTORS/DRUMS AREN'T SUFFICIENT TO STOP VEHICLE CORRECTLY, SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. NEED TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED AND ACTION TAKEN. I HAVE OPENED A CASE W/ KIA CORP. TO REVIEW AND MAKE A DECISION. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR MORE INFO. THANKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED TWICE AT 14,944 MILES AND 19,076 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN DECEMBER 2006 A LARGE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WAS FELT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH ROTORS WERE CORRODED. ON APRIL 7, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH IN WET AND ICY CONDITIONS, WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HALF A BLOCK IN ADVANCE, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BRAKE WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKES WERE GLAZED AND THE ROTORS WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER APPLIED AN ANTI GLAZE CHEMICAL AND TURNED THE ROTORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,076 ,AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,944. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT KIA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND RESULTS FROM THE FACT THAT THE ROTOR IS UNDER SIZE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE SEDONA. UPDATED 05/04/07*TR

AT 10,616 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FIXED DUE TO SQUEALING; THE DEALERS MECHANIC TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. NOW AT 20934 MILES THE SAME REPAIR HAS TO BE DONE AGAIN. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE MECHANICS ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 KIA SEDONA DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT BEING SUFFICIENT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD NEVER TO TOW A TRAILER EVEN THOUGH MY VAN IS RATED TO TOW BECAUSE THE BRAKES MAY FAIL. WHEN I CONTACTED KIA COMPLAINTS THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME, AND DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE 2005 SEDONA. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR MANY OTHER 2005 SEDONA OWNERS. THERE IS EVEN A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT ON WWW.EDMUNDS.COM IN THE FORUMS SECTION. I AM PLEADING WITH THE NHTSA TO INTERVENE REGARDING THIS MATTER BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE! *JB