2008 KIA SEDONA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RUINING FOR 15-30 SECONDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REALIGNED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

WE HAD TO REPLACE SOME SENSORS AROUND 40,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 60,000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM,...THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON STAYS ON AND THE ENGINE LOSES POWER..... *TR THE NEXT TIME YOU START IT UP IT MAY BE FINE FOR THAT WHOLE TRIP...THE NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM IS BACK....

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE BABYSITTER TO MY HOUSE ON 07/19/2011 MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS TURNING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS ALONE WITH MY KIDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE CARS TRY TO GO AROUND ME AFTER 3 MINUTES MY CAR TURNED BACK ON WHEN I GOT HOME MY STEREO SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOSE. I CALLED THE DEALER SPOKE TO A SALES PERSON WHO WANTED ME TO COME IN FOR A TRADE IN, SPOKE TO JEFF FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE WILL CALL ME BACK TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO COME IN. THIS IS NOT THE FIST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN STEREO IT'S BEEN CHANGED BEFORE, DOOR HANDLES AND OTHER MISCELLANIES WORK HAVE BEEN DONE, THE GRIP FROM THE BACK DOOR IS COMING OFF. *KB

2008 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES STATING WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD FLEW UP BLINDING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *TGW THE HOOD LATCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AND EXITING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. ONCE RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,382 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,482.

GOING UPHILL TOWARD TRAFFIC LIGHT, ACCELERATING TO MAINTAIN SPEED FOR CROSSING INTERSECTION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, ESC LIGHT ON, ENGINE SUDDENLY IDLING CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER NEAR THE INTERSECTION. HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PULL ON THE GRASS SHOULDER. DIAGNOSTIC FROM GARAGE: THROTTLE SENSOR STUCK. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2 MONTHS WHILE DECELERATING AT RED LIGHT, ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, STOPPED WITHIN A FRACTION OF AN INCH FROM CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON HWY ESC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION FUNCTION. CAR STAYED IDLING BUT COULD NOT REGAIN ACCELERATION. HAD TO CROSS OVER 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO AN OFFRAMP EXIT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SMALL SHOULDER AND HAD MYSELF AND 6 CHILDREN STANDING ON HIGHWAY WHILE WAITING FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE EXIT WAS FOR ANOTHER HWY SO WE HAD NO SAFE PLACE TO STAND BUT ALONG THE GUARDRAIL OF 2 HWYS. WAS TOLD TO CALL A TAXI AND WOULD BE REIMBURSED. NOW KIA MOTORS IS TELLING ME THAT SINCE I PURCHASED A FLEET VEHICLE I AM NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS AT 70000. PURCHASED AS CERTIFIED REOWNED AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE COVERED FOR 10 YEARS 10,000 MILES. SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON THE 06 AND 07 MODELS BUT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED FOR 08 MODEL. WE ALL COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!! DEALER WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO LOOK AT IT YET AND SAID THEY WON'T UNTIL TOMORROW SO HERE I AM ON THE SECOND DAY WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE TO BE FIXED. INTERNET SEARCHES AND COMPLAINT SEARCH ON THIS SITE REVEAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE TO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. *TR

2008 KIA SEDONA HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT EVERY 2-4 WEEKS. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT RETAIL STORES TO PURCHASE FROM BUT DOES NOT MATTER. *LN

DOORS FREEZE SHUT. CAN NOT OPEN THEM WHEN IT IS COLD OUT SIDE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

1) FEW TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS LOST ACCELERATION PEDAL (SORT) NO RPM RESPONSE, ONLY IDLES , . INCIDENTS RECORDED ON "KIA BLACK BOX SO FAR FOUR (4) TIME .. NO ANY EXPLANATION,REPAIRS OR WHAT TO DO WITH REPEATABLE PROBLEMS FROM KIA SERVICE ..2) VERY LATELY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT SPEED APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ALL SUDDENLY CAR COMPLETELY SHOT DOWN WITH LOOSING STEERING POWER, BRAKES OTHERWISE CAR TOTALLY DISABLED .. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD "ON" .... AGAIN KIA SERVICE DIDN'T DETECT (PROBABLY BOX NOT PROGRAMMED FOR THAT EVENT) .. PROBLEMS NOT DIAGNOSED, NO ANY REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS (COMPUTER CHIPS?) .. CAR NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADS CONSIDERING 1) MY SAFETY AND 2) PUBLIC SAFETY ON HIGHWAYS ... DESPITE PROMISES KIA..SERVICE IS CONTACTING ME OR PROVIDING EVALUATION .... I AM AFRAID TO USE THAT CAR SAFELY ... I WAS APPROACHED BY MAN WHO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON KIA OPTIMA AND ALSO WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANSWER ... UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF