2005 KIA SEDONA Complaints

BREAKS AND ROTORS CHANGED 5 TIMES. ABS SYSTEM REPLACED. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. EMERGENCY BREAK DOESN'T WORK EITHER. KIA STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WEARING MY BREAKS AND ROTORS IN ABOUT EVERY 10 DAYS. BOUGHT THE VAN WITH 18 MILES ON IT AND THIS ALL STARTED AT 2700 MILES. VAN IS GOING BACK IN TOMORROW. RENTED TWO OTHER KIA SEDONAS 2005 AND BOTH HAD BREAK PROBLEMS. *NM

2005 KIA SEDONA, WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE, ONLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS OLD, I WENT OUTSIDE TO START IT AND SMOKE CAME POURING OUT OF STEERING WHEEL AREA, SO MUCH SO THAT I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING 911 AFTER GETTING MY YOUNG CHILD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND OUT OF VAN, THE SMOKE WAS SIGNIFICANT AND JUST STOPPED AS QUICKLY AS IT STARTED, I TOOK THE VAN IN AND THEY ACTED LIKE I WAS CRAZY AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEN LAST WEEK WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THE VAN, I PULLED INTO THE STORE PARKING SPACE AND CAME OUT AND THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEELS AND IGNITION WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED AND FROZEN, THE VAN HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE NO ONE COULD GET THE STEERING COLUMN OR IGNITION TO UNLOCK, THEY TOLD US IT WAS A CABLE THAT WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CABLE BEING ABLE TO RENDER A CAR COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AT 30,000 MILES, WHAT IS IT WENT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY!!!! I STRONGLY FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND CONNECTED SYSTEMS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEY ARE NOT TELLING US THE TRUTH WHEN WE TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR. *NM

JULY 2006 I NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNING BRAKES OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. BUT AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR AN HOUR THE SMELL DISAPPEARED. THEN ON JULY 4TH 2006 WE WERE 10 MILES FROM HOME AND NOTICED THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THEN A FEW MORE MILES THE GAUGES ALL TURNED OFF, THEN BY THE TIME WE GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, THE CAR TURNED OFF. WE THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, THE RADIO AND GAUGES ALL WORKED UNTIL WE DROVE TO THE DEALER WHICH WAS CLOSED SO WE DROVE ONE MORE MILE TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. AT THIS TIME THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WE LOOKED IN THE ENGINE, THE FUSE BOX WAS SMOKING AND WHEN OPENED, ALL THE FUSES WERE MELTED DOWN AND ALL THE WIRES WERE MELTED TOO. WE THEN GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY 7/5/06. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK AND HALF, AND WILL NOT BE READY UNTIL NEXT WEEK. I AM HOPING THE NEW WIRING THEY PUT IN DOESN'T BURN AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR TROUBLE WITH THIS NEW CAR UNDER 9000 MILES. THE FIRST TROUBLE WAS ONE WEEK AFTER BUYING THE NEW CAR WITH 3 MILES ON IT. DROVE INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME ON A STEEP HILL TO FIND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE TROUBLE WAS A KINKED BRAKE LINE THAT BROKE ... VERY SCARY. *JB

2005 SEDONA BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS WERE GLAZED. BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. ONE WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. THE NOISE CONTINUED AND THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT BRAKE NOISE WAS NORMAL. NM

THE DAY I PURCHASED MY 2005 KIA SEDONA THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THAT WAS REPLACED, THEN THE LIGHTER WENT. AGAIN THE RADIO AND THEN WITHIN THE FIRST THREE WEEKS THE BRAKES AND FRONT END WHICH HAS BEEN THE ONGOING PROBLEMS AND CONCERN TO DATE. WITH NUMEROUS TRIPS UP UNTIL 9/05 AND MY TAKING IT TO YET ANOTHER DEALER 9/05-1/06 LEADING TO IT BLOWING OUT A TIRE AND NOW THEM TELLING ME ALL ALONG OF COURSE THAT NOTHING IS OUTSIDE OF "NORMAL" OR THEIR FAULT ETC. HOWEVER BUYING THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT SOUNDING AND LIKE SOMETHING I'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE (AND I'VE DRIVEN FOR 20 YEARS MANY TYPES OF CARS NEW AND VERY OLD!) LET ALONE THE WAY IT SHAKES.. YET THEY ALWAYS LED ME TO BELIEVE I WAS NUTS. THEY DID REPLACED THE ROTORS FINALLY ONLY AFTER I TOOK IT TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO DOCUMENTED IT NEEDED IT AND I TOOK IT BACK WITH THE PAPER WORK AND THAT WASN'T UNTIL AUGUST (I BOUGHT IT IN MAY) AND THEY'D BLOWN ME OFF FOR TWO MONTHS. I'VE CALLED KIA MAIN OFFICE WHO ALSO IS MAKING IT NOT THEIR PROBLEM IT'S A "NORMAL" WEAR ISSUE. THERE IS NO CAR THAT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE THIS UPON BRAKING. READING YOUR SITE AT LEAST I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE FINALLY WHICH IS WHAT *THEY* WANT YOU TO THINK! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERS WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CYLINOID VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE CYLINOID WAS REPAIRED AND THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHEN THE DEALERS ALERT, THEY ADVISED THE VEHICLE TO BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP ALSO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CYLINOID VALVE WAS BEING STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO DEALERS, THE DEALERS YELLED DIRECTING THE CONTACT TO GET OFF OF THE PROPERTY. NO FURTHER SERVICE WAS PROVIDED TO VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, A ROARING SOUND WAS HEARD EVERYTIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT OF BRAKE FAILURE. THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH ADJUSTING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN APRIL 2006 WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO LOCATED RECALLS FOR DRIVER SIDE SEATS BUT THE VIN NUMBER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

GASOLINE LEAKING UNDER GAS TANK OF VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO FIRST CALL FIRE DEPT. DID THAT. THEN HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. SAID THEY REPLACED A FITTING THAT WAS CAUSING THE LEAK. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. DAY LATER AFTER SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY THE WHOLE TIME GAS WAS LEAKING AGAIN. VEHICLE IS NOW BEING TOWED BACK IN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. *JB

I AM WRITING TO ALERT YOU TO A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE SPRINGS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECLINING MECHANISM OF THE SEATS IN THE 2005 SEDONA. WE HAVE AN LX MODEL WITH THE CAPTAINS CHAIRS. I HAD NOTED PREVIOUSLY THAT THE SEATS WOULD SPRING FORWARD QUITE RAPIDLY WHEN THERE WAS NOT A PERSON IN THE SEAT AND THE HANDLE IS PULLED. THE SEAT BACKS ARE QUITE HEAVY AND FLING FORWARD WITH SOME FORCE. THIS FORCE WAS READILY APPARENT THIS PAST THURSDAY (5/11/06). OUR SIX-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE CHAIR IN A RECLINED POSITION. SHE STOOD UP AND FACED THE SEAT IN ORDER TO RAISE THE SEAT TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN SHE PULLED THE HANDLE, THE SEAT FLUNG FORWARD AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD. SHE SUSTAINED A CUT TO HER RIGHT FOREHEAD THAT REQUIRED A VISIT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THREE STITCHES. SHE ALSO SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO HER UPPER EYELID. LUCKILY, THE SEAT DID NOT HIT HER EYE DIRECTLY. *NM

BRAND NEW VAN FROM THE START BRAKES WOULD SHAKE REALLY BAD. CALLED THEM, THEY OF COURSE TRIED TO BLAME ON SOMETHING ELSE, NOT WARRANTY, SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC I HAVE USED FOR 20 YEARS, THEY SAID TAKE IT BACK, GET NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. TALKED THEM INTO IT WITH A LOT OF DOING. NOT LONG AFTER THAT I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND WHEN APPLIED BRAKES VAN SOUNDED LIKE A TRAIN STOPPING, I EVEN HAD THE GIRL FROM KIA SERVICE DEPT. ON THE PHONE WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME AND SHE HEARD IT THROUGH THE CELL PHONE, WELL, OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, MAYBE 3-4 TIMES A MONTH. BUT IT HAS STARTED SHAKING AGAIN, AND STILL SOUNDS LIKE A TRAIN. WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO! *NM