2006 KIA SEDONA Complaints

INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO START. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE FUSE BOX (I PERSONALLY TALKED TO KIA WHO READ THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO ME) THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LOCKS DOWN THE CAR RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT EVEN TO THE POINT OF OFFERING A SOLUTION TO JUMP ACROSS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. IN TALKING TO KIA, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A GOVERNMENT RECALL THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR IT. IT BOTHERS ME THAT THEY WON'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECT. IT BOTHERS ME MORE THAT MY WIFE COULD BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE BECAUSE HER CAR WOULDN'T START. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER RECOURSE SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND KIA WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT UNLESS I COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT. ...UPDATED 09/21/15 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN IN MY 2006 KIA SEDONA WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AT WHICH TIME I LOST CONTROL OF THE VAN WHICH NEARLY ROLLED OVER. I LATER LEARNED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY BROKE DUE TO RUST WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL. THANKFULLY, THE VAN CAME TO A STOP BUT ONLY BECAUSE THE WHEEL BROKE AND BECAME LODGED. HAD THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES. CORROSION ON THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS PART OF A RECALL ISSUED IN NOVEMBER 2013. ON FEBRUARY 20, 2014 (BEFORE I OWNED THE VAN), THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A KIA SERVICE CENTER FOR SERVICE RELATED TO THE RECALL. A RUSTPROOF COATING WAS APPLIED TO THE REAR CONTROL ARMS AND THE FRONT WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND DETERMINED TO BE FINE. JUST OVER A YEAR LATER THE PART DETERMINED TO BE "SAFE," BROKE FROM SIMPLY APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH VERY EASILY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. I CONTACTED KIA ON MAY 22, 2015. AS OF JUNE 3, 2015 (13 DAYS SINCE THE INCIDENT) I AM STILL AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM KIA AS TO WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTION THEY WILL TAKE. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY TO EVER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN.

WONT START OFF IGNITION SWITCH DEALER DONT KNOW WHAT IT MAY BE AND MY ESC LIGHT COME AND GOES AND CAR DONT WONT TO ACCELRATE

THIS CAR HAS HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION SINCE IT WAS 4 YEARS OLD. IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIPS REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT EVERY TIME SOMEONE GETS INTO IT, THEY ASK WHATS WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS FELT LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FLY OFF AT ANY MOMENT. HERE'S A LIST OF TIME'S I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT; OR HAD SERVICE DONE. 05/20/2010 SWAY BAR LINKS REPLACED STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED 03/15/2011 STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED 04/12/2012 SAFETY INSPECTION COMPLETED 09/11/2013 STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED 10/28/2013 MAINTENANCE INSPECTION COMPLETED 11/01/2013 VEHICLE SERVICED 03/24/2014 SAFETY INSPECTION COMPLETED 11/12/2014 STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED 03/11/2015 STEERING/SUSPENSION CHECKED SHOCK ABSORBER(S) REPLACED STRUT(S) REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINT(S) REPLACED REAR WHEEL BEARING(S)/HUB(S) REPLACED SWAY BAR LINK(S)/BUSHING(S) REPLACED APRIL 2015 BOTH COIL SPRINGS REPLACED APRIL 2015 ENTIRE REAR NUCKLE REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V55000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,576. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER MAKING THIS COMPLAINT THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE. BOTH WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AT THE OWNERS' EXPENSE. UPDATED 9/15/2015 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED AND BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION) AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WENT DOWNWARDS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS LEANING OUTWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE, THE FENDER, AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,002.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND HAS STAYED ON EVER SINCE. THE DEALER WANTS $100.00 TO CHECK WHY THE LIGHT IS ON. I TOLD THEM KIA SHOULD CHECK IT FOR FREE, BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME KIA WON'T DO THIS. I DON'T THINK THEY CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I AM SURE THEY WILL CARE, WHEN SOMEONE WITH THIS ISSUE, GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT, AND THEIR AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA WITH ABOUT 80000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT IS DUE TO A BAD SENSOR UNDER THE SEAT WHICH IS NOT OUR FAULT. AT THE MOMENT WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON NO AIRBAGS WORK AND THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. KIA NEEDS TO PAY TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS AS THEY ARE THEIR FAULT, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS ME WITH THE SAME ISSUES. KIA NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON ALL 2006 SEDONAS AND PAY FOR THESE FAULTY WIRES AND SENSORS THEY INSTALLED. I DO NOT HAVE 900 BUCKS TO FIX SOMETHING I DID NOT CAUSE, WHERE ARE CONSUMERS RIGHTS!!?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.