2006 KIA SEDONA Complaints

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED FROM RUST. KIA MOTORS FAILED TO INCLUDE ME IN RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE AFFECTED STATES. *TR

THIS VEHICLE'S "AIRBAG" LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE ROUTINELY. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT PRIOR TO THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF $968.71 TO REPAIR TWO AIRBAG SENSORS AT THE DEALERSHIP. I THEN LEARNED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ONCE ILLUMINATED SHUTS DOWN THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT THERE ARE OVER 44 REGISTERED NHTSA COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 KIA SEDONA MODELS. I CALLED KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER. I HAVE ALLIED THE ASSISTANCE CENTER AND KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF THE WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE OVER TWO DOZEN TIMES BEGINNING DECEMBER 18, 2014 ASKING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THEY SAID ONE TIME THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND SUGGESTED I CALL THE WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE WHICH I CALL DAILY WITH NO RETURN CALL FROM KIA'S [XXX] . KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE HAS PROMISED ME A RETURN PHONE CALL DAILY SINCE DECEMBER 19, 2015 WHICH I NEVER RECEIVE. I AM NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DOWN AND RENDERS THE VAN UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT REGULARLY (EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS) BURNS OUT; HAVE CHANGED THE HEADLIGHT SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR SINCE 2007. ALSO THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WHERE ONE OR THE OTHER GOES OUT; CHANGED THESE SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR AS WELL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WAS ONLY ABLE TO OPERATE MANUALLY AND FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO ACCIDENT TAKING PLACE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2006 AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $135 JUST TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THE ACTUAL REPAIR WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE. I CALLED KIA MOTOR COMPANY BUT THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE AT NO COST. THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY (WHICH IT IS) AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL (WHICH THERE ISN'T, YET, BUT PROBABLY SHOULD BE) SO THEY CAN NOT OFFER TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST. I UNDERSTAND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED SO NOW, MY WIFE IS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND JUST TURNED OVER 100,000 MILES. I THINK KIA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE AND REPAIR IT AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND WON'T GO OFF. I SEE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A MULTITUDE OF 2006 KIA SEDONA OWNERS. I AM TOLD THAT THIS SHUTS THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM OFF UNTIL IT IS CORRECTED AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE FIXED. AS WITH MANY OTHERS, MY YOUNG CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS CAR AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE HELP US. THANK YOU. *TR

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IN MY VEHICLE BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. I GOT THE VEHICLE TO COUGHLIN KIA IN NEWARK OHIO. THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME FOR AN ALIGNMENT, A STABILIZER, AND A TIRE. THE CONTROL ARM THAT BROKE IS A RECALL, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR NEED REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE CONTROL ARM BREAKING. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE PART THAT BROKE CAUSED THE OTHER DAMAGE TO THE THREE PARTS STATED ABOVE, IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD, BY A COUGHLIN KIA ASSOCIATE THAT THE REASON THAT I AM BEING CHARGED IS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO MY VEHICLE BY A KIA DEALERSHIP. IT HAS ONLY BEEN MONTHS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM FINKS, IN S. ZANESVILLE, OHIO. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN SOLVING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE AND HAD JUST DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ESC OFF CAME ON AS THE CAR SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND RAISED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING CHAGED; IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. THE ESC OFF LIGHT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO LUBRICATED A THROTTLE CABLE AFTER CHECKING THE CODES. IT WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT BUT THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THAT. I AM AFRAID OF LOSING POWER WHEN I AM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AT AN INTERSECTION, MERGING, OR ANYWHERE I WILL BE IN DANGER IF I CANNOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BY KIA, THAT IT WILL COST $2,500 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE, WHICH WOULD COST $175 TO REPLACE, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM CEASES TO FUNCTION WHEN ANY PROBLEM OCCURS AND REQUIRES THAT NOT ONLY THE SEAT BUCKLE BE REPLACED, BUT ALSO THE SEAT FRAME ($700) AND AIR BAG COMPUTER SYSTEM ($1,500). ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS VERY RELIABLE AND SOUND MECHANICALLY, MY FAMILY IS AT RISK EVERYTIME WE ARE ON THE ROAD. *TR