2006 KIA SEDONA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,720.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I PUT A BAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE CHECKED ON INTERNET THAT THE AIR BAGS WON'T BE DEPLOYED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I THINK THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND KIA HAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OF EITHER AIR BAG SENSOR OR SOMETHING ELSE. KIA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON ITS OWN COST. THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE OVER $1500. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE LIGHT BULBS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS CLOSED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. ....UPDATED 08-24-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALONG WITH THE LOW BEAMS FAILURE, THE TURN SIGNAL HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIS OWN AS WELL AS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS. THE GROUNDING CABLES TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 09/04/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY AND AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V349000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,084.

AFTER I GOT THIS MINI VAN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT NEVER WORKED RIGHT, SOME TIME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND SOMETIMES IT WENT OFF, DID NOT MATER IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING THERE OR NOT. DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH IT. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE MANUAL INDICATED WE SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER ASAP. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD DEPLOY WHEN THIS "AIR BAG" LIGHT IS ON. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE KIA SEDONA AIR BAG SENSORS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THEY RECALIBRATED THE SENSORS AT A COST OF $194 AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. HOWEVER, THEY INDICATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE "STILL VACILLATING" AND THAT IF THIS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THE SENSORS UNDER THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1500). I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER KIA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND, IN MY OPINION, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON & I CALLED MY LOCAL KIA DEALER. THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS UNDER SEATS BECAUSE THAT COULD CAUSE IT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNDER THE SEATS, HOWEVER ABOUT 25 MILES LATER (WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK) THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON & HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE & I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $2000 OF MY MONEY TO FIX KIA'S SHORTFALL!!! *TR

MY 2006 KIA SEDONA HAS HAD BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT VERY PREMATURELY. I HAVE PROBABLY REPLACED 9 INDIVIDUAL HEADLIGHTS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. BULBS ONLY LAST 4-6 MONTHS EACH. H7 IS THE REPLACEMENT BULB THAT IS RECOMMENDED AND I HAVE WASTED MY MONEY COUNTLESS TIMES BUYING THE "PREMIUM BULBS" ONLY TO HAVE THEM BURN OUT. TOOK THE CAR TO KIA DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM, BUT LOOKING AT MULTIPLE BLOG SITES A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 KIA SEDONA SINCE JAN 2008 AND HAVE HAD A PERSISTENT PROBLEM OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVERS AND THE OIL PAN GASKET. THIS OIL LEAK ISSUE HAS BEEN 'FIXED' 5 TIMES TILL NOW, ON WARRANTY COVERAGE AT THE FOLLOWING KIA DEALERSHIPS (IN DESCENDING ORDER OF DATES)' - 1) FULLERTON KIA ON 10/29/2010 2) FULLERTON KIA ON 08/21/2010 3) GLENDALE KIA ON 06/08/2009 4) GLENDALE KIA ON 12/24/2008 5) FULLERTON KIA ON 01/30/2008 DUE TO THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE PARTS ON THE 2006 SEDONA, OIL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER ON THE TOP, FALLS DIRECTLY ON THE ALTERNATOR LOCATED JUST BELOW IT. WITH TIME, THE OIL LEAK RESIDUE CLOGS UP THE ALTERNATOR ITSELF, THEREBY LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM (WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY ON WARRANTY COVERAGE) AND ALSO THE ALTERNATOR BREAKING DOWN ITSELF. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 OCCASIONS WHERE MY VEHICLE HAS GONE COMPLETELY DEAD AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING, LEADING TO A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ON WARRANTY COVERAGE. FOLLOWING ARE THE DEALERSHIPS AND DATES WHEN THE BATTERY/ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED (IN DESCENDING ORDER OF DATES) - 1) FULLERTON KIA ON 05/10/2011 (ALTERNATOR) 2) FULLERTON KIA ON 10/29/2010 (BATTERY) 3) GLENDALE KIA ON 08/22/2009 (ALTERNATOR) 4) GLENDALE KIA ON 08/22/2009 (BATTERY) 5) GLENDALE KIA ON 06/08/2009 (BATTERY) I NOW HAVE THE SAME OIL LEAK PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN AND THE OIL HAS ALREADY STARTED SEEPING FROM THE VALVE COVERS INTO THE ALTERNATOR. I AM DREADING THE DAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WILL STOP WORKING AND CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO STALL AGAIN ON THE ROAD WHEN MY FAMILY AND KIDS ARE DRIVING IN IT. THERE APPEARS TO BE A HUGE QUALITY/SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THE KIA SPARE PARTS USED TO FIX THE OIL LEAK PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 1/20/12 *CN UPDATED 03/05/12