2011 KIA SEDONA Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING, AND THE GAS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. WENT TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE . THEY FOUND #1 FUEL CANISTER/CANISTER CLOSE THE VALVE HAS A POSSIBLE CRACK AND #2 FUEL DOOR BUTTON AND ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . THEY POPPED THE GAS DOOR OPEN SO I CAN REFILL.

VEHICLE KEEPS LOSING ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET! THE FIRST TIME THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THAT LASTED 3 DAYS. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART SO HE REPLACED IT. THAT LASTED ANOTHER THREE DAYS UNTIL WE LOST ALL POWER AGAIN. THIS TIME THE MECHANIC DID SOME MORE RESEARCH AND REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALONG WITH A THIRD ALTERNATOR. THE VAN RAN FOR TWO DAYS THIS TIME. AS OF WRITING THIS MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS. THE MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT WITH THE RESEARCH HE HAS DONE, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH KIA AND NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE A SOLID ANSWER AS TO WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT SOME VEHICLES ARE FINE FOR WEEKS OTHERS FOR MONTHS AND THEN THE VAN DIES WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE HELP! I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THANK YOU. ALSO, WHEN I SAY THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER I MEAN ALL POWER, NO LIGHTS, NO INSTRUMENT PANEL, NO GAUGES, NO IDIOT LIGHTS, NO WINDOWS, NO SHIFTING OF TRANNY. IT WILL GO 2 OR 3 MPH DOWN THE ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING VAN, SMELLED FUEL. WENT INTO A STORE AND LATER RETURNED TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME AND VAN HEAVILY SMELLED OF FUEL. WHEN I CHECKED THE ENGINE AFTER RETURNING HOME , FUEL WAS RAINING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE VAN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED US THE FUEL RAIL ROD HAD SPLIT DOWN A WELD SEAM AND WAS COVERING THE ENGINE IN FUEL. HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE IN ALL HIS YEARS AS A MECHANIC. ISSUE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON OTHER KIA/HYUNDAI MODELS BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V387000 (SUSPENSION) AND 18V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED KIA AUTOSPORT PENSACOLA AT 888-320-3890 (LOCATED AT 6637 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH AND RANDOMLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AS MY KIDS ARE PASSENGERS IN THE VAN.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 WEST WHEN NY WIFE & I SMELLED GAS COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. AFTER GETTING TO GREENSBORO, NC, DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD A GAS LEAK IN IN FRONT FUEL ROD. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY KIA SEDONA OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE FUEL ROD IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS UNDER PRESSURE.

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, ONCE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT RANDOMLY REFUSES TO MOVE INTO PARK. MUST KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE WHILE FIGHTING WITH VEHICLE TO TRY TO GET IT INTO PARK. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY BUT RANDOMLY. IT WOULD BE EASY TO RUN OVER A PERSON OR OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE FIGHTING THE CAR TO MOVE IT INTO PARK. THIS FAILURE ALSO HAPPENS WHILE IN PARK -- IT WILL RANDOMLY REFUSE TO MOVE INTO REVERSE. WITHOUT WARNING, FROM ONE TIME TO THE NEXT IT WORKS PROPERLY THEN LATER IN THE SAME DAY IT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY -- SOMETIMES JUST MINUTES APART. IT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS AND IS ON-GOING TODAY. I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TODAY AT A GAS PUMP WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO MOVE INTO PARK.

AT 109K MILES, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A WORN OUT ROD BEARING, AND STATED THE ENGINE WOULD LIKELY FAIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DIAGNOSIS, APPROXIMATELY 48 HOURS AFTER KNOCKING SOUNDS WERE FIRST DETECTED. ENGINE FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT.

ANY TIME THERE IS BUDDLE OF WATER ON THE ROAD AT LOW SPEED UNDER 15 I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND POWER YOU CAN'T TURN THE STEERING AND HAS POWER WARNING ON THE DASH SOMETIME ON CAR WASH I HAVE TO PUSH GAS TO GET POWER ON AGAIN

VEHICLE MOTOR SEIZED AND STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. MAIN OIL SEAL UNDER ENGINE FAILED SPILLING OIL ON STREET.