2006 KIA SEDONA Complaints

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE,CALLED TO HAVE PART REPLACED AND SHOP MANAGER SAID HE ORDERED PARTS BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHEN OR IF THEY WOULD COME IN, RECALL NOTICE SAYS WE MAY BE AT RISK FOR CRASH. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A LOT OF RECALLS PLUS CANT KEEP BRAKES OR ROTORS ON IT. DEFINATLY A LEMON. WILL TRY TO PERSUADE ANYONE NOT TO BUY A KIA. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE RUNNING, BUT ONLY AT IDOL SPEED. THIS EVENT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR KIA AT THE TIME THIS EVENT HAPPENED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VAN HAD NO POWER. AFTER SHUTTING THE VAN OFF AND RESTARTING SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I PULLED THE NEG. BATTERY CABLE AND RESET THE ECM. I DROVE THE VAN FOR 200 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NEXT MORNING THE VAN STARTED NORMALLY, BUT WITHIN A MINUTE BOTH LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY THROTTLE INPUT. THE CODES PULLED FROM THE COMPUTER ARE P1295, P2106, AND P2135. AFTER LOOKING ON GOOGLE, THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM PLAGUING KIA AND HYUNDAI VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'VE READ, IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, ON ANY MODEL YEAR. NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE CAUSE, EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE ECM, AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEBODY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ON MY 2006 KIA SEDONA THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. TONIGHT BOTH WENT OUT AT ONCE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ON THE WEB, BUT KIA DENIES ANY PROBLEM. BULBS WERE NOT TOUCHED OR ALLOWED TO TOUCH ANYTHING BUT A CLEAN GLOVE DURING INSTALLATION. GREAT CARE WAS TAKEN BOTH TIMES. THIS TIME WILL CHECK THE ALTERNATOR - SEEMS TO BE A COMMON SOURCE IN SEVERAL BLOG ENTRIES. *TR

NO INCIDENT. BRAKES ON 2006 KIA SEDONA ARE UNDERSIZED AND OVER HEAT. THEY NEED REPLACED EVER 20,000 MILES AND ROTORS TURNED EVERY 12,000 TO 15,000 MILES. THEY BECOME HOT DURING USE AND WARPED OVER TIME VERY QUICKLY. *TR

THE VEHICLE STRUTS WITH LESS THEN 75K MILES (WARRANTY COVERS ONLY TO 60K MILES) HAVE POOR SUSPENSION. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET AT DESIRED SPEED. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF; PUMPING THE BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE LIGHTS AND COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DRAIN UNLESS FUSE IS REMOVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BURN OUT APPROXIMATELY 2-3 TIMES A YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. SOMETIMES THE MECHANICS REPLACE THE BULB, AND OTHER TIMES THEY WILL REFUSE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. ON THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE BOLT FOR FREE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ESC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ACCELERATOR FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER DRIVING ONE MILE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND RESET THE ESC COMPUTER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 4/16/09 *CN UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB

MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ADJUSTING THE SEAT BACK IN THE REAR ROW OF THE KIA SEDONA - WHEN SHE UNLATCHED THE ADJUSTMENT LATCH THE REAR SEAT BACK SPRUNG FORWARD (SHE WAS FACING THE REAR TO SEE THE SEAT MOVE) WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT HIT HER IN THE MOUTH AND DROVE HER BOTTOM BRACES THROUGH HER BOTTOM LIP - SHE REQUIRED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION TO UNHOOK THE BRACES AND THEN PLASTIC SURGERY TO CLOSE THE WOUND (6 STITCHES IN BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF HER MOUTH). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEAR. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS OCCURS. PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR IS NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,849. UPDATED 03/17/09 *LJ UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

2006 KIA SEDONA WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR HAS A DESIGN FLAW. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A RAINSTORM ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH WINDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WIPERS BECAME LOOSE BECAUSE OF AN OFFENDING NYLON DEVICE WHICH WAS SIMPLY PRESSED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRIVE MOTOR. IN ORDER TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, THE DEVICE WAS DESIGNED TO POP OFF UNDER PRESSURE. *JB