2006 KIA SEDONA Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND ROUGH SHIFTING. THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 OR MORE TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT CAPITAL KIA IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ALL 10 TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE MAIN COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. AIR SENSOR REPLACED. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. MY SERVICE ADVISOR IS GENE. WHILE HE HAS BEEN HELPFUL HE IS LIMITED ON WHAT HE CAN DO. I HAVE CALLED CORPORATE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE ADVISE THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS ON WHAT TO FIX BUT THE VAN IS STILL NOT WORKING. WE NEED HELP IN GETTING RID OF THE VAN. *TR

MINIVAN SUDDENLY DROPS OUT OF DRIVE WHEN ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED TWICE, GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PROPER POSITION. HAD TO EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PULL OFF HIGHWAY (COASTING) AND TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. GEAR/PEDAL THEN REENGAGED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT RECREATE PROBLEM. VERY CONCERNING. *TR

KIA SEDONA 2006 MINIVAN WITH ROTOR PROBLEM. TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISES WHILE BRAKING, WAS TOLD ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 11,000 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THEN 9,000 MILES LATER WHEN NOISE/GRINDING/SHUDDERING RETURNED, TOLD ROTORS AGAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED. NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE BUT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT!! *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA VAN POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND SEAL PROPERLY. THE DOOR MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND THEN STOPS AND RELEASES THE DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO TURN LEFT, THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER AND DRIVER SLIDING DOORS RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE LATCH DETACHED AND WOULD NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE DOORS. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE DOORS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE LATCH. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,300. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/24/08. *JB

2006 KIA SEDONA - FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED AT 8000 MILES DUE TO WARPING, AT 16000 MILES FRONT ROTORS AGAIN WARPED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MORE THAT 12 MONTHS SINCE ROTORS WERE FIRST REPLACED. THIS WILL NOW BE THE THIRD SET OF FRONT ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE IN TWO YEARS AND LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN AND FROM THE FIRST WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON THIS VAN. THE PROBLEM IS SEVERE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE HOT. WHEN ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ALLOW THE VAN TO ROLL BACKWARD DOWN MY DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET. MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A STEEP INCLINE AND ALL MY OTHER VEHICLES HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES HOLDING THEM AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY. MY SEDONA HAS HAD A PROBLEM AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP PEOPLE THAT IT HOLDS WHILE IN THE SHOP(ON LEVEL GROUND) AND THAT THE SYSTEMS IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE GETTING WORSE . WE ARE AFRAID THAT ONE DAY WHEN IT ROLLS BACK INTO THE STREET IT WILL HIT A CHILD WHO IS IN THE VANS BLIND SPOT. THE KIA FACTORY PEOPLE LACK THE TECHNICAL TRAINING TO UNDERSTAND BASIC BRAKING SYSTEMS AND THEIR CORRECT APPLICATION & FUNCTION. EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE MEANT TO HOLD ON AN INCLINE TO PREVENT THE VAN FROM ROLLING WHICH IN MY CASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO PERFORM AS REQUIRED FROM THE VERY FIRST. PLEASE HELP BEFORE A LIFE IS LOST. THANK YOU WILLIAM PASQUALE 631-588-4791. *TR

THE CARS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR ANYTHING. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP YET BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS. *TR

ON AUGUST 12, 2008 I PICKED MY TO YOUNG CHILDREN UP 8 AND 4 FROM THE BABYSITTERS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE, IT KEPT OPENING AND SHUTTING ON ITS OWN. THEY FINALLY LATCHED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF TRYING. WHEN I LEFT AND THE FIRST RIGHT I CAME TO, THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING!!!! I INSTANTLY PULLED OVER AND STOPPED TRAFFIC FOR THIS. IT TOOK ME TO TURN THE POWER BUTTON OFF AND SHUT IT MANUALLY, HOWEVER THAT STILL DIDN'T WORK. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO COME OPEN UNTIL I GOT IT HOME. I CALLED KIA THE NEXT MORNING MY CAR WAS TOWED TO KIA, LATER THAT DAY I PICKED MY CAR UP WITH THEM REPLACING THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, THE OTHER PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THEN ON SEPTEMBER 3, I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR REPLACED ALONG WITH THE UPKEEP OF MISC. ITEMS TO MY CAR. HERE IT IS ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AND THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AGAIN. I VIDEO RECORDED AND CALLED KIA AGAIN. MY CAR CAN NOT BEE SEEN UNTIL WED. IT IS MONDAY. I BELIEVE KIA NEEDS TO REVIEW THERE POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR RECALLS ON SAFETY ISSUES. I WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT JUST ONE NOTIFICATION OF DOORS OPENING IS 1 TO MANY. I HOPE THE KIA IS NOT WAITING FOR A DEATH TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE THEY CORRECT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THIS HAPPENING AGAIN EVEN AFTER THIS PART WAS REPLACED ON 9/3/08 AND IT IS 9/8/08. NOT ONLY AM I FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON THE WEB SITE BUT I WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS CONTACTING MY LOCAL TV STATION SO THAT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IS ADDRESSED. *TR

AUGUST 12, 2008 AFTER PICKING MY CHILDREN, 8YRS OLD AND 4 YEARS OLD UP FROM THE BABYSITTER BOTH SLIDING DOORS WOULD SHUT AND REOPEN ON THEIR OWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO FINALLY GET BOTH DOORS SHUT BY SHUTTING OFF THE ELECTRONICS OF THE DOOR. HOWEVER WHEN I LEFT MY BABYSITTERS AND THE FIRST RIGHT TURN I MADE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN, WHILE MY SON WAS SITTING THERE. I CALLED KIA IN FORT WAYNE, MY CAR WAS TOWED THE NEXT DAY AND RETURNED TO ME ON THE 13TH WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL MODULE REPLACE. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. ON SEPT. 3, 2008 MY DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. HERE IT IS SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 AND THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IS DOING THIS AGAIN. I CALLED KIA IN FORT WAYNE AND THEY CAN GET MAR CAR IN ON WEDNESDAY. KIA FORT WAYNE I FEEL HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN AS FAR AS REPLACING THE PART, BUT THIS DOOR IS COMING OPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING, BECAUSE SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG. I HAVE VIDEO RECORDED THIS DOOR NO LATCHING AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. I HOPE THAT KIA SERIOUSLY LOOKS INTO THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND CAN HONESTLY I AM DISGUSTED IN HOW KIA IS HANDLING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IS KIA WAITING FOR A DEATH TO TAKE PLACE? I FOUND 4 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME MAKE/MODEL ON - WWW.MOTORPITS.COM THAT STATES THEY GET THE INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE. *TR