2009 KIA SEDONA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON ONE OCCASION. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE WARNING CHIME INDICATING THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WERE OPEN BEGAN TO SOUND. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED THAT THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LATCH ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

HAVE HAD VEHICLE BACK INTO DEALER 5 TIMES, SINCE FEB 11 FIRST CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT ON AND VAN WOULD NOT GO PUSH DOWN ON GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAD IT TOWED IN. THEY REPROGRAMMED AND THEN FEB24TH ESC LIGHT ON AGAIN. WENT BACK IN THEY REPLACED STEERING ANGLER SENSOR. VAN STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT DOWN SHIFTS ON ITS OWN. TOOK BACK THEY SAID FOUND NO PROBLEM TO HAVE TRANS FLUID CHANGED SO I DID AND IT STILL HAPPENED. THEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN S BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. CALLED DEALER NEXT DAY THEY SAID I COULD NOT GET AN APPT UNTIL OCT6 ALMOST A MONTH AWAY. I CALLED BACK AND ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND HE SAID NO I COULD BRING IN AND THEY WOULD GET TO WHEN EVER THEY GET A CHANCE, THEY HAD IT FOR 5 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WENT TO PICK IT UP STARTED THE VAN TO LEAVE AND THE ESC LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT BACK IN AND ASKED WHY? THEY TOOK FOR A RIDE THEN PUT ON MACHINE SAID THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE SENSOR TO REPLACE THE SAME ONE THEY REPLACE IN FEB. TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME AND BRING BACK THUR SEPT 22. 2011, SO DRIVE HOME GET 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP THE TIRES SQUEAL AND I SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LUCKILY I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. SCARED ME DEATH. HAD VAN TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND ITS STILL THERE NOW. I CALLED KIA MAIN OFFICE TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND HOW IM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VAN. HE SAID HE'D CALL BACK YESTERDAY BUT HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM YET. I TRIED TO CALL HIM 2 TIMES TODAY AND NO ANSWER. THEN THE DEALER CALLED SAID THEY DID SOME REPROGRAMMING BUT STILL LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM THEY ARE DRIVING IT TO SEE IF IT DOES IT FOR THEM IF NOT THEY WILL JUST GIVE IT BACK TO ME. THAT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY SAFE I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I KNOW ITS FIXED AND SAFE. THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED TO REACT TO THE GAS PEDAL, MOTOR RPM FELL DOWN TO ~1000 RPM - USUALLY ITS IDLE VALUE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AS I WAS TRYING TO SPEED UP WHILE ENTERING THE TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY, AND IT CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA SEDONA VEHICLES, I WAS ABLE TO FIND QUITE A FEW REFERENCES ON THE INTERNET, FOR EXAMPLE SEE THIS: HTTP://WWW.KIA-FORUMS.COM/KIA-CARNIVAL-SEDONA-2006/61112-SUDDEN-LOSS-ACCELERATOR-RESPONSE.HTML. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND I WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD. I RAN HEAD-ON INTO A TREE AND HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *KB

2009 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT SAFETY PROBLEM, GAS PEDAL DISCONNECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WITHIN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED A SERVICE UPGRADE TO THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. SINCE NOVEMBER 29, 2010, THE PROBLEM TYPICALLY OCCURRED AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHEN STARTING OFF OR SPEEDING UP SLIGHTLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE FOR 3-5 SECONDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *JB UPDATED 05/10/11

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND ENGINE STABILITY CONTROL. IN JULY AT APPROX 12,800 MILES THE ABS AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THUMPED AS IF BRAKING ON ICE OR SNOW. GAS PEDAL WOULD RUMBLE AND VIBRATE WHEN VAN STARTED IN MOTION. TOOK TO DEALER AND TOLD THE SENSOR WAS INOPERABLE AND IT WOULD TAKE 5 DAYS FOR THE PART BUT IT WAS OK TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT - INCLUDING TAKING MY FAMILY ON VACATION 300 MILES AWAY! WHEN I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT THEY ENDED UP TAKING A SENSOR FROM A NEW VAN ON THE LOT AND FIXED IT. HAPPENED AGAIN AT 16000 MILES. BRAKE PEDAL THUMPING - GAS PEDAL RUMBLING - ABS AND ESC LIGHTS WERE ON ALONG WITH TPMS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. HAD TO WAIT AND DRIVE IT FOR DAYS BEFORE AN APPOINTMENT. SECOND ABS SENSOR WENT BAD ALSO AND A HUB RING HAD TO BE REPLACED . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,800.

CONSTANT POOL OF OIL UNDER THE HOOD. (TO ME IT IS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S NEAR THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND ALSO TOLD IT'S NEAR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD). THE OIL POOL WAS FIRST NOTICED BY MY HUSBAND WHEN HE WAS CHECKING OUR FLUIDS BEFORE A TRIP. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO THE DEALER IN JULY WHEN WE WERE THERE WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THEY "CLEANED OIL OFF" AS STATED ON INVOICE. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT IT THEY HAD NO ANSWER AS TO WHAT IT WAS FROM. THE OIL WAS THERE AGAIN AND HAS BEEN THERE CONSTANTLY SINCE JULY. THE DEALER TELLS US IT'S OIL THAT'S BEEN SPILLED FROM OIL CHANGES BUT EVERYTIME THEY CLEAN IT OFF IT APPEARS AGAIN. THE OIL WAS CLEANED OFF TWICE IN OCTOBER BUT IT'S STILL THERE. ENGINE IS ALSO VERY LOUD AND VIBRATES. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN JULY - NO WORK PERFORMED OTHER THAN WIPING IT OFF AND NO DIAGNOSTICS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. *TR