2012 KIA SEDONA Complaints

SLIDING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE VAN WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. WE HAVE TRIED THIS WITH THE POWER DOOR OPTION, AND ALSO MANUALLY. THE DOOR OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY LATCH. THE LATCH FAILS, AND THE DOOR OPENS, WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION, WITH VARYING SPEEDS, AND WHILE TURNING.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR COMES OPEN AT TIMES. I HAVE RESET THE MAIN FUSE THAT IT LISTED IN THE BOOK, AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.

REAR PASSENGER-SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WILL NOT OPEN WITH "KEY FOB", BUT SOMETIMES WILL MANUALLY. IF OPEN, MAY OR MAY NOT CLOSE WITH FOB, AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE MANUALLY. ALSO, WILL OPEN THEMSELVES EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED. IN THIS PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME. DOORS HAD BEEN LOCKED AND CHECKED BY VISUAL INSPECTION DUE TO HAVING THIS HAPPEN PREVIOUSLY MANY TIMES. CONCERN IS THAT DOORS COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING, EXPOSING PASSENGERS TO POSSIBLE DANGER.

I PURCHASED MY 2012 KIA SEDONA ON 8-11-2018 & FOUND OUT THAT THEY SOLD ME A VEHICLE ON THE RECALL LIST. I SAID THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A RECALL LIST & AFTER BATTLING CANCER & AN 8 MONTH SURVIVOR, I DON'T WANT THIS VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE MY DEMISE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP HERE IN DAYTONA BEACH, FL, THEY SAID WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT I WOULD LOSE THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS ANOTHER (SAFE) VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS WAS WRONG NOT ONLY TO SELL ME AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, BUT FOR ME TO LOSE $ ON ANOTHER VEHICLE IS WRONG. PLEASE CALL ME ON MY CELL#[XXX]. [XXX]. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HAD PURCHASED A 2012 KIA SEDONA. WORK OUT FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW YRS OF OWNERSHIP. STARTED NOTICING WHITE SMOKE AT ENGINE START. DIDNT KNOW WHY IT WAS DOING IT CAUSE WE HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES DONE TO THIS CAR REGULARLY. .TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON AN EMISSIONS PART AND THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OFF THE ISSUE. SAME ISSUE CONTINUED, FINALLY VAN CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT OR ANY LIGHT TO GIVE US A WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING ON. WAS LUCKY THAT MY WIFE WASNT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED.SHE WAS DRIVING HM AND ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND AFTER 2 MONTHS AT THE DEALER AND THAT WAS ONLY AFTER I CALLED TO CHECK WHY IT WAS TAKING SO LONG TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER,....WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OFF $7500 TO $9500 FOR A NEW ENGINE. NO LUCK HAVING DEALER COVER THE COST CUASE THEY SAID IT WAS OWNER NEGLECT ON MY PART. NOW IM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS NOT DRIVABLE AND USELESS. OH, AND WORST PART IS THAT I WAS STILL MAKING A MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THE CAR.

SIDE DOOR FLIES OPEN WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRONIC DOOR LATCH NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING EXPOSING SECOND ROW PASSENGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NO LONGER DEPRESSED, IT WENT INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR HAD TO BE FORCEFULLY PUSHED INTO THE PARK POSITION AND A LOUD NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE GEAR LEVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

BRAKE PEDAL SOFT, BRAKES FADE IN PANIC STOP , AT VEHICLE STOP BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO FLOOR

SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WILL GO DOWN IN BACKUP POSITION WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VISION ON CARS BESIDE AND BEHIND YOU. TRIED REPLACING WITH AFTERMARKET MIRRORS AND THE SAME HAPPENS. THIS IS THIRD TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ISSUE OCCURS ANYTIME VEHICLE IS STARTED. YOU CAN SET THE MIRRORS, TURN OFF THE SETTINGS ADJUSTER AND AT A RANDOM TIME THEY WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED SINCE MARCH OF 2018. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAND STAFF KIA (3608 BRISTOL HIGHWAY, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37601) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.