2012 KIA SEDONA Complaints

ISSUE 1. VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A BROKEN LOCK MECHANISM OR BAD SENSOR ON THE AUTOMATED REAR DRIVERS DOOR. WHEN SHUT AND IN DRIVE, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH, DOOR HAS FLOWN OPEN TWICE. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT SIT IN THESE SEATS AND I WILL NOT PLACE THEM IN THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS RESOLVED. ISSUE 2 - FRONT WINDSHIELD REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS INTERMITTENTLY WENT IN AND OUT OF NIGHT MODE DURING DAYTIME DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CARS ARE BARELY VISIBLE WITH THE GREEN TINTED NIGHTTIME MODE ON. ADDITIONALLY, RAIN MAKES THIS CONDITION WORSE.

LARGE PLUMES OF WHITE SMOKE FROM EXCESSIVE ENGINE SLUDGE BUILDUP IN MOTOR, TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE IS THE ISSUE. TALKED TO KIA CORPORATE AND DESPITE OTHER KNOWN SLUDGE ISSUES ON OTHER VEHICLES THE SAY THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE ISSUE. THEY'VE NOW HAD MY VAN FOR 6 MONTHS WHILE FIGHTING TO GET THEM TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. BOUGHT IT WITH 29K MILES IT NOW ONLY HAS 56K MILES ON THE ENGINE, I'VE OWNED IT FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT'S WORTHLESS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE RIGHT NOW. HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES DONE AND BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE WE PLANNED ON HAVING IT FOR A LONG TIME. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT COSTING $8200 FOR A VEHICLE I PAID $13000 FOR. THIS S NOT EXECUTABLE AND DON'T BELIEVE THEIR STORY. I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE IF I HAD KNOWN I'D BE ON THE HOOK FOR ANOTHER 8 GRAND IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. SO ANGRY!!!

UPON SERVICE STATION OIL CHANGE ENGINE WARNING CODES P0024,P0014 SHOWED IMMEDIATLEY NEXT MORNING. WIX FILTER, MGD MGL 10082, BOUGHT BY MY MECHANIC FROM ORIELLYS AUTO PARTS HAD NO RESEMBLANCE TO ORIGINAL FILTER EVEN THOUGH ADVERTIZED AS OEM REPLACEMENT. THIS HAD PERFORATED METAL SHELL AND SOLID RUBBER TOP AND BOTTOM WHEN KIA VERSION IS FAN FOLDED PAPER ALL OVER IT DAMAGED ENGINE VVTI, CAM EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARNING SINCE THIS IS A OIL TIMED ENGINE . I DID NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL FIXED, OIL SWITCH, AND PRESSURE SENDING UNIT. 100% PERCENT OF OIL HAD BEEN FORCED OUT TOP OF ENGINE AND POOLED IN THE V6. SEVERAL TECHNICAL SITES SAY THESE FILTERS DESIGN HAVE FAILED INCLUDING REDESIGN. NOW ORIELLYS AND WIX ARE DRAGGING THIER FEET IMN FIXING THIS AND REIMBURSING ME FOR EXSPENSE. NOT EVEN THIER PRODUCT. I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE LESS THAN 20 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE OIL LEAKED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

KIA SEDONA RECALL ON HOOD LATCH AND FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS RELATED TO VIBRATION/STEERING. I EXPECT THE DEALER TO PICK UP, FIX AND RETURN THE VEHICLE. DEALER INDICATED THEY WOULD NOT. MY HAVING TO DELIVER AND PICK UP THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AN EXPENSE TO ME THROUGH NO FAULT OF MINE. RECALLS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPENSES INCLUDING PICK UP AND DELIVERY. MY DEALER IS 2 HOURS AWAY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED TO START, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD, BOTH SIDE MIRRORS NEED TO BE READJUSTED. WITHOUT BEING READJUSTED, THEY POINT AT SUCH AN ANGLE AS TO BE UNUSABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION TO ANY DESIRED SELECTION UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,491.

THIS VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT AND YESTERDAY I DID THE THIRD BREAK JOB THIS VAN HAS HAD. NO VEHICLE SHOULD GO THROUGH BREAKS AS FAST AS THIS ONE DOES. ON TOP OF THAT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 20,000 MILES AND ALL KIA DEALERS I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VAN TO REFUSES TO LOOK INTO IT. NOW THAT I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY WITH KIA I PLAN ON BRINGING IT TO ANOTHER SHOP.

MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 68K MILES ON IT, AND BEGAN LEAKING OIL WITHIN THE PAST MONTH (AND DISPLAYING THE LOW PRESSURE ERROR LIGHT). THE LEAKS THEMSELVES VARIED BETWEEN SMALL DRIPS TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS LEFT IN PARKING LOTS. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO EVEN RUN THE HEATER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME DUE TO THE FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN FROM THE BURNING OIL. WITH 3 KIDS UNTIL 12YRS, IT WAS VERY UNSAFE. UPON BRINGING IT IN FOR SERVICE, I WAS ADVISED THAT NOT ONLY THE OIL PAN GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL AS WELL. THIS IS ALARMING SINCE THE REAR MAIN TYPICALLY DOES NOT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS OVER/NEAR 100K MILES. THANKFULLY, MY WARRANTY IS COVERING THE REPAIRS, AS THIS COULD HAVE COST ME OVER $1K TO REPLACE (DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO THE SEAL).