2008 KIA SEDONA Complaints

WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF OWNING OUR KIA SEDONA, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WERE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE, AND WOULD REMAIN OPEN AT ALL TIMES. INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT ON JULY 22, 2010, WE HAVE BROUGHT THE SAME VAN IN A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES FOR INOPERABLE DOORS (DOORS THAT WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE CLOSED POSITION.) THE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 7/22/10, 9/1/11, 8/1/12, 3/7/13, 8/27/13 AND 6/16/14. WE HAVE HAD LATCHES REPLACED, NEW CONTROL MODULES INSTALLED, NEW DRIVE MOTOR ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED, BUT FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE PERFORMED INTERNET SEARCHES FOR SIMILAR INSTANCES, AND I AM CLEARLY NOT ALONE IN THIS REGARD. I HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR THESE VARIOUS REPAIRS, AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN ASSEMBLY OR PARTS, WHICH COMPROMISES MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, SHOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH ON MY 2008 KIA SEDONA, WHY IS THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ONLY FOR THE 2007 SEDONA? *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT ACCURATELY LOG MILES AND SPEED. THE VEHICLE REGISTERS 3 MILES HIGHER THEN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE DOOR'S ARE ALSO NOT PROPERLY OPENING AND CLOSING. INTERMITTENTLY THE CONTACT CAN HEAR A LOUD ELECTRICAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. AZ

THE SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPEN WHEN CAR IS UNLOCKED, EITHER FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER. PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. *TR

I HAD THE WIND SHIELD WIPER HEATER ON TO HELP DE-ICE THE WIND SHIELD. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO TRAVEL I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. I PULLED OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND STARTED TO INSPECT THE CAR, OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOKED AROUND AND THE INSTRUMENT PANELS, FUSES ETC. I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GLASS CRACKING AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE LOWER WIND SHIELD. I GOT BACK OUT AND LOOKED AND IT APPEARED THAT THE WIPER HEATER MALFUNCTIONED IN THE WIND SHIELD AND POPPED A HOLE IN THE WIND SHIELD. THERE WAS SCORCHING AROUND THE HOLE THAT WAS BLOWN IN THE WIND SHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD CONTINUED TO CRACK UP THROUGH THE DRIVERS LINE OF VISION AND ALSO ALL THE WAY ACROSS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDOW. I CALLED KIA AND ASKED ABOUT WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HEARD OF IT HAPPENING BEFORE, I DID FIND OUT THAT ANOTHER MODEL OF THIS SAME MAKE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SAME THING HAPPENING. *TR

AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK STARTED MOVING TO THE RECLINE POSITION WITH NOT INPUT ON SEAT ADJUSTMENT FROM THE DRIVER. THIS IS A SCARY SITUATION AS IF YOU ARE LEANING INTO THE SEAT BACK YOU START MOVING TO THE RECLINED POSITION. TRYING TO STOP THE RECLINE USING THE CONTROL WOULD STOP THE MOVEMENT UNTIL YOU LET UP ON THE SEAT BACK CONTROL. WE FOUND IF YOU MOVE THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT FOR FORWARD AND BACK (BOTTOM OF SEAT) THE RECLINE STOPPED. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING CAR TO DEALER BUT THIS IS NOT OCCUR VERY OFTEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 ( SUSPENSION ) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED NOVEMBER 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIRING A DEFECT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

FRONT SIGNAL LIGHT CONNECTORS FAIL TO HOLD BULB IN PLACE CAUSING FOR SIGNAL LIGHTS TO NOT WORK. IT HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH MOTORISTS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE I'M TURNING DUE TO THIS FAULT. TAKES ABOUT AND HOUR TO REMOVE BOTH HEADLIGHTS TO PUSH BULBS BACK TO PLACE AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WILL ONLY LAST A DAY TO A WEEK AND THEN REDO ALL THAT WORK. BESIDES THE WORK IT IS REALLY UNSAFE. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN RELATION TO EXISTING COMPLAINT AT NHTSA. MY 2008 KIA SEDONA (STILL UNDER WARRANTY SINCE PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2009) CONTINUES TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING. KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VERY DILIGENT IN ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE ISSUE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I WENT TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP AND RIGHT AWAY WAS ABLE TO SHOW THE SERVICE CENTER THE ISSUE. THEY WITNESSED THE ISSUE AND ORDERED A REPLACEMENT PART OF WHICH KIA OF FREDERICKSBURG REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER, THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME DOOR SURFACED AGAIN. THIS SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK (MONDAY ' FRIDAY, 9/23-9/27/2013) AND REPLACED TWO MORE PARTS ON THE DOOR. THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS AFTER THREE COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS/REPAIRS. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AFTER THE SECOND VISIT, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME OPENING/CLOSING ISSUE HOWEVER A NEW ISSUE SURFACED. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME AJAR TWICE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (WITH PWR ON IN OVERHEAD CONSOLE) AND CAME AJAR ONCE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (WITHOUT PWR ON IN OVERHEAD CONSOLE). THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SLIDING DOOR SHOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND ESPECIALLY AFTER THE DOOR HAS LATCHED SUCCESSFULLY AFTER CLOSING. ALL THREE TIMES THE DOOR WAS MANUALLY SHUT AND ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS LAST SEEN ON 10/29/13 AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE ALTHOUGH A MAJOR ISSUE STILL REMAINS AS THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE IN MOTION AND HAS ISSUES OPENING AND CLOSING AFTER 3 REPAIRS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH FOR SEVERAL ECONOMICAL AND PERSONAL REASONS. SIMPLY PUT, THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE 100% OPERATIONAL AND SAFE. REQUEST KIA RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

MY 2008 KIA SEDONA (STILL UNDER WARRANTY SINCE PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2009) CONTINUES TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING. SOMETIMES THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN/CLOSE ENTIRELY, WOULD STOP AS IT OPEN/CLOSES, OR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL ELECTRONICALLY, ONLY MANUALLY. KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VERY DILIGENT IN ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE ISSUE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I WENT TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP AND RIGHT AWAY WAS ABLE TO SHOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE ISSUE. THEY WITNESSED THE ISSUE AND ORDERED A REPLACEMENT PART OF WHICH DEALERSHIP REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER, THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME DOOR SURFACED AGAIN. THIS SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK (MONDAY ' FRIDAY, 9/23-9/27/2013) AND REPLACED TWO MORE PARTS ON THE DOOR. THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS AFTER THREE COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS/REPAIRS. FURTHERMORE, THE INSIDE WALL/CASING FROM PREVIOUS WORK ON THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR IS NOW COMING APART AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR SHOWED ONE SYMPTOM OF THE SAME ISSUE AS THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR WITH OPENING AND CLOSING AS WELL AS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN WHEN THE PWR IS TURNED OFF IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE (MORE DIFFICULT THAN USUAL). THEREFORE THERE IS CONCERN THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS GOING TO START EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER REQUESTING KIA FIX THE ISSUE TO 100% OPERATIONAL AND WARRANTY THE WORK/PARTS PAST THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE WARRANTY PERIOD AT NO COST TO ME. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ISOLATED AS THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) ' HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV HAS RECORD OF AT LEAST 7 CASES FOR KIA SEDONA 2008 VEHICLES EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH SLIDING DOORS JUST LIKE MY VEHICLE. *TR