2006 Kia Sedona

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEING SLICED AND THE VEHICLE LOSING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RELATIVE'S RESIDENCE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED....UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF *CN

KIA ISSUED A RECALL IN 2013 FOR RUSTING CONTROL ARMS CAUSING THEM TO BRAKE. NOV 1, 2014 AT 109000 MILES KIA DID NOT REPLACE MY CONTROL ARMS BUT ONLY COATED THEM. ON NOV 5, 2015 THE LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE FROM RUSTING THRU. WHEN THE CONTROL ARM BROKE IT CAUSED THE AXEL TO BRAKE AND THE STRUT TO BEND AS MY WHEELS WERE GOING IN TWO DIRECTIONS. I HAD NO CONTROL IN STEERING AND WAS LEFT SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD COMING FROM THE TURNPIKE. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH BUT THREE MINUTES FROM ENTERING THE PA TURNPIKE WHERE MY SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN 55 ' 65 MPH. HAD I REACHED THOSE SPEEDS I WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED. KIA HAS NOT ADEQUATELY TAKEN CARE OF THE KNOW PROBLEMS THAT THE CONTROL ARM IS RUSTING. THEY DID NOT DO THEIR JOB IN PROTECTING ME DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. KIA RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY DID THE RECALL AND TAKE IT UP WITH THE DEALER THAT DID THE WORK. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT AT MY EXPENSE. IF MY CONTROL BROKE HOW SOON WILL OTHER CONTROL ARMS BRAKE WHICH MIGHT CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. KIA NEEDS TO RELOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V265000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND PULLED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE RECCURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V55000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED WITH THE DEALER INDICATING NO ACTION WAS NEEDED. ON 10/22/2015, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY RUST AND CORROSION OF THE CONTROL ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO START. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE FUSE BOX (I PERSONALLY TALKED TO KIA WHO READ THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO ME) THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LOCKS DOWN THE CAR RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT EVEN TO THE POINT OF OFFERING A SOLUTION TO JUMP ACROSS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. IN TALKING TO KIA, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A GOVERNMENT RECALL THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR IT. IT BOTHERS ME THAT THEY WON'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECT. IT BOTHERS ME MORE THAT MY WIFE COULD BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE BECAUSE HER CAR WOULDN'T START. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER RECOURSE SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND KIA WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT UNLESS I COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT