2006 Kia Sedona

YESTERDAY WE NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL SURROUNDING OUR 2006 SEDONA VAN. TODAY, THE SMELL WAS NOTICEABLY STRONGER. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE KIA DEALER WHO FOUND A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE TANK IS NOT CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE, AND WE ARE PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERS POSITION IS THAT THE TANK WAS HIT WITH SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE HOLE. I QUESTIONED HOW WE MIGHT HAVE HIT SOMETHING HARD ENOUGH TO PUNCTURE THE TANK WITHOUT NOTICING THE IMPACT. WITH THAT IN MIND, I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THAT KIA HAS HAD A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR FUEL TANK PROBLEMS ON OTHER MODELS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MODEL SHOULD ALSO BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF THERE MAY BE A FLAW IN IT AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA LX. THE VEHICLE HAS A REMOTE STARTER MANUFACTURED BY AUDIOVOX, MODEL NUMBER PRO9556. WHEN THE CONTACT PRE-STARTED HER VEHICLE INSIDE HER HOME WITH THE DEVICE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO GEAR. SHE DROVE BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PLACE OF RESIDENCE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STARTER DEVICE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO GEARS WITHOUT HAVING A KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VEHICLE COULD EASILY BE STOLEN AND INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH OR SERIOUS INJURY. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE, BUT NEITHER SOURCES WOULD ASSUME LIABILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT AND THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION. THERE WERE ALSO TIMES WHEN THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER REALIZED THE VEHICLE COULD BE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITHOUT KEYS. UPDATED 12/11/08 .*JB

BOUGHT 2006 KIA SEDONA NEW IN 2007. NO ISSUES UNTIL EARLY 2008 WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES. ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SOMETIMES BLINKING. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IN GEAR AND AT A STOP. VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN DRIVING, OFTEN JERKING VIOLENTLY. HAVE HAD IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. MANY SENSORS REPLACED. SERVICE PROVIDER STATES KIA ADVISED VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE EVEN WHEN ENGINE LIGHT IN BLINKING. NO WAY FOR ME AS A CONSUMER TO TELL IF I AM DOING DAMAGE TO ENGINE OR OTHER COMPONENT. STALLING AND JERKING IS SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE I DID NOT PURCHASE AT MY NEAREST DEALER, LIBERTY AUTO PLAZA (LIBERTYVILLE, IL), THEY HAVE STATED THEY HAVE DONE WHAT THE CAN AND I SHOULD "TAKE IT UP WITH KIA". INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS COMMON UNRESOLVED ISSUE AND LIBERTY MANAGEMENT WAS AWARE OF ISSUE. MANAGER PLAINLY STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ISSUE CONTINUING TO SELL, YET HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM CONSUMERS. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE KIA TO PROVIDE MECHANICALLY SOUND CAR UNDER WARRANTY AGREEMENT, REPLACE OR REFUND. CAN NOT CONTINUE TO JEOPARDIZE FAMILY SAFETY OR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DAY BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK OIL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,536.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE WIRING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE WHICH HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/02/08 *TR

WE ALSO DRIVE A KIA SEDONA WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS AND WE TOO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEM. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN BUT WHEN CLOSING THE DOORS THE BOUNCE BACK AND DO NOT LATCH, LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN. ANOTHER TIMES WHEN YOU OPEN THEM THEY DO NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY AND LATCH. WE HAVE COMPLAIN ONCE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE FIXED FOR 1 MONTH MAYBE; BUT WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES A MONTH. I KNOW THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE SEDONAS AND IT SEEMS KIA-HYUNDAI ARE NOT COMING WITH A SOLUTION; BECAUSE I KNOW THE ENTOURAGES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I/WE LOVE THE VAN, GOOD POWER, COMFORTABLE, GOOD HANDLING BUT THE ISSUE WITH THE DOORS IS ANNOYING. *TR

MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR; I BOUGHT MY 2006 KIA SEDONA BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER. WHEN I BEGAN TO USE THE AC IN THE SPRING, THE DRIVER SIDE WAS NOT PRODUCING THE SAME COLD AIR AS THE PASSENGER SIDE OR THE BACK AC. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, THE SECOND TIME I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE HAD A COLLISION WITH SOME ROAD DEBRIS AND CAUSED THE DEFECT. THEY STATED THEY PUT FREON IN AND "IT RAN OUT AS FAST AS WE PUT IT IN" ~ I STATED FREON IS A GAS ~ SHOULDN'T IT HAVE EVAPORATED? THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $1100 TO FIX IT, AND I STATED WHAT ABOUT MY WARRANTIES, THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE IT WAS MY FAULT THAT I HAD TO PAY. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY, WHEN I DID THIS THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT IT WOULD BE LISTED AS A COLLISION AND MY INSURANCE PREMIUMS WOULD GO UP. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, I WAS DRIVING HOME IN 100+ DEGREE TEMPS, THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY INFANT; THE AC AIR WAS HOTTER THAN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. (I ACTUALLY MADE THE MANAGER OF THE STORE COME OUTSIDE TO FEEL THE AIR BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP.) I TOOK MY KIA TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP WHO CLEARLY STATED AS SOON AS THEY LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE, "OH THAT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT", BUT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP (WHERE I BOUGHT MY KIA) HAD PUT INTO THE COMPUTER THAT I HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM, KIA WOULD NOT WARRANTY MY PART. SO MUCH FOR THE WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY!! NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE SECOND DEALERSHIP ADDED FREON AND MY VEHICLE STILL HAS COLD AIR, THAT WAS 9 MONTHS AGO! THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WAS ALSO SUPPOSED TO FIX MY HANDLES AND HOOD; WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE, THE HOOD PAINT WAS MESSED UP AND THE PLASTIC ON THE HANDLES WAS MELTED ON. IT TOOK 2 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE WORKMANSHIP SUBSTANDARD! THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHANGE OUT MY HANDLES, INSTEAD THEY DECIDED TO REPAINT MY HANDLES, WHAT A JOB THEY DID!! THEY USED SPRAY PAINT AND GOT DROPLETS ALL ON MY INSIDE DOOR PANELS! I'M FINISHED WITH KIA PRODUCTS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DIESEL TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE DRIVER'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER HAD GLASS IN HER HEAD AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. A FOURTH OF AN INCH OF THE WINDOWS WAS NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUBBER STRIPPING. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE RUBBER STRIPPING ON THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS; HOWEVER, THE FRONT WINDOWS WERE NOT SEALED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS MANUALLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE DESIGNED TO REPEL WATER, NOT REMOVE IT FROM THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOLDINGS FAIL TO REPEL WATER WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE LOWERED AND RAISED. THE MOLDING ACTUALLY SEPARATES FROM THE WINDOW AND REDUCES VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE MOLDING WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED ON THE REAR WINDOWS, BUT STILL PERSISTS ON THE FRONT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOLDING WAS CREATED TO SIMPLY REPEL WATER; HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE CASE IN HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 01/09/08