2007 Kia Sedona

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED LEFT AND RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AS THE SPEED FLUCTUATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THE FRONT SWAY BARS AND THE AXLE SHAFT HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ *JS

WE HEARD A LOUD BANG WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO CITY STREETS. THE BANG CONTINUED TO BE HEARD WHEN HITTING BUMPS/POTHOLES. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. VEHICLE IS A 2007 KIA SEDONA WITH NO OPEN RECALLS. THE 2006 KIA SEDONA VEHICLES WERE RECALLED IN MARCH 2012 WITH SC 095 FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 20, 2005 TO MARCH 20, 2006. OUR 2007 KIA SEDONA WAS PRODUCED IN SEPTEMBER 2006 AND WAS DRIVEN IN ILLINOIS, A HEAVY SALT USE STATE, UNTIL JUNE 2014. SINCE THE 2006 AND 2007 KIA SEDONAS ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL VEHICLES, SHOULD THE 2006 KIA SEDONA COIL SPRING RECALL BE EXTENDED TO 2007 KIA SEDONA VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS, THE FRONT MOUNTS, THE SWAY BAR AND THE RACK AND PINION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2007 KIA SEDONA. AT ABOUT 62,000 MILES SUSPENSION WAS MAKING NOISE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FRONT SUB CROSS MEMBER BUSHINGS AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT-TO THE TUNE OF $2200.00! THIS WAS DONE AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. AT 67,000 MILES A NEW FRONT END NOISE HAS DEVELOPED OVER BUMPS. I'M NOW TOLD THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SWAY BAR LINK BUSHINGS WILL BE NEXT. CAR IS MAINTAINED AND USED FOR LOCAL SHORT TRIPS AROUND TOWN. I WOULD EXPECT A RECALL FOR USING SUBSTANDARD BUSHINGS. *TR

MECHANIC WAS ROTATING TIRES AND OBSERVED THAT RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND LEFT FRONT WAS CLOSE TO BROKEN. OPENED TICKET WITH KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. DURING MY INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (BULLETIN SC-095) FOR 2006 MODEL YEAR FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. KIA STATED THAT RECALL WAS APPLICABLE TO '06 ONLY. WE LIVE AND OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN IL, ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE CONDITIONS CAUSING THE ISSUE DEALT WITH IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL CONTINUED TO EXIST IN LATER MODEL YEARS. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. HAD MY WIFE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP OR SUDDEN EVASIVE MANEUVER, WITH ONE BROKEN SPRING AND ANOTHER LIKELY TO BREAK, THERE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THERE ARE LIKELY A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CARS STILL ON THE ROAD WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE WHEN TUNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS, STRUT MOUNT BEARINGS, AND BEARING PLATES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH TWO LEASED KIA SEDONA AND WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *NJ THE CONSUMER HEARD AN AWFUL RATTLE NOT LONG AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE RESERVOIR AND OIL WAS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THERE WAS NO OIL AND THE FILTER WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE CABLE, HOWEVER THE SHIMMY AND SHAKE RETURNED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND SEDONA BLEW A FUSE WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH. THEN, TWO MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THIS VEHICLE ALSO RATTLED. *JB