2007 Kia Sedona

2007 KIA SEDONA. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS REGARDING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND DANGEROUSLY DROPPED DOWN FROM THE POSTED SPEED OF 60 MPH TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ELEVEN DAYS LATER, THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE OXYGEN SENSOR, ALTHOUGH THE TECHNICIAN COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS THE CONSUMER WAS RETURNING HOME, THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL PUMP, SO THAT WAS REPLACED. ON JULY 31, 2009 THE CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AND THREE HOURS LATER, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TEN DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A WEEK WITH NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PASS A TRUCK, THE LOSS OF POWER RETURNED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN FROM 60 MPH TO 20 MPH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BAD GASOLINE AND THEREFORE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. THE CONSUMER KEPT THE OLD FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND HAD IT TESTED, WHICH WAS LATER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF BAD GASOLINE. INSTEAD, THE LABORATORY INDICATED THE FILTER WAS CLOGGED WITH AN UNKNOWN CLAY SUBSTANCE. NEARLY A YEAR HAD PASSED WITH NO INCIDENT. THEN, ONCE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON AUGUST 20,2010, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM OF SUDDENLY LOSING ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSORS AND UPGRADED THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, AN HOUR AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE OLD DEALER AND WHEN THEY REMOVED THE FUEL FILTER, THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS CLOGGED WITH A FOREIGN COLORED MATERIAL THAT LOOKED THE SAME AS BEFORE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR ANOTHER FUEL FILTER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. *JB

ONLY OWNER OF 2007 KIA SEDONA, I WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHILE DRIVING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. I HAD NOTICED THAT THE "ESC" LIGHT WAS ON MY DASH AND DID NOT GO OUT. I CALLED KIA MOTORS TO INFORM THEM OF THIS AFTER I SAW ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. I DID AND IT WAS THE SAME FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH THAT WAS ON THE RECALL BUT SINCE KIA SAID MY UNIT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PART AND REPAIR BY THE DEALER. I REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM KIA MOTORS IN GOOD FAITH AS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OWNERS IN THE RECALL BUT THEY DENIED MY GOOD FAITH REQUEST. *TR

2007 KIA SEDONA [XXX]NORMAL VEHICLE USAGE. WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN WITHOUT OPERATOR INTERACTION, RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. TYPICALLY THE POWER SIDING DOOR IS CLOSED USING ONE OF TWO POWER BUTTONS, FIRST IN OVERHEAD CONSOLE FOR DRIVER THE SECOND IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE PASSENGER ON THE BODY FRAME. WITHOUT NOTICE THE DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OCCASIONALLY THE NON-LATCHED DOOR WARNING WILL LIGHT UP FOLLOWED BY THE WARNING ELL AND THEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. THE POWER BUTTON IS DISABLED TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY AND THE SAME SCENARIO WILL OCCUR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, INDICATING THAT DIDN'T HAVE CORRECT PARTS, AND NEED TO ORDER. MUST STILL OPERATE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. SIMILAR INCIDENT WITHIN THE PAST YEAR WITH DOOR ON OTHER SIDE OF VEHICLE, DON'T RECALL EXACT DATE OR FIX PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, WENT FROM SPEED OF 70 ON HIGHWAY TO NOT GOING AT ALL. MASH ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. BOUGHT GOT HIT IN THE REAR BY ONCOMING VEHICLES. COULD NOT EVEN ACCELERATE CAR ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALLED KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THROTTLE BODY WIRE AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME THING. KIA SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN JUST CUT CAR OFF AND BACK ON. EASY SAID WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V130000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION AND THE ESC LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 68000.

2007 KIA SEDONA - DUAL POWER DOORS. DOORS DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY BY HANDLE OR REMOTE BUTTON ON POWER CONSOLE. THIS HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REFERENCED IN TSB-048 AND TSB-040. THE DOORS CAN BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR EXHIBITED PROBLEMS FIRST, AND COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING APPROX. 3-4 WEEKS AFTER THE INITIAL ISSUE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR NOW EXHIBITING SIMILAR ISSUES OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY BY HANDLE, REMOTE, OR CONSOLE BUTTON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MOVED BACK ON ITS OWN AND THE CONTROLS TO MOVE THE SEAT WERE NON-RESPONSIVE. THE DRIVER HAD TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS TO SLIDE FORWARD ON THE SEAT IN ORDER TO REACH THE PEDALS. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BEFORE THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS WOULD WORK AGAIN. AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN THE DRIVER NEEDED TO STOP, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THEY KEPT THE CAR ALL DAY AND WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPRODUCE THE ISSUE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED WHICH ALSO PROHIBITS THE GEAR SHIFT FROM MOVING OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROLS HAVE ALSO MALFUNCTIONED AS A CONSEQUENCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH TWICE PRIOR TO THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. THE RECALL#09V130000, COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH WAS ISSUED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF CONTACT VEHICLE AND HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,105.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT HE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD A LOW PSI OF 20, WHEN THEY SHOULD BE 35. A TECHNICIAN ADVISED HIM THAT BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE NOT STICKING VERY CLOSELY TO THE RIM, IT'S CAUSING AIR TO RELEASE; HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE IS NOT AN AVAILABLE REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED, IF THE TIRES FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,281.