2008 Kia Sedona

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE VAN OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES. WHEN WE STARTED IT BACK UP IT RAN OKAY BUT THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (DATES UNKNOWN OTHER THEN AUG 7,2014) DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND HAVING LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE SEDONA HAS/HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC OPEN/CLOSE DOOR ELECTRONICS BREAKING. THE LEFT AUTOMATIC DOOR FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING AND I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF NEARLY $1000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED. I DID NOT WORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN STILL OPEN THE RIGHT DOOR ELECTRONICALLY. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND IT IS VERY HARD FOR THEM TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS MANUALLY. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO OPEN THE DOORS MANUALLY. REGARDLESS, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY KIDS NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VAN FROM THE LEFT DOOR IF THE RIGHT DOOR, FOR WHATEVER REASON, IS NOT AN OPTION. KIA SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE A LONG TIME AGO. *TR

SECOND FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS ( LOOSE BULBS ) 1ST WAS LEFT, NOW RIGHT. I AM AN ELECTRICIAN SO I FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT WILL RETURN WITH TIME AS WEATHER CHANGES HOT/COLD EFFECT THE COPPER THAT HOLDS THE BULBS IN PLACE. ALL OLDER CARS USED A SPRING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SOCKET WHICH MADE CONTACT WITH TIP IN THE CENTER OF THE BULB. KIA HAS USED A FLAT PIECE OF COPPER BENT IN A U OR V SHAPE, THE TENSION WILL NOT KEEP THE BULB STABLE. A TEMPORARY FIX IS TO BEND THE COPPER UPWARDS TO CREATE TENSION. MY FIX TODAY ON MY KIA WILL BE TO REPLACE THE SOCKET WITH A NEW SPRING TYPE. 100K MAINTENANCE IS DUE, WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THEN BECAUSE WE ARE IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION, IT IS JUST TOO DANGEROUS !!!! [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

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

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

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