2015 Kia Sedona

The car odometer was about 120,000 highway miles. After run with the cruise control for about a 386 miles I stop the car in Angola service station and been there for about 12 minutes with the car off the car got on fire. The electric system shut down immediately and the hood didn't open at all, rear doors didn't open electrical way just manually and the back door get completely sealed.

OUR 2015 KIA SECOND MINIVAN OVERHEATED REPEATEDLY IN 2020 FOR UNKNOWN REASONS RESULTING IN A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF VALUE. AFTER LEAVING A HIGHWAY, THE MINIVAN OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT. IT WAS QUICKLY PARKED AND LATER DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER A PERIOD OF OPERATION AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES, IT BEGAN TO MISFIRE. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED PRIOR TO OR DURING THESE MISFIRES. NONETHELESS, WE HAD THE STARTER COILS REPLACED BASED ON A REPAIR CODE. AFTER ANOTHER PERIOD OF NORMAL OPERATION, IT AGAIN BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND OVERHEATED WITHOUT TRIGGERING ANY WARNING LIGHTS. WE DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO OUR MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. A KIA DEALER TO WHICH WE TOWED THE CAR CONFIRMED THIS ASSESSMENT AND REPORTED IT NEEDED A $6K NEW ENGINE THAT WOULD COST $3K TO INSTALL. (NEITHER WE NOR OUR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD LOCATE A USED ENGINE FOR LESS THAN $4K.) IN ITS CURRENT STATE, THE DEALER ESTIMATES THAT THE 5 YEAR OLD MINIVAN'S TRADE-IN VALUE IS $500. KIA REGIONAL IS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT A REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS AVAILABLE AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT IT IS REMANUFACTURING THESE ENGINES AND MAY NEED TO WAIT FOR PARTS TO BE CREATED AND SHIPPED FROM SOUTH KOREA. THE 2015 SEDONA ENGINE IS OF THE SAME TYPE (KIA LAMBDA II 3.3L V6 GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION) INCLUDED IN VEHICLES THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE RECENT ENGINE FIRE LAWSUIT (ANDREA SMOLEK V. HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA AND KIA MOTORS AMERICA). HOWEVER, THE SEDONA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THAT CASE OR THE RELATED RECALL.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE COMING BACK FROM VACATION AND THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND SHUT OFF GOING 70MPH DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALER NEAR MY HOUSE. THEY INDICATED I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $8,400. THE VAN IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY $11K. I CALLED KIA CONSUMER SUPPORT AND OPENED A CASE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD GIVE GOODWILL SINCE IT IS TIMED OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS THREE MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT 10K UNDER THE MILEAGE PORTION WARRANTY. SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER THE 10 YEAR/100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DECREASED TO 5 YEAR/60,000 MILES. KIA ASKED FOR ALL MY RECEIPTS WHICH I PROVIDED INDICATING I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL, PUT NEW TIRES ON, AND REPLACED THE BRAKES. THIS IS ALL THAT HAS BEEN REQUIRED SINCE WE ONLY HAVE 50K MILES. KIA STATED THAT AFTER REVIEWING MY CASE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER ANY GOODWILL BECAUSE MY RECORDS AREN'T UP DO DATE. I TOLD THEM I KEPT MY OWN RECORDS, WHICH I GAVE TO THEM, BUT THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO LISTEN TO ME. I WAS VERY SURPRISED HOW RUDE THEY WERE TO ME DURING THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

CHECK BGD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SCREEN WHILE TRAVELLING AT 40-45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF CITY ROAD. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. OTHER DASHBOARD LITES CAME ON - -CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,ETC. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO STOP AND PLACED TRANSMISSION INTO PARK,. VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED..DEALER RETAINED VEHICLE FOR 28-30 DAYS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR IT. DEALER SUBSEQUENTLY REPURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ME.

WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED 25 MPH UP A SLIGHT HILL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOOSE POWER THEN COMPLETELY STALLED, WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER JUST CRANK HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE MOTOR HAD SEIZED UP AND WOULD NEED REPLACED AT A COST OF 7,000$ THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE VEHICLE HAS 82,000 MILES WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF OIL WITH NO ABNORMALITIES AND A HALF TANK OF GAS THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS IN AND NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS EPISODE SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER, BOUGHT IT USED THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WASN'T IN EFFECT THEY HAVE NO EXLAINATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED

ON 9/4/18, WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY I NOTICED MY CAR WAS SLUGGISH & MAKING A NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY MUFFLER BECAUSE I DIDNT HAVE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD TO INDICATE A MAJOR PROBLEM. AS I EXITED THE PARKWAY, MY CAR STALLED & I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO START IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES BEFORE IT DIED FOR GOOD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEPTUNE NJ KIA WHERE WE AUTHORIZED A $400 PARTIAL TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF THE ENGINE & OIL FILTER FOR THE WARRANTY DEPT. WE WERE THEN ASKED TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WHICH WE COULDN'T SINCE MY HUSBAND DID THE MAJORITY OF WORK & WE DIDN'T THINK TO KEEP RECEIPTS BEING THAT WE'D NEVER BEEN IN THIS SITUATION WITH OUR OTHER CARS. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW BUT OUR WARRANTY HAS BEEN DENIED FOR "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" AS THEY STATED WE HAVE SLUDGE IN OUR ENGINE. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM IS BIGGER THAN MY LACK OF RECEIPTS. LACK OF RECEIPTS DOESN'T MEAN LACK OF MAINTENANCE! KIA HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINES AND THEY'RE USING THIS TECHNICALITY AS A WAY TO DENY COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THEIR OWN 2015 WARRANTY MANUAL STATES "WARRANTY COVERAGE WILL NOT BE DENIED SOLELY BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECORD OF MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, FAILURES CAUSED BY LACK OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY." WHERE'S THE PROOF WE DID ANYTHING WRONG? TO THIS DAY THEY STILL "DONT KNOW" WHAT WENT WRONG WITH MY CAR AS THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES PULLED FROM MY ECU & A FULL ENGINE TEAR DOWN WAS NOT DONE. ALSO, THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE NOW OUT OF $7K LONG BLOCKS FOR MY CAR WONDER WHY? AND TOLD ME I'D HAVE TO GO WITH A SHORT BLOCK AT A COST OF $17K (EXTRA PARTS & LABOR REQUIRED) OR FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET AN ENGINE ON MY OWN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE & NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER NOTICED AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ORLANDO KIA WEST (3407 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. BOUGHT THE MINIVAN WITH 97 MILES. DRIVES BACK HOME AND PARKED THERE FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK. (NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS). THEN STARTED TO DRIVE THE VAN. THE FIRST DAY (WITH ALMOST FULL GAS TANK) THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES, ALL ON CITY STREETS WITH LOW SPEED. 2 OUT OF 3 TIME THERE IS LITTLE UPHILL, THE OTHER TIME IT IS IN FLAT GROCERY PARKING LOT. AFTER THAT I SCHEDULED SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND BEGIN TO USE THE VAN FOR COMMUTE AS WELL TO TEST MORE. FOR ONE WEEK IT IS DRIVING OK. BUT AFTER I FILLUP THE GAS TANK, THE ENGINE DIES AGAIN, IN ONE OF THE EXACT SAME PLACES NEAR MY HOME IT DIED ONE WEEK AGO. HAD THE ENGINE DIED WHEN ON HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE MORE SERIOUS IMPACT. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL YET AND NEED TO KEEP THE VAN FOR LONGER TIME FOR DIAGNOSIS.