2006 KIA SEDONA Structure Problems

THE BACK FRAME OF MY 2006 KIA SEDONA IS ALL CORRODED. CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR ANY MORE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOV-2006 AND IN DECEMBER 2011 I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT FRAME DUE TO CORROSION. IN MARCH 2014, I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO CORROSION AND NOW THE BACK FRAME IS ALL CORRODED. I WOULD LIKE THAT SOMEONE REALLY CHECK ON KIIA'S MATERIALS. IS INCREDIBLY THAT AFTER 5 YEARS I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT FRAME. AND UP TODAY'S DAY. I HAVE THE SAME CORROSION ISSUE. I LEAVE IN NEW JERSEY AND I KNOW THAT IN THE WINTER, THERE IS LOTS OF SALT ON THE STREETS BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS ON ANY OTHER BRAND. THIS ISSUE GOES DIRECTLY TO THE SAFETY OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 167,578

THE CLEAR COAT IS PEALING FROM THE HOOD AND REAR OF VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON MANY OF THESE GOLD COLORED KIA SEDONA'S INCLUDING MINE THUS I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT.

ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT I DROVE TO WORK (APPROX 25 MILES) AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WITH NO INCIDENT. AFTER PARKING I ENTERED MY WORKPLACE. DURING LUNCH I GOT IN THE VEHICE AND BEGAN TO TRAVEL TO A NEARBY REASTAURANT. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VHEICLE'S HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED AND OPENED. THE HOOD OPENED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE HOOD LIFT STRUT SUPPORTS BROKE, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN, OVER EXTEND, OBSTRUCT MY VISION, AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. UPON STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD THE GLASS SHATTERED. I SLOWLY PULLED TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, TOOK A PICTURE WITH MY PHONE,AND CLOSED THE HOOD. I LATER CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-333-4542 AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER OF 13015302. I WAS ADVISED TO PROCEED TO AN AUTHORIZED KIA DEALEARSHIP AND BE SEEN FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V-389. IF THE LATCH WAS FAULTY, I WAS TOLD THAT KIA WOULD COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIRS. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED, I WAS ASSURED THAT THERE WERE NOT RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, WHEN TO THE CONTRARY, I WAS SENT A RECALL DOCUMENT SC134 FROM KIA CASE WORKER, BILLY WELLS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR THE APPOINTMENT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 HRS THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND PRODUCED PAPER WORK STATING THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE EQUIPMENT.

Mileage: 140,000

AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET (SPEED LIMIT 30), I, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE, REAR SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHED AND SLID WIDE OPEN. MY DOG ALMOST SLID OUT BUT HAD HIS LEASH ON AND I MANAGED TO GRAB IT BEFORE HE WENT OUT THE DOOR. I GOT OUT AND SLAMMED THE DOOR MANUALLY, TOOK OFF AND MADE ANOTHER RIGHT TURN WHEN AGAIN THE SAME DOOR SLID WIDE OPEN AGAIN. PARKED SAFELY AND TRIED CLOSING DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY SHUT EVERY TIME I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD OPEN ON ITS OWN AT LEAST 6 INCHES REMAINING LOOSE IN ITS TRACK (SO WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD SLIDE BACK AND FORWARD. I THEN TIED IT CLOSED/SHUT BUT IT WAS CLEARLY VERY DANGEROUS SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL KIA THE NEXT MORNING AND TOOK IT IN. KIA COMPLETED 2 OTHER RECALLS BUT THOSE DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. KIA REPORTED THAT THEY TRACED THE ISSUE BACK TO THE REAR DOOR CONTROLLER WHICH WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALLS BUT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM SO THEY RE-TIED THE DOOR (SIMILAR TO HOW I HAD) USING MY STRAP. I DECLINED TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AS KIA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS SO IT IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY - HAD A PASSENGER BEEN IN THAT SEAT ON THE HIGHWAY THEY COULD HAVE LITERALLY BLOWN OUT THE DOOR ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I THINK THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. MY KIA DOOR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET AND IS AVAILABLE TO BE LOOKED AT IN DETAIL AS NEEDED. AT THE VERY LEAST OTHER KIA OWNERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS SO THAT CHILDREN (AND ANYONE SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT) ARE NOT HARMED OR KILLED. I DO HOPE THAT KIA DOES ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

Mileage: 156,890

WE HAVE A 2006 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN WITH LITTLE OR NO RUST ON THE BODY. IN 2013 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN TOWN SHE HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT CONTROL ARM BREAK THANKFULLY AT LOW SPEED. I CONTACTED KIA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER THEY CALLED AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE NEW CONTROL ARMS AND LABOR WHICH THEY DID. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO ON 9/28/17 AS A WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK THE WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND THERE WAS A GRINDING AND SHUDDERING WHILE BRAKING ABRUPTLY AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE VAN HOME. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THE SUBFRAME JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRONT DRIVER CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL IS JUST FLOATING AROUND IN THE WHEEL WELL. I WAS SURPRISED HOW THIN THE STEEL IS AT THE BREAK POINT CONSIDERING IT NEEDS TO SUPPORT A QUARTER OF THE WEIGHT OF THE VAN. THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF THE VAN IS ROTTED AT MORE THAN JUST THIS LOCATION UPON FURTHER INSPECTION.

Mileage: 175,000

RECALL: 16V389000 - HOOD OPENS WHILE DRIVING WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AFTER THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED BELOW: WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED AND THE HOOD IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. I'M NOT SURE IF THE IMPACT DAMAGE ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR BUT AN INSPECTION WILL BE PERFORMED BY MY INSURANCE TO FIND OUT.

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING MY KIA IN FREEWAY ABOUT 55 MPH AND UNEXPECTEDLY HOOD OPEN AND CRASH MY WINDSHIELD, I TRY TO DRIVE TO FREEWAY SIDE WITH THE LITTLE VISIBLE SPACE BETWEEN DASHBOARD AND HOOD, A GUY DRIVING BESIDES ME HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC SO I REDUCE SPEED AND HIT GUARDRAIL, I DAMAGE MY BUMPER AND ALL RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY KIA, I WAS THINKING THAT WAS MY BAD LUCK OR THAT I DIDN'T CLOSE HOOD PROPERLY. I TRIED TO PUT HOOD IN PLACE AND USING AN ETHERNET CABLE TO SECURE HOOD AND DRIVE AT 10-20 MPH TO HOME. NEXT DAY I CALL A GUY FROM CRAIGSLIST TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD, I REMOVE HOOD AND TRIED TO UNBEND IT, FIX LATCHES AND TRIED IT TO PUT IT IN PLACE I BUY ONE USED AND REPLACE OLD ONE, I AM STILL USING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE WANT TO AVOID FINES AND I WAS NOT PHYSICALLY AFFECTED, JUST THE SCARE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE, I DIDN'T REPORT INCIDENT TO POLICE. I JUST READ ABOUT LATCH KIA PROBLEM, KIA'S RECALL NUMBER SC134, I AM STILL USING MY KIA BECAUSE CANNOT BUY ANOTHER CAR FOR THE MOMENT, ALL MY KIA IS MESSED UP IN THE BODY(BUMPER/RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE, ETC. BUT MOTOR/TRANS WORKED LIKE A CHAMP BUT COSMETICALLY LOOKS VERY UGLY BECAUSE THAT INCIDENT WITH OPEN HOOD. CAN KIA PAY FOR MY REPAIRS?

Mileage: 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WAS ONLY ABLE TO OPERATE MANUALLY AND FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 7,000

SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PUSH IT CLOSED, BUT IT SCARES ME WHEN I'M DRIVING AND MY SON IS IN HIS CAR SEAT AND THE DOOR CHIME WILL GO OFF BECAUSE THE DOOR IS OPENING. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON QUITE OFTEN AND HAD TO TAKE TO MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

MY VEHICLE SHAKES BADLY...KIA, WHERE I PURCHASE MY 2006 TOLD ME, IT IS THE SUB FRAME WHICH CAUSES MY VAN TO SHAKE. THE SALT IN PENNSYLVANIA CAUSES THE FRAME OF THIS VAN TO RUST AWAY. I WELL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT! THERE IS NO RECALL...THIS WILL COST ME $2,000.00. I BELIEVE IF YOU LIVE... WHERE IT SNOWS. THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE MADE FOR STATES WHICH HAVE SNOW.....AND USE SALT ON THE ROADS. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAID FOR THIS. THE SUB FRAME NEEDS TO BE RECALL BY KIA MANUFACTURER.THE MILEAGE ON MY VAN IS 63,553. ALSO, KIA STATED THAT IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THEY FIXED THAT, BUT STILL IT SHAKES. IT'S THE SUB FRAME.GUEST WHAT! THEY INSPECTED MY VAN ON JAN 8, 2014,. KIA, PASSED MY VAN FOR GOOD CONDITION AND MY VAN WAS INSPECTED AFTER THEY CORRECTED THE CONTROL ARMS. AGAIN, IT STILL SHAKES....IT IS THE SUB FRAME. HOW DID KIA PASS THE VAN FOR INSPECTION. "THE SUB FRAME IS STILL ROTTEN". SO, ARE THEY WAITING FOR A ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN OR SOMEONE IS KILLED. KIA YOU NEED A RECALL ON SUB FRAME! *TR

Mileage: 63,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD LOAD NOISE (LIKE TIRE BLOWING) FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN LOCK UP OF FRONT WHEEL. UPON INSPECTION THE LEFT LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD BLOWN OUT DO TO METAL CORROSION. ONCE REMOVED THE INSIDE OF THE HOLLOW ARM WAS FULL OF RUST FLAKES. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF

Mileage: 150,000

MY FAMILY HAS A 2006 KIA SEDONA EX, WE GOT IT BRAND NEW. NO MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE CAR JUST SOME MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES (MOST EXCEPT FOR THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN RECALLED). THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN THE WORST. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS FAIRLY NEW. IT STARTED AS THE POWER DOOR WOULD OCCASIONALLY PULL ITSELF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHEN OPENED OR CLOSED RESULTING IN THE MOTOR MAKING NOISES THEN IT WOULD BEEP. LATER IT STARTED OPENING BUT NOT MAKING IT TO ITS LATCHED POSITION. TOOK IT IN HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED. THEN ABOUT A YEAR LATER IT DIED. JUST DIED.. NO POWER WHAT SO EVER. TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR AGAIN AND THE LATCH RELEASE. 2 YEARS WENT BY JUST FINE THEN WE LOST THE LATCH RELEASE. SO THE DOOR WOULD OPEN OR CLOSE BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE HANDLE OR ELSE IT WOULD GET CAUGHT. TOOK IT IN A 3RD TIME AND THEY REPLACED LATCH RELEASE ON BOTH SIDES. NO MORE ISSUES. UNTIL NOW. ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO THE AUTO LATCH RELEASE DIED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. YESTERDAY I WENT TO GO GET SOMETHING FROM THE STORE AND AS I WAS WAITING IN THE PARKING LOT I TRIED TO TEST HE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. PRESSED THE BUTTON THE AUTO RELEASE OPENED. BUT THE MOTOR SOUNDED REALLY SLOW. THEN I PRESS THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT. AND THEN AUTO RELEASE DIED ON THAT SIDE TOO. NO SOUND JUST STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME WE ARE TAKING IT IN FOR THE POWER DOOR TO BE FIXED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 06 SEDONA DRIVERS HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES. WE HAVE GOTTEN RECALLS FOR IT IN THE PAST BUT NONE INVOLVE THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. CAR IS AT 90K AND THE 100K WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO GO UP. WITH THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN I HOPE THAT A PERMANENT FIX WILL BE MADE OR THE MOTORS WILL BE RECALLED BECAUSE AS SOON AS IT PASSES 100K WE ARE ON OUR OWN. AND FIXING SOMETHING THAT SHOULDNT BREAK FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR IS NOT OKAY. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

WAS IN A ACCIDENT STRUCK MANY TREES LOTS OF FRONT END DAMAGE, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DAMAGE AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE PROTRUDING OUT OF THE PLASTIC WIRING COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER AND HE NOTICED THAT THE CLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT HOLDS THE WIRES IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. RK

Mileage: 20,000

REAR SLIDING DOOR WONT LATCH OR WILL COME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. KIA HAS IT ON A SERVICE NOTE BUT IF CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

ON MAY 5, 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 KIA SEDONA. MY 2 CHILDREN (AGE 2 AND 7) AND MY MOTHER WERE IN THE CAR. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON IT'S OWN ACCORD. I WAS FRAZZLED ON HOW THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED AS THE CAR HAS GREAT SAFETY RATINGS WHICH IS WHY I PURCHASED IT AUG. 2006. I WAS SO UPSET AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO GET ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I CALLED MAJOR SERVICE IN LIC, NY AND THEY SET UP AN APPT FOR MON. 5/9/11. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR FOR SERVICE, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VOLUNTARY RECALL. I DO NOT DEFINE THIS AS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR CHILDREN PRESENT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS OCCURS. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED BECAUSE IT IS ON BACK ORDER. SUCH A RECALL SHOULD FIRST NOT BE VOLUNTARY AND SECOND SHOULD NOT BE ON BACK ORDER. IT IS NOW 2 WEEKS LATER AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE PART. I CALLED KIA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER AND EXPEDITE THE ORDER. MEANWHILE, I NEED TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL AND DAUGHTER TO THE BABYSITTER, SO I TIED A ROPE TO THE DOOR TO AVOID THE DOOR FROM FULLY OPENING WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO HAVE TO HEAR THE ANNOYING BEEP NOTIFYING ME THAT THE A DOOR IS OPEN. I AM PUTTING MY CHILDREN AT RISK FOR KIA'S NEGLIGENCE. NEED THIS CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 45,983

2006 KIA SEDONA MINI VAN. IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD BANG, POP NOISE WHEN THE WEIGHT WOULD SHIFT RIGHT TO LEFT ON THE FRONT END. ALSO WHEN TAKING A LEFT HAND CORNER. IT WAS IN TO KIA OF NASHA MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS NOISE. THEY COULD NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WE DECIDED TO LIVE WITH IT FOR A WHILE. THE NOISE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL WE DECIDED WE HAD ENOUGH AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP WE TRUST. THEY REPORT THAT OUR SUB FRAME BUSHINGS AND SUB FRAME ARE COMPLETELY SHOT, ROTTED OUT. HE SAID WE WERE LUCKY WE BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT HELD IN ON ONE SIDE AT ALL. IT WAS COMPLETELY GONE. THIS IS ONLY A 5 YEAR OLD SEDONA WITH 80K MILES ON IT! THE ENGINE COULD HAVE DROPPED OUT OR BOTTOMED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WE OWN A 2006 KIA SEDONA, BOUGHT USED. THE POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONCE ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AND NOW WE ARE ON THE THIRD REPAIR FOR THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE OCCURRENCES ARE RANDOM. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE OR LATCH WHETHER WE DO IT MANUALLY OR USE THE POWER BUTTONS. THERE IS NO WARNING; IT JUST STOPS WORKING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE. AT WHAT POINT DOES A COMPLAINT STOP BEING A SERVICE BULLETIN AND BECOME A PRODUCT RECALL? THE LAST REPAIRS WE HAD WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, WARRANTY DOES NOT LAST FOREVER AND IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THE REPAIRS ARE WORKING FOR US OR OTHER CONSUMERS. THIS IS CLEARLY A PRODUCT DEFECT AND NOT AN ISSUE OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CONSUMERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE OBLIGATED TO HAVE ANY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES RELATED TO WHAT IS AN OBVIOUS PRODUCT DEFECT. THANKFULLY, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY REPORTED INJURIES OR DEATHS THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND. MY HOPE IS THAT KIA IS NOT WAITING FOR THAT TO OCCUR TO ISSUE A PRODUCT RECALL. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA EX, PASSENGER POWER DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING USUALLY AFTER ANY MOISTURE, HEAVY RAIN OR CAR WASH, WON'T CLOSE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WE HAVE A 2006 KIA SEDONA, WITH POWERED SLIDING SIDE DOORS. WE HAD OUR THREE GRAND KIDS WITH US, ALL UNDER 6 AND THE SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT WOULD GO SHUT, AND THEN OPEN WITHOUT LOCKING. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A BAD ELECTRONIC SWITCH. THE PROBLEM: THERE WAS NO MANUAL OVERIDE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN THE SHOP BY JAMMING THE DOOR MANUALLY, AND EVEN THEN IT CAME OPEN SEVERAL TIMES ON MY TRIP TO THE DEALER. IF WE HAD BEEN IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, OR A BLIZZARD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN REAL TROUBLE. THERE MUST BE AN OVERIDE FOR THIS. I PULLED THE FUSES, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALER IS DON SEALYE FORD, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN. *TR

AFTER HEAVY RAIN OR PROLONGED RAIN PERIODS, THE CARGO AREA IN THE BACK OF THE VAN SATURATES (FLOODS) WITH WATER. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN THE VAN WAS PARKED FOR THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE THE GARAGE DURING THE STORM OF THE END OF 2008 IN THE SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON AREA. SINCE THEN, THIS PROBLEM PRESISTED UNTIL NOW. THE KIA DEALER, WHERE THE VAN WAS BOUGHT FROM AS NEW VEHICLE, ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE LEAK 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY SEALED BODY LEAKS AT THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, BUT THE LEAK SHOWD UP AGAIN AT THE CARGO AREA DURING THE FOLLOWING RAIN EVENT. THE SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT, THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY INSTALLED SOP REAR HATCH WEATHERSTRIP DUE TO DEFORMATION. AGAIN THE LEAK PRESISTED AND THE CARGO AREA WAS FLOODED LATER. THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE KIA DEALER FOUND THAT THE REAR HATCH SEAL WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CLEANED, RESEALED, AND RECHECKED AND NO LEAK. AGAIN THE LEAK RETURNED AGIN FLOODING THE CARGO AREA. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY FOUND A LEAK IN THE ROOF SEAM, AND CLAIMED THAT THEY CLEANED THE SEAM AND SEALED THE SEAM AND SEALED THE REAR SEAT BOLT HOLES AS THE FOURTH REPAIR. STIL THE LEAK RETURNED. A FIFTH REPAIR BY THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE REAR HATCH SEAL. STILL THE PROBLEM OF THE LEAK EXISTS SATURATING THE CARGO. IN ADDITION, MOLD STARTED GROWING VISIBLE AROUND THE CUP HOLDERS ON THE SECON AND THIRD ROW OF THE DRIVER SIDE, AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IN THE AREA WHERE THE BELT SLIDES INTO IT'S COMPARTMENT. I FOUND IN THE LAST TWO MONTH A RUST STAIN IN THE DOME LIGHT COMPATMENT ABOVE THE FRONT SEATS. THE BATTERY DIES WITHIN SHORT PERIOGE OF TIME AS SHORT AS ABOUT 2 HOURS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE HIGH MOISTURE IN THE VAN CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT EXHAUSTED THE BATTERY. COLDER WEATHER OUTSIDE THE VAN TENDS TO FOG THE WINDOWS TO THE POINT OF IMPAIRING VISIBILITY DUE TO THE HIGH MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOWS

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 KIA SEDONA ON THE HIGHWAY THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WITH MY CHILD SEATED NEXT TO IT IN HER CAR SEAT. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR BY THE POWER SWITCHES, I HAD TO PUSH THE DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY. I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT TO MOVE MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT TO THE OTHER SIDE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW I WAS ON MY WAY AND GAVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE. I WAS ASKED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, THAT THEY WERE BUSY AND ALREADY HAD PEOPLE WAITING. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND WAS TOLD PERHAPS I COULD USE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HER IN THE CAR, BUT THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT GET A CHANCE TO FIX THE PROBLEM TODAY. I EXPRESSED MY DISAPPOINTMENT AND TOLD HIM I WOULD BE COMING NOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS I COULD GET THERE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO OPEN THROUGHOUT MY 30 MINUTE DRIVE TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP, LEAVING ME TO PULL OVER AND, AGAIN, MANUALLY TRY TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS OCCURRED 6 TIMES. ON PULLING INTO THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, WHICH IS DOWN A SMALL HILL, THE DOOR AGAIN SLID OPEN AND CLOSED. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE LATCH ON THE SLIDING DOOR. THAT THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A BROKEN LATCH AS IT IS A MECHANICAL PART. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR LOOKS AT THE OPEN LATCH AS IF SOMEONE WANTS THE DOOR TO OPEN, NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT COULD BE A DEFECT OF THE PART ITSELF. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE EXPENSES, AS MY LIMITED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT WOULD NOT CALL THIS ISSUE COMMON. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD. MY CHOICE IN THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE BASED ON SAFETY. THIS DEFECT OF THE LATCH ON THE DOOR IS NOT SAFE. AND, COMMON OR NOT, MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 66,400

IN EARLY OCT 2009 THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR OF OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT WAS AS IF THE LOCK WAS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. WE HAD IT FIXED AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP. THEN IN DEC 2009 THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WE AGAIN HAD IT FIXED AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 92,554

2006 KIA SEDONA, SLIDING DOORS KEEP STICKING OR LOCKING SO YOU CAN NOT OPEN THEM, IN COLD WEATHER AND IN WARM WEATHER. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOORS, IF CAR IS DRIVE OR EVEN SETTING AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOORS THE DOORS WILL THEN OPEN CAUSING LIGHTS & BELLS TO COME ON. IF DRIVING YOU MAY HAVE TO STOP TO SHUT DOOR, BUT IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND SITTING, IF THE LIGHTS & BELLS COME ON YOU DO NOT HEAR THE WARNING AND I HAVE HAD MY BATTERY GO BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOW BATTERY IS GOING DEAD OVER NIGHT. THIS AUTOMOBLIE IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2008 AND HAVE NOT HAD IT 2 YRS AND HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, PUT 4 NEW TIRES ON AS TIRES KEEP LOOSING AIR PRESSURE AND HEAD LIGHTS HAVE BLOWN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. AS FAR AS THE DOORS STICKING/LOCKING I HAVE REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT PUT SOME LUBURCATE AROUND THE DOORS, WLHICH I DO NOT THINK IS THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, IT ACTS MORE LIKE LOCKING OF THE DOORS. IF I WERE TO HAVE A HEADON COLLISION WHERE BOTH FRONT DOORS WERE UNABLE TO OOPEN, AND THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE, NEITHER I NOR ANY PASSENGERSWOULD BE ALBLE TO ESCAPE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE A RELATIVE THAT BOUGHT HIS 2006 SEDONA IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DURING THE SUMMER OF 09 AND HIS DO THE SAME THING AND THIS PERSON HAS 3 CHILDREN THAT HE HAS IN HIS CAR. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LONG AGO. THE DATE THAT I AM INCLUDING BELOW IS GOING TO BE THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURED. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

2006 KIA SEDONA VAN POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND SEAL PROPERLY. THE DOOR MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND THEN STOPS AND RELEASES THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

AUGUST 12, 2008 AFTER PICKING MY CHILDREN, 8YRS OLD AND 4 YEARS OLD UP FROM THE BABYSITTER BOTH SLIDING DOORS WOULD SHUT AND REOPEN ON THEIR OWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO FINALLY GET BOTH DOORS SHUT BY SHUTTING OFF THE ELECTRONICS OF THE DOOR. HOWEVER WHEN I LEFT MY BABYSITTERS AND THE FIRST RIGHT TURN I MADE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN, WHILE MY SON WAS SITTING THERE. I CALLED KIA IN FORT WAYNE, MY CAR WAS TOWED THE NEXT DAY AND RETURNED TO ME ON THE 13TH WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL MODULE REPLACE. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. ON SEPT. 3, 2008 MY DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. HERE IT IS SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 AND THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IS DOING THIS AGAIN. I CALLED KIA IN FORT WAYNE AND THEY CAN GET MAR CAR IN ON WEDNESDAY. KIA FORT WAYNE I FEEL HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN AS FAR AS REPLACING THE PART, BUT THIS DOOR IS COMING OPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING, BECAUSE SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG. I HAVE VIDEO RECORDED THIS DOOR NO LATCHING AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. I HOPE THAT KIA SERIOUSLY LOOKS INTO THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND CAN HONESTLY I AM DISGUSTED IN HOW KIA IS HANDLING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IS KIA WAITING FOR A DEATH TO TAKE PLACE? I FOUND 4 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME MAKE/MODEL ON - WWW.MOTORPITS.COM THAT STATES THEY GET THE INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE. *TR

Mileage: 38,944

POWER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN IN MOTION. DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME JUST OUT OF THE BLUE NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE DOORS AND AS WELL AS OTHER PROBLEMS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE DOORS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN 3, 7 AND 10 AND USE THE VEHICLE AS LITTLE A POSSIBLE AND NO LONGER TAKE THEIR FRIENDS AS WELL AS OUR DOG IN THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE KIA SEDONA EX IN JULY 14,2006 AND IT HAS ONLY 15,165.00 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEY UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS OF MY PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE REGARDING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN CHAT ROOMS, IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE? I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A CASE THROUGH THE LEMON LAW. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 KIA SEDONA SINCE AUGUST 2006. DURING THAT TIME, THE POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE PROVED TO BE EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. MOST OF THE TIME, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IT WILL POWER TO THE CLOSED POSITION, CONTINUE TRYING TO CLOSE (MAKING A GRINDING NOISE) AND THEN EITHER POP OPEN A COUPLE OF INCHES OR POWER OPEN AGAIN COMPLETELY. IT WILL THEN BEEP THREE TIMES. THIS HAPPENS ON FLAT SURFACES AND EVEN SLIGHT INCLINES. THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS (MANY TIMES) WHO ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR HAVE TRIED MAKING "ADJUSTMENTS" TO THEM. I KEEP ON BEING TOLD THAT THE DOOR IS OPERATING AS PER DESIGN. WE AVOID USING THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WHEN WE CAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY STARTED HAPPENING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AS WELL. JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON BOTH THE 2006 (AND LATER) KIA SEDONA AND HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE (EXACTLY THE SAME VEHICLE) ON THE ODI WEBSITE, AND NUMEROUS INTERNET NEWSGROUPS, THIS IS AFFECTING A LOT OF PEOPLE. I LOVE THE VAN, BUT AM COMPLETELY FED UP WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOORS AND WANT THEM FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 100

I HAVE A 2006 KIA SEDONA. IT WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2007. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER BOTH SLIDING DOOR LATCHES BROKE. ONCE OPENED IN NORMAL EVERYDAY USE THE DOORS WOULD NO LONGER LATCH CLOSED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS THE FIRST TO GO. AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR REPEATEDLY AND HAVING IT BOUNCE BACK OPEN WE FINALLY GOT IT TO LATCH SHUT. WE THEN TIED THE DOOR SHUT UNTIL WE COULD GET IT IN TO BE SERVICED. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT THE DOOR AGAIN BOUNCED OPEN AS FAR AS THE ROPE WOULD LET IT. ON THE DAY BEFORE WE TOOK THE KIA INTO BE SERVICED THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DID THE SAME THING. THANKFULLY THE KIA WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NOTHING WE COULD DO, OTHER THAN TYING THE DOOR SHUT, WOULD GET THE DOOR TO LATCH. THIS IS A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE LATCHES SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PROBLEMS. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS INJURED OR WORSE, HOWEVER IF THE DOORS HAD FULLY OPENED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL SPEED SOMEONE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED OR FALLEN OUT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA HAVE ISSUES LATCHING. THEY CAN COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, IF NOT TIED DOWN WELL. ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO GET THEM TO STAY SHUT THEY CANNOT BE OPENED OR THEY POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING OR DO NOT SHUT AT ALL WITHOUT BEING TIED DOWN. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE DOORS ARE OPENED FOR THE LAST MONTH. NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE DONE EXCEPT TYING THE DOOR SHUT. *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

Mileage: 1,000

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

Mileage: 3,000

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

Mileage: 400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR CLOSED. HOWEVER, IT RE-OPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID A RE-LEARN. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE WHEN THE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. SHE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ONCE MORE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350.

Mileage: 350

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT STAY OPEN AND WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED BRUISES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE LATCHES ON THE DOOR, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD CLOSE IF THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

Mileage: 300

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ONCE AGAIN, LOADING MY CHILDREN IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE 2006 KIA SEDONA THAT WE HAVE, AND WHEN I WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR, IT BOUNCED BACK OPEN FIVE TIMES WITHOUT LATCHING...THIS WILL MAKE THE FOURTH TIME THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW MORNING FOR DOOR PROBLEMS...THIS WILL MAKE THE THIRD TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR BOUNCING BACK OPEN, AND NOT LATCHING. BIG SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEED ADDRESSED SOON! THE FIRST TIME TAKEN IN, PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED...SECOND TIME, THE SERVICE DEPT INSTALLED NEW CABLES IN BOTH SLIDING DOORS, THE THIRD TIME WAS FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR, THAT WAS STUCK OPEN AND WOULD NOT SHUT AT ALL AND HAD TO DRIVE DOWN A BUSY STREET THAT WAY...THEY FOUND A CABLE NUT THAT WAS UNPLUGGED IN THE DOOR AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THAT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY PROOF OF MY VEHICLE BEING IN THE SERVICE DEPT WHILE I WENT TO PICK UP THE VAN FROM OBRIEN...SERVICE GUY KEPT SAYING HE WOULD PUT MY PAPERS IN THE MAIL....SOUNDS KINDA FISHY TO ME....AND NOW THIS (DOORS BOUNCING OPEN AGAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE) I HAVE TWO VERY SMALL CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE TWO SEATS THERE, BUT THE SERVICE DEPT AND OBRIEN DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THAT...SO, WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MORNING!

Mileage: 12,400

I WAS OUT SHOPPING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD TWINS AND MY MOTHER AND WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT LOADING OUR STUFF IN THE 2006 KIA SEDONA ONCE AGAIN AND THE VAN DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT WAS STUCK OPEN....WE WAITED IN THE KROGER PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 2 AND 1/2 HOURS WHILE NO ONE AT OBRIEN KIA WOULD COME AND GET MYSELF AND MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN, AND THE DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN, AND IT WAS STARTING TO GET DARK OUT AND THE BREEZE WAS PICKING UP...WE HAVE HAD THE VAN IN OBRIEN 2 OTHER TIMES FOR THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR BOUNCING BACK OPEN AND NOT LATCHING (BIG SAFETY ISSUE, AND NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WON'T EVEN SHUT (ANOTHER BIG SAFETY ISSUE) WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR...WHO'S TO SAY IT WON'T HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN IS IT GOING TO ACTUALLY GOING TO GET FIXED, OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED FIRST!!!! A RECEPTIONIST FROM OBRIEN FINALLY CAME ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS LATER AND DROVE MY CAR DOWN A BUSY STREET WITH THE SIDE DOOR STILL OPEN AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED, AND I NOW HAVE A RENTAL CAR AGAIN. THEY SAY IT WILL GET FIXED THIS TIME AGAIN! *JB

Mileage: 12,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER CLOSING THE SLIDING DOORS, ONE OR THE OTHER INTERMITTENTLY OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. *AK

Mileage: 3,900