Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 008 | 04/01/2005 | 10015247 | Air conditioning (a/c) diagnosis and performance testing. *tt | 07/12/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 10/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| I really need help and don?t know what to do. also with my car my engine light was constantly on and to this day the light is probably still on and kia have not contacted me yet and even though i have a rental from enterprise through kia paying that is not the issue i want my car so that can sell it so that i don?t lose my home because i am unemployed due to this bucket of bolts. and also the kia repair man steve johnson at kirkland kia stated to me that my odometer reading was incorrect and the kia manufacturer took my car to another dealer because i wad being seen at their auto shop too much and is bizarre or what? i spoke to a paul stapleton at kia motors america because they have had my vehicle for 30 days straight. on oct 8 i picked my car up and 20 min later my engine light was back on. the day before i was offered $1000 for a good will gesture from kia. when the engine light came back on the next day mr. stapleton offered to buy my vehicle back for 11,300 and that was without the $1000 good will. today is oct 12th and by this afternoon i will be hearing from this company. this is not satisfying to me because i still had a full warranty on my car and for 11,300 i will have to purchase used and no warranty because i had a 2002 that was paid in full and a full warranty. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 11/09/2007 | 72000 | 1 | 09/02/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 kia sedona. the vehicle had been parked for approximately 8-10 hours when it suddenly caught fire. the wiring fuse box caused the engine, radio, and wiper/washer to activate. the fire originated in the instrument panel. the contact was able to douse the fire with a fire extinguisher. the vehicle was later towed to a dealer and they did not provide a reason as to why it caught fire. the contact found numerous complaints on the same type of vehicle with identical failures. the current and failure mileages were 72,000. updated 03/06/08. *lj the consumer stated the recall was done, however ever since the repair, the seats never worked correctly. the consumer had worked done on the air conditioner. updated | |||
| 09/20/2005 | 46876 | 1 | 07/01/2002 |
| Consumer belts squeal, slidding door drags, pulley was replaced at 7744 miles. *ts ***no answer required*** the pulley and belt have been replaced 10 times. the alternator seized while the vehicle was being driven. the a/c fan made loud noises. the sliding door dragged. the emergency brake would not hold, the dealer adjusted it three times then finally replaced. an internal short in the fuse clock caused the vehicle not to start. the vehicle stalled intermittenlty but the dealer was unable to duplicate the stalling. the power windows would stick and make noise, the dealer lubed it and replaced the regulator. the rear hatch rusted around handle and had to be repaired/refinished twice. the exhaust manifold racked. oil leaked from oil filter. the front and rear wipers failed. the sliding door handle broke. the dash lights illuminated due to broken bad switch contacts. the rotors warped. the a/c was blowing when it wasn't on and sometimes it blew out warm air. the rear seat arm rest will not stay down. the threshold on the left side is cracked. *nm | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 6 | 03/19/2002 | |
| My 2002 kia sedona has experienced multiple problems since i bought it in march, 2002. major electrical problems, battery replacement, sliding door failing to close, engine noise, air conditioner problems. have contacted manufacturer and dealer. some issues resolved - - others unable to be diagnosed or replicated. fear that engine, electrical system is still not working properly and will fail and cause an accident.*ak | |||
| 08/28/2002 | 20 | 06/06/2002 | |
| Fallas sistema aire acondicionado desde 8-28-2002, todavia sigue dandio problemas en estos momentos se encuentra en taller de kia para reparacion. frenos reparados en 2 ocasiones los rotores y pads. cristal delantero se quebro sin razon. radio dejo de funcionar. *nlm | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 05/29/2003 | 7600 | 7 | 05/23/2002 |
| Battery keeps on dying, needing boost. received ruary january 2003. that one died in feb. they replaced radio, saying it had a short. but battery died again. then they said an alternator wire was loose. they reconnected it. but battery died again, the following month. back for service on 6/2/03. afraid electrical system may fail while vehicle is being operated. know of 2 other individuals with same kia sedona ex that this has happened to (battery failure). *ak | |||
| 05/29/2003 | 7600 | 7 | 05/23/2002 |
| Battery keeps on dying, needing boost. recieved new one in january 2003. that one died in feb. they replaced radio, saying it had a short. but battery died again. then they said an alternator wire was loose. they reconnected it. but battery died again, the following month. back for service on 6/2/03. afraid electrical system may fail while vehicle is being operated. know of 2 other individuals with same kia sedona ex that this has happened to (battery failure).*ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - CARRIER/RACK | |||
| 1 | 08/13/2001 | ||
| Consumer complains of a loud whislte when driving over 40 mph. the factory rep test drove the vehicle and determined it to be the roof rack. their solution was possibly a redesign of the cross members. nothing has been done. *jg | |||