Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 01/05/2005 | 58250 | 2 | 11/20/2001 |
| Re:kia sedona minivan kndup131626095266 with about 58,300 miles. no prior problems of any kind. st complaint: on evening of friday, 12/31/04, a clunking/grinding sound from right side of my kia sedona at about 58,000 miles grabbed and seized the right axle. on 1/1/05 [sat] i drove car to local srvce cntr. on 1/3/05 [monday] srvc cntr diagnosed burnt/broken right axle wheel bearings. altho i told srvce cntr to do brake service on all 4 wheels but not wheel bearings, as i wanted that work to be done by my kia dealership - my local station replaced brake pads & rims and honed rotors and replaced front right axle wheel bearings. tow service to kia dealership was cancelled by me as a result. 2nd complaint: on wed, 1/5/05, i drove daughter at 6:45 a.m. from bronx to her laguardia hs in manhattan. noticed that car radio and head lights flicked on & off while driving for minutes at a time. later in day, i drove to brooklyn's 99 street cleaners to pick up my military field coat at 3:20 p.m. minivan parked but engine would not turn over & start. used auxiliary battery pack [abp] to start engine and entered bqexpressway. crossing brooklyn bridge to manhattan, engine died. used abp to start engine and entered fdr drive up manhattan to home. car engine died 3 more times. after 4 stalls and re-starts with abp, i kept abp connected to vehicle battery and, with all lights off in darkness from 4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m., in slow rush hour traffic, the abp kept car alive till arrival at local srvce cntr. all fuses checked okay while car battery recharged. diagnosis made that alternator and/or regulator not working. have phoned kia tow service for pick up to dealership. vehicle has about 58,300 miles on it. nb: i am very satisifed with kia customer service and kia tow service, whom i telephoned on 1/3/05 [and then cancelled tow] and today on 1/6/05. *ak | |||