Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-068 | 05/01/2010 | 10034246 | Kia: intermittent mil on with no fault code stored; information about dtc p1330. provides information relating to certain vehicles. in affected vehicles an intermittent short to ground in a circuit only intended for testing purposes may c | 10/29/2010 | |
| TSB-044 | 11/01/2009 | 10033464 | Kia: ecm upgrade with tp sensor replacement-mil on with dtc p2135/p0638. information related to ecm software and tp sensor upgrade on some vehicles with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with | 08/18/2010 | |
| 010 | 05/01/2003 | 10001681 | Charging system changes to improve alternator output during high ambient temperature severe operating conditions. *tt | 06/19/2003 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||||
| 013 | 05/01/2008 | 10024290 | Sedona (gq) corroded heater coolant pipes - on some built from may 1, 2001, to aug. 30, 2005. *nj updated 6/17/08. *nj | 04/02/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/19/2011 | 150363 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona. the contact stated that the vehicle would not start and would have to be jump started every three hours. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated to the contact that the battery was the cause of the failure. a replacement battery was installed yet the vehicle could not be started. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 150,363. kmj | |||
| 03/19/2011 | 150363 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona. the contact stated the vehicle engine will not start. the vehicle engine has to get a jump start every three hours. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated the battery was the problem. they installed a new battery and the vehicle still will not start. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 150,363. mw | |||
| 09/07/2010 | 57000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona. the contact noticed the vehicle was loosing coolant fluid. the vehicle was taken to the garage located the failure at the heater cooling pipe corroded. he contacted the dealer advised the cost to replace the heather cooling pipe was $900.00. the vehicle wasn't repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage were 57,500. li | |||
| 03/06/2008 | 66000 | 1 | 11/30/2005 |
| I purchased my 2003 kia sedona in november 2005. so far the following have been repaired or replaced: front hub assembly left side once, right side 2x's, the alternator, the wiper motor, two recalls, the battery, now at 65,000 miles the transmission is shot and needs to be replaced and the timing belt has been replaced. however the warranty company says they wont replace it because the cost of the repair exceeds the value of the car. this is simply outrageous. i have brought the car to the dealer for every service needed. transmission, oil filter ect. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 55000 | 3 | 07/08/2003 |
| At approximately 55,000 miles my kia sedona van had a broken engine mount. now, at approximately 65,000 the van has an additional two broken engine mounts -- that is a total of three broken engine mounts in only 65,000 mile's!! this is incredibly dangerous -- and this shouldn't happen with this frequency, if at all!! *tr | |||
| 07/06/2007 | 3 | ||
| I have taken my father's 2003 kia sedona to napleton kia in elmhurst several times for loss of engine power when the air conditioner is turned on and the radiator fans being on constantly when the outside temp reaches 80 degrees or more also when air conditioner is on. this was never a problem when my father first bought this vehicle but the dealer says it's necessary for the fans to be on when the air is turned on to protect the engine from overheating. i believe that up to a certain point but the fans never turn off when the air is on. i have a problem with that logic. another problem is the vehicle sometimes bucks and backfires for no apparent reason. it's fine one minute and bad the next this occurs a least once a month, then it's fine like nothing ever happened, until next month. the dealer my dad takes it to seems like they are not interested in getting to the problems this vehicle has, but waiting until some other problem occurs like a check engine light comes on, then maybe they'll spend some time on it. but the vehicle comes out of the dealership fine but within a day or two it's the same old problems. my dad feels like he's wasting his time trying to explain the problems to the dealership because they may seem interested but have no incentive to find the real reason these problems occur in the first place. they either don't know or don't care. i'm beginning to think that the mechanics don't know and the dealership doesn't care. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2007 | 1 | 10/23/2004 | |
| Motor needs to be replaced with just 39,000 miles on the van and just 4 years old. service dept. will not cover this. *jb | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 1 | ||
| 2003 kia sedona has problems with abs system, stalling and abs light flashing on the dashboard.***no answer required***. *mr the abs light flashed when it rained on when the roads were wet. the dealer was unable to duplicate the consumers concerns. *jb | |||
| 10/19/2004 | 8 | 08/28/2002 | |
| I've had a number of problems with my 2003 kia sedona. initially one of the gaskets leaked and had to n be replaced. the windshield cracked overnight in the garage when there was no weather extremes. the wheel bearings went in the front tire. recently the engine had to be replaced because it was leaking and after replacing all the gaskets it couldn't get pressure. the driver's door handle broke, the lumbar support stopped working. the hood wouldn't close properly. and on top of all those things i've had 2 blowouts to the front driver's tire in a 2 year period. the dealer says there is nothing wrong with the wheel but i'm not sure he even checked because of the engine problems he had to deal with. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 08/13/2005 | 34000 | 2 | 06/23/2003 |
| Car has been huge headache bought new in 2003 has been towed twice for leaking coolant lines that rusted out. last time was on vacation kia has not returned on phone call or e-mail as it cost me 300 dollars and car is under bumper to bumper warranty has 34k miles . drivers door handle broke and airbag light was on fixed by dealer. one brake pad lining fell off at 25k miles replaced myself. most important we had a rear tire blow out at 60 mph in three lanes of traffic. tire shredded apart with 28k miles and was new york inspected 2 months earlier. other back tire bubbled out on one side and made the car shudder. replaced tires myself but please investigate this car now i am really worried after reading about the airbags not deploying. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/03/2009 | 91000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona. while the contact was having her vehicle serviced, she was informed by a local mechanic that the engine was making a lower end noise and that a screw was missing on the throttle body. the dealer informed the contact that the engine needed to be replaced. there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 91,000. | |||
| 01/14/2009 | 41000 | 1 | |
| 2003 kia sedona - mileage on this van 48,177 1. steering stiffness, make it hard to turn about 90% of the time while driving. 2. rough engine - missed fire due to the coil leakage and about started about 6-8 months ago. *tr | |||
| 01/08/2007 | 83650 | 1 | 11/19/2002 |
| In my kia sedona minivan i had purchased brand new only because of the warranty i took kids to school oil light came on and when i tried to crank back no. they towed to the local kia dealership and the said it was not warrantable. *nm | |||
| 12/11/2006 | 2 | ||
| 2003 kia sedona with problems with losing power, choking. **nar**cc the butterfly plates were found loose in the plenum and the screws were missing. the technician told the consumer that they were not installed properly from the factory. when the butterfly's failed the consumer was on the highway going 70 mph the suddenly lost power. the a/c failed in the middle f the summer. | |||
| 05/16/2006 | 41849 | 1 | 06/26/2003 |
| Oil sludge is building up in the engine. the oil has been changed as required and the engine flushed to no avail. antwerpen kia dealership is refusing to honor the vehicle warranty and repair or replace the engine. *jb | |||
| 09/27/2003 | 2500 | 1 | 07/22/2003 |
| While driving at 30 mph smoke was coming from under the hood. the consumer pulled over, popped the hood, and noticed fire on top of the engine. *ak *scc *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 02/16/2005 | 2 | ||
| Van was parked outside in driveway . field mouse got into timing belt area, causing belt to skip time when started. nothing was done to correct the problem of mice getting into timing belt area. poor design in timing belt cover.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 12000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that there is a strong odor of gas inside the cab of vehicle. consumer feels the odor has caused drowsiness, almost resulting in losing control of vehicle.*ak *ts | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 07/31/2003 | 2 | ||
| Overwhelming smell of gas in the vehicle when running the air conditioner. dealer identified issue as purging of charcoal canister incorrectly. the purging was redirected to rear of vehicle, but still is an issue when parking in the garage and smell of gas is still overwhelming. is this a fire hazard? *ph | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Dad: a noise was coming from the muffler/engine. this happened at speeds of 35-45 mph and in hot weather, and when the air conditioner was on. the problem first started on september 24, 2004. when the consumer took vehicle to a dealership for repairs they could not find the cause of the problem. *ak | |||