Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| TSB-048 | 09/01/2009 | 10031947 | Kia: power sliding door remoe controller motor replacement. on some vehicles, a power sliding door (psd) may not open when using an overhead console switch, b pillar switch or remote control button. *pe | 02/01/2010 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| 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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/26/2011 | |||
| Van does not stay started. sensor control and short on seats. | |||
| 10/23/2009 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Kia sedona 2004-vehicle will not shut off even when the keys are removed from the ignition. the car will drive however no functions on the dashboard will work, lights, wipers, radio, headlights etc. this happened for about 1 week in june 2009 and here and there throughout the summer. i did have it towed back to the dealership but at the time they were unable to identify the problem as it had corrected itself. it happened again the week of october 21st. the battery had to be disconnected to turn the vehicle off. they are still unsure of what is causing the car to remain on without the key in the ignition. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 61000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle floorboard got hot and melted the wiring harness under carpet. kia dealer found no cause for the excessive heat but replaced the wiring at my expense. *tr | |||
| 11/05/2006 | 4 | 01/22/2004 | |
| I have a 2004 kia sorento 4x4 (that car option not included in complaint form) one morning car started up rough and wouldn't stop. engine light came on. dropped off at dealership where they said it was my fuel injectors. they replaced them, but said they wanted to keep car overnight to make sure problem did not repeat. it started rough again with them and engine light came on again. they kept the car next day to dig deeper to find problem. they discovered the wire harness suffered a short and was burnt in 3 different areas. since harness is connected from computer to spark plugs, fuel injector and other engine components they had to replace everything...but the computer. i got car back after 5 days. 2 days later car started rough idling and started misfiring and check engine light came on. i once again dropped car off at dealership. said it feels like the same problem, or could be related to work done. they said random misfires are common and cleared computer log and i got car back. next morning car ran rough again and was misfiring again. i called kia service and said that this car never misfired before or ran rough and how can a random misfire happen so frequently and isn't it coincidental that it only started happening after my wire harness suffered from a short that was directly attached to the spark plugs. service manager mention that technician working on car thought that computer was malfunctioning but neglected to tell me. i asked if they knew it was malfunctioning, why did they ever give the car back till everything was fixed. he said they need proof and not just maybe's. i told them that the constant misfiring was proof enough. they took the car back and replaced the computer. they sent the computer to kia headquarters to investigate why the computer malfunctioned. i was told that they were worried that this may not be a isolated case. *jb | |||
| 07/18/2005 | 15000 | 09/01/2004 | |
| After parking van after a short trip of approximately 2 tenths of a mile the van was turned off and the key was out of the ignition and doors were locked, four houres later someone noticed smoke coming from the van. when the drivers side door was opened flames shot out of the van. after a fire extinguisher was used to extinguish the fire, it was noticed be me that the main wiring harness going to the fuse panel as well as the fuse panel was melted and smoldering. i also noticed that the radio was playing and the dash lights were flashing and the door buzzer was buzzing, all without the being in the ignition. i then proceeded to unhook the positive battery cable to kill power to the van. kia moters came and got the van and took it to a local dealer. upon inspection by the dealership they and kia motors concluded that it was not an warrenty issue. it was obvious that this was a wiring fire and was not caused by any freak act of nature or neglegience of me the owner. kia says that it is not a manufacturer defect. kia said to take pictures and mail them to them and turn in a claim to my insurance company. we have read of numerous fires just like the one that occured on my van on the internet. | |||
| 08/18/2004 | 1825 | 15 | 07/28/2004 |
| While driving 50 mph vehicle stalled. vehicle was still driveable. dealership informed the consumer that there transmission failed. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak dealer stated problem was caused by electricl harness. also having multiple failures with output speed sensor; transmission 3 times; thermostat assembly; power steering leaked; input speed sensor; low ground voltage failed; fuse block problems; cruise control. consumer was advised that due to the design of the cruise control, the vehicle accelerates often while on an incline at 45 to 55 mph as if vehicle's engine/transmission was racing. *tt *tc | |||
| 08/18/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving at any speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. please provide more details. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 02/27/2006 | 13000 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the electrical system was continually blowing fuses that operate the headlights. while driving at night it was dangerous because there were no indications that the fuse would blow. the bulbs in the headlight were replaced numerous times to see if the bulbs were the problem. the bulbs would pass inspection when taking out of the contact's vehicle. the dealer can not duplicate the problem and no repairs were made. | |||
| 09/28/2004 | 7820 | 2 | 05/05/2004 |
| Blown main engine fuse due to this failure it shuts off all engine and it does not operate at all. while driving, engine shuts off and won't start. after it went to the dealer for so many days without calling us to inform of what's going on, they have figured that it has a blown fuse and they ( dealer mechanics ) blame me to the fact that i might be using a lot of electical activities in the van such as playing video game while driving and might have caused the electrical blow out. then 2 months later... same thing happened i was on my way to work and it did the same thing. now that the car is at the dealer, god knows what they will come up with, to have such an excuse. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 12/06/2006 | 19500 | 1 | |
| I was driving on the freeway for about 15 minutes when my 04 kia sedona lx started smoking. at first i thought there was a fire in the local area. after a few minutes it occurred to me that it could be my van and pulled over and popped the hood. flames jumped up in the engine and burned until they were extinguished with a fire extinguisher. the kia service manager said that he believed it was a total loss. my insurance company is now verifying that. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 1 | 01/01/2005 | |
| Dt: the contact owns a 2004 kia sadona. the dash lights have repeatedly failed in less than one year. a couple of times the dealer put fuses in the vehicle, and they claimed that something had been plugged into the cigarette lighter that did not work. the master technician put a new instrument cluster board. this would solve the problem for a week up to a month, and the problem would come back. at nights, they cannot see the speed or fuel or any lights on the dashboard. previous owner had this vehicle in the shop three times for electrical reasons. *ak | |||