Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||||
| SC-095 | 03/01/2012 | 10044140 | Kia: front coil spring replacement. owners of some vehicles currently registered in the 21 states which are known to use heavy amounts of road salt are being notified to schedule an appointment with the nearest kia dealer to have both fron | 05/15/2012 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| TSB-024 | 06/01/2010 | 10033972 | Kia: rear coil spring lower tube replacement. some vehicles may exhibit noise from rear suspension coil springs when traveling on a rough road or when cornering. *pe | 10/01/2010 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||||
| TSB-024 | 06/01/2010 | 10033972 | Kia: rear coil spring lower tube replacement. some vehicles may exhibit noise from rear suspension coil springs when traveling on a rough road or when cornering. *pe | 10/01/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/08/2013 | 105000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 kia sedona. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph, she heard a loud noise. the contact mentioned that the tire pushed back into the fender. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. an insurance adjuster inspected the vehicle and stated that the control arm was corroded causing the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 105, 000. pm | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Over the past year, i have replaced struts, bushings, cv boots, & countless other items on suspension. i have had sedona looked @ by multiple mechanics. have driven around w/ me on both occasions. had three ase certified guys at one time checking everywhere for lose or broken parts. we even checked spare tire & the pressure in it. when i go over any uneven surface, something rattles or clunks under the van. not a little, a lot! everyone can actually feel it, not just hear it. cannot pin point location.it seems mostly around spare tire area, but i feel it under driver & passenger area too. middle & back can feel & hear it. you cannot make it happen over things like speed bumps. just uneven surfaces. random.. so embarrassing & making me crazy! i also have had on 5 or 6 occasions when driving, i will take foot off gas as cars slow or exiting up a hwy ramp. when i push to excel, it wont catch but the engine rpms go crazy & engine races. i have to try to let off & reapply foot to gas to get it to grab. i almost got rearended twice! it happens fast, suddenly & far in between. scares me to death. it is like the transmission is slipping, but had at dealership long ago for this & just like the other stuff, if they cannot make it happen... sorry, out of luck! i now am just under the 100k mark & still cannot get resolve. cannot sell a clunking car! *tr | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Over the past year, i have replaced struts, bushings, cv boots, & countless other items on suspension. i have had sedona looked @ by multiple mechanics. have driven around w/ me on both occasions. had three ase certified guys at one time checking everywhere for lose or broken parts. we even checked spare tire & the pressure in it. when i go over any uneven surface, something rattles or clunks under the van. not a little, a lot! everyone can actually feel it, not just hear it. cannot pin point location.it seems mostly around spare tire area, but i feel it under driver & passenger area too. middle & back can feel & hear it. you cannot make it happen over things like speed bumps. just uneven surfaces. random.. so embarassing & making me crazy! i also have had on 5 or 6 occations when driving, i will take foot off gas as cars slow or exiting up a hwy ramp. when i push to excel, it wont catch but the engine rpms go crazy & engine races. i have to try to let off & reapply foot to gas to get it to grab. i almost got rearended twice! it happens fast, suddenly & far in between. scares me to death. it is like the transmission is slipping, but had at dealership long ago for this & just like the other stuff, if they cannot make it happen... sorry, out of luck! i now am just under the 100k mark & still cannot get resolve. cannot sell a clunking car! | |||
| 12/03/2010 | 24400 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 kia sedona lx. while driving in the driveway 5 mph the bushings on the front passenger side started squeaking. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed him they cannot replace the bushings until it break and cannot press out from the sub frame without damaging the sub frame. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was call who contacted the dealer to find the failure and what can be done. the dealer informed the manufacturer they will not repair the failure until it breaks. the failure mileage was 24,400.-mw | |||
| 04/10/2008 | 25318 | ||
| Front end failure of sway bar links on my 2006 kia sedona mini van. we bought the van in sept of 2007 as a used van with about 20,000 miles on it. at 25,138 miles the sway bar links were replaced. i just had my own garage do them again with 41,971 miles on it. these should last longer than 17,000 miles. i also had it at the dealer for a shimmey in the front end and they replaced both front axles. we are still experiencing a shimmey at times. the right side sub frame bushings were replaced at 32,268 miles. then at 33,367 miles it was back into the shop for the left rear subframe bushings. the date of that repair was 11/23/09. they informed me that the rear brakes were not working and all rusted up. i advised them not to do the work because i could do it myself and that it was not covered under warrenty. i replaced both rear rotors, pads, and both calipers because they were all rusted. our factory warrenty ends at the end of the year and i have great concerns that i will be putting alot of money into a junk front end. we did have it at the shop for one recall notice for a possible faulty brake switch that could not shut off the cruise control. on 8/14/09 with 34,324. | |||
| 06/17/2010 | 89000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 kia sedona. the contact stated she had her vehicle serviced for the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 09v130000. after receiving the vehicle the contact stated she was driving at approximately 15 mph when the cruise control involuntarily turned on and a loud buzzing noise was heard coming from the dash area. the vehicle was pulled over and restarted. upon restart the cruise control turned off but the buzzing noise persisted momentarily. the vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer to be examined for the cause of failure. the contact also stated that she has been experiencing a recurring failure in which she hears a loud clunking noise coming from the front end of the vehicle while driving over bumps. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on many occasions where the right and left sway bar links were replaced. the failure continues to recur whenever driving over a bumpy road surface. the failure and current mileage was 89,000. sm. | |||
| 11/16/2007 | 0 | 8 | 10/21/2006 |
| I purchased a 2006 kia sedona october 21st of 2006 and ever since then i have had it in for service about 8-9 times. first few times were for the engine light going on all the time. then it was shaking of the vehicle and they did a wheel alignment about two times. took it in again for same shaking problem so they replaced the struts on it. than the horn went out and the under carriage of the vehicle started shaking while trying to accelerate to 50 miles an hour. they replaced some part on the under carriage but the vehicle is still shaking and is still in the shop waiting to hear from kia in the next part to replace or fix. i have had a rental each time which is fine and dandy, they have picked up the cost but it is just getting frustrating to have a brand new vehicle with only 20 miles on it when purchased to be serviced as many times as it has in the past year. somehow i do now know if this vehicle is even road safe anymore!! *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 06/06/2009 | 73122 | 1 | |
| The vehicle struts with less then 75k miles (warranty covers only to 60k miles) have poor suspension. the cruise control will not set at desired speed. brake lights remain on even after the vehicle ignition is turned off; pumping the brakes will not release lights and could cause the battery to drain unless fuse is removed. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 03/01/2007 | 4 | 05/14/2006 | |
| For the past 2 months i have been dealing with a very annoying and very dangerous problem the kia sedona pulled to the left. while not too noticeable on city streets it i was very noticeable on the freeway, and if the steering wheel was ever let go for a second the car pulled to the left ,right toward the freeway median. my hands and arms get tired holding the vehicle straight on long trips. to me, this was a very dangerous situation.* the problem began in march 2007, and has gotten incresingly worse. i have taken it to my private mechanic once for a front end alignment, he said it didn't do anything, but it still pulled to the left!). i have then taken it back to the dealer three times. the first time they said they adjusted somethin at no change. the second time they said they replaced the rightside strut at no change. the third time they claimed they adjusted the leftside strut at no change.*ak my car is now going back to the dealer for a fourth time, to get its left strut replaced. i am not convinced this will solve the problem. this is a safety issue, and i have found several other postings (both here, and in other forums) that all have the exact same compaint: 2006 kia sedona pulls to the left. while the dealer has been patient-- they are also clueless and have supposedly not heard of this problem. the last time i was in, they made me take their mechanic for a ride, which i was glad to do, to prove to him that the car veers to the left. the mechanic started using excuses like oh, the road slopes left, so that's why it does that and also this model has torque-steering, so this is normal. in my opinion, this demans a recall. personally, i am beginning the process of taking advantage of wisconsin's lemon law - which states that 4 repairs for the same thing in the first year qualify the car as a lemon. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 09/05/2007 | 06/15/2006 | ||
| My kia sedona is in the zieser service center again. i had to take it in for the horn and other concerns. the horn does not always work and this is a safety issue. the dealer said they can not duplicate, but when my husband and i drive the vehicle it does not work on a consistent basis. they have had to replace parts on this horn already on several occasions. and i have had to bring it back on several occasions since they can not duplicate at first. on my last visit the service dept turned the rotors for the brakes. i told them that it is now squealing since they did this and i wanted to know why. when they called to tell me my car was ready, they said i owed $25 to look at the brakes. i ask why and dave in service said that their tech took over 2 hours to look for problems and no one was going to pay them (meaning kia), so i needed to pay. i told them i wanted to know why i did not have a squeak before and then after they did some warranty work on the van i did have a squeak. i also stated that i have a safety concern about the car feeling like it is being pushed when you are slowing down and you get to 30-35 mph. he said this is normal. lastly, the cruise control does not decelerate when going down hills (even a slight grade). it does not do this on a consistent basis. they told me this is normal, but when i drive it accelerates and if i have it set at say 40 mph i have to apply to brakes because i have had it accelerate past 60 mph. again, i am very concerned about my vehicle and the fact that there are safety issues that i feel need to be corrected. even though they state that the horn is working correctly, when i was driving this weekend, i was cut off by a car and when i went to honk the horn it did not work. and when i tested on several occasions, it did not work. my husband also was cut off (there is in intersection that is notorious for this by our home) and he could not get it to work. | |||