Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 10/12/2012 | 86000 | ||
| Was in a accident struck many trees lots of front end damage, both passenger and drivers side damage and my air bag did not deploy. | |||
| 05/08/2011 | |||
| I have a 2006 kia sedona minivan and i have had multiple issues with the alternator and battery systems. on more than one occassion my vehicle has stalled on the freeway when the alternator stopped charging the battery and power ran out. before this happens, i see all the light indicators on the dashboard for monitored systems go on, such as the abs, tpms, hand brake, esc etc. i have had the alternator replaced once already and it has broken down a second time. i have have the battery replaced atleast 3/4 times already. i am not sure if this is an electrical/wiring defect with my specific vehicle or a defect in the parts or design of the vehicle itself. although i have luckily not had any accidents while these events occurred, i was driving on the freeway both times the alternator conked out and things could easily have ended differently. | |||
| 06/17/2006 | 1000 | ||
| I purchased my kia sedona in april 2006. on average, four times a year i will press the accelerator pedal and the rpm's will go up but the vehicle will not move forward. i have to then release the accelerator pedal and press it again for it to catch and move forward. the 1st time was while on vacation in san diego in 2006. on 4-5 occasions the problem almost caused a serious accident. i have reported it several times, but since kia cannot find a code they claim that they cannot fix the problem. | |||
| 03/17/2010 | 66400 | ||
| While driving my 2006 kia sedona on the highway the rear passenger sliding door opened by itself with my child seated next to it in her car seat. after numerous attempts at trying to close the door by the power switches, i had to push the door closed manually. i got in my vehicle and drove to a nearby parking lot to move my child's car seat to the other side. i contacted my dealership to let them know i was on my way and gave an explanation of the issue. i was asked to wait until the next day, that they were busy and already had people waiting. i explained that i had my child in the car and was told perhaps i could use the vehicle without her in the car, but that they probably would not get a chance to fix the problem today. i expressed my disappointment and told him i would be coming now to the dealership as soon as i could get there. the door continued to open throughout my 30 minute drive to the nearest kia dealership, leaving me to pull over and, again, manually try to close the door. this occured 6 times. on pulling into the dealership parking lot, which is down a small hill, the door again slid open and closed. i was told by the mechanic that it was a mechanical problem with the latch on the sliding door. that the vehicles computer system does not recognize a broken latch as it is a mechanical part. i was told that the car looks at the open latch as if someone wants the door to open, not understanding that it could be a defect of the part itself. the part was replaced and i paid out of pocket for the expenses, as my limited warranty had expired. when i asked the dealership if this was a common problem, i was told that they had seen it before, but would not call this issue common. my concern is for the safety of my child. my choice in this vehicle was made based on safety. this defect of the latch on the door is not safe. and, common or not, must be addressed. | |||
| 07/06/2009 | 12 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia sedona. approximately two weeks ago, the contact received a recall notice and scheduled an appointment with the local dealer. the dealer informed him that the parts for the repair were unavailable. the nhtsa campaign id number was unknown. the current mileage was 35,527 and failure mileage was 12. | |||