Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
TSB-04411/01/200910033464Kia: 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 with08/18/2010

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE
06/11/201242300
 Traveling at 70 mph, cruise control on, the car decelerated rapidly and lost ability to accelerate. check engine light illuminated. was able to pull off to shoulder. car was shut off and restarted, accelerator started to work but check engine light remained on. after driving another 50 miles the same thing happened. this is not the first time it has occurred, on this occasion we were able to safely pull over. on one occasion we were in kansas city rush hour traffic in the center lane, cars behind us came to a screeching stop to avoid hitting us. very scary situation! after the car is shut off and sits for a few hours the check engine light turns off when started. with no check engine light there is no error code to diagnose the problem. this is a problem that needs to be addressed by kia. i have read articles that state this was a problem on previous model years and they were recalled.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
04/09/201138382
 Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia sedona. the contact was driving approximately 5-10 mph and exiting a parking lot when the vehicle failed to respond to acceleration attempts. the electronic stability control warning light was illuminated and the vehicle was shut off. once restarted, the check engine warning light was illuminated. the failure recurred five times and the vehicle was taken to the dealer but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 38,382 and the current mileage was 38,482.
04/09/201138382
 Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia sedona. while driving approximately 5-10 mph pulling out of a parking lot headed for the road the vehicle lost all acceleration. the contact stated the electronic stability control light illuminated on the dashboard. the vehicle did not stalled but he coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. he stated he turned the vehicle off and waited a vehicle minutes and the vehicle restarted but the check engine light was on. the failure happen intermittently five times before the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer performed a diagnostic and was unable to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was under warranty. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 38,382 and the current mileage was 38,482. vwb
08/21/201017299
 While driving 70 mph down freeway kia suddenly lost power and would not accelerate had to maneuver across 6 lanes of traffic to get to shoulder. once i turned van off and restarted, i could once again accelerate. the failure occured 3 more times within a 5 mile stretch. finally made it to a gas station where we called for roadside assistance, i had 3 babies in carseats in van at time of failure this could have been a huge tragedy if traffic was any worse than it was. van is at dealer now waiting for service.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
12/26/200959000
 Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia sedona. while driving 70 mph with the cruise control engaged he pressed on the accelerator pedal, and then the pedal fell completely to the floorboard. while attempting to pull to the side of the road , the vehicle stalled. he was able to restart the vehicle. a technician from the dealer repaired the tbs sensor and updated the ecu. the failure mileage was 59000. the current mileage was 59054.