Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/18/2012 | 64000 | ||
| I bought the car last year and it worked fine until this spring when it had sudden acceleration in the rear gear, causing a minor accident. i was not sure it was the uncontrolled acceleration but then it had two more cases of sudden forward acceleration that cannot be stopped by stepping on the break but can be stopped by shifting the gear to neutral. then this morning (06/18/2012) when i backed out of the home driveway and put the gear to drive, it suddenly started the acceleration again. this time it wouldn't stop even with the gear quickly shifted to neutral, and kept on accelerating. i managed to steer away from collisions for 4 blocks but ended up hitting a fire hydrant and two sign posts, scrape another car, then finally hit the fence to stop the car. the car is totaled but fortunately nobody was hurt. obviously this car is a great danger to people. it should be recalled immediately. | |||
| 12/05/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 kia sedona. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer for regular service and was told there was a service recall for the computer. the dealer changed the intake air temperature sensor and after the change the vehicle had a problem accelerating. the dealer then changed the throttle sensor and the problem was solved until the contact reached home. the contact was leaving home the next day and the vehicle failed to accelerate once again. the vehicle does not stall, but will not come out of idle. the failure mileage and current mileages were 30,000.rl | |||
| 09/20/2011 | 46000 | ||
| My vehicle suddenly stopped to react to the gas pedal, motor rpm fell down to ~1000 rpm - usually its idle value. the problem happened as i was trying to speed up while entering the traffic on a highway, and it created a dangerous situation. it looks like a common problem with kia sedona vehicles, i was able to find quite a few references on the internet, for example see this: http://www.kia-forums.com/kia-carnival-sedona-2006/61112-sudden-loss-accelerator-response.html | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 11/29/2010 | 38 | 07/02/2010 | |
| 2009 kia sedona. consumer states vehicle has an intermittent safety problem, gas pedal disconnect *tgw the consumer stated the problems began within a few days after the dealer performed a service upgrade to the vehicle's computer. since november 29, 2010, the problem typically occurred at very low speeds when starting off or speeding up slightly. when the accelerator pedal was applied there was no response from the engine for 3-5 seconds. the dealer replaced the throttle body and throttle position sensor. *jb | |||