Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 05/26/2012 | 84900 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 kia sedona ex. the contact stated the passenger side air bag lights constantly illuminates. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the air bags and stated the pretensioner wiring harness was installed incorrectly. the dealer informed her that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 84,900. pmb | |||
| 05/26/2012 | 84900 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 kia sedona ex. the contact stated the passenger side air bag lights constantly illuminates. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the air bags and stated the pretensionor wiring harness was installed incorrectly. they informed her there was no recall and she would have to pay for the repairs. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 84,900. mw | |||
| 07/22/2009 | |||
| The airbag light on the 2002 kia sedona has been on and the vehicle has been assessed many times. per the mechanic at the dealership there is no way to identify if the airbag works or not. the entire system would have to be replaced which is very expensive. the electrical components to the hatchback have failed and the ability to open the hatchback has caused an issue with releasing the cage to drop the spare tire. be prepared there is not a light that tells you the hatchback will not open which could lead to a multitude of problems while traveling at night. especially if you have a tire failure while on the highway driving out of town on a weekend and go to open the hatch and it will not open, therefore the ability to use the spare is now null and void. hopefully the cell phone you own has reception to call a tow truck to tow your car to the nearest town. once there i hope the hotel left the light on because the tire store is not open at 10 pm. the brake light hardware is not bolted in properly- when i bought my van someone had actually used velcro to hold the brakelights/tailight covers in place. which also consists of a headlight issue- when there is a lot of snow/rain i must replace the headlights every 6 to 8 weeks. | |||
| 02/11/2011 | 82000 | ||
| On 2/11/11 my kia sedona airbag light went on and stayed on. upon extensive research, i've seen numerous complaints online on the same issue. on 2/28/11, i had the airbag module sensor replaced by a private mechanic. two weeks after being replaced, the airbag light went on again and stayed on. i have repaired/replaced thousands of dollars of parts on this kia, making it the most expensive vehicle i've ever owned in the past 32 years. i was told that with the airbag light always on, that in an accident my airbags will not deploy. i have 84,000 miles on this van. the only warranty remaining from kia is their 100,000/10 yr power train, which basically covers nothing. with all the complaints on this most extreme safety issue, and the fact that kia touts this vehicle as a 5 star safety rating, they should be forced to recall this apparent manufacturing defect. aside from brakes, airbag deployment is the second most important safety feature protecting its' driver and passengers. i am the original owner of this van and have kept it well maintained. | |||