Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/02/2009 | 68451 | ||
| 1)happened twice: car stopped suddenly after a beeping noise and engine light went on briefly. thermostat, thermostat gasket had to replaced twice in 7 months (repairs done on 5/11/10 and 12/13/2010). note: engine flush 11/24/09; cooling system pressure tested 2/22/10, radiator flushes 6/8/09 and 7/30/10 in addition to lof every 3,000 miles) cooling system /corrosion issues/cooling system corrosion control kit installed: 12/30/05 & 4/8/08, 2) car careening and tipping when steering hard to right: front hub and wheel bearing, seal had to be replaced as well - 3 times (1/2/09; 12/13/10, 8/1/2011). 3) car lost power on freeway due to bad alternator which discharged battery 6/23/06. | |||
| 08/14/2012 | 108000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona ex. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential driveway when he heard the anti-theft alarm sounding. the contact was inside his home and observed the front driver's side window glowing from afar. upon further inspection he found that the vehicle was on fire. the fire was extinguished. a police report was not filed. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. | |||
| 08/14/2012 | 108000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona ex. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential driveway when he heard the anti-theft alarm sounding. the contact was inside his home and observed the front driver's side window glowing from afar. upon further inspection he found that the vehicle was on fire. the fire was extinguished. a police report was not filed. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. kmj | |||
| 08/14/2012 | 108000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona ex. the contact stated that he heard his vehicle's alarm going off as it sat parked in the driveway and saw the front driver side window glowing. upon further inspection he saw that the vehicle was on fire. the dealer and manufacturer had not been notified. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. dt | |||
| 12/26/2011 | 105000 | ||
| On 12/26/2011 we went out to the van (2003 kia sedona) and the car wouldn't start. the whole van smelt like melted plastic. i looked at the fuse box and the entire thing was melted along with the trim and carpet. i have pictures and a movie to show the extent of the damage. kia of putnam connecticut refused responcibility. this is a serious safety issue. we were not even driving the car when it happened the issue happened overnight. if pictures are requested please email me at adamsulik1988@gmail.com thank you. | |||
| 10/06/2006 | 41000 | 1 | 03/14/2003 |
| On tues. the 3rd of oct. 2006 i went to start my 2003 kia sedona and it would not start so aaa was called, they came and jumped the battery and it was all set to go. thursday the 5th i noticed console near radio was hot to the touch. friday oct. 6th 2006 i went to get into my car and i could not get the door open. i noticed the windshield was cracked and black. when i finally got into the car the drivers side was completely melted by a fire that occurred sometime in the middle of the night. the car was totaled by my insurance company, they are giving me cash value for it and now i am stuck with owing money on a car i don't have. they are currently investigating the exact cause of the fire. there must have been some kind of manufacturing defect. it was a 2003 and i purchased it only 6 months ago. no one was hurt but everything was damaged and i am at a loss and don't know what i can do. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 07/20/2006 | 17000 | 4 | 02/25/2004 |
| This van has been a problem ever since i bought it. this is the 3rd time the brakes have been replaced, the cd player doesn't work any more. the alternator with out at 40,000 miles. the fuses inside keep blowing. the air controller in the back in falling out of the ceiling. i had to leave it with the dealership for over a week so that they could find the hesitation problem it was having when pulling out into traffic. it turned out to be the distributor cable, this was at about 17,000 miles and that was also the miles at the 2nd brakes job. it now makes a noise in the back of the van that sounds like a motorcycle is coming up behind you. i just hope whatever it is it doesn't blow like it sounds like it could. i bought this van because i have a 1 year old and a 4 year old so i really don't want to crash with such precious cargo. thanks, rose ann. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 07/10/2006 | 24500 | 1 | 08/13/2003 |
| I had my sedona 2003, the power seat recall was made 4 months before the accident(fire start above fuse box), the dealer is not telling me the true about it, because there have not been any inspectors from kia motors coming down to inspect this minivan. there have been more than 6 months an they have not been able to start working one it or a simple as telling me why this happened. *nm | |||