Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 12/20/2011 | |||
| My kia sedonia 2003 ex was a great vehicle , until 12/20/2011 when the door handle on the sliding side door behind the driver broke off in my hand when i opened it. this was a hugh surprise to me because i could not beleive it came off in my hand. then on 12/31/2011 , i opened the passenger side front door and the screw came out and hit the ground and i could not find it.what going on , i've owned 4 cars and none of them had problems with the door handles. then the silver bumper on the front and the rear is fading terribly, this a wonderful vehicle but, i have never owned a car that the door handles fell off . now it is very inconvienent for me to open these 2 doors. this car has no children playing on the doors because i dont have any children , most of the time its just me ....is there any remedy for this problem. .i'm hoping that their is something you can do to help me with this matter.... i would like to thank you in advance for your time concerning this matter.... | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 09/29/2009 | 65000 | 1 | |
| 2003 kia sedona ex passenger side sliding rear door outside handle broke. car only has 65,000 miles and is garage kept. i was unable to take my child out of the car seat promptly, and had to use the other sliding door, which was in the line of traffic. i found out even with the extended warranty i purchased. once the handle was removed from van, i found out it was made plastic, no wonder it broke, it needs to be made of stronger material, like metal. *tr | |||
| 10/23/2007 | 15000 | 7 | 03/15/2004 |
| The hydraulics that keep the hood and the back of the van open are not working. so you are stuck holding them open (and they are very heavy) to put in groceries, etc. my daughter has hurt her head a couple of times trying to help me keep it open to get the groceries out. it is very dangerous to be doing this. the electrical system on the inside sometimes works, sometimes no. the back air adapter for the a/c keeps falling out of the ceiling. the a/c itself sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. the seats in the back keep coming undone. the van eats the tread of the tires even with constant replacement and rotations and balances. the sliding doors stick all the time and my daughters have all hurt them selves trying to get in or out from the sliding doors. i am afraid of cutting off fingers having to force it open or closed. the driver side door handle has a latch that broke so the handle is half on half off. now when i fill up on gas my van will jerk when i drive it out of the gas station for a good 20 mins. my gas gage moves!! i can see it decrease when i drive. the gas mileage was aprox. 18 mpg now it is down to 12!!! this car is a danger!! *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 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 | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||
| 10/23/2007 | 15000 | 7 | 03/15/2004 |
| The hydraulics that keep the hood and the back of the van open are not working. so you are stuck holding them open (and they are very heavy) to put in groceries, etc. my daughter has hurt her head a couple of times trying to help me keep it open to get the groceries out. it is very dangerous to be doing this. the electrical system on the inside sometimes works, sometimes no. the back air adapter for the a/c keeps falling out of the ceiling. the a/c itself sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. the seats in the back keep coming undone. the van eats the tread of the tires even with constant replacement and rotations and balances. the sliding doors stick all the time and my daughters have all hurt them selves trying to get in or out from the sliding doors. i am afraid of cutting off fingers having to force it open or closed. the driver side door handle has a latch that broke so the handle is half on half off. now when i fill up on gas my van will jerk when i drive it out of the gas station for a good 20 mins. my gas gage moves!! i can see it decrease when i drive. the gas mileage was aprox. 18 mpg now it is down to 12!!! this car is a danger!! *tr | |||