2002 Kia Sedona Problems

I WAS DRIVING NO LESS THEN THAN BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE - WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FUSE PANEL AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THE WHOLE PANEL BECAME ENGULF IN FLAMES. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT- BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR BECOME TOTAL IN THE DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING OF THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING UNITS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD NOT PROPERLY ILLUMINATE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING NO LESS THEN THAN BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE - WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FUSE PANEL AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THE WHOLE PANEL BECAME ENGULF IN FLAMES. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT- BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR BECOME TOTAL IN THE DAMAGE.

I HAD MY CAMSHAFT REAR PLUG REPLACED AFTER IN CAME OUT AND LEAKED OIL EVERYWHERE IN 2014. NOW IT'S COME OUT AGAIN DOING THE SAME THING. WHAT CAN I DO TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. IS IT THE PLUG OR THE CAMSHAFT THAT'S BLOWING IT OUT. I CAN'T FIND ANY SCHEMATIC TO SHOW ME WHY OR WHAT TO DO. *TR

BEFORE THE INCIDENT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE REAR CAPTAIN CHAIRS SEAT BELT LATCH WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE THEM. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3 YEARS OF AGE AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL THAT SEAT BELTS ARE IN WORKING ORDER WITHOUT ISSUES FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR WELL BEING. BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE SEATS THEMSELVES IN THE REAR ROWS HAD ISSUES LATCHING AS WELL WHEN BEING INSTALLED. ON AUGUST 18, 2015 MYSELF AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN A SEVERE HIGH IMPACT ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE OFF LIKE THEY NEVER EXISTED. MY KIDS AND I SUFFER FROM SEAT BELT ABRASIONS AND I SUFFER FROM BRUISING IN MULTIPLE PLACES FROM MY HEAD DOWN, SHOULDER PAIN AND BACK ISSUES. POLICE, PARAMEDIC'S, COLLISION CENTER, WITNESSES, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WERE ALL NOTIFIED OR HAD NOTIFIED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. APPARENTLY, MY SEAT WHICH WAS THE DRIVER SEAT WAS ALSO COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF AS WELL. UPDATED 08/26/15*BF

AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY - TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC IN 2010. KIA DEALERSHIP IN TURNERSVILLE SAID THAT LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS NORMAL AND NO ISSUE. I RECENTLY HAD TIMING CHAIN REPLACED BY SAME DEALERSHIP - DIFFERENT TECH. THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT THE LIGHT MEANT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT! THEY SAID REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED! I AM FURIOUS. *TR

2002 KIA SEDONA ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *KB THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE KIA WOULD NOT RELEASE COMPUTER INFORMATION FOR THE NECESSARY DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONSUMER CALLED SEVERAL OTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NOT VERY ACCOMDATING. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TWICE. THE BATTERY AND BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE AC WAS RUNNING LOW. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE MAY BE SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR. *JB

THIS IS THE 2ND ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. FIRST ONE WAS AT 40K MILES, AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO PAY FOR THE NEW BATTERY, BUT I INSISTED THAT SINCE THEIR FAULTY PART CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE, THEY SHOULD REPLACE AT NO COST. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER THINKING THE ALTERNATOR WOULD STILL BE COVERED, IT IS NOT. I REFUSED FOR THEM TO REPLACE, SINCE THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR ALTERNATORS. THE SERVICE REP. AGREED THAT THE 2ND ALTERNATOR SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO HAS NOW INFORMED THAT THE WIRE TO THE ALTERNATOR WAS FRIED/ROTTED/BURNT/ OFF. THIS IS DUE TO THE WAY THE VAN IS DESIGNED. IT IS APPARENTLY TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST AND HAS CAUSED THE WIRE TO BURN OFF. THIS IS NOW A MAJOR JOB, AND HIS EXPERIENCE TELLS HIM THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. ALSO, HE HAS ADVISED THAT HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THESE VANS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST OURS THAT NEEDED 3 SETS OF NEW BRAKES FOR LESS THAN 75K MILE ON THE CAR. THE AVERAGE LIFE OF BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 25K. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE ALTERNATOR WIRING IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CAN BE A CAUSE FOR A FIRE. *NM

BEFORE THE INCIDENT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE REAR CAPTAIN CHAIRS SEAT BELT LATCH WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE THEM. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3 YEARS OF AGE AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL THAT SEAT BELTS ARE IN WORKING ORDER WITHOUT ISSUES FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR WELL BEING. BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE SEATS THEMSELVES IN THE REAR ROWS HAD ISSUES LATCHING AS WELL WHEN BEING INSTALLED. ON AUGUST 18, 2015 MYSELF AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN A SEVERE HIGH IMPACT ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE OFF LIKE THEY NEVER EXISTED. MY KIDS AND I SUFFER FROM SEAT BELT ABRASIONS AND I SUFFER FROM BRUISING IN MULTIPLE PLACES FROM MY HEAD DOWN, SHOULDER PAIN AND BACK ISSUES. POLICE, PARAMEDIC'S, COLLISION CENTER, WITNESSES, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WERE ALL NOTIFIED OR HAD NOTIFIED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. APPARENTLY, MY SEAT WHICH WAS THE DRIVER SEAT WAS ALSO COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF AS WELL. UPDATED 08/26/15*BF

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING. HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALL THE LIGHT ON THE INSIDE KEEPS COMING ON (BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT; BELL RINGS). HAD ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND IT IS FINE. THE FUSES ARE FINE. THERE IS DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE, I SAW OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, EVEN ON NEWER MODELS. THE COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX THIS. CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. AND THE LIGHT REPLACEMENT IS EXPENSIVE. THERE IS A SHAKING AND RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVERY SINCE I THIS VEHICLE. ITS BEEN AT THE SHOP MORE THAN ON THE ROAD. HAD I KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SO MANY ISSUES, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT. *TT

GOING DOWN 251 AND THEY WERE BUSH HOGING AND WE SLOWED DOWN AND THE LAST ONE WE WENT BY BROKE THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK WINDOW. *TR

CONSUMER BELTS SQUEAL, SLIDDING DOOR DRAGS, PULLEY WAS REPLACED AT 7744 MILES. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE PULLEY AND BELT HAVE BEEN REPLACED 10 TIMES. THE ALTERNATOR SEIZED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE A/C FAN MADE LOUD NOISES. THE SLIDING DOOR DRAGGED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD, THE DEALER ADJUSTED IT THREE TIMES THEN FINALLY REPLACED. AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE FUSE CLOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENLTY BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING. THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD STICK AND MAKE NOISE, THE DEALER LUBED IT AND REPLACED THE REGULATOR. THE REAR HATCH RUSTED AROUND HANDLE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED/REFINISHED TWICE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RACKED. OIL LEAKED FROM OIL FILTER. THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS FAILED. THE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DUE TO BROKEN BAD SWITCH CONTACTS. THE ROTORS WARPED. THE A/C WAS BLOWING WHEN IT WASN'T ON AND SOMETIMES IT BLEW OUT WARM AIR. THE REAR SEAT ARM REST WILL NOT STAY DOWN. THE THRESHOLD ON THE LEFT SIDE IS CRACKED. *NM

BEFORE THE INCIDENT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE REAR CAPTAIN CHAIRS SEAT BELT LATCH WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE THEM. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3 YEARS OF AGE AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL THAT SEAT BELTS ARE IN WORKING ORDER WITHOUT ISSUES FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR WELL BEING. BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE SEATS THEMSELVES IN THE REAR ROWS HAD ISSUES LATCHING AS WELL WHEN BEING INSTALLED. ON AUGUST 18, 2015 MYSELF AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN A SEVERE HIGH IMPACT ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE OFF LIKE THEY NEVER EXISTED. MY KIDS AND I SUFFER FROM SEAT BELT ABRASIONS AND I SUFFER FROM BRUISING IN MULTIPLE PLACES FROM MY HEAD DOWN, SHOULDER PAIN AND BACK ISSUES. POLICE, PARAMEDIC'S, COLLISION CENTER, WITNESSES, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WERE ALL NOTIFIED OR HAD NOTIFIED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. APPARENTLY, MY SEAT WHICH WAS THE DRIVER SEAT WAS ALSO COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF AS WELL. UPDATED 08/26/15*BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2002 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED AND WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. *TGW THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A TREE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED AGAIN CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE IN THE FIRST CRASH SUFFERED A KNEE INJURY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN 2 OTHER OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 146000.

ENGINE VIBRATIONS IN SPEED 35 MPH TO 50 MPH IN 5 TO 10 DEGREE UPHILL EVERYDAY. WHEN ITS VIBRATE ENGINE,PUMP MORE GAS GRADUALLY OR OFF GAS PEDAL WILL STOPS VIBRATION. *TR

AT 64,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO REVERSE. KIA WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. PEAK KIA GM SAYS THAT IF YOU DRIVE IN COLORADO YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE SEVERE DRIVING MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND CHANGE FLUID EVERY 30,000 MILES. OF COURSE KIA DOES NOT TELL COLORADO BUYERS THAT THE PLACE THEY LIVE IS CONSIDERED SEVERE DRIVING AND TO FOLLOW THAT SCHEDULE TO RETAIN THE WARRANTY. *JB

THE DOOR HANDLES ARE PLASTIC AND EVENTUALLY BROKE OFF ON THE OUTSIDE SO THAT OPENING THE DOORS -ALL 4- IS TRICKY SINCE ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE HANDLE REMAINS IN PLACE. THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE A PLASTIC CHROME-LOOKING COATING THAT PEELS OFF AND HAS CUT OUR HANDS SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING US TO NEED BANDAGES AS SOON AS WE RUN IN THE FRONT DOOR.

DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

DROVE HOME FROM WORK AT 35 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING NOTICED TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL AROUND MUCH OF THE PERIMETER OF THE TIRE. TIRE WAS FLAT.

KUMHO 798 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED, VIBRATION STARTED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HAD TO CHANGE TO SPARE WHICH AFTER 30 MINUTES WAS DOING THE SAME THING (SAME BRAND AND MODEL TIRE). PURCHASED NEW TIRES OF DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. *TR

I DROVE 25 MINUTES FROM A TO B AND PARKED MY CAR. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF SAT THERE WITH THE RADIO ON FOR 1 MINUTE EXACTLY AND I HEAR A. PSHHHHH AND SMOKE RISING QUICKLY, THEN A FLAME FROM THE FUSE BOX BY MY LEFT FOOT. I GOT OUT OPENED THE DOOR LOOKED FOR THE SMOKE AND FLAME THAT WERE REFLECTING AND WAVING. I OPENED THE FUSE BOX SLIDER COVER WITH A KNIFE AND STARTED TO SQUIRT WATER OUT FROM MY BOTTLED WATER QUICKLY. THANK GOODNESS I HAD WATER. FLAME WENT OUT AND I SAW THE INSIDE OF THE FUSE COVER BURNT, AND A FUSE LOOKED LIKE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE THE FUSE LOOKED COMPLETELY MELTED.I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE AFTERMATH RIGHT AFTER THE FIRE WENT OUT. TOMORROW ILL BE CALLING INSURANCE, KIA, AND WHOEVER ELSE THAT CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT I CAN DO TO ENSURE MY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP OR APPROVE A RECALL. THANK GOODNESS I DIDNT EXIT MY CAR SO QUICK OR ALOT OF THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN ON FIRE.

I TOOK THE VAN TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A STEERING COUPLER AND A FLANGE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE WHEN DRIVING AND WOULD MAKE A CREAKING SOUND. *TR

IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUMP GAS INTO THE VAN. THE PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF NO MATTER HOW SLOW I PUMP OR HOW FAR I PUT THE NOZZLE INTO THE TANK.

I WAS DRIVING NO LESS THEN THAN BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE - WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FUSE PANEL AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THE WHOLE PANEL BECAME ENGULF IN FLAMES. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT- BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR BECOME TOTAL IN THE DAMAGE.

ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS/FAILURE IS A FRONT END BOBBLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE DEALER STATES THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. ORIGINALLY THEY REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS AND 2 ENGINE MOUNTS AS THESE WERE CRACKED. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE AND MY DEALER IS AT A LOSS ON HOW TO FIX IT. KIA-FORUMS.COM UNDER KIA SEDONA FRONT STRUTS IS A FORUM DEVOTED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS FRONT END BOBBLING NOISE. THERE ARE ABOUT 5000 HITS ON THIS FORUM AND EACH ONE OF THE CAR OWNERS HAS BEEN TOLD KIA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ON ALL SEDONAS FROM 2001 TO PRESENT. *JB

LOOSE FRONT SUSPENSION. FAILURE HAS NOT HAPPENED, YET. WORRIED THAT THE NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WILL CAUSE A FAILURE ON THE ROAD. KIA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS RELUCTANT TO REPAIR IT. THEY KNOW THAT ALL SEDONAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT AS YET TO COME TO GRIPS WITH IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 8-10 HOURS WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE WIRING FUSE BOX CAUSED THE ENGINE, RADIO, AND WIPER/WASHER TO ACTIVATE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOUSE THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE WITH IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS DONE, HOWEVER EVER SINCE THE REPAIR, THE SEATS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER HAD WORKED DONE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. UPDATED

CONSUMER BELTS SQUEAL, SLIDDING DOOR DRAGS, PULLEY WAS REPLACED AT 7744 MILES. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE PULLEY AND BELT HAVE BEEN REPLACED 10 TIMES. THE ALTERNATOR SEIZED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE A/C FAN MADE LOUD NOISES. THE SLIDING DOOR DRAGGED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD, THE DEALER ADJUSTED IT THREE TIMES THEN FINALLY REPLACED. AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE FUSE CLOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENLTY BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING. THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD STICK AND MAKE NOISE, THE DEALER LUBED IT AND REPLACED THE REGULATOR. THE REAR HATCH RUSTED AROUND HANDLE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED/REFINISHED TWICE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RACKED. OIL LEAKED FROM OIL FILTER. THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS FAILED. THE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DUE TO BROKEN BAD SWITCH CONTACTS. THE ROTORS WARPED. THE A/C WAS BLOWING WHEN IT WASN'T ON AND SOMETIMES IT BLEW OUT WARM AIR. THE REAR SEAT ARM REST WILL NOT STAY DOWN. THE THRESHOLD ON THE LEFT SIDE IS CRACKED. *NM

IN 11/04 MY ABS LIGHTS WENT ON IN MY 02 KIA SEDONA. I TOOK THE VAN TO GET NEW BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ABS SENSOR WAS BROKEN IN PIECES ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEELS. IN 8/05 MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH AND STAYED ON. BEFORE I COULD GET MY CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN EARLY 9/05 GOING OVE AN OVERPASS WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED AND LOST ALL POWER. I WAS TOLD THAT MY MASTER FLOW SENSOR WENT BAD AND NEEDED A NEW ONE (WARRANTY). THEY ALSO REPLACED THE SEAT BELT SENSOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT.2 DAYS LATER MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. IN 12/05 MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ALONG WITH THE WARNING BEEP. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND GOT APPT. FOLLOWING TUESDAY. I WAS TOLD IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. BOTH HEADLIGHTS ALSO WENT OUT. NOW WHEN APPLYING BRAKE MY BRAKE GOES DOWN GRINDS, ADJUST THEN GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN . GOT CAR TO DEALERSHIP TUES AM. IN THE AFTERNOON RECEIVED CALL 1 YR OLD BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID DUE TO FAULTY ALTERNATOR (SENDING TOO MUCH POWER OUT. WAS TOLD MUST REPLACE BATTERY SO THAT DEALERSHIP MAY COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP KIA ONLY WARRANTIES MAIN ISSUE NOT ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS DAMAGED BY MAIN ISSUE. RECEIVED CALL A LITTLE WHILE AGO, TOLD BAD ALTINATOR NEEDS BATTERY FAULTY SEAT BELT SENSOR NOW IN PASSENGER SEAT BELT (3 MONTHS AGO WAS DRIVERS SIDE ALSO MY HEADLIGHTS ARE BOTH BLOWN - YES FAULTY ALTENATOR MOST LIKELY CAUSED THIS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY NEW BRAKES (REPLACED IN AUG 05 AT LESS THAN 3000 MI AGO) ARE WORE THIN AND NEED RELACEMENT ALONG WITH ROTORS WHICH NOW HAVE GROOVES IN THEM AND THEY ARE ALSO TO THIN. I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES ON A VEHICLE THAT IS 4 YRS OLD AND BEING TOLD MUST REPLACE ONCE AGAIN. *NM

KIA HAS INFORMED US THAT OUR CAR WILL CONTINUE TO NEED REPAIRS SINCE IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN ON DIRT ROADS. WE LIVE ON A DIRT ROAD AND DRIVE MANY MILES OF DIRT ROADS AND NOW WE ARE SPENDING MONEY REPLACING PARTS NOT PROTECTED FROM DIRT DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING DESIGN.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING. HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALL THE LIGHT ON THE INSIDE KEEPS COMING ON (BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT; BELL RINGS). HAD ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND IT IS FINE. THE FUSES ARE FINE. THERE IS DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE, I SAW OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, EVEN ON NEWER MODELS. THE COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX THIS. CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. AND THE LIGHT REPLACEMENT IS EXPENSIVE. THERE IS A SHAKING AND RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVERY SINCE I THIS VEHICLE. ITS BEEN AT THE SHOP MORE THAN ON THE ROAD. HAD I KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SO MANY ISSUES, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT. *TT

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS; ONE FOR THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, AND THE OTHER FOR HEADLIGHTS. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BY PHONE AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JANUARY 11, 2005. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT CONTACT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. *AK

FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE. *TR

2002 KIA SEDONA WITH STEERING FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT A BOLT FELL OUT AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNLESS THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING HAS HAD PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ,THE DRIVERS SEAT MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. *JB