2002 Kia Sedona Tires & wheels Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

10764062

Incident

Sep 15, 2015

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

NHTSA ID

10417953

Incident

Aug 7, 2011

Mileage

179,818 mi

MOTOR VEHICLE PART DEFECT- SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE, AS I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE CARRIER AFTER HAVING A FLAT TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CARRIER'S THREADS SEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE, AS I WAS UNABLE TO LOWER OR RAISE THE CARRIER ASSEMBLY. I CONTACTED THE KIA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SERVICE DIRECTOR REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE UNLESS I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. I REFUSED SINCE THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY HAS NEVER BEEN USED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2006, WHEN I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AND DISCOVERED THIS DEFECTIVE PART.*AK

NHTSA ID

10187779

Incident

Sep 2, 2006

Mileage

71,186 mi

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY KIA SEDONA. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND IT WAS TOWED IN AND REPLACED. THEN THE WINDSHIELD BROKE DURING THE NIGHT IN THE GARAGE WITH NO WEATHER EXTREMES. I REPLACED THAT. IN 2 YEARS I'VE HAD 2 BLOWOUTS TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. THE ONLY 2 IN MY WHOLE 30+ YEARS OF DRIVING.DEALER SAYS ITS NOT THE CAR. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. IN DEC 2004 THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE LUMBAR SUPPORT WAS BROKEN AND FIXED, THE DRIVER'S DOORHANDLE BROKE AND WAS FIXED BY KIA. JAN18 IT WAS BACK IN BECAUSE THE HOOD RELEASE WAS NOT WORKING. IT WAS FIXED AND WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE 1/19. ON 1/21 THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT IMMEDIATELY. " THE COVER HAD FALLEN DOWN AND THEY TIED IT BACK UP." OBVIOUSLY NOT A GOOD JOB BECAUSE IT STUCK AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME AT 65MPH. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED BACK IN. I THINK IT IS A DEATH TRAP!

NHTSA ID

10107689

Incident

Jan 21, 2005

Mileage

5,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. HE STATED HE WAS ONLY GETTING 18,000 MILES FROM A SET OF TIRES. HE STATED HIS FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES AND THEY WORE OUT AT ABOUT 18,000. NOW HE HAS SIGMA 15 RIMS AND NOW THEY ARE WEARING OUT AT ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10087980

Incident

Aug 16, 2004

SIDE WALL OF ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT WHEN WHEEL WAS TURNED INTO CURB AND MADE SLIGHT CONTACT WITH CURB. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND VEHICLE HAS ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047322

Incident

Nov 21, 2003

2002 KIA SEDONA AT 19,604 MILES TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FLOORBOARD BUCKLES ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO A FULL ROTATION, NO PROBLEM FOUND AT THAT TIME , THEY SAID THEY COULD FEEL NOTHING. AT 25,000 MILES RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, TEST DROVE THEY COULD FEEL THE FLOORBOARD BUCKLE AND WAS TOLD IT IS NORMAL. NOW AT 41,000 MILES I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE INSIDES OF THE FRONT TIRES WORE DOWN TO THE CORDS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041590

Incident

Nov 17, 2002

Mileage

19,604 mi

THE LOCATION AND THE CARRYING DEVICE FOR THE SPARE TIRE IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, MAKING IT UNUSABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10026472

ALL 4 VEHICLE TIRES BLEW OUT AT THE SIDE WALL OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING FAILURE, PER MECHANIC.*AK

NHTSA ID

10026452

Mileage

14,800 mi

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. IN SECOND INCIDENT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SAPARTED FROM VEHICLE. TIRES ARE KUMHO, P215/70R15* DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

899070

Incident

Nov 13, 2001