Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Kia Sedona submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED ON AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF EXCEPT FOR DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THEY ARE ON ALL OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING AND DRIVERS CANNOT TELL WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES. THEY ARE ON AFTER I POWER OFF THE VEHICLE AND PARK AND LOCK THE SEDONA. THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS 25,000 MILES AND IS KEPT IN NAPLES, FLORIDA.
ABS AND ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK AND SINCE I HAVE HAD NO ABS OR STABILITY CONTROL. CAUSED ME TO SPIN OUT ON ICY INTERSTATE
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2013 BUT BY 2014 WAS ACTING UP AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM AS INITIAL REPAIR. A RECALL REPAIR THAT GOES BAD IN WITHIN 20,000 MILES IS NOT A GOOD REPAIR. WHEN ASKED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN KIA PUT IN THE WRONG PART I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK A 3RD TIME TO GET IT FIXED. THE TOTAL COST TO MY REPAIR WAS $679.45. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND THE ESC LIGHT WOULD GO ON,IT TOOK MULTIPLE TRIES TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT.
I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THIS SPRING WHEN IT HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE REAR GEAR, CAUSING A MINOR ACCIDENT. I WAS NOT SURE IT WAS THE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION BUT THEN IT HAD TWO MORE CASES OF SUDDEN FORWARD ACCELERATION THAT CANNOT BE STOPPED BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKEBUT CAN BE STOPPED BY SHIFTING THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THEN THIS MORNING (06/18/2012) WHEN I BACKED OUT OF THE HOME DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE GEAR TO DRIVE, IT SUDDENLY STARTED THE ACCELERATION AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WOULDN'T STOP EVEN WITH THE GEAR QUICKLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, AND KEPT ON ACCELERATING. I MANAGED TO STEER AWAY FROM COLLISIONS FOR 4 BLOCKS BUT ENDED UP HITTING A FIRE HYDRANT AND TWO SIGN POSTS, SCRAPE ANOTHER CAR, THEN FINALLY HIT THE FENCE TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR IS TOTALED BUT FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS HURT. OBVIOUSLY THIS CAR IS A GREAT DANGER TO PEOPLE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL: THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED TO REACT TO THE GAS PEDAL, LIKE MOTOR RPM FAIL, USUALLY ITS IDLE VALVE OR SPEED CONTROL. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SEDONA 2009 HAPPENED AS I WAS TRYING TO SPEED UP WHILE ENTERING THE TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY, AND IT CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION, IT LOOK LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA SEDONA VEHICLES, THERE A FEW REFERENCE ON THE INTERNET FOR EXAMPLE SEE THIS: HTTP//WWW.KIA-FORUMS-COM/KIA-CARNIVAL-SEDONA-SUDDENLY LOSS-ACCELERATOR-RESPONSE.HTML.TR. DATED 9/11/2011. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
HAVE HAD VEHICLE BACK INTO DEALER 5 TIMES, SINCE FEB 11 FIRST CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT ON AND VAN WOULD NOT GO PUSH DOWN ON GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAD IT TOWED IN. THEY REPROGRAMMED AND THEN FEB24TH ESC LIGHT ON AGAIN. WENT BACK IN THEY REPLACED STEERING ANGLER SENSOR. VAN STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT DOWN SHIFTS ON ITS OWN. TOOK BACK THEY SAID FOUND NO PROBLEM TO HAVE TRANS FLUID CHANGED SO I DID AND IT STILL HAPPENED. THEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN S BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. CALLED DEALER NEXT DAY THEY SAID I COULD NOT GET AN APPT UNTIL OCT6 ALMOST A MONTH AWAY. I CALLED BACK AND ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND HE SAID NO I COULD BRING IN AND THEY WOULD GET TO WHEN EVER THEY GET A CHANCE, THEY HAD IT FOR 5 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WENT TO PICK IT UP STARTED THE VAN TO LEAVE AND THE ESC LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT BACK IN AND ASKED WHY? THEY TOOK FOR A RIDE THEN PUT ON MACHINE SAID THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE SENSOR TO REPLACE THE SAME ONE THEY REPLACE IN FEB. TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME AND BRING BACK THUR SEPT 22. 2011, SO DRIVE HOME GET 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP THE TIRES SQUEAL AND I SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LUCKILY I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. SCARED ME DEATH. HAD VAN TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND ITS STILL THERE NOW. I CALLED KIA MAIN OFFICE TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND HOW IM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VAN. HE SAID HE'D CALL BACK YESTERDAY BUT HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM YET. I TRIED TO CALL HIM 2 TIMES TODAY AND NO ANSWER. THEN THE DEALER CALLED SAID THEY DID SOME REPROGRAMMING BUT STILL LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM THEY ARE DRIVING IT TO SEE IF IT DOES IT FOR THEM IF NOT THEY WILL JUST GIVE IT BACK TO ME. THAT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY SAFE I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I KNOW ITS FIXED AND SAFE. THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR
MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED TO REACT TO THE GAS PEDAL, MOTOR RPM FELL DOWN TO ~1000 RPM - USUALLY ITS IDLE VALUE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AS I WAS TRYING TO SPEED UP WHILE ENTERING THE TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY, AND IT CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA SEDONA VEHICLES, I WAS ABLE TO FIND QUITE A FEW REFERENCES ON THE INTERNET, FOR EXAMPLE SEE THIS: HTTP://WWW.KIA-FORUMS.COM/KIA-CARNIVAL-SEDONA-2006/61112-SUDDEN-LOSS-ACCELERATOR-RESPONSE.HTML. *TR
2009 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT SAFETY PROBLEM, GAS PEDAL DISCONNECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WITHIN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED A SERVICE UPGRADE TO THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. SINCE NOVEMBER 29, 2010, THE PROBLEM TYPICALLY OCCURRED AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHEN STARTING OFF OR SPEEDING UP SLIGHTLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE FOR 3-5 SECONDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *JB UPDATED 05/10/11
ON 6/23/2010 AT 3:45PM, I WAS DRIVING A 2009 KIA SEDONA VAN AND ENTERED A BANK PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE WALL OF THE BANK. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND I SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY RIGHT ARM FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OTHER PERSON. PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS ONLY INCURRED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE BANK BUILDING WALL. THERE WERE NO FIRES. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THERE WAS NO CITATION GIVEN TO ME BY THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. THIS WAS THE FIRST FAILURE OF THIS KIND. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED, AND WHEN COMPLETED, KIA WILL CONDUCT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HER MODEL VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PMC WAS UPGRADED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,441 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/16/10 *CN UPDATED 07/22/10.*JB
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