Driver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Mar 27, 2019
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, ONCE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT RANDOMLY REFUSES TO MOVE INTO PARK. MUST KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE WHILE FIGHTING WITH VEHICLE TO TRY TO GET IT INTO PARK. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY BUT RANDOMLY. IT WOULD BE EASY TO RUN OVER A PERSON OR OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE FIGHTING THE CAR TO MOVE IT INTO PARK. THIS FAILURE ALSO HAPPENS WHILE IN PARK -- IT WILL RANDOMLY REFUSE TO MOVE INTO REVERSE. WITHOUT WARNING, FROM ONE TIME TO THE NEXT IT WORKS PROPERLY THEN LATER IN THE SAME DAY IT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY -- SOMETIMES JUST MINUTES APART. IT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS AND IS ON-GOING TODAY. I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TODAY AT A GAS PUMP WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO MOVE INTO PARK.
- NHTSA ID
- 11192050
- Incident
- Mar 27, 2019
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 11, 2018
THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, NHTSA 13V114000, THE UNIT WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 2014 AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING US TO REPLACE THE PART EVEN THOUGH IT'S FAILED AFTER ONLY 22 MONTHS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11139731
- Incident
- Oct 8, 2018
- Mileage
- 10,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 10, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COMMUNITY KIA OF BLOOMINGTON (2200 S WALNUT ST, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47401), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED HE IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 12/12/18*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 11139523
- Incident
- Oct 9, 2018
- Mileage
- 64,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 8, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,383.
- NHTSA ID
- 10670957
- Incident
- Aug 16, 2012
- Mileage
- 23,383 mi
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 8, 2013
ON TWO OCCASIONS WE WERE UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VAN OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT APPEARED TO BE STUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, MY HUSBAND SHUT THE VAN OFF, AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK, BUT THE "ESC" LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH BOARD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON LINE, I REALIZED THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON PAST KIA SEDONA MODELS AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10523606
- Incident
- Jul 6, 2013
- Mileage
- 38,500 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 10, 2012
2011 KIA SEDONA IS THE FIRST KIA I HAVE PURCHASED. ON JUNE 22, 2012, I WAS RETURNING HOME; LIVING ON A HILL I SLOWLY (LESS THAN 10 MPH) TURNED TO THE RIGHT INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, THAT VAN ACCELERATED MAKING A LOUD ROAR. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES WITH LITTLE EFFECT AND THE VAN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE KNOCKING DOWN THREE 4X4 POSTS EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE, CROSSING THROUGH A GARDEN AND THEN INTO A BUSH. THE VAN WAS HEADED TO A 20 FEET DROP AT THE EDGE OF MY PROPERTY. FORTUNATELY, A TALL BUSH, AND BAMBOO THICKET HAD BEGUN BUILDING UP UNDER AND IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO STOP ITS PROGRESS. THE VAN STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE DROP OFF, UNABLE TO GO FURTHER. IT REQUIRED A SPECIAL TOW TRUCK TO RETRIEVE THE VAN. THE VAN WAS OK TO DRIVE, BUT HAD NEARLY $11,000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND SIDE. I DID NOT SUFFER INJURY, BUT I AM ADAMANT THAT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE KIA HAS POTENTIAL FATAL SHORTCOMINGS, WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED OR THE MODEL TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. *BF UPDATED 10/17/12
- NHTSA ID
- 10480361
- Incident
- Jun 22, 2010
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jul 29, 2011
PARKING SENSOR FAILED AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN A ACCIDENT, IN OUR NOW 3 WEEK OLD 2011 KIA SEDONA, THEY SOLD US THE FLOOR MODEL, WHICH HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, TOOK IT IN BC LOW GAS MILEGE, AND BC THE DOOR WAS LOSE, THEN 2 DAYS AGO MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF A SPOT THE ALARM NEVER SOUNDED, HE IS FINE SO IS THE OTHER DRIVER, WELL WE WENT TO WALMART AND WENT TO BACK OUT AND TH ESENSOR WAS GOING CRAZY, SO I GOT OUT AND NOTHING WAS THERE BUT WHEN I STTOOD DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAR THE ALARM NEVER SOUNDED, THEN I BACKED MY HUSBAND OUT AND HOPED IN, THE ALARM STARTED TO SOUND AGAIN. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN, WE GOT THIS CAR BC WE NEW IT WOULD BE A SAFE CHOICE BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD IT LONG AND ARE REALLY UPSET BY ALL OF THIS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10416309
- Incident
- Jul 27, 2011
- Mileage
- 600 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Dec 21, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND OTHER TIMES IT ACCELERATED FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN STOPPING ON AN UPHILL OR DOWNHILL GRADE. UPDATED 05/05/11
- NHTSA ID
- 10371928
- Incident
- Oct 23, 2010
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