2011 Kia Sedona VAN FWD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND SHUTOFF WITH THE ABS, BATTERY, BRAKES AND CHECK-ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SAME TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THREE ALTERNATORS AND TWO BATTERIES YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, MOST NOTABLY ON COLD START OR STARTING A FEW HOURS APART. THE OIL CHANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION, NEVER THE LESS THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH BLEW TWICE AND WAS CHANGED WITH DEALER PART EACH TIME. THE LAST TIME IT WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V101000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V101000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT MATT TAYLOR KIA (2784 N COLUMBUS ST, LANCASTER, OH 43130, 740-212-1526). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED HOWEVER, THE FUEL RAIL WOULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHEN YESTERDAY JUNE 30TH 2020 THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS BECAUSE I HAD NEVER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I HAD THE BATTERY CHECK OIL ALL FLUIDS AND THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOOD THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL I DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE ON MATTER OF FACT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PUT IT ON CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME IT ISN'T DOING ANYTHING WEIRD IT'S JUST SCARING ME BECAUSE THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AND IT'S NOT JUST THE BRAKE LIGHT BUT THE BATTERY LIGHT AND ABS AS WELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER STATED HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DRIVER STATED LATER ON THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V101000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER REGAL KIA LOCATED AT 1025 BARTOW RD, LAKELAND, FL 33801, (863) 342-5239, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALLEY AUTO SALES (1697 N. MAIN ST. HWY 27, LAFAYETTE, GA 30728) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FORM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V101000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

I NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM MY VAN. WASN'T TOO SURE WHAT IT WAS. THEN ON FEB 9 , I WAS DRIVING DOWN I40 AND MY VAN STARTED SMOKING AND EVERYTHING LOCKED ON ME.

STARTING ABOUT FEB 10, 2020, A RAW GASOLINE SMELL WAS NOTICED WHEN MY 2011 KIA SEDONA LX VEHICLE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN ENGINE TURNED OFF AFTER RETURNING HOME. SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WITH ENGINE OFF. RAW GASOLINE SMELL GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHENEVER CAR ENGINE WAS RUNNING. SMELL CAME INSIDE CAR WITH HEATER FAN OPERATING. NO LEAKS ON GROUND WERE NOTED AT ANY TIME. TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC ON FEB 19, 2020. HE REMOVED AIR FILTER ON TOP OF ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTED PUDDLES OF RAW GASOLINE NEAR FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL RAIL. AFTER REMOVAL OF RAIL, HE FOUND CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAIL. HE HAD A NEW FUEL RAIL FROM KIA SHIPPED NEXT DAY AIR. HE REPLACED RAIL AND SOME PARTS OF DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. HE COMMENTED WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ENGINE FIRE. I NOTED TODAY, FEB 27, 2020 AN ANNOUNCED RECALL FOR 2011-2012 KIA SEDONA FOR FUEL RAIL LEAKS. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS IN THE RECALL LIST. BUT I DO KNOW WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE NO FIRE IN THE ENGINE FROM THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL PART! MY MECHANIC COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS PART WAS MADE OUT OF A PLASTIC POLYMER! AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUY!!! HE CHECKED LOCAL KIA DEALER AND THEY SAID REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE ABOUT $2000. WOW, FOR A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PART AND LABOR TO REPLACE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING, AND THE GAS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. WENT TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE . THEY FOUND #1 FUEL CANISTER/CANISTER CLOSE THE VALVE HAS A POSSIBLE CRACK AND #2 FUEL DOOR BUTTON AND ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . THEY POPPED THE GAS DOOR OPEN SO I CAN REFILL.

VEHICLE KEEPS LOSING ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET! THE FIRST TIME THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THAT LASTED 3 DAYS. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART SO HE REPLACED IT. THAT LASTED ANOTHER THREE DAYS UNTIL WE LOST ALL POWER AGAIN. THIS TIME THE MECHANIC DID SOME MORE RESEARCH AND REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALONG WITH A THIRD ALTERNATOR. THE VAN RAN FOR TWO DAYS THIS TIME. AS OF WRITING THIS MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS. THE MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT WITH THE RESEARCH HE HAS DONE, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH KIA AND NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE A SOLID ANSWER AS TO WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT SOME VEHICLES ARE FINE FOR WEEKS OTHERS FOR MONTHS AND THEN THE VAN DIES WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE HELP! I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THANK YOU. ALSO, WHEN I SAY THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER I MEAN ALL POWER, NO LIGHTS, NO INSTRUMENT PANEL, NO GAUGES, NO IDIOT LIGHTS, NO WINDOWS, NO SHIFTING OF TRANNY. IT WILL GO 2 OR 3 MPH DOWN THE ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING VAN, SMELLED FUEL. WENT INTO A STORE AND LATER RETURNED TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME AND VAN HEAVILY SMELLED OF FUEL. WHEN I CHECKED THE ENGINE AFTER RETURNING HOME , FUEL WAS RAINING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE VAN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED US THE FUEL RAIL ROD HAD SPLIT DOWN A WELD SEAM AND WAS COVERING THE ENGINE IN FUEL. HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE IN ALL HIS YEARS AS A MECHANIC. ISSUE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON OTHER KIA/HYUNDAI MODELS BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC MODEL.

FUEL SYSTEMS IS UNSAFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V387000 (SUSPENSION) AND 18V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED KIA AUTOSPORT PENSACOLA AT 888-320-3890 (LOCATED AT 6637 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH AND RANDOMLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD AS MY KIDS ARE PASSENGERS IN THE VAN.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 WEST WHEN NY WIFE & I SMELLED GAS COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. AFTER GETTING TO GREENSBORO, NC, DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD A GAS LEAK IN IN FRONT FUEL ROD. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY KIA SEDONA OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE FUEL ROD IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS UNDER PRESSURE.

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.

AT 109K MILES, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A WORN OUT ROD BEARING, AND STATED THE ENGINE WOULD LIKELY FAIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DIAGNOSIS, APPROXIMATELY 48 HOURS AFTER KNOCKING SOUNDS WERE FIRST DETECTED. ENGINE FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT.

ANY TIME THERE IS BUDDLE OF WATER ON THE ROAD AT LOW SPEED UNDER 15 I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND POWER YOU CAN'T TURN THE STEERING AND HAS POWER WARNING ON THE DASH SOMETIME ON CAR WASH I HAVE TO PUSH GAS TO GET POWER ON AGAIN

VEHICLE MOTOR SEIZED AND STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. MAIN OIL SEAL UNDER ENGINE FAILED SPILLING OIL ON STREET.

THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT GAS SMELL COMING THROUGH AIR VENTS. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE INDICATION OF FUEL LEAKAGE. THE SOURCE WAS A CRACKED FUEL RAIL. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE ENGINE AND RUNNING GEAR WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTEE BUT THE RAIL WAS NOT INCLUDED.

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.

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

I HAVE A 2011 KIA SEDONA . WHEN I GO AND CRANK THIS VAN I GET THE SMELL OF GASOLINE SO STRONG THROUGHOUT MY VAN. YOU CANNOT STAND TO DRIVE IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR SITTING STILL OR DRIVING. THE SMELL IS OVER WHELMING AND MAKES YOU SICK TO YOUR STOMACH AND CAUSES A HEADACHE FROM FROM THE SMELL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL BAR. I HAVE READ OF PLENTY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IF THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES ALSO. THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING A STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID NO LEAK - INSTEAD TRIED TO SOLVE THE FUMES BY CLEANING AC VENTS. DROVE IT HOME AND THE FUEL SMELL IS STILL QUITE STRONG. HAD ANOTHER PERSON LOOK AT IT WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING AFTER WE DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER THE FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. THAT IS WHERE THE FUMES WERE COMING FROM.

THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND INJECTORS (AS COUNTING FROM THE SERPENTINE BELT SIDE OF ENGINE). MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THIS ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2018 BECAUSE OF A STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER OUR VAN WAS PARKED. I REMOVED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THINKING A FUEL INJECTOR SEAL HAD FAILED BUT DISCOVERED THE CRACKED RAIL INSTEAD. THE CRACKED RAIL WAS ALLOWING FUEL TO PUDDLE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE FUEL WAS BOILING OFF WHEN THE VAN WAS HOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHEN A CHILD ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR. ALSO, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT OPERATE IN HOT WEATHER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRIECO KIA OF DELRAY BEACH (2255 S FEDERAL HWY, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, 866-858-7513) AND THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OFFERED TO REPAIR ONE DOOR. THE DOORS WERE NOT ALL REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500.

THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS/BUSHINGS ARE UNSTABLE AND SHAKE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I HEAR A KNOCKING CONSISTENTLY WHILE IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ALL THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY OPENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AUDIBLE INDICATOR WAS HEARD FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED PLANET KIA AT (570) 382-3297 (3007 SCRANTON CARBONDALE HWY, BLAKELY, PA 18447) AND WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,703.

CRACK IN THE FUEL RAIL. PROFUSE LEAKING OF GASOLINE ABOVE THE ENGINE WHEN THE CAR IS ON. IMMEDIATE DANGER OF CATCHING FIRE MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. MECHANIC DUMBFOUNDED THAT THE RAIL PIPE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND NOT METAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE OBSERVED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER, BRIGGS KIA 3411 TOPEKA BLVD TOPEKA KS, 66605 BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V387000 (SUSPENSION) AND FELT THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AT 101,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW UP. AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I HAD OUR VAN TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD, 3 DAYS LATER, THAT OUR ENGINE BLEW UP. I CAME ACROSS A RECENT RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FROM KIA WITH THE SORENTO.

THE ABS SYSTEM MODULE/PUMP OF MY KIA SEDONA 2011, HAVE A LEAK AND I WANT TO KNOW IF MY KIA HAVE A RECALL. I PUT THE VIN NUMBER ON THE RECALL SECTION OF THE KIA WEB PAGE, A THE SYSTEM CANT FIND THE VIN. I CALL TODAY AND TALK TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF KIA AND SHE ASK ME FOR THE VIN #, ONCE A GIVE TO HER, SHE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR ISN'T REGISTER. I'M THE FIRST OWNER OF THAT CAR AND I BUY THEN NEW, 0 MILES IN A KIA AUTHORIZE DEALER IN PR. I NEED SOME HELP. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

ALL 4 DOORS ON MY KIA SEDONA ARE NOW NOT OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE. THEY STICK REALLY BAD AND IT FEELS AS IF I PULL ANY HARDER THAT THAT HE HANDLES WILL BREAK OFF. I HAVE 101K MILES ON THE CAR SO IT IS OUTSIDE OF ITS WARRANTY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE WITH KIA'S MADE AROUND THIS SAME TIME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT IS PROHIBITING ME FROM ENTERING OR EXITING THE CAR AND POSSES SERIOUS ISSUES WITH SAFETY OF A CHILD IN THE CAR

IGNITION SWITCH BECOMES VERY HOT AFTER AN HOUR OR SO OF DRIVING,. SO HOT THAT THE METAL PORTION OF THE SWITCH AND THE KEY CANNOT BE HELD BY A BARE HAND WHEN IT IS REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH

BOTH MY PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR APX. 1 1/2 - 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND THE KIA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS FIXED. IT CAME BACK ON ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER. I AM NOW BEING TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE A SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE SEAT TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A SENSOR IN THE SEATBELT TO FIX THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.

THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS IDLING. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT/ OIL SENSOR SWITCH WAS LEAKING OIL. THE OIL LEAKS OUT FASTER THAN YOU CAN PUT IT IN. IT'S A 3 BOOK HOUR JOB TO REPLACE. THE PART COST IS BETWEEN $30-$60. THEY NEED TO TAKE THE INTAKE OFF TO GET TO THE BAD PART. I'M SURE IT WILL BE ABOUT A $500 FIX. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IF YOU GOOGLE SEARCH THIS VEHICLE YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY OTHER VANS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY STOP AND CLOSE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I WENT TO TAKE A FAMILY MEMBER OUT TO EAT GET THE PLACE OPEN THE DOOR AND NOW THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH TO KEEP IT CLOSED TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALER IN JAMESTOWN N.Y. AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE LATCH AND TOLD THAT THE OTHER LATCH IS GOING BAD ALSO AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ASAP AT THE PRESENT TIME I HAVE TO STRAP MY DOOR CLOSED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT LEAKED ALMOST A QUART OF OIL. THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUAL AND ELECTRICAL SWITCH FAILED TO RELEASE THE SLIDING DOOR. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FIRST PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE HAD TO FIX OURSELVES NOW DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED THIS ONE JUST HAPPENED A MONTH AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V550000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ON A DOWNWARD HILL, THE REAR PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DOOR SLAMMED INTO THE PASSENGER, PINNING HER INTO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO ACT IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IT DID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND GRINDING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER WINDOWS AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OCCASION WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIR PERFORMED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTARTED IT AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT A CODE READ P2106 LIMITED HOME MODE AND P0638 THROTTLE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOOSE AND WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A WELD ON THE BREAK PEDAL ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12, 000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER A POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE THAT THE DEALERS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/02/11

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

HEAD REST FORCES HEAD DOWN WHEN SITTING STRAIGHT DUE TO BACK PAIN. CONTACTED KIA AND THEY SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE CHOICE FOR A DRIVER WITH BACK ISSUES THAT REQUIRE SITTING UP STRAIGHT ARE TO REMOVE THE HEAD REST OR DRIVE WHILE EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN. NEITHER OPTION IS SAFE.

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