This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2005 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, she noticed that the vehicle was overheating. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated she attempted to open the hood of the vehicle to determine the cause of the failure, but the hood would not open. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
My 2005 Kia Sedona was parked in my garage and it caught fire in the dash in front of the steering wheel. That is where the fire department said it started. It was a total loss, only had 115,000 miles, no issues. Thank god it was at 8 am and we were awake, earlier my whole family and our home may have been gone as well.
The contact owned a 2005 Kia Sedona. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly shut off and the brakes and power steering no longer functioned. The contact ran off the road into a ditch. The vehicle caught fire and exploded. A fire report was filed and the fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The origin of the fire was undetermined. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while driving 5 mph, the steering wheel turned in a full circle several times independently. The air bag warning light illuminated and the horn sounded prior to the engine shutting off. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
- San Antonio, TX, USA
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The contact owns a 2005 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that the door locks would sporadically function independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice where the locks were replaced but the failure persisted. The contact stated that the dealer replaced the front driver's side door actuator twice however, after the second failure the dealer advised that the vehicle needed an updated version on the actuator. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 81,000.
Started the vehicle and smelled something burning. Black smoke was coming from the passenger rear by the window. The entire passenger rear side of van burnt and melted. Caught seat on fire too. Fire department said it was electrical maybe started in the rear ac unit. Van was totaled.
The contact owns a 2005 Kia Sedona. Three hours after routine maintenance was completed, the vehicle caught fire. The fire started in the drivers side door and underneath the drivers seat. No one was injured. The vehicle was destroyed. The fire department extinguished the fire and stated that it was electrical. A report was filed. The insurance company was called. The manufacturer informed her that they needed to see pictures and the fire report before they could investigate. The failure mileage was 76,000.
My drivers side power window was not always coming up or down I brought it in to the Kia dealership and they said the switch had melted. They also put in a new motor for the power window. Totaling $689 and the warranty isn;T there to help us. It was a second hand van. We are concerned since it is a 2005 Kia Sedona and its thus only 5 yrs old and that the fact it melted after over heating.
I own a 2005 Kia sodona van, I have had problems with it "hesitating" and "cutting off' while driving the vehicle. The vehicle has been repaired numerous times, but the dealership can not locate the source of the problem.
I have had my Kia Sedona in the shop 5 times now due to it blowing fuses under the hood, the dealer says there is nothing wrong and they just keep replacing the fuses. Seems to me there is a electrical problem somewhere, I am worried this can become a potential fire hazard.
: the contact stated while driving 70 mph on the highway, the vehicle stalled without warning. It was pushed off the road and restarted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. This occurred twice. The first time the dealer reworked the grounds to the front area module. After the second occurrence the dealer replaced the throttle position switch. 2005 Kia Sedona. Updated 10/30/2006 -the vehicle stalled a third time and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle is still at the dealer because that cannot find the caused of the stalling. The passenger side sliding door would not stay closed.
July 2006 I noticed a smell of burning brakes or something similar. But after I turned the vehicle off for an hour the smell disappeared. Then on July 4th 2006 we were 10 miles from home and noticed the radio turned off, then a few more miles the gauges all turned off, then by the time we got off the freeway, the car turned off. We then turned it back on, the radio and gauges all worked until we drove to the dealer which was closed so we drove one more mile to a safe place to park. At this time the car was completely dead. We looked in the engine, the fuse box was smoking and when opened, all the fuses were melted down and all the wires were melted too. We then got it towed to the dealer the next day 7/5/06. The car has now been at the dealer for over a week and half, and will not be ready until next week. I am hoping the new wiring they put in doesn't burn again. This is the second major trouble with this new car under 9000 miles. The first trouble was one week after buying the new car with 3 miles on it. Drove into my driveway at home on a steep hill to find I had no brakes. The trouble was a kinked brake line that broke... very scary.
The day I purchased my 2005 Kia Sedona the radio stopped working. That was replaced, then the lighter went. Again the radio and then within the first three weeks the brakes and front end which has been the ongoing problems and concern to date. With numerous trips up until 9/05 and my taking it to yet another dealer 9/05-1/06 leading to it blowing out a tire and now them telling me all along of course that nothing is outside of "normal" or their fault etc. However buying this vehicle new and it sounding and like something I've never heard before (and I've driven for 20 years many types of cars new and very old!) let alone the way it shakes.. yet they always led me to believe I was nuts. They did replaced the rotors finally only after I took it to someone else who documented it needed it and I took it back with the paper work and that wasn't until August (I bought it in may) and they'd blown me off for two months. I've called Kia main office who also is making it not their problem it's a "normal" wear issue. There is no car that sounds and feels like this upon braking. Reading your site at least I know I'm not alone finally which is what *they* want you to think!
I bought a new Kia Sedona on 2-27-06 had problems with the radio. The first time I had it in to be checked, they were going to put in a new radio but it was damaged in shipping. They ordered one put it in on the 10th of March 06, that night the van started caught fire and was totaled.
The contact stated check engine light came on while driving, and the vehicle stalled. After a while it restarted. Contacted dealership, they advised the contact to bring the car in. On the way to the dealership the vehicle stalled nine times. The dealership adjusted the idling and the vehicle was repaired. Less than a week later the check engine light came on again, and the car did not stall. Called the dealership; they said it was the throttle sensor. The parts were unavailable until the next week. The dealership assured her that the vehicle would not stall until it could be repaired. The car stalled again while taking it to the dealership. The dealership was able to reproduce the problem and they replaced the throttle body sensor. A few days later, while driving the engine sounded as if it was revving. Contacted the dealership again, took the car in the same day, . this time they could not reproduce this problem. While driving the car the check engine light came on and the car stalled seven more times.
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- Riverside, CA, USA