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The Kia van was parked, turned off, keys were removed, outside in our business parking lot. A person driving by noticed it was on fire and called the fire department. This happened around 12 am. (midnight) the local fire department responded to the call and reported to the scene.
Some electoral problems are happening. When driving or parked the brake lights appear in flashing manner and during that 5 second time it will lock and unlock my windows and if I am using my suppers they stop working sometimes. Also sometime the windows dont work and thebradio also messes up and changes station with out me touching it. Thisbhas been an ongoing thing for ag least 3 years. Also it use to not startvat forb2 days and then itbwoukdbstart with no help. I woukd come throuhh the pasengers side and startbit fine. Lots if electric issues.
While parked the brake tail lights stay on; while driving the cruise control malfunctions, and ESC light indicator illuminates and stays on. It is the same problems as the recall NHTSA #13V114000 and the Kia recall #SC098, but my VIN number apparently isn't listed as one that is affected, which it is! I have noticed it a couple of months ago, but now they all are getting worse. I did not know it was a recall problem.
Stop lamp switch was replaced in 2013 due to safety recall 13V114000. At present the ESC light is malfuntioning and the vehicle will not shift out of park. Took the vehicle to our Kia dealership and the service department determined that a faulty stop lamp switch was the cause. The switch was replaced and vehicle operates as normal. A request for reimbursement has been submitted to Kia for the cost of the repair. This is a major safety concern and I feel it is the responsibility of Kia motors to issue another recall.
- Aberdeen, MD, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 Kia Sedona. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle lost power and the accelerator pedal traveled to the floor. The ESC warning indicator illuminated and remained lit. The Kia dealer in cheyenne, Wyoming advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Additionally, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V389000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure mileage was approximately 183,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
The ESC light illuminated in my Kia Sedona for two years on and off not until recently did I realize when this happed the brake lights would not illuminate. I brought car in and was charged $250 to replace the brake light switch. I saw this was a recall on 2007 Kia Sedona but dealer stated it did not include my Kia Sedona how can the same exact thing that happened on almost 1 million Kia and Hyundai not be the same thing on my Kia Sedona. I believe my Kia should have been part of the recall and I should be issued a refund for this repair.
While driving the vehicle, you suddenly loose power. The ESC off light and engine light come on. You are not able to accelerate. It's like the pedal is not there. You could be going 50 mph and then suddenly drop down to 20 to 30 mph without warning. There is a few codes that come up: P2106 throttle actuator control system-forced limited power P2138. Throttle/pedal position sensor/switch "D"/"E" voltage correlation. There are other codes that came up before and it also caused these issues. This happens while you are driving. Sometimes you can tell its going to turn on the ESC light and engine light and going to loose power and sometimes it happens all of a sudden. When researching online about this problem, its a common problem with Kia especially the Sedonas.
Brake lights not illuminating, ESC light is on that it is not functioning check engine light looked up that it was a recall on 2007 Kia Sedona but when entering my VIN # it does not show
The electrical doors stopped working and do not latch, the door fly open when we turn a corner. The ESC light is on. My brakes and transmission has malfunctioned.. malfunctions in SC 134. SC133. SC098. The ;suspenision and clicks and clutters. Since this year alone my van has malfunctioned in all the areas, U can see when looked at...the doors alone are dangerious.
I had an issue with a dealership after service with Kia I started having trouble with the locks on the passenger side doors not locking and shutting. And before I accuse someone of something that is not correct I wanted to rule out all avenues. While speaking to Kia they said to contact the owner and take it up with them. But I am wanting to make sure of this I have a pre-owned vehicle. On 5/21/2016 is when I started having problems with them.
Takata recall there is a popping sound under the van while you are driving doesnt matter what kind of road you are on unknown what part it is the ESC light keeps coming on doesnt matter what kind of road you are on and the brakes keep acting like they are going out doesnt matter what kind of road you are
I have been having an intermittent "non-start" issue with my car. I would turn the key and nothing. The lights would go on, radio would go on, but the car wouldn't do anything towards cranking and starting. No clicking noise, nothing. I would get out of the car open and close some doors and most of the time it would start. Also, I was driving on the highway when the ESC off light came on. Whenever I stopped it would go off until I got back on the highway again. I had my mechanic plug it in to see if any error codes show, but there was nothing. I checked online and found a recall for these exact issues tied to the stop lamp switch, but when I took the car to Kia dealership they said they had fixed the recall a couple years earlier. I bought a new stop lamp switch myself, (genuine Kia part, not generic, ) and had it replaced again. (cheap part of and installation.) I then went on road trip and nothing was fixed. ESC off light was on nearly the whole time and I had a non-start during trip. There has to be another issue involved here. I live in New York city so I hardly ever am driving on highways, so road trips was only time I would see ESC off light and I rarely if ever use cruise control, so I don;T know if I would have the cruise control issue tied to this standard group of issues either.
The brake lights remain illuminated when the brake pedal is released and the electronic stability control (ESC) malfunction light is on. The brake lights remaining on caused the battery to drain.
When brake pedal is depressed, the brake lights stay on. Electronic stability control malfuctions. Cruise control sometimes will not deactivate when brake pedal is depressed.
1. driving van on highway when ESC and check engine warning lights came on simultaneously. 2. vehicle suddenly loses all acceleration. Has happened twice in the past two weeks, both times at highway speeds. 3. dealership indicates that this is a chronic issue with multiple models and that replacement parts have been redesigned to reduce failure, but that issues are so prevalent that parts are on back order and that it may take "2 weeks or 2 months" to receive parts to correct the problem.
Only owner of 2007 Kia Sedona, I was informed by another driver while driving that my brake lights did not work. I had noticed that the "ESC" light was on my dash and did not go out. I called Kia motors to inform them of this after I saw online that there was a recall and they advised that my vehicle was not involved in the recall and that I needed to take it to a dealer for diagnosis. I did and it was the same faulty brake switch that was on the recall but since Kia said my unit was not included in the recall I have to pay for the part and repair by the dealer. I requested reimbursement from Kia motors in good faith as what happened to my vehicle was exactly what happened to owners in the recall but they denied my good faith request.
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- Fairfield, IL, USA