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10.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 55,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- bypass anti theft relay, defective ipm (1 reports)
electrical problem
Helpful websites
- Kia Sedona Intermittent No Start Condition - This video shows ow to bypass the defective IPM module that intermittently allows the anti theft circuitry to trigger needlessly and create a no start condition on 2004-2009 Sedonas and Hyundai sister equivalents as well as other Kia models
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Intermittent no start. Sit in the car, turn the key, lights come on, engine does NOT crank. 5-10 times later, it starts. Runs great for a week, then again, no start. Gave to dealer when under 60k miles, couldn't replicate problem, found no problem codes. Last 6 months, happens weekly. turn key 10x, finally starts. No rhyme or reason. Internet has hundreds of such posts from Kia and Hyundai owners from 2006 on. Kia claims no problem. Issue seems to be anti theft relay in the iPM module. Cost 500 to fix, but part is defective and recurs shortly. Real fix seems to be to run jumper wire to bypass the anti theft module. Again, KIA refuses to acknowledge. Seems it doesn't start, it doesn't result in death or injuries, only frustration and customer dis-satisfaction . Never buy a KIA. The 6 year warranty is useless for this kind of problem.
I will have a mechanic do this for me for a few hundred bucks.
- Murray A., Brooklyn, NY, US