2002 Kia Sedona Ex

THE VAN WAS ON FIRE IN MY YARD. ONLY THE FRONT DRIVERS FRONT SIDE CAUGHT FIRE. WHEN I FOUND IT IT WAS BLASING OUT OF THE DOOR AND WINDSHIELD. I GOT THE HOSE PIPE AN UNHOOKED THE BATTERY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. IT MELTED THE WHOLE DASHBOARD ALL THE WAY TO THE RADIO STEERING WHEEL WINDSHIELD ONLY ON DRIVERS SIDE ALL DAMAGE WAS AT FRONT DRIVERS FRONT SIDE.I DIDN'T DRIVE THE VAN ALDAY THAT DAY.

AT APPROX. 3:55 A.M ON THE ABOVE DATE MY STEP SON WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF A HORN CONTINUOUSLY BLOWING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAB OF THE LISTED VEHICLE. HE RAN INTO THE BEDROOM AND WOKE ME AND HIS MOM UP. I JUMPED UP AND RAN OUTSIDE TO FIND MY FIANCES VAN ON FIRE AS I RAN BACK IN THE HOUSE TO GET THE KIDS AND HER TO GET OUT OF THE TRAILER BECAUSE THE VAN WAS PARKED WITHIN 5 FEET OF IT THE DRIVERS WINDOW BUSTED AND FLAMES BEGAN ROLLING OUT OF IT. WE CALLED 911 AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPT TO GET THERE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VAN BECAME FULLY INVOLVED AND BURNED ALMOST COMPLETELY UP. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT DAY OF A RECALL BACK IN 2005 OF POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER CAUSED BY WIRING IN ELECTRIC SEATS. I STARTED THINKING THAT MAY BE WHAT STARTED BECAUSE THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC SEAT STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES ABOUT IT. WHAT DOES HER OR I NEED TO DO. IF THIS WAS IN FACT CAUSED DUE TO A RECALL WE NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2002 KIA SEDONA CAUGHT FIRE ON NOVEMBER 7, 2012. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF ANY RECALLS NEEDED FOR MY KIA OR THAT I WAS DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD START ON FIRE AT ANY TIME?..I HAVE CHILDREN AND A GRANDCHILD THAT I TRANSPORT! I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. I NOTIFIED KIA THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, PROVIDED ALL INCIDENT INFORMATION AND REPORTS FROM THE KIRKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT, WAITED, AND CONTINUED TO DO ALL THAT WAS ASKED OF ME BY KIA. OVER 2 MONTHS LATER I WAS TOLD BY MICHELE HILLEGAS, NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS ANALYST, THAT MY VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD, WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND HADN'T BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME SO THEY WOULD NOT COMPENSATE ME FOR ANY LOSS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IF I HAD FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE THIS WOULD HAVE COMPENSATED ME FOR MY LOSS. RECALLS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEALER WARRANTY OR MY INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE THAT I CARRY ON MY VEHICLE. SOON AFTER I BOUGHT MY KIA IN 2008 I PURCHASED AN 50,000 MILE EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE FROM A COMPANY KNOWN AS ENDURANCE WARRANTY WHICH HELPED ME MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE IN THE BEST WAY IT COULD BE. THIS WEB LINK TALKS ABOUT THE RECALL WHICH MY 2002 KIA SEDONA EX NEEDED??..HTTP://WWW.OHIOLEMONLAW.COM/SAFETY-RECALL-17.SHTML A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, MY ELECTRIC FRONT PASSENGER SEAT STOPPED WORKING. I BELIEVE NOW THAT A FAULTY ENGINEERING PROBLEM WELL DOCUMENTED BY KIA IS THE REASON WHY THAT SEAT QUIT WORKING AND THEN EVENTUALLY CAUSED A SHORT IN THE WIRING ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE FIRE IN THE FUSE BOX THAT DESTROYED MY VEHICLE. SINCE KIA IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM RECALLED REPAIRS TO ALL KIA VEHICLES INVOLVED IN RECALLS THAT ARE IN THEIR POSSESSION (KIA DEALERSHIPS) AND MY RIGHTS AS A KIA OWNER WERE NEGLECTED, I BELIEVE I AM LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY LOSS IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MADE CONTACT WITH A METAL SEAT COMPONENT, WHICH CAUSED A SHORTAGE IN THE JUNCTION BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAVE TO REPAIR THE WIRES AND REPLACE THE JUNCTION BOX. SINCE THE PREVIOUS OWNER RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY OUTLINED IN RECALL # 05V463000,( SEATS) HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 118,000. THE CONSUMER STATED KIA AGREED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. UPDATED 11/17/09 *JB

THE THIRD ROW BACK SEAT FOLDED WITH SUCH FORCE IT THROW ME INTO THE BACK OF THE SEAT IN FRONT OF ME. IT BRUISED MY FACE, MY TEETH CUT THE INSIDE OF MY MOUTH, MY FOREHEAD GOT A LUMP FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. WE WAS AT MY HOME GETTING READY FOR A TRIP SO IT WAS NOT TIME FOR THE SEAT BELTS. I HAD TO EAT SOFT FOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS, USE PEROXIDE MOUTHWASH FOR THE SORES AND USE ICE PACKS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I CONTACTED KIA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM STATING THAT IF THIS HAD BEEN A SMALL CHILD (I WEIGH 120) THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME SERIOUS FACIAL DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE BACK OF THE SEAT FOLDING SO HARD AND THEY ASKED FOR ME TO SEND A FEW PICTURES OF MY FACE. AFTER VIEWING THE PICTURES I RECEIVED A CALL FROM KIA TO VERIFY MY ADDRESS FOR THEM TO SEND ME $100 TO 'MAYBE TAKE MY HUSBAND OUT TO DINNER'. I DECLINED SUCH AN OFFER AFTER THE 13 DAYS I'D BEEN THROUGH. I EXPLAINED MY CONCERN ABOUT SOMEONE GETTING HURT FROM THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TOLD ME TO REPORT THIS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY WERE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES. THE KIA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME TO 'MAKE SURE I WARN ANYBODY THAT SEATS IN ANY OF THE BACK SEATS THAT THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT COULD FOLD WITH FORCE.' I SUGGESTED KIA BUY MY VAN SO THEY COULD REALLY FIND OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED AND THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER USED THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS AND HAD NO IDEA THE SEATS FOLDED SO FAST AND HARD. KIA DECLINED TO BUY MY VAN THEN OFFERED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VAN CHECKED OUT AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

2002 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN. PURCHASED USED FEB 2006 W/32K MILES FROM PRIVATE OWNER. MOST RECENT MILES 59K. CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE AND IS TOTALED. HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING ELECTRIC SEAT STOP FUNCTIONING, AND DEAD BATTERY WHENEVER PARKED FOR MORE THAN 5 DAYS. REPLACED THE BATTERY, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT. ON 11/17/07 AFTER 6-MONTHS OF THE SEAT NOT WORKING, THE DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT CONTROLS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN, A FEW HOURS LATER THE VAN CAUGHT FIRE (DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND DASH) AND BURNED THE INTERIOR. INSURANCE DECLARED IT TOTALED. *TR