2005 Kia Sedona

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT SHOOK. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENED DURING CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS, AND WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO OVERHEATING AND WARPING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE OVERHEATING AND WARPING. THE BRAKES, ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 30,000 MILES. *AK UPDATE 4/25/07*TR

FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PURCHASE IN OCTOBER, 05, I HAVE HAD PULSATING BRAKES THAT DON'T WANT TO STOP ON CONTACT. THE LOCAL DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS A PART COMING OUT TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND AS SOON AS IT WAS OUT, I WOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. EVERY 3-4 000 MILES AT OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, I HAVE HAD WORK DONE ON MY BRAKES AND KIA HAS COVERED THE COST. EVERY TIME I GO IN AND COMPLAIN, THEY FIX THE PROBLEM AND TELL ME IT'S STILL IN "PROCESS". WHEN MY VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 60,000 MILES, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND NOW KIA IS TELLING ME THEY WILL NO LONGER COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ONGOING MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 6,000 MILES AND 12,000 MILES. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND SMELLED AS IF THEY WERE BURNING. THE REPAIR SHOP CLEANED THE BRAKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND FOUND GLAZE SPOTS ON THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT HAS COPIES OF THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PULSATING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN BRAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,882. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS WARPED ROTORS. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, BUT THE NOISE RETURNED AT 12,782 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 25,000 THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT THAT WAS MAKING THE ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35000.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEELS TORQUE 100 FT LTRS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 40 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SERVICE DEPT. INFORMED HER IF PADS ARE PUT ON ROTORS ARE AUTOMATICALLY RESURFACED, SERVICE DEPT CAN ONLY RESURFACE ROTORS TWICE THEN THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND CUSTOMER INFORMED AFTERWARD THATS WHY ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 3/5. UPDATE *4/16TR

NEW VAN PURCHASED WITH 3 MILES ON IT BACK TO DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO DEAL WITH BRAKE ISSUES, SHUTTERING AND "MOANING" SOUND. FIRST TIME ROTORS CUT AND BRAKES "CLEANED" (APPROX 5500 MILES). SECOND TIME COULD NOT REPLICATE THE MOANING SOUND (11300 MILES). THIRD TIME REPLICATED MOANING SOUND COMING FROM REAR DRUMS, DEALER RESURFACED DRUMS (APPROX 11600 MILES). EVERYTHING SO FAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO NO COST WAS INCURRED UP TO THIS POINT. REPLACED ROTORS AND FRONT PADS DUE TO REGULAR MAINTENANCE 5 MONTHS AGO (APPROX 23000 MILES). EVERYTHING FINE UNTIL 30000 MILE SERVICE WHERE BRAKES ARE ADJUSTED (REAR) AND EXTREME SHUTTERING OCCURS FROM REAR (PERHAPS MASKED BY NOT HAVING PROPERLY ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES). APPEARS TO BE DRUMS THAT ARE OUT OF ROUND. WILL PAY $125 EACH DRUM AND APPLY MYSELF AS THEY ARE CLEARLY OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOME INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VAN. 3500 LBS AND TOO SMALL OF A BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS IS MY SECOND NEW KIA SEDONA AND 3RD NEW KIA VEHICLE IN THREE YEARS. LOVE THE BRAND - WISH THEY'D FIX THE BRAKE ISSUE....THIS IS GOING TO GET EXPENSIVE NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SEEMS LIKE THE MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ARE FOR THE BRAKES. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. THERE WAS A PULSING, BRAKING, PULLING MOTION AS IF THE VEHICLE WANTED TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,00 ,AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12000. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO A NEED FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 30 TIMES.

2005 SEDONA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, THROTTLE AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. *TS PREVIOUSLY RESPONDED ON 12-15-06 BY AAE DUPLICATE LETTER THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PART HAD BEEN RECALLED (RECALL NUMBER 05V329000) BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FORM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

2005 KIA SEDONA LX PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER ON 3-10-05. ON 3/24/05, TOOK VAN IN FOR INITIAL OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BRAKES AS WELL BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE NOISE, GRINDING, AND A PULSATING WHEN USING BRAKES. MILEAGE WAS 2890. WHEN TECHNICIAN CHECKED BRAKES, THE ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE WARPED, SO THEY WERE RESURFACED. ON 9/17/05, TOOK VAN BACK IN FOR GRINDING NOISES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. MILEAGE WAS 7781. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, NO FAULT WAS FOUND WITH BRAKING SYSTEM AND NOISED WAS BLAMED ON HIGH HUMIDITY. NO FAULT FOUND ON TRANSMISSION EITHER. THROTTLE UPGRADE RECALL PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. ON 12/27/05, TOOK VAN BACK IN FOR SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. MILEAGE WAS 10664. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE AGAIN WARPED. TRIED TO RESURFACE AGAIN, BUT FOUND FLAW IN MATERIAL, SO NEW FRONT DISC PLATES WERE REPLACED. ON 3/20/06, VAN ONCE AGAIN TAKEN IN FOR POPPING AND NOISES MADE WHEN BRAKING. MILEAGE WAS 15325. TECHNICIANS FOUND NO ISSUES AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE. 15,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED IN LIEU OF CHECKING BRAKES. ON 10/6/06, TOOK VAN IN FOR ISSUES RELATING TO BRAKES AGAIN. TECHNICIANS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE IN NEED OF REPAIR ON FRONT, AND REAR DRUMS NEEDED RESURFACING. ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO WORN AND REPLACED. *JB

2005 KIA SEDONA BOUGHT VAN BRAND NEW 9/11/2004 ON 10/3/05 TOOK VAN IN FOR SERVICE AND CHECK UP VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP ROTORS NEEDED TO REPLACED AND WORK WAS COMPLETED, MILEAGE AT TIME 11,706. IN MARCH OF 06 TOOK VAN IN FOR SERVICE AND HAD SAME COMPLAINT OF VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED THE REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND ADJUSTED NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY MILEAGE APPROX. 15, 000 MILES. FRONT END STILL VIBRATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 20,000 MILE CHECK AND SERVICE AND DEALER ADVISES ROTORS AND BRAKES ARE WORN OUT MILEAGE IS 20,398. DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, TALKED TO KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED FOR DISCUSSION WITH FIELD REP, HE ADVISED CUSTOMER SERVICE HE WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. AT THIS TIME I WILL NOT LET KIA DEALERSHIP REPAIR BRAKE PROBLEM, I HAVE ORDERED HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS TO REPLACE OEM EQUIPMENT. TALKED WITH OTHER CONSUMERS WHO OWN SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF VAN THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB