2006 Kia Sedona

MY 2006 KIA SEDONA HAS HAD BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT VERY PREMATURELY. I HAVE PROBABLY REPLACED 9 INDIVIDUAL HEADLIGHTS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. BULBS ONLY LAST 4-6 MONTHS EACH. H7 IS THE REPLACEMENT BULB THAT IS RECOMMENDED AND I HAVE WASTED MY MONEY COUNTLESS TIMES BUYING THE "PREMIUM BULBS" ONLY TO HAVE THEM BURN OUT. TOOK THE CAR TO KIA DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM, BUT LOOKING AT MULTIPLE BLOG SITES A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WE ARE REPLACING HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH. THIS IS BECOMING QUITE AN EXPENSE. ONCE WE CHANGE ONE THE OTHER BLOWS. WE HAVE HAD IT EVALUATED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE SEE NO WIRING ISSUES, HOWEVER THEY LAST BULB WE TOOK TO HIM LOOKED AS IF IT HAD SOME SORT OF CORROSION ON IT. EITHER THERE IS WATER GETTING IN THERE OR THERE IS A CONTACT ISSUE WITH THE BULB AND THE ELECTRICAL MECHANISM. AFTER READING MANY COMMENTS, I SEE I AM NOT ALONE. I THINK KIA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ITS SAFETY FEATURES HOWEVER, THIS SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AND ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH COULD IN TURN CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

MY 2006 KIA SEDONA SEEMS TO CONTINUALLY BLOW LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE 3 YEARS AND HAVE GONE THROUGH 7 BULBS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN 2010, BUT CLAIMS THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE TURN SIGNAL BULB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE CONTACT EITHER REPLACED THE LIGHTS HERSELF OR HAD THEM REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT ALSO BEGAN TO HEAR SCRAPING NOISES WHENEVER SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,453.

HEADLAMPS BLOWING OUT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS ABOUT EVERY 4-6 WEEKS AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES ON THE HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SO WHY DO THEY KEEP BLOWING OUT. WE HAVE HAD BOTH LOW BEAMS BLOW OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS WHICH IS UNSAFE TO ON COMING TRAFFIC LET ALONG UNSAFE FOR US NOT TO HAVE ANY LOW BEAMS. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION THAT WE HAVE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR THE 1ST MONTH WE OWNED IT AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TO THIS DAY AND WE ARE REALLY FEELING UNSAFE DRIVING IT DUE TO THE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE IS TERRIFIED TO EVEN TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR THREE PRECIOUS CHILDREN. SO IF I COULD GET SOME FEEDBACK ON THESE ISSUES I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH THERE ARE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT SO SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE TO DIE DUE TO HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, OR THE STEERING FALLS APART OR A PART FAILS DUE TO THE VIBRATION. *TR

STOP LAMP SWITCH DEFECTIVE. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. TRIED FOR 2 MONTHS TO HAVE DEFECT REPAIRED, BUT MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE, SO NO REPAIR CAN TAKE PLACE. SAFETY RECALL STATES CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND DEFECT MAY CAUSE A CRASH. GIVEN THE URGENCY OR THE RECALL THE NECESSARY PARTS NEED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE NOW. *TR

HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ON MY 2006 KIA SEDONA THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. TONIGHT BOTH WENT OUT AT ONCE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ON THE WEB, BUT KIA DENIES ANY PROBLEM. BULBS WERE NOT TOUCHED OR ALLOWED TO TOUCH ANYTHING BUT A CLEAN GLOVE DURING INSTALLATION. GREAT CARE WAS TAKEN BOTH TIMES. THIS TIME WILL CHECK THE ALTERNATOR - SEEMS TO BE A COMMON SOURCE IN SEVERAL BLOG ENTRIES. *TR