2006 Kia Sedona

MY VEHICLE SHAKES BADLY...KIA, WHERE I PURCHASE MY 2006 TOLD ME, IT IS THE SUB FRAME WHICH CAUSES MY VAN TO SHAKE. THE SALT IN PENNSYLVANIA CAUSES THE FRAME OF THIS VAN TO RUST AWAY. I WELL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT! THERE IS NO RECALL...THIS WILL COST ME $2,000.00. I BELIEVE IF YOU LIVE... WHERE IT SNOWS. THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE MADE FOR STATES WHICH HAVE SNOW.....AND USE SALT ON THE ROADS. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAID FOR THIS. THE SUB FRAME NEEDS TO BE RECALL BY KIA MANUFACTURER.THE MILEAGE ON MY VAN IS 63,553. ALSO, KIA STATED THAT IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THEY FIXED THAT, BUT STILL IT SHAKES. IT'S THE SUB FRAME.GUEST WHAT! THEY INSPECTED MY VAN ON JAN 8, 2014,. KIA, PASSED MY VAN FOR GOOD CONDITION AND MY VAN WAS INSPECTED AFTER THEY CORRECTED THE CONTROL ARMS. AGAIN, IT STILL SHAKES....IT IS THE SUB FRAME. HOW DID KIA PASS THE VAN FOR INSPECTION. "THE SUB FRAME IS STILL ROTTEN". SO, ARE THEY WAITING FOR A ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN OR SOMEONE IS KILLED. KIA YOU NEED A RECALL ON SUB FRAME! *TR

WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY LEFT FRONT WHEEL STARTED SKIDDING AS IT FELT LIKE IT WAS TURNED IN A DIRECTION THAT OPPOSED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE DIRECTION. VEHICLE QUICKLY BECAME UNSTEARABLE. LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FOUND TO BE TOTALLY RUST WEAKENED WITH LARGE RUST HOLES AND CRACKS.....AND AFTER PART WAS REMOVED BY A MECHANIC, I COULD EASILY BEND THE WHOLE CONTROL ARM IN HALF WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. IF THIS SUDDEN FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MOMENTS EARLIER WITH MY KIDS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL AND ON THE HIGHWAY....THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE RESULT. AS A RESULT, I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES, CERTAIN PARTS CONNECTING TO THIS CONTROL ARM AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REALIGNED. THE OPPOSITE CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE SEEMS TO LOOK 'NORMAL' WITH NO APPARENT RUST WEAKENING. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE INTACT SIDE HAS A TYPE OF COATING THAT IS INTACT AND THE FAILED SIDE IS MISSING MUCH/MOST OF THE COATING. *TR

AS MY WIFE WAS MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE VAN LURCHED LEFT AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. AFTER CHECKING FOR FLAT TIRES AND FINDING NONE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING TO MUCH TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER. AFTER HAVING THE VAN TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND CHECKED OUT, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. I CRINGE AT THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AS WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAS BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AT THAT TIME, BUT CHANGED OUR PLANS AT THE LAST MINUTE. THIS VAN HAD ITS ANNUAL NH STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. THE SHOP THAT DID THE INSPECTION AND THE SHOP THAT IS DOING THE REPAIR BOTH TOLD US THAT UNLESS THEY ACTUALLY SEE A CRACK, THERE IS NO WAY FOR THEM TO TELL IF THE PART IS COMPROMISED OR NOT. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH METAL FOR 30 YEARS, I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. LASTLY, I HAVE NOTED SIX COMPLAINTS REPORTED HERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN JUST THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IT IS TIME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AND RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS OR (HEAVEN FORBID) FATAL ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM A CONTROL ARM FAILURE. *TR

I NOTICE NOISE AND A SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED OVER CHECKED FOR A FLAT TIRE OR LOOSE WHEEL. TIRES AND WHEELS CHECKED OK. AS I CONTINUED THE NOISE BECAME WORSE AND THE CAR STARTED WEAVING SIDE TO SIDE AND I STARTED HEARING A RUBBING NOISE WHEN I STOPPED. PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. THE MANAGER NOTICE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL GO BACK AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL. CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICE THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF. THE CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT JUST FELL APART. WORKING FOR GENERAL MOTORS FOR 37 YEARS HAS A PROBLEM SOLVER AND QUALITY ENGINEER I HAVE NEVER SEEM A CONTROL ARM RUST AND BREAK. I DO BELIEVE AS TIME GOES ON THERE WILL BE MANY MORE FAILURES AND FATALITIES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE WE GET TO THE POINT OF PEOPLE DYEING. KIA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HOPEFULLY I WILL HERE SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM SOON. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *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.

MY 2006 KIA SEDONA CONTINUES TO HAVE SHAKING IN THE FRONT WHEELS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT THE DEALERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I CONTACTED KIA AND THEY ARE SAYING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HOW IS SOMETHING LIKE A FUEL LINE THAT IS INSIDE OF A FUEL TANK "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR? NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WOULD APPLY TO BRAKES AND OTHER SUCH THINGS. CONSUMERS DON'T JUST GO TO THE LOCAL AUTO REPAIR PLACE TO HAVE A FUEL LINE MAKING NOISE FIXED ON A ROUTINE BASIS. THIS CAR WAS REPORTED UNDER THE VA. LEMON LAW PROCESS IN 2007. OF COURSE, KIA BEING THE BIG GUY IN THIS WON. YET, STILL TODAY THE SAME CONDITIONS EXIST AND MORE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I AM PAYING FOR A SERVICE AND KIA HAS FAILED AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. SOME OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE: 1. SLIDING DOORS STICK 2. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ONLY LOCKS ON OCCASION WITH REMOTE 3. THE HORN IS TERRIBLE 4. LUMBAR SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SEAT JUST BROKE ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING 5. TENSIONERS FOR TIMING BELT CHANGED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE 6. FUEL TANK IS MAKING NOISE? HUMMING 7. STEERING SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND SO ON......WE (MY FAMILY) DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN WHAT WAS BEING SOLD AS THE SAFEST MINIVAN ON THE MARKET AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THEY CHANGED THE ROTORS, ROTATED THE TIRES, AND REPLACED THE FRONT WHEELS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE TRANSMISSION TYPE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,345.

THE 2006 KIA SEDONA PULLED TO THE LEFT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES AND TWO DIFFERENT KIA DEALERSHIPS INSISTED THAT CROWNING" OF ROADS IN MY AREA WAS CAUSING THIS. FUNNY HOW NO OTHER VEHICLE I'VE EVER HAD HAS EVER PULLED TO THE LEFT ON THE VERY SAME ROADS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE TWO KIA DEALERSHIPS THAT ALL VEHICLES "DRIFT" OR "VEER" TO THE LEFT WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AGAIN, THIS HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED IN THE LAST 20+ YEARS. MY VAN CAN NOW BE CONSIDERED A LEMON BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP FIVE TIMES. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD "BUMPING" NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN STEERING SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND DOWNWARD. NO SERVICE PERSONNEL AT EITHER DEALERSHIP COULD CAUSE THE NOISE SO, TO THEM IT DID NOT EXIST. THEY REFUSED TO RIDE WITH ME SO I COULD DEMONSTRATE BUT THEN FINALLY THEY DID AND THEY HEARD IT! ON SERVICE TRIP NUMBER FIVE, THEY REPLACED BUSHINGS ON THE FRONT END AND THE NOISE IS GONE. THIS VEHICLE STILL "DRIFTS" OR "PULLS" OR "VEERS" OR "MEANDERS" TO THE LEFT WHEN YOU TURN LOOSE OF THE WHEEL. GETTING SOMEONE TO AGREE WITH THAT IS AN UPHILL BATTLE THAT I HAVE NOT YET WON. *AK