2006 Kia Sedona

LTER FROM CONSTITUENT COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR ACTION RE HER 2006 KIA SEDONA WHICH WITHOUT WARNING SHUT-DOWN DUE TO A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. *NJ THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE, THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE VIBRATING, NOISY AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BRAKES AND ALL OF THE TIRE BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO RECOMMENDED AS ALIGNMENT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING FRO FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER AN INPUT SENSOR. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 KIA SEDONA OCTOBER 21ST OF 2006 AND EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE ABOUT 8-9 TIMES. FIRST FEW TIMES WERE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON ALL THE TIME. THEN IT WAS SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY DID A WHEEL ALIGNMENT ABOUT TWO TIMES. TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR SAME SHAKING PROBLEM SO THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS ON IT. THAN THE HORN WENT OUT AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. THEY REPLACED SOME PART ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL SHAKING AND IS STILL IN THE SHOP WAITING TO HEAR FROM KIA IN THE NEXT PART TO REPLACE OR FIX. I HAVE HAD A RENTAL EACH TIME WHICH IS FINE AND DANDY, THEY HAVE PICKED UP THE COST BUT IT IS JUST GETTING FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH ONLY 20 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED TO BE SERVICED AS MANY TIMES AS IT HAS IN THE PAST YEAR. SOMEHOW I DO NOW KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE IS EVEN ROAD SAFE ANYMORE!! *TR

MY KIA SEDONA IS IN THE ZIESER SERVICE CENTER AGAIN. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE HORN AND OTHER CONCERNS. THE HORN DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE, BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT DOES NOT WORK ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE PARTS ON THIS HORN ALREADY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AND I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT BACK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE AT FIRST. ON MY LAST VISIT THE SERVICE DEPT TURNED THE ROTORS FOR THE BRAKES. I TOLD THEM THAT IT IS NOW SQUEALING SINCE THEY DID THIS AND I WANTED TO KNOW WHY. WHEN THEY CALLED TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS READY, THEY SAID I OWED $25 TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES. I ASK WHY AND DAVE IN SERVICE SAID THAT THEIR TECH TOOK OVER 2 HOURS TO LOOK FOR PROBLEMS AND NO ONE WAS GOING TO PAY THEM (MEANING KIA), SO I NEEDED TO PAY. I TOLD THEM I WANTED TO KNOW WHY I DID NOT HAVE A SQUEAK BEFORE AND THEN AFTER THEY DID SOME WARRANTY WORK ON THE VAN I DID HAVE A SQUEAK. I ALSO STATED THAT I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT THE CAR FEELING LIKE IT IS BEING PUSHED WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN AND YOU GET TO 30-35 MPH. HE SAID THIS IS NORMAL. LASTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS (EVEN A SLIGHT GRADE). IT DOES NOT DO THIS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL, BUT WHEN I DRIVE IT ACCELERATES AND IF I HAVE IT SET AT SAY 40 MPH I HAVE TO APPLY TO BRAKES BECAUSE I HAVE HAD IT ACCELERATE PAST 60 MPH. AGAIN, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT I FEEL NEED TO BE CORRECTED. EVEN THOUGH THEY STATE THAT THE HORN IS WORKING CORRECTLY, WHEN I WAS DRIVING THIS WEEKEND, I WAS CUT OFF BY A CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO HONK THE HORN IT DID NOT WORK. AND WHEN I TESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IT DID NOT WORK. MY HUSBAND ALSO WAS CUT OFF (THERE IS IN INTERSECTION THAT IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS BY OUR HOME) AND HE COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK.

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH A VERY ANNOYING AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THE KIA SEDONA PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHILE NOT TOO NOTICEABLE ON CITY STREETS IT I WAS VERY NOTICEABLE ON THE FREEWAY, AND IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EVER LET GO FOR A SECOND THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT ,RIGHT TOWARD THE FREEWAY MEDIAN. MY HANDS AND ARMS GET TIRED HOLDING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT ON LONG TRIPS. TO ME, THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.* THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN MARCH 2007, AND HAS GOTTEN INCRESINGLY WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY PRIVATE MECHANIC ONCE FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, HE SAID IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, BUT IT STILL PULLED TO THE LEFT!). I HAVE THEN TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED SOMETHIN AT NO CHANGE. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE RIGHTSIDE STRUT AT NO CHANGE. THE THIRD TIME THEY CLAIMED THEY ADJUSTED THE LEFTSIDE STRUT AT NO CHANGE.*AK MY CAR IS NOW GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A FOURTH TIME, TO GET ITS LEFT STRUT REPLACED. I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER POSTINGS (BOTH HERE, AND IN OTHER FORUMS) THAT ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME COMPAINT: 2006 KIA SEDONA PULLS TO THE LEFT. WHILE THE DEALER HAS BEEN PATIENT-- THEY ARE ALSO CLUELESS AND HAVE SUPPOSEDLY NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I WAS IN, THEY MADE ME TAKE THEIR MECHANIC FOR A RIDE, WHICH I WAS GLAD TO DO, TO PROVE TO HIM THAT THE CAR VEERS TO THE LEFT. THE MECHANIC STARTED USING EXCUSES LIKE "OH, THE ROAD SLOPES LEFT, SO THAT'S WHY IT DOES THAT" AND ALSO "THIS MODEL HAS TORQUE-STEERING, SO THIS IS NORMAL". IN MY OPINION, THIS DEMANS A RECALL. PERSONALLY, I AM BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WISCONSIN'S LEMON LAW - WHICH STATES THAT 4 REPAIRS FOR THE SAME THING IN THE FIRST YEAR QUALIFY THE CAR AS A LEMON.