2006 Kia Sedona

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR CLOSED. HOWEVER, IT RE-OPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID A RE-LEARN. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE WHEN THE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. SHE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ONCE MORE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH AND THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO A GRASSY FIELD AND STRUCK A SIGN. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH WHERE IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,200. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED AN ARKANSAS MOTOR CRASH REPORT. UPDATED 10/24/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE VEHICLE HAS HANKOOK OPTIMO H 14 TIRES 225/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A ROAD FORCED BALANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE THE DEALER DISCARDED TWO RIMS AND A TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VIBRATION RECURRED A THIRD TIME AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIBRATION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6,351 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED THE FRONT WHEEL RIMS WERE EXTREMELY HOT. HE WAITED FOR THEM TO COOL OFF AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY WHEN DRIVING 40-55 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS MAY BE BENT OR WARPED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

ON MORE THAN FOUR OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VAN AND WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE REVVED , BUT THE VAN DID NOT MOVE. TWO OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN WHILE MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE 95, ONCE ON US ROUTE 1 AND ANOTHER MERGING ON TO ROUTE 234. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION MY ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE VEHICLE. IT WAS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD TO MERGE ON TO INTERSTATE 95 IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR WHILE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT 65 MPH PLUS AND NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. IN ONE INSTANCE THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING UP BEHIND ME, AND I HAD TO CUT OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE TRYING TO MERGE IN ORDER TO GET BACK OFF ON TO THE RAMP THAT I JUST MERGED OFF. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IS WAS A SPEED CONTROL SENSOR, THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE THIRD TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. WE HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH KIA MOTORS, AND HAVE REQUESTED A BUY BACK UNDER THE VIRGINIA LEMON LAWS. WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER TODAY AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM OUR CASE WORKER WITH KIA DESPITE A CALL ASKING IF WE SHOULD PICK UP THE VEHICLE OR NOT. *AK

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT STAY OPEN AND WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED BRUISES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE LATCHES ON THE DOOR, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD CLOSE IF THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.