2007 Kia Sedona

OCCASIONALLY, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CLOSES AND THEN REOPENS ABOUT 6-12" AND HAS TO BE CLOSED BY HAND. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE SAME DOOR OPENS ALL THE WAY AND IT CAN'T BE CLOSED, EITHER BY POWER OR BY HAND. IT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL IT GETS READY FOR YOU TO CLOSE IT. THE TIME FRAME VARIES BUT USUALLY 10-15 MINUTES. SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING WITH ALL OF THE DOORS CLOSED AND LOCKED, THE SAME SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN A COUPLE OF INCHES AND I HAVE TO STOP AND MANUALLY CLOSE IT. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH OF THE DESCRIBED INCIDENTS STILL HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. THE REPAIR TECHNICIANS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NO CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE FALLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS MOVING AND IS EITHER SEVERELY INJURED OF KILLED. *TR

FOR 4 YEARS NOW, THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY FAMILY VAN (2007 KIA SEDONA) HAVE BEEN POPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN I SIMPLY PRESS THE GAS, HIT A VERY MINOR BUMP, OR SOMETIMES DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE A CAUSE. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ALL COME ON, THE DOOR OPEN CHIME BEGINS TO DING. I'VE TAKEN THIS TO KIA ALMOST A DOZEN TIMES TO NO RESOLVE. AND NOW, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND THOUGH IT'S BEEN RECURRING FOR 4 YEARS NOW, THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO SECURELY LATCH AND ABNORMALLY OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE FAILURE WAS A DAILY RECURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE UPPER LATCH ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERABLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE O FURTHER REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF UPDATED 06/13/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE SECOND ROW SEAT BACK IN PLACE AFTER IT WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE SEAT RAIL LOCKING SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT APPEAR TO BE LATCH WHEN THEY ARE NOT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MISALIGNED SEAT RAIL THAT WAS MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. UPDATED 08/18/11

I HAVE CONCERNS OF SAFETY CONCERNS ON SEAT BELTS AND ELECTRICAL WIRING 1.THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP AND THAT IS IT DOESN'T RETRACT BACK TO ITS RETRACTABLE POSITION. IT SEEMS TO BE SEIZING UP. IT HAS BEEN LUBRICATED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT KEEPS RETURNING. LAP BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS ONE IS DOING THE SAME THING. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE SHOULDER BELT DOES SEIZE THEN HOW THE FORWARD FORCES WILL ALLOW THE LOCK MECHANISM TO ENGAGE ITSELF TO STOP YOUR BODY FROM BEING EXERTED FORWARD. 2.THE WIRING I HAVE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CIGARETTE LIGHT POWER OUTLETS HAS UNDER THE PROPER GAUGE OF WIRE FOR THE AMPERAGE THAT WILL COVER THE DEMAND. ONE OF THINGS I HAVE OBSERVED IS THAT CHECKING OUT THE OUTLET THE WIRES THAT POWER THE OUTLET IS 22 GAUGES WHICH ARE RATED FOR LESS THEN 1 AMP DRAW. THE COOLER THAT I AM USING REQUIRES AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT 3 AMPS AND NEEDS TO BE RATED FOR 15 AMPS. WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IS THE WIRES BEHIND THE PANELS ARE WARMING UP, THIS IS THE WIRE THE MANUFACTURER USES HEATS UP AND IT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE BEHIND THE PANEL. THE HEAD OFFICE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS NO INFORMATION TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABOVE CONCERNS AND FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT PROPER ITEMS INSTALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO THRUST THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS KEPT INCREASING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT IF THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,609.

SUBFRAME BUSHINGS AROUND THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HAVE GONE BAD AND MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 60,000. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS LONGER WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. I HAVE READ OTHER REVIEWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH KIA SEDONA'S SUBFRAME AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE SERVICE STATION AND THE MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME AT NO POINT THEY WOULD HAVE NOT CHECKED THIS FOR ANY SERVICE, ONLY IF WE MADE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.