TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAG…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 12/22/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE FORCEFULLY APPLIED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. ALSO, THE POWER DOORS STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 04/12/11
NHTSA ODI #10353801
15,200 miles · Sep 16, 2009
Electrical SystemSteering
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH SHE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE INABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE THROTTLE …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH SHE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE INABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,900.
NHTSA ODI #10284162
31,000 miles · Jul 21, 2009
Air BagsElectrical SystemInterior Lighting
IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION FROM A RENTAL SALESMAN, HE TOLD HER THAT SHE SHOULD NOT PLUG OUR GPS UNIT INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OR IT WOULD COST $90.00 FOR US TO REPAIR THE LIGHT THAT WOULD COME ON FOR THE AIR BAGS. WE DID NOT PLUG THE UNIT INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER BUT PLUGGED IT INTO THE AC…
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IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION FROM A RENTAL SALESMAN, HE TOLD HER THAT SHE SHOULD NOT PLUG OUR GPS UNIT INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OR IT WOULD COST $90.00 FOR US TO REPAIR THE LIGHT THAT WOULD COME ON FOR THE AIR BAGS. WE DID NOT PLUG THE UNIT INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER BUT PLUGGED IT INTO THE ACCESSORY POWER OUTLET. ON SUNDAY 07/12/09 I ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY CAME ON HIGH, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT. IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE OUTLETS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10277660
13,000 miles · Dec 28, 2008
Electrical System
INITIAL OCCURRENCE WAS ON NOVEMBER 20, 2008 WHEN OUR 2008 SEDONA WAS LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS OLD AND WITH ONLY 13000 KILOMETERS ON IT. VEHICLE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO START UP AFTER A FOUR WAY STOP. THOUGHT SOME TYPE OF FLUKE? NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES FOR TWO TO THREE HUNDRED KILOMETERS UNTIL NOVEMBER 23, 2008 WHEN STALLED WHILE T…
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INITIAL OCCURRENCE WAS ON NOVEMBER 20, 2008 WHEN OUR 2008 SEDONA WAS LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS OLD AND WITH ONLY 13000 KILOMETERS ON IT. VEHICLE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO START UP AFTER A FOUR WAY STOP. THOUGHT SOME TYPE OF FLUKE? NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES FOR TWO TO THREE HUNDRED KILOMETERS UNTIL NOVEMBER 23, 2008 WHEN STALLED WHILE TURNING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. STALLED AGAIN AFTER PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE SERVICED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 -CORRECTION: "SCAN CODE P2106/P1295/P0638 AND PO236 RESET AND RE-PROGRAM - ROAD TEST ALL OK" LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR THE SEDONA STALLED AGAIN BOTH STARTING UP AFTER HAVING BEEN STOPPED AND THEN A SHORT TIME LATER IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. KIA OF NEWMARKET SERVICE WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND WE WERE ADVISED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OVER, IF POSSIBLE. THE SEDONA WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2008. ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2008 KIA WAS ASKED FOR AND WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO DRIVE OUR SEDONA HOME THAT EVENING IN AN EFFORT TO EXPERIENCE THE STALLING PROBLEM FIRSTHAND. WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR THE ADVISOR FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 4, 2008 THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS REPORTEDLY REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW MAIN COMPUTER TAKEN FROM A 2009 SEDONA ON THE LOT IN AN EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ONCE AGAIN TOOK OUR SEDONA HOME AND BACK AND IT WAS REPORTEDLY RUNNING "BEAUTIFULLY" FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN COMPUTER. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008 THE SEDONA WAS PICKED UP - THE PAPERWORK WAS NOT SIGNED AS THEY WANTED TO LEAVE IT OPEN UNTIL FOLLOW UP WAS MADE. AGAIN LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER AFTER PICKING UP THE SEDONA THE SEDONA STALLED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET WITH SIX PEOPLE IN THE VAN. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE AT THE DIRECTION OF KIA CANADA TRIED SEVERAL CODES SINCE THEN. PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND VAN STILL AT KIA OVER ONE MONTH LATER! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10252965
684 miles · Sep 28, 2008
Air BagsElectrical System
WITH ONLY 700 MILES ON SEDONA MINIVAN I HAVE HAD AN AIR BAG SENSOR GO BAD, A DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR SENSOR GO BAD, A PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR SENSOR GO BAD, THE IP COMPUTER (FUSE BOX) INSIDE VEHICLE NEAR DRIVERS SIDE) BURN UP COMPLETELY. *TR
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Sedona and 2007-2009 Sorento vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the vehicle is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the main junction box to prevent power from being directed to the HECU when the vehicle's ignition switch is turned off, free of charge. The recall began June 5, 2020. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC186.
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Electrical System
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Sedona and 2007-2009 Sorento vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.
Consequence: An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the vehicle is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the main junction box to prevent power from being directed to the HECU when the vehicle's ignition switch is turned off, free of charge. The recall began June 5, 2020. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC186.
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Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Sedona and 2007-2009 Sorento vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.
Consequence: An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the vehicle is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the main junction box to prevent power from being directed to the HECU when the vehicle's ignition switch is turned off, free of charge. The recall began June 5, 2020. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC186.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through August 14, 2012 and originally sold in, or currently registered in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may break due to corrosion from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners and dealers will replace the front lower control arms on 2006-2007 models. 2008-2012 models will either have their front lower control arms replaced or additional anti-corrosion coating will be applied. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2016. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC133.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through April 04, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners and dealers will replace the secondary hood latch or clean and lubricate the latch, depending on the vehicle's location and the condition of the latch. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2016. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's recall number is SC134.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through August 14, 2012 originally sold in, or currently registered in Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may break due to corrosion resulting from prolonged exposure to salty environments.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners and dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2013. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's recall number is SC100.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of PARK without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Kia will send an interim notification to owners in May 2013. When parts are available, owners will receive a second notification and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's recall campaign number is SC098.
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