2008 Kia Sedona

PURCHASED A 2008 KIA SEDONA USED WITH A 3YR 36K EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON THE WAY HOME I TESTED TO SEE IF THE CIG LIGHTER WORKED IN THE DASH. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. ALSO THE A/C FAN IN THE CABIN IS NOW STUCK ON HIGH WHEN IN USE. THIS IS AN ANNOYANCE HOWEVER THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOW NOT FUNCTION. AFTER EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH THIS IS MORE THAN A COMMON OCCURRENCE. KIA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL EVERY ELECTRICALLY FAULTY VEHICLE THEY PUT OUT. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH ARE NUMEROUS ALWAYS SEEM TO DISABLE THE AIR BAGS AND CAUSE OTHER ISSUES. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND WOULD POP OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, CRUISE CONTROL ON, "ESC OFF" LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED RAPIDLY. LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. ACCELERATOR RESUMED WORKING FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND THE SAME THINGS HAPPENED AGAIN: ESC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION ABILITY THIS TIME. STOPPED VEHICLE AGAIN AND RESTARTED AND ACCELERATOR RESUMED WORKING. THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 2AM. IN THE MORNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A KIA DEALER. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE "ESC" LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING (NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ESC OFF LIGHT), THE ACCELERATION SPUTTERED, BUT REMAINED WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY RETRIEVED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CODES, BUT THEY CLEARED THE COMPUTER HISTORY AND COULD NO LONGER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. THEY RETRIEVED THE CODES, CLEARED THE MEMORY AND WANT TO SEND ME ON MY WAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A KIA DEALER HAS CLEARED THE COMPUTER MEMORY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED. I WAS TOLD, BY MY LOCAL DEALER TO MAKE SURE THE DEALER DOES NOT CLEAR THE CODES/HISTORY OR IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. I HAVE CALLED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND LOST ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ACCELERATION, AS IF IN IDLE BUT WITHOUT RPMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AT THE TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED IT WAS DRIVABLE TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE DEALER (WHO WAS CLOSING FOR THE WEEKEND AND 200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME) RAN A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN WHICH INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND AN ECM SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS NEEDED. HE THEN CLEARED THE COMPUTER AND SENT US ON OUR WAY, TELLING US WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT STATED IT WAS IMPERITIVE IT GET FIXED. HE STATED THAT WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE HOME, THE DEALER SAID HE COULD DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WAS NO LONGER REGISTERING A PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I CALLED BACK TO THE DEALER THAT ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND HE CONCURRED THAT WITHOUT A CURRENT CODE/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED (HE WAS THE MANAGER!). SO NOW I AM TOLD TO WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND COME IN IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS OFF WHEN TAKEN IN. THE RAPID DECELERATION WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WERE MANY SEMI-TRUCKS ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AND THEY CAN NOT STOP/SLOW DOWN QUICKLY. ONE BLASTED HIS HORN AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE OVER IN TIME AS WE TRIED TO COAST TO A SAFE AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! SCARY, WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETELY HELPLESS TO DO ANYTHING TO QUCKLY GET TO SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RUINING FOR 15-30 SECONDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REALIGNED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE BABYSITTER TO MY HOUSE ON 07/19/2011 MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS TURNING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS ALONE WITH MY KIDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE CARS TRY TO GO AROUND ME AFTER 3 MINUTES MY CAR TURNED BACK ON WHEN I GOT HOME MY STEREO SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOSE. I CALLED THE DEALER SPOKE TO A SALES PERSON WHO WANTED ME TO COME IN FOR A TRADE IN, SPOKE TO JEFF FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE WILL CALL ME BACK TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO COME IN. THIS IS NOT THE FIST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN STEREO IT'S BEEN CHANGED BEFORE, DOOR HANDLES AND OTHER MISCELLANIES WORK HAVE BEEN DONE, THE GRIP FROM THE BACK DOOR IS COMING OFF. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AND EXITING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. ONCE RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,382 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,482.

GOING UPHILL TOWARD TRAFFIC LIGHT, ACCELERATING TO MAINTAIN SPEED FOR CROSSING INTERSECTION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, ESC LIGHT ON, ENGINE SUDDENLY IDLING CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER NEAR THE INTERSECTION. HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PULL ON THE GRASS SHOULDER. DIAGNOSTIC FROM GARAGE: THROTTLE SENSOR STUCK. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR