2008 Kia Sedona

2 MONTHS WHILE DECELERATING AT RED LIGHT, ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, STOPPED WITHIN A FRACTION OF AN INCH FROM CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON HWY ESC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION FUNCTION. CAR STAYED IDLING BUT COULD NOT REGAIN ACCELERATION. HAD TO CROSS OVER 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO AN OFFRAMP EXIT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SMALL SHOULDER AND HAD MYSELF AND 6 CHILDREN STANDING ON HIGHWAY WHILE WAITING FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE EXIT WAS FOR ANOTHER HWY SO WE HAD NO SAFE PLACE TO STAND BUT ALONG THE GUARDRAIL OF 2 HWYS. WAS TOLD TO CALL A TAXI AND WOULD BE REIMBURSED. NOW KIA MOTORS IS TELLING ME THAT SINCE I PURCHASED A FLEET VEHICLE I AM NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS AT 70000. PURCHASED AS CERTIFIED REOWNED AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE COVERED FOR 10 YEARS 10,000 MILES. SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON THE 06 AND 07 MODELS BUT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED FOR 08 MODEL. WE ALL COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!! DEALER WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO LOOK AT IT YET AND SAID THEY WON'T UNTIL TOMORROW SO HERE I AM ON THE SECOND DAY WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE TO BE FIXED. INTERNET SEARCHES AND COMPLAINT SEARCH ON THIS SITE REVEAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE TO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. *TR

1) FEW TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS LOST ACCELERATION PEDAL (SORT) NO RPM RESPONSE, ONLY IDLES , . INCIDENTS RECORDED ON "KIA BLACK BOX SO FAR FOUR (4) TIME .. NO ANY EXPLANATION,REPAIRS OR WHAT TO DO WITH REPEATABLE PROBLEMS FROM KIA SERVICE ..2) VERY LATELY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT SPEED APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ALL SUDDENLY CAR COMPLETELY SHOT DOWN WITH LOOSING STEERING POWER, BRAKES OTHERWISE CAR TOTALLY DISABLED .. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD "ON" .... AGAIN KIA SERVICE DIDN'T DETECT (PROBABLY BOX NOT PROGRAMMED FOR THAT EVENT) .. PROBLEMS NOT DIAGNOSED, NO ANY REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS (COMPUTER CHIPS?) .. CAR NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADS CONSIDERING 1) MY SAFETY AND 2) PUBLIC SAFETY ON HIGHWAYS ... DESPITE PROMISES KIA..SERVICE IS CONTACTING ME OR PROVIDING EVALUATION .... I AM AFRAID TO USE THAT CAR SAFELY ... I WAS APPROACHED BY MAN WHO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON KIA OPTIMA AND ALSO WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANSWER ... UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING OR AT A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATS WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, WHICH WORKED FOR ONE MONTH BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT AN INSPECTOR TESTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE SEATS SHOULD BE MOVING AND WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

IN 18 MONTHS MY 2008 KIA SEDONA HAS CONTINUOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WITH THIS COMPLAINT FOCUSING ON THE FACT MY VEHICLE HAS BLOWN THE 200 AMP MAIN FUSE 4 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 2 OF THE 4 TIMES, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND A SAFETY ISSUE AS BOTH TIMES IT HAPPEN WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, WITH THE DEALER NOT BEING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM EACH AND EVERY TIME. THEY REPLACE THE FUSE, RUN TESTS, AND GIVE THE CAR BACK, AT WHICH POINT ANYWHERE FROM 10 DAYS TO 6 MONTHS THE FUSE BLOWS AGAIN. NOTE THIS SAME VEHICLE WAS IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER REPAIR FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEY WERE UNABLE TO TURN OFF FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS AT A TIME (COMPUTER RESET) FOR 9 MONTHS WHICH I SUED UNDER LEMON LAW FOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE REMOTE START DEVICE HAD A "BAD CONNECTION". THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,100.

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

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN FREEWAY KIA SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO SHOULDER. ONCE I TURNED VAN OFF AND RESTARTED, I COULD ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES WITHIN A 5 MILE STRETCH. FINALLY MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHERE WE CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, I HAD 3 BABIES IN CARSEATS IN VAN AT TIME OF FAILURE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE TRAGEDY IF TRAFFIC WAS ANY WORSE THAN IT WAS. VAN IS AT DEALER NOW WAITING FOR SERVICE. *TR