Rear passenger-side doors do not operate properly. will not open with "key fob", but sometimes will manually. if open, may or may not close with fob, and extremely difficult to close manually. also, will open themselves even when the vehicle is locked. in this particular experience, vehicle was parked at home. doors had been locked and checked by visual inspection due to having this happen previously many times. concern is that doors could open while driving, exposing passengers to possible danger.
Last september 6th, 2018, sedona was almost caught fire while driver was with her children. onwer saw a huge smoke after she looked at dashboard tempature guage that reached overheat, quickly parked, turned it off, and opened the hood. she smelled strong burned. mechanic took a look at engine and found a lot of motor oil that was leaking through the head gasket and spilling over onto exhaust pipe under engine block. oil spilling onto exhaust pipe could cause fire. response of mechanic diagnosis, original alternator was at fault for stopping generate power supply to the radiator fan assembly. then radiator fan assembly stopped operating, resulting in engine overheat to break the head gasket, leaking a lot of motor oil. following overheat issue, transmission was also affected. mechanic noticed that alarm was not built in for coolant fluid level low after half low in radiator found. why was not a coolant fluid level low alarm built in before first time vehicle was sold? without a coolant fluid level low alarm could lead vehicle into fire.
I purchased my 2012 kia sedona on 8-11-2018 & found out that they sold me a vehicle on the recall list. i said there was a safety issue on a recall list & after battling cancer & an 8 month survivor, i don't want this vehicle that could cause my demise. when i attempted to return to the kia dealership here in daytona beach, fl, they said when i drove it off the lot i would lose thousand dollars towards another (safe) vehicle. i feel this was wrong not only to sell me an unsafe vehicle, but for me to lose $ on another vehicle is wrong. please call me on my cell#[xxx]. [xxx]. thank you for your help. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
2012 kia sedona heater wire harness on drive side failed and melted all the wires under the dash. mechanic stated it could have caught on fire. the heater control for the front stopped working which sent us to the dealership for repair. the vehicle was in motion when the heater control failed. it was very good this happened during the winter otherwise the vehicle may have caught fire while driving because we would not need heat.
One three separate occasions within a one week period, the kia sedona stalled randomly while the vehicle was in motion. this occurred once on a gravel road, once in town, and once on while merging onto a highway. the vehicle was brought to the dealer where we were told the check engine light was on, but they could not duplicate the problem. when we expressed this safety concern to kia customer service, we have be completely stonewalled and cannot even receive a returned phone call from the case manager. i wish i could supply more information but the dealership and kia seem unwilling or unable to discuss this matter with us.
Rear driver side sliding door will not always close completely and sometimes opens while driving. my three year old granddaughter sits in that seat and i'm worried that the door is actually going to come open while we're driving the car. i've read of previous years for this same vehicle having this problem. i've paid to have it repaired once, but i feel that kia should take care of this known issue. also, there is an issue with the front end of the vehicle. it sometimes makes a grinding sound when i'm slowing down - not necessarily with my foot on the brake. sometimes it's difficult to stop the vehicle and i'm afraid i'm going to get into an accident.
My air-conditioning does not work. the fan and the heating is working as of now
Kia sedona recall on hood latch and front lower control arms related to vibration/steering. i expect the dealer to pick up, fix and return the vehicle. dealer indicated they would not. my having to deliver and pick up the vehicle would be an expense to me through no fault of mine. recalls should cover all expenses including pick up and delivery. my dealer is 2 hours away!
About 18mo after owning the van we started to have issues with shifting from park to other gears. it keeps getting worse as time goes on. now i have had to remove the shift nob and depress the linkage to get it out of and into gear.