6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$80
Average Mileage:
62,150 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. keep headlights turned off when parked, (1 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)
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problem #2

Jan 112016

Sedona EX 3.6L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 99,210 miles

Battery is being drained after the recall was completed and the dealer has no clue why. Have there been any other complaints about replacement switches being defective?

Update from Mar 5, 2016: It turns out that the brake light switch replacement under the recall had created the problem of draining the battery. Since I bought the car in 2009, I have always driven with the headlights on for safety and when leaving the car parked, I have never turned them off, as they go off with the key. Not so anymore, the new brake light switch causes the battery to drain if the light switch is on. Solution is to break my 7 year old habit (not an easy thing to do) and turn off the lights when leaving the car parked. Problem solved.

- poolefl, Sanibel, FL, US

problem #1

Jul 172014

Sedona

  • Automatic transmission
  • 25,000 miles

We have had so many electrical problems with this car. We had a 5 year warranty, so most everything has been covered under that until now. To name a few - we have gone through 4 batteries (yes, towed every time), the car would not turn off - put in Park and take the key out and the engine kept right on running (a mystery even to the tow truck who disconnected the battery before he would put it on his truck), radio has not worked since we drove it off the lot, and so many door problems I have lost count.

NOW, warranty is up, had another dead battery out of the blue in July, power doors don't work again (we have them turned off now) and this morning, check engine light was on, car goes about a foot sputtering, and the brakes barely stopped the car. I had it towed AGAIN to the dealership, and they have informed me that whatever is wrong may not be covered anymore. This car has major ongoing electrical problems and I've only had it 5 1/2 years with 25,000 miles.

I just found this website, and I will now be logging every single issue that comes up from now on. Obviously many people are having all the same problems and it needs to be addressed by Kia.

- jojoandbrennan, Roselle, NJ, US