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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 5
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 4 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 79,467 miles
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The contact owns a 2007 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while her husband was driving with her and their daughter and grandchild in the vehicle at 25 mph, the vehicle stalled in the middle of the road. The contacts husband attempted to restart the vehicle but it would not start. The contact and her husband then got out of the vehicle and pushed the vehicle to the side of the road. When they pushed the vehicle to the side of the road. The contacts husband lifted up the front hood of the vehicle and saw a fire coming from underneath the vehicle engine. The contacts husband was able to waive down a driver who stopped and used a fire extinguisher to try to put out the fire until the fire department came to the scene and extinguished the fire fully. No one was physically injured but they did inhale a lot of smoke. A fire department report was filed. The contact and her husband, their daughter, and their grandchild went to the hospital for medical treatment for inhaling the smoke from the fire. Everyone was released with no issue. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was not inspected, diagnosed, or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 253,000.
- Galveston, TX, USA
I have handed over my car for repairing on 09-23-2020 which is still not fixed and still lying with horne Kia service centre gilbert, Arizona. They have messed up my car was diagnosed twice in a gap of 2 days. Horne Kia wants to cover up their technician (whom they call the best in their team) they have mess my engine and sending me a second quote to change the engine. On the first week October 2020, I drove my car for 15 miles after collecting from horne Kia gilbert and experienced bunch or new problems on the road. 1. the check engine light was on 2. there was heavy vibration and noise inside my car 3. my car would randomly halt in the middle of the road, while in drive mode. Since then, my car is still lying with horne Kia gilbert, Arizona. I have attached all the email threads sent/received to horne Kia gilbert and Kia consumer asst. Center. Kindly let me know if you can help me out to sort out this ongoing issue since 09-23-2020.
- Mesa, AZ, USA
The Kia van was parked, turned off, keys were removed, outside in our business parking lot. A person driving by noticed it was on fire and called the fire department. This happened around 12 am. (midnight) the local fire department responded to the call and reported to the scene.
- Fairfield, IL, USA
I have a recall letter.
- Bronx, NY, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Kia Sedona. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V088000 (electrical system, service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer were made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Nipomo, CA, USA
Some electoral problems are happening. When driving or parked the brake lights appear in flashing manner and during that 5 second time it will lock and unlock my windows and if I am using my suppers they stop working sometimes. Also sometime the windows dont work and thebradio also messes up and changes station with out me touching it. Thisbhas been an ongoing thing for ag least 3 years. Also it use to not startvat forb2 days and then itbwoukdbstart with no help. I woukd come throuhh the pasengers side and startbit fine. Lots if electric issues.
- Eagle Pass, TX, USA
My car was parked in my driveway, not running, no key in the ignition, and had not been driven since the previous day. One of the kids went outside to play and came running back in to tell us the car was smoking. There was smoking coming out from under the hood. My boyfriend quickly got to it and got the battery out and found the source and unplugged the electrical stability control module ( I believe is what he called it) either way, the plug and wires were fried. The dealership stated that had we not seen this it would have caught fire. I called the Kia corporate number and they told me sorry but its an out of pocket expense, my car is not under warranty and there are no recalls. This is not the first 07 Kia Sedona to have this issue based on the research I have done. And had we been sleeping when this happened my house could have caught fire. Had there been children in this at the time they could have been injured.
- Landolakes, FL, USA
Power sliding doors, won't work, then work but won't close completely. Having issues with both sides. More the passenger side than the driver side.
- New Kensington, PA, USA
Intermittent no start condition
- Severna Park, MD, USA
Our 2007 low mileage Kia had been parked for over 24 hrs. While sitting in our driveway not running, no keys in ignition, caught fire and burned to the ground. The fire travelled to my storage building. We lost everything in our storage and our vehicle. Kia assumes no fault. Attached is fire department report and pics of the damage.
- Weeki Wachee, FL, USA
While my Kia Sedona was parked in the driveway. Had been parked about an hour when smoke suddenly started coming from under the hood. Soon, the entire front end was on fire and local fire department came and put the fire out. Vehicle was a total loss. Kia coorperate says it's not their problem.
- Pendleton, SC, USA
While parked the brake tail lights stay on; while driving the cruise control malfunctions, and ESC light indicator illuminates and stays on. It is the same problems as the recall NHTSA #13V114000 and the Kia recall #SC098, but my VIN number apparently isn't listed as one that is affected, which it is! I have noticed it a couple of months ago, but now they all are getting worse. I did not know it was a recall problem.
- Menifee, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Kia Sedona. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle lost power and the accelerator pedal traveled to the floor. The ESC warning indicator illuminated and remained lit. The Kia dealer in cheyenne, Wyoming advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Additionally, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V389000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure mileage was approximately 183,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
- Cheyenne, WY, USA
Car won't start sometimes, unless you tap the fuse box under the steering column, then it starts. There seems to be an intermittent electrical connection somewhere. This is a safety hazard if you stall in traffic and can't get the car started. The problem is also reported by other owners on the internet. Please require Kia to do a safety recall to fix this problem before someone gets hit and killed. This problem has happened many times. Thank you. [xxx], [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
- Corona, CA, USA
Brake lights not illuminating, ESC light is on that it is not functioning check engine light looked up that it was a recall on 2007 Kia Sedona but when entering my VIN # it does not show
- Red Bank, NJ, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that the sliding door failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.
- Burt, NY, USA
Power doors no longer work, they do not stay latched while driving. Three times the rear passenger door has come unlatched and started opening while I was driving with my kids in the back. I was able to pull over open the door all the way then re-close it. But the problem has persisted.
- Battle Ground, WA, USA
I have read several complaints about this same thing I have experienced now on three separate occasions. I too have suddenly lost power and the ESC light and check engine light comes on. The gas pedal is virtually dead, you push the pedal to the floor and all you get is about 1500 RPM and about 20 mph. If you pull over and turn the car off and re-start it, it will work. Very dangerous to be going down the road and suddenly lose power.
- Marshfield, WI, USA
First, the air bag light for driver stays on, then cruise control quit working, now the horn quit working. I took it to a garage and was told it was a faulty clock spring. I looked up and see that other models of Kia's have been recalled for faulty clock springs; but not the Sedona. I believe this model should also be recalled as it is a safety hazard not to have a working air bag and horn. I was told by two different garages that it will cost $350 to replace the clock spring. I cannot afford to fix this so I will drive with no horn or air bag. If I should be injured or die in a crash due to either of these items not working I have instructed my wife and children to sue Kia for not recalling all the clock springs, when its obvious that more models have problems than what has been recalled.
- Marshfield, WI, USA
- Canton, OH, USA