{"count":255,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11042779,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/19/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2017","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11016451,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2017","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE DOOR HANDLES ARE PLASTIC AND EVENTUALLY BROKE OFF ON THE OUTSIDE SO THAT OPENING THE DOORS -ALL 4- IS TRICKY SINCE ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE HANDLE REMAINS IN PLACE. THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE A PLASTIC CHROME-LOOKING COATING THAT PEELS OFF AND HAS CUT OUR HANDS SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING US TO NEED BANDAGES AS SOON AS WE RUN IN THE FRONT DOOR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11013900,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/04/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2017","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, LOWER BACK, LEFT SHOULDER, AND CHEST, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10966519,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2017","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10929784,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2016","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUMP GAS INTO THE VAN. THE PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF NO MATTER HOW SLOW I PUMP OR HOW FAR I PUT THE NOZZLE INTO THE TANK.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10862700,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/02/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2016","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"I WAS DRIVING NO LESS THEN THAN BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE - WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FUSE PANEL AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THE WHOLE PANEL BECAME ENGULF IN FLAMES. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT- BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR BECOME TOTAL IN THE DAMAGE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10854521,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/09/2016","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN YOU BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FASTER THEN IT SHOULD AND ON SNOW COVERED ROAD THE FRONT STARTS TO SLIDE WHEN IT DOES THIS AND WHEN IT SHIFTS BACK UP IT VIBRATES OTHER THEN THAT ITS FINE ANY IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10821956,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2016","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS","summary":"THE VAN WAS ON FIRE IN MY YARD. ONLY THE FRONT DRIVERS FRONT SIDE CAUGHT FIRE. WHEN I FOUND IT IT WAS BLASING OUT OF THE DOOR AND WINDSHIELD. I GOT THE HOSE PIPE AN UNHOOKED THE BATTERY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. IT MELTED THE WHOLE DASHBOARD ALL THE WAY TO THE RADIO STEERING WHEEL WINDSHIELD ONLY ON DRIVERS SIDE ALL DAMAGE WAS AT FRONT DRIVERS FRONT SIDE.I DIDN'T DRIVE THE VAN ALDAY THAT DAY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10817224,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2015","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TAKATA RECALL. I WAS AT HOME I HEARD SOME KIND OF NOISE OUT SIDE LIKE A HORN BLOWING SO I LOOK OUT AND MY VAN WAS ON FIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND I RAN FOR THE HOSE TO PUT IT OUT THEN I CALLED 911AN THE FIRE DEPT. CAME AN THE ARSSON DEPT AND HE SAID IT WAS IN THE SEAT TO THE FUSS BOX AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE MY CAR IS TOTALED CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE WHOLE VAN ON DRIVERS SIDE IS TOTALED I HAVE NO WAY TO GO NOW .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10764062,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2015","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"DROVE HOME FROM WORK AT 35 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING NOTICED TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL AROUND MUCH OF THE PERIMETER OF THE TIRE. TIRE WAS FLAT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"AFFINITY TOURING","size":"P215/70R15","manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10750433,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":4,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2015","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS","summary":"BEFORE THE INCIDENT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE REAR CAPTAIN CHAIRS SEAT BELT LATCH WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE THEM. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3 YEARS OF AGE AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL THAT SEAT BELTS ARE IN WORKING ORDER WITHOUT ISSUES FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR WELL BEING. BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE SEATS THEMSELVES IN THE REAR ROWS HAD ISSUES LATCHING AS WELL WHEN BEING INSTALLED. ON AUGUST 18, 2015 MYSELF AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN A SEVERE HIGH IMPACT ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE OFF LIKE THEY NEVER EXISTED. MY KIDS AND I SUFFER FROM SEAT BELT ABRASIONS AND I SUFFER FROM BRUISING IN MULTIPLE PLACES FROM MY HEAD DOWN, SHOULDER PAIN AND BACK ISSUES. POLICE, PARAMEDIC'S, COLLISION CENTER, WITNESSES, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WERE ALL NOTIFIED OR HAD NOTIFIED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. APPARENTLY, MY SEAT WHICH WAS THE DRIVER SEAT WAS ALSO COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF AS WELL. UPDATED 08/26/15*BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10734015,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2015","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAGS SYMBOL HAS BEEN REMAINING ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO MANY DIFFERENT SHOPS BUT THEY SAY THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE AIRBAGS PROBLEM. THERE IS NOTHING THAT THESE MECHANICS CAN DO. SO I WAS TOLD TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO KIA.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10689862,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2015","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I HAD MY CAMSHAFT REAR PLUG REPLACED AFTER IN CAME OUT AND LEAKED OIL EVERYWHERE IN 2014. NOW IT'S COME OUT AGAIN DOING THE SAME THING. WHAT CAN I DO TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. IS IT THE PLUG OR THE CAMSHAFT THAT'S BLOWING IT OUT. I CAN'T FIND ANY SCHEMATIC TO SHOW ME WHY OR WHAT TO DO. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10621766,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2014","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. NO ACCIDENT, NO DAMAGE TO THE VAN. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10605647,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2014","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"GOING DOWN 251 AND THEY WERE BUSH HOGING AND WE SLOWED DOWN AND THE LAST ONE WE WENT BY BROKE THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK WINDOW. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10596887,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2014","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"MY 2002 KIA SEDONA EX HAS A FAULT WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR. IT MAKES THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON BUT WORST OF ALL IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE AIRBAGS WILL MOST LIKELY NOT DEPLOY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10588646,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/15/2014","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"BOTH OF MY FRONT DOOR HANDLES ON INSIDE BROKE COMPLETELY OFF EXACTLY THE SAME WAY ONLY WAY TO GET OUT IF MY CAR IS TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. ALSO SLIDING DOOR HANDLE SAME MATERIAL BROKE OFF I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE WINDOWS WERE TO QUIT WORKING I WOULD HAVE NO WAY OUT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10574796,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2014","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING OF THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING UNITS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD NOT PROPERLY ILLUMINATE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10573181,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2014","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10565372,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2014","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND TOLD US THAT THE KIA WAS ON FIRE. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AT THAT TIME. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP. THE CAR GAVE ME NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10553509,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/23/2013","vin":"KNDVP131X26","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"DRIVING HOME AND A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF MY VAN AND I HIT THE DEER AND TOTALED MY VAN BAD WHERE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF WENT OFF BUT IT DIDN'T NOW THERE'S A LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT LOOKS LIKE A GUY SITTING IN A SEAT WITH A BELT ON AND AN AIR BAG IN FRONT OF IT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10538031,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2013","vin":"","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I DROVE 25 MINUTES FROM A TO B AND PARKED MY CAR. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF SAT THERE WITH THE RADIO ON FOR 1 MINUTE EXACTLY AND I HEAR A. PSHHHHH AND SMOKE RISING QUICKLY, THEN A FLAME FROM THE FUSE BOX BY MY LEFT FOOT. I GOT OUT OPENED THE DOOR LOOKED FOR THE SMOKE AND FLAME THAT WERE REFLECTING AND WAVING. I OPENED THE FUSE BOX SLIDER COVER WITH A KNIFE AND STARTED TO SQUIRT WATER OUT FROM MY BOTTLED WATER QUICKLY. THANK GOODNESS I HAD WATER. FLAME WENT OUT AND I SAW THE INSIDE OF THE FUSE COVER BURNT, AND A FUSE LOOKED LIKE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE THE FUSE LOOKED COMPLETELY MELTED.I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE AFTERMATH RIGHT AFTER THE FIRE WENT OUT. TOMORROW ILL BE CALLING INSURANCE, KIA, AND WHOEVER ELSE THAT CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT I CAN DO TO ENSURE MY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP OR APPROVE A RECALL. THANK GOODNESS I DIDNT EXIT MY CAR SO QUICK OR ALOT OF THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN ON FIRE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10537811,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/04/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/28/2013","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING. HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALL THE LIGHT ON THE INSIDE KEEPS COMING ON (BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT; BELL RINGS). HAD ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND IT IS FINE. THE FUSES ARE FINE. THERE IS DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE, I SAW OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, EVEN ON NEWER MODELS. THE COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX THIS. CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. AND THE LIGHT REPLACEMENT IS EXPENSIVE. THERE IS A SHAKING AND RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVERY SINCE I THIS VEHICLE. ITS BEEN AT THE SHOP MORE THAN ON THE ROAD. HAD I KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SO MANY ISSUES, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT. *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10526094,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2013","vin":"KNDUP131636","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE","summary":"AT APPROX. 3:55 A.M ON THE ABOVE DATE MY STEP SON WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF A HORN CONTINUOUSLY BLOWING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAB OF THE LISTED VEHICLE. HE RAN INTO THE BEDROOM AND WOKE ME AND HIS MOM UP. I JUMPED UP AND RAN OUTSIDE TO FIND MY FIANCES VAN ON FIRE AS I RAN BACK IN THE HOUSE TO GET THE KIDS AND HER TO GET OUT OF THE TRAILER BECAUSE THE VAN WAS PARKED WITHIN 5 FEET OF IT THE DRIVERS WINDOW BUSTED AND FLAMES BEGAN ROLLING OUT OF IT. WE CALLED 911 AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPT TO GET THERE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VAN BECAME FULLY INVOLVED AND BURNED ALMOST COMPLETELY UP. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT DAY OF A RECALL BACK IN 2005 OF POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER CAUSED BY WIRING IN ELECTRIC SEATS. I STARTED THINKING THAT MAY BE WHAT STARTED BECAUSE THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC SEAT STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES ABOUT IT. WHAT DOES HER OR I NEED TO DO. IF THIS WAS IN FACT CAUSED DUE TO A RECALL WE NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10507011,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2013","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS","summary":"I NOTICE THAT WHEN I UNBUCKLE MY SEATBELT, THE WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, NOR DOES IT CHIME. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE IN DRIVE AND MOVING, OR PARKED. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WON'T ILLUMINATE, NOR DOES THE CAR CHIME. THE ONLY TIME THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES IS WHEN YOU FIRST START UP THE VEHICLE. I DON'T BELIEVE IT EVER HAS IN THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE OVER 102,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10501184,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2013","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"STEERING","summary":"I TOOK THE VAN TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A STEERING COUPLER AND A FLANGE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE WHEN DRIVING AND WOULD MAKE A CREAKING SOUND. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10499742,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/07/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2013","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS","summary":"MY 2002 KIA SEDONA CAUGHT FIRE ON NOVEMBER 7, 2012. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF ANY RECALLS NEEDED FOR MY KIA OR THAT I WAS DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD START ON FIRE AT ANY TIME?..I HAVE CHILDREN AND A GRANDCHILD THAT I TRANSPORT! I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. I NOTIFIED KIA THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, PROVIDED ALL INCIDENT INFORMATION AND REPORTS FROM THE KIRKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT, WAITED, AND CONTINUED TO DO ALL THAT WAS ASKED OF ME BY KIA. OVER 2 MONTHS LATER I WAS TOLD BY MICHELE HILLEGAS, NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS ANALYST, THAT MY VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD, WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND HADN'T BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME SO THEY WOULD NOT COMPENSATE ME FOR ANY LOSS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IF I HAD FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE THIS WOULD HAVE COMPENSATED ME FOR MY LOSS. RECALLS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEALER WARRANTY OR MY INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE THAT I CARRY ON MY VEHICLE. SOON AFTER I BOUGHT MY KIA IN 2008 I PURCHASED AN 50,000 MILE EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE FROM A COMPANY KNOWN AS ENDURANCE WARRANTY WHICH HELPED ME MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE IN THE BEST WAY IT COULD BE. THIS WEB LINK TALKS ABOUT THE RECALL WHICH MY 2002 KIA SEDONA EX NEEDED??..HTTP://WWW.OHIOLEMONLAW.COM/SAFETY-RECALL-17.SHTML A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, MY ELECTRIC FRONT PASSENGER SEAT STOPPED WORKING. I BELIEVE NOW THAT A FAULTY ENGINEERING PROBLEM WELL DOCUMENTED BY KIA IS THE REASON WHY THAT SEAT QUIT WORKING AND THEN EVENTUALLY CAUSED A SHORT IN THE WIRING ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE FIRE IN THE FUSE BOX THAT DESTROYED MY VEHICLE. SINCE KIA IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM RECALLED REPAIRS TO ALL KIA VEHICLES INVOLVED IN RECALLS THAT ARE IN THEIR POSSESSION (KIA DEALERSHIPS) AND MY RIGHTS AS A KIA OWNER WERE NEGLECTED, I BELIEVE I AM LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY LOSS IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10498010,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2013","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THREADS FOR THE CRANK SHAFT BOLT WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALANCER AND BOLT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,500.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10496333,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2013","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"MY HUSBAND DROVE OUR KIA SEDONA EX TO WORK & PARKED IT IN THE PARKING LOT. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER, A COLLEAGUE NOTICED THE VAN ENVELOPED BY FLAMES - BURNING SO INTENSELY THAT THE WINDSHIELD MELTED! FIRE DEPT CAME, BROKE WINDOWS, AND PUT OUT FIRE, WHICH THEY NOTED ORIGINATED IN DASHBOARD, BUT TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, BUT OUR INSURANCE (ALLSTATE) DIDN'T REALLY OFFER US ENOUGH TO SUFFICIENTLY REPLACE IT. WE HAVE APPEALED TO KIA. WE LOVED OUR SEDONA BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10483838,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/09/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2012","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY - TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC IN 2010. KIA DEALERSHIP IN TURNERSVILLE SAID THAT LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS NORMAL AND NO ISSUE. I RECENTLY HAD TIMING CHAIN REPLACED BY SAME DEALERSHIP - DIFFERENT TECH. THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT THE LIGHT MEANT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT! THEY SAID REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED! I AM FURIOUS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10480888,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2012","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE AIR BAGS AND STATED THE PRETENSIONER WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,900.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10471149,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2012","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED AND WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE CONDENSER WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER ALSO FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED WITH ONLY TWO INCHES OF METAL LEFT SUPPORTING THE ENGINE. THE CORROSION ALSO SPREAD TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10461986,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/16/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2012","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10457359,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/27/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2012","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"I OWN A 2002 KIA SEDONA. I PURCHASED IT IN FEBRUARY AND WAS FINE UNTIL A MONTH LATER. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VAN STALLED AND JUST SHUT DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER IT RESTARTED THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND CAMSHAFT REPLACED BUT IT STILL WILL NOT START. THEN THE BATTERY STOPPED WORKING. I REPLACED THAT AND IT STILL WILL NOT WORK. I CALLED KIA AND BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT HELP. THE DEALERSHIP IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE BEING THAT I AM A SINGLE PARENT I CANNOT AFFORD THEIR PRICES. KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY BAD AND WILL NOT HELP WITH ANYTHING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE CAME TO A CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE FIX TO IT. I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND JUST WANT THIS ONE FIXED. PLEASE HELP! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10429415,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2011","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10425332,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2011","vin":"KDNUP131126","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE 2002 KIA SEDONA HAS BEEN ON AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ASSESSED MANY TIMES. PER THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP THERE IS NO WAY TO IDENTIFY IF THE AIRBAG WORKS OR NOT. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO THE HATCHBACK HAVE FAILED AND THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK HAS CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH RELEASING THE CAGE TO DROP THE SPARE TIRE. BE PREPARED THERE IS NOT A LIGHT THAT TELLS YOU THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A TIRE FAILURE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON A WEEKEND AND GO TO OPEN THE HATCH AND IT WILL NOT OPEN, THEREFORE THE ABILITY TO USE THE SPARE IS NOW NULL AND VOID. HOPEFULLY THE CELL PHONE YOU OWN HAS RECEPTION TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW YOUR CAR TO THE NEAREST TOWN. ONCE THERE I HOPE THE HOTEL LEFT THE LIGHT ON BECAUSE THE TIRE STORE IS NOT OPEN AT 10 PM. THE BRAKE LIGHT HARDWARE IS NOT BOLTED IN PROPERLY- WHEN I BOUGHT MY VAN SOMEONE HAD ACTUALLY USED VELCRO TO HOLD THE BRAKELIGHTS/TAILIGHT COVERS IN PLACE. WHICH ALSO CONSISTS OF A HEADLIGHT ISSUE- WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF SNOW/RAIN I MUST REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS EVERY 6 TO 8 WEEKS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10417953,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2011","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"TIRES","summary":"KUMHO 798 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED, VIBRATION STARTED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HAD TO CHANGE TO SPARE WHICH AFTER 30 MINUTES WAS DOING THE SAME THING (SAME BRAND AND MODEL TIRE). PURCHASED NEW TIRES OF DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"KUMHO","productModel":"RADIAL 798","size":"225/70R16","manufacturer":"Kumho Tire Co., Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10411599,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/11/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2011","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"ON 2/11/11 MY KIA SEDONA AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON. UPON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ON THE SAME ISSUE. ON 2/28/11, I HAD THE AIRBAG MODULE SENSOR REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING REPLACED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. I HAVE REPAIRED/REPLACED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF PARTS ON THIS KIA, MAKING IT THE MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED IN THE PAST 32 YEARS. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALWAYS ON, THAT IN AN ACCIDENT MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE 84,000 MILES ON THIS VAN. THE ONLY WARRANTY REMAINING FROM KIA IS THEIR 100,000/10 YR POWER TRAIN, WHICH BASICALLY COVERS NOTHING. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS MOST EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE FACT THAT KIA TOUTS THIS VEHICLE AS A 5 STAR SAFETY RATING, THEY SHOULD BE \"FORCED\" TO RECALL THIS APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ASIDE FROM BRAKES, AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE PROTECTING ITS' DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VAN AND HAVE KEPT IT WELL MAINTAINED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10379822,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2011","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT CURRENTLY WILL NOT START AND SHE NOTICED THAT THE HEATING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT ALL OF THE WIRES HAD MELTED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10378634,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2011","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE BATTERY, BRAKE AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10370445,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2010","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED CUTTING OFF HIS CIRCULATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK TO GET AND UNLOCK THE SEAT BELT. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE UNLOCKED. THE FAILURE LEFT THE CONTACT INJURED ACROSS THE CHEST AND WAIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10358191,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/24/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2010","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE AIR FLOW SENSOR. SEPTEMBER 2010, THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,735. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,084.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10352665,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2010","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE WIRES FROM THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE. THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY ALSO CUTTING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STATING THAT WAS THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPANY, THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10349406,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2010","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"STEERING","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA HAD STEERING PROBLEMS VERY TOUGH TO STEER MAKING IT FEEL REAL DANGEROUS, I TOOK TO DEALER TO CK OUT SAID I NEED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT/UJOINT AT THE PRICE OF $544.16... WHAT A RIPOFF I CAN GET THE PART FOR $100 AND FEEL THAT KIA SHOULD COVER THESE COSTS TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10344316,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2010","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA EX, PURCHASED 03/2008. MY SISTER IN LAW WAS DRIVING MY VAN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE PULLED OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, TO WHICH IN BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE WHOLE FRONT END WENT UP IN FLAMES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10313228,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2010","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED AND WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. *TGW THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A TREE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10327365,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2010","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"BOTH OF MY DOOR DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE LET ME OUT OF THE CAR, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD MY SLIDING DOOR GET JAMMED I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CALL AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR RIGHT NOW. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10305605,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2010","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"ENGINE VIBRATIONS IN SPEED 35 MPH TO 50 MPH IN 5 TO 10 DEGREE UPHILL EVERYDAY. WHEN ITS VIBRATE ENGINE,PUMP MORE GAS GRADUALLY OR OFF GAS PEDAL WILL STOPS VIBRATION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10303846,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/19/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2010","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND THEN CORRECTED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE CATYLATIC CONVERTER REPLACED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIRS THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 3000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10300429,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2010","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED AGAIN CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE IN THE FIRST CRASH SUFFERED A KNEE INJURY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN 2 OTHER OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 146000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10290135,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/19/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2009","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"SEATS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MADE CONTACT WITH A METAL SEAT COMPONENT, WHICH CAUSED A SHORTAGE IN THE JUNCTION BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAVE TO REPAIR THE WIRES AND REPLACE THE JUNCTION BOX. SINCE THE PREVIOUS OWNER RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY OUTLINED IN RECALL # 05V463000,( SEATS) HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 118,000. THE CONSUMER STATED KIA AGREED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. UPDATED 11/17/09 *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10268403,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/10/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2009","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA- PASSENGER FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE - THE CHROME PEELED OFF THE DOOR HANDLE AT THE BOTTOM EDGE THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE TO THE EYE- WHEN I EXITED THE DOOR THE PEELED CHROME SLICED MY THUMB REQUIRING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE-IF THESE HANDLES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO PEELING KIA NEEDS TO HAVE THESE CHANGED- NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10267966,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/07/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/07/2009","vin":"","components":"SEATS","summary":"GOT INTO VAN TODAY TO DRIVE IT AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10261945,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/15/2009","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"STEERING","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA. 66,000 MILES. STEERING WAS BINDING. FELT LIKE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER CORNERING. HAD TO EXERT FORCE TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE BACK OUT. TAKEN TO KIA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. TOLD THAT STEERING COUPLER WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED SHAFT ASSEMBLY-INTERMEDIATE 1 0K52Y-32-090. TOLD ALIGNMENT WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED AFTER THIS REPAIR. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ALSO REPLACED. TOTAL COST. 560.80. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10261059,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2009","vin":"","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"DOOR HANDLES, PASSENGERS AND DRIVER, FRONT AND BACK. HANDLES IN THE FRONT HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND THE NEW ONES ARE NOW DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN ON THE OUTSIDE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDED TO BE EXITED QUICKLY, OR ENTERED QUICKLY, THIS POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10258714,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2009","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"I HAD A FEW OCCASIONS WHERE THE MIDDLE ROW SEATBELTS LOCKED UP AND IT TOOK AWHILE FOR THEM TO UNLOCK SO I COULD BUCKLE MY CHILDREN IN. OVER A WEEK AGO ONE LOCKED UP AND WE COULDN'T GET IT TO UNLOCK. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT TURNED OUT I NEEDED TO HAVE THREE (BOTH MIDDLE ROW ONE REAR ROW) SEATBELT REPLACED. ALL NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10253968,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2009","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT SPINNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE STEERING AND RACK. IN ADDITION, THE BEARINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED TO WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,731 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 147,000. UPDATED 2/19/09*CN THE SHAFT WAS CRACKED AND THE GEARS WERE STRIPPED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A STEERING RACK. UPDATED 02/20/09. *JB UPDATED 3/3/09 *CN THE VEHICLE NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/04/09. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10252845,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"12/26/2008","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA ABS BEGAN ENGAGING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. WEATHER WAS NEVER A FACTOR. UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT PUMPING BRAKES. THREE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BEFORE TAKING THE VAN INTO KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE 2003 RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY AGREED THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT APPEARED TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10251691,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/17/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2008","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I OWN A 2002 KIA SEDONA, AND 2 TIMES NOW THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE HAS TOTALLY SEIZED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS LAST WINTER, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. NOW AGAIN IN NOVEMEBER IT HAS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP BUT ONCE THERE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. IT WAS ACTUALLY TOWED INTO THE BAY FOR REPAIRS. EACH REPAIR WAS OVER 300.00 CDN. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10242099,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2008","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES PERIOD. I HAVE HAD THE PARKING BRAKE REPLACED DUE TO NOT WORKING. I HAVE ALSO GONE THROUGH FOUR SETS OF ROTORS IN 90,000 MILES. THE REASON IS BECAUSE SHORTLY AFTER BEING REPLACED WHEN BRAKING THE ENTIRE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE SPEED REACHES BELOW 40 MPH OR SO. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES REPLACED ALSO DUE TO THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT IT WAS THE TIRES POSSIBLY. I AM TIRED OF REPLACING ALL THE PARTS FOR IT TO JUST COME BACK SHORTLY AFTER. THE DEALER HAS ALSO ELUDED THAT THIS IS A BROAD ISSUE AMONGST OWNERS. PLEASE HELP. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10240270,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2008","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10235613,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/18/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2008","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. EVERY TIME THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD EXPERIENCE BINDING IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING UNIVERSAL JOINT. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10232985,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/17/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2008","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CHROME COATING STARTED TO PEEL OFF FROM THE INSIDE, BOTTOM EDGE OF THE HANDLE. IT IS A THICK METAL-LIKE COATING, THAT SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE APPROXIMATELY 1/16\". ONE DAY I OPENED THE DOOR WHILE I WAS SITTING INSIDE THE CAR, AND THE TIP OF MY LEFT FOREFINGER (FINGERPRINT AREA) WAS CUT BY THIS CHROME COATING. THE CUT WAS ABOUT 1/2\" LONG AND ABOUT 1/32\" DEEP, ENOUGH TO MAKE ME BLEED FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10229117,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2008","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"STEERING","summary":"THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, I WAS PULL ON TO THE ROAD AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY STEERING, MY STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT GOING AROUND AND AROUND, COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING YET TO FIX... *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10219515,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2008","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA WITH STEERING FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT A BOLT FELL OUT AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNLESS THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING HAS HAD PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ,THE DRIVERS SEAT MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10219258,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2008","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"SEATS","summary":"THE THIRD ROW BACK SEAT FOLDED WITH SUCH FORCE IT THROW ME INTO THE BACK OF THE SEAT IN FRONT OF ME. IT BRUISED MY FACE, MY TEETH CUT THE INSIDE OF MY MOUTH, MY FOREHEAD GOT A LUMP FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. WE WAS AT MY HOME GETTING READY FOR A TRIP SO IT WAS NOT TIME FOR THE SEAT BELTS. I HAD TO EAT SOFT FOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS, USE PEROXIDE MOUTHWASH FOR THE SORES AND USE ICE PACKS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I CONTACTED KIA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM STATING THAT IF THIS HAD BEEN A SMALL CHILD (I WEIGH 120) THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME SERIOUS FACIAL DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE BACK OF THE SEAT FOLDING SO HARD AND THEY ASKED FOR ME TO SEND A FEW PICTURES OF MY FACE. AFTER VIEWING THE PICTURES I RECEIVED A CALL FROM KIA TO VERIFY MY ADDRESS FOR THEM TO SEND ME $100 TO 'MAYBE TAKE MY HUSBAND OUT TO DINNER'. I DECLINED SUCH AN OFFER AFTER THE 13 DAYS I'D BEEN THROUGH. I EXPLAINED MY CONCERN ABOUT SOMEONE GETTING HURT FROM THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TOLD ME TO REPORT THIS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY WERE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES. THE KIA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME TO 'MAKE SURE I WARN ANYBODY THAT SEATS IN ANY OF THE BACK SEATS THAT THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT COULD FOLD WITH FORCE.' I SUGGESTED KIA BUY MY VAN SO THEY COULD REALLY FIND OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED AND THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER USED THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS AND HAD NO IDEA THE SEATS FOLDED SO FAST AND HARD. KIA DECLINED TO BUY MY VAN THEN OFFERED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VAN CHECKED OUT AT MY EXPENSE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10217951,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2008","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"BELT SEPARATION. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF BELT SEPARATION ON THIS BRAND, TYPE OF TIRE ALL OF WHICH WERE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED IN 2004. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"COOPER","productModel":"COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE (T-RATED)","size":"215/70R15","manufacturer":"Cooper Tire & Rubber Co."}]},{"odiNumber":10212398,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2007","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MY ISSUE IS WITH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM ON THE CAR. WHEN IT IS USED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM OCCURS: YOU HERE THE BLOWER BLOWING AIR, BUT WHEN WHEN YOU CHECK THE VENTS BY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THERE ISN'T ANY AIR COMING OUT. WHEN YOU CHANGE THE VENT FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO FLOOR, THERE IS NOT AIR COMING OUT. NOTE: THAT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER LONGER USAGE TIME. WHEN THE CAR ISN'T USED FOR A HOUR OR SO, EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FOR THE PAST 3 1/2 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE OVER 5 TIMES AND EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO BE CHECK, THE DEAL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY WOULD JUST CHANGE A PART OR TWO OR NOTHING AT ALL AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PRIVATELY OWNED MECHANIC THAT THE ISSUE MAY BE WITH A DEFECTIVE VACUUM PART THAT ALLOWS THE AIR TO BE WITCHED . AT THIS POINT I JUST DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10211579,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/09/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2007","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 8-10 HOURS WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE WIRING FUSE BOX CAUSED THE ENGINE, RADIO, AND WIPER/WASHER TO ACTIVATE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOUSE THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE WITH IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS DONE, HOWEVER EVER SINCE THE REPAIR, THE SEATS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER HAD WORKED DONE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. UPDATED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10209702,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/17/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2007","vin":"11111111111","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN. PURCHASED USED FEB 2006 W/32K MILES FROM PRIVATE OWNER. MOST RECENT MILES 59K. CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE AND IS TOTALED. HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING ELECTRIC SEAT STOP FUNCTIONING, AND DEAD BATTERY WHENEVER PARKED FOR MORE THAN 5 DAYS. REPLACED THE BATTERY, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT. ON 11/17/07 AFTER 6-MONTHS OF THE SEAT NOT WORKING, THE DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT CONTROLS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN, A FEW HOURS LATER THE VAN CAUGHT FIRE (DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND DASH) AND BURNED THE INTERIOR. INSURANCE DECLARED IT TOTALED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10208599,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/09/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/10/2007","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"SINCE PURCHASING A SEDONA VAN IN '02 WE HAVE HAD NONE STOP ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE, SAME FOR THE ALTERNATOR, AND MOST RECENTLY THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE BEHIND THE PANEL NEST TO THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL. MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR AT 1:00PM TO THE STORE AND THEN CAME HOME, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND LOCKED THE DOORS. AT 10:00PM WE WERE AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR WHO TOLD US THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING, THE WIPERS RUNNING, AND THE INTERIOR FILLING WITH SMOKE. I UNLOCKED THE DOORS AND USED THE EXTINGUISHER TO STOP THE FIRE. THANKFULLY SHE DID NOT PARK IN THE GARAGE OR OUR HOUSE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR MM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10208370,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/18/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/2007","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *KB THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE KIA WOULD NOT RELEASE COMPUTER INFORMATION FOR THE NECESSARY DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONSUMER CALLED SEVERAL OTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NOT VERY ACCOMDATING. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TWICE. THE BATTERY AND BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE AC WAS RUNNING LOW. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE MAY BE SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10204464,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2007","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MIINIVAN FELL OFF. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE HANDLE HAS FALLEN OFF. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10204191,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2007","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BEGAN SMOKING. THE SEAT BELT THEN CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WIRES ATTACHED TO THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR AND A PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT (SEAT GUARD). THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. KIA STATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2006 AND THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CURRENT REPAIRS. THE SEAT BELT AREA OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED AND A NEW ONE HAD BEEN ORDERED BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,600.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10201789,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2007","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS OF YET. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 09/19/TR *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10201779,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/03/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2007","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"4 MONTHS AGO MY ALTERNATOR WENT, TAKING WITH IT MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER EVERYTHING WAS FIXED BY THE REPAIR SHOP OF MY CHOICE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND COULD NOT BE RESET BECAUSE KIA WILL NOT RELEASE THE CODES TO DO SO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND $90 LATER SIMPLY RESET THE CODES TO CLEAR THE LIGHT. NOW I FIND MYSELF WITH THE LIGHT ON AGAIN, AND MY 2002 KIA SEDONA AT THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY. OF COURSE, IT CANNOT BE AS SIMPLE AS THE CODE NEEDING TO BE RESET, AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEATBELT MECHANISM THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL COST $200 + TO HAVE DONE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH KIA SEDONAS AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. MY SISTER-IN-LAW HAS HAD TO REPLACE THEIRS TWO TIMES NOW, MY FATHER-IN-LAW HAS HAD TO REPLACE HIS AT LEAST ONE TIME, AND MY SISTER-IN-LAWS MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS HAD TO REPLACE HERS AT LEAST TWICE. THESE ARE JUST FAMILY MEMBERS, AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ON THIS SITE ALONE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL, NOT TO MENTION OTHER MESSAGE BOARDS SHOWING THE SAME COMPLAINTS. AT WHAT POINT DOES A COMPLAINT LIKE THIS GET INVESTIGATED TO BE RECALLED? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I IMPLORE YOU TO INVESTIGATE INTO THIS MALFUNCTION. THANK YOU. *TR UPDATED 09/19/07 *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10199131,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2007","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE**CC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH ALSO DAMAGED OTHER COMPONETS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10195659,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2007","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKES FAILED . *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10195388,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"07/05/2007","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS IS OPENED, THE DOOR DETACHES FROM THE HINGE AND FALLS TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE REPAIR SHOP WHO PLACED THE DOOR BACK ON, BUT STATED THAT THE DOOR WOULD FALL AGAIN IF IT WERE TO BE OPENED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10189594,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2007","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN OUR 2002 KIA SEDONA. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10187779,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/02/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/2007","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"TIRES","summary":"MOTOR VEHICLE PART DEFECT- SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE, AS I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE CARRIER AFTER HAVING A FLAT TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CARRIER'S THREADS SEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE, AS I WAS UNABLE TO LOWER OR RAISE THE CARRIER ASSEMBLY. I CONTACTED THE KIA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SERVICE DIRECTOR REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE UNLESS I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. I REFUSED SINCE THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY HAS NEVER BEEN USED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2006, WHEN I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AND DISCOVERED THIS DEFECTIVE PART.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10185945,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/19/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/2007","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 KIA SEDONNA WITH 37275 FAILURE MILEAGE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKING. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. RECALL 05V013000 WAS ISSUED FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES. REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING STILL PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,292. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10185684,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/12/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2007","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. ON ONE OCCASION THE STEERING WHEEL TEMPORARILY LOCKS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TO BE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 65000.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10185386,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/23/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE REAR ANTI-FREEZE LINE OF MY 2002 KIA SEDONA RUSTED THROUGH AT 70,000 MILES CAUSING A SEVERE LEAK AND EVENTUAL TERMINAL ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO OVER HEATING WARNING ALARM BUILT IN AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE LINES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE SO IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REGIONAL KIA SERVICE REP WAS VERY DISRESPECTFUL. KIA DID NOTHING TO HELP AND IT COST $4,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A USED ONE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10182729,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2007","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THIS IS THE 2ND ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. FIRST ONE WAS AT 40K MILES, AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO PAY FOR THE NEW BATTERY, BUT I INSISTED THAT SINCE THEIR FAULTY PART CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE, THEY SHOULD REPLACE AT NO COST. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER THINKING THE ALTERNATOR WOULD STILL BE COVERED, IT IS NOT. I REFUSED FOR THEM TO REPLACE, SINCE THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR ALTERNATORS. THE SERVICE REP. AGREED THAT THE 2ND ALTERNATOR SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO HAS NOW INFORMED THAT THE WIRE TO THE ALTERNATOR WAS FRIED/ROTTED/BURNT/ OFF. THIS IS DUE TO THE WAY THE VAN IS DESIGNED. IT IS APPARENTLY TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST AND HAS CAUSED THE WIRE TO BURN OFF. THIS IS NOW A MAJOR JOB, AND HIS EXPERIENCE TELLS HIM THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. ALSO, HE HAS ADVISED THAT HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THESE VANS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST OURS THAT NEEDED 3 SETS OF NEW BRAKES FOR LESS THAN 75K MILE ON THE CAR. THE AVERAGE LIFE OF BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 25K. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE ALTERNATOR WIRING IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CAN BE A CAUSE FOR A FIRE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10180752,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/22/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2007","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT APROX 70 MPH THEN I DEACTIVATED IT BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED BY ITS SELF. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE CRUISE DEACTIVATED AFTER STEPPING ON THE BAKE PEDAL. BUT THE THIRD TIME WAS THE SCARY ONE. AFTER LEAVING THE FREEWAY AND ENTERING THE CITY, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED THE KIA SEDONA TO APROX 72 MPH IN THE CITY. THE BAKE PEDAL DID NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVER POWER THE BRAKES. A FEW SECONDS LATER I REALIZED THERE WAS A MAIN ON OFF SWITCH ON THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE, SO I TURNED IT OFF, WITCH TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE STOPPED THE VAN, AS I WAS VERY CLOSE TO A HEAVY INTERSECTION. AFTER THAT KIA SEDONA EVERY KNOW AND THEN I COULD NOT GET THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, I HAD TO STICK A PENCIL IN TO THE SHIFT RELEASE HOLE TO DRIVE THE VAN. I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH WAS FAULTY, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CRUISE IS ALSO NOT COVERED. SO I NO LONGER USE THE CRUISE AND I WARN EVERYBODY USING THE VAN OF ITS ABILITY TO TAKE OFF AFTER USE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10174115,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/23/2006","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"AT 64,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO REVERSE. KIA WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. PEAK KIA GM SAYS THAT IF YOU DRIVE IN COLORADO YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE SEVERE DRIVING MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND CHANGE FLUID EVERY 30,000 MILES. OF COURSE KIA DOES NOT TELL COLORADO BUYERS THAT THE PLACE THEY LIVE IS CONSIDERED SEVERE DRIVING AND TO FOLLOW THAT SCHEDULE TO RETAIN THE WARRANTY. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10173531,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/14/2006","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"SUSPENSION,PARKING BRAKE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I HAVE HAD MY 02 KIA FOR 2 YEARS. IT RAN GREAT FOR A FEW 1000 MILES BUT THEN IT JUST WENT HAYWIRE. THE PROBLEM THAT COST ME THE MOST TIME AND MONEY TURNED OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. THE KIA DEALER IN CHARLSETON SC ORIGINALLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BAD GAS SO I CALLED TO THE GAS STATION ON THE MILITARY BASE THAT I GOT GAS FROM AND RAISED SAND. THEY PULLED THE WHOLE PUMP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD GAS SO THE GOVERNMENT COULD NOT REIMBURSE MY MONEY SINCE IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. KIA WANTED TO CHARGE ME 500 DOLLARS TO PULL ALL THE FUEL COMPONENTS AND DISPOSE OF A FULL TANK OF GAS. IMAGINE THAT..I WAS WITHOUT MY VAN FOR 3 WEEKS SINCE I WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH 2 KIDS AND MY PREGNANT WIFE. I ALSO HAD TO GET A RENTAL CAR. PROBLEMS: 1. FUEL PUMP-STRANDED ME FOR 3 WEEKS AND SOME DAYS ..NEW FUEL PUMP 2. NEW BATTERY-VEHICLE DIED ON ME IN FLORIDA. THOUGHT ALTERNATOR WENT OUT... 700 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. TOWED THROUGH INSURANCE AND BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BATTERY WOULD NOT JUMP START 3. FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS WENT BAD,HEARD CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. TWICE TO DEALER, BROKE DOWN, 1 WEEK AFTER GETTING IT BACK..DEALER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY 4. FRONT SUSPENSION STRUTS REPLACED DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 5. AC WENT OUT IN FRONT AC STILL NOT FIXED.. DEALER SAYS THAT SINCE AFTERMARKET STEREO IS INSTALLED IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY 6. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. VEHICLE BEING SERVICED NOW. ESTIMATED AT AROUND 600 DOLLARS TO FIX BY KIA. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10172313,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2006","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED AT A SERVICE DEALER, FOR RECALL # 05V013000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES. THE SERVICE REPORT DID NOT STATE THE CLIP WAS ADDED TO KEEP THE CABLES IN PLACE. ITEMS WERE NOTICED HANGING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY TO 75 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED THE TRAVEL FORWARD, SWERVED OFF THE ROAD , GLANCED A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN IMPACTED A TREE HEAD ON. THE WINDSHIELD WAS TORN OUT BY THE IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A PEDESTRIAN SAW THE CRASH AND WENT TO HELP. THE FIRE WAS PARTIALLY EXTINGUISHED THEN THE 40 YEAR OLD DRIVER WAS PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT KNEE, CUTS AND BURNS FROM THE FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND, TO THE SHOULDER, THE HEEL OF THE RIGHT FOOT WAS CRUSHED AND AN UNIDENTIFIED NUMBER OF RIBS WERE BROKEN. THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BURNS TO 30% OF THE BODY, MOSTLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COMA. BOTH ARMS AND LEGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL. AN 11 YEAR OLD MALE AND A 9 YEAR OLD FEMALE ESCAPED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE 11 YEAR OLD MALE DIED OF HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES AT THE SCENE AND THE 9 YEAR OLD FEMALE HAD A BROKEN RIGHT ARM AND TRAUMA TO THE RIGHT EYE. A 10 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES, DIED IN THE VEHICLE FIRE. A 12 YEAR OLD MALE DIED ON IMPACT FROM HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES, BUT WAS NOT RECOVERED UNTIL AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS. ALL WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE TAKEN. PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10170003,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2006","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"TIRES","summary":"THIS IS A TIRE COMPLAINT. ON AUGUST 5, 2006, I EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AFTER ONLY 23,620 MILES. A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER. OVER THE COURSE OF ONE TRIP, I HAD TWO TIRES TO SEPARATE. A THIRD TIRE HAD SEPARATED ONE MONTH PRIOR. PLEASE NOT, YOUR FORM DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER THE CORRECT TIRE INFO. THE TYPE IS MASTERCRAFT SENSY 01 98T 215/70/R15. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10163492,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2006","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE THAT ATTACHES TO THE PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED AND DETACHED AT THE SEAM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10162003,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2006","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"BACK IN 2003, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY VAN CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THAT WAS REPLACED. NOW IN 2005 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY AGAIN. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, SO I TRIED FINDING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS MYSELF. IT WAS THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN WIRE IN THE HARNESS TO THE SENSOR. THE CAUSE WAS A METAL CLIP THAT PINCHES THE HARNESS, AND WITH THE MOVEMENT OF PUTTING THE SEAT BELT ON AND OFF, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE WIRE BREAKAGE. THAT I FIXED MYSELF AND AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OUT. IN 2006, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, ONCE AGAIN A BROKEN WIRE AT THE CLIP. ONCE AGAIN MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SO I AM GOING TO FIX IT MYSELF. THIS KIND OF PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED IF THE CLIPS ARE REMOVED, EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE SENSING UNIT. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS DEFECT FIXED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10161619,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/10/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2006","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"SEATS","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT, THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE SEAT SLID COMPLETELY TO THE FRONT OF THE TRACK, FORCING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10160428,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2006","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OFF THE SIDE WALL AND WAS NOT USABLE. I HAD THE DEALER RE-ATTACH IT AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NO. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10159896,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2006","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH JAMMED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS ON THE SEAT BELTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10155799,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2006","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE PRESENTED VIBRATIONS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE KIA DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE A SERVICE CENTER ON ITS PREMISES AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER SERVICE CENTER. THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. AS A RESULT, THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTER WERE THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AGAIN. THE VIBRATION PERSISTED. A CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY WAS ALERTED AND REQUIRED THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER TO RESURFACE THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THREE ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. THIS STILL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, BUT AWAY FROM OPEN ROADS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ACCIDENT RISK PRESENTED BY THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10153309,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/06/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2006","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY ON HOT DAYS WHILE ACCELERATING. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND AGAIN DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10152948,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2006","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN #03V17000 REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS. BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE REPAIR WAS MADE THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THE SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, BUT HAS NOT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10150949,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2006","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"12-23-05 THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHOW REVERSE PROBLEMS. DEALER WAS CALLED AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANNY FLUID CHECKED. THIS WAS SAID WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER I HAD JUST BEEN ASKED IF I WAS THE SAME PERSON THAT HAD JUST HAD THEIR TRANNY FIXED. MANY PHONE CALLS LATER, WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE FIXED AT A COST OF $2400.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10148739,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/26/2006","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T GO FARTHER BACK THAN 1/2 WAY & THEN STOPS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON MAY 16, 2005, AND WE PULLED IT BACK ALL THE WAY, THE SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE WINDOW IN THE REAR & THE REAR PART OF THE SLIDING DOOR FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND & LEFT LARGE GOUGES IN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS MARKED AS RECALL WHEN FIXED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - 2002, KIA SEDONA.*AKI","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10147680,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2006","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE GAS TANK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS INSIDE THE GAS TANK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE SHAVINGS GOT INTO THE TANK. *JB UPDATED 2/24/2006 - THE CONSUMER STILL HAS THE FAULTY PUMP AND SOME OF THE METAL SHAVINGS IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10147459,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2006","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"I HAVE A 2002 KIA SEDONA VAN. WE HAD TAKEN THE CHILD SEAT OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE-MIDDLE ROW AND WAS TRYING TO REINSTALL THE SEAT. THAT IS WHEN WE DISCOVERED THE SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RATCHET WHEN INSTALLING CHILD SAFETY SEAT. SINCE WE STILL HAD THE BACK SEAT IN THE VAN (I OFTEN TAKE THEM OUT.), I WAS ABLE TO INSTALL THE CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. HOWEVER, HAD THE BACK SEAT BEEN OUT AND WE HAD BOTH OF OUR CHILDREN WITH US, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH ONE OF OUR CHILDREN IN AN UNSECURED CHILD SEAT. IF WE HAD AN ACCIDENT...WELL, LETS SAY THAT I WOULD OWN PART OF KIA. WE HAVE HAD SEAT BELTS REPLACED FOR SAME FAILURE IN THE PAST. THIS IS THIRD FAILURE IN OUR VAN, WHICH HAS LESS THAN 51,000 MILES. ALSO, IT ISN'T LIKE WE TAKE THE CHILD SEATS IN AND OUT MUCH. I WOULD GUESS THAT THE CHILD SEAT HAS ONLY BEEN REMOVED 2 OR THREE TIMES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10147266,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2006","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS HARD TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE GAS TANK. AS A RESULT THE FUEL PUMP, FILTER AND PRE-FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE TANK WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY REMAINING METAL SHAVINGS. *AK UPDATED 02/02/06. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10146805,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2006","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT FUNCTION. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN PARKING TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER (SLIGHT INCLINE). AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND DEPRESSING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY ROLL. WHEN I GOT HOME, I STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, ACTIVATED THE PARKING BRAKE AND LET GO OF THE 4 WHEEL BRAKES... THE VEHICLE ROLLED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESISTANCE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, SAID IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10146723,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2006","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY VAN WILL NOT HOLD IT IN PLACE PROPERLY. IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE I BOUGHT IT AS A DEMO WITH 2,400 MILES. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF OWNING IT. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TRIED TO TIGHTEN IT, AND THEY ENDED UP BREAKING IT. A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED, AND IT FEELS JUST LIKE THE OLD ONE. I DEPRESS THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND WHEN I SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE MOVES. IF I GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF GAS, THE CAR WILL ROLL. I JUST MADE UP MY MIND THAT MY VAN DOES NOT HAVE A WORKING PARKING BRAKE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10145734,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2005","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH T SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR PREVIOUSLY. IT FELL OFF THE TRACK, AND WAS REPAIRED BY SERVICE DEALER. NOW, BOTH DOORS WERE STUCK SHUT AND WILL NOT OPEN, EVEN OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. NO APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10145490,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2005","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS; ONE FOR THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, AND THE OTHER FOR HEADLIGHTS. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BY PHONE AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL JANUARY 11, 2005. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT CONTACT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10145225,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2005","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"IN 11/04 MY ABS LIGHTS WENT ON IN MY 02 KIA SEDONA. I TOOK THE VAN TO GET NEW BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ABS SENSOR WAS BROKEN IN PIECES ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEELS. IN 8/05 MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH AND STAYED ON. BEFORE I COULD GET MY CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN EARLY 9/05 GOING OVE AN OVERPASS WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED AND LOST ALL POWER. I WAS TOLD THAT MY MASTER FLOW SENSOR WENT BAD AND NEEDED A NEW ONE (WARRANTY). THEY ALSO REPLACED THE SEAT BELT SENSOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT.2 DAYS LATER MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. IN 12/05 MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ALONG WITH THE WARNING BEEP. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND GOT APPT. FOLLOWING TUESDAY. I WAS TOLD IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. BOTH HEADLIGHTS ALSO WENT OUT. NOW WHEN APPLYING BRAKE MY BRAKE GOES DOWN GRINDS, ADJUST THEN GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN . GOT CAR TO DEALERSHIP TUES AM. IN THE AFTERNOON RECEIVED CALL 1 YR OLD BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID DUE TO FAULTY ALTERNATOR (SENDING TOO MUCH POWER OUT. WAS TOLD MUST REPLACE BATTERY SO THAT DEALERSHIP MAY COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP KIA ONLY WARRANTIES MAIN ISSUE NOT ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS DAMAGED BY MAIN ISSUE. RECEIVED CALL A LITTLE WHILE AGO, TOLD BAD ALTINATOR NEEDS BATTERY FAULTY SEAT BELT SENSOR NOW IN PASSENGER SEAT BELT (3 MONTHS AGO WAS DRIVERS SIDE ALSO MY HEADLIGHTS ARE BOTH BLOWN - YES FAULTY ALTENATOR MOST LIKELY CAUSED THIS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY NEW BRAKES (REPLACED IN AUG 05 AT LESS THAN 3000 MI AGO) ARE WORE THIN AND NEED RELACEMENT ALONG WITH ROTORS WHICH NOW HAVE GROOVES IN THEM AND THEY ARE ALSO TO THIN. I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES ON A VEHICLE THAT IS 4 YRS OLD AND BEING TOLD MUST REPLACE ONCE AGAIN. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10144948,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2005","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"FIRST HAD PROBLEMS WHEN THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN OR UP. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD CLICK AND NOT FUNCTION. WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER - THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT - NEXT DAY WHEN OUT OF TOWN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A GROUND/SHORT FAULT IN THE WIRING OF THE DOOR HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THEY WORKED ON IT AGAIN AND STILL NOT FIXED. THREE WEEKS LATER - RECEIVE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ABOUT DEFECTIVE WIRING UNDER THE SEATS AND CAUSING SHORTS AND POTENTIAL FIRES. TWO DAYS LATER - ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD COME ON - BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BLOW. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAY GIVE ME SOME NONSENSE ABOUT \"THIS CAN'T BE RELATED TO ANY OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS.\" TOOK THE VAN INTO A NON-KIA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR IS SPIKING AND GOING OUT. THEY ALSO INFORM ME THAT THE OTHER PROBLEMS WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A SHORT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE KIA AND I BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR GENERAL USE - NOT JUST MINE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY WINDOW REPAIR IS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR - THE SEATS NEGLECT/MIS-WIRING IS UNDER RECALL BUT MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED BY 10,000 MILES ( 74,000 ) MILES CURRENTLY. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND KIA - POSSIBLY ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT IF (ALL) THESE ISSUES ARE NOT FIXED IMMEDIATELY BY KIA! *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10144956,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2005","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING AND CLOSING THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FELL APART. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD NOT STAY SHUT. UPON EXAMINATION, SCREWS WERE FALLING OUT OF THE DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, SHE HAS WIRED THE DOOR WIRED SHUT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10144970,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2005","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SEATS","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND LEANED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER SUGGESTED SOMEONE PULLED ON THE SEAT WHILE GETTING INTO THE BACK AND BROKE IT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10143033,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/17/2005","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SEATS","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V463000 CONCERNING THE POWER SEATS. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10143219,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/10/2005","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT","summary":"CONSUMER BELTS SQUEAL, SLIDDING DOOR DRAGS, PULLEY WAS REPLACED AT 7744 MILES. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE PULLEY AND BELT HAVE BEEN REPLACED 10 TIMES. THE ALTERNATOR SEIZED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE A/C FAN MADE LOUD NOISES. THE SLIDING DOOR DRAGGED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD, THE DEALER ADJUSTED IT THREE TIMES THEN FINALLY REPLACED. AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE FUSE CLOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENLTY BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING. THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD STICK AND MAKE NOISE, THE DEALER LUBED IT AND REPLACED THE REGULATOR. THE REAR HATCH RUSTED AROUND HANDLE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED/REFINISHED TWICE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RACKED. OIL LEAKED FROM OIL FILTER. THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS FAILED. THE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DUE TO BROKEN BAD SWITCH CONTACTS. THE ROTORS WARPED. THE A/C WAS BLOWING WHEN IT WASN'T ON AND SOMETIMES IT BLEW OUT WARM AIR. THE REAR SEAT ARM REST WILL NOT STAY DOWN. THE THRESHOLD ON THE LEFT SIDE IS CRACKED. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10141264,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2005","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN AUGUST 2005 WHEN THE ALTERNATOR, ALTERNATOR BELT, AND A SENSOR WERE REPLACED. A SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE IN OCTOBER 2005. THEN, ON OCTOBER 28, 2005 THERE A CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON EACH TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NORMALLY REMAINED OFF FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS. HOWEVER, WHEN THE LAST REPAIR WAS MADE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED OFF FOR ONLY ABOUT 50 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER SINCE THEN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10141136,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2005","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS/FAILURE IS A FRONT END BOBBLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE DEALER STATES THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. ORIGINALLY THEY REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS AND 2 ENGINE MOUNTS AS THESE WERE CRACKED. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE AND MY DEALER IS AT A LOSS ON HOW TO FIX IT. KIA-FORUMS.COM UNDER KIA SEDONA FRONT STRUTS IS A FORUM DEVOTED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS FRONT END BOBBLING NOISE. THERE ARE ABOUT 5000 HITS ON THIS FORUM AND EACH ONE OF THE CAR OWNERS HAS BEEN TOLD KIA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ON ALL SEDONAS FROM 2001 TO PRESENT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10141080,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/27/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2005","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHEN THE ELECTRIC LOCK IS USED ON THE KIA SEDONA IT DISABLES THE FOLLOWING: ELECTRIC WINDOWS, DASH LIGHTS (ALL) INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS LICENSE PLATE LIGHT AND ALL PARKING LIGHTS ARE LOST. AFTER SETTING OVERNIGHT THE SYSTEMS COME BACK ON LINE SO FAR. HOWEVER IF SOMEONE HITS THE LOCKS AND IT IS AT NIGHT, ALL THE LIGHT THAT ANOTHER DRIVER WOULD SEE FROM THE REAR ARE OUT. THE DRIVER CAN NOT SEE ANY INSTRUMENTS AT ALL. AND ANY WINDOWS THAT WERE OPEN WILL NOT CHANGE POSITION. WE TOOK IT TO KIA THEY SAID A RELAY WAS MISSING. HOWEVER THE ENTIRE PRESCRIBED SET OF RELAYS WERE IN PLACE, THEY ALSO SAID THE FUSE BLOCK WAS MELTED, AND IT HAD TO BE ORDERED, THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO MY WIFE AND SHE DROVE IT HOME AGAIN. THEY PROVIDE A PICTURE OF WHAT WAS ORDERED. I LOOKED AT THE CAR AND THERE WASN'T ANY RELAY MISSING AND IF THE FUSE / RELAY WAS MELTED IT WAS NOT APPARENT FROM THE INSTALLED CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT EVIDENCE THAT ANYTHING WAS REMOVED (ALL BOLTS AND INSTALLATION HARDWARE WAS STILL INTACT AND DIRTY AND NO FINGER PRINTS WERE PRESENT) WE ARE WAITING ON THE PART DELIVERY. THIS CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE YET KIA DID NOT GIVE ANY THOUGHT TO RELEASING IT TO MY WIFE TO DRIVE. WE HAVE PARKED IT UNTIL THE PART COMES IN. THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE LOCKS ARE USED OVER THE LAST WEEK. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10139717,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2005","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"SON WENT TO UNBUCKLE HIMSELF AND SEATBELT BUCKLE CAME OFF. THE CABLE LINKING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO THE FLOOR SEVERED. KIA REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE, ADVISED ME THAT THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY REPLACEMENT OF SEAT BELT DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGING ME.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA EX","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10135173,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2005","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"1) BATTERY DISCHARGE OCCURED DURING SLOW SPEED DRIVING AND HOT CONDITIONS. VEHICLE STALLED AT INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES. 2) SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY KIA CALLS FOR NEW ALTERNATOR, WITH SMALLER PULLEY AND ECM BATTERY COMPENSATION 3) KIA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CALLS FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR WITH SMALLER PULLEY (65MM ->55MM) AND ECM BATTERY COMPENSATION REVISED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10134671,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2005","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAD MY BATTERY REPLACED IN MARCH 2003 BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AUGUST 22ND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY AT 9:00A.M. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL I NOTICED MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON. I PARKED IT IN DRIVE WAY. IT WOULD NOT START THE NEXT MORNING SO MY HUSBAND JUMPED STARTED IT. I DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND MY CAR STARTING BEEPING, HESITATING, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON PLUS ALL THE OTHER ONES FROM THE DAY BEFORE. I DROPPED MY DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL AND ABOUT A BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD IN JUST DIED WITH MY SON AND I IN THE CAR. I NOTICED A VAPOR FUME COMING OUT OF THE VENTS BY THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IT DIED. I GOT MY SON AND I OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID I NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. I GOT THE ALTERNATOR COVERED AND THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY IN. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10133544,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"BATTERY DIES EVERY SUMMER DURING HOT WEATHER. THREE BATTERIES IN 3 YEARS. THE ALTERNATOR DOES NOT SUPPLY BATTERY WITH ENOUGH CURRENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, AND LIGHTS ARE ON CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10133189,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2005","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"INPUT SPEED SENSOR ERROR BEGAN IN EARLY JULY. CAUSED RANDOM SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING, CAR REMAINED STUCK IN GEARS OR RANDOMLY DROPPED OUT OF GEARS. CAR SENT TO HAVE SENSOR REPLACED IN MID AUGUST. ONE OF FOUR SENSORS SHOWING DEFECTIVE ON VEHICLE JUST BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10132572,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2005","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2002 SEDONA WAS REPAIRED 2 TIMES WITH LESS THEN 200 MILES ON IT FOR BATTERY DRAINING- CLAIM WAS IT WAS THE RADIO DIDN'T SHUT OFF WITH THE CAR. THEN LAST MONTH WITH 59.000 MILES ON IT I COMPLAINED OF THE CAR HESITATING AND LIGHTS FLICKERING, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON, CLAIM TO REPAIR WAS TUNE-UP- 1700.00 AND TWO MONTHS LATER MY BATTERY WENT ON FIRE WITH 5 PEOPLE IN IT, 3 CHILDREN AND ONE IS CARRIED OUT HANDICAPPED. LIGHTS FLICKERED, ODOMETER WENT NUTS WITHOUT THE ENGINE RACING, DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED, BATTERY LIGHT, BREAK LIGHT, AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WIPERS WENT ON WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON WITH THE SWITCH AND THE HAZARDS WENT ON WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON. I AM MORE THEN HAPPY TO FILE A CONSUMER COMPLAINT AND A LAWSUIT. MY DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS I WAS TOLD WHEN MY CAR WENT ON FIRE TWO WEEKS AGO. SO NOW IT IS AT ANOTHER DEALER AND AT 65,000 NOT COVERED, IT WILL BE COVERED. I AM ACTUALLY COMPILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THE SAFETY OF THESE BATTERIES. I WANT MY CAR FIXED AND ALL THESE VANS RECALLED TO FIND OUT THE REASON, I WOULD NOT WANT ONE OF MY FAMILIES KILLED AND DON'T WANT TO WAIT TILL IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE'S. ALL OF US CAN'T BE WRONG AND AS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND A POSSIBLE MEANS OF KILLING PEOPLE WHEN THE DOORS LOCK AND WON'T LET YOU OUT WHEN THE CAR IS ON FIRE - ?? GET WITH IT PEOPLE. RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. USE MY CAR AS YOUR TEST SUBJECT, I OFFER IT. NOW MY DAUGHTERS LUNGS HURT FROM THE SMELL OF THE SULFUR HURRYING TO GET THE KIDS OUT. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10132219,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/09/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2005","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DT: 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE SMELLED OF SMOKE. THEN, THE VEHICLE STOPPED DUE TO A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10132133,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2005","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WE BOUGHT A VAN THAT WAS DELIVERED FROM PORTLAND OREGON TO OUR HOME IN LYNDEN WASHINGTON ABOUT 10:30 PM THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE VEHICLE FLUIDS, CLEAN THE VEHICLE, ECT . THEN APON THAT FOUND THE FLUIDS TO BE LOW AND NOT SERVICED. SHE MY WIFE THEN CALLED THE CAR LOT TALKED TO THE SALES MANAGER, HE PROFESSED THAT IT HAD BEEN SERVICED AND WHEN MY WIFE EXPLAINED HER DISCOVERY HE THEN TOLD HER TO TAKE IT TO JIFFY LUBE AND THE CAR LOT WOULD PAY FOR IT TO BE DONE. WHEN DRIVING IT TO BE SERVICED WE MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING THERE FOR WE CONTACTED OUR LOAN OFFICE TO SEE IF THE DEAL HAD BEEN FUNDED IN WHICH IT HAD BUT THEY ADVISED US TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP SWAP US OUT OF THE VEHICLE, SO WE THEN WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THEY WERE RUDE AND WANTED MY WIFE TO TAKE IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED. WHEN MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT IN FACT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH WE BOUGHT THE VAN , ASKED ONCE AGAIN TO BE SWAPPED OUT OF THIS VEHICLE, THEY GAVE US THE RUN AROUND AND TOLD US UNLESS WE CAME UP WITH $8,000.00 - $10,000.00 DOLLARS THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT HAVE US DRIVE THE VAN TO THEM 224+ MILES FOR THEM TO PUT IN A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION IN IT . MY WIFE BEFORE BUYING THE VAN TOLD THEM WE DID NOT WANT A VEHICLE WITH THIS MUCH MILEAGE ON IT THE SALES PERSON TOLD MY WIFE IT WAS OK BECAUSE IT HAD A 10 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON IT. WHICH IN FACT IT DOES NOT. THEY HAVE LIED TO US ABOUT CHECKING THE VEHICLE OUT WHEN IN FACT THEY BOUGHT IT FROM ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN STORAGE. THEY TOLD US WE NEED TO BRING IT TO THEM IF WE BRAKE DOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT ON THE WAY THAT THEY WOULD SEND A TOW TRUCK TO PICK IT UP AND WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND OUR OWN WAY HOME. MAYBE WE SHOULD BRING OUR OTHER VEHICLE IN CASE THAT WAS TO HAPPEN. ALSO OUR PAPER WORK HAS NO SIGNATURES. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10129108,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2005","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2ND REQUEST LTR FM RICHARD JORGE (FL) RE HIS DEFECTIVE 2002 KIA SEDONA.*MR WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 180 MILES IT OVERHEATED AND SHORTED OUT. PRESENTLY, THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10127796,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2005","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST, COMPLETE LEMON","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10127308,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2005","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2002 KIA SEDONA AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND BEGAN IN THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVING THE KEYS, THE ENGINE STARTED ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE DASH AND STEERING COLUMN AREA. A NEARBY CITIZEN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT MY WIFE AND 3 YOUNG CHILDREN WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10126355,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/22/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I OWN A 2002 KIA SEDONA. YESTERDAY I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE 15TH TIME DUE TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES SINCE THEY ARE PULSATING WHEN STOPPING, WHICH IS THE FOURTH TIME FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN JUST 19,000 MILES SINCE THE LAST ROTOR AND BRAKE CHANGE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD DONE A \"GOOD WILL\" REPLACEMENT OF PARTS THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN AND THAT IT WILL COST $700.00 TO FIX THIS TIME. THEY SAID, \"THERE WERE HOTSPOT AND WARPING NOTED THE LAST TIME YOU BROUGHT IT IN AND SINCE IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN, IT SHOWS A PATTERN OF HARD BREAKING.\" MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE BACK AND FOURTH TO WORK 3 TIME A WEEK AND THENM IT IS ONLY USED AROUND TOWN SO I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT ROTORS ON MINIVANS SHOULD ONLY LAST 18000-20000 MILES ANYWAY. I FEEL THAT THE SEDONA DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT SIZED ROTORS FOR THE WEIGHT OF TE VEHICLE AND KIA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND REPLACE ALL THE ROTORS WITH THE APPROPRIATE SIZE. IT IS A HAZARD SINCE IT COULS CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY LEAD TO DEATH. KIA ALSO TOLD ME IF IT IS AT THE END OF THE WARRANTEE AND THE PART IS REPLACED, THE SECOND IT GOES PAST IT IS NO LONGER COVERED EVEN IF IT HAS ONLY BEEN 10 MILES SINCE IT WAS REPLACED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10125482,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2005","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"LOOSE FRONT SUSPENSION. FAILURE HAS NOT HAPPENED, YET. WORRIED THAT THE NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WILL CAUSE A FAILURE ON THE ROAD. KIA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS RELUCTANT TO REPAIR IT. THEY KNOW THAT ALL SEDONAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT AS YET TO COME TO GRIPS WITH IT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10122270,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2005","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"CHARGING SYSTEM UNDER ENGINEERED. BATTERY FAILS TO CHARGE IN HOT WEATHER, SAY 90 F OR ABOVE. AMPERAGE TOO LOW FOR USE IN HOT WEATHER WITH AC AT FULL POWER, ESPECIALY WHEN IDLING. I HAVE TRIED A LAGER BATTERY 1,000 CCA, BUT ITS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. AS THE HOT DAYS GO BY THE BATTERY STARTS TO LOSE ITS POWER AND THEN I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED AND I MEAN 3HR OR MORE OF A DRIVE! I HAVE HAD TO JUMP START 2002 KIA SEDONA 6 TIMES IN HOT WEATHER. TALKED TO DEALER ABOUT IT. THEY SAID IT WAS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIT WITH THE KIA SEDONA IN HOT WEATER CITIES AND THAT KIA IS NOT GOINT TO CHANGE THE WIMPY ALTERMATOR WITH A MORE BEEFY ONE. AS A FORMER TECHNICIAN I KNOW THAT THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD, RADIOS AND OTHER ELECTRONICS WILL SHORT OUT IF NOT REMEDIED. CORTRARY TO MAIN BELIEF THAT ONLY HIGH VOLTAGE CAN CAUSE A SHORT I HAVE FOUND THAT LOW VALTAGE CAN CAUSE A SHORT THEN WHEN YOU INCREASE YOUR VOLTAGE BY JUMP STARTING YOU CAN CAUSE A FIRE. SO HEADS UP (TICK, TOCK,TICK ,TOCK)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10122336,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2005","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"FRONT DISCS BRAKES WARPING, APPEAS TO REOCCUR AT REGULAR INTERVALS. I TOOK MY KIA SEDONA TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED AT THE DEALER IN 12/1/02. IT HAD ITS ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURED WITH IN 5K MILES. I DID NOT TAKE SEDONA FOR SERVICE UNTILL IT GOT REALLY BAD ESPECIALY WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY. BUY THIS TIME MY BAKE WORRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MY BAD. THE DEALER STILL WORKED WITH ME AND RESUFACED THE ROTORS FOR A MINIMAL CHARGE. 3K MILES LATER ROTORS REWARP, AT THIS TIME I DECIDED TO PUSHES A SET OF NEW ROTORS, PADS AND ISTALL THEM MY SELF. THE SEDONA WORKED GREAT FOR 7K MILES THEN DISC BAKES REWARP.THIS TELLS ME THAT THE BRAKE ROTOS ARE UNDER ENGINEERED. SO WITH THIS IN MIND, I SENT MY OLD ROTORS TO BE RESURFACED, CROSSED DRILLED AND SLOTTED. WITH A NEW SET OF REGULAR PADS I REINSTALLED MY ROTORS AND PADS. SO FAR I GOT 35K MILES ON THESE BRAKES AND THEY STILL HAVE PLENTY OF MEAT WITH NO WARPING. MY KIA SEDONA HAS 50K MILES AND NO OTHER BRAKING PROBLEMS HAVE ACCURED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10120072,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2005","vin":"KNAGD128225","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ST: 8TH OF 2004 THE BATTERY STARTED TO DIE,\\. DEALER TOLD CALLER TO SHUT THE ALARM SYSTEM OFF WHEN NOT DRIVING. VEHICLE BATTERY WAS CHECKED BY KIA, AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY. HOWEVER, BATTERY HAD TO BE CHARGED NUMEROUS TIMES IN DRIVEWAY. ON MAY 2005 THE LOCKS BEGAN TO GO ON AND OFF, AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER, WHO CHECKED THE BATTERY, BUT DEALER REPORTED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. 05/05/05 AS CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD AND ALL SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON, AND LOCKS CAME ON AND OFF, AND CAR SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN FOR REPAIR.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"KIA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10119368,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2005","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR MOVED(LURCHED) BY ITSELF AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN THE PRIOR YEAR. THEY FOUND THREE MAJOR THINGS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED ALL OF THE DEFECTS EXCEPT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED THIS MORNING. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN. IT STARTED GOING BAD THIS PAST YEAR WHEN IT WOULD SHAKE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10119035,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2005","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN STALL. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10109021,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2005","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN SEVERE COLD WEATHER OF 10 DEGREE CENTIGRADE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR/THROTTLE FROZE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER PUT THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP REVVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THE MECHANIC AFTER STARTING THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE BUILDING. *TC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10112695,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2005","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE INCIDENT STARTED PRIOR TO THIS DATE. IT STARTED WHEN MY VEHICLE HIT 10,000 MILES. I HEARD A RUMBLING IN THE BRAKES AND TOLD MY HUSBAND, HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY-THAT BRAKES DON'T GO AT 10,000 MILES, BUT SURE ENOUGH THEY DID. IT WAS COVERED UNDER KIA WARRANTY, THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE BRAKES WERE SHOT. NOW IN APRIL OF 04 AT ABOUT 22,000 MILES SAME THING AGAIN. KIA SAID ALL 4 SETS- FRONT AND REAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANT-NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $600.00. I TOOK THE CAR TO GOODYEAR. THEY REPLACED ALL FOR $340.00. I TOOK THE ORIGINAL BRAKES AND THEY STILL HAD \"MEAT\" ON THEM. ANYHOW, AUG. 04 AT ABOUT 27,000 MILES UNDER GOODYEAR'S WARRANTY, ONCE AGAIN THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW IN FEB. 05, EVERYTIME I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. AST FIRST I IGNORED IT THINKING IT WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT THEN I HEARD THE BRAKES RUMBLE. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO GOODYEAR AT ABOUT 34,000 MILES AND GOODYEAR ONCE AGAIN REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND TOLD ME THAT THAT WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WERE REPLACING THE BRAKES. I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO KIA. NOW, I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN, SINCE THERE IS A PATTERN. I'M TIRED OF THIS AND I'M SURE KIA WON'T BE COOPERATIVE. SO THIS LEADS ME TO YOU.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10112492,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2005","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WE PURCHASED OUR VAN IN JUL OF 02. AFTER 6 MONTHS WE RETURNED THE VAN COMPLAINING ABOUT A SQUEELING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. WE WERE TOLD THE BRAKES WERE OK. AT 24K MILES I NOTICED THE ROTORS WERE DULLAND THE REAR SHOES WERE WORN, I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE GLAZED OVER AND NEED TO BE TURNED AND THE SHOES WERE WORN TO LESS THAN 50% LIFE, AND THEY WOULD NOT WARRENTY AFTER 12K MILES. I HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND REPLACED THE PADS, A FEW WEEKS LATER WE NOTICED THE THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK TO DEALER THAT THE ROTORS WARPED. I REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS, AFTER 3K MILES THE PULSATEING HAPPENED AGAIN. IN OCT 04 WE HAD AN ACCIDENT I WAS REFFERED TO KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT WARRENTY ANYTHING BECAUSE I DID THE REPAIRS MYSELF, EVEN THOUGH I HAD A REOCCURING COMPLAINT ABOUT MY BRAKES BEFORE NOW. I REPLACED THE ROTORS AND WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS AND SERVICE AT THE DEALER THAT KIA INFORMS THEM NOT TO TURN THE ROTORS BUT REPLACE THEM, DUE TO OVER HEATING AND WARPING. I FEEL THAT IF THE DEALERSHIP AND KIA HAD REPAIRED MY BRAKES PROPERLY FROM THE BEGINING OUR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS THE BRAKES HAVE GONE TO THE FLOOR 3-4 TIMES AND THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THIS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10111532,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2005","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED, AND THE ENGINE DIED UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10110087,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2005","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE CRACK STARTS BELOW THE BLACK PLASTIC TRIM- NOT A ROCK/STONE CHIP AT ALL. 1ST WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I AM TRYING TO GET DEALER TO REPLACE 2ND.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10109337,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2005","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR BECAME INOPERABLE BETWEEN 2000, AND 3000 RPMS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS PLASTIC COATING WHICH BROKE IN SEVERAL PARTS. HOWEVER, THERE WAS SOMETHING SHREDDING THE COATING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10107689,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2005","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,TIRES,WHEELS,SEATS","summary":"I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY KIA SEDONA. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND IT WAS TOWED IN AND REPLACED. THEN THE WINDSHIELD BROKE DURING THE NIGHT IN THE GARAGE WITH NO WEATHER EXTREMES. I REPLACED THAT. IN 2 YEARS I'VE HAD 2 BLOWOUTS TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. THE ONLY 2 IN MY WHOLE 30+ YEARS OF DRIVING.DEALER SAYS ITS NOT THE CAR. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. IN DEC 2004 THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE LUMBAR SUPPORT WAS BROKEN AND FIXED, THE DRIVER'S DOORHANDLE BROKE AND WAS FIXED BY KIA. JAN18 IT WAS BACK IN BECAUSE THE HOOD RELEASE WAS NOT WORKING. IT WAS FIXED AND WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE 1/19. ON 1/21 THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT IMMEDIATELY. \" THE COVER HAD FALLEN DOWN AND THEY TIED IT BACK UP.\" OBVIOUSLY NOT A GOOD JOB BECAUSE IT STUCK AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME AT 65MPH. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED BACK IN. I THINK IT IS A DEATH TRAP!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10106076,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2005","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEAT BELTS","summary":"CAR ACCELERATED ON HIS OWN AS A RESULT CAR WENT INTO MEDIAN, ALSO PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SNAPPED. CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. WENT FROM 10 TO 50MPH IN SECONDS. ALSO, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO RESPOND. PREVIOUS REPORT FILED #10065882. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10106033,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2005","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY 2002 KIA SEDONA HAS APPROXIMATELY 54000 MILES. AT APPROX 34000 MILES, WE ENCOUNTERED A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD AT STOP SIGNS, RED LIGHTS, AND BUSY INTERSECTIONS. IT WAS AS IF WERE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN W/ ONE FOOT ON BREAK AND A GHOST WAS STOMPING ON THE ACCELARATER. KIA CHANGED OUT THE WIRING HARNESS AND THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10105852,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2005","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"RE:KIA SEDONA MINIVAN [XXX] WITH ABOUT 58,300 MILES. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OF ANY KIND. ST COMPLAINT: ON EVENING OF FRIDAY, 12/31/04, A CLUNKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM RIGHT SIDE OF MY KIA SEDONA AT ABOUT 58,000 MILES GRABBED AND SEIZED THE RIGHT AXLE. ON 1/1/05 [SAT] I DROVE CAR TO LOCAL SRVCE CNTR. ON 1/3/05 [MONDAY] SRVC CNTR DIAGNOSED BURNT/BROKEN RIGHT AXLE WHEEL BEARINGS. ALTHO I TOLD SRVCE CNTR TO DO BRAKE SERVICE ON ALL 4 WHEELS BUT NOT WHEEL BEARINGS, AS I WANTED THAT WORK TO BE DONE BY MY KIA DEALERSHIP - MY LOCAL STATION REPLACED BRAKE PADS & RIMS AND HONED ROTORS AND REPLACED FRONT RIGHT AXLE WHEEL BEARINGS. TOW SERVICE TO KIA DEALERSHIP WAS CANCELLED BY ME AS A RESULT. 2ND COMPLAINT: ON WED, 1/5/05, I DROVE DAUGHTER AT 6:45 A.M. FROM BRONX TO HER LAGUARDIA HS IN MANHATTAN. NOTICED THAT CAR RADIO AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKED ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. LATER IN DAY, I DROVE TO BROOKLYN'S 99 STREET CLEANERS TO PICK UP MY MILITARY FIELD COAT AT 3:20 P.M. MINIVAN PARKED BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER & START. USED AUXILIARY BATTERY PACK [ABP] TO START ENGINE AND ENTERED BQEXPRESSWAY. CROSSING BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO MANHATTAN, ENGINE DIED. USED ABP TO START ENGINE AND ENTERED FDR DRIVE UP MANHATTAN TO HOME. CAR ENGINE DIED 3 MORE TIMES. AFTER 4 STALLS AND RE-STARTS WITH ABP, I KEPT ABP CONNECTED TO VEHICLE BATTERY AND, WITH ALL LIGHTS OFF IN DARKNESS FROM 4:30 P.M.-5:45 P.M., IN SLOW RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE ABP KEPT CAR ALIVE TILL ARRIVAL AT LOCAL SRVCE CNTR. ALL FUSES CHECKED OKAY WHILE CAR BATTERY RECHARGED. DIAGNOSIS MADE THAT ALTERNATOR AND/OR REGULATOR NOT WORKING. HAVE PHONED KIA TOW SERVICE FOR PICK UP TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 58,300 MILES ON IT. NB: I AM VERY SATISIFED WITH KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND KIA TOW SERVICE, WHOM I TELEPHONED ON 1/3/05 [AND THEN CANCELLED TOW] AND TODAY ON 1/6/05. *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10104934,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/31/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2005","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"PROBLEMS: UNWANTED ACCELERATION; CLUNKING/SEIZING BRAKES/LIT AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. MILEAGE: UNDER 58,000 MILES. KIA SEDONA 2002 VIN # [XXX]. ON AFTERNOON OF 12/31/04, I & PASSENGER DRIVE FROM NYC TO HARTFORD, CT. MINIVAN REPEATEDLY ACCELERATED TO 70-75 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY ROADS. I BRAKED TO REDUCE SPEED REPEATEDLY. UNSUCCESSFUL REPEATEDLY DESPITE KNOWLEDGE THAT STATE TROOPERS LOOKING FOR SPEEDERS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. RETURNING FROM HARTFORD, CT TO NYC ON AFTERNOON, ON HIGHWAY ROADS, A LIGHT GRINDING SOUND FROM RIGHT SIDE OF CAR [SEEMED BOTH FRONT & REAR WHEELS] CAME ON WHENEVER I STEERED TO THE LEFT. NO SOUND IF DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TO RIGHT. CHECKED UNDER MINIVAN FOR LOOSE ANYTHING. SAW NOTHING. FELT TIRES AND STEEL WHEELS FOR HEAT, IF BRAKES ARE WEARING OR STICKING. FELT UNIFORM TEMPERATURES ON ALL TIRES AND WHEELS. CONDUCT MY BUSINESS IN HARTFORD, CT. DROVE HOME TO BRONX COUNTY, NY WITH PASSENGER. PICKED UP FAMILY OF 4 KIDS, 2 PARENTS TO DRIVE TO MOTHER-IN-LAW IN QUEENS COUNTY. DROP OFF PASSENGER AND PROCEED TO ROUTE 87 SOUTH. LEAVING ROUTE 87 SOUTH [MAJOR DEEGAN HIGHWAY] ONTO EXIT RAMP FOR ROUTE 95 NORTH [CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY EASTBOUND] IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC AROUND 7:30 PM THERE WAS A CLUNKING SOUND GOING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO CENTER TO LEFT FRONT OF CAR. I STOPPED & CHECKED UNDER CAR WITH ELECTRIC LANTERN FOR BROKEN STRUT OR TIE-ROD. SAW NOTHING. DROVE ON ROUTE 95, OVER WHITESTONE BRIDGE TO QUEENS. PARKED VAN. ON 1/1/2005 [SATURDAY] AROUND 1:00 AM I DRIVE FAMILY BACK TO HOME IN BRONX COUNTY. TWO STREETS FROM HOME A CLUNK SOUND AGAIN, GRABBING WHEELS. DROP OFF FAMILY AT 1:30 A.M. DRIVE VEHICLE TO NEIGHBORHOOD GAS STATION FOR CHECK-UP THAT SATURDAY MORNING. UNABLE TO CONTACT SERVICE DEPT OF LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP DUE TO NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND. ALSO, NOTE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. WILL CONTACT WARRANTY PHONE NUMBERS & PERSONNEL & KIA DEALERSHIP AM OF MONDAY, 1/3/2005 PRIOR TO WORK COMMENCING. FRONT & REAR SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS. UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10104569,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/07/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/27/2004","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"WE HAVE A 2002 KIA SEDONA; WE BOUGHT IN DEC OF 2001. WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS, THE ALTERNATOR,BATTERY,IGNITION SWITCH, HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH SLIDING DOORS FALLING OFF THE HINGE. I COMPLAINED OF A WIND NOISE FOR THE FIRST YEAR NO ONE KNEW WHAT IT WAS. IT WENT UNFIXED. WITHIN A YEAR THE SHOCKS, THE STRUTS AND SLIDING DOORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY AIR-CONDITION WENT OUT COMPLETELY GUESS WHAT NO MORE WIND NOISE. AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY REAR WIPER CONTROL WENT OUT. RECENTLY, WHILE ON THANKSGIVING VACATION TO OHIO WE HAD TO HAVE ROADSIDE PICK UP OUR VAN AS THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE IN THE SHOP WE WERE ADVISED OUR BRAKES WERE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WE HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE ALSO IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. WAS IN THE SHOP 14 DAYS, WE HAD TO DRIVE BACK TO OHIO TO WHEN READY. THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR HAD NEVER EVER DONE THAT BEFORE. WHEN WE WERE ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP. WE MADE IT HOME ON DEC 7TH AND NO ONE AT KIA COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE IN UNTIL THE SERVICE MANAGER RETURNED MY CALL HE WAS OFF FOR DOCTOR VISIT. ON DEC 13, I TOOK MY VAN IN TO BE REPAIRED, THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND GUESS WHAT THEY ARE ALSO REPAIRING THE SLIDING DOORS 5TH TIME I THINK. THEY HAVE TO ALSO FIX THE DENT IN THE HOOD THAT WAS NOT THERE, BEFORE THE OHIO KIA TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED. TODAY IT HAS BEEN 15 DAYS. I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY VAN. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND KIA TO MY WORST ENEMY. PLEASE ALLOW OTHERS TO KNOW THAT KIA IS A LEMON IF EVER THERE WERE ONE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10104045,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2004","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS TRAVELING FROM ONE HIGHWAY ONTO ANOTHER. AS I WAS COMING OFF THE RAMP AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE OTHER HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. IT KEPT GETTING FASTER AND FASTER. I TRIED TO TAP THE PEDAL THINKING IT WAS JUST STUCK ( LIKE OLDER CARS DID WHEN YOU STARTED THEM AND THEY REACHED IDEAL IDLE & TEMPERATURE) AND IT INCREASED SPEED. IT REACHED THE MAXIMUM SPEED ON THE CAR OF 135 MPH. I CAN'T REMEMBER MUCH ELSE EXCEPT JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STAY SAFE AND GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE ENGINE WAS SCREAMING AND THERE WAS A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR. I TRIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY ONLY SMOKED AND THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO SLOW DOWN MUCH. I GOT TO A PORTION OF THE ROAD WHERE THERE WAS A STRAIGHT AWAY AND I GOT ONTO THE SHOULDER AND I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IT TOOK A BIT TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP AND THEN I SHUT THE CAR OF. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER ON MY DOOR FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY TOLD ME TO SIT TIGHT AND THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK IN 5-7 MINUTES TO TELL ME WHO WAS COMING AND WHERE THE CAR WAS GOING FOR REPAIR. SHE NEVER CALLED BACK. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WAS THE POINT OF SERVICE. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK IT WAS STATED ON THE SERVICE INVOICE THAT THE BREATHER HOSE HAD POPPED OFF OF THE VALVE COVER AND THE BRACKET BENT CAUSING THE HOSE AND CLAMP TO BIND UNDER ACCELERATOR CABLE AND THROTTLE LINKAGE. THEY REPLACED THE SPRING CLAMP WITH A WORM TYPE CLAMP. THEY ALSO PERFORMED A LIGHT CUT ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND DEGLAZED THE PADS. THEY GAVE ME THE CLAMP THAT CAUSED THE WHOLE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT BROKEN IT JUST POPPED OFF. I HAVE RETURNED THE CAR BECAUSE IT STILL IS NOT THE SAME. I FEEL THE CAR HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10099249,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2004","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH OR SHAKE FORCEFULLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, INCLUDING WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN MOTION FORCING THE DRIVER TO SUDDENLY TRY TO STEER TO SAFETY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE IDLED LOW WHEN STOPPED AND SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD ON IT'S OWN WHILE THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. THE SERVICE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VALVES, FILTERS AND WIRING WERE CHANGED. *JB *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10093827,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/08/2004","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OUR KIA SEDONA'S ENGINE HAS BEEN DYING WHEN COMING TO A STOP FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. KIA TRIED ON 8-5-04 TO FIX AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS. REPLACED THE PLUGS. THREE WEEKS LATER ON 9-11-04 VAN ENGINE DYED AGAIN WHEN COMING TO A STOP. KEEPED A LOG OF THIS. ON 9-25-04 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE AGAIN DYED WHILE IN THE PASSING LANE. FINALLY GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD TO WAIT THREE DAYS TO GET VAN INTO KIA, LIGHT WENT OUT BY THEN. KIA DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAS A TRANSMISSION ERROR CODE BUT CAN'T PINPOINT THE DEFECT TO FIX. KIA KEPT THE VAN A WEEK TRYING TO GET ENGINE LIGHT TO REAPPEAR IN VAIN. SO I NOW HAVE A VAN THAT COULD STOPPED RUNNING AT ANYTIME AND PLACE. NOT VERY REASSURING OR SAFE. WE ARE VERY UPSET AND KIA CORP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10093159,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2004","vin":"","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"THE POWER LOCK IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF OUR 2002 KIA SEDONA LOCKS UNEXPECTEDLY. IT LOCKS BY ITSELF WHEN WE CLOSE THE DOOR; IT LOCKS BY ITSELF WHEN WE OPEN THE DOOR. WORSE, WHEN THE LOCK ACTIVATES IT LOCKS ALL OF THE DOORS IN THE VAN, INCLUDING THE TAILGATE. THIS IS A RANDOM, THOUGH FREQUENT, OCCURRENCE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION, SINCE WE HAVE AN INFANT AND A TODDLER, AND ARE ALWAYS FEARFUL OF BEING LOCKED OUT OF THE VAN WHILE THEY ARE INSIDE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10087893,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2004","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"VEHICLE LUNGED OR ACCELERATED UPON FINAL PARKING WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE. CAR JUMPED OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10088543,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/24/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2004","vin":"11111111111","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA WITH 26,000 MILE FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHER SPEEDS 40 +MPH DEALLER CHECKED AND SAID THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS BEFORE BUT VIBRATIONS STOPPED.. NOW AT APPROX 37,000 BAD VIBRATIONS START AGAIN DEALER NOW SAYS ITS FROM DRIVER BRAKING TO HARD WANTS TO CUT ROTTERS AND REPLACE BRAKES FOR SAME PROBLEMAS BEFORE AT OWNER EXPENCE.. BRAKES DO STOP VAN BUT YOU MUST HOLD STEERING WHEEL TIGHT.. WE HAVE FREINDS WITH SAME VEHILE AND THEY HAVE HAD BRAKES REDONE 2 TIMES AT 40,000 MILES THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMPONET PROBLEM NOT DRIVERS.. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10088171,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2004","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"WE OWN A 2002 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN. WE BOUGHT IT NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2002. SINCE 04/03 WE HAVE HAD TO RETURN THE CAR FOR AIRBAG/SEATBELT FAULT INDICATIONS FOUR TIMES. IN EVERY CASE THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE SENSORS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.THE DEALER MECHANIC HAS TOLD US THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS FAULT INDICATION. WITH EACH FAILURE THEY HAVE HAD TO WAIT FOR BACK ORDERED PARTS, AND THE MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON FAULT WITH THESES CARS. SINCE THEY ARE ALWAYS WAITING FOR PARTS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, IT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS INDEED A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE. IN RESEARCHUING PAST PROBLEMS ON YOUR WEB SITE IIT SEEMS THAT AIR BAG/ SEATBELT PROBLEMS ARE A RECURRENT KIA DEFECT. THIS IS AN APPARANT ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT THAT PUTS OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AT SERIOUS RISK. SEATBELTS AND AIR BAGS ARE A FEDERALLY MANDATED SAFETY FEATURE THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED. OUR CAR IS NOW PAST IT'S MILAGE WARRENTY AND NOW KIA INSISTS THAT WE PAY FOR THE REOCCURING REPAIRS TO THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SUBSIDISE KIA'S FAILURE PRONE SYSTEM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10087980,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2004","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"SUSPENSION,TIRES","summary":"CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. HE STATED HE WAS ONLY GETTING 18,000 MILES FROM A SET OF TIRES. HE STATED HIS FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES AND THEY WORE OUT AT ABOUT 18,000. NOW HE HAS SIGMA 15 RIMS AND NOW THEY ARE WEARING OUT AT ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10081047,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2004","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,SEATS","summary":"MY KIA SODONA VAN AT 63,000 MILES BEGAN TO STALL AFTER INITIAL START. ENGINE HAS TO BE REVVED REPEATEDLY TO GET IT TO GO. TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED REPLACING, 400+ DOLLARS AND A WHOLE DAY OF WAITING IT IS STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT, IN FACT IT IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IN, MAY HAVE A FUEL PROBLEM. WAS THE ALTERNATOR EVEN BAD?!! OTHER THINGS CONTINUE TO BREAK OR FALL APART ON THE VAN. HEAD SUPPORTS ARE BROKEN ON TWO SEATS, WILL NOT STAY UP. IF IN A CRASH WOULD NOT HAVE THE SUPPORT THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE! ONE OF THE SIDE DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE AROUND 100 DOLLARS TO CHANGE OUT A BALL BEARING IN THE DOOR! THESE ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WONDERFUL BOGUS 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10078936,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/14/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2004","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE,WHEELS","summary":"KIA HAS INFORMED US THAT OUR CAR WILL CONTINUE TO NEED REPAIRS SINCE IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN ON DIRT ROADS. WE LIVE ON A DIRT ROAD AND DRIVE MANY MILES OF DIRT ROADS AND NOW WE ARE SPENDING MONEY REPLACING PARTS NOT PROTECTED FROM DIRT DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING DESIGN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10078742,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2004","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS TIGHT WHEN NEW. NOW THE FRONT END MAKES SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND ABOUT TO FALL OFF OR BREAK. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL! OTHER 2002 KIA SEDONA'S DON'T HAVE THAT FEELING IN THE SUSPENSION. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER'S HAVE HAD THEIR SUSPENSIONS FIXED BY CHANGING COMPONENTS SUCH AS STRUTS, BUSHING, SEALS, ETC. KIA KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE 2002'S BECAUSE TEST DRIVES SHOW THE 2003'S DON'T HAVE THAT SOUND OF SHACKING FRONT END.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10079683,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2004","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUME DROVE IN NORMAL CITY TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A CAUSE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES. YET, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10079456,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/11/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2004","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DEPRESS ON THE BRAKES. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, WHICH CAUSED THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT TO FALL FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD THE SAME SEAT BELT REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10078451,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2004","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH HEAT ON, THE AIR STOPPED BLOWING INTO THE CAR FROM THE VENTS EVEN THOUGH WE COULD HEAR THE BLOWER MOTOR RUNNING. THIS STARTED OCTOBER 4, 2003 AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF JUNE 2004.EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE REPAIR SHOP 11 TIMES. WE HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. DURING THE WINTER, WHEN THE BLOWER WOULD QUIT, THE WINDOWS WOULD FOG UP OR FREEZE UP IMMEDIATELY. WE COULDN'T EVEN SEE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS, NOT TO MENTION THE DISCOMFORT OF FREEZING TO DEATH WHEN IT WAS 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE ENTIRE HEATING SYSTEM, ACTUATORS, BLOWER MOTOR WERE REPLACED AND THE BLENDER DOORS WERE REPROGRAMMED. WE ONLY HAVE HEAT SPORADICALLY. NOW THAT SUMMER IS HERE, THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK,. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW HAVING THE COMPRESSOR REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO WAS REPLACED IN OCT. 2003. WE FEEL THE COMPANY HAS HAD AMPLE TIME TO REPAIR THE CAR. THEY EVEN ADMIT THEY CAN'T FIX IT. WE ARE SEEKING A REPLACEMENT (COMPARABLE) VEHICLE OR A REFUND SO THAT WE CAN GET A VEHICLE THAT WORKS. I REFUSE TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER WINTER LIKE THAT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10075273,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/12/2004","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"WE HAVE A 2002 SEDONA. WE HAVE OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS. AND THIS IS THE 7TH TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. EVEY TIME WE TAKE IT IN THEY REPLACE SOMETHING, ONCE WAS THE SEAT BELT LATCH, ANOTHER TIME WAS A PART IN THE COMPUTER AND SO ON. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO COME ON, SO THEY TELL ME. THAT IS SUCH A REASSURING ANSWER FOR A CAR OWNER. WE HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY, HATCHBACK NOT OPENING AND HAVING DENTS IN IT FROM WHEN WE SHUT IT AND BREAK PROBLEMS THAT THEY REFUSSED TO FIX UNTIL AFTER THE WARRENTY EXPIRED. IT IS TIME NOW FOR AN ATTORNEY TO STEP IN FOR US.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10075890,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SHORTING OUT THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES AND ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ONCE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE MOTOR. VEHICLE BURNED EXCESSIVE FUEL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. THE ABOVE REPAIRS ONLY PROVIDED A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEMS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10065882,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2004","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ONE MORE TIME KIA SEDONA 2002 FAILED TO BRAKE CAR LOST CONTROL FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT SNAPPED OUT, LOOKS LIKE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BRAKES ALSO, NOT THE FIRST TIME BRAKES FAILED IN KIA SEDONA. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT VIBRATIONS WHILE BRAKING. CAR ACCELERATE BY ITSELF (THROTTLE STUCK). *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10062048,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2004","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY","summary":"OUR KIA SADONA IS A 2002 MODEL AND HAS ABOUT 52,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BRAKES AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ETC. TODAY HOWEVER, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN THE VEHICLE BROKE. THE SEAT BROKE COMPLETELY OUT OF IT'S CHAMBER. THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE PART THAT BROKE UNDER THE WARRANTY HOWEVER IT WILL BE AWHILE BEFORE THEY GET THE PART IN. THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE US WITH A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE DURING THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET IT FIXED AND KIA CORPORATE ALSO REFUSED SAYING THEY DO NOT PROVIDE RENTALS EVEN IF THE PART IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THE WARRANTY OF THE CAR PARTS BUT WHO CARES HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO SPEND ON RENTAL CARS WHILE YOURS IS IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10050280,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2004","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT BROKE. ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT LOCK DURING THE EVENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES DURING THE ROLLOVER CRASH. *AK THE BACK SEAT HAD BECOME DISLODGED DURING THE ACCIDENT. RECALL#03V135000. *SC *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10058351,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2004","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"ON JULY 4, 2002 WE PURCHASED A 2002 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP WE PARKED AT A STORE, WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SENT OUT A TOW TRUCK. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE ADVISER INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING A DRIVER SEAT RELAY THAT WAS CAUSING THE BATTERIES TO GO OUT ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. HE INDICATED THAT THEY WERE CHANGING ALL RELAYS. THEY REPLACED WITH NEW BATTERY AND NEW RELAY ON THE VAN. THE VAN CONTINUED TO GIVE US PROBLEMS, THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (STEREO, WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS) WOULD GO OFF AND ON AS WE WERE DRIVING. IF WE WOULD STOP VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WE HAD NUMEROUS JUMP STARTS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN APPROX. 4 OR 5 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINTS REGARDING PROBLEMS, THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST WHEN WE WOULD START THE VEHICLE. BRAKES WOULD SQUEAL WHEN APPLIED. VAN WAS TERRIBLY HOT UNDER THE CAR AND IT WOULD BLOW OUT THE HEAT AND ALMOST BURN US. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER IF THEY COULD EXCHANGE THE VAN FOR ANOTHER ONE AND HE INDICATED THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE A CONTINUOUS REPORT OF REPAIRS IN ORDER TO TURN IT IN AS A \"LEMON\". WE WERE TRAVELING IN MEXICO FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE WHEN OUR VAN STARTED ON FIRE ON THE HIGHWAY AND OTHER AUTOS NOTICED AND WAVED US DOWN TO STOP. WE NOTICED, PULLED OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND ALL 6 ADULT PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT SAFELY AND RUN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AS IT STARTED EXPLODING. THE FIRE CAME FROM ALL UNDERNEATH OF THE VAN. THE MEXICAN FEDERAL HIGHWAY POLICE CAME TO WHERE THE VAN WAS AND TOOK A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. THE VAN BURNT DOWN TO A SKELETON. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY DENIED OUR CLAIM WITHOUT NO EXPLANATION. NO ONE EVER CALLED TO FIND OUT THE FACTS OR GATHER INFORMATION. OBVIOUSLY, THEY DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THEIR OWN SERVICE REPAIR TICKETS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10068733,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2004","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"LEFT MIDDLE REAR SEAT WILL NOT LOCK CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN PLACE. SEAT BELT SHOULD LOCK IN PLACE ONCE SEAT BELT IS IN USE AND FULLY RETRACTED HOWEVER IT DOES NOT. SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH SAME RESULT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10070909,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2004","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I REALLY NEED HELP AND DON?T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ALSO WITH MY CAR MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON AND TO THIS DAY THE LIGHT IS PROBABLY STILL ON AND KIA HAVE NOT CONTACTED ME YET AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE THROUGH KIA PAYING THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE I WANT MY CAR SO THAT CAN SELL IT SO THAT I DON?T LOSE MY HOME BECAUSE I AM UNEMPLOYED DUE TO THIS BUCKET OF BOLTS. AND ALSO THE KIA REPAIR MAN STEVE JOHNSON AT KIRKLAND KIA STATED TO ME THAT MY ODOMETER READING WAS INCORRECT AND THE KIA MANUFACTURER TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER BECAUSE I WAD BEING SEEN AT THEIR AUTO SHOP TOO MUCH AND IS BIZARRE OR WHAT? I SPOKE TO A PAUL STAPLETON AT KIA MOTORS AMERICA BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 30 DAYS STRAIGHT. ON OCT 8 I PICKED MY CAR UP AND 20 MIN LATER MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. THE DAY BEFORE I WAS OFFERED $1000 FOR A GOOD WILL GESTURE FROM KIA. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY MR. STAPLETON OFFERED TO BUY MY VEHICLE BACK FOR 11,300 AND THAT WAS WITHOUT THE $1000 GOOD WILL. TODAY IS OCT 12TH AND BY THIS AFTERNOON I WILL BE HEARING FROM THIS COMPANY. THIS IS NOT SATISFYING TO ME BECAUSE I STILL HAD A FULL WARRANTY ON MY CAR AND FOR 11,300 I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE USED AND NO WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD A 2002 THAT WAS PAID IN FULL AND A FULL WARRANTY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10051291,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2003","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEAT BELTS,INTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"WE PURCHASED THE 2002 KIA SEDONA YESTERDAY 12-28-03. WE DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES TODAY, STOPPED FOR DINNER AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT AND THEN DROVE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES, THEN STAYED ON. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. THEN THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DASH LIGHTS, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED. WHILE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION, THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE AND THE OTHER WINDOWS WERE VERY SLOW AT CLOSING. THE CAR SHUDDERED A COUPLE OF TIMES AS IF READY TO STALL. WE MADE IT HOME JUST IN TIME, THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF, BUT IT WAS VERY SLOW. WE HAVE TRIED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY, BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TAKING A CHARGE. SECONDLY THE SEATBELT INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT SOUND OR INDICATE THAT SEATBELTS ARE NOT BUCKLED. THIRDLY THERE IS MOISTURE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THE DVD PLAYER IS OPERATING, THERE IS A WHISTLING SOUND HEARD THROUGH THE DVD HEADPHONES/SOUND DURING ACCELERATION. WE WILL BE NOTIFYING THE DEALER TOMORROW MORNING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10049760,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2003","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"SEATS","summary":"LOCKING MECHANISM FOR REAR SEAT HEAD RESTARIANTS (4) HAVE FAILED. FAILURE DOES NOT ALLOW THE HEAD RESTRAINT TO BE ADJUSTED AND LOCKED IN A POSITION ABOVE THE SEAT BACK.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10049762,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2003","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND PULLS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED FROM FREEWAY SPEED ON DOWNHILL EXIT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10049763,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2003","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL DRAIN IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LEAVES BATTERY DEAD. HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REQUIRING JUMP STARTS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10049067,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/12/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2003","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"BROUGHT 2002 KIA SEDONA IN JULY 2002 AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN SEPTEMBER 2002. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND EVER SINCE ON COLD MORNINGS TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. HAS BEEN TO SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR BUT KIA SERVICE RESPONSE TO PROBLEM IS LET CAR WARM UP FOR 15 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE YOU DRIVE OFF. THIS SOLUTION IS NOT WORKING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10049809,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/24/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/01/2003","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"SEATS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BROKE. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FELL BACK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL TEMPORARILY.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10047322,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/21/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"SIDE WALL OF ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT WHEN WHEEL WAS TURNED INTO CURB AND MADE SLIGHT CONTACT WITH CURB. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND VEHICLE HAS ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"HANKOOK","productModel":"HANKOOK","size":null,"manufacturer":"HANKOOK TIRE MFG. CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10041590,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/17/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2003","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"STEERING,TIRES","summary":"2002 KIA SEDONA AT 19,604 MILES TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FLOORBOARD BUCKLES ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO A FULL ROTATION, NO PROBLEM FOUND AT THAT TIME , THEY SAID THEY COULD FEEL NOTHING. AT 25,000 MILES RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, TEST DROVE THEY COULD FEEL THE FLOORBOARD BUCKLE AND WAS TOLD IT IS NORMAL. NOW AT 41,000 MILES I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE INSIDES OF THE FRONT TIRES WORE DOWN TO THE CORDS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"KUMHO","productModel":"STEEL BELTED RADIAL 771","size":null,"manufacturer":"Kumho Tire Co., Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10041280,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, EVERY 2000 MILES. IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME THING, A RICH FUEL MIXTURE. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DRIVER STEPS ON THE GAS, THE CAR EITHER BUCKS AND WON'T GO, OR JUST BOGS DOWN AND WON'T ACCELERATE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE IN TRAFFIC ON BUSY, CONGESTED HIGHWAYS. EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS, WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP IT SEVERAL DAYS TO A WEEK BEFORE THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME SINCE APRIL 2003 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10024779,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/01/2003","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BUCKLE BECAME UNLATCHED WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY AN INFANT IN A CAR SEAT. *AK THERE WERE THREE INJURIES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10038559,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2003","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE FLUID TO BURN DRY. THERE IS NO POWER OR ACCELERATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10034401,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, AND MECHANIC REPLACED IT. SECOND TIME WINDSHIELD CRACKED, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BUT NOW THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT A VERY SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED IT TO CRACK. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CRACK BECAUSE HE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10031204,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2003","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"REMOTE ENTRY LOCKS OFTEN DO NOT WORK. DEALER SAID OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME THING BUT MANUFACTURER IS UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM AND NO FIX IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10029066,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2003","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"KIA-SEDONA. WINSHIELD CRACKS. BATTERY DRAINES WHEN VAN SITS 2 OR MORE DAYS. I HV CONTACTED THE DEALR. AM SCHEDULING SERVICE. HAVE HAD TO JUMP START THE VAN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. WINSHIELD CRACKED RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING(NO OBJECTS INVOLVED). BELIEVE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. FRIEND HAS SIMILIAR PROBLEM WITH 2002 SEDONA. DEALER REPLACED. DRIVER WINDOW CLOSES TOO TIGHTLY WHEN BUTTON IS HELD TO CLOSE. MAKES CRACKING NOISE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10028851,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2003","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT","summary":"MY 2002 KIA SEDONA HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH, 2002. MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BATTERY REPLACEMENT, SLIDING DOOR FAILING TO CLOSE, ENGINE NOISE, AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS. HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER. SOME ISSUES RESOLVED - - OTHERS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPLICATED. FEAR THAT ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WILL FAIL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10028428,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT","summary":"THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS TOO EASILY. I WILL BE REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 18 MONTHS. THEY TELL ME IT IS A ROCK CHIP, HOWEVER, THE LAST WINDSHIELD (FACTORY INSTALLED HAD 2 CRACKS IN IT. THIS WINDSHIELD HAS 5 CRACKS. ALL START IN THE BLACK AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD. I TRULY AM WORRIED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I WILL BE REPLACING THE WINDOW AGAIN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"AUTOMATIC","manufacturer":"AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10026452,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL 4 VEHICLE TIRES BLEW OUT AT THE SIDE WALL OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING FAILURE, PER MECHANIC.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"HANKOOK","productModel":"HANKOOK","size":null,"manufacturer":"HANKOOK TIRE MFG. CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10026472,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE LOCATION AND THE CARRYING DEVICE FOR THE SPARE TIRE IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, MAKING IT UNUSABLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10026993,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/26/2003","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND VEHICLE RIDES ROUGH. *MR *CB *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10021392,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2003","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"FROM 2ND WEEK WE COMPLAINED OF ENGINE NOISE. EACH TIME NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. FEW MONTHS LATER CK ENGINE CAME ON. A SPARK PLUG WAS REPLACED. 1 MONTH LATER CK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. NEW FUEL INJECTOR. 2 DAYS LATER CK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN. NEEDED NEW MOTOR AT 3800 MILES. 1 WEEK LATER CAUGHT ON FIRE IN OUR GARAGE. KIA REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CHRIS BUTLER SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR DAMAGES FROM FIRE BUT HAD NO CONCERN THAT OUR 6 MONTH OLD VAN WITH ONLY 3800 MILES ALREADY HAD THE MOTOR REPLACE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. HIS ADVISE DON'T PARK IN THE GARAGE ANYMORE SO WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT BURNING DOWN OUR HOUSE. IRONIC THAT WE CHOOSE THIS VAN BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER AND SAFER FOR OUR KIDS. NOW I FEAR OUR FAMILIES SAFETY EVERYDAY BECAUSE WE HAVE IT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10021018,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/30/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"STRONG ANTIFREEZE SMELL WHEN USING THE AC ON HOT DAYS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VIOLENTLY FROM 1-2 AND OCCASIONALLY INTO REVERSE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT SEVERAL TIMES. *NLM SLIDING DOORS HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND BEARING FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES ALSO. (CURRENTLY FIXED).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10020923,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/02/2003","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT","summary":"BATTERY KEEPS ON DYING, NEEDING BOOST. RECIEVED NEW ONE IN JANUARY 2003. THAT ONE DIED IN FEB. THEY REPLACED RADIO, SAYING IT HAD A SHORT. BUT BATTERY DIED AGAIN. THEN THEY SAID AN ALTERNATOR WIRE WAS LOOSE. THEY RECONNECTED IT. BUT BATTERY DIED AGAIN, THE FOLLOWING MONTH. BACK FOR SERVICE ON 6/2/03. AFRAID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY FAIL WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. KNOW OF 2 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME KIA SEDONA EX THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO (BATTERY FAILURE).*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10020924,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/02/2003","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT","summary":"BATTERY KEEPS ON DYING, NEEDING BOOST. RECEIVED RUARY JANUARY 2003. THAT ONE DIED IN FEB. THEY REPLACED RADIO, SAYING IT HAD A SHORT. BUT BATTERY DIED AGAIN. THEN THEY SAID AN ALTERNATOR WIRE WAS LOOSE. THEY RECONNECTED IT. BUT BATTERY DIED AGAIN, THE FOLLOWING MONTH. BACK FOR SERVICE ON 6/2/03. AFRAID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY FAIL WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. KNOW OF 2 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME KIA SEDONA EX THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO (BATTERY FAILURE). *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10020652,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2003","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE FROM 65 MPH TO 35MPH RIGHT AWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, 5/21/03, 5/23/03, 5/24/03, 5/27/03, 5/28/03. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. 5/21/03, 5/23/03, 5/27/03, 5/28/03.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10019238,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2003","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT","summary":"FALLAS SISTEMA AIRE ACONDICIONADO DESDE 8-28-2002, TODAVIA SIGUE DANDIO PROBLEMAS EN ESTOS MOMENTOS SE ENCUENTRA EN TALLER DE KIA PARA REPARACION. FRENOS REPARADOS EN 2 OCASIONES LOS ROTORES Y PADS. CRISTAL DELANTERO SE QUEBRO SIN RAZON. RADIO DEJO DE FUNCIONAR. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10016810,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2003","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DEFECTIVE AUTO EQUIPMENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10016846,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"1 MAY 03 UPDATE FROM LETTER BELOW (SENT KIA ADDRESSES-SIDE NOTE: WITHOUT \"OUTLOOK\" YOU CANNOT CONTACT KIA SUPPORT VIA E-MAIL, LETTER CUT TO NOTHING TO MEET WORD REQUIREMENT) KIA CUSTOMER AFFAIRS (STEVE LAREZ 800 225-3193) CONTACTED ME SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT (21 APR 03). STEVE CALLS ME BACK (22 APR 03) TO INFORM ME THAT HE HAS TALKED TO THE DISTINCT REP AND THAT THE BEST THEY WOULD DO WAS OFFER A WINDSHIELD AT WHOLESALE COST. TODAY, I WRITE TO YOU FOLKS AFTER SEEING A SIMILAR COMPLIANT IN YOUR DATABASE (FILED 30 AUG 2001), NOTE OTHER SIMILAR 2002 SEDONA WINDSHIELD COMPLAINTS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD (AGAIN!) AND HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN (AGAIN!). THREE WINDSHIELDS CRACKED IN 18 MONTHS IS NOT REASONABLE. OR AT LEAST NOT TO THE PRUDENT MAN. KIA FOLKS: 16 APR 03 I REALLY NEED SOME HELP. BOTTOMLINE: I HAVE HAD 2002 KIA SEDONA FOR LESS THAN 18 MONTHS THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED FOR THE THIRD TIME * SEPT 01 (LATE) - BOUGHT THE SEDONA. * OCT 01 (~ MID) - WINDSHIELD #1 CRACKED. NO PARTS IN THE SYSTEM FOR A 2002; KIA DID NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT * DEC 01 - WINDSHIELD, #2 INSTALLED * FEB 02 - I-65 OUTSIDE OF LOUISVILLE, WINDSHIELD #2 CRACKS. * APR 02 '' KIA BILL PENNY GOODWILLS WINDSHIELD #3 * MAR 03 - I-565 TOWARDS DECATUR WINDSHIELD #3 CRACKS ON ALL THE WINDSHIELDS THE CRACKS STARTED IN THE BLACK AREA NEAR RUBBER SEAM. SOME POINTS: * OUR SEDONA IS A GREAT CAR, EXCEPT THE WINDSHIELD * THE INTERNET HAS OTHER 02 SEDONAS WITH THE SAME WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS * THREE WINDSHIELDS CRACKING INSIDE OF 18 MONTHS IS EXCESSIVE - OUR SEDONA IS OUR FOURTH VAN OVER 15 YEARS. THE OTHER VANS HAD ONE CRACKED WINDSHIELD IN 14 YEARS. A COUPLE OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: - MOUNTING PROCEDURES/TECHNIQUES AND OR THE DESIGN - WINDSHIELD ROBUSTNESS (NOT DESIGNED TO ACCEPTED INDUSTRY STANDARD) - MY OTHER KIA''S (2) HAVE NO WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10017471,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/23/2003","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE REAR SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED PER RECALL 03V-017000. AFTER THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SECURE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE REAR SEAT BECAUSE THE BELT WOULD NOT LOCK/RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE BELT IS SUPPOSE TO RETRACT BACK AFTER BEING PULLED OUT. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10016361,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/22/2003","vin":"","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"JAN. 10TH- BRAKED TO AVOID ACCIDENT ON I-59 AT 70 MPH AND CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE-RAN OFF I-59 AND COLLIDED WITH TREE FEB. 14- BRAKED AGAIN AT HIGH SPEED TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. HIT TREE AND ALMOST LOST LIFE. WOULD HAVE LOST LIFE HAD NOT SOMEONE PULLED ME FROM VEHICLE, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED DOWN COMPLETELY. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"KIA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10015935,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/15/2003","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS GARAGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. *NLM *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10015324,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2003","vin":"KND4P131826","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY","summary":"THE VEHICLE DID NOT HOLD WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL OR NO LOW RANGE. THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE MOTOR(DEALER DIDN'T FIND PROBLEM), AND A WIND NOISE HAD COME FROM THE FRONT GLASS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NLM *SCC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10012088,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE WINDSHIELD HAD A BURN ODOR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10010551,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2003","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE MINI-VAN STARTED WITH A SIMPLE OIL LEAK THAT DEVELOPED INTO A CRACKED OIL FILTER HOUSING ON THE ENGINE TO THEN 3 BURNED OUT COILS AND TWO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL WITHIN 30 DAYS. CAR STILL IN SHOP. EB. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10008388,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/27/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2003","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK FEBRUARY 27,2003 THE KIA SEDONA'S GAS PEDAL CONTINUED TO JAM WHICH RESULTED IN IT TO SPEED UNCONTROLLABLE. WHEN I FOUND HER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT, SO I DROVE TO THE DEALER, ITS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10006198,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2003","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10006200,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2003","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT BELTS DOES NOT LATCH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10006202,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2003","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING CAUSING VIBRATIONS AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10006003,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/30/2003","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"SEATS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THEY CAN SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE FUMES COMING FROM THE HEATER VENTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10003185,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2003","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2002 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN INCLUDING FRONT WINDOW NOT WORKING; TRUNK/BACKLATCH NOT OPENING (TWICE); CHECKENGINE LIGHT(TWICE); FRONTBLOWER FOR HEATER/AIRCONDITONING NOT FUNCTIONING (TWICE). PROBLEMS STARTED NOV. 2002 AND ARE ONGOING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10003683,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2003","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10000537,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2003","vin":"1NXBA02E8VZ","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"BRAKE SYSTEM FAIL TO RESPOND EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES DEALER CLAIM IS ADJUSTMENT AND CLEANING, THE VIBRATION IS TERRIBLE WHEN BRAKING IS NOT SAFE I DONT FEEL SAFE LAST TIME WAS 2 DAYS AGO AND AGAIN CAR ONLY 16106 MILES BOUGHT IN FEB 2002 WILL GO BACK TO DEALER LETS SEE WHAT THEY DO","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10001713,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/23/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2002","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"SEATS","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THE REAR BACK SEAT DOES NOT BUCKLE UP AT ALL. O TO THE REAR TRACK TO THE VEHICLE SEAT, NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY NOTIFIED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10001395,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2002","vin":"PLEASE PROV","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EXHAUST STARTED TO LEAK FLUID CAUSING AND DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8023646,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2002","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS BELOW ZERO. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":770242,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2002","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"NO SUMMARY. DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"KIA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":568446,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2002","vin":"","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF A LOUD WHISLTE WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. THE FACTORY REP TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT TO BE THE ROOF RACK. THEIR SOLUTION WAS POSSIBLY A REDESIGN OF THE CROSS MEMBERS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *JG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":568446,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2002","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE LOCK RELEASE BUTTON TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK SPORADICALLY CANN0T BE DEPRESSED. *JG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":568446,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2002","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF A LOUD GRINDING NOISE ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS, MODERATE NOISES ON RIGHT HAND TURNS AND LIGHT ON STRAIGHT DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WAS FLUSHED AND THE GRINDING RETURNED WITH AN ADDED WHISTLE. THE CAUSE WAS A HOSE THAT WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER FEELS THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *JG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8022673,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/13/2002","vin":"PLEASE PROV","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8022522,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2002","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE BRAKE PEDAL PLACEMENT MAKES IT EASY TO SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESS BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":769276,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/13/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/04/2002","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THIS STARTED AS A SLIGHT KNOCK & WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS SCREAMING LOUD KNOCKING BANGING CLANKING ETC. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, AND SLIPPING OF GEARS ON TOP OF WHAT SOUNDING LIKE THE ENGINE FALLING APART. THEY TOOK A MONTH TO REPLACE THE ENGINE NOW I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SPEEDOMETER, CHECK ENGINE, ODOMETER & CHECK ENGINE FAILURES/MALFUNCTIONS. 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THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND AFTER INSTALLING A NEW BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR DOESN'T CRANK. *SCC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10007468,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2002","vin":"KNDUP131226","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"OUR SEDONA HAS BEEN PULLING SINCE WE FIRST BOUGHT IT. FIRST TO THE LEFT, THEN TO THE RIGHT, THEN NOTHING, NO PULL. BEEN ALIGNED TWICE. ALSO BEEN TOLD I TAKE MY HANDS OFF UNEVENLY WHICH CAUSES TO PULL, ALSO THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO KEEP CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE IN. THE CAR PULLS HEAVILY. ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. SCARED TO DRIVE. ALSO BRAKES VIBRATE CAR BADLY WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGH TO LOW SPEED ESPECIALLY ON A DOWNHILL. HAVE CONTACTED THE BBB AUTO LINE. I BELIEVE THE CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I CAN NOT STAND DRIVING THIS THING. IT IS A TWO HOUR DRIVE TO MY KIA DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN THERE A LOT. **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768313","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":767861,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/2002","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE KIA SEDONA I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE GAS TANK WITHOUT FUEL SPITTING BACK OUT AT ME FROM THE FILLER TUBE. I'M NOT TOPPING OFF THE TANK, I'M EITHER FILLING IT BY HOLDING THE FUEL NOZZLE WITH MY HAND OR USING THE LITTLE CATCH TO HOLD THE FUEL NOZZLE OPEN. THE VAN HAD A VALVE REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN THE FILLER TUBE BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER A THIRD TRY TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AT A DIFFERANT KIA DEALER THE SERVICE ADVISOR HAD ME CALL THE KIA HOTLINE AT 1800-333-4542 AND I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING THAT THE SERVICE ADVISOR HIMSELF HAD BEEN TOLD BY KIA, THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NORMAL FOR THE SEDONA AND HERE IS WHY ACCORDING TO KIA, THE FILLER TUBE FEEDS GAS INTO THE TANK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK THEREFORE BUILDING UP PRESSURE INSIDE THE GAS TANK AS IT IS BEING FILLED. THE SOLUTION: FILL THE TANK UP VERY SLOWLY AS TO NOT BUILD UP PRESSURE INSIDE THE TANK WHILE FILLING. I'VE OWNED A FEW CARS AND NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT FILLING UP THE TANKS FAST OR SLOW, PUT THE NOZZLE IN THE TANK PUMP THE GAS THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF WHEN IT'S FULL YOU PAY AND HAVE A NICE DAY. ANY HELP OR ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY/DESIGN ISSUE AND WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED OR BUY A SAFER VAN. MY REFERANCE NUMBER THROUGH KIA IF IT WILL HELP IS 110625. MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8019529,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2002","vin":"KNDUT131426","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAVE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8019189,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/12/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/23/2002","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS NOT LOCKING SEAT BELTS IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEAL AND DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8019033,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2002","vin":"KNDUP131X26","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON, IT HAS STAYED ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8018062,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2002","vin":"KNDUP131126","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW HAD BLOWNOUT AND SHATTERED INTO PIECES. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE THE ONLY OCCUPANCY WAS THE DRIVER AT TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR WAS SHUT AT THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO INSURE HIS FAMILY'S SAFETY, AND TO KEEP THEM DRIVING KIA VEHICLES. *SCC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8016944,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2002","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHEN USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY CUT INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHILE IN USE. CUT WAS IN THE SHAPE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARC. CONTACTED DEALER, AND T DEALER STATED THAT A ROCK DID THE DAMAGE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8016802,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2002","vin":"KNDUP131026","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"SPRING MECHANISM ON REAR HATCHBACK WAS TOO \"STRONG\". CONSUMER OPENED HATCHBACK AND WAS WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AND BROKE ARM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8016319,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2002","vin":"KNDUP131926","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING THE SYSTEM. DEALER STATED WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER AND LUMBAR SEAT BATTERY WILL DRAIN. THERE IS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8015829,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2002","vin":"KNDUP131526","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"BACK HATCH DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8015838,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2002","vin":"ADD","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH FUEL WAS GUSHING FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, FUEL LINE TO FUEL PUMP HAD COME OFF. CLAMP HAD NOT BEEN SECURELY ATTACHED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8015873,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2002","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AND THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER AT ALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8015704,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2002","vin":"ADD","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"BOTH SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT STOP IF A PERSON GETS IN THE PATH OF DOOR. IF DOORS ARE NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY THEY WILL CLOSE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8015657,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2002","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILD RESTRAINED PROPERLY IN A BOOSTER SEAT, SEAT BELT TWISTED AROUND CHILD'S WAIST. THE MORE THE CHILD MOVED THE TIGHTER THE BELT WRAPPED AROUND HER.*AK JLG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8015543,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/2002","vin":"PLEASE PROV","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE","summary":"ELECTRIC SYSTEM WIRING CAUSING LIGHTS/WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS TO GO OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":786404,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/20/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2002","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF GAS LEAKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VAN. *JG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":786404,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2002","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS, THE OIL LEAKS ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. ALSO, NOW AT 5000 MILES THE MOTOR IS FAILING. *JG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":786404,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2002","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *JG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8014575,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/29/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2002","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING, CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE BACK UP, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD NOT USE ALOT OF ELECTRICITY IN VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":566724,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2002","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE CITY OF PEORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT HIS INFANT CAR SEATS COULD NOT BE SECURELY ATTACHED IN THE VEHICLE, THE PLASTIC STOP BUTTONS AFFIXED TO THE SEAT BELT HOLD THE BUCKLE AT A REACHABLE HEIGHT WHICH PHYSICALLY PREVENT THE SEATBELT FROM BEING TIGHTENED TO CAR SEAT STANDARDS. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8014449,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2002","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"POWER STEERING BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PULLEY BREAKING WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8014194,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2002","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND COMING TO A RED LIGHT, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THERE WAS A THUMPING PRESENT, AND ABS KICKED IN, ALLOWING DRIVER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":763977,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2002","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"SEATS","summary":"AFTER REMOVAL OF 2ND AND 3RD ROW SEATS, THEY FAIL TO LATCH ON EASILY AS DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL, BOTH TIMES DEALER'S HELP WAS NECESSARY AFTER MULTIPLE TRIALS AT HOME","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8013340,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/05/2002","vin":"KNDUP131426","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE.*AK *SCC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":763193,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2002","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON DRY/STRAIGHT ROAD, AT LESS THAN 30MPH, DRIVER'S REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":763193,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2002","vin":"KNDUP131326","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON DRY/STRAIGHT ROAD, AT LESS THAN 30MPH, DRIVER'S REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":763022,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2002","vin":"KNDUP131726","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE FOUR TIMES: 1) ROTORS WERE RE-SURFACED, 2) ROTORS WERE REPLACED, 3) ROTORS WERE RE-SURFACED AGAIN, 4) DEALER CLAIMED THAT \"HEAVY BRAKING\" CAUSED WEAR AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE WARRANTY SERVICE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":762819,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2002","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"DANGEROUS DESIGN OF FUEL TANK FILLING SYSTEM. FUEL TANK FILLER RUBBER HOSE ATTACHES TO LOWER LOBE OF FUEL TANK. HOSE WILL CONTAIN FUEL UNTIL TANK IS NEARLY EMPTY. HOSE IS ROUTED BELOW UNIBODY FRAME RAIL AND IS HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACT DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS. IF HOSE WERE TO BECOME DAMAGED/DISLODGED, ENTIRE CONTENTS OF FUEL TANK COULD SPILL. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN FORWARD MOTION, THE FUEL COULD SPRAY ONTO (LARGE) HOT MUFFLER POSITIONED TRANSVERSLEY, IMMEDIATELY AFT OF FUEL TANK. I FEEL THIS DESIGN PRESENTS AN EXTREME FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD THAT COULD BE FATAL TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A POORLY DESIGNED FUEL SYSTEM!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8008900,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2002","vin":"KNDUP161826","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON VEHICLE WHICH IS CAUSING CHILD TO OPEN DOOR.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8006684,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2002","vin":"KNDUP131826","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"BACK SEAT SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY IN THE SPAN OF A FEW MONTHS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BELTS, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":759179,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/08/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/10/2002","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE LOCKING MODE THAT KEEPS THE SEAT BELT TAUT WHEN INSTALLING A CHILDS CAR SEAT STOPPED WORKING. IT IS ACTIVATED BY PULLING THE SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT, AND THEN LETTING IT RETRACT. THIS KEEPS THE CAR SEAT SECURE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALTER AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAD TO BE CONVINCED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE BOTH CENTER BELTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE HAPPENING IN OTHER NEW 2002 SEDONA LX'S. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE \"UNIVERAL\" BUT I WANTED TO REPORT THIS FAILURE, AND WHAT DO I DO IF MY VAN IS RETURNED, THE SEAT BELTS WORK FOR A WHILE, AND THEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN? LUCKILY THIS FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE I WAS INSTALLING THE SEAT BELT, AND DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":8001950,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2002","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, AT ANY SPEED ABS LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL FALL TO FLOORBOARD, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WILL FAIL TO ACTIVATE. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES, AND HAS NOT RESULTED IN A CRASH OR INJURY. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. *AK THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN DUE TO BAD SOLENOID AND LOOSE WIRE CONNECTIONS AND BURNED UP WIRES. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":899070,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/13/2001","vin":"KNDUP181X26","components":"TIRES","summary":"CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. IN SECOND INCIDENT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SAPARTED FROM VEHICLE. TIRES ARE KUMHO, P215/70R15* DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":897477,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/24/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"10/09/2001","vin":"KNDUP131626","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELDS HAVE DISTORTIONS AT EYE LEVEL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SEE OBJECTS THROUGH WINDSHIELDS WAVY. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD ON 24 SEP 2001, THEN AGAIN ON 29 SEP 2001. BOTH HAD SAME DEFECTS. CONSUMER LOOKED THROUGH OTHER KIA WINDSHIELDS AT DEALERSHIP, ALL HAD THE SAME DISTORTIONS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":895751,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2001","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"FRONT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"SEDONA","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]}]}