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I bought a new sedona in 2002. Problem after problem: engine blew at 23K (bad oil sending unit), replaced AC condenser; its bad after 6 months! Evaporator has a hole in it! Side door doesn't open, needs new part. It seems that the van is falling apart in front of me. We have tried to take good care of it and give it preventive maintenance. I still owe $ on this thing but it is deteriorating in front of our eyes. Any suggestions on what to do?
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Took my 2006 Sedona back to the dealer last weel. As usual, NONE of the problems were fixed. The dealership always says the same thing on every problem, "We can't duplicate the problem" I thought in this day and age of computer science they could hook the vehicle up and find out anything that is wrong. Apparently, I was wrong. The air noise on the right side of the van somewhere along the post between the front and back seats continues and actually seemed worse after I took it in. It only could be heard on the right front seat side, but now I can hear it when I drive! Lordy, Lordy. I know I will never buy another one. Mechanically it runs good and gets great gas mileage for such a heavy van. There are so many extras I still don't know about all of them. I have to get the book out and find out what some of the little icons on the dashboard are. I know this is more a dealership problem than it is the vans fault. At least this past time I got a NICE service advisor who wanted to help; HOWEVER, he has no control over the mechanics, etc. There is NO WAY I will ever buy another one NOR will I recommend a KIA to anyone.
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Replying to: byyall (Feb 18, 2008 8:19 am) |
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Replying to: byyall (Dec 27, 2007 10:41 pm)
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Replying to: lavrishevo (Feb 19, 2008 8:56 pm)
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Replying to: bugandbj (Feb 20, 2008 2:39 pm) 
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Replying to: bugandbj (Feb 20, 2008 2:39 pm) pedal vibration too! They ended up replaceing the front rotors and turning down the back rotors -all vibration problems went away. I like the van but it seems like they all have too many problems and service needs help. You better live close to a KIA dealer if you buy one because you will be wasting a lot of time getting your KIA serviced. |
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| I bought my 2006 Kia Sedona right before I went overseas to Iraq so that my wife would have anew vehicle to work with and not have to worry about anything. Twice she has found water in the cargo area and thought maybe something was wet in the area and left there. I have now found the same twice but nothing was left there this time. Anyone have this problem on their Kia Sedona? I took it to the dealership and they said they ran some tests and could not find any leaks. Thanks. | |
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Replying to: ronnakamoto (Jun 23, 2008 5:58 pm) As far as the rain in the trunk, obviously check all the seals around the rear gate. For the wind noise, if you have cross bars on the roof rack, trying moving them or taking them off. Some have reported this eliminated the wind noise on their van. I did read somewhere about the window motors being so powerful as to almost create a gap in the seal when in the fully up position. I do not know if this is true. If you develop a kind of rattle from the rear of the car most likely it is from rear door lock that just needs to be sprayed thoroughly with a silicon lubricant. Use the little red tube and spray inside the lock on both sides. The vibration is something I have not had on my 06 which is a very early model, built in January. I don't know what to tell you about this, maybe rims out of round, could be tires as well, or the rotors. I will suggest not going with the Kia brake pads when you do need them. Not only are they inferior in quality but horribly overpriced. Go with a quality aftermarket ceramic / organic pad like Posi Quiet or something similar. Hope some of this helps. The way dealerships are acting these days seem to be across the board. Some thing of the Sienna and Odyssey forums. No more customer services these days.
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Replying to: lavrishevo (Jun 24, 2008 6:23 am) |
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