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Kia Sedona Steering Wheel Vibration

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2006 Sedona LX steering vibration by smiller
May 18, 2007 (4:01 pm)
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My steering wheel and at times the whole van would shake!
My dealer did all the tests and found both left rims to be out of spec.
They replaced both left side rims and now the van drives smooth at highway speeds. I should have drove the van at highway speeds before buying but I rented one before and it was very smooth.
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Re: 2006 Kia Sedona steering wheel vibration [dougv] by dougv
Jun 29, 2007 (11:07 am)
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Replying to: dougv (Apr 27, 2007 1:33 pm)

Greetings Again,
 
Dealer swapped so many front end parts I lost track. Bottom line the vibration is still there. Am past the requirements of the New Mexico Lemon Law and I notified the Dealer that I wanted to exercise it. He said fine. Mean time I had to take the family to So Carolina for a month and they gave me a super loaner, a Dodge Grand Caravan Lx (05). I think I put 6000 miles on it. Ran like I wished the Sedona would. Well I'm back and about to take the Caravan back to the dealer. Anxious to see how this works out. I will post, as promised with the final solution.
By the way: Test drove two 07 Sedonas in Columbia So. Carolina and both had the wheel vibration one a little less than the other. When we came back from the test we drove into the garage and talked to the service mgr. He answered straight out that they had problems with the Sedonas and it was the rotors that some of them were warped. He said they could be fixed by putting on new rotors or turning on the lathe the old ones. If I didn't have the 06 Sedona I might have taken him up, however I turned him down! Lets see what the NM dealer has to say about tis.
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Re: 2006 Kia Sedona steering wheel vibration [dougv] by azcamper
Jul 03, 2007 (4:18 pm)
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Replying to: dougv (Jun 29, 2007 11:07 am)

My Sedona vibration problem was resolved with the "load force" phase matching of the tires/wheels. The ride is acceptable now, but I have rode in smoother vehicles.
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Re: 2006 Kia Sedona steering wheel vibration [azcamper] by dougv
Jul 04, 2007 (12:13 pm)
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Replying to: azcamper (Jul 03, 2007 4:18 pm)

Azcamper,
Thanks for your post. The dealer sent me out to the Goodyear quickstop? previously for a "load force" phase matching repair. Again it seemed like some help but only very little. Probably just a rare coincidence but the "load force" phase matching is exactly what the KIA factory rep is telling me now is what he wants to repeat on my car but this time done with a "quality European BMW" shop instead of an "inferior" (my word) American shop. Is not a reasonable suggestion as it was already done and also all of the tires and rims were swapped out already with other "good" tires and rims from other "good" Sedonas in stock including the 17" alloy rims. Also the rep has told me that a team of engineers from Korea are on their way to America and that he has requested that they come to my state and examine my car. This drama has now proceeded to the "inconceivable" state. I am getting enough material to write a fantasy novel about this experience. Dealers sales mgr says he reads the Edmonds posts so weighin "other" users. As I said before I have read many complaints here but yours is the first where someone solved the vibration problem. What happened to the rest of you?
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vibration by capecoralbill
Jul 05, 2007 (2:29 am)
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I have a 2007 Entourage with 17" alum wheels, build date June 2006, and I still have vibration at 71-75mph and sometimes on a cool morning at 20-40mph there is a small vibration too. So are we saying this happens on the 16" wheels too?
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Re: vibration [capecoralbill] by dougv
Jul 05, 2007 (12:13 pm)
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Replying to: capecoralbill (Jul 05, 2007 2:29 am)

My Sedona was an LX and came with the 16" steel rims. He didn't tell me how many other rims he swapped out with but eventually I learned that he had also tried the 17" alloy wheels. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am not trying to create unrest or discontent with people that are happy with their vibrations. However, if you are curious about your Sedona just test drive any other new car out on the highway at 75 to 80 and see just how stable a car can be. I assume the Entourage is mostly the same car as the Sedona as they are the same company and freely exchange parts. Also I have now test driven 4 different Sedona LX's and EX's, at different dealers and they all have have various levels of vibration. So somebody must be happy with their vibrations!
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Re: vibration [dougv] by lavrishevo
Jul 05, 2007 (2:39 pm)
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Replying to: dougv (Jul 05, 2007 12:13 pm)

Had my 06 Sedona up to a little over 95 MPH today and no vibration. Have not felt any vibrations since I purchased the car 3 months ago. No complaints here van is driving great.
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Re: vibration [lavrishevo] by dougv
Jul 06, 2007 (8:49 am)
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Replying to: lavrishevo (Jul 05, 2007 2:39 pm)

Thanks lavrishevo for your input. At least I can put one car in the plus column and build some evidence that the car can be fixed.
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Re: vibration [dougv] by lavrishevo
Jul 07, 2007 (6:18 am)
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Replying to: dougv (Jul 06, 2007 8:49 am)

No worries. I think something to consider is that most people that write on here or come to the forum to find solutions for problems. All the people who don't have issues usually don't come to the forums so we get a distorted view of how many people really do have issues.
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Re: vibration [lavrishevo] by fishbreath
Jul 07, 2007 (8:48 am)
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Replying to: lavrishevo (Jul 07, 2007 6:18 am)

I just like to stay on top of things. I do have a slight pulseation but that is when I'm on the brakes but not bad. rotors I suspect.

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