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#92 of 139 Sedona ECU-ETACS by psadd

May 24, 2011 (9:31 am)

I have a 2004 Sedona 2.9 diesel LE. Every time the battery is removed the ECU-ETACS fails and cannot be revived. I'm about to go to my 8th. Kia's suggestion is change the ETACS but there's clearly an underlying problem with the car. Has anyone had this problem and found the root cause? Auto-electrician quoting £500 just to diagnose the problem and, as I've seen many Sedonas on other fora with the same problem, i feel sure someone, somewhere must have an idea what causes this.

#93 of 139 Re: More Kia Electrical Issues 06 [nakamoto2] by lamerideth

May 29, 2011 (11:00 am)

Replying to: nakamoto2 (May 19, 2011 12:26 pm)
I did not find a solution, as a matter of fact, I sued Kia using a federal lemon law and got a settlement. It wasnt much, but still helped with the expense of changing lights all the time. Unfortunately(?), my Kia was totalled. AND the air bags failed.

#94 of 139 2002 sedonas electrical by adamsbronco

Jul 16, 2011 (8:48 pm)

have a 2002 sedona the alt fried now door lock button doesnt work and after couple days sitting idle battery is drained

#95 of 139 Re: 2002 sedonas electrical [adamsbronco] by jackj59

Jul 18, 2011 (4:10 pm)

Replying to: adamsbronco (Jul 16, 2011 8:48 pm)
Ditto on the Turn Signals. And a couple of times - like right now - I take the assembly out and it works! Put it back in... yeah, you get the picture. I also bent the metal tongue that contacts the bulb out, and that did seem to help for awhile. Actually, I think that was the other bulb, so maybe haven't done it yet on the right. So, possibly that's the fix. Definitely worth a try. And since they still work intermittently, it seems quite logical (which is how I came up with the idea the last time). I'll post back if it doesn't fix it.
Also, I'm far from an expert, but I've only heard about not touching the bulb with your hands if it's a halogen bulb. Is it an issue with non-halogen, too?

#96 of 139 not starting by darren632

Jul 20, 2011 (7:17 am)

i have a kia sedona 2003 i have just had the engine rebuild as it stoped running and will not start again and now the engine been rebuilt its still not starting. it trnes one time and thats it, its like its killed the batters off. can anyone help me out by this.
 
thank you darren

#97 of 139 not starting by darren632

Jul 20, 2011 (7:22 am)

i have looked at timing, batter, starter motor, the works and can not see why it will not run
 

#98 of 139 Re: More Kia Electrical Issues 06 [preventlady] by irritatrix

Sep 04, 2011 (6:19 pm)

Replying to: preventlady (Jun 09, 2010 3:50 pm)
The new 2008 Sedona I posted about here 2 years ago had repeated dead batteries, and the replacing the battery didn't help. (The car was in the shop for 22 days in one month due to this problem, and they couldn't figure out why it kept discharging.) For a few months the problem seemed solved, and for various reasons unrelated to that issue, I decided to sell the van when it only had 9K miles on it. I'd bought it with a $5K rebate and haggled, and was able to sell it for only $750 less than I paid for it a year earlier, so I was happy. I disclosed the original battery issue to the buyers and told them I'd had no problems since. They were fine with that. Well, about 3 months after they bought it, they called me and said they were having multiple issues with lights, a/c controls sometimes not working, and the CE light coming on, and their dealer said the van had been modified with aftermarket parts which voided the warranty! I told them no one had touched the van except the dealer I bought it from, and told them to contact the service manager there, who would certainly remember it. They were extremely gracious about it and I never heard from them again, but I have to say, I'm glad I unloaded the thing. KIA really needs to address the electrical problems with this van because it's giving the whole brand a bad name.

#99 of 139 Re: More Kia Electrical Issues 06 [irritatrix] by jackj59

Sep 04, 2011 (8:31 pm)

Replying to: irritatrix (Sep 04, 2011 6:19 pm)
I posted a couple of months ago re: turn signal. Well, again I bent the contact which helped for a few days, now the same thing. Bulb is still good; I can't figure out where the issue is. Not necessarily the wire, as moving that around doesn't change things. But I take it apart, get it working, put it back in and... But, bulb is still good. Unbelievable...

#100 of 139 Re: '04 Kia Sedona OBD codes [atpnk] by jimmysanders39

Sep 29, 2011 (10:01 am)

Replying to: atpnk (Feb 28, 2009 12:30 pm)
if you google those codes you can find the description, also if you have a manual for your car or a pep boys near by, the manual ussually will give you the knowledge for those codes,let your fingers do the walking.
     google OBD codes and your make and model

#101 of 139 dead battery by jimmysanders39

Sep 29, 2011 (10:08 am)

my battery keeps dieing if i let my van sit for longer than 24 hrs. i have a set of interior,front, door lights that are constantly on,so i took the bulbs out, so the rest of the lights inter, will still work, this seems to have solved the problem.not the only van with this issue.my brother has kia with same problem.thinking this is a feature with out dealer thinking it threw, as any thing pulling on your battery while the vehicle is not running will kill the battery in time,24 hrs. time for mine. has any one else been dealing with this, thank you...

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