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#10 of 17 Re: 06 Sedona manual doors will not stay open [quattrohead] by binghamtonkia

May 22, 2010 (5:35 pm)

Replying to: quattrohead (Apr 26, 2010 9:17 am)
We JUST purchased a 2010 Sedona and yepper, the doors are a HOOT!. My electrical engineer husband thought I was crazy, but we found 2 issues. (1). If you 'hold the handle in the open position' when expecting it to latch open, it won't. You must release the pulled-portion of the handle, then it latches open and stays open. This works fine, unless and until you decide to (2) LOWER EITHER OF THE BACK WINDOWS 'TOO' LOW. It seems there is a point where the window is too low and they've put a safety feature into play and it won't allow you to latch open the door. I found a round red reflector-like sticker on the side of the door (back side) of the driver's side rear. It is the same point at which you can lower the window and still open the door and it latches open. Lower than that dot, and it won't latch shut. My EE husband thinks it is so that a kid can't put his head (or other body part) out the window and then gets his melon crushed or his neck broke. It makes sense, but it is REALLY irritating. My friend with a Toyota Sienna allowed me to test her all-power doors to see what they did. If the window was down (even all the way down), the door opened, and latched, to a certain point. Seemingly giving that clearance space that Kia doors 'bump' back. And, with the window shut, it opened a lot further. WE have only had the Kia for about 25 days and are considering turning it back in because of this problem. Do I really want to have to remember to put up the windows every time I park it and have the doors latch open? Is it really worth the savings for this 'feature'?

#11 of 17 Re: 06 Sedona manual doors will not stay open [binghamtonkia] by 11b33t

May 27, 2010 (3:26 pm)

Replying to: binghamtonkia (May 22, 2010 5:35 pm)
Your hubby is correct about the side doors only opening a set amount when a side door window is open. It is a good safety feature but you find it 'really' irritating?! You also cannot open the roadside side door when you have opened the gas tank filler door. Hope this 'feature' isn't the deal breaker for you because Kia used foresight and installed it to prevent accidents...

#12 of 17 Re: Auto sliding door will not close. [bluecollarman] by mpgamber

Jan 04, 2011 (12:05 am)

Replying to: bluecollarman (Apr 04, 2010 3:44 pm)
I was googling this issue as I also have it. Did you ever find a solution to your Sedona door problem? I have heard it is the door actuator but cannot figure out if this is something I can fix on my own and not have to pay the dealer to do.
 
Thanks

#13 of 17 Rear Outside door handle. by stiller12

Feb 08, 2011 (7:56 am)

It was frozen this morning and I snapped the door handle at the hinge. The other part is still on the car. Can I epoxy the handle back onto the hinge instead of paying $350.00 for a new everything????
 
Did I tell you that my wife still hates this van.

#14 of 17 Re: Rear Outside door handle. [stiller12] by billie7

Jan 13, 2012 (10:37 am)

Replying to: stiller12 (Feb 08, 2011 7:56 am)
I am having problems with my sliding doors freezing and can't get them open! major hazard if trying to get family somewhere in a hurry!!!

#15 of 17 Re: Auto sliding door will not close. [bluecollarman] by jefftberg

Mar 08, 2012 (10:35 am)

Replying to: bluecollarman (Apr 04, 2010 3:44 pm)
Talk to your dealer. There is a known defect with some sensors in the sliding doors that wil cause this exact problem.

#16 of 17 Re: Auto sliding door will not close. [jefftberg] by preddie

Aug 03, 2012 (6:14 am)

Replying to: jefftberg (Mar 08, 2012 10:35 am)
Check with your dealer, there is a recall for this very reason. I was having the same issue and it has been fixed.

#17 of 17 kia sedona driver side sliding door cable by tryeager

Mar 17, 2013 (9:30 am)

I Tried to open sliding door the little bit of ice would not let it open then I left it and proceeded to scrape windows then when I went to get back in to car to leave there was a snap and an 1/8 to 1/4 cable popped out of the middle slide track. Has anyone else heard of this?

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