2006 KIA SEDONA Structurebody Problems

THE BACK FRAME OF MY 2006 KIA SEDONA IS ALL CORRODED. CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR ANY MORE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOV-2006 AND IN DECEMBER 2011 I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT FRAME DUE TO CORROSION. IN MARCH 2014, I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO CORROSION AND NOW THE BACK FRAME IS ALL CORRODED. I WOULD LIKE THAT SOMEONE REALLY CHECK ON KIIA'S MATERIALS. IS INCREDIBLY THAT AFTER 5 YEARS I HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT FRAME. AND UP TODAY'S DAY. I HAVE THE SAME CORROSION ISSUE. I LEAVE IN NEW JERSEY AND I KNOW THAT IN THE WINTER, THERE IS LOTS OF SALT ON THE STREETS BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS ON ANY OTHER BRAND. THIS ISSUE GOES DIRECTLY TO THE SAFETY OF THE CAR.

THE CLEAR COAT IS PEALING FROM THE HOOD AND REAR OF VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON MANY OF THESE GOLD COLORED KIA SEDONA'S INCLUDING MINE THUS I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT.

ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT I DROVE TO WORK (APPROX 25 MILES) AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WITH NO INCIDENT. AFTER PARKING I ENTERED MY WORKPLACE. DURING LUNCH I GOT IN THE VEHICE AND BEGAN TO TRAVEL TO A NEARBY REASTAURANT. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VHEICLE'S HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED AND OPENED. THE HOOD OPENED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE HOOD LIFT STRUT SUPPORTS BROKE, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN, OVER EXTEND, OBSTRUCT MY VISION, AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. UPON STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD THE GLASS SHATTERED. I SLOWLY PULLED TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, TOOK A PICTURE WITH MY PHONE,AND CLOSED THE HOOD. I LATER CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-333-4542 AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER OF 13015302. I WAS ADVISED TO PROCEED TO AN AUTHORIZED KIA DEALEARSHIP AND BE SEEN FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V-389. IF THE...

AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET (SPEED LIMIT 30), I, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE, REAR SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHED AND SLID WIDE OPEN. MY DOG ALMOST SLID OUT BUT HAD HIS LEASH ON AND I MANAGED TO GRAB IT BEFORE HE WENT OUT THE DOOR. I GOT OUT AND SLAMMED THE DOOR MANUALLY, TOOK OFF AND MADE ANOTHER RIGHT TURN WHEN AGAIN THE SAME DOOR SLID WIDE OPEN AGAIN. PARKED SAFELY AND TRIED CLOSING DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY SHUT EVERY TIME I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD OPEN ON ITS OWN AT LEAST 6 INCHES REMAINING LOOSE IN ITS TRACK (SO WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD SLIDE BACK AND FORWARD. I THEN TIED IT CLOSED/SHUT BUT IT WAS CLEARLY VERY DANGEROUS SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL KIA THE NEXT MORNING AND TOOK IT IN. KIA COMPLETED 2 OTHER RECALLS...

WE HAVE A 2006 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN WITH LITTLE OR NO RUST ON THE BODY. IN 2013 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN TOWN SHE HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT CONTROL ARM BREAK THANKFULLY AT LOW SPEED. I CONTACTED KIA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER THEY CALLED AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE NEW CONTROL ARMS AND LABOR WHICH THEY DID. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO ON 9/28/17 AS A WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK THE WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND THERE WAS A GRINDING AND SHUDDERING WHILE BRAKING ABRUPTLY AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE VAN HOME. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THE SUBFRAME JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRONT DRIVER CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL IS JUST FLOATING AROUND IN...

RECALL: 16V389000 - HOOD OPENS WHILE DRIVING WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AFTER THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED BELOW: WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED AND THE HOOD IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. I'M NOT SURE IF THE IMPACT DAMAGE ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR BUT AN INSPECTION WILL BE PERFORMED BY MY INSURANCE TO FIND OUT.

DRIVING MY KIA IN FREEWAY ABOUT 55 MPH AND UNEXPECTEDLY HOOD OPEN AND CRASH MY WINDSHIELD, I TRY TO DRIVE TO FREEWAY SIDE WITH THE LITTLE VISIBLE SPACE BETWEEN DASHBOARD AND HOOD, A GUY DRIVING BESIDES ME HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC SO I REDUCE SPEED AND HIT GUARDRAIL, I DAMAGE MY BUMPER AND ALL RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY KIA, I WAS THINKING THAT WAS MY BAD LUCK OR THAT I DIDN'T CLOSE HOOD PROPERLY. I TRIED TO PUT HOOD IN PLACE AND USING AN ETHERNET CABLE TO SECURE HOOD AND DRIVE AT 10-20 MPH TO HOME. NEXT DAY I CALL A GUY FROM CRAIGSLIST TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD, I REMOVE HOOD AND TRIED TO UNBEND IT, FIX LATCHES AND TRIED IT TO PUT IT IN PLACE I BUY ONE USED AND REPLACE OLD ONE, I AM STILL USING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE WANT TO AVOID FINES AND I WAS NOT PHYSICALLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF

MY FAMILY HAS A 2006 KIA SEDONA EX, WE GOT IT BRAND NEW. NO MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE CAR JUST SOME MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES (MOST EXCEPT FOR THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN RECALLED). THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN THE WORST. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS FAIRLY NEW. IT STARTED AS THE POWER DOOR WOULD OCCASIONALLY PULL ITSELF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHEN OPENED OR CLOSED RESULTING IN THE MOTOR MAKING NOISES THEN IT WOULD BEEP. LATER IT STARTED OPENING BUT NOT MAKING IT TO ITS LATCHED POSITION. TOOK IT IN HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED. THEN ABOUT A YEAR LATER IT DIED. JUST DIED.. NO POWER WHAT SO EVER. TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR AGAIN AND THE LATCH RELEASE. 2 YEARS WENT BY JUST FINE THEN WE LOST THE LATCH RELEASE. SO THE DOOR WOULD OPEN OR CLOSE BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE...

WAS IN A ACCIDENT STRUCK MANY TREES LOTS OF FRONT END DAMAGE, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DAMAGE AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA EX, PASSENGER POWER DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING USUALLY AFTER ANY MOISTURE, HEAVY RAIN OR CAR WASH, WON'T CLOSE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 KIA SEDONA SINCE AUGUST 2006. DURING THAT TIME, THE POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE PROVED TO BE EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. MOST OF THE TIME, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IT WILL POWER TO THE CLOSED POSITION, CONTINUE TRYING TO CLOSE (MAKING A GRINDING NOISE) AND THEN EITHER POP OPEN A COUPLE OF INCHES OR POWER OPEN AGAIN COMPLETELY. IT WILL THEN BEEP THREE TIMES. THIS HAPPENS ON FLAT SURFACES AND EVEN SLIGHT INCLINES. THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS (MANY TIMES) WHO ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR HAVE TRIED MAKING "ADJUSTMENTS" TO THEM. I KEEP ON BEING TOLD THAT THE DOOR IS OPERATING AS PER DESIGN. WE AVOID USING THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WHEN WE CAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY STARTED HAPPENING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR...