2007 KIA SEDONA Structurebodydoor Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, INCLUDING JOE MYERS KIA AT 713-587-9940 (LOCATED AT 16484 NW FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77040) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 169,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000. ..UPDATED 06/08/17 *BF *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE REAR PASSENGER POWER DOOR WENT OUT. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE REAR DRIVERS POWER DOOR AND THE LOCK ON THE HATCH QUIT WORKING. THE DOORS WILL POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING.I I CALLED THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERED ME FINANCING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THERE IS COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ONLINE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE! CUSTOMERS HAVE REPLACED MOTORS, HAVE HAD ELECTRIC REPLACED, REPLACED SLIDING DOOR MECHANISMS AND EVEN REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES!!!!!! I AM LIVID!!!SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THEM TO FIX IT BECAUSE I'VE CALLED AROUND AND ALL THE REPAIR SHOPS TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT TOUCH IT. PROBLEM IS THAT THE DOORS DO NOT STAY SHUT!! I CANNOT PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK PERIOD!!! EVEN PARKED...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED UP WHILE MY 8 MONTH OLD GRAND-DAUGHTER WAS IN THE SEAT NEXT TO THE OPENED DOOR, THANKFULLY SECURED IN HER CAR SEAT. I AM SURPRISED TO SEE THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTER READING SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT INCIDENT! *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR DOESN'T OPEN AT ALL NOW WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON INSIDE. IT ACTS LIKE IT IS CATCHING ON SOMETHING SO IT DOESN'T OPEN. IF YOU PULL THE HANDLE, OUTSIDE, IT SOMETIMES WILL FINISH OPENING OR CLOSING BY ITSELF. BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT THAT PULL TO GET IT PAST THE CATCHING POINT. YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL RUN AUTOMATICALLY OR IF YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR OPEN, ITS LIKE IT SHUTS OFF OR ON. IF YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT MANUALLY INSIDE , YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUSH AGAINST THE DOOR HARD TO OPEN IT UP. WHEN YOU PULL IT MANUALLY IT PULLS EASIER, OUTSIDE, THAN IF YOU HAD THE AUTO TURNED OFF. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH IT POPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. JUST POPS OUT OF THE LATCH SOMETIMES WHEN IT DOES AUTO CLOSE AND IT BEEPS AND...

ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON 2007 KIA SEDONA SLIDES OPEN WHILE CAR IS MOVING. NO "DOOR AJAR" ALARM BEFORE SLIDES OPEN. OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING WHILE VEHICLE MOVING AT OVER 50 MPH WITH A CHILD IN THE SEAT NEXT TO THE DOOR. *TR

2007 KIA SEDONA [XXX]NORMAL VEHICLE USAGE. WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN WITHOUT OPERATOR INTERACTION, RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. TYPICALLY THE POWER SIDING DOOR IS CLOSED USING ONE OF TWO POWER BUTTONS, FIRST IN OVERHEAD CONSOLE FOR DRIVER THE SECOND IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE PASSENGER ON THE BODY FRAME. WITHOUT NOTICE THE DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OCCASIONALLY THE NON-LATCHED DOOR WARNING WILL LIGHT UP FOLLOWED BY THE WARNING ELL AND THEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. THE POWER BUTTON IS DISABLED TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY AND THE SAME SCENARIO WILL OCCUR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, INDICATING THAT DIDN'T HAVE CORRECT PARTS, AND NEED TO ORDER. MUST STILL OPERATE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. SIMILAR INCIDENT WITHIN THE PAST YEAR WITH DOOR ON OTHER SIDE OF VEHICLE, DON'T RECALL EXACT DATE OR FIX PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP. INFORMATION...

SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTION. HAD THREE PROBLEMS WITH DOORS NOT COMPLETELY SHUTTING AND REOPENING WHILE IN DRIVE. COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR CONSUMER IS UPDATING INFORMATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES DUE TO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO OVERRIDE THE POWER FUNCTION AS SHE SHOULD. UPDATED 05/13/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN. THE WARNING INDICATOR CHIMED AFTER THE DOOR OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE SENSOR AND REPLACED THE LATCH; HOWEVER, THE DOOR CONTINUES TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT, BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND OCCASIONALLY SLIDES OPEN WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALER AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE CANNOT BE PERMANENTLY CORRECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.