2008 KIA SEDONA Engine Problems

The contact owned a 2008 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked at a friend’s residence, the contact exited the vehicle and took the baby she was caring for inside the residence of the friend. Upon returning outside, the contact became aware that the vehicle was on fire and the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The Fire Department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. The Fire Marshall informed the contact that the fire had started in the engine compartment. Additionally, a Fire Report was filed; however, the information was unavailable. The fire caused damage to the friend residence. The contact stated that the fire melted the aluminum siding on the house. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was covered under a liability insurance policy. The vehicle was a total loss. The homeowners insurance Fire Inspector tagged the vehicle and requested that the vehicle remain on...

Van caught fire in the engine compartment burned the firewall

The contact owns a 2008 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed him that the catalytic converter was defective. The contact was referred to NHTSA by the independent mechanic for assistance. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The contact stated that the odometer had been rolled back. The failure mileage was unknown.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE VAN OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES. WHEN WE STARTED IT BACK UP IT RAN OKAY BUT THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (DATES UNKNOWN OTHER THEN AUG 7,2014) DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND HAVING LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ESC LIGHT ON. LOST ALL POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP AT 8 MPH WITH HAZARDS ON. *TR

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SHOULDER. CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, ACCELERATOR STARTED TO WORK BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 50 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS OCCURRED, ON THIS OCCASION WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. ON ONE OCCASION WE WERE IN KANSAS CITY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE CENTER LANE, CARS BEHIND US CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP TO AVOID HITTING US. VERY SCARY SITUATION! AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND SITS FOR A FEW HOURS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN STARTED. WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THERE IS NO ERROR CODE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY KIA. I HAVE READ ARTICLES...