2002 Kia Sedona
Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-19 | 05V013000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 89,238 | — | Details |
| 2003-04-03 | 03V135000 |
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 4,276 | — | Details |
| 2003-01-22 | 03V017000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 21,248 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. |
| 2016-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING NO LESS THEN THAN BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE - WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FUSE PANEL AND NEXT THIN… |
| 2015-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUMP GAS INTO THE VAN. THE PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF NO MATTER HOW SLOW I PUMP OR HOW FAR I PU… |
| 2015-09-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | DROVE HOME FROM WORK AT 35 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING NOTICED TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL AROUND MUCH OF THE … |
| 2015-08-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 4 | BEFORE THE INCIDENT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE REAR CAPTAIN CHAIRS SEAT BELT LATCH WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE THEM. I HAVE T… |
| 2015-02-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD MY CAMSHAFT REAR PLUG REPLACED AFTER IN CAME OUT AND LEAKED OIL EVERYWHERE IN 2014. NOW IT'S COME OUT AGAIN DOING… |
| 2014-06-18 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | GOING DOWN 251 AND THEY WERE BUSH HOGING AND WE SLOWED DOWN AND THE LAST ONE WE WENT BY BROKE THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK W… |
| 2014-02-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR ANOTHER … |
| 2014-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND TOLD US THAT THE KIA WAS ON FIRE. NO ONE W… |
| 2014-01-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH OF MY FRONT DOOR HANDLES ON INSIDE BROKE COMPLETELY OFF EXACTLY THE SAME WAY ONLY WAY TO GET OUT IF MY CAR IS TO … |
| 2013-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING OF THE AIR CONDITIO… |
| 2013-11-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DRIVING HOME AND A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF MY VAN AND I HIT THE DEER AND TOTALED MY VAN BAD WHERE THE AIR BAGS SHOU… |
| 2013-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DROVE 25 MINUTES FROM A TO B AND PARKED MY CAR. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF SAT THERE WITH THE RADIO ON FOR 1 MINUTE EXACTL… |
| 2013-03-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I TOOK THE VAN TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A STEERING COUPLER AND A FLANGE. THE STEERING … |
| 2013-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING… |
| 2013-02-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING. HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALL THE LIGHT ON THE INSIDE KEEPS COMING ON (BATTERY, CHECK ENGI… |
| 2012-11-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY - TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC IN 2010. KIA DEALERSHIP IN TURNERSVILL… |
| 2012-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE. *TR |
| 2012-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED AND WAS BLOWING WARM A… |
| 2011-10-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPL… |
| 2011-08-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | KUMHO 798 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED, VIBRATION STARTED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HAD TO C… |
| 2010-12-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE D… |
| 2010-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE BA… |
| 2010-09-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY … |
| 2010-09-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DOOR HANDLES ARE PLASTIC AND EVENTUALLY BROKE OFF ON THE OUTSIDE SO THAT OPENING THE DOORS -ALL 4- IS TRICKY SINCE … |
| 2010-08-14 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | 2002 KIA SEDONA HAD STEERING PROBLEMS VERY TOUGH TO STEER MAKING IT FEEL REAL DANGEROUS, I TOOK TO DEALER TO CK OUT SAI… |
| 2010-01-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | 2002 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT AN ACCE… |
| 2010-01-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VE… |
| 2009-05-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | GOT INTO VAN TODAY TO DRIVE IT AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. *TR |
| 2009-03-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLES, PASSENGERS AND DRIVER, FRONT AND BACK. HANDLES IN THE FRONT HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND THE NEW ON… |
| 2009-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD … |
| 2008-11-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ENGINE VIBRATIONS IN SPEED 35 MPH TO 50 MPH IN 5 TO 10 DEGREE UPHILL EVERYDAY. WHEN ITS VIBRATE ENGINE,PUMP MORE GAS G… |
| 2008-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FIRE WHIL… |
| 2008-05-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, I WAS PULL ON TO THE ROAD AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY STEERING, MY S… |
| 2007-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASING A SEDONA VAN IN '02 WE HAVE HAD NONE STOP ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST T… |
| 2007-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 8-10 HOURS WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGH… |
| 2007-09-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BEGAN SMOKING. … |
| 2007-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 KIA SEDONA ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. CONSU… |
| 2007-09-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | 4 MONTHS AGO MY ALTERNATOR WENT, TAKING WITH IT MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER EVERYTHING WAS FIXED BY THE REPAIR … |
| 2007-08-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS … |
| 2007-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | 2002 KIA SEDONA WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE**CC IT… |
| 2007-04-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN OUR 2002 KIA SEDONA. *TR |
| 2007-04-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHEN THE SLIDING DOORS IS OPENED, THE DOOR DETACHES FROM THE HINGE AND FALLS TO… |
| 2007-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 KIA SEDONNA WITH 37275 FAILURE MILEAGE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE … |
| 2007-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 2ND ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. FIRST ONE WAS AT 40K MILES, AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE… |
| 2006-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT 64,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO REVERSE. KIA WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. PEAK KIA GM SAYS THAT IF YOU DRI… |
| 2006-09-02 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | MOTOR VEHICLE PART DEFECT- SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE, AS I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE… |
| 2006-08-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED AT A SERVICE DEALER, FOR RECALL # 05V013000, VEHICLE SPE… |
| 2006-07-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE THAT ATTACHES TO THE PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED A… |
| 2006-07-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BACK IN 2003, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY VAN CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFEC… |