Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-19 | 05V232000 |
WHEELS | 37,358 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Everything appears normal driving down road bout 45 to 50 mph. Slowed down for car n front was turning when I noticed s… |
| 2020-03-28 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 KIA SENDONA LX VAN AND THE WHEEL BARRINGS ARE BAD I FIXED IT ONCE ALREADY A MONTH AGO AND IT IS ALREADY B… |
| 2019-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUIS… |
| 2018-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2004 KIA SEDONA WAS SITTING STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY ENGINE WAS OFF. WHEN SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUG… |
| 2017-12-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM, MY WIFE'S 2004 KIA SEDONA SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWA… |
| 2017-06-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF, AS IT OCCASIONALLY DOES. THE RPM'S DROPPED AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT.… |
| 2017-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT… |
| 2017-05-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" ON TUESDAY MAY 9, 2017 WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. TO OUR AMAZEMENT AND HORROR, NOT O… |
| 2017-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL..MY VAN STALLS OUT NO MATTER WHERE..STOPPED AT IDLE IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF..DRIVING AVERAGE SPEED IN TOWN … |
| 2015-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING IN MY 2004 KIA SEDONA LX IS TENDING TO BIND AND NEARLY LOCK UP AROUND TURNS. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. |
| 2015-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON RETURNING HOME AND PARKING MY VAN AFTER RUNNING AN ERRAND OF ABOUT 5 MILES, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COM… |
| 2015-02-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY VAN WONT STEER. IT IS TIGHT AND WONT LET ME GO LEFT OR RIGHT. |
| 2015-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AFTER DRIVING ENGINE WAS OFF . HISTORY OF OIL LEAKS. #15003607 VAN TOTALED AND SENT TO SALV… |
| 2014-10-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER … |
| 2014-09-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS THE STEERING BECOMES VERY TIGHT. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FINE. NO OTHER WARNINGS… |
| 2014-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED AND SEIZED INTER… |
| 2014-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRING UNDER SEAT SHORTED CAUSING SMALL FIRE INSIDE..EXTINGUISHED WIRING UNDER CAR IN SAME AREA MELTED SHORTING EVERY … |
| 2014-04-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING NOISE AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL STEERING RESISTANCE REFERENCE BULLETIN TSB-019 THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THER… |
| 2014-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE OPENING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE… |
| 2014-01-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER B… |
| 2013-08-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF DOUGLAS TIRES I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR EVEN THOUGH WALMART SAYS IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THEY… |
| 2013-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS MODULE IS DEAD. *TR |
| 2013-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DR… |
| 2013-01-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A CAR WASH, SHE SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO D… |
| 2012-10-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING IN MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST IN OCTOBER USING CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH. THE CRUISE WAS DISENGAGED BY THE DRIVER AS… |
| 2012-08-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012, MY WIFE TOOK OUR GRANDDAUGHTER SHOPPING. AFTER DROPPING HER OFF AT HOME, MY WIFE PROCEEDE… |
| 2012-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CPSC#I1230221A. 2004 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATED HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE VEHICLE DUE TO STALLING. THE … |
| 2012-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, THE LATEST IN NOVEMBER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, DURING RUSH HOUR, GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR. M… |
| 2012-01-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHE… |
| 2011-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VAN DOES NOT STAY STARTED. SENSOR CONTROL AND SHORT ON SEATS. *TR |
| 2011-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VAN WAS MAKING A HIGH-PITCHED WHINING SOUND. TOOK IT IN AND FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY TESTED I… |
| 2011-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | INCREASED STEERING EFFORT NOTED. RESEARCHED AND FOUND NHTSA ACTION # 10027724, AND FOUND IT WAS OPENED AND CLOSED TWIC… |
| 2011-07-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE WHEEL BEARINGS DISINTEGRATED AND CAUSED THE WHOLE HUB TO COME OFF. LUCKILY WE WERE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM OUR… |
| 2011-06-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKE… |
| 2011-04-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING BINDING. WAS TOLD AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING IN SEDONAS NOW I AM PAYING A… |
| 2011-04-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING IN MY 2004 KIA SEDONA IS MALFUCTIONING. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT NOW TAKES A GREAT AMOUNT OF EFF… |
| 2011-04-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | 75,000 MILE TIRES COMING APART AFTER 23,844 MILES ! AFTER VISITING RELATIVES IN STUART FLA ON OUR WAY HOME ON I-95 HEA… |
| 2011-02-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING SEEMS TO FADE IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE THAT THERE AREA A LOT OF KIA SADONA OWN… |
| 2011-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 KIA SEDONA 3.5L THAT I PURCHASED ON 08-31-2010 WITH 53638 MILES ON IT. ON 01-25-2011 AS I WAS DRIVING I H… |
| 2010-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 KIA SEDONA THE REAR COOLANT LINES HAVE FAILED AND NOW I AM LEAKING COOLANT AND IT WILL COST $1000 TO FIX.… |
| 2010-11-14 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE. A F… |
| 2010-08-20 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER POWER SEAT … |
| 2010-07-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2004 KIA SEDONA. STEERING THIS VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN EXECUTING TURNS, ESPECIALLY EXITING FROM HIGHWA… |
| 2010-07-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND… |
| 2010-06-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN THE RACK A PINION STEERING MADE A CLANGING NOISE IN … |
| 2010-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START. WILL SUBSEQUENTLY TURN OVER FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 5 SECONDS… |
| 2010-04-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2004 KIA SEDONA STEERING COLUMN DISINTEGRATED CAUSING STEERING FAILURE. IT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT MY COST.… |
| 2010-03-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING SEEMS TO FADE IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR |
| 2010-02-28 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I HAD THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUBS REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES ON MY 2004 KIA SEDONA UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO PLAY IN TH… |
| 2010-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY MAKE A JERKING … |