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2009 Kia Sedona

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2013-04-01 13V114000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH 980,377 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2022-06-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The door locks on passenger sliding doors,do not keep doors shut,they remain open on both sides and have to use a screw…
2021-04-29 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS No 0 An L shape plastic part broke off under the brake pedal that is causing the brake lights to remain on, intermittently, …
2020-11-04 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP, HE HEARD AN ABNORMA…
2019-11-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED ON AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF EXCEPT FOR DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THEY ARE ON ALL OF THE TIME W…
2019-03-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKETS BOLTS LOOSEN AND FALL OUT CAUSING CALIPER FAILURE. THIS ALSO CAUSE THE CALIP…
2019-02-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ABS AND ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK AND SINCE I HAVE HAD NO ABS OR STABILITY CONTROL. CAUSED ME TO SPIN OUT ON ICY …
2018-12-16 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND GOES OFF BOUGHT NEW KIA SEDONA LESS THAN 10 YEARS AGO
2018-11-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ALTERNATOR IS BEING REPLACED SINCE 09/19/17. ENGINE OIL LEAKS FROM THE FRONT CYLINDER BANK…
2018-08-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND A FIRE STARTED SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE AND THE WHOLE CAR BURNED.
2018-06-11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE HORN JUST STOP WORKING!! CHANGED ALL FUSES AND STILL CONTINUE NOT TO WORK
2018-05-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 RECENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE MASTER SWITCH THAT OPENS/LOCKS ALL THE VAN DOORS OR MOVE ALL THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN STOPPED W…
2017-06-23 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 A RECALL WAS ISSUED. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPAIR AS THEY …
2017-04-15 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE …
2016-11-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VIN WAS NOT …
2016-07-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHEN GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF SOME DEPTH MAYBE 6 INCHES(NOT SURE EXACTLY), THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP AND A COUPLE O…
2016-03-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 GET INTO IT TO GO IT WILL NOT CRANK HAS 105,000 MILES LEFT ME STRANDED TWICE MY SON THINKS IT COULD BE STARTER SOLENOID…
2015-01-23 AIR BAGS Yes 3 AN OLDER CHEVY S10 DECIDED TO DO A U-TURN AS I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PRIOR TO IMPAC…
2014-06-16 SEAT BELTS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATEDTHAT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT FIT SECURELY. THE MANUFACTURER A…
2014-03-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE DRIVER SEAT'S FRONT RIGHT TIE DOWN SYSTEM HAS BROKEN FROM SEEMINGLY INADEQUATE STEEL CROSS SECTIONAL AREA ABD ANOVE…
2014-03-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE UNTIL THE OVE…
2014-02-28 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITAT…
2014-02-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUSTED COMPONENTS AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. *TR
2013-12-30 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2013 BUT BY 2014 WAS ACTING UP AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM AS INITIAL REPAIR. A RECALL REPAIR THAT GOES…
2013-09-01 SUSPENSION No 0 2009 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ESC LIGHT ISSUES. CONSUMER STATES HAS 2012 KIA SEDONA WITH SAM…
2013-06-11 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND ID…
2013-04-01 SUSPENSION No 0 AFTER I CHECKED WITH KIA DEALER, I LEARNED THAT THERE WERE 4 RECALLS SINCE APRIL OF 2013 ON MY KIA SEDONA; THEY ARE (1)…
2013-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. TH…
2012-12-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2009 KIA SEDONA IS VERY HARD TO OPEN, SOMETIMES, THE RIGHT DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED AT …
2012-06-18 POWER TRAIN Yes 0 I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THIS SPRING WHEN IT HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE REAR GEAR, CAUSI…
2011-12-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE…
2011-09-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED TO REACT TO THE GAS PEDAL, MOTOR RPM FELL DOWN TO ~1000 RPM - USUALLY ITS IDLE VALUE. THE P…
2011-09-11 AIR BAGS No 1 I WAS TRAVELING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND I WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD. I RAN HEAD-ON INTO A TREE AND HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING …
2011-09-05 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL: THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED TO REACT TO THE GAS PEDAL, LIKE MOTOR RPM FAIL, USUALLY I…
2011-05-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE WARNING CHIME I…
2011-02-18 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 HAVE HAD VEHICLE BACK INTO DEALER 5 TIMES, SINCE FEB 11 FIRST CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT ON AND VAN WOULD NOT GO PUSH D…
2010-11-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT …
2010-11-29 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 2009 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT SAFETY PROBLEM, GAS PEDAL DISCONNECT *TGW THE CONSUMER ST…
2010-08-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHIC…
2010-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE LIGHTS HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF MANUALLY EVERY TIME WE USE THE LIGHTS AND IF WE FORGET, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON A FEW HO…
2010-07-09 SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC No 0 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND ENGINE STABILITY CONTROL. IN JULY AT APPROX 12,800 MILES THE ABS AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN P…
2010-07-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 CONSTANT POOL OF OIL UNDER THE HOOD. (TO ME IT IS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S NEAR THE TRANSMISSIO…
2010-06-23 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 ON 6/23/2010 AT 3:45PM, I WAS DRIVING A 2009 KIA SEDONA VAN AND ENTERED A BANK PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW SPEED WHEN THE…
2010-05-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY…
2010-04-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 2009 KIA SEDONA BOUGHT NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2009. IN MARCH ENGINE STARTED TO SEEM VERY LOUD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME O…
2010-01-26 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 HE SLIDING DOORS ON THE 2009 KIA SEDONA FREEZE SHUT. LEADING TO PULLING AND YANKING ON THE HANDLES TO GET THE DOORS TO …
2010-01-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2009 KIA SEDONA IS VERY HARD TO OPEN. IT HAS BEEN SINCE WE GOT IT. SOMETIMES THE DOOR G…
2009-05-02 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 ERRATIC OPENING AND CLOSING OF REAR PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. *TR