2006 Kia Sedona Service and Repair Manual

NEW 2006, A FEW MONTHS AFTER HE BOUGHT THE VAN, SOMEONE HIT ME IN THE REAR ON THE STOP LIGHT AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER ACTIVATED, THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT HAD NO REAR AIR BAGS, THAT IS WHY DO NOT ACTIVE SYSTEM. 2014 LIGHT "AIRBAG" IS LIT AND REMAINS SO SINCE THEN, THE DEALER CHARGES A FORTUNE ONLY TO DIAGNOSE, 2014 I HAD AN FREEWAY ACCIDENT, TO PREVENT A TRUCK HIT ME FLYWHEEL ONTO THE SHOULDER, HITTING THE FENCE RIGHT BOUNDEDNESS AND ENDING WITH THE WALL HEAD-ON COLLISION IN CENTRAL DIVIDER ..

ON MAY 13, 2006 I PURCHASED A 2006 KIA SEDONA VAN FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2006, OCTOBER 11, 2006, JANUARY 3, 2007, AND JANUARY 18, 2007 HAD THIS VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYING ON. DURING THE FIRST OCCASION THE LIGHT WAS RESET AS THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON THE SECOND OCCASION A CODE APPEARED, BUT NO PARTS WERE ORDERED SINCE THE CODE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE LIGHT WAS AGAIN RESET, AND TH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DIESEL TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE DRIVER'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER HAD GLASS IN HER HEAD AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

WAS IN A ACCIDENT STRUCK MANY TREES LOTS OF FRONT END DAMAGE, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DAMAGE AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT NOT REPLACED BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE AXLE AND OTHER FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS TO BREAK, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO POINT OUTWARDS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SCREECHING STOP, FROM 30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA DEALER IN 2013 AFTER RECEIVING REAL NOTICE ABOUT FRONT CONTROL ARM AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS FINE AND DID NOT NEED REPLACING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO HER HOUSE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

JANUARY 2007 WE PURCHASED A KIA SEDONA BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES FOR ALL PASSENGERS, AN IMPORTANT FEATURE BECAUSE I TRANSPORT CHILDREN. IN APRIL OF 2007 WE WERE HIT BY A MINI VAN IN THE FRONT PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH WAS A CONCERN. 2016 WE WERE IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT WHILE TURNING A CORNER. THIS TIME WE WERE HIT IN THE REAR (3RD ROW) PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL BY A PICK UP. WE WERE HIT HARD ENOUGH TO PUSH OUR

DRIVING MY KIA IN FREEWAY ABOUT 55 MPH AND UNEXPECTEDLY HOOD OPEN AND CRASH MY WINDSHIELD, I TRY TO DRIVE TO FREEWAY SIDE WITH THE LITTLE VISIBLE SPACE BETWEEN DASHBOARD AND HOOD, A GUY DRIVING BESIDES ME HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC SO I REDUCE SPEED AND HIT GUARDRAIL, I DAMAGE MY BUMPER AND ALL RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY KIA, I WAS THINKING THAT WAS MY BAD LUCK OR THAT I DIDN'T CLOSE HOOD PROPERLY. I TRIED TO PUT HOOD IN PLACE AND USING AN ETHERNET CABLE TO SECURE HOOD AND DRIVE AT 10-20 MPH TO HOME.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM CONSTANT POWER LOSS WITH ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NOW IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITH THE LIGHT LIGHTEST TOUCH ON PEDAL, LURCHING AS IT ACCELERATES. IT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY OFTEN WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER STRESS, SUCH AS CLIMBING UP A HILL. I WAS PARKING IN GARAGE WHEN IS RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND MY SIDE BUMPER IN FRONT GRAZED GARAGE DOOR SIDEWALL. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN REVERSE WITH REAR SIDE BUMPER NICKING SAME SPOT ON GARAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY NIGHTMARE. FAULT

THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SEVERED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE YIELDING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA LX. THE VEHICLE HAS A REMOTE STARTER MANUFACTURED BY AUDIOVOX, MODEL NUMBER PRO9556. WHEN THE CONTACT PRE-STARTED HER VEHICLE INSIDE HER HOME WITH THE DEVICE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO GEAR. SHE DROVE BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PLACE OF RESIDENCE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STARTER DEVICE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO GEARS WITHOUT HAVING A KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE B

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH AND THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO A GRASSY FIELD AND STRUCK A SIGN. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH WHERE IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING IN

KIA SEDONA 2006. I WAS PARKED. I WENT TO BACK UP AND IT STARTED FORWARD. I NEVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR ONLY THE BRAKE. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FASTER AND FASTER ALL THE WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THERE WERE SKID MARK TO SHOW THAT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. A CINDER BLOCK WALL STOPPED ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PLACED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE WITH AN ABNORMAL ODOR FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A

The contact owns a 2006 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot, the vehicle erupted in flames without warning. Fire marshals were called and extinguished the fire. No one was injured and a report was taken. The contact mentioned a possible smoke inhalation from the smoke. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was informed of failure and was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.