2003 Kia Sedona Powertrain & Transmission Problems

I HAVE A 2003 KIA SEDONA. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED 2 TIMES IN A MONTHS TIME. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING NOW THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE FAN HAS MELTED BECAUSE THE FAN IS PULLING TOO MUCH VOLTAGE. BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHERS, THE ISSUE IS THE CONNECTOR AND NOT THE FAN? I HOPE THEY ARE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT KEEPS CAUSING THESE ISSUES AND CAN FIX THIS ASAP! I AM SICK OF SPENDING MY NIGHTS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! NOT TO MENTION THE FINANCIAL STRAIN IT IS PLACING ON MY FAMILY. NOW I KNOW WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER TRADED IN THIS JUNK WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT!

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55-65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH ONCE. THIS ATTEMPT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 05/30/06

WE HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OUR KIA SEDONA. I'VE LOST COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD THE VAN INTO TWO DIFFERENT KIA DEALERSHIPS AND NEITHER ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE PURCHASED THE VAN 12-2003 AND STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS 09-2004. WE WILL BE DRIVING THE VAN AND IT WILL START A BUCKING ACTION AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT IT SHOULD BE DOING. IF WE ARE LUCKY, WE CAN LET OFF THE GAS AND THE BUCKING ACTION WILL CEASE. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES WHEN WE LET OFF THE GAS AND IT CONTINUES TO BUCK. I'VE HAD A TIME WHEN THE BUCKING ACTION STARTED AND IT WAS SO SEVERE THAT OUR SEAT BELTS LOCKED. IT'S BAD WHEN YOUR SON IS IN THE BACK ASKING YOU WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR VAN. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN DYING. I CAN BE SITTING AT A LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR EVEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT JUST QUITS. WE HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE HERE AND ARE NOT GETTING ANY RESOLUTIONS. I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST A "FEMALE CAR ISSUE" BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND AND FATHER WHILE DRIVING. I JUST WANT TO GET SOMETHING RESOLVED. I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD SON AND NINETEEN MONTH OLD SON AND SAFETY IS AN ISSUE FOR OUR FAMILY! I'VE TRIED JUST GOING THROUGH THE DEALERSHIPS AND KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. BUT STILL HAVE A VAN THAT DOESN'T RUN PROPERLY. EVEN TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH BOTH THE BOYS WITH ME THE VAN JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THANK THE LORD ABOVE NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. I FEAR FOR OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY, THOSE AROUND US OR EVEN SOMEBODY ELSE WHO OWNS A KIA SEDONA WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HOPE YOU WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *JB

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING RIGHT WAS TOLD 3 MONTHS AFTER I HAD PURCHASE THIS MINIVAN I HAD LOW FLUID I TOOK IT BACK MANY TIMES AND WAS THE SAME TILL I STARTED SEEING TRANSMISSION FLUID IN MY DRIVE WAY I TOOK IT TO THEN DEALER HE SAID MY AXLE SEAL WAS BAD THEY TOOK OVER A WEEK TO REPAIR IT AND NEVER REPLACED THE MISSING FLUID I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE MISSING FLUID KIA WAS NO HELP IN THIS CHARGE THREE MONTHS LATER I HAD TO HAVE THE FLUID CHANGED AT A CHARGE TO ME BECAUSE IT SMELLED BURNT. *NM

I HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON MY 2003 KIA SODONA. I PURCHASED THE VECHILE IN JUNE OF 2003, WE HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE VAN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS. THE AIRCONDTIONER STOP BLOWING COLD AIR WITH IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF OWNING IT, THIS HAS BEEN FIXED. PAINT HAS PEELED OFF THE FRONT BUMPER, SEAT BELT RATCHETING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING, ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED REPLACING, TANSMITION NEEDED ADJUSTING THREE TIMES, AND THE LAST PROBLEM WAS THE VECHILE WOULD LOCK WHEN EVER AND WHERE EVER IT FELT THE NEED TO. I LOCKED MY SELF OUT OF THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE MANY TIMES. THE DEALSHIP REPLACED A MAIN PANAL INSIDE THE DOOR. DESPITE, ALL THE TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT IN, AT LEAST TWICE FOR EVERY PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO GIVE ME A CAR, MIND YOU I HAVE TWO CHILDREN TO CART AROUND ALL DAY. I AM EXTRMEMLY PEEVED ABOUT THIS VAN.