There are 5 owner-reported lighting complaints for the 2004 Kia Sedonain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I HAVE A 2004 KIA SEDONA WHICH I HAVE REPLACE HEADLIGHTS SO MANY TIMES, NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LIGHTS, WHEN I TURN HEADLIGHTS ON THERE ARE NO BACK LIGHTS. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT. APPARENTLY YOU CAN REPLACE THE FUSE BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE FUSE WILL NOT BLOW AND HOW ARE YOU TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AS THE DASH LIGHTS STAY ON. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $500.00 TO GET THIS MODULAR REPLACED. *TR
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 2004. SINCE I PURCHASED IT, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS. THEY DO NOT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ONE GOES, THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE OTHER GOES. I HAVE TAKEN TO REPLACING THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE I KNOW THEY WILL BOTH GO OUT WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE BLOWN. BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES EACH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
AT LESS THAN 21K MILES A LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. WE DON'T USE THEM FOR DRL. THIS SEEMS ODD AND A FORUM ON KIA SORENTO'S SHOWS THE SAME CONCERN. AFTER BUYING NEW BULBS I FIND IT TAKES A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC TO INSTALL THEM...THE DEALER CHARGES $18/BULB FOR LABOR ONLY. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SCAM BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS FOR A SORENTO WHICH YOUR DATABASE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR AN OPTION TO CHOOSE FROM. FOR MISFIRE PROBLEM I FILED BEFORE THIS I SELECTED SEDONA INSTEAD TO GET MY CLAIM THROUGH. 8JB
ON MULTI OCCASIONS REAR BRAKE OR DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS FAIL. THIS STARTED WITH 3000 MILES AND STILL IS ORRURRING WITH LESS THAN 10, 000 MILES ON THE CAR. *NM
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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