2006 Kia Sedona Electrical System Problems

UNKNOWN. MY VQN CAUGHT FIRE UNDER MY HOOD NOT SURE WERE IT CAME FROM.

The contact owns a 2006 Kia Sedona LX. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V088000 (Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and stated that while powered off, he observed smoke emanating from the engine compartment. The contact stated that when the hood was opened, fire erupted from the engine compartment. The contact extinguished the fire. No police report or fire report was made available. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that an unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

I obtained this vehicle from a relative in Ohio. They tried twice to have the recall repaired and twice they showed for an appointment to find out parts were not available. I bought and brought the car to Florida. I started the same process here with Daytona Kia {(386) 252-7000}. I have had 2 appointments. The first on 8/31/2021 I cancelled having called the day before to be told the part was not in. As I was not communicated with despite being told I would be called, I initiated another effort in October. After being assured the part was in I made an appointment for November 20, 2021. That Saturday morning I sat in their waiting room for 1 1/2 hours just to be finally told the part was not in and they would inform me when it was. Parts still backordered.

WCS ERROR . AIRBAG SYSTEM ISSUE .KIA RECALLED 2015 BUT DOESNT BOTHER ON EARLIER CARS.SOMETIMES CAR DOESNT START MANY HAVE THIS ISSUES IT HAS TO DO WITH IMMOBILIZER WIRES .AND BRAKES WITH ROTORS ARE BAD EVERY 2 YEARS BREAKS AND ROTORS GET KILLED .MY CAR HAS ONLY 56856 MLS

I WENT TO THE DEALER KIA ORISMAN ON JUNE 22 IN THE MORNING. YOU WILL INFORM ME THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN ORDER FOR PART. I CALLED AFTER A WEEK AND THE PART HAD NOT ARRIVED. IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS AND YOU STILL WON'T CALL ME. I WANT TO SELL MY CAR AND I CAN'T.

THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 20V088 KIA RECALL NUMBER SC186. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE APRIL 8, OVER A MONTH NOW, AND HAS A CHANCE OF THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE SO IT MUST BE PARKED AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. ON A PREVIOUS RECALL OF CHEVROLET, WHICH JUST HAD A CHANCE OF THE KEY COMING LOSE FROM THE IGNITION, A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED WHILE THE RECALL WAS BEING REMEDIED. I FEEL THAT THIS RECALL IS MORE SEVERE THAN THAT ONE AND AFTER A MONTH ITS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO HAVE TO PARK MY CAR IN THE STREET AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. *TR

MY 2006 KIA SEDONA MINIVAN HAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE CAUSING IT NOT TO START. ALL ELECTRICAL WORKS EXCEPT THE ENGINE & STARTER. TURN THE KEY TO START & IT DOES NOT TURN OVER. THE AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICAL TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THIS CONDITION IS "NO CRANK". THE STARTER & ENGINE REMAIN OFF. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS IT STARTS AFTER 5-30 MINUTES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS & THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE &/OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE IS SO WIDE SPREAD THAT THERE IS A YOUTUBE WEBSITE DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM & OFFERING A SOLUTION WITH OVER 96,000 VIEWS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION AT THE TIME OF THE SERVICE VISIT. MOTORISTS ARE HAVING TO ENDURE REPEATED BREAKDOWNS WITHOUT REMEDY. THERE IS NO KNOWN PROCEDURE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM USING EMERGENCY SERVICE WHEN THE EVENT OCCURS. HYUNDAI ALSO HAS THE IDENTICAL ISSUE IN THEIR MINI VANS AS WELL. BOTH MODELS ARE BUILT AS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN KIA & HYUNDAI. PLEASE REQUIRE THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE YOUTUBE WEBSITE WHERE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND IS AT: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/RESULTS?SEARCH_QUERY=2006+KIA+SEDONA+NO+CRANK+NO+START .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE IN HER DRIVEWAY, SHE NOTICED THAT SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE; MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE ANY ILLUMINATED WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GRAB A WATER HOSE AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND, WITH THE HELP OF SOME NEIGHBORS, WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PARK IT ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO THE FIRE, SHE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE OR THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2020, [XXX] RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL INTERIM NOTICE FOR HIS 2006 KIA SEDONA STATING THAT THE ENGINE IS AT RISK FOR FIRE WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF. THE LETTER STATES TO PARK THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRED AND SAYS THAT THE RISK OF FIRE IS DUE TO MOISTURE IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE ENGINE THAT CAN SHORT OUT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. WE HAVE PLEADED WITH KIA FINDLAY AND THE KIA CONSUMER CENTER TO AT LEAST CHECK FOR MOISTURE IN THE UNIT OF CONCERN, BUT WERE TURNED AWAY. WE ALSO REQUESTED A LOANER VEHICLE IN THE INTERIM AND AGAIN, THEY REFUSED AND SAID THEY CANNOT HELP UNLESS THE ENGINE CATCHES FIRE. WE ARE AFRAID TO HAVE THE VEHICLE HERE AND WOULD LIKE A LOANER UNTIL IT'S REPAIRED, RATHER THAN RISK A CATASTROPHE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM KIA DATED 4/8/20 STATING HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, WHICH CONTROLS ESC, TSC AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, REMAINS ENERGIZED WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT INCREASES THE RISK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM TO PARK MY VEHICLE OUTDOORS AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES AND STRUCTURES. I CALLED MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE IF THEY KNEW WHEN THE REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND THEY DID NOT EVEN KNOW OF ITS EXISTENCE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID KIA BLOWS THINGS OUT OF PROPORTION AND SCARES PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN AND IF THE REPAIR PARTS WILL BE IN. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE. KIA NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY NEED TO FIX IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID INJURY TO CONSUMERS. I AM LEFT WITH A VAN THAT HAS THE RISK OF CATCHING ON FIRE. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF OR I AM AT RISK WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VAN. DUE TO BEING LAID OFF FROM THE CURRENT COVID 19 CRISIS, I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO BUY OR RENT A NEW CAR. ALSO, THERE IS NO PLACE TO PARK MY CAR IN MY HOME WHERE IT IS NOT NEAR ANOTHER VEHICLE OR STRUCTURE. I ALSO TRIED CALLING KIA'S CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, BUT THE NUMBER LISTED ON THE LETTER CONNECTS ME WITH ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THERE IS NO CONNECTION FOR RECALL INFORMATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. LOU FUSZ KIA (1025 N LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE'S ABS WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND THE WARNING SOUNDER BEGAN TO CHIME. AS HIS WIFE BEGAN TO PULL INTO THEIR GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HIS WIFE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT BEGAN TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. HOWEVER, IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, SO THE CONTACT DETACHED THE BATTERY, WHICH, MADE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND FIRE REPORT WAS NOT MADE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE MATTER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A FUTURE RECALL NOTICE HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED DUE TO PARTS FOR A REMEDY NOT YET BEING AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228,000.

ON MY CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I SET TO CERTAIN SPEED, IT WILL SPEED UP, I HAD IT SET TO 65 MPH AND IT SPED UP BY ITSELF TO 85 BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO GO OFF. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BREAK TO GET IT TO GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START ALL THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, BUT CAR WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. CHECKED FUSES ALL GOOD, GROUND WIRE WAS TAKEN LOOSE AND PAINT GRINDER OFF AND PUT BACK ON, STILL WON'T START. IT STARTED NOT STARTING EVERY NOW AND THEN AND NOW IT WON'T START AT ALL. I READ WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL KIA SPECIFICALLY 2006 .

FUSES KEEP BURNING OUT. AND CAUSE CAR TO STOP OR TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I WENT TO TEST MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND BOTH WERE GOOD. I WAS DRIVING ON 29 NORTH HEADED TOWARD LYNCHBURG. VA AND DRIVING 70MPH AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND I QUICKLY PULLED OVER. TURNED OFF THE VAN, WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES TRIED TO TURN IT ON AND IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. AFTER WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK (ALMOST 2 HOURS) WE GOT HOMETESTED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. AUTO ADVANCE TOLD ME BOTH WERE GOOD. EVERY FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX WAS BURNED OUT. A WIRE UNDER THE ALTERNATOR WAS BURNED OUT.

AFTER RUNNING MY VAN FOR A BIT I SHUT IT OFF AND WHEN I COME BACK OUT TO START IT IT WON'T START SO I LOOKED IT UP BEFORE AND I WAS TOLD TO REMOVE MY MEMORY FUSE AND RETURN IT BACK SO I DID THAT FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW I HAVE TO RELEASE THE ALTERNATOR FUSE FOR A BIT AND WAIT LIKE 5 MINS AND THEN PUSH IT BACK IN AND THEN VAN WILL START. BUT LATELY IT'S GETTING WHERE IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL REMOVEING ANY OF THE FUSES . IF I LET THE VAN SET A FEW DAYS THEN TRY TO START IT THEN IT WILL START BUT IT WILL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN AND LEAVES ME SITTING WHERE EVER IM AT WITH IT WITH NO WAY OF GETTING IT STARTED .. I'VE HAD GARAGES TELL ME IT IN MY FUSE PANEL OR WIRES IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER DASH BUT CANT GET NOONE TO TOUCH IT . IT'S A REALLY NICE VAN BESIDE THIS ISSUE I WOULD REALLY LIKE IT FIXED WITHOUT COSTING ME AN ARM OR LEG IN LABOR AND COST . I'VE HAD SOME TELL ME ITS A FACTORY ISSUE CAUSE I'VE TALK TO PPL THAT HAVE THE SAME VAN AND THEY HAVE ISSUE ALSO . PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO OR IF IT'S A RECALL THEN TELL ME SO I CAN GET MINE FIXED PLEASE .. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE BATTERY, BRAKE, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET (SPEED LIMIT 30), I, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE, REAR SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHED AND SLID WIDE OPEN. MY DOG ALMOST SLID OUT BUT HAD HIS LEASH ON AND I MANAGED TO GRAB IT BEFORE HE WENT OUT THE DOOR. I GOT OUT AND SLAMMED THE DOOR MANUALLY, TOOK OFF AND MADE ANOTHER RIGHT TURN WHEN AGAIN THE SAME DOOR SLID WIDE OPEN AGAIN. PARKED SAFELY AND TRIED CLOSING DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY SHUT EVERY TIME I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD OPEN ON ITS OWN AT LEAST 6 INCHES REMAINING LOOSE IN ITS TRACK (SO WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD SLIDE BACK AND FORWARD. I THEN TIED IT CLOSED/SHUT BUT IT WAS CLEARLY VERY DANGEROUS SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL KIA THE NEXT MORNING AND TOOK IT IN. KIA COMPLETED 2 OTHER RECALLS BUT THOSE DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. KIA REPORTED THAT THEY TRACED THE ISSUE BACK TO THE REAR DOOR CONTROLLER WHICH WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALLS BUT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM SO THEY RE-TIED THE DOOR (SIMILAR TO HOW I HAD) USING MY STRAP. I DECLINED TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AS KIA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS SO IT IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY - HAD A PASSENGER BEEN IN THAT SEAT ON THE HIGHWAY THEY COULD HAVE LITERALLY BLOWN OUT THE DOOR ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I THINK THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. MY KIA DOOR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET AND IS AVAILABLE TO BE LOOKED AT IN DETAIL AS NEEDED. AT THE VERY LEAST OTHER KIA OWNERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS SO THAT CHILDREN (AND ANYONE SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT) ARE NOT HARMED OR KILLED. I DO HOPE THAT KIA DOES ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

I RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 KIA SEDONA WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON CONSTANTLY REGARDLESS OF WETHER THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. IT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE "BRAKE LIGHT SWITH" WHICH I FOUND WAS UNDER RECALL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO KIA OF CERRITOS WHO REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL AS IT TURNED OUT THE RECALL WAS ALLEGEDLY PERFORMED IN 2009. I SUSPECT IN 2009 THE PART WAS EITHER NOT REPLACED OR THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE ORIGINAL. I CONTACTED KIA FOR CLARIFICATION AND THEY TOLD ME THEY ONLY PERFORM RECALLS ONCE.

OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT NO CRANK CONDITION THAT LEFT US STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH KIDS IN THE CAR AND TOWING EXPENSES TO A MECHANIC ONLY FOR THE CAR TO START RIGHT UP AFTER GETTING THERE. THIS LEAVES THE MECHANICS SCRATCHING THERE HEAD AND SENDING IT BACK TO US. WE KNOW NOW THAT THE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY HIGHER THAN NORMAL RESISTANCE ACROSS THE BURGLAR ALARM RELAY LOCATED IN THE IN PANEL MODULE. THIS IS A NON-SERVICEABLE PART BY KIA AND IF FOUND DEFECTIVE REQUIRES THE ENTIRE MODULE TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE PART IN AND OF ITSELF IS CHEAP BUT BECAUSE IT IS A NON SERVICEABLE PART THE ENTIRE PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AT ABOUT $500. PLUS THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART WILL MALFUNCTION AGAIN. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED ON LATER MODELS MADE AFTER 2007. DESPITE KIA ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IT IS A PROBLEM, DUE TO NOT ENOUGH FIELD COMPLAINTS THEY REFUSE TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART AND FIX THE MISTAKE ON 2006/2007 KIA SEDONA'S. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND LEAVE YOU STRANDED. TURNING OFF YOUR CAR AT THE GAS PUMP, TURNING OFF YOUR CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, TURNING OFF YOUR CAR AT THE SUPERMARKET, OR ANYWHERE COULD MEAN YOUR LEFT STRANDED! KIA HAS SENT OUT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS EXPLAINING THE CUSTOMER CONCERN. THIS WAS INTENDED TO HELP TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE CAUSED FOR THE 2006 2007 SEDONA'S THAT WERE MADE WITH THIS NON-SERVICEABLE RELAY. THE BULLETIN CLEARLY STATES THAT IF THE PART IS FOUND DEFECTIVE THAT THE WHOLE PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER KIA DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN FIXING THE MISTAKE DESPITE FIXING IT AND LATER MODELS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FIELD COMPLAINTS FOR THEM TO WORRY ABOUT IT.