2012 Kia Sedona Body & Structure Problems

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT LATCH VIA POWER CONTROL. IT WOULD CLOSE MANUALLY TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RE-OPEN AGAIN (REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO PULL THE DOOR OPEN), HOWEVER OVERHEAD LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND THE CAR WAS BEEPING. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOOR SLID OPEN 2X, BOTH WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, SLOWLY, ON A SIDE ROAD. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE DOOR OPENED I ENGAGED THE CHILD LOCK FUNCTION WHICH SEEMED TO HELP. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME DRIVING SLOWLY ON SIDE STREETS. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND ARRANGED A TOW TO THE DEALER FOR THIS WEEKEND. I CALLED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS NOTIFIED MY CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED FOR A HOOD LATCH RECALL BUT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR A PASSENGER DOOR LATCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LEANING INTO THE REAR SECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE TAILGATE FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK BY THE TAILGATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MANUALLY RAISE THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *BF*JB

SLIDING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE VAN WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. WE HAVE TRIED THIS WITH THE POWER DOOR OPTION, AND ALSO MANUALLY. THE DOOR OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY LATCH. THE LATCH FAILS, AND THE DOOR OPENS, WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION, WITH VARYING SPEEDS, AND WHILE TURNING.

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH WITH POWER MOTOR. I SWITCHED THE DOOR TO MANUAL MODE AND THE DOOR APPEARED TO LATCH. THE DOOR THEN POPPED OPEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS MOVING.

ISSUE 1. VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A BROKEN LOCK MECHANISM OR BAD SENSOR ON THE AUTOMATED REAR DRIVERS DOOR. WHEN SHUT AND IN DRIVE, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH, DOOR HAS FLOWN OPEN TWICE. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT SIT IN THESE SEATS AND I WILL NOT PLACE THEM IN THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS RESOLVED. ISSUE 2 - FRONT WINDSHIELD REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS INTERMITTENTLY WENT IN AND OUT OF NIGHT MODE DURING DAYTIME DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CARS ARE BARELY VISIBLE WITH THE GREEN TINTED NIGHTTIME MODE ON. ADDITIONALLY, RAIN MAKES THIS CONDITION WORSE.

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR DOOR NOT OPENING. IT WILL OPENS INTERMITTENLY. LOCKED OR UNLOCKED IT DOESN'T MATTER, SAME WITH THE RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR, YOU CANNOT OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT LOCKED OR UNLOCKED, CHILD SAFETY LOCKS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND RECHECKED. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD.

REAR HATCH WON'T OPEN WHEN SITTING OUT IN THE SUN FOR 4-5 HOURS. AFTER IT COOLS DOWN, IT WILL OPEN. WHEN SITTING FOR LONGER THAN 3 HOURS, IT WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY ALONG WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ACTUATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND THE MODULES IN BOTH REAR DOORS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SLIDING DOORS AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR OPENED HAPHAZARDLY. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.