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Chart based on 32 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Recall repair for motorized sliding doors after Kia extended the warranty on them due to a high failure rate for the Sedona. Both of our doors' motors worked, but the latching mechanism on each had issues that would cause the vehicle to beep and sound an alarm that they weren't latched fully, along with a crunching/dragging sound when they finishing closing. Vehicle has had no problems since the repair.
Passenger side sliding door no longer operates due to faulty latch; parts ordered per recall.
38440 mi
recall on sliding door latches. They would freeze shut in winter weather.
58000 mi
tire monitoring light came on. needed a valve replaced.
27900 mi
Windshield crack coming from wiper heater grid. First visit, file warranty claim...warranty claim approved week later. Went in for replacement, found out windshield cracked during shipment. No loaner car. Third time in, success! No loaner car.
30000 mi
US $81
odd resonance in the cabin coming from right rear
9920 mi
Middle row seat was stuck and would not flip up into stowing position.
Power right side passenger door made grinding noise and would not close without assistance. Service said track was bent (how?) and would need several days to replace but mechanic pried it back straight and now it works fine.
24000 mi
Second row seat would not spring forward to allow
easy access to third row seat on the driver side
56000 mi
Driver's seat moves slightly under heavy braking, front to back but on a diagonal (front left to rear right). Very minor, total movement probably less than 1 inch. Dealer ordered new seat rail.
33000 mi
US $40
Drivers Side (L) sliding door would not unlatch, even after numerous attempts at locking and unlocking door.
Washer reservoir pump went out and had to be replaced.
167000 mi
US $20
Replaced lift pistons for rear lift gate
4000 mi
Passenger side power sliding door unreliable.
54000 mi
Also sliding doors lubricated (hard to open).
62000 mi
Rear wiper not working. Tightened. Works. Low tire pressure.No problem found.
13000 mi
Windshield washer fluid leaking from storage bottle at the level sensor. level sensor replaced under warranty.
18000 mi
Windshield washer fluid started leaking from the bottom area of the storage bottle again. This was repaired back in Aug 08 by replacing the level sensor. This time the shop ordered a whole new storage bottle and sensor assembly, which should arrive Aug09.
18000 mi
Dealer service shop replaced the Windshield washer fluid storage bottle and sensor that was leaking from the bottom area of the bottle, with new parts that had been ordered the previous month. Repair appears successful.
30000 mi
Sliding door latches replaced as part of TSB.
10000 mi
recall for side door, dealer fixed that but could not lock the door after initial repair, required another appointment.
61000 mi
US $205
Passenger door would not latch.
83000 mi
US $200
Side doors would not latch.
13000 mi
Sliding doors occasionally do not latch. 2-3X a week. Dealer could not duplicate.
110000 mi
US $225
Rear gate would not open.
112000 mi
Rear windshield wiper arm was loose.
45260 mi
Power sliding door would not stay closed, kept opening. They replaced the entire lock assembly and cable etc.
48360 mi
Broken lock on drivers side rear power sliding door.
Entire mechanism replaced just as before on passenger side
47000 mi
Left sliding door could not be closed. Drove to dealer with it open, they replaced the door latch.
1000 mi
The t.p.m.s.light come on,it went off after the next start.Was told there was to much air pressure in the tires.(I HAVE MY TIRES FILLED WITH NITROGEN SINCE THE VAN WAS NEW)Think this was a cop out, since nitrogen psi does not change very much.