general problems of the 2002 Kia Motor Sedona

I was driving no less then than block from my house - when I notice smoke from the driver side fuse panel and next thing you know the whole panel became engulf in flames. I called the fire department and able to put fire out- but unfortunately, the car become total in the damage.

The car was parked in front of the house. A neighor knocked on the door and told us that the kia was on fire. No one was in the car at that time. The engine compartment was totally burned up. The car gave me no other problems.

I drove 25 minutes from a to b and parked my car. Turned the engine off sat there with the radio on for 1 minute exactly and I hear a. Pshhhhh and smoke rising quickly, then a flame from the fuse box by my left foot. I got out opened the door looked for the smoke and flame that were reflecting and waving. I opened the fuse box slider cover with a knife and started to squirt water out from my bottled water quickly. Thank goodness I had water. Flame went out and I saw the inside of the fuse cover burnt, and a fuse looked like it caught on fire because the fuse looked completely melted. I have a video of the aftermath right after the fire went out. Tomorrow ill be calling insurance, kia, and whoever else that can help me understand what is going on and what I can do to ensure my safety. Please help or approve a recall. Thank goodness I didnt exit my car so quick or alot of the car would have been on fire.

The contact owns a 2002 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the air conditioning unit failed and was blowing warm air. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and an inspection was performed, which determined that the condenser was leaking. The dealer also found that the vehicle passenger side of the sub frame was corroded with only two inches of metal left supporting the engine. The corrosion also spread to the driver's side. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 62,000.

The contact owns a 2002 kia Sedona. The contact stated that on an intermittent basis the engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed her that there was a loose wire. The vehicle was repaired; however, it currently will not start and she noticed that the heating warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that all of the wires had melted, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. The current mileage was approximately 73,000.

The contact owns a 2002 kia Sedona. The contact heard an unfamiliar noise and the instrument panel caught fire while the vehicle was parked. The cause of the failure was electrical. The insurance company was notified. The vehicle is currently parked in his driveway. The current and failure mileages were 61,000.

When the electric lock is used on the kia Sedona it disables the following: electric windows, dash lights (all) interior dome lights and tail lights license plate light and all parking lights are lost. After setting overnight the systems come back on line so far. However if someone hits the locks and it is at night, all the light that another driver would see from the rear are out. The driver can not see any instruments at all. And any windows that were open will not change position. We took it to kia they said a relay was missing. However the entire prescribed set of relays were in place, they also said the fuse block was melted, and it had to be ordered, they returned the car to my wife and she drove it home again. They provide a picture of what was ordered. I looked at the car and there wasn't any relay missing and if the fuse / relay was melted it was not apparent from the installed condition. There was not evidence that anything was removed (all bolts and installation hardware was still intact and dirty and no finger prints were present) we are waiting on the part delivery. This car was not safe to drive yet kia did not give any thought to releasing it to my wife to drive. We have parked it until the part comes in. The failure has happened every time the locks are used over the last week.

Too many problems to list, complete lemon.

Remote entry locks often do not work. Dealer said other owners have complained of the same thing but manufacturer is unable to pinpoint the problem and no fix is currently available.