Six problems related to rear seat belt have been reported for the 2002 Kia Motor Sedona. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Kia Motor Sedona based on all problems reported for the 2002 Sedona.
: the contact stated the air bag warning light illuminated shortly after the vehicle was started. Previously, the vehicle was repaired under recall campaign #03v17000 regarding the seat belts. Before the recall work was completed the air bag warning light was illuminated. Once the repair was made the light went off. The contact is concerned the same seat belt problem has returned, but has not made an appointment with the dealer for inspection.
I have a 2002 kia Sedona van. We had taken the child seat out of the passenger side-middle row and was trying to reinstall the seat. That is when we discovered the seat belts fail to ratchet when installing child safety seat. Since we still had the back seat in the van (I often take them out. ), I was able to install the child seat in the back seat. However, had the back seat been out and we had both of our children with us, we would have had to drive with one of our children in an unsecured child seat. If we had an accident. . . Well, lets say that I would own part of kia. We have had seat belts replaced for same failure in the past. This is third failure in our van, which has less than 51,000 miles. Also, it isn't like we take the child seats in and out much. I would guess that the child seat has only been removed 2 or three times.
While driving 35 mph another vehicle cut in front of consumer's vehicle. This caused the consumer to depress on the brakes. Consumer noticed that when pressing on the brakes passenger side rear seat belt did not lock, which caused the child safety seat to fall forward. Consumer had the same seat belt replaced on three occasions, and the problem recurred.
The vehicle was involved in an accident and the passenger side middle row seat buckle became unlatched which was occupied by an infant in a car seat. There were three injuries.
The rear seat belt was replaced per recall 03v-017000. After the seat belt was repaired the consumer was unable to secure a child safety seat in the rear seat because the belt would not lock/retract. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who indicated that the belt is suppose to retract back after being pulled out.
Back seat seatbelts have been replaced twice already in the span of a few months. Contacted dealer, and dealer has replaced the belts, but problem has not been remedied.