general problems of the 2004 Kia Motor Sedona

In xxx, my 2004 kia Sedona caught fire shortly after I arrived at work in [xxx]. My [xxx] daughter was with me because she was sick. After parking, I removed her from the back seat and went inside the salon. Minutes later, I returned and saw smoke coming from the engine. Within seconds, the front of the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was parked near a building, and the fire and smoke spread toward the building. The fire department responded and made a report. The vehicle was completely disabled and later sold to a salvage yard because I could not drive or transport it. My insurance did not cover the fire because I did not have fire coverage. I am especially concerned because my daughter had been inside the vehicle moments before the fire. Fortunately, I removed her before the fire started. I later contacted kia America, which opened case no. Xxx and requested the vehicle's location for investigation. Kia also requested preservation of the vehicle, but it had already been destroyed by the fire and sold to salvage. I am requesting that NHTSA review this incident for possible safety defects, recalls, investigations, or similar fire complaints involving the 2004 kia Sedona or its components. I can provide the fire report, kia correspondence, and other supporting records. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Tl the contact owned a 2004 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a tow yard. The contact mentioned that the cause of the fire was unknown. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 100,100.

My 2004 kia Sedona was sitting stationary in my driveway engine was off. When something in the engine compartment caught fire causing extensive damage to engine parts on the top side of the engine. Such be as fluid reservoirs wiring, fuse box, and more.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Sedona. While stationary, the front end of the vehicle erupted into flames. The contact stated that the fire originated from the engine compartment. A police report was not filed. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. There were no injuries sustained. The manufacturer was not made aware of the fire. The failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire from under the hood while driving an unknown speed. The contact was able to move off the roadway and called the fire department, who extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was deemed as destroyed by the contact¿s insurance agency. The failure and current mileages were 135,000.

I own a 2004 kia Sedona 3. 5l that I purchased on 08-31-2010 with 53638 miles on it. On 01-25-2011 as I was driving I heard a rattling from the engine compartment. I stopped to open the hood and confirm that it was coming from the engine, it was. I drove to the nearest auto mechanic and had it diagnosed to be told that I had a blown engine and it would have to be replaced. I had it towed to he local kia dealership to be looked at further. The engine was opened up to be inspected. I was told that the #6 cylinder was coming apart and that I would have to replace the engine. The van currently ha only 59430 miles on it. It is under the 60000 mile warranty mark but over the 5 year portion. I have been made aware that there was a kia service bulletin that mentioned that the 2004 kia Sedona 3. 5l engine had scoring on the #6 cylinder from the manufacturing process which also resulted in a gasket defect or malfunction. This clearly should be covered under warranty service. This is not the only case of this specific problem with the #6 cylinder.

The van will lunge or cut-off while being driven. The dealership has repeated this problem with several employees. No one knows what is causing this or how to repair. So they keep giving it back to us un-repaired.

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When driving the vehicle started to shake and then shut down. The dealer changed the engine and the defect occurred again, the vehicle was placed on the computer and no defects have been found.