Body problems of the 2008 Kia Motor Sedona

The van's sliding side doors no longer open due to plastic clips in the tracks breaking. The doors cannot be opened from the inside or the outside. Both doors broke the same day. My son is in a wheelchair and we use the side sliding door with a ramp to get him in his wheelchair into the vehicle. He is five and was trapped in the vehicle. We had to open the back hatch and fold down the rear seats in order to get him in his wheelchair out. This is not a safe situation. I can no longer ride him or any passengers in the rear of the vehicle because it's an entrapment issue if I was to be in an accident. I note that this same issue has been addressed with a recall on later year models than mine, but has yet to be recalled on the 2008.

Getting on freeway I just left the entrance ramp increasing my speed im at around 45 50 mph. All of sudden with no warning whatsoever the hood just flies up and crushes my windshield. I slam on my brakes trying to see around the hood and coasted over to the brim of the road making sure I was safely off the road. I get out of the car and try to pull the hood back down . I tried with great difficulty to get the hood back down and secured. And proceeded to get off the freeway and head back home. Please note I have only owned this vehicle a couple of months prior to this and was not aware of any safety issues.

Sliding doors get stuck shut, and unable to open them even unlocking them manually does not help, having to pull handles several times to get them to open.

The side doors on my 2008 kia Sedona van open unexpectedly as I am driving the van on the highway. It has done this many times in the last 4 months. I have a 2 and 3 year old in the backseat in childseats.

Me and my 2 year old driving in the middle of the freeway when the hood hit the windshield and thank god the drivers on my right side help us get over or we probably be dead.

The passenger rear door will not open with the key fob, only with strength. Have been told the motor is wore out for that particular door. It was just parked, with this trouble to this date. As stated, I have been told that the motor to this door is wore out.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia Sedona. The contact stated that while stationary and driving various speeds, both sliding doors on the vehicle malfunctioned. The contact stated that both sliding doors opened without being prompted and would not close when significant pressure was applied. The failure became increasingly worse over the past two year. The vehicle was taken through inspection, where an independent mechanic greased the interior parts of both sliding doors, but the failure recurred. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,252. Ad.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 kia Sedona. The contact stated the speedometer does not accurately log miles and speed. The vehicle registers 3 miles higher then normal. The vehicle door's are also not properly opening and closing. Intermittently the contact can hear a loud electrical grinding noise coming from both rear driver and passenger doors. The contact took his vehicle to the dealership for diagnostic test. The dealer was unable to properly repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 4,000. Az.

This complaint is in relation to existing complaint at NHTSA. My 2008 kia Sedona (still under warranty since purchased in January 2009) continues to have an issue with the driver side sliding door opening and closing. Kia service department has been very diligent in attempting to fix the issue on three separate occasions. The first occasion, the service department could not replicate the issue. I went to pick the vehicle up and right away was able to show the service center the issue. They witnessed the issue and ordered a replacement part of which kia of fredericksburg replaced. Approximately 1 month later, the same issue with the same door surfaced again. This second time the dealership kept the vehicle for one week (Monday ¿ Friday, 9/23-9/27/2013) and replaced two more parts on the door. The issue still remains after three component replacements/repairs. Approximately 1 month after the second visit, the driver side sliding door started experiencing the same opening/closing issue however a new issue surfaced. The driver side sliding door came ajar twice while the vehicle was in motion (with pwr on in overhead console) and came ajar once while the vehicle was in motion (without pwr on in overhead console). This is a huge safety issue as the sliding door should not open at all while the vehicle is in motion and especially after the door has latched successfully after closing. All three times the door was manually shut and engaged. The vehicle was last seen on 10/29/13 and the service department is unable to replicate the issue although a major issue still remains as the driver side sliding door opens while in motion and has issues opening and closing after 3 repairs. I cannot afford to continue bringing the vehicle back and forth for several economical and personal reasons. Simply put, the door needs to be 100% operational and safe. Request kia resolve the issue.

The engine hood popped open on the highway (50mph) causing it to swing back and break the windshield. During this time the driver's view (my wife) was completely obstructed until she was able to bring the car to a stop on the middle lane. I cannot understand why the secondary safety hook did not engage preventing the hood from violently flying open. The car is 5 years old with 29000 miles and has never been in an accident. Just 2 weeks before the incident, it had been serviced by kia for a mandatory recall of the rear door. Luckily no one was hurt. On a side note, if all other doors in most of today's cars have a warning light to indicate they are open, why not have a similar light for the hood? thanks.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Sedona. That contact stated while driving the drivers side sliding door opened and the warning light illuminated. The door would not close after the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 89,000.

The sliding doors do not open when car is unlocked, either from outside or inside. A recall was issued and vehicle taken to dealer. Problem still not corrected.

Passenger sliding door repeatedly failed to latch closed and would keep opening when you closed it. Once we did get it closed the door opened while driving. Kia is aware of the dangerous defective design and has issued a service bulletin and has a redesigned part available. Kia has not notified customers. Kia will replace the defective latch under warranty during the warranty period but charges for the 'repair' if the warranty has run out. Kia replaces only the one latch that has already failed not both defective latches.