Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2008 Kia Motor Sedona

The contact owns a 2008 kia Sedona. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph and attempting to stop the vehicle, there was an abnormal sound coming from the steering wheel. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the control arm was damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Vehicle was not drivable. Driver side front control arm was corroded and cracked/broken.

Tl-the contact just purchased a 2008 kia sodona . The contact stated that she had a crash as her boyfriend was driving and went around a curve. . The vehicle veered off the highway at 55 mph down into an incline. The vehicle ran into a tree in a yard. It was discovered that the control arm on the driver's side was rusted and broken in three places. . There were no injuires that caused anyone to be transported by ambulance. A police report was filed. The VIN tool showed four recalls including one for NHTSA 16v387000 (suspension) for the control arm. The vehicle was towed to a storage area. The dealer bergstrom kia of appleton 2445 w college Ave, appleton, WI 54914 (920) 993-3000 told the contact to call the manufacturer . The contact was sent to the recall section and sent pictures of the crash. After several calls the manufacturer stated they would not do anything to help. The failure mileage was 171,000. Tf.

While working on my 2008 kia Sedona, I discovered severe perforating corrosion on the passenger side front lower control arm. I discovered that kia had initiated a voluntary recall under NHTSA campaign number: 16v387000. I contacted kia at 1-800-333-4542 to see if they would apply recall sc133 to my car even though it is not in one of the identified states (although virginia does use road salt in winter). After I called them twice and sent the attached pictures they told me they wouldn't cover it and that I would have to pay for a dealership to diagnose it and send them their opinion for them to reconsider. I do not think that I should have to pay anything out of pocket to verify what the pictures clearly show. This corrosion could result a broken control arm and result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Please contact kia for me or change the campaign to mandatory and expand it to all states.

There is a recall on my vehicle for the control arms. I found this out when I did a google search because mine has broken nearly completely in half as I was driving it. I was on a city street and it snapped as I was applying the brakes. After that it was giving me issues turning left and braking. The recall states that the control arms will rust and break which is exactly what happened. But apparently my vehicle has a canadian VIN number and because of that kia will not honor the recall and I have to get it fixed myself. I can even put my VIN number into the kia canada website and the recall pips up. They gave me the toll free number to kia canada which I tried to call but can't get through because it is �not available from my area� in my opinion kia is kia. No matter where I am and where my car is from. I shouldn't have to go to canada to fix the recall!! the company as a whole should be more concerned with their consumers and ensure our safety and that is not what they are doing! I had my baby in the car and a couple other people and this could have cause great injury to all of us.

Lower arm needs to replace due to old. The front lower control arms may break due to corrosion from salt water exposure such as from road salt use. Hear a cranking sound when driving on the road or run over potholes.