general problems of the 2016 Kia Motor Sedona - part 1

The contact owned a 2016 kia Sedona. The contact stated that while her nephew was driving, the nephew made a left-hand turn, and the vehicle was hit on the front right quarter panel. The contact stated that her nephew had turned on the left-hand signal and was halfway through making the left turn when the accident occurred. The other vehicle drove on the opposite side and stated that the left-hand turn signal was not on. The contact's nephew was unsure if any warning lights were illuminated. The driver-side and passenger-side air bags were deployed. The contact's nephew had minor injuries and had a bruise on the right arm and chest that did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a towing yard. The contact then had the vehicle towed to the residence and no longer driven. The insurance company was contacted, and the results are pending. Upon further investigation, the contact discovered that the vehicle had an open recall pending: NHTSA campaign number: 21v725000 (exterior lighting, electrical system). The contact stated that there was a passenger in the vehicle. The passenger was sitting on the front passenger seat and was not injured. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

The contact owns a 2016 kia Sedona. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle from the dealer, the air bag warning light illuminated while driving, and the front passenger’s seat detection system failed to detect a passenger. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle had previously been repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 19v109000 (electrical system). The contact was also informed that a diagnostic test was needed to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 300,000.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? the vehicle's engine and electrical system appear to have failed, resulting in a fire originating from the engine compartment. The vehicle is currently at a salvage yard and available for inspection upon request. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? the fire occurred while my wife was picking up our children from school. Fortunately, they were able to exit the vehicle safely, but the incident posed a significant risk to their safety and could have resulted in severe injury or death. The vehicle was completely engulfed in flames and is now unusable. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? the specific issue leading to the fire has not yet been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or service center. However, the vehicle had been previously serviced by gilman Honda on March 12, 2024, due to a loud grinding noise and issues with the air conditioning, for which I was charged $855. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? the vehicle has not yet been inspected by kia or any other manufacturer representative. I have opened a case with kia, and they are aware of the incident and have expressed interest in inspecting the vehicle. My insurance company has been informed, but they have not inspected the vehicle. The vehicle has not been inspected by the police. Were there any warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? there were no warning lights or messages indicating a potential problem immediately before the fire. However, the vehicle had been experiencing intermittent grinding noises and air conditioning malfunctions, which were brought to the attention of the service department on March 12, 2024.

The contact owns a 2016 kia Sedona. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, at night going downhill, the lights to the vehicle shut off inadvertently and caused the contact to almost hit a pedestrian. The contact did hit a curb and was disoriented. No airbags deployed. A police report was filed by the sacramento police department. The contact later sought medical attention with their primary care physician. The contact also stated their rear left sliding door does not lock or unlock. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was not able to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000 .

No lights on the dash, no maintenance or check engine lights. The van began making noises under the hood and then blowing white smoke from the exhaust. The electrical connectors to the fan were melted and hot. To the cooling fan, radiator, etc. The fan connector caused the car to over heat.

The turn signals do not work properly. Has I attempt to turn left my right blinker turns on, otherwise none of the blinkers work and blowing my rear light bulbs. I addressed this to the dealer however any dealer or mechanic wants to charge me to look into this. As I was reviewing my cars history it has been noted as a manufacturing issues and failure to repair this defect. I purchased this kia sadoma without being told this was an issue. It seems that the transmission gear li lage issue was not addressed or repaired on my car either. I was not made aware of this issue either. After a year of ownership I only knew of this after reviewing my car history through a database. Now I am very mad and unhappy with the fact that I am driving a vehicle not working properly and everyone wants to charge me a ton of money knowing this is a manufacturing fault issue.

Headlights will shut off while driving. This sometimes will occur on its own, other times, it appears to be caused when using the turn signal lever. The lights will come back on by touching/moving the lever. This is dangerous and could lead to an accident.

The hitch lifts have went bad. When you open the back hatch it goes all the way up and then immediately goes back down about half way. It’s a huge safety concern. I have been hit in the head numerous times.

Our kia Sedona had the cooling fan harness negative cable melt and caused making our engine overheat. When we took our vehicle to get serviced they told us that the cooling fan harness melted and then it's a common problem with kias. They fixed the pigtail cooling fan harness but are cooling fan does not turn on anymore and they said that it is now an electrical issue and this was from a kia dealership in Dodge city kansas. They recently did a recall on sliding doors because they weren't shutting all the way and it worked for exactly one day after the recall and now it's back to not shutting and making a really loud noise when it attempts to shut. When this happens we can't lock our doors because the doors won't lock when doors open and we have to constantly shut off our interior lights so that they don't stay on because the doors don't shut. We've notified the kia dealership that have done our recall on it and told them that it didn't fix it but they refuse to make it right. We only have 106,000 mi I've got a new cooling fan resistor and put it in and a new pigtail harness and put it in but the cooling fan is still not turning on the low speed and the air conditioner doesn't work either. Our engine constantly smells very hot but it doesn't indicate that it's overheating. We haven't had this vehicle for very long and because of all the problems we've had with it are considering on getting another vehicle and we're considering a carnival but are afraid to because of the way kia handles their issues.

Frequently, the turn signal will blink on the right when the turn signal switch is set to the left. This is a safety concern for myself and other drivers as they will expect the vehicle to go to the right when it is actually going to the left. I had this repaired at a dealership. This had been an issue for about a year, when I finally had it repaired.

Door grinds and will not shut properly. Gadgets say it’s shut but then once driving it beeps and does not turn off until you stop. So I do not know whether it is actually shut or not. Many forums say this is a known issue with kia cars.

When you use your blinkers to change lanes at night the headlights go off till I move the blinker nob back to the middle this happens when you are going down the road and is dangerous needs to recalled ASAP before someone get hurt.

The contact owns a 2016 kia Sedona. The contact stated while driving at low speeds, while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the battery post shim needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

While driving when I use my turn signals the headlights will either flash high beams or completely go out then back on. Also my driver's side sliding door doesn't shut completely with the power door option this just started around the 100k mile mark.

The turn signal indicator randomly fails to active the left turn signal. When signaling right it always works, when signaling left it is hit or miss. It has become more often over the last year. This creates problem when I signal left and start to move then realize the left signal did not come on I have had to jerk back into lane to avoid accident.

The driver side automatic sliding door motor seems to be failing and will not latch completely which causes the door not to close all the way.

The female plug on the ac pigtail switch that works the front a/c fan was defective. I replaced the plug and the pigtail. I think you need to know that the female plug was shorted out and burned. It was like this when I purchased the vehicle 07072020. The unsafe condition was the burned female plug which could have resulted in a dash fire.

Low beam headlights. Flickr and one will go out and sometimes the other will go out and have gone out together while driving with out any warning. After looking this issue up online it appears that there are many other 2016 kia Sedona's having exact same issue along with other kia make and modelsafter looking this issue up online it appears that there are many other 2016 kia Sedona's having exact same issue along with other kia make and model. I would have also covered this story yet there has been no recalls I have called my local kia dealer they have also had customers deal with this issue. I have called my local kia dealer they have also had customers deal with this issue and I contacted kia manufactured yesterday for them to tell me they have no recall at this time they are not the ones that initiates recalled that goes through NHTSA so here I am. This is most definitely a safety issue and needs to be resolved. I can't believe people have been having this issue for over two years and there still is no recall. I can't believe people have been having this issue for over two years and there still is no recall. Here is links to some of the people having the same issues. . Read more...

While driving at night my headlights will often flicker off for one to three seconds when I'm either activating the turn signal (either right or left) or attempting to turn on my high beams. I always drive with the headlights in "auto", so I have not experienced the issue with any other setting.

2016 Sedona driver side push button sliding door will not latch properly on its own. It makes an awful noise and the back of the door doesn't latch; which causes the door to not lock also. This poses a variety of safety issues. I have also had the door sensors reset/programmed for the recall that was for the door not returning if obstructed; however I have personally gotten caught in the door and it's still not retracting as it should in my opinion. If a child was in fact the one with their hands, legs, feet ect in the path of the door the door is not going to stop and retract like it is supposed to. The door has acted this way for a long time. Since about 40,000 miles.

The problem is the multi function switch. In the auto mode, the head lights go off randomly. This is a super dangerous at night. Also, when the left turn signal is activated, sometimes the flasher doesn't work and you have to jiggle it or turn it off and on again and sometimes the right flasher goes on. The dealer service could not confirm the problem and did nothing. These problems happen at random times and have been ongoing for about 18 months.

I have needed to have the sliding passenger door motors replaced (once in 2018, currently working on it a second time 2019) as the doors would not fully latch. They would close into position in the front latch but would not pull completely shut in the back part of the door. Once the door is pushed shut, it stays shut, but you need to push it to close it. I have a video but I cannot upload it.

Our vehicle has the electronic stability light, abs, light on. It over heats if sitting still. The cooling fan is not working replaced the fuse relay. For the cooling fan, still no cooling fan. Constantly filling the coolant. It seems to be electrical but I decided to wait for a pro to see if it is recall related. When the light first came on while the van was in motion 55 mph, the lights came on and went off three times for staying on. " abs,electronic stability control, this is when the overheating problem started while idling.

The passenger motorized sliding door does not alway latch closed. There is a service advisory to repair but no recall. Vehicle failing to latch could cause the door to open while in motion.

My multimedia display stopped projecting. It wouldn't allow me to see the backup camera when in reverse. Restarting didn't fix the issue and it was diagnosed by kia as a faulty system. Warranty only covered it until 36,000 miles and I'm at 44,000. It's unsafe to not be able to see behind me due to the large stature of my vehicle. Also couldn't control bluetooth or phone connection to allow me contact to safety personnel unless I was unsafe by using my phone.

The left turn signal malfunctions. When turning on the left turn signal, it intermittently turns on the right turn signal, turns on the right turn signal, then switches to the left turn signal, or does not turn on any turn signal. Also, when someone weighing around 175 or less sits in the passenger seat, the airbag light turns on, as if the person is a child and the airbags won't deploy in case of an accident.

While driving at night headlights and tail lights all go out for a minute and then they come back on. This could happen 1-3 times of driving.

My 2016 kia Sedona lx is having issues with the sliding doors not closing all the way. The driver side sliding door was worked on when we bought it but it has reverted to not locking once closed every time we close it. The passenger sliding door is still random. It's only when we have them opening/closing with the power option. When the power option is turned off and we manually open/shut the doors, they do latch and there is no issue.

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer dutch miller kia of charleston 335 mccorkle avenue sw, south charleston, wv 25303 for repairs under NHTSA recall number: 18v338000 ( structure, electrical system ), while at the dealer and after repairs were performed, the power sliding door did not auto-reverse crushing the contact upper arm. The following day the contact went to urgent care. Treated and released. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000. VIN was not available. Bp.

The passenger-side door from day one of purchasing the kia sedon lx doesn't shut properly. When using the button to close the door, the door will shut and then slightly ajar. The car dash will then tell me that not all doors are secure. I have contacted kia several times. They have replaced the motor first and this didn't fix the issue so they replaced the latches. This also didn't fix the issue. Unless I turn off the power doors and manually shut the doors myself the problem still persists.

Power sliding doors make loud grinding noises when closeing and opening. In addition the power sliding doors continued to close on me while I was trying to push it back open. Car was parked in the driveway and off, my front passenger pressed the overhead psd button before he realized the kids hadn't finished climbing out.

Both automatic passenger sliding doors do not shut completely after last recall was completed to fix them.

Both of the sliding doors on my 2016 kia Sedona do not close completely when used in automatic mode. They do not latch properly and the "door open" light as well as all interior lights remains on. I have to physically push the door shut in order for it to latch. The door also makes a loud noise when attempting to close. This occurs when stationary and on any type of ground (flat, hill, etc) one door was repaired by the dealer but the second door started having this issue after the warranty expired, unfortunately.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 kia Sedona. The contact stated that there was an internal electrical failure and the rear doors unlocked without warning. In addition, the brake lights illuminated and the radio shorted in and out. Century kia of tampa (4340 w hillsborough Ave, tampa, FL 33614, (844) 757-2536) was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting for a response to receive an appointment for diagnostic testing and repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owns a 2016 kia Sedona. While attempting to start the vehicle, the key failed to turn in the ignition. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The contact also stated that the rear hatch was difficult to open after being unlocked with the key fob. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 9,960.