Door Problems of Kia Motor Sedona - part 1

The contact owns a 2014 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the passenger’s side sliding door failed to open as needed. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing a control module replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the sliding door was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2007 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the passenger side sliding door opened while driving approximately 50 mph. The contact called two different dealers, including joe myers kia at 713-587-9940 (located at 16484 NW fwy, houston, TX 77040) and was informed that there was no recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 169,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 kia Sedona. While the vehicle was parked and the rear passenger door was sliding closed, the left hand of the contact's child was smashed in the door. The local dealer (matt blatt kia of toms river, 1070 rte 37 w, toms river, NJ, 08755) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled. The contact's child sustained injuries to the left hand that required medical attention. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and filed a report. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger doors opened independently. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door actuator failed and needed to be replaced on both the driver and passenger sides. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 188,000.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sedona. While driving at 60 mph, the rear passenger door opened independently. As a result, the contact had to abruptly stop and close the door. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.

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The contact owns a 2006 kia Sedona. While the vehicle was parked, the rear passenger and driver side doors failed to open. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

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The contact owns a 2010 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger sliding doors would not latch and automatically opened during cold weather. The failure occurred numerous times. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

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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. Sometimes the door would not open/close entirely, would stop as it open/closes, or will not open at all electronically, only manually. Kia service department has been very diligent in attempting to fix the issue on two 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 department the issue. They witnessed the issue and ordered a replacement part of which dealership 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. Furthermore, the inside wall/casing from previous work on the driver sliding door is now coming apart and needs to be fixed. Additionally, the passenger sliding door showed one symptom of the same issue as the driver sliding door with opening and closing as well as very difficult to open when the pwr is turned off in the overhead console (more difficult than usual). Therefore there is concern the passenger sliding door is going to start experiencing the same issue as the driver sliding door. I have contacted kia customer assistance center requesting kia fix the issue to 100% operational and warranty the work/parts past the original vehicle warranty period at no cost to me. . Read more...

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The contact owns a 2008 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the rear passenger door had not closed and the driver side door had not opened. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the doors needed grease and the indoor and exterior door handles needed to be replaced. The interior door handle inside the panel was greased and replaced; however, the issue recurred. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sedona. The contact stated that while parked on a downward hill, the rear passenger attempted to exit the vehicle but the door slammed into the passenger, pinning her into the frame. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the failure was not a safety defect and the vehicle was designed to act in the manner in which it did. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 12/20/cn.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Sedona. The contact stated when the rear passenger door was opened he noticed that the wires were protruding out of the plastic wiring cover. The vehicle was inspected by the owner and he noticed that the clamp needed to be replaced that holds the wires in place. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. Rk.

On may 5, 2011, I was driving my 2006 kia Sedona. My 2 children (age 2 and 7) and my mother were in the car. All of a sudden, the left passenger sliding door opened on it's own accord. I was frazzled on how this may have happened as the car has great safety ratings which is why I purchased it Aug. 2006. I was so upset as this is a safety issue that needs to get addressed immediately. I called major service in lic, NY and they set up an appt for mon. 5/9/11. When I brought the car for service, I learned that this is a voluntary recall. I do not define this as a voluntary recall especially when you have your children present in the car when this occurs. They explained to me that the part had to be ordered because it is on back order. Such a recall should first not be voluntary and second should not be on back order. It is now 2 weeks later and I am still waiting for the part. I called kia and they informed me that they will call the service manager and expedite the order. Meanwhile, I need to take my son to school and daughter to the babysitter, so I tied a rope to the door to avoid the door from fully opening while driving. I also have to hear the annoying beep notifying me that the a door is open. I am putting my children at risk for kia's negligence. Need this corrected immediately.

Electric sliding door on 2007 kia Sedona slides open while car is moving. No "door ajar" alarm before slides open. Occured several times, including while vehicle moving at over 50 mph with a child in the seat next to the door.

Rear sliding door wont latch or will come unlatched while driving. This is a serious safety issue. Kia has it on a service note but if car is not under warranty they will not repair.

We own a 2006 kia Sedona, bought used. The power sliding doors have malfunctioned numerous times. Once on the driver side, and now we are on the third repair for the passenger power sliding door in less than a year. The occurrences are random. The door will not close or latch whether we do it manually or use the power buttons. There is no warning; it just stops working. There are numerous complaints from other consumers about the exact same issue. This is very much a safety related issue, not just an inconvenience. At what point does a complaint stop being a service bulletin and become a product recall? the last repairs we had were covered under warranty, however, warranty does not last forever and it does not seem like the repairs are working for us or other consumers. This is clearly a product defect and not an issue of normal wear and tear. Consumers that are experiencing this same problem should not be obligated to have any out-of-pocket expenses related to what is an obvious product defect. Thankfully, there have not been any reported injuries or deaths that I was able to find. My hope is that kia is not waiting for that to occur to issue a product recall.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the driver side sliding door did not open electronically or manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times. The dealer replaced the door motor and the sliding mechanism; however, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,800.

We have a 2006 kia Sedona, with powered sliding side doors. We had our three grand kids with us, all under 6 and the side door would not close. It would go shut, and then open without locking. We were told by the dealer that there was a bad electronic switch. The problem: there was no manual overide to this problem. I had to drive it in the shop by jamming the door manually, and even then it came open several times on my trip to the dealer. If we had been in a severe thunderstorm, or a blizzard, we could have been in real trouble. There must be an overide for this. I pulled the fuses, but that did not help. The dealer is don sealye Ford, kalamazoo, michigan.

2007 kia Sedona [xxx]normal vehicle usage. While driving the passenger side power sliding door will open without operator interaction, resulting in an unsafe condition. Typically the power siding door is closed using one of two power buttons, first in overhead console for driver the second is located next to the passenger on the body frame. Without notice the door will open while driving down the road. Occasionally the non-latched door warning will light up followed by the warning ell and then the door is open. The power button is disabled to allow the door to be closed manually and the same scenario will occur. Vehicle taken to dealership for repair, indicating that didn't have correct parts, and need to order. Must still operate vehicle in this condition. Similar incident within the past year with door on other side of vehicle, don't recall exact date or fix performed by dealership. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

While driving my 2006 kia Sedona on the highway the rear passenger sliding door opened by itself with my child seated next to it in her car seat. After numerous attempts at trying to close the door by the power switches, I had to push the door closed manually. I got in my vehicle and drove to a nearby parking lot to move my child's car seat to the other side. I contacted my dealership to let them know I was on my way and gave an explanation of the issue. I was asked to wait until the next day, that they were busy and already had people waiting. I explained that I had my child in the car and was told perhaps I could use the vehicle without her in the car, but that they probably would not get a chance to fix the problem today. I expressed my disappointment and told him I would be coming now to the dealership as soon as I could get there. The door continued to open throughout my 30 minute drive to the nearest kia dealership, leaving me to pull over and, again, manually try to close the door. This occurred 6 times. On pulling into the dealership parking lot, which is down a small hill, the door again slid open and closed. I was told by the mechanic that it was a mechanical problem with the latch on the sliding door. That the vehicles computer system does not recognize a broken latch as it is a mechanical part. I was told that the car looks at the open latch as if someone wants the door to open, not understanding that it could be a defect of the part itself. The part was replaced and I paid out of pocket for the expenses, as my limited warranty had expired. When I asked the dealership if this was a common problem, I was told that they had seen it before, but would not call this issue common. My concern is for the safety of my child. My choice in this vehicle was made based on safety. This defect of the latch on the door is not safe. And, common or not, must be addressed.

The rear door handle on the manual sliding door broke off while opening the door.

The contact has a 2008 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the sliding doors continue to close even if person is in the way or if their hand is in the way. The contact stated that the door continued to close and smashed the finger of one of the passengers. The vehicle was parked at the time. The dealer stated that there is no standard feature for a sensor on the sliding door of the kia vehicles. The failure mileage was38000 the current mileage was 38128. The VIN number was unavailable.

2006 kia Sedona, sliding doors keep sticking or locking so you can not open them, in cold weather and in warm weather. After not being able to open doors, if car is drive or even setting after not being able to open doors the doors will then open causing lights & bells to come on. If driving you may have to stop to shut door, but if car is turned off and sitting, if the lights & bells come on you do not hear the warning and I have had my battery go bad. I have replaced the battery and now battery is going dead over night. This automoblie is the worst car I have ever owned. I bought this car in 2008 and have not had it 2 yrs and have replaced the battery, put 4 new tires on as tires keep loosing air pressure and head lights have blown 3 different times. As far as the doors sticking/locking I have reported it to my dealer and they stated they knew about the problem, but put some luburcate around the doors, wlhich I do not think is the cause of this defect, it acts more like locking of the doors. If I were to have a headon collision where both front doors were unable to oopen, and the car started on fire, neither I nor any passengerswould be alble to escape. I am not the only one with this problem, I have a relative that bought his 2006 Sedona in the state of washington during the summer of 09 and his do the same thing and this person has 3 children that he has in his car. This should have been recalled long ago. The date that I am including below is going to be the last time this occured.

Passenger sliding door on my 2009 kia Sedona is very hard to open. It has been since we got it. Sometimes the door gets stuck and will not open at all from the inside. Someone has to get out another door and open it from the outside. On one occasion the dealer's mechanic told us to open the door slower - it still got stuck. On another occasion the manager of the dealership sat in the van and after playing with the door showed us how to open it by pulling on the handle two times and pushing very hard on it. The dealer wouldn't do any work to the door. It continued to get stuck frequently and when it does open it is only after we push on it very hard. We took it to another dealer who at least tried to lubricate the doors. It seems to get stuck less frequently but is still hard to open and sticks once in a while. The 2nd dealer wrote on invoice "door would not open even with excessive force". I feel this is a safety issue as my children might not be able to get the door open in an emergency. The manufacturer was notified of this in July.

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In early oct 2009 the driver side rear door of our 2006 kia Sedona would not close. It was as if the lock was stuck in the locked position. We had it fixed at the kia dealership. Then in Dec 2009 the passenger side back door had the same issue. We again had it fixed at the kia dealership.

The power sliding door on this vehicle has failed to operate, thus slamming shut and almost crushing my daughters hand in the door. This car has been brought to the dealership to be fixed at least 7 times, and it still fails to operate as it should. They claimed to have fixed it, but the problem continues. Now I am out of warranty and basically stuck with this issue.

Erratic opening and closing of rear passenger power sliding door.

Doors freeze shut. Can not open them when it is cold out side. Dealer has not been able to fix the problem.

August 12, 2008 after picking my children, 8yrs old and 4 years old up from the babysitter both sliding doors would shut and reopen on their own. I was able to get to finally get both doors shut by shutting off the electronics of the door. However when I left my babysitters and the first right turn I made the driver side sliding door flew open, while my son was sitting there. I called kia in fort wayne, my car was towed the next day and returned to me on the 13th with the passenger side control module replace. The driver side sliding part was on back order. On sept. 3, 2008 my drivers side sliding door control module was replaced. Here it is September 8, 2008 and the driver side passenger door is doing this again. I called kia in fort wayne and they can get Mar car in on Wednesday. Kia fort wayne I feel has done everything they can as far as replacing the part, but this door is coming open while I'm driving, because something is seriously wrong. I have video recorded this door no latching at the time it happened on September 8th. I hope that kia seriously looks into this major safety issue. I work in the automotive industry and can honestly I am disgusted in how kia is handling this safety issue. . Read more...

I have a 2006 kia Sedona. It was bought used in 2007. Approximately one year later both sliding door latches broke. Once opened in normal everyday use the doors would no longer latch closed. The passenger side sliding door was the first to go. After closing the door repeatedly and having it bounce back open we finally got it to latch shut. We then tied the door shut until we could get it in to be serviced. While driving through a parking lot the door again bounced open as far as the rope would let it. On the day before we took the kia into be serviced the driver side sliding door did the same thing. Thankfully the kia was parked in our driveway when this happened. Nothing we could do, other than tying the door shut, would get the door to latch. This is a 2 year old vehicle. The latches should not be having problems. Thank god no one was injured or worse, however if the doors had fully opened while going down the road at normal speed someone could have easily been injured or fallen out.

Both rear sliding doors on our 2006 kia Sedona have issues latching. They can come open while driving, if not tied down well. Once we are able to get them to stay shut they cannot be opened or they pop open while driving or do not shut at all without being tied down. This happens everytime the doors are opened for the last month. No correction has been able to be done except tying the door shut.

Power side passenger door opens without warning when in motion. Does not do this all the time just out of the blue no warning. The vehicle has been in the shop several times for the doors and as well as other problems. My main concern is the doors. I have 3 children 3, 7 and 10 and use the vehicle as little a possible and no longer take their friends as well as our dog in this vehicle. I purchased the kia Sedona ex in July 14,2006 and it has only 15,165. 00 miles on it. I have no confidence in the service department and I don't believe they understand the seriousness of my problem. I have done some research online regarding similar complaints in chat rooms, is anything being done about this issue? I am currently working on a case through the lemon law.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Sedona. While driving 30 mph, the passenger side door flew open. The warning indicator chimed after the door opened. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four times for the failure. The dealer reset the sensor and replaced the latch; however, the door continues to open while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The manufacturer took a report, but has not provided any assistance. They informed the contact that they would call her back. The failure mileage was 400 and current mileage was 17,000.

Sliding door malfunction. Had three problems with doors not completely shutting and reopening while in drive. Could be a safety issue. Consumer is updating information. The consumer was informed the computer malfunctioned. The vehicle had been in the shop 4 times due to the power sliding door opening while the vehicle was in motion. The consumer stated she didn't have the ability to override the power function as she should. Updated 05/13/09.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Sedona. The contact stated that the sliding door fails to close all the way and occasionally slides open when parked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, but the failure remains. The vehicle is currently back at the dealer and they concluded that the failure cannot be permanently corrected. The current mileage was 10,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

I was in a parking lot once again, loading my children in the passenger side of the 2006 kia Sedona that we have, and when I went to shut the door, it bounced back open five times without latching. . . This will make the fourth time that we are going to take it in tomorrow morning for door problems. . . This will make the third time that we have had the same problems with the passenger sliding door bouncing back open, and not latching. Big safety issues that need addressed soon! the first time taken in, problem could not be duplicated. . . Second time, the service dept installed new cables in both sliding doors, the third time was for the drivers side sliding door, that was stuck open and would not shut at all and had to drive down a busy street that way. . . They found a cable nut that was unplugged in the door and supposedly fixed that, but they would not provide me with any proof of my vehicle being in the service dept while I went to pick up the van from obrien. . . Service guy kept saying he would put my papers in the mail. . . . Sounds kinda fishy to me. . . . And now this (doors bouncing open again on the passenger side) I have two very small children that ride in the two seats there, but the service dept and obrien does not seem to care about that. . . So, we will see what happens in the morning!.