2016 KIA SEDONA — Complaint #1758892
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NHTSA Complaint about EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH filed July 22, 2021
NHTSA complaint #1758892 (ODI reference 11425932) concerns a 2016 KIA SEDONA and was filed on July 22, 2021. The owner reports the failure occurred on January 1, 2020. The report was geocoded to Texas based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as exterior lighting:turn signal:switch, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same KIA SEDONA cohort independently describe similar exterior lighting:turn signal:switch failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2016 KIA SEDONA shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
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.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1758892 |
| ODI Number | 11425932 |
| Date Filed | July 22, 2021 |
| Failure Date | January 1, 2020 |
| VIN | KNDMB5C14G6 |
Similar EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH Complaints for 2016 KIA SEDONA
There are two issues I believe both are connected. Number 1. Sometimes when I put on the left blinker either nothing happens at all or the wrong blinker (right side) will go on instead of the left.
Malfunctioning indicator stalk/switch. Left blinker either won't function or will cause right blinker to indicate. Dangerous because creates confusion to other drivers and is a distraction.
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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