https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the KIA Sedona. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:48:23 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2176224 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I was driving my car, all of a sudden there was a loud knocking sound. The car suddenly wouldn’t accelerate. I was in the middle of a busy intersection with kids! I am 95 pounds, I can’t push the van! After being hit. I managed to get it moved with help. My van only had 108,000 miles on it! Took it to a mechanic, said needed an engine as there was no oil in it. How is that possible? We just change https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2175742 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT My family and I were all driving in the car. We were at a stoplight, and fully stopped as it was a red light. All of a sudden, we heard a weird noise, and all of the dash lights on our car appeared, and then the car fully turned off. We could not get the car back on, and it would not start. Prior to this, it was driving totally fine, and we had no lights on our dashboard indicating something was w https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2174755 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT My husband and I originally bought our White 2017 Kia Sedona LX on 9/12/18 from Hertz automotive sales. Since that time we had had no engine issues. We maintained our brakes, and standard upkeeps on the car. Eight years in and still our car had given us no issues. Our most recent oil change was on 9/13/25 and it was inspected during that oil change and no issues were noted. The car had since https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2169776 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT My 2017 Kia Sedona has has regular oil changes about every 3000 miles. I was not due for an oil change quite yet and a ticking noise coming from the engine started to occur. I made an appointment at the Kia dealership right away. Just a few days before my appointment there was no warning light for the oil or engine until the engine failed, went limp and I lost power steering control, the brakes https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2168236 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT My Husband was driving my van with me and my 2 children inside the vehicle and the vehicle lost all power and stalled in the middle of the road and would not restart there was no warning light no noise from the motor or anything. The problem has been confirmed by a independent garage and a Kia dealer this happened on 12/20/25 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2166368 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sedona. While driving approximately 30 MPH on a main road, the steering wheel started shaking abnormally and became difficult to control. The vehicle was driven to a tire shop and then to an independent mechanic. Additionally, the sliding doors failed to open as needed, the steering wheel occasionally seized, there was tread separation in the tires, and the wheels were https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2166369 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 Kia Sedona. While driving approximately 30 MPH on a main road, the steering wheel started shaking abnormally and became difficult to control. The vehicle was driven to a tire shop and then to an independent mechanic. Additionally, the sliding doors failed to open as needed, the steering wheel occasionally seized, there was tread separation in the tires, and the wheels were https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2165790 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engine with around 107K miles has had regular maintenance done to it. Went out one morning to start my van and there was a knocking noise coming from under the hood. We then had it towed to an engine/transmission repair shop to have it looked at and was told that we needed a new/used engine and the price was thru the roof. this is a very trusted shop so took there advice. To have the engine re https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2164999 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Motor Blew https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2164493 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2164494 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2163958 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The front passenger seat, occupant detection system wiring harness was never repaired by the dealer I had taken the vehicle to the dealer several years ago and he gave me a $8000 estimate to replace the electrical system! https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2163670 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sliding doors have an issue where the car alarms like the doors aren’t shut. Took it in and paid a diagnostic for them to tell me a sensor was bad, it still beeps. Seems to beep more when turning away from that door (driver sliding door beeps more when turning right or when stopping, passenger beeps more when turning left or stopping). This was a problem with previous generation to where the warra https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2162446 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT March 2024 just before hitting 100,000 miles I started having oil consumption issues. Current milage is 137,300 About 10,000 miles ago my check engine light came on. I took it to an auto parts store and it was reading bank 1 O2 sensor. I took it for an oil change and never scheduled for the sensor replacement due to life events. I took it in for another service About 5,000 miles ago. At around 2, https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2162447 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT March 2024 just before hitting 100,000 miles I started having oil consumption issues. Current milage is 137,300 About 10,000 miles ago my check engine light came on. I took it to an auto parts store and it was reading bank 1 O2 sensor. I took it for an oil change and never scheduled for the sensor replacement due to life events. I took it in for another service About 5,000 miles ago. At around 2, https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2161674 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owned a 2017 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that after parking in his driveway, there was white smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact is handicapped and was assisted by his wife to exit the vehicle safely. The vehicle later caught on fire, and flames were visible in the front passenger side that spread to the rear of the vehicle. No warning lights illuminated before o https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2161327 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Kia service dealer diagnosed high oil consumption on my car with heavy sounds. They recommend to replace whole engine but it's out of warranty. It has only 106k miles on it. I am afraid the car is posing safety issue as well and it has less miles on it. I filed complain with kia consumer corporate a case has been generated on their system [XXX] but no one had contacted me yet. INFORMATION RE https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2161328 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Kia service dealer diagnosed high oil consumption on my car with heavy sounds. They recommend to replace whole engine but it's out of warranty. It has only 106k miles on it. I am afraid the car is posing safety issue as well and it has less miles on it. I filed complain with kia consumer corporate a case has been generated on their system [XXX] but no one had contacted me yet. INFORMATION RE https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2159273 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2019 kia sedona showed the exact same symptoms for the oil pressure switch recall red oil light on the dash and a leaking oil pressure switch.2010 to 2018 sedona why was the 2019 model not added to the list https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2158889 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 2016 KIA Sedona. I was driving on the highway when the Engine started knocking and smoking. I had to cut cars off on the highway to get to the shoulder. The car was towed to a local mechanic who told us there were holes blown through the engine and it would need replaced. This was after a year and a half of driving it so we still had a loan on the car that we couldn't afford to just scrap the car. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2157573 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Excessive oil consumption https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2157145 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was at an intersection & was turning left. In the middle of the turn the car started knocking noise and vibrating and turned off in the middle of the intersection. It did not crank for several tries while I was panicking with a car full of kids in a busy intersection. When I got it to crank again it turned off again. Some good Samaritans then helped by holding traffic and pushing us out of harms https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2154673 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Sedona just stopped in traffic with out warning with my kids in the van. No type or warning lights came on. I had recently got an oil change and tune up. I almost caused an accident. It was extremely scary. I am thankful no one was hurt. I had to pay for a tow and come to find out the engine is locked . The machine started it had very low oil. Which makes no sense since it hadn’t even been 7 https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2154049 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 2016 Kia Sedona SX-L (VIN: [XXX]) equipped with 3.3L Lambda II GDI engine. This is the second engine failure — first engine failed due to head bolt studs separating from the block, second (mechanic sourced) engine began heavy smoking and nearly caught fire due to possible oil starvation/rod bearing failure. Vehicle is parked and unsafe to operate. Temperature gauge at time of incident was going to https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2152775 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2016 Kia Sedona is affected by Safety Recall SC175 (Front Passenger Seat Occupant Detection System Wiring Harness), documented here: [XXX] . Kia and the servicing dealer, Rick Case Kia, report to NHTSA that this recall was completed in 2019. However, the defect described in SC175 is still present and easily reproducible. The dealer continues to insist the repair was completed, but the symptoms https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2152738 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT My [XXX] son pulled the seatbelt so tight it got wrapped around his neck. When I pulled over to unbuckle it, it was stuck. I turned the car off and on again to try and loosen it, but it didn't work. In the emergency, I had to cut the seatbelt with scissors. It's the passenger seatbelt in the second row, next to the window. I reported the incident to Kia in Puerto Rico by phone. They never called https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2152559 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT With a 140000 miles and the timing chain and component already failing my mechanic told it could die anytime soon local or on the highway https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2152197 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the brake pedal was depressed, and the gear shift lever was moved to Park(P) but failed to lock in place. The contact stated that the vehicle started to roll backwards. The contact used force to lock the gear shift lever in Park(P), and the vehicle came to a complete stop after several attempts. No wa https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2151649 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Check engine light came on all of a sudden. Smell of exhaust/gas coming from car. Took car to the dealership to get the cause of the check engine light coming on. Dealership said it came back 02 sensor bank 2 and exhaust gasket to header. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sedona#complaint-2151650 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Check engine light came on all of a sudden. Smell of exhaust/gas coming from car. Took car to the dealership to get the cause of the check engine light coming on. Dealership said it came back 02 sensor bank 2 and exhaust gasket to header.