2005 Kia Sedona Engine Problems

Your vehicle caught fire under the hood and inside the cabin while parked at your home, causing total damage. The fire department extinguished it, but the exact cause was never determined. This type of fire is a serious safety hazard that typically requires investigation of the electrical system, fuel system, and engine components to prevent recurrence.

Your engine stalls without warning at any speed and in any weather conditions, whether the engine is hot or cold. It restarts immediately after stalling, but this unpredictable behavior is dangerous while driving. The issue likely involves a fuel delivery or ignition system component that's cutting out intermittently.

Your parked Kia Sedona was overheating, but no warning lights appeared on the dashboard. When you tried to open the hood to investigate, it wouldn't open. The dealer checked and said your vehicle wasn't under recall, but the problem wasn't diagnosed or fixed. The overheating issue may require inspection of your cooling system components to identify the underlying cause.

Your engine stalled unexpectedly while driving at low speeds. The dealer found that your car had a non-original aftermarket crankshaft position sensor installed instead of a genuine Kia part, and this defective sensor caused the stall. Because the part wasn't made by Kia, the manufacturer wouldn't help with the issue. Replacing the crankshaft position sensor with either an OEM Kia part or a quality replacement sensor should resolve the stalling problem.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING& I CANT BRING IT TO A STOP SAFETY CAUSE THE BRAKE PADDLE IS HARD TO PUSH IT WILL NOT RESTART RIGHT WAY IT WILL JUST START & STALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OR SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/10/16. *JB

THE COOLANT LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED COOLANT WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE RUN HOT AND STOP. I WAS LUCKY TO BE NEAR A GAS STATION AND GOT OFF OF THE ROAD. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. THE DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE COOLANT LINE STATING IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. MAINTENANCE ISSUE? HOW CAN THE GENERAL CONSUMER KNOW THAT THE COOLANT LINE THAT RUNS UNDER THE VEHICLE IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE MAKERS WARRANTY. *TR

THE 2005 KIA SEDONA AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND SOMETIMES IT TURNS ON AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T ALSO THE HEATER STARTED ACTING UP AND IT SOMETIMES WOULD TURN ON AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T THIS HAS LED TO THE CAR GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S GOING TO OVERHEAT. *TR

ENGINE STALLING.... COMPLETELY STOPPED... LOSS OF POWER DURING CITY DRIVING. DEALER NOT ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. HAD VAN TOWED. AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE TRIED TO SOLVE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT AND VAN IS UNSAFE AND RISKY TO DRIVE. *TR

REAR COOLANT LINES ARE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, CAUSING OVERHEATING, AND VEHICLE STALLING. *TR

ON JUNE 20TH I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY WIFE THAT OUR VAN HAD OVERHEATED AND SHUT IT SELF OFF IN THE INTERSECTION, (LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC.) WHEN I ARRIVED I FOUND THE VAN OUT OF COOLANT. I REFILLED THE COOLANT AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS, FINDING NONE I DROVE THE VAN HOME. UPON ARRIVAL AT HOME I FOUND THE VAN TO BE ALMOST OUT OF COOLANT AGAIN, BUT FOUND NO LEAKS. I REFILLED IT AGAIN AND THE NEXT DAY AFTER A SHORT TRIP I FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF COOLANT UNDER THE VEHICLE. I TRACED IT BACK TO TWO METAL LINES COMING OFF THE BACK OF THE MOTOR. I CALLED KIA FOR SERVICE AND WHEN THE I TOLD THEM IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT, THEIR RESPONSE TO ME WAS "OFF THE BACK OF THE MOTOR?". AFTER TALKING WITH HIM FOR A FEW MINUTES I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THAT ITEM EXPIRED AT 60000 MILES AND OUR VAN HAS 65000. I SCHEDULED THE SERVICE, THEN BEGAN THINKING ABOUT HOW QUICKLY HE KNEW EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS LEAKING FROM, AND THEN I SEARCHED ONLINE FINDING A TSB FOR THE REPAIR. THIS PROMPTED ME TO CONTACT KIA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD STILL COVER THE REPAIR AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH AN AGENT AND A COUPLE PHONE CALLS LATER I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT. THE LEAKING COOLANT COMES FROM TWO METAL COOLANT LINES THAT RUN TO THE REAR OF THE VAN FOR THE REAR HEATER. THESE LINES RUST AND CORRODE OVER A COUPLE YEAR PERIOD ALLOWING THEM TO LEAK. I WAS TOLD BY THE GENTLEMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I AM LUCKY AS MOST PEOPLE DON'T CATCH THIS IN TIME AND DO LOTS OF DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF THE VEHICLE JUST DIES IN A TRAFFIC IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND IF THE VEHICLE DIES IN INCLEMENT WEATHER INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR. KIA IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE SITUATION DUE TO THE TSB AND AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD ONE MANUFACTURER USES ALUMINUM LINES WITH A PLASTIC COATING TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING, SO THEY ARE AWARE OF A SOLUTION. RIGHT NOW IT IS GETTING THE LINES REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE OF LINES THAT CORRODED, SO I WILL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

2005 KIA SEDONA OVER HEATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CONSUMER STATED THAT KIA TOLD HER TO PUT COOLANT AND WATER IN THE RADIATOR. WHEN IT OVER HEATED A SECOND TIME SOMEONE INFORMED HER OF A REAR COOLANT LINE PROBLEM. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN IDLING. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, BUT THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE.

2005 KIA SEDONA VAN WITH MULTIPLE DEFECTS CUSTOMER STATES, MOTOR AND TWO FREON UNITS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING WERE REPLACED, ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER THINGS, VEHICLE HAS A STUCK THROTTLE DURING INCLEMENT OR COLD WEATHER WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT**SB DURING A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, SUBSEQUENTLY THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF TRACK, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF AND THE BACK WINDOW LATCH. THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER HIT HER PORCH AND A TREE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE STICKING OF THE THROTTLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REWORKED THE GROUNDS TO THE FRONT AREA MODULE. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH. 2005 KIA SEDONA . *AK UPDATED 10/30/2006 -THE VEHICLE STALLED A THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THAT CANNOT FIND THE CAUSED OF THE STALLING. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERS WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CYLINOID VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE CYLINOID WAS REPAIRED AND THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHEN THE DEALERS ALERT, THEY ADVISED THE VEHICLE TO BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP ALSO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CYLINOID VALVE WAS BEING STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO DEALERS, THE DEALERS YELLED DIRECTING THE CONTACT TO GET OFF OF THE PROPERTY. NO FURTHER SERVICE WAS PROVIDED TO VEHICLE.

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY NEW 2005 KIA SEDONA, WITH 4300 MILES ON IT, HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING THE 1ST TIME AT AROUND 40 MPH, AND THE LATEST TIME TRAVELING DOWN I10 OUTSIDE OF TUCSON, AZ WITH 3 KIDS AND 2 OTHER ADULT PASSENGERS, TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO RESTART CAR. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES, THE CAR RESTARTED, WAS PUT IN DRIVE, AND MOVED A FEW FEET BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T RESTART AND WE TRIED TO CALL THE 800 TOW NUMBER THAT KIA GAVE US. WE COULDN'T GET THROUGH TO ANYONE, SO THE AZ HIGHWAY PATROL GOT A TOW TRUCK THERE IN 5 MINUTES. NOT ONLY ARE WE OUT 300.00 FOR THE COST OF THE TOW, BUT IT HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE 08/22/2005. THEY SAID THAT THEY WON'T GIVE US A RENTAL CAR SO WE HAD TO RENT ONE OURSELVES AT THE DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER JOHN ON THE SATURDAY FOLLOWING AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS AND THERE WAS NOBODY IN SERVICE ON SATURDAY, BUT HE WOULD CALL ME ON MONDAY MORNING(TODAY) AND HAVE SOMEONE "ON IT" FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I RECEIVED NO CALL. I CALLED AROUND 5:00 PM TO FIND IT WAS JOHN'S DAY OFF AND HE WOULD BE RETURNING TUESDAY MORNING. I WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO A "SERVICE TECH" WHO PULLED UP ON HIS COMPUTER THE DIAGNOSTIC OF MY CAR. HE SAID THAT THEY HAD OR IS SUPPOSED TO ORDER A NEW REAR ENGINE MOUNT. HE SAID THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG THE PART WOULD BE BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD TO GET IT FROM JAPAN(HQ), AND ALSO DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO INSTALL OR WHY THAT WOULD BE MAKING THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION, AND DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING A CAR THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A PART REPLACED AFTER 4000 MILES, THAT KEEPS THE ENGINE FROM FALLING OFF THE FRAME OF MY CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH INFANTS IN MY CAR. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON MY RIGHTS(IF ANY), AND CONTACT ME ASAP AT THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED. THANKS FOR ANY HELP AND CONCERN. *JB