The van was on fire in my yard. Only the front drivers front side caught fire. When I found it it was blasing out of the door and windshield. I got the hose pipe an unhooked the battery to put the fire out. It melted the whole dashboard all the way to the radio steering wheel windshield only on drivers side all damage was at front drivers front side.I didn't drive the van alday that day.
Kia Sedona EX fire or smoke problems
14 of the 121 owner complaints about the Kia Sedona EX describe fire, smoke or burning smell, most of them for the 2002 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 2002
- typical mileage
- 108,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20043
- 20033
- 20028
Often reported together
Trouble codes mentioned
P0102 1
What owners say
Takata recall. I was at home I heard some kind of noise out side like a horn blowing so I look out and my van was on fire on the drivers side and I ran for the hose to put it out then I called 911an the fire dept. Came an the arsson dept and he said it was in the seat to the fuss box and that's what caused the fire my car is totaled can you please let me know the whole van on drivers side is totaled I have no way to go now .
I have been going to kia for years complaining of a strange intermittent groaning sound coming from the brakes at low speed stops. It would never make noise at the dealer and would only make the noise sometimes. Never for the same reason. It was very random. This time I was driving for several hours ( city traffic) where I began to hear the sound. After about 20 minutes or so I smelled rubber or tar. Thought it was from the street repaving but when we passed the construction I could still smell it. The car began to drive as though the transmission was not working properly. After about 2 miles at slow speed I pulled over and saw steam. I lifted hood where it appeared to be coming from transmission. I continued 10 MPH or less to get closer to home and out of the way of traffic. About a mile or 2 later I could hardly drive even at slow speed. I pulled over to stop and as I got out the front passenger brakes were on fire and the rear driver side brakes were smoking. The front brakes were new and the bake ones still had plea toy of life. I have been complaining for years and keep getting told there is no problem. This is a major problem.
At approx. 3:55 a.m on the above date my step son woke up to the sound of a horn continuously blowing in our driveway. He looked out the window and saw flames coming from inside the cab of the listed vehicle. He ran into the bedroom and woke me and his mom up. I jumped up and ran outside to find my fiances van on fire as I ran back in the house to get the kids and her to get out of the trailer because the van was parked within 5 feet of it the drivers window busted and flames began rolling out of it. We called 911 and waited for the fire dept to get there to extinguish the fire. The van became fully involved and burned almost completely up. I found out later that day of a recall back in 2005 of possible fire danger caused by wiring in electric seats. I started thinking that may be what started because the drivers electric seat stopped working about 8 months ago. We bought the car used a couple years ago and never received any recall notices about it. What does her or I need to do. If this was in fact caused due to a recall we need to be replaced with another vehicle.
My 2002 kia sedona caught fire on november 7, 2012. I was unaware of the existence of any recalls needed for my kia or that I was driving a vehicle that could start on fire at any time?..I have children and a grandchild that I transport! I should have been notified of the recall. I notified kia the day of the incident, provided all incident information and reports from the kirkland fire department, waited, and continued to do all that was asked of me by kia. Over 2 months later I was told by michele hillegas, national consumer affairs analyst, that my vehicle was too old, wasn't under warranty anymore and hadn't been for quite some time so they would not compensate me for any loss. She also stated that if I had full coverage insurance this would have compensated me for my loss. Recalls have nothing to do with the dealer warranty or my individual insurance that I carry on my vehicle. Soon after I bought my kia in 2008 I purchased an 50,000 mile extended vehicle warranty for my vehicle from a company known as endurance warranty which helped me maintain my vehicle in the best way it could be. This web link talks about the recall which my 2002 kia sedona ex needed??..http://www.ohiolemonlaw.com/safety-recall-17.shtml a few weeks prior to the fire, my electric front passenger seat stopped working. I believe now that a faulty engineering problem well documented by kia is the reason why that seat quit working and then eventually caused a short in the wiring ultimately causing the fire in the fuse box that destroyed my vehicle. Since kia is required to perform recalled repairs to all kia vehicles involved in recalls that are in their possession (kia dealerships) and my rights as a kia owner were neglected, I believe I am lawfully entitled to be compensated for my loss in a fair and equitable manner.
My husband drove our kia sedona ex to work & parked it in the parking lot. About 30 minutes later, a colleague noticed the van enveloped by flames - burning so intensely that the windshield melted! Fire dept came, broke windows, and put out fire, which they noted originated in dashboard, but traveled throughout the car. The vehicle was totaled, but our insurance (allstate) didn't really offer us enough to sufficiently replace it. We have appealed to kia. We loved our sedona before this happened.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona ex. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential driveway when he heard the anti-theft alarm sounding. The contact was inside his home and observed the front driver's side window glowing from afar. Upon further inspection he found that the vehicle was on fire. The fire was extinguished. A police report was not filed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 108,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 kia sedona. The vehicle was parked in the driveway and the wires from the driver side under the instrument panel caught fire. The inside of the vehicle was totally destroyed. The fire department extinguished the fire by also cutting the electrical wires from the instrument panel and stating that was the origin of the fire. A report was available if needed and there were no injuries. The contact did not contact her insurance company, the dealer or the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 80,000.
2002 kia sedona ex, purchased 03/2008. My sister in law was driving my van on the highway when the vehicle stalled. She pulled over off the highway and went to restart the vehicle, to which in began to smoke and the whole front end went up in flames.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona ex. The vehicle was parked in the residence garage and the contact noticed the front interior and entire instrument panel melted severely. The entire instrument panel melted and was distorted to the point that the structure and gauges were not visible. There was a strong odor of burning wire coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed from the garage to a nearby location. The fire department was not called due to the fact that there was no smoke present or flames. The manufacturer was notified several times in which they advised the contact to tow the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis at the owner's expense. The contact was displeased to know there was no resolution or assistance provided by the manufacturer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired at the time of the complaint. Updated 09/24/10. *lj according to the consumer, a recall was issued regarding the seats. Updated 09/27/10
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The model years with the most reports are 2002 (8 complaints), 2003 (3 complaints) and 2004 (3 complaints).
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