Tl*the contact owns a 2004 kia sedona. While her daughter was driving at about 5 to 10 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn in all driving conditions. The contact also heard a squeaking sound when turning the steering wheel. The steering shaft u-joint failure (badly corroded) caused the contact to crash the front end of her vehicle into the bridge on her driveway. She has not taken the vehicle to a dealer. The dealer said that there is a national back order for steering intermediate shaft. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 90,000 and failure mileage was 89,000.
2004 Kia Sedona: grinding or squealing brakes
6 of the 176 complaints about the 2004 Kia Sedona describe grinding or squealing brakes.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 30,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Grinding or squealing brakes by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 kia sedona. When the brakes are applied, the contact hears a grinding, squealing, and squeaking sound. The failure is heard when two or more people are in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a dozen times concerning this and, on six of those occasions, the sounds could not be duplicated. The braking system has been replaced twice; once at the contact's expense and once at the dealer's expense. The sounds ceased for approximately one week and then resumed. The current mileage was 53,891 and failure mileage was 30,000. Updated 12/31/07 *bf the fuel tank pressure sensor was replaced due to the check engine light illuminating. Different parts within the brake system was replaced; such as the drums and rear brake shoes updated
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 kia sedona. The vehicle was involved in recall # 05v232000 regarding the wheel bearings. The contact' s vehicle developed brake failure shortly after the recall repair was performed. The contact heard a loud grinding noise when stopping the vehicle, and the stopping distance was reduced. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer replaced and repaired the brake pads, drums, and rotors, but the noise continued. The current mileage is 61,000, and failure mileage was 13,000.
This van has brake problems squeaking and wearing out pads way too fast. I was told nothing is wrong with the brake system but when taking it to a brake shop I was told the calipers are bad, kia has not fixed them and denies that they're bad. The check engine light came on and I was told that a spark plug had misfired, that was fixed under warranty and then another spark plug misfired and was fixed under warranty. The oil level was getting low but I had no leak and I was told that the oil filter was simply loose so they said they fixed it. I asked if I should bring the van back in a week to have the oil level checked and we were assured there was no leak. Check engine light came on again and the oil light flickered, did not stay illuminated, so we took it to the dealership immediately, as the owners manual and the mechanic had stated. Then we're told that there's sludge in the engine and that it will be 2,000 dollars to take it apart and check the damage that we caused from continuing to drive it. They never told us there was any reason to not drive it nor did they mention sludge previously. The van will be towed back to kia tomorrow.
Dt*: the contact stated while applying brake pressure the brakes made a grinding noise. The dealership replaced the front and rear brakes and rotors however the problem still exists. The manufacturer was alerted.
Dt: took kia, sedona 2004 4 times to dealer for brake failure. The brakes squeaked a lot, and the problem has not been fixed properly. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer and the problem was fixed. But, then again one could hear a sound on the brakes. Consumer was taken back vehicle to dealer for the 5th time. To see what could be done. Also transmission when in drive around 5 MPH, wanted to stop, then jumped to normal. Also when the car was idling in park or stopping it shook.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Kia Sedona grinding brakes
Is grinding or squealing brakes a common problem on the 2004 Kia Sedona?
6 of 176 owner complaints about the 2004 Kia Sedona (3%) mention grinding or squealing brakes. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Kia Sedona?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Kia Sedona
Fire or smoke 12Stalling 12Check engine light 8Misfire 7Engine failure 5Headlights 5
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