2004 Kia Sedona: engine failure

Filed Sep 24, 2014 · Acceleration · 96,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 kia sedona. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the speedometer fluctuated and seized intermittently. In addition, the vehicle would accelerate independently. In order to prevent the failure, the contact had to drive at a slower speed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v329000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2012 · Steering · 83,325 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 kia sedona. The contact was driving 2 MPH and attempting a right turn when the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a private mechanic. The mechanic advised that the rack and pinion failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 83,325 and the current mileage was 85,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2011 · Engine · 59,430 miles · KS

I own a 2004 kia sedona 3.5l that I purchased on 08-31-2010 with 53638 miles on it. On 01-25-2011 as I was driving I heard a rattling from the engine compartment. I stopped to open the hood and confirm that it was coming from the engine, it was. I drove to the nearest auto mechanic and had it diagnosed to be told that I had a blown engine and it would have to be replaced. I had it towed to he local kia dealership to be looked at further. The engine was opened up to be inspected. I was told that the #6 cylinder was coming apart and that I would have to replace the engine. The van currently ha only 59430 miles on it. It is under the 60000 mile warranty mark but over the 5 year portion. I have been made aware that there was a kia service bulletin that mentioned that the 2004 kia sedona 3.5l engine had scoring on the #6 cylinder from the manufacturing process which also resulted in a gasket defect or malfunction. This clearly should be covered under warranty service. This is not the only case of this specific problem with the #6 cylinder.

Filed Mar 21, 2007 · Engine · 24,000 miles · RI

My 2004 kia sedona has 24,000 miles on it and is in the 3 year 36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper part of the warranty. My check engine light came on and the car was towed to albert kia. The service manager said the car had a blown engine and that it would be replaced under warranty, however, we needed to bring in all the oil change records for warranty purposes -which we did. That dealership went out of business and the car was never repaired. A rep from kia USA told me that they were going to tow my car to balise kia in warwick, ri. Two days later, scott, the service manager at balise, called to tell me that he and the district manager had looked at the car and it was determined that it had 5 liters too much oil in it. I told scott that the service manager at albert kia had already diagnosed the car and reported a blown engine, never once mentioning anything about too much oil. Within the 72 hours, jeff from kia USA called and informed me that he had my case. After a brief review, jeff asked me to fax over the service records to him. On january 16th, my case was given to russell stuart. Later in january, the kia dm and I checked the oil together and noted that it was not over the fill line. The dm removed the oil cap, looked at the underside, and noted that it filled covered with sludge. The dm now stated that the car never had an oil change - voiding the warranty. I asked if the sludge on the back of the cap was the result of a blown head gasket. The dm said no. My son, an ase master technician, found a kia issued technical service bulletin stating that some 2004 sedona models with the 3.5 liter engine had a defect that left a score mark at the #6 cylinder on the head, resulting in head gasket failure. My vehicle was built 4 weeks after kia said they corrected the problem but kia will not lend any credence to this bulletin regarding my vehicle. I'm stuck with a vehicle that has been out of service for 3 months.

Filed Dec 13, 2006 · Engine · 42,000 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated the engine died without warning. The service dealer determined the engine short block needed to be replaced to fix the issue.