2005 Kia Sedona: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Oct 12, 2019 · Electrical · 115,000 miles · FL · fire

My 2005 kia sedona was parked in my garage and it caught fire in the dash in front of the steering wheel. That is where the fire department said it started. It was a total loss, only had 115,000 miles, no issues. Thank god it was at 8 am and we were awake, earlier my whole family and our home may have been gone as well.

Filed May 17, 2019 · Engine · 200,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 kia sedona. While parked at the contact's residence, the vehicle caught fire underneath the hood and inside the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was totaled. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was 200,000. *as photos attached

Filed Dec 21, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 240,000 miles · SC · crash · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 kia sedona. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly shut off and the brakes and power steering no longer functioned. The contact ran off the road into a ditch. The vehicle caught fire and exploded. A fire report was filed and the fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The origin of the fire was undetermined. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000.

Filed Sep 4, 2012 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · FL · fire

Started the vehicle and smelled something burning. Black smoke was coming from the passenger rear by the window. The entire passenger rear side of van burnt and melted. Caught seat on fire too. Fire department said it was electrical maybe started in the rear AC unit. Van was totaled.

Filed Feb 10, 2011 · Electrical · 76,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia sedona. Three hours after routine maintenance was completed, the vehicle caught fire. The fire started in the drivers side door and underneath the drivers seat. No one was injured. The vehicle was destroyed. The fire department extinguished the fire and stated that it was electrical. A report was filed. The insurance company was called. The manufacturer informed her that they needed to see pictures and the fire report before they could investigate. The failure mileage was 76,000.

Filed Aug 7, 2007 · Electrical · 37,000 miles · OH · fire

My wife went to start our 2005 kia, she heard the starter clicking. She then turned off the van. Tried a second time, heard the starter clicking and took out the key, the clicking noise continued, then smoke came from under the hood, her father had to put the fire out with a garden hose.

Filed Nov 1, 2006 · Electrical, Locks · 4,000 miles · NC · fire

Several defects some were repaired some were not...I had not made my first payment on my new 2005 kia sedona when it caught on fire memorial day 05-29-06.

Filed Jul 23, 2006 · Electrical · MI

2005 kia sedona, when I first purchased vehicle, only about 3 weeks old, I went outside to start it and smoke came pouring out of steering wheel area, so much so that I was in the process of calling 911 after getting my young child out of her car seat and out of van, the smoke was significant and just stopped as quickly as it started, I took the van in and they acted like I was crazy and said there was nothing wrong, then last week with only 30,000 miles on the van, I pulled into the store parking space and came out and the steering column and wheels and ignition were completely locked and frozen, the van had to be towed in to the dealership because no one could get the steering column or ignition to unlock, they told us it was a cable that was out of adjustment, I have never heard of a cable being able to render a car completely inoperable at 30,000 miles, what is it went out of adjustment while I was driving down the freeway!!!! I strongly feel there is something fundamentally wrong with the steering column and connected systems in the steering column and they are not telling us the truth when we take it in for repair.

Filed Jul 15, 2006 · Brakes, Electrical · 8,795 miles · IL · fire

July 2006 I noticed a smell of burning brakes or something similar. But after I turned the vehicle off for an hour the smell disappeared. Then on july 4th 2006 we were 10 miles from home and noticed the radio turned off, then a few more miles the gauges all turned off, then by the time we got off the freeway, the car turned off. We then turned it back on, the radio and gauges all worked until we drove to the dealer which was closed so we drove one more mile to a safe place to park. At this time the car was completely dead. We looked in the engine, the fuse box was smoking and when opened, all the fuses were melted down and all the wires were melted too. We then got it towed to the dealer the next day 7/5/06. The car has now been at the dealer for over a week and half, and will not be ready until next week. I am hoping the new wiring they put in doesn't burn again. This is the second major trouble with this new car under 9000 miles. The first trouble was one week after buying the new car with 3 miles on it. Drove into my driveway at home on a steep hill to find I had no brakes. The trouble was a kinked brake line that broke ... Very scary.

Filed Mar 21, 2006 · Electrical · 1,200 miles · ND · fire

I bought a new kia sedona on 2-27-06 had problems with the radio. The first time I had it in to be checked, they were going to put in a new radio but it was damaged in shipping. They ordered one put it in on the 10th of march 06, that night the van started caught fire and was totaled.