2006 Kia Sedona: harsh or hard shifting

6 of the 385 complaints about the 2006 Kia Sedona describe harsh or hard shifting.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 89,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Harsh or hard shifting by model year

2018
1
2015
1
2007
1
2006
6
2004
1
2003
1
2002
2

What owners say

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 1,500 miles · WI

Bulbs constantly going out. Lots of front end issues with noises, clunking mostly. Difficulty seeing due to blind spot where front window and doors meet and where front doors and back sliding door meets.

Filed Jan 19, 2016 · Suspension · 120,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sedona. While driving approximately 35 MPH, a loud clunking noise came from the front end of the vehicle. The driver was suddenly unable to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side lower control arm failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2014 · Suspension · 122,000 miles · IN

My fiance' dropped our oldest daughter off at school. While driving home she heard a loud clunk but everything felt fine. She then went to drop off our youngest at the babysitters. She then went to turn around in the driveway and heard a loud pop and felt the front end of the van fall. She got out to find the driver's front tire completely flat and the sway bar shoved into the tire. Upon further inspection we found both sway bar end links had completely failed. The balls had completely rusted out of their sockets and allowed the sway bar to fall in a way that allowed it to rupture the tire. Kia has a problem with front suspension components rusting out and failing. We were going to take the van in for the lower control arm recall because they are breaking due to rust. I contacted my dealer and they told me the tire and sway bar would not be covered by the control arm recall. I am currently working with kia motors to see if they will resolve this issue. Had this happened while travelling down the road at highway speeds, the outcome would have been much worse and possibly tragic. I do have pictures of the damage if needed.

Filed Aug 30, 2012 · Fuel system, Suspension · 65,000 miles · MO

Over the past year, I have replaced struts, bushings, cv boots, & countless other items on suspension. I have had sedona looked @ by multiple mechanics. Have driven around w/ me on both occasions. Had three ase certified guys at one time checking everywhere for lose or broken parts. We even checked spare tire & the pressure in it. When I go over any uneven surface, something rattles or clunks under the van. Not a little, a lot! Everyone can actually feel it, not just hear it. Cannot pin point location.it seems mostly around spare tire area, but I feel it under driver & passenger area too. Middle & back can feel & hear it. You cannot make it happen over things like speed bumps. Just uneven surfaces. Random.. So embarrassing & making me crazy! I also have had on 5 or 6 occasions when driving, I will take foot off gas as cars slow or exiting up a hwy ramp. When I push to excel, it wont catch but the engine rpms go crazy & engine races. I have to try to let off & reapply foot to gas to get it to grab. I almost got rearended twice! It happens fast, suddenly & far in between. Scares me to death. It is like the transmission is slipping, but had at dealership long ago for this & just like the other stuff, if they cannot make it happen... Sorry, out of luck! I now am just under the 100k mark & still cannot get resolve. Cannot sell a clunking car!

Filed Jun 17, 2010 · Electrical, Suspension · 89,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sedona. The contact stated she had her vehicle serviced for the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v130000 (exterior lighting: brake lights: switch). After receiving the vehicle back from the dealer, she was driving at approximately 15 MPH when the cruise control involuntarily engaged. There was an unusually loud buzz coming from the dash area. The contact shut off the engine and when restarting, the cruise control was deactivated but the noise continued momentarily. The contact also stated that she has been experiencing a recurring failure in which she hears a loud "clunking" noise coming from the front end of the vehicle while driving over bumps. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on many occasions where the right and left sway bar links were replaced. The failure continued to recur whenever driving over a bumpy road surface. The vehicle was not repaired for the cruise control failure. The failure and current mileage was 89,000.

Filed Jan 13, 2009 · Transmission · 61,000 miles · TX

Problems with stalling and rough shifting. This van has been in the shop 10 or more time for the same problem. It has been serviced at capital kia in austin, texas all 10 times. The transmission has been replaced 2 times, the main computer has been replaced. Air sensor replaced. The list goes on and on. My service advisor is gene. While he has been helpful he is limited on what he can do. I have called corporate several times and they have advise the service technicians on what to fix but the van is still not working. We need help in getting rid of the van.