2008 Kia Sedona: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jul 13, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 198,000 miles · KY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia sedona. The contact stated several months ago, smoke was seen coming from the front of the vehicle while stopped at a stop sign. The contact stated that recently she parked, the vehicle and it failed to reverse, she checked the oil level however, there was no oil in the engine. The contact stated that the failure recurred as while she was driving smoke was seen in the vehicle and the brake pedal failed to engage while depressed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated on the final failure a few weeks later the vehicle stalled, while driving 55 MPH and came. The contact was not able to move the vehicle, which caused the vehicle on fire on engine. The contact stated the fire was extinguished by the fire department and a fire department report was filed. The fire department inspected the vehicle and stated the cause of the fire was undetermined. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 20v088000 (electrical system, service brakes, hydraulic) however the contact had not received a notification on the recall. The contact stated a local dealer was contacted however, no assistance was offered and provided manufacturer number. The manufacturer had been informed of failure and a case was opened. The contact stated she was awaiting a call back from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 198,000.

Filed Aug 31, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 97,000 miles · MA

For the first incident, while coming to a stop sign, my son was driving the vehicle stalled and the ignition powered off, power steering failed, brake and battery lights came on and quickly the power came back on though the power steering still failed. Van had to be shut off and restarted for power steering to resume. This was first happening very infrequently but is now happening more, usually when coming to a stop but has also happened at steady speeds - 35mph, 20 MPH, 5 MPH. It usually happens in very heavy rains/wet conditions but has also happened once or twice in dry conditions. In addition: *passenger blinker will stop working for a week or two then randomly start working again (this pattern continues). The bulb has been replaced but it continues to happen. *passenger side door locks do not respond to key faub or power locks and have to be locked/unlocked manually. *passenger door randomly will not open from the inside or out. *one cigarette lighter no longer works. I believe this is all related to the electrical system with the biggest obvious concern of the vehicle's power out and loss of steering. Clearly, this can cause a major accident. Mechanic was unable to reproduce the engine stall issue.

Filed Nov 18, 2014 · Electrical · 188,000 miles · FL

The vehicle periodically won't start. This is a safety issue because should the vehicle stall while driving or pulling into traffic and vehicle won't restart immediately, it could cause a crash. It is not a starter, battery or other related issue as far as our mechanic can determine. There have been numerous reports on line by sedona owners as it is apparently an inherent problem with the sedonas of various years. People have reported that starters have been replaced in their vehicle and it will resolve the problem for a short period of time only to return a short time later. Others state that their mechanics think it could be related to the anti-theft device in the vehicle. No one seems to have a sure fix for the problem and kia apparently is not doing anything about it or making any recalls to fix the problem. Various things will get the car to start such as locking and unlocking the doors several times, jiggling the gear shift and turning the steering wheel or opening and closing the doors. Some days it will do it only once and other days it will do it several times.

Filed Sep 21, 2010 · Engine · 18 miles · KS

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia sedona. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the engine stalled. The vehicle could not be restarted and it had to be towed to the dealer who stated that the engine remote start device had a "bad connection". The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer eight times for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 18. The current mileage was 19,100.

Filed Mar 23, 2010 · Fuel system · 24,074 miles · NJ

Vehicle stallled with out warning at 60 MPH, throttle position sensor failed. This is the second one in our fleet of 4 2008 kia sedona's. Searching the internet, and talking to the dealer this is a huge problem. I requested kia replace this part on the other two 2008 sedona's, they said not until it throws a code. We also have 2 2010 sedona's, I do not know if they have redesigned the part. For the 2008, this is a 50% failure rate and a safety hazard stalling at any speed is a safety hazard.

Filed Dec 29, 2009 · Engine · 59,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia sedona. While driving 70 MPH with the cruise control engaged he pressed on the accelerator pedal, and then the pedal fell completely to the floorboard. While attempting to pull to the side of the road , the vehicle stalled. He was able to restart the vehicle. A technician from the dealer repaired the tbs sensor and updated the ecu. The failure mileage was 59000. The current mileage was 59054.

Filed Dec 28, 2008 · Electrical · 13,000 miles · 00

Initial occurrence was on november 20, 2008 when our 2008 sedona was less than seven months old and with only 13000 kilometers on it. Vehicle stalled when trying to start up after a four way stop. Thought some type of fluke? No further occurrences for two to three hundred kilometers until november 23, 2008 when stalled while turning at a busy intersection. Stalled again after put in park and restarted. Took to dealership where serviced on november 24, 2008 -correction: "scan code p2106/p1295/p0638 and po236 reset and re-program - road test all ok" less than 24 hours later, during evening rush hour the sedona stalled again both starting up after having been stopped and then a short time later in the midst of driving at the posted speed limit. Kia of newmarket service was immediately contacted and we were advised to drive the vehicle over, if possible. The sedona was returned to the dealership on tuesday november 25, 2008. On wednesday, november 26, 2008 kia was asked for and was granted permission to drive our sedona home that evening in an effort to experience the stalling problem firsthand. We were subsequently advised that the vehicle stalled for the advisor five different times. On or about december 4, 2008 the main computer was reportedly replaced with a brand new main computer taken from a 2009 sedona on the lot in an effort to resolve the problem. The service advisor once again took our sedona home and back and it was reportedly running "beautifully" following the replacement of the main computer. On friday, december 5, 2008 the sedona was picked up - the paperwork was not signed as they wanted to leave it open until follow up was made. Again less than 24 hours later after picking up the sedona the sedona stalled while we were driving on a busy street with six people in the van. Apparently they have at the direction of kia canada tried several codes since then. Problem has still not been diagnosed and van still at kia over one month later!