Passenger side sliding door will not latch with power motor. I switched the door to manual mode and the door appeared to latch. The door then popped open when vehicle was moving.
2012 Kia Sedona body complaints
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There is an issue with the rear door not opening. It will opens intermittenly. Locked or unlocked it doesn't matter, same with the right rear sliding door, you cannot open it from the inside or out locked or unlocked, child safety locks have been checked and rechecked. This causes a safety hazard.
Issue 1. Vehicle appears to have a broken lock mechanism or bad sensor on the automated rear drivers door. When shut and in drive, driving down the road at 55 MPH, door has flown open twice. I have 2 children that sit in these seats and I will not place them in the vehicle again until this safety issue is resolved. Issue 2 - front windshield rear view mirror has intermittently went in and out of night mode during daytime driving. This is a safety issue and cars are barely visible with the green tinted nighttime mode on. Additionally, rain makes this condition worse.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. The contact stated that the power sliding doors would not open or close and were extremely difficult to manually open or close. In addition, the rear cameras were not functioning. The dealer lubricated the cameras, but indicated that the part was on back order. The failure recurred and the doors failed to open and close properly both electronically and manually. While driving, the doors opened more than once. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
While driving with my 4 year old twins in my 2012 kia sedona the passenger power sliding door repeatedly opened while the vehicle was in motion. The first time I was actually entering the expressway on the on-ramp - not certain of my exact speed but I was accelerating to allow me to yield into traffic. I obviously pulled the van over immediately - my daughters and I both frantic. This was the second issue with the power doors that particular evening. The first issue occurred approx. 10 minutes earlier when I was unable to get either door to open at all. I tried to open them with the remote; the overhead console open/close; the interior open/close on both doors; I turned off the power to the doors and tried to open them manually - the doors would not open. They continued to set off the interior lights/alarm as if they were trying to open but were not. Thinking it may be related to outside temperature (which is what kia had suggested to me previously when I had complained about issues with the doors sticking) I proceeded towards my home. The passenger side sliding door opened twice more. I never imagined anything like this could happen - when you purchase a vehicle shouldn't it be safe to assume that doors (such as power sliding doors) will remain closed when they are supposed to. There is most definitely some kind of mechanical failure that is allowing this to happen. Kia suggesting that they cannot do anything about this is not acceptable. I understand the desire to duplicate the issues as I have described to them but unfortunately I cannot make that happen any more than they can. The solution to this problem is not cross your fingers and hope for the best. The vehicle doors are randomly latching and unlatching. There is significant risk to my children that are passengers in the vehicle when the doors open during operation.
Rear hatch won't open when sitting out in the sun for 4-5 hours. After it cools down, it will open. When sitting for longer than 3 hours, it will not open.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. The contact stated that while driving at 10 MPH, the driver's side sliding door opened independently. The failure recurred frequently along with the rear passenger sliding door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the actuator on the rear passenger door and the modules in both rear doors. The failure was not corrected and recurred. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 5,000. The current mileage was 20,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. While driving 50 MPH, the sliding doors and the rear hatch door opened haphazardly. The dealer made two attempts to duplicate the failure. The passenger side sliding door was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer did not offer any assistance and the vehicle was not further repaired. The current mileage was 2,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
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