Kia Sedona adaptive cruise problems

Filed Oct 14, 2024 · Driver assistance · OR

When driving on freeways and using my cruise control….. If I need to use my brakes to disengage cruise control when traffic slows and then use the “resume” feature on the C.C. my vehicle continues to accelerate until I shut the cruise off and reset it. If I am resuming to say 65 MPH I can reach 85 MPH in a couple seconds. This happens more than 50 % of the times I use my C.C. As I continue to age and my reflexes slow, this issue becomes a safety issue for me.

Filed May 22, 2023 · Lights · 115,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2010 Kia Sedona. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the contact observed that the cruise control independently ceased functioning. The contact stated that the "ESC" light was illuminated. The contact stated that he was able to continue driving but had to manually accelerate due to the failure. The contact stated that the cruise control switch was illuminated, but the cruise function would not engage. The contact stated that when he had pulled into a rest stop, he became aware that the rear brake lights were still illuminated even though he had turned the vehicle off and shifted to park(P). The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the brake stop, and brake stop lamp switch needed to be replaced. The contact stated that he related the failure to a previously repaired recall of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 13V114000 (Exterior Lighting). The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000. The contact stated that brake switch was replaced by the dealer at no charge the first time. The second replacement was at the owner's expense.

Filed Jun 30, 2022 · Driver assistance, Electrical · LA · fire

Our 2018 Kia Sedona SXL caught on fire in the engine compartment while driving. IT almost killed my wife (driver) and my 4 year old son. Car had been driven only 2 blocks after picking up my son from daycare. The car started to produce black smoke incessantly from the engine compartment that made visibility almost impossible. Bystandards were waving with their arms up and trying to warn my wife and she managed to stop in a parking lot and run away with my son. Car got very hot. Despite of keeping regular maintenance, car has had a myriad of issues: electrical components going off and not working anymore (cruise control, rear view camera, navigation system), booming sound from air conditioner like an old airplane is inside the cabin..etc.There were no warning lights suggesting any problem before car caught on fire. Please help.

Filed Oct 24, 2021 · Body, Electrical · MA · fire

The car odometer was about 120,000 highway miles. After run with the cruise control for about a 386 miles I stop the car in Angola service station and been there for about 12 minutes with the car off the car got on fire. The electric system shut down immediately and the hood didn't open at all, rear doors didn't open electrical way just manually and the back door get completely sealed.

Filed Apr 28, 2021 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 6,800 miles · ID

Date of incident: 22 apr 2021, thursday description of incident: while driving on cruise control at 45 MPH on a well-paved two-lane road with no other vehicles or obstacles present in either lane, the vehicle suddenly automatically decelerated sharply, causing the front end to plunge. Simultaneously, several alerts, both in words and symbols flashed on the dash. These included 'check collision alert' and lights showing a skidding vehicle and a second showing the front of a vehicle in a crash. Alternating my attention between the alerts/messages on the dash and driving the vehicle, I steered to the side of the road and stopped. The engine was turned off and then restarted. All alerts and symbols were extinguished. An inspection of the front of the vehicle showed nothing covering or obstructing any portion of the vehicle. I accelerated back onto the road and returned to a speed of 45 MPH without using cruise control. The vehicle returned to normal driving with no alerts or warning symbols. After driving approximately another 20 miles, with two periods of parking the vehicle, the cruise control was again engaged at 45 MPH on an otherwise empty road. While I attempted to exit the following-distance control feature, the vehicle again braked suddenly with the same set of alerts and symbols as during the first incident. Again steering to the road shoulder, the engine was stopped and restarted with all alerts/symbols extinguished except the check engine light.

Filed Feb 6, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 170,000 miles · OK

On my cruise control when I set to certain speed, it will speed up, I had it set to 65 MPH and it sped up by itself to 85 before I could get it to go off. I had to slam on the break to get it to go off. This has happened several times. Now the car will not start all the lights will come on, but car will not do anything. Checked fuses all good, ground wire was taken loose and paint grinder off and put back on, still won't start. It started not starting every now and then and now it won't start at all. I read where this is happening to several kia specifically 2006 .

Filed Feb 6, 2020 · Electrical · 122,000 miles · OK

Sliding door on passenger side opens by itself while driving. Mirrors malfunction all the time and you can't correct them. They keep pointing down and you can't see. Had recall completed on sway bar but they didn't realign and check suspension I'm on my 3rd set of tires. Dangerous vehicle I've had more issues with this vehicle than any vehicle I've ever owned. Between issues I just spoke of to cruise control going crazy when you use it to the door coming open while driving . I don't suggest anyone buying a kia. They don't back up there cars and they want an outrageous price to look at it. I've been looking to buy another vehicle and the car salesman even said he discouraged buying a kia because of safety issues.

Filed Jan 26, 2020 · Acceleration · 30,000 miles · CA

While using the variable cruise control I was following a car which was traveling 40mph. I had my variable cruise control setting at 75mph and the maximum distance setting. Therefore I was traveling at 40mph. A motorcycle passed me on my right going 50mph+. As my car recognized the motorcycle in front of me it slowed initially, and then accelerated to follow the motorcycle. The acceleration continued after the motorcycle had passed the car in front of me. It seems that the variable cruise control remained focused on the motorcycle although there was now a car between me and the motorcycle. The acceleration continued and the distance between me and the car in front of me decreased until I interrupted the cruise control and slammed on the brakes. This scenario has occurred several times. This all occurred on a highway in the carpool lane while going straight.

Filed Nov 5, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 126,000 miles · PA

Break switch sticking causing the break lights to stay on , ESC doesn't work causing the accelerator to stop working and the cruise control stops working. I was pulling out from a stop and my vehicle would not go above an idle. I had to stop in the middle of the road, put the vehicle into neutral before I could continue on my way.

Filed Oct 10, 2018 · Acceleration · 64,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sedona. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to community kia of bloomington (2200 s walnut st, bloomington, in 47401), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. *tt consumer stated he is having issues with the brakes and cruise control is not working. Updated 12/12/18