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Wont work in the rain.

My Kia doesn't work in the rain. Anyone else have that problem? Do they make a rain kit?

Well designed. Lots of standard equipment, even on the base model. Bought it partially because of the warranty. I tend to keep my vehicles a long time( my other Ford Van is 13 years old ).

Very minor complaints: driver's seat could have a little more rear travel. I keep hitting the Emergency Flasher button while reaching over to adjust the heaters buttons.

I have used this van for one year and have 12k miles on it now. To date, I could not be more pleased. It is roomy, comfortable and gets reasonable mileage for a heavy, roomy vehicle - 15 city, 24 highway. I have not had a single repair issue. Have not even been back to the dealer!

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Performance, comfort, versatility. Lots of creature comforts in cabin,great A/C system, and instrument and accessory lighting.Even has a pretty decent sound system!

Not as good as advertised estimated M.P.G.Am averaging 16 to 17 MPG. around town, and have gotten no better than 22 MPG. on trips of 300 miles or more.

Have owned 2002 Toyota Sienna, 2004 Honda Odysey, and neither were as satisfying as this Kia Sedona. Had ongoing problems with both the Toyota and Honda in first year of ownership. Have had this Kia for almost a year and a half, and absolutely flawless.Rides like a luxury car, very good handling, and good performance for a 4600+ lb. vehicle. Tight suspension, no squeaks or rattles, and comfortable, versatile seating.

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thank god for the warranty

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bought when had 116 miles. with in 3 months a/c stopped cooling. almost 3 years later a/c works on 1/2 the time. new a/c system, new transmission, relay switches (2), foul odor from vents in summer, fans replaced due to over heated and stranded us on vacation (18 hours from home), doors automatically locked and had to call 911 to have officers to come and jimmy my door open because my 2 year old was in his car seat ( i put my child in carseat and set my purse in the floor board shut his door and as i was walking to the driver side i heard the doors lock), has locked 3 times on its own, both horns went out and had to be replaced, new computer, have appt. tomorrow due to when has set all night sounds like rocks grinding upon starting.

The only strength is the price. Possibly the 2006 and newer Sedonas are an improved product but I am so bummed out on KIA now I'll never find out.

Brakes, rotors, engine mounts, trim pieces, mileage.

I have a laundry list of problems with our Sedona since we bought it three years ago.

1. All of the engine mounts have been replaced under warranty, twice.
2. Air conditioning proportioning valve replaced under warranty. The failing valve caused a weird "whoop whoop" noise in the back.
3. Seat trim on front seats replaced, twice under warranty.
4. Struts replaced unde warranty.
5. Front brake pads and rotors need replacing every 30,000 mi. No warranty and the dealer techs diagnosed bad pads and rotors as the front tires needing to be balanced, twice.
6. Front wheel bearings replaced at my expense.
7. Replaced the timing belt and water pump along with plugs as part of 60,000 mi. service only to find the timing belt belt tensioner had failed, it had lost its fluid. FYI, KIA considers the tensioner to be a "wear" part and is not warrantied.
8. CD player failed at about 50,000 mi. Dealer said that the 60,000 mi warranty did not apply to the radio. Yet another warranty "asterisk".
9. Front tires replaced at 30,000 mi due to alignment issues at my expense. Also during the first 10 months or so we had frequent flat repairs on the OEM tires. Never did find any foreign objects, just copious leaks.
10. Although it is not KIA's fault I have several wiring and tubing failures due to rodent activity. Not sure why they have a taste for the Sedona.

As a side note, I filled out a JD Powers survey on this car. There were so may problems that engineers from South Korea paid me a visit to discuss and videotape me and the car. My car was one of ten selected in the US. Apparently the early Sedonas had plenty of issues that KIA wanted to see and address personally.

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Un able to find any due to the pile of repair slips in front of me.

Lacking reliablilty and has poor fuel mileage.

This Kia Sedona was bought in 11/2005 we have faithfully taken it in for every required maintenance schedule and have the oil changed every 2500 miles. We only have used Desert Kia to do the repairs. Any parts changed have always been Kia products. With in the first year our Kia began to start with a multitude of problems that follows. It has had two complete transmission replacments, multiple brake and A/C problems that have required many trips and return trips to Desert Kia dealership. It all started when noises were heard from the transmission, took the van in and new transmission was installed taking them four days. It still didn't feel or sound correct and within one month it went out again leaving it to be towed We now now that it was due to improper installation. This time Desert Kia had the van for over a week. Shortly after that noise from the brakes, new brakes installed and brakes are continuely replaced including rotor each trip to Kia they have the van for a day or two. On to the A/C, the A/C Compressor locked up, threw the belt off and left the van to be towed they had the van for two days. When we got the van back A/C didn't cool correctly, returned to Desert Kia and dealership said it needed to have more freon one day. A/C still would not cool while in idle. Returned again to Dealership two more times each took a day. Again leaving me stranted. The tentioner pulley came apart, towed to Kia again and replaced pulley (still not cooling correctly) two days in shop. This last trip to desert Kia to correct the A/C problem. I was told the A/C problem was due to a weak battery. Yeah right! (I'm a HVAC mechanic and know this not to be true, two days. Unable to work on my own van due to warranty) I feel that the Desert Kia A/C mechanic lacks the proper skills needed to properly diagnose the A/C problems. They continue to dance around and not give any straight answers about why the system will not cool correctly. As you can tell our van has spent many days at the Kia Dealership and we still continue to have the problems time for a FOR SALE SIGN! I find that Kia tries to pasify you by giving you a free oil change and car wash for the "inconvience" and then wants you to do their survey and wants all perfect "10" Not this time!

none that I can think of.

Constently having problems, and they don't honor the warrenty

My car brookdown on the freeway, the piston blew and wreck the heads. The dealership said I over heated the engine. Well I didn't, no lights came on and the needle didn't show overheating. The car had 88,000 miles onit. I have had the radiator split open, the window motot go out wheel bearings go out, nothing but trouble. The said the warrenty wouldn't cover the motor because it dosen't cover over heating.

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Very comfortable seating, hauls a lot, lots of storage, drives smooth, powerful engine!

Not great on gas, but better than other vans. Wish the rear hatch opened higher, worry about hitting my head on it.

I love this van! I love sitting at a light and some young guy will pull up and act light he is going to speed up and then cut me off! I have nno problem with this van! I press the gas and leave everyone behind. It is so powerful! I like the shifter on the console. I love that my kids can roll down the windows on the slider doors. I like that the rear seats fold down into the floor. The seating is very comfortable. Don't feel all crammed in with 2 adults and 4 kids.

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Warranty

No external IPod jack

No Question this is the best van on the market today for the money!

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Many features for the price. Excellent Safety Rating.

It has the WORST CITY MILEAGE I've ever gotten.

I purchased a KIA Sedona EX in early September 2006. I am pleased with most features and the ride. It is really a good value in those terms. But, I am appalled at the city mileage. I get a MEAGER 7 MPG CITY. That's no misprint. A KIA representative went for a fuel consumption test ride with me and confirmed the mileage. He did not have any criticisms about my driving habits that could cause the poor mileage and the driving conditions were all favorable. Since then, KIA has washed its hands of the matter and has told me that gas mileage is not guaranteed and that they will not do anything for me to correct the problem.

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