Major Problems with 2012 Kia Sedona Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Kia Sedona

2012 Kia Sedona AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 2000 miles

2012 Kia Sedona POWER TRAIN Mileage: 12000 miles

2012 Kia Sedona DOOR Mileage: 35000 miles

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Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE and BODY are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Sedona owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. while the vehicle was parked the contact removed the key from the...	25 ~ 71188 miles
ENGINE while turning onto another street the van stalled. i put on my flashers and stopped put the van in park...	13 ~ 84272 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. while driving 50 mph the sliding doors and the rear hatch door...	12 ~ 85377 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER about 18mo after owning the van we started to have issues with shifting from park to other gears. it keeps...	9 ~ 69000 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. while driving approximately 15 mph the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously....	8 ~ 36913 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. the contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph the vehicle lost acceleration...	7 ~ 61994 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL let me begin by prefacing that this is our 2nd sedona and we purchased both brand new. we have had...	6 ~ 11480 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl*the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph and making a...	3 ~ 40667 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owned a 2012 kia sedona. while driving 30 mph in rainy weather conditions the vehicle veered to...	3 ~ 4667 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i purchased my 2012 kia sedona on 8-11-2018 & found out that they sold me a vehicle on the recall...	2 ~ 20002 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER issue 1. vehicle appears to have a broken lock mechanism or bad sensor on the automated rear drivers door. when...	2 ~ 80000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i bought this 2012 kia brand new in 2011 well a few months ago we took it in for and...	2 ~ 96963 miles
WHEELS right rear tire blew out on the thruway causing loss of control and braking....	1 ~ 62000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. the contact stated that the power sliding doors would not open or...	1 ~ 35000 miles
CAMERA SYSTEM > BACK OVER PREVENTION tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. the contact stated that the power sliding doors would not open or...	1 ~ 35000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sedona. while driving at approximately 50 mph the rear driver side power sliding...	1 ~ 60000 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE rear hatch won't open when sitting out in the sun for 4-5 hours. after it cools down it will open.	1 ~ 50000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2012 kia sedona. consumer writes in regards to door lock malfunction. *ld the consumer stated once the keys were inserted...	1
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT while i drive a car. it was very humidity condition. so i turn on ac to windows. few minutes later...	1 ~ 70000 miles
ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT we had a flat tire on our 2012 kia sedona. when my husband put the vehicle on the jack to...	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC it is almost impossible while driving on a daily basis to not step on the brakes while also depressing the...	1 ~ 50 miles

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