2004 Kia Sedona: problems, recalls and reliability

“My 2004 kia sedona was sitting stationary in my driveway engine was off. When something in the engine compartment caught fire causing extensive damage to engine parts on the top side of the engine. Such be as fluid reservoirs wiring, fuse box, and more.”Owner report · Engine · Sep 2018

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 kia sedona. While stationary, the front end of the vehicle erupted into flames. The contact stated that the fire originated from the engine compartment. A police report was not filed. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. There were no injuries sustained. The manufacturer was not made aware of the fire. The failure mileage was 110,000.”Owner report · Engine · May 2017

“Upon returning home and parking my van after running an errand of about 5 miles, I saw smoke coming from the engine compartment, ran to get a fire extinguisher, the fire was put out within 60 (sixty) seconds after seeing the smoke. Removing the air cleaner and other components, -- the wire harness on the passenger side of the engine compartment was found charred by the fire. No immediate reason was found for this incident to occur.”Owner report · Electrical System · May 2015

“Caught on fire while parked after driving engine was off . History of oil leaks. #15003607 van totaled and sent to salvage yard. *tr”Owner report · Electrical System · Jan 2015

“While driving in wet conditions the brake and battery light will come on instrument panel and there is a loss of power of steering. When taken to kia dealership to fix problem they told us it is a common complaint among kia cars. They checked all belts, battery and alternator all tests came back normal. While driving it is dangerous to lose power of steering especially in wet conditions. *tr”Owner report · Electrical System · Oct 2014

“While making right and left turns the steering becomes very tight. The power steering fluid was fine. No other warnings. This made me very scared to make turns. I did my best to avoid turns only if absolutely necessary for two days. In my 32 years of driving I have never had this happen to me. When I took it to tire choice and total car care they said it was my intermediate steering shaft need to be replaced. I had it replaced that day 9/20/14. *tr”Owner report · Steering · Sep 2014

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 kia sedona. While driving approximately 40 mph, the speedometer fluctuated and seized intermittently. In addition, the vehicle would accelerate independently. In order to prevent the failure, the contact had to drive at a slower speed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v329000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Aug 2014