KIA SEDONA MPV REVIEW

My car

Had the car 3 weeks, only to have problems with the electric mirrors + electric side doors.

Back and forth to the dealer, replacing this and replacing that, only for the door problem to still be there (I don't particularly enjoy doors which have a mind of their own, opening and shutting randomly both when in the car, or coming out in the morning to find one of the side doors open)

Have owned older sedonas before, with no problems whatsoever. Can't say I've enjoyed my time with my new shape Sedona - so much so, I've just taken it back to the garage and gotten my money back.

Feel gutted, but there seems to be many reported problems with the electric doors (if you haven't experienced it, think yourself very lucky!)

Shame as this should have been a good experience - I doubt I'll ever buy a Kia brand car again, nor would recommend one.

My car

we have had nothing but trouble from the day we picked the car up for dealer with 15 miles on the clock!!! it started that the lights kept fusing then after two weeks the powered doors failed! the dealer said it was the way we were parking it! but they opened in transit! vosa got involved as it was a serious safety issue and after 8 months they said they had fixed it!! we have had here goes...... 3 new seat belts air con re filled twice... 3 new handbrake cables fitted....a leak in the roof 2 x dvd players.... the doors fixed again!!...2 x fuel sensors fitted .... new seat/runners tracks(2nd row wouldnt fold!!) and main computer re-set as kept malfunctioning!!! and more! 32 trips we made to dealers in 22 months until they said we had to go to the dealers over 50 miles away as they had lost too much money to repiar our car!!!! with 3 children under 5 was too much to handle!!! we now have a strange tapping and whirring noise from under bonet and no one can tell us what it is???? the car is now 38 months old with 35000 on the clock and we are worried it is a money pit! we only bought this brand new to have HASSTLE FREE motoring!!!! ha ha ha what a joke!! car and dealer are a joke!

My car

I purchased this car second hand in April 2009. It came with 6 months of the manufacturers warranty remaining, and boy did I need it. With parts in scarce availability it stayed in the dealers for some time. Even now I need a new brake caliper and this must be ordered from korea!!! I love the size of the car and its not bad to drive but it does suffer from acceleration lag most times. I have had discs all round, replaced the front pads twice now, the rear doors whilst practical being electric, tend to have a mind of there own, numerous occasions I get to the car in the morning to find one of the rear doors open!!! hence i leave nothing in there now just in case. I note another reader saying fuel economy of 45mpg!! good god I only get around 30 at best! All in all I would not recommend this car, and as Kia have now dropped it from their range, they dont either.

My car

Where to start... from the very day that we picked up our Kia Sedona from our local dealership it has been plagued with problems. From poorly fitting dashboard panels on collection through to a malfunctioning DVD player and electric sliding doors which would intermittently refuse to close correctly, open while in transit or refuse to open at all (under electric or manual operation).

Add to the above the appalling customer service that we received from our first dealership and Kia's continued inability to resolve the problems with the doors and 15 months on we're still in possession of a car that we feel is still in no state for delivery to a customer let alone fit for purpose. If you want all the gruesome details by all means feel free to read the write up on my personal blog - http://nathanpitman.com/journal/563/kia-sedona-reliability