THIS IS UNRELATED TO THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE FUEL RAIL The electronic door locks fail, (mine are not fully automatic, but when you turn on the key you can hear the safety locks trying to engage before permitting the vehicle to move - they do not work. Worse even with the key, the doors will not consistently lock or unlock. Doors can become locked to the point that you can not manually open them, creating a fire hazard for occupants. Additionally, there is NO safety or emergency release on the back hatch. if you are inside when this locking aberration occurs, you must exit via a side (if it HAPPENS to be working) or front door (again, if it happens to be working. I fail to understand why this is not a major safety issue and why no recall has been issued. There are literally 1000s of such reports on various car forums. With at least one registered here: CS1603A (https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10090051-5448.pdf Confirmed via independent service center. Records available upon request. No insurance inspection and no warning alerts occur.

- Myakka City, FL, USA

Reported as far back as and paid for repair of both sliding doors staring in 2015-2021 doors at first would not open on button press no matter which button used key fob or inside vehicle had to force pull the handles to open and eventually to close. Just a week ago April 2021 while taking my elderly mother to store while parked after leaving the store, the passenger side sliding door stuck in the open position and no amount of force nor button push would close it. In March of 2021 I received notification from Kia of limited warranty extension (wty018) which specifically lists power sliding door lactching for 2011 to 2014 Sedona's. I reported the door not closing at all which happened on a Saturday when parts was likely closing for the day and when I finally got through to them on Monday dropped the car off to my same Kia dealership that has done all of the repairs and place of purchase they looked at the vehicle and informed me they were not sure the roller was covered under the warranty and I would be charged $750 and only the the latch and motor of the door was covered (all parts of the same mechanism) I declined the repair being they wanted me to pay rented my own out of pocket rental for a week because I am an essential worker while I contacted Kia corporate directly by phone with my issues and how rude they were trying to explain how parts of the door would not be covered the car is undrivable being the door remains open going into week two out of my own pocket I finally got someone from Corp to acknowledge something is wrong and was told they would fix it in "good will" four days ago I am still without a car while they wait for part they needed and called back today to Corp who called the dealer and somehow part came in "last night" but they can't pick up till Monday to fix again I am without my car and work for the county tax admin office.

- Woodbridge, VA, USA

The door actuator went out. The door worked fine when we went to the store. On the drive home the sliding door flew open. The door latch is stuck in the locked position and will not unlock. I have my doors bungee corded together.

- Morrilton, AR, USA

Took vehicle to dealership for recall, wiring harness. When done, the horn, left rear door lock switch and the radiator fans stopped working. All these worked prior to the recall work. And these items do work when bypassing with a battery, hooking them directly to power.

- Davenport, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle both the driver side and passenger side door would erroneously opened. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. Also, while driving smoke was present inside the cabin of the vehicle. After stopping the vehicle, the driver extinguished the flames coming from the blower motor wire harness located under the glove box. Also the front low beam head lights had failed on multiple occasion and had to be replaced and the backup camera was inoperable. The cause of the failures were not yet determined. The local dealer a & B Kia dealer (100 marshall St. N, benwood, wv 26031) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

- Martinsferry, OH, USA

Driving on rt 19 pittsburgh pa the passenger power sliding door opened my grandchildren were in car seats. This should have been included in this year as it was known in newer models recall I mention to dealer and he stated well no one got hurt?

- Allison Park, PA, USA

When driving down the road the right side sliding door comes open at times. I have reset the main fuse that it listed in the book, and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

- South Bend, IN, USA

Rear passenger-side doors do not operate properly. Will not open with "key fob", but sometimes will manually. If open, may or may not close with fob, and extremely difficult to close manually. Also, will open themselves even when the vehicle is locked. In this particular experience, vehicle was parked at home. Doors had been locked and checked by visual inspection due to having this happen previously many times. Concern is that doors could open while driving, exposing passengers to possible danger.

- Pinellas Park, FL, USA

I purchased my 2012 Kia Sedona on 8-11-2018 & found out that they sold me a vehicle on the recall list. I said there was a safety issue on a recall list & after battling cancer & an 8 month survivor, I don't want this vehicle that could cause my demise. When I attempted to return to the Kia dealership here in daytona beach, fl, they said when I drove it off the lot I would lose thousand dollars towards another (safe) vehicle. I feel this was wrong not only to sell me an unsafe vehicle, but for me to lose $ on another vehicle is wrong. Please call me on my cell#[xxx]. [xxx]. thank you for your help. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Side door flies open while driving, electronic door latch no longer works properly allowing the door to open completely while driving exposing second row passenger.

- Marietta, SC, USA

Last September 6th, 2018, Sedona was almost caught fire while driver was with her children. Onwer saw a huge smoke after she looked at dashboard tempature guage that reached overheat, quickly parked, turned it off, and opened the hood. She smelled strong burned. Mechanic took a look at engine and found a lot of motor oil that was leaking through the head gasket and spilling over onto exhaust pipe under engine block. Oil spilling onto exhaust pipe could cause fire. Response of mechanic diagnosis, original alternator was at fault for stopping generate power supply to the radiator fan assembly. Then radiator fan assembly stopped operating, resulting in engine overheat to break the head gasket, leaking a lot of motor oil. Following overheat issue, transmission was also affected. Mechanic noticed that alarm was not built in for coolant fluid level low after half low in radiator found. Why was not a coolant fluid level low alarm built in before first time vehicle was sold? without a coolant fluid level low alarm could lead vehicle into fire.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

Wiring harness connections are melted at the blower motor and resistor. Also did on my 06 Sedona. Worried about a fire. The circuit is not sized right. There are a lot of complaints on line about this.

- Eudora, KS, USA

2012 Kia Sedona heater wire harness on drive side failed and melted all the wires under the dash. Mechanic stated it could have caught on fire. The heater control for the front stopped working which sent us to the dealership for repair. The vehicle was in motion when the heater control failed. It was very good this happened during the winter otherwise the vehicle may have caught fire while driving because we would not need heat.

- Olyphant, PA, USA

Rear driver side sliding door will not always close completely and sometimes opens while driving. My three year old granddaughter sits in that seat and I'm worried that the door is actually going to come open while we're driving the car. I've read of previous years for this same vehicle having this problem. I've paid to have it repaired once, but I feel that Kia should take care of this known issue. Also, there is an issue with the front end of the vehicle. It sometimes makes a grinding sound when I'm slowing down - not necessarily with my foot on the brake. Sometimes it's difficult to stop the vehicle and I'm afraid I'm going to get into an accident.

- League City, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sedona. When the key was inserted into the ignition and turned to start, the vehicle failed to respond without warning. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on multiple occasions, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,000.

- Chicago, IL, USA

When shifting from reverse to forward, both side mirrors need to be readjusted. Without being readjusted, they point at such an angle as to be unusable.

- Waverly, TN, USA

Driving to Montana from Colorado over the summer, ac went out. Got it back to dealership, was told blower motor went bad - actually melted the plug and we had smoke in the van! replaced the blower motor and plug (out of pocket) from dealership since they said out of warranty due to mileage. Then, 3 weeks later, same problem. They replaced the wiring harness connector. 2 weeks later, same problem, replaced blower motor again and wiring pigtail connector to blower motor. A/C is one thing, but when entering into Colorado winter driving, need heat for the windshield! repeated problem dozens of times over the last 2 months! vehicle isn't safe to drive now! went to another dealership, now that it's winter in Colorado, need heat for windshield. Was told needed to replace full vehicle wiring harness at ~$1,800 parts + ~$1,100 labor and to "see if that would fix it." Nope! vehicle is not safe due to visibility due to defective heating for defrost! I'm finding this is a common problem for 2012 Kia vehicles with climate control issues, blowers, etc! not sure if it's drawing too much power or what? have had two blower motors installed and wiring pigtails in 3 months, and not right. Vehicle not safe for my wife to drive with cold climate! this is incredibly dangerous! vehicles need to be recalled and immediately fixed!

- Fort Collins, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that the power sliding doors would not open or close and were extremely difficult to manually open or close. In addition, the rear cameras were not functioning. The dealer lubricated the cameras, but indicated that the part was on back order. The failure recurred and the doors failed to open and close properly both electronically and manually. While driving, the doors opened more than once. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

- Cedar Park, TX, USA

Car randomly locks its unlocked doors. That has been going on for 2 years. In January, the sliding door on the passenger side stopped completely closing without manual assistance pushing it closed the last few fractions of an inch to get the door open warning light to shut off.

- Suffolk, VA, USA

The air bag indicator light is on, and I'm told by Kia that the weight sensor for one seat is not functioning, which means air bags will not deploy. This is a substantial cost to fix of approximately $1,600, however, this light has been on for some time and I feel that it is likely a defect in the sensor, electrical components, or air bag that may be impacting other Kia owners.

- Antioch, TN, USA