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I wanted to know who is generally happy with their Sedona?
We bought ours new in '03. We've had our share of small problems...a failed drivers side electric mirror, the digital display in the overhead went weird with the digits, a door handle coming off..but nothing to prevent the car from driving properly. The only major problem we had was a failed alternator at 65000 miles, which wasn't covered under the warranty - cost of $600 for repairs. Most of the other problems I was able to repair myself, such as a snapped wiper arm (dealer cost $80 for parts, done myself), the broken door handle from an over zealous teenager (used at a junkyard), and broken taillight from backing into a fence post (bought on ebay for $35).
At almost 90k miles, I'm noticing the transmission is doing a little clunking - nothing major, but say you're coasting downhill and give it some gas, you can feel a little clunk, like there's some play between gears. I'd like to take it in to the Kia dealer, but I know that since we haven't had it there for regular maintenance, they will tell us the 100k drivetrain warranty is now void....right now its not causing any problems, could just be a transmission fluid change is due, so who knows.
But overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the car for giving me 5+years of pretty reliable service. Hopefully it will give me another 5 years.
Anyone else have something good to say about their Sedona?
I wanted to know who is generally happy with their Sedona?
We bought ours new in '03. We've had our share of small problems...a failed drivers side electric mirror, the digital display in the overhead went weird with the digits, a door handle coming off..but nothing to prevent the car from driving properly. The only major problem we had was a failed alternator at 65000 miles, which wasn't covered under the warranty - cost of $600 for repairs. Most of the other problems I was able to repair myself, such as a snapped wiper arm (dealer cost $80 for parts, done myself), the broken door handle from an over zealous teenager (used at a junkyard), and broken taillight from backing into a fence post (bought on ebay for $35).
At almost 90k miles, I'm noticing the transmission is doing a little clunking - nothing major, but say you're coasting downhill and give it some gas, you can feel a little clunk, like there's some play between gears. I'd like to take it in to the Kia dealer, but I know that since we haven't had it there for regular maintenance, they will tell us the 100k drivetrain warranty is now void....right now its not causing any problems, could just be a transmission fluid change is due, so who knows.
But overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the car for giving me 5+years of pretty reliable service. Hopefully it will give me another 5 years.
Anyone else have something good to say about their Sedona?
I'm happy with mine. Have had some minor issues but nothing MAJOR that has stopped the car from running. It does everything we ask of it and in comfort. Mines a diesel and is registered in 2000 with about ~145,000 miles on the clock and still running strong.
It's amazing how others think they get a bum deal with these cars but there is no car nowadays that will NOT cost you money, it is all serviceable parts that fail which happens on ALL cars.
For the comment that no-one knows how to fix them, i'm sorry but that's utter c**p. I don't know how it works in Canada but it sounds like your mechanics up there are cow boys and haven't got a clue so i wouldn't even want to drive there!
Here in the UK my local mechanics are well clued up on all makes and models and have not been able to perform any task i ask of them at a very reasonable price.
Obviously, some people get good ones and some get bad. You will notice that 90% of people that post on here have a problem of some sort so it makes it look biased towards the cars being shite. People that don't have problems don't post. I wonder how many people are completely satisfied compared to the others?
There are no makes of cars that do not suffer with lemon vehicles, i'm sorry but that is fact, this is why they supply warranties otherwise there would be no problems.
Drives: 02 sedona 2000 nubira 74 beetle 86 cbr1000 honda 93 harley lowrider and now a 78 transit camper!
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totally happy with ours we have had some issues which did take the shine off a bit but most of this we would say is poor service from the dealer yes the sed does have some faults which crop up regularly but a trawl through this forum and you will most likely find a resolution to these quirks but to give a couple of examples of other marques with problems there is a model of mercedes (wonderfull tutonic engineering) which has a severe rust problem (crossmember and suspension mounts) or there is the citroen which has just about everything fail from electrical gremlins to total engine destruction!!
but from my perspective a lot of people seem to suffer more from poor dealer treatment than any great failing with the cars (kv6 engine excluded) up till now mine has been to the dealer for servicing but now the warranty has expired shall be doing it myself and am in fact halfway through mine now and seeming to find things that the dealer seems to have missed
ttfn glenn
ps i believe there is at least one case of people being killed in a merc when the suspension collapsed at speed !!!!!
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We had our '05 Carnival (2.5 petrol/5-speed manual) for 2 1/2 years from new. A week after we bought it we loaded the 5 of us up & went off on our annual 2 week holiday to Queensland, driving straight through overnight from Canberra to Caloundra - about 1300 km. We did that trip twice more, the last time at a weeks notice when my 4WD blew it's radiator, which necessitated transferring 2 roof-baskets to the Carnie as baby #4 was now along for the ride. That was the biggest load we threw at it - 6 people, luggage area full, 2 baskets full. Didn't faze it at all, pulled like a train, rode like a limo, 27 mpg average, couldn't fault it. The ONLY problems we ever had were with the DVD & CD players repeatedly failing. The DVD wiring also caused the battery to drain a few times too, until fixed under warranty.
We traded Carnie just before Xmas on a new Grand Carnie which has been even better - no complaints at all so far - fingers crossed. I'd go so far to say that if we could've afforded it, I'd've traded my old Patrol & kept the Carnival, we liked it so much, but then, we wouldn't be going to Fraser Island later this year for our hol!
What he/she said, but without all the luggage and kids.
I bought mine new 03. 2.5 ltr v6 Auto. Had the steering aligned under warranty, by the dealer
who made a right mess of it. Had the alignment redone by a local wheel alignment place at a cost to me of $35. I have since replaced the battery which died after 4 years and the radio speakers on the right side don't work most of the time. The ratcheting setup on the drivers seat armrest gave up.
A new armrest cost $127. Other than that, a great car. Comfortable, smooth, reliable. It is regularly serviced and is now up to 85000 ks.
P.S. I sold a Mercedes 270 CDI, when I bought this. The Carnival has provided me with as good a service as the Benz. I get more groceries in the Carny and it carrys more people, was under half the price, and had no problems from new unlike the Benz.
Who is HAPPY with their Sedona?
Had the alignment redone by a local wheel alignment place at a cost to me of $35.
I have since replaced the battery which died after 4 years and the radio speakers on the right side don't work most of the time. The ratcheting setup on the drivers seat armrest gave up.
and it carrys more people, was under half the price, and had no problems from new unlike the Benz.
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