Mileage per gallon - 2.9CRDi Sedona Auto

sybil · 05-18-2007, 11:48 AM

Hi All

New to the forum having just bought our Sedona. I have just filled up and I'm getting less than 19 MPG - I'm horrified at this - is this the kind of consumption I should expect - or is some re-tuning required ?

Thanks in advance:

dlando · 05-18-2007, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sybil

Hi All

New to the forum having just bought our Sedona. I have just filled up and I'm getting less than 19 MPG - I'm horrified at this - is this the kind of consumption I should expect - or is some re-tuning required ?

Thanks in advance:

Well thats actualy good, considering the sedona 3.5v6 gasoline gets aroung 20mph down hill with the wind at your back

Just kidding you should take it back to the dealer if it is under warranty

93fxdl · 05-19-2007, 05:30 AM

our 02 diesel returns over 40 miles per gallon on a run but does use a bit more on shorter journeys but in my opinion if you are only getting 19mpg you seem to have a problem a couple of suggestions do you have a fuel leak ? is some lowlife draining your tank ? since you have just bought your car take it back to the dealer and get them to sort it
best of luck glenn

sybil · 05-19-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 93fxdl

our 02 diesel returns over 40 miles per gallon on a run but does use a bit more on shorter journeys but in my opinion if you are only getting 19mpg you seem to have a problem a couple of suggestions do you have a fuel leak ? is some lowlife draining your tank ? since you have just bought your car take it back to the dealer and get them to sort it
best of luck glenn

Thanks Glenn

but is yours the auto ?

I didn't expect great mileage but was hoping for around 25mpg in town and 30-35 on runs.
No-ones draining my fuel - but maybe there are tuning issues - I probably need to get it into a Kia Dealership

drdel · 05-19-2007, 07:37 PM

I have a 53 auto - I get around 30 mpg overall, slightly more if I go on longer motorway runs.

19 is just frightening

Del

93fxdl · 05-23-2007, 09:35 AM

ours is a manual but even so an auto shouldnt be that much harder on fuel
glenn

montybarak · 06-14-2007, 09:33 AM

hi new member just got new kia sedona 2.9Ls diesel filled up tank but getting 17 miles to the gallon this is not right i was told i would get around 40

Vesa · 07-10-2007, 08:18 AM

Hi,

I usually get 25mpg in town and 30mpg on longer runs. I drive approx 31 000miles/year

psychocandy · 07-17-2007, 05:45 AM

25mpg generally. 30+ on a longer run.

K14 AKP · 07-17-2007, 06:38 AM

Coming up to 100,000 miles on my July05 2.9CRDi Auto. Very consistent 33mpg that only varies if I push the speed over 80 for any length of time when it can drop below 30mpg.

Strangely though this seems to drop to about 28mpg when driving in Spain. I suppose hard use of the A/C and a few more mountains than I usually encounter could account for it, but I've often wondered if there is a difference in the fuel over there.