2005 Kia Sedona engine problems
23 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2005 Kia Sedona, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was driving down the road when the clear road turned into black ice going around a corner, I then got pulled into snow and then side swiped a telephone pole that sent me into a boulder bigger than my car. The impact was at 30MPH and the air bags were supposed to deploy between 7 and 10MPH. My head when into the windshield 2 times and bounced off the steering wheel. My wife slammed her head off the dash and my daughter had a seatbelt bruise.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia sedona. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle took approximately five seconds to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle would intermittently stall when idling. The vehicle would restart, but then shut off again. There were no warning indicators present. The dealer was unable to duplicate or diagnose the cause of failure. The failure mileage was 28,000 and current mileage was 39,000. Updated 01-16-08. The problem was due to a faulty engine control module.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Kia Sedona
- Brakes 94 complaints
- Electrical system 22 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints
- Air bags 16 complaints