2017 Kia Sedona problems
Owners have filed 184 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Kia Sedona. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 34% of complaints. Next are electrical system (12%) and body & structure (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 184 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 53 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 40,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Kia Sedona with enough data (97 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving on the highway, the engine stopped working; smoke, metal fragments and oil came out of the front of the car leading to zero visibility. We were extremely lucky that we were able to quickly navigate out of traffic, stop the car on the side of the highway and get all kids out safely. The police and fire department came immediately to help. We had the vehicle towed and examined. The car had an internal engine break down.
While driving around a corner doing 25 MPH, on a back road that was dry, I corrected the steering to the left out of the curve and the steering continued to pull to the right and would not correct. Vehicle went down a 20 foot embankment and struck a tree head on. The airbags did not deploy in the collision and the engine did not shut off. I sustained serious injuries, resulting in 4 months of missed work and a double discectomy to repair two severely herniated discs.
2017 kia sedona oem tires kumho crugen 235/65r17 104h x 4 all factory installed tires replaced due to vibration/ safety concerns due to belt separation in 2019 with 2 with less than 20k remaining 2 with less than 30k. Replaced x 4 with identical size make and model. 1/21/2020 experienced non repairable tire failure due to belt separation/ rupture on tread surface. Approx 40k miles on affected tire with usable tread left.
While using the variable cruise control I was following a car which was traveling 40MPH. I had my variable cruise control setting at 75MPH and the maximum distance setting. Therefore I was traveling at 40MPH. A motorcycle passed me on my right going 50MPH+. As my car recognized the motorcycle in front of me it slowed initially, and then accelerated to follow the motorcycle. The acceleration continued after the motorcycle had passed the car in front of me.