2002 Kia Sedona EX Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%of 50 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2002 Kia Sedona EX, 4% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a 2002 Kia sedona, and 2 times now the transmission linkage has totally seized. The first time this happened was last winter, and the vehicle had to be towed to the repair shop. Now again in novemeber it has happened. I was able to drive the vehicle to the repair shop but once there, the vehicle would not go into gear at all. It was actually towed into the bay for repairs. Each repair was over 300.00 cdn.”
NHTSA complaint #10251691, filed 2008-12, 12,000 miles“Driving down the road and when you brake to slow down the transmission down shifts faster then it should and on snow covered road the front starts to slide when it does this and when it shifts back up it vibrates other then that its fine any idea what the problem could”
NHTSA complaint #10854521, filed 2016-04, 120,000 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Kia Sedona EX
12 complaintsSeats
8 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsSeat belts
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Kia Sedona EX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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