2004 Kia Sedona Brakes Problems

“This has happened 3 times, the latest in november while on the interstate, during rush hour, going 60 miles per hour. My van keeps dying while I'm driving whether it was a sensor or out of gas, whatever the reason, when power goes out, the brake locks up and I have no control to slow down or stop the van. It has to coast until it stops on its own. The last time took me a mile and half to finally stop. This is very dangerous and could cause injury/and or death if there are other vehicles in front of me.”

“We purchased a 2004 Kia Sedona in july of that year, and when we had 33,000 miles on it , it was on its third set of front brake pads and second set of rotors, the dealer never once told us there was a problem with the Kia brake system, and I called Kia and they told me they were not aware of any big problem with them, at that point I told the Kia representative that I will never purchase another Kia, and I went and traded my 2004 Sedona for a chevrolet,and never will own a Kia again.”

“We recently had to have brakes redone on our Kia Sedona with only 25,000 miles. We were told there was only 5 percent braking left. This is consistent with the vibrations we observed upon braking. We were told by the Kia service manager that the vehicle was very heavy in front and that was the reason for the extreme brake failure. We were also told they had to replace the brakes on a Sedona with only 13,000 miles. The service manager also said the brake wear was due to driving habits. …”

“This van has brake problems squeaking and wearing out pads way too fast. I was told nothing is wrong with the brake system but when taking it to a brake shop I was told the calipers are bad, Kia has not fixed them and denies that they're bad. The check engine light came on and I was told that a spark plug had misfired, that was fixed under warranty and then another spark plug misfired and was fixed under warranty. The oil level was getting low but I had no leak and I was told that the oil filter was simply loose so they said they fixed it. …”

“In march of this year we had the sixth visit to the Kia dealer in reference to brakes pulsating while comming to a stop at about40 MPH in the past the resurface the rotors and adjust he breakes at one time they replace the rotors still have the same problem if feels like the caliper are stuck and make a rubbing sound and the calipers start to worp and to vibrate more and more , the dealer accuse my wife of heavy foot she travels 15 miles to work every day with not much stopping , we are just about to go back to the dealer to have them look at the problem the last time we went they replace…”