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2006 Kia Sedona Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
20about this part
Share
5%of 385 total for the year
Median mileage
98,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2006 Kia Sedona, 5% of the 385 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“We were notified of a dangerous part failure. In early april. So far we have heard no more from Kia the manufacturer & the dealer knows nothing. We need our vehicle. It's our only vehicle. We need to park it outside away from other vehicles as it can burst into flames. We need this fixed now.”

NHTSA complaint #11323402, filed 2020-05, 102,000 miles

“Interim recall notice. Can't get any info from Kia they advise parking it outside & nowhere other vehicles due to /fire hazard. It's our only car & we can't get any information from them. Help,no idea when it will get fixed/ can't even make phone contact w/ Kia. Help”

NHTSA complaint #11321697, filed 2020-04, 102,000 miles

“I had issues putting in park and then getting out of park. Disconnected battery cable to turn off vehicle. Battery seemed dead but had battery checked out it's fully good. Now my ABS,battery,brake,ESC lights all came on and vehicle has no power. Seems like it could be brake-tramission shift interlock problems?”

NHTSA complaint #10986013, filed 2017-05, 159,000 miles

“The ESC and the ABS light came on and know the break lights don't work and it keeps blowing my head lights the air bag is on and they stay on. This happens when you put it in gear and they stay on the whole time the auto is on. At frist it did every once in a while but know it stays on and my brake lights doesn't work.”

NHTSA complaint #10874158, filed 2016-06, 149,000 miles

“My ESC light and ABS light came on as I was pulling out of the movie theater and my vehicle immediately turned off so I restarted it and pulled out onto the highway where it turned off again and wouldn't restart for 15-20 minutes once I got it restarted my engine started making a weird sound and I could not accelerate it kept jerking like I was running out of gas when I had a full tank luckily I made it home with my 3 kids before it shut off again. Not safe at all.”

NHTSA complaint #11012937, filed 2017-08, 181,689 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201610%
201511%
201123%
201039%
2009715%
2008159%
20071811%
2006205%

Other parts of the 2006 Kia Sedona

Suspension
84 complaints
Air bags
80 complaints
Electrical system
79 complaints
Brakes
45 complaints
Body and structure
41 complaints
Exterior lighting
33 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
31 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
24 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Steering
21 complaints
Engine
16 complaints
Engine cooling
15 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Kia Sedona

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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