2006 Kia Sedona Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 41about this part
- Share
- 11%of 385 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,983miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 41 complaints about the body and structure of the 2006 Kia Sedona, 11% of the 385 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,983 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Side sliding door opens while car is in drive. Luckily I was able to pull over and push it closed, but it scares me when I'm driving and my son is in his car seat and the door chime will go off because the door is opening. This needs to be fixed asap. Air bag light is on quite often and had to take to mechanic to see what was wrong.”
NHTSA complaint #10588388, filed 2014-05, 103,000 miles“The back frame of my 2006 Kia Sedona is all corroded. Cannot drive the car any more. I bought the car in nov-2006 and in december 2011 I had to change the front frame due to corrosion. In march 2014, I had to change the front suspension due to corrosion and now the back frame is all corroded. I would like that someone really check on kiia's materials. Is incredibly that after 5 years I had to change the front frame. And up today's day. I have the same corrosion issue. …”
NHTSA complaint #11269537, filed 2019-10, 167,578 miles“We have a 2006 Kia Sedona minivan with little or no rust on the body. In 2013 while my wife was driving in town she had the passenger front control arm break thankfully at low speed. I contacted Kia about the problem and they said they would not reimburse for the repair. A couple weeks later they called and offered to reimburse me for the new control arms and labor which they did. Shortly afterwards a recall was issued for this exact problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #11032317, filed 2017-10, 175,000 miles“On the morning of the incident I drove to work (approx 25 miles) at speeds in excess of 60 MPH with no incident. After parking I entered my workplace. During lunch I got in the vehice and began to travel to a nearby reastaurant. I was driving at approximately 45 MPH when the vheicle's hood became unlatched and opened. The hood opened with such force that the hood lift strut supports broke, allowing the hood to open, over extend, obstruct my vision, and strike the windshield. Upon striking the windshield the glass shattered. …”
NHTSA complaint #11176123, filed 2019-02, 140,000 miles“Driving my Kia in freeway about 55 MPH and unexpectedly hood open and crash my windshield, I try to drive to freeway side with the little visible space between dashboard and hood, a guy driving besides me help with the traffic so I reduce speed and hit guardrail, I damage my bumper and all right front side of my Kia, I was thinking that was my bad luck or that I didn't close hood properly. I tried to put hood in place and using an ethernet cable to secure hood and drive at 10-20 MPH to home. …”
NHTSA complaint #10911373, filed 2016-10, 3 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10201529Sep 13, 2021TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFORMATION FOR HEADLAMP CONDENSATION AND MOISTURE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this…
- 10116109Jun 14, 2017TSB: FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN CHANNEL REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides information on some Sedona (VQ) vehicles, produced from June 15, 2005 through May 06, 2013, which may…
- 10109735Aug 4, 2014TSB: COMBINED TSB/SERVICE ACTION: FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN CHANNEL REPLACEMENT (SA167) - This bulletin provides information on some Sedona (VQ) vehicles, produced from June 15, 2005…
- 10060135Aug 1, 2014Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10109710Nov 8, 2013TSB: FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN CHANNEL REPLACEMENT -This bulletin provides information on some Sedona (VQ) vehicles, produced from June 15, 2005 to May 06, 2013, which may experience…
- 10031947Sep 1, 2009Kia: power sliding door remoe controller motor replacement. On some vehicles, a power sliding door (psd) may not open when using an overhead console switch, b pillar switch or…
- 10027725Feb 1, 2009Kia: power sliding door (psd) control module replacement. The power sliding door (psd) may exhibit a condition where a psd reopens approx. 6 inches from the latch area while…
- 10020650Sep 1, 2006Power tailgate (ptg) pinch strip replacement.
Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 10% |
| 2020 | 5 | 25% |
| 2019 | 9 | 23% |
| 2018 | 3 | 6% |
| 2017 | 15 | 11% |
| 2016 | 25 | 8% |
| 2015 | 19 | 14% |
| 2014 | 6 | 15% |
| 2012 | 18 | 17% |
| 2011 | 8 | 12% |
| 2010 | 4 | 13% |
| 2009 | 2 | 4% |
| 2008 | 25 | 15% |
| 2007 | 22 | 14% |
| 2006 | 41 | 11% |
| 2005 | 4 | 2% |
| 2004 | 5 | 3% |
| 2003 | 4 | 2% |
| 2002 | 14 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2006 Kia Sedona
84 complaintsAir bags
80 complaintsElectrical system
79 complaintsBrakes
45 complaintsExterior lighting
33 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
31 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
24 complaintsVehicle speed control
22 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsElectronic stability control
20 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsEngine 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 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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