2006 Kia Sedona Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 24about this part
- Share
- 6%of 385 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 46,536miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2006 Kia Sedona, 6% of the 385 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,536 miles. 3 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.
“Kia Sedona 2006. I was parked. I went to back up and it started forward. I never stepped on accelerator only the brake. It continued to accelerate faster and faster all the while my foot was on the brake. There were skid mark to show that I had my foot on the brake. A cinder block wall stopped me.”
NHTSA complaint #10335480, filed 2010-06, 19,000 miles“The struts mounts had rusted apart. So had to have strut, springs, mounts, sway bar link pins,front struts,plates had to be replaced. Whatever happened suddenly loosened my steering wheel also so could not turn well. The wheel had to be turned almost all the way around to turn a corner. What happened I was turning and a loud pop happened there had been no warning and luckily I was able to get home. On my vehicle this is the second time I had a failure suddenly. Kia did repair the control arms last year when they failed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10918697, filed 2016-10, 136,841 miles“Vehicle has been suffering from constant power loss with ESC light illuminated. Now it suddenly accelerates with the light lightest touch on pedal, lurching as it accelerates. It happens especially often when engine is under stress, such as climbing up a hill. I was parking in garage when is rapidly accelerated and my side bumper in front grazed garage door sidewall. It has also happened in reverse with rear side bumper nicking same spot on garage. This vehicle is a safety nightmare. Fault codes p2135 and p2106 often appear.”
NHTSA complaint #10474233, filed 2012-09, 92,000 miles“I purchased my Kia Sedona in april 2006. On average, four times a year I will press the accelerator pedal and the RPM's will go up but the vehicle will not move forward. I have to then release the accelerator pedal and press it again for it to catch and move forward. The 1st time was while on vacation in san diego in 2006. On 4-5 occasions the problem almost caused a serious accident. I have reported it several times, but since Kia cannot find a code they claim that they cannot fix the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10322085, filed 2010-03, 1,000 miles“On more than four occasions I have been driving this van and when pressing the gas pedal to accelerate the engine revved , but the van did not move. Two of these incidents have been while merging onto interstate 95, once on us route 1 and another merging on to route 234. On at least one occasion my one year old daughter was in the vehicle. It was an extreme safety hazard to merge on to interstate 95 in the middle of rush hour while traffic was moving at 65 MPH plus and not be able to accelerate. …”
NHTSA complaint #10194201, filed 2007-06, 8,700 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10174520Apr 24, 2020TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: - TRANSMISSION FLUID APPLICATION GUIDE - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. This bulletin provides information relating…
- 10091489Dec 6, 2013Tsb: automatic transmission fluid application guide - this bulletin provides information relating to the correct automatic transmission fluids that are required for each kia…
- 10034637Jul 1, 2010Kia: provides information related to the ecm software upgrade of some vehicles with 3.8l and 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with the…
- 10021561Jan 1, 2007Automatic transmission adaptive value reset/relearn.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 10% |
| 2019 | 4 | 10% |
| 2018 | 3 | 6% |
| 2017 | 4 | 3% |
| 2016 | 13 | 4% |
| 2015 | 4 | 3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 5% |
| 2012 | 8 | 7% |
| 2011 | 3 | 5% |
| 2010 | 3 | 9% |
| 2009 | 2 | 4% |
| 2008 | 4 | 2% |
| 2007 | 8 | 5% |
| 2006 | 24 | 6% |
| 2005 | 5 | 3% |
| 2004 | 7 | 4% |
| 2003 | 3 | 2% |
| 2002 | 17 | 9% |
Other parts of the 2006 Kia Sedona
84 complaintsAir bags
80 complaintsElectrical system
79 complaintsBrakes
45 complaintsBody and structure
41 complaintsExterior lighting
33 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
31 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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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