2008 Kia Sedona Body and structure Problems

“The van's sliding side doors no longer open due to plastic clips in the tracks breaking. The doors cannot be opened from the inside or the outside. Both doors broke the same day. My son is in a wheelchair and we use the side sliding door with a ramp to get him in his wheelchair into the vehicle. He is five and was trapped in the vehicle. We had to open the back hatch and fold down the rear seats in order to get him in his wheelchair out. This is not a safe situation. …”

“The power sliding door on this vehicle has failed to operate, thus slamming shut and almost crushing my daughters hand in the door. This car has been brought to the dealership to be fixed at least 7 times, and it still fails to operate as it should. They claimed to have fixed it, but the problem continues. Now I am out of warranty and basically stuck with this issue.”

“The side doors on my 2008 Kia Sedona van open unexpectedly as I am driving the van on the highway. It has done this many times in the last 4 months. I have a 2 and 3 year old in the backseat in childseats.”

“Me and my 2 year old driving in the middle of the freeway when the hood hit the windshield and thank god the drivers on my right side help us get over or we probably be dead.”

“I own a 2008 Kia Sedona. The Sedona has/had a problem with the automatic open/close door electronics breaking. The left automatic door function stopped working and I received an estimate of nearly $1000 to repair. I have done research and found that the problem is well documented. I did not worry about the problem because I can still open the right door electronically. I have small children and it is very hard for them to open the sliding doors manually. It's hard for me to open the doors manually. …”