2002 Kia Sedona Body & Structure Problems

Your driver's door won't open from either the inside or outside. This prevents you from entering or exiting your vehicle normally. The door latch mechanism likely needs replacement or repair to restore proper operation.

Both of your front door interior handles broke off completely in the same way, leaving you unable to exit through the doors normally—you can only get out by rolling down the window and opening the door from outside. Your sliding door handle, made of the same material, also broke off. This is a safety concern because if your windows stop working, you'd have no way to exit the vehicle.

Your exterior door handles are made of plastic and have broken off on all four doors, making them difficult to open since only part of each handle remains. The interior door handles have a plastic chrome coating that peels off and has sharp edges that have cut your hands several times.

BOTH OF MY DOOR DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE LET ME OUT OF THE CAR, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD MY SLIDING DOOR GET JAMMED I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CALL AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR RIGHT NOW. *TR

2002 KIA SEDONA- PASSENGER FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE - THE CHROME PEELED OFF THE DOOR HANDLE AT THE BOTTOM EDGE THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE TO THE EYE- WHEN I EXITED THE DOOR THE PEELED CHROME SLICED MY THUMB REQUIRING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE-IF THESE HANDLES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO PEELING KIA NEEDS TO HAVE THESE CHANGED- NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. *TR

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CHROME COATING STARTED TO PEEL OFF FROM THE INSIDE, BOTTOM EDGE OF THE HANDLE. IT IS A THICK METAL-LIKE COATING, THAT SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE APPROXIMATELY 1/16". ONE DAY I OPENED THE DOOR WHILE I WAS SITTING INSIDE THE CAR, AND THE TIP OF MY LEFT FOREFINGER (FINGERPRINT AREA) WAS CUT BY THIS CHROME COATING. THE CUT WAS ABOUT 1/2" LONG AND ABOUT 1/32" DEEP, ENOUGH TO MAKE ME BLEED FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. *TR

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MIINIVAN FELL OFF. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE HANDLE HAS FALLEN OFF. *TR

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T GO FARTHER BACK THAN 1/2 WAY & THEN STOPS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON MAY 16, 2005, AND WE PULLED IT BACK ALL THE WAY, THE SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE WINDOW IN THE REAR & THE REAR PART OF THE SLIDING DOOR FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND & LEFT LARGE GOUGES IN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS MARKED AS RECALL WHEN FIXED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - 2002, KIA SEDONA.*AKI

DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH T SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR PREVIOUSLY. IT FELL OFF THE TRACK, AND WAS REPAIRED BY SERVICE DEALER. NOW, BOTH DOORS WERE STUCK SHUT AND WILL NOT OPEN, EVEN OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. NO APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW HAD BLOWNOUT AND SHATTERED INTO PIECES. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE THE ONLY OCCUPANCY WAS THE DRIVER AT TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR WAS SHUT AT THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO INSURE HIS FAMILY'S SAFETY, AND TO KEEP THEM DRIVING KIA VEHICLES. *SCC

SPRING MECHANISM ON REAR HATCHBACK WAS TOO "STRONG". CONSUMER OPENED HATCHBACK AND WAS WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AND BROKE ARM.*AK

BACK HATCH DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *YH

BOTH SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT STOP IF A PERSON GETS IN THE PATH OF DOOR. IF DOORS ARE NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY THEY WILL CLOSE.*AK