2005 Kia Sedona Wheels Problems

While driving 70 mph on Route 55 with your young daughter, the tread separated from your Firestone Wilderness HT tire, causing your car to fishtail across both lanes before you regained control and pulled to the shoulder. This sudden tire failure created a dangerous situation on the highway. The tire will need to be replaced, and you should have the wheel inspected for any damage.

The rear right wheel hub on your vehicle is subject to a recall. This is the component that connects your wheel to the axle, and a defect in this area could potentially affect wheel stability or attachment.

I GOT THESE TIRES FROM WAL MART ON 07/03/2012 IN JULY I WENT TO TAKE WIFE TO WORK FOUND MY TIRE FLAT CHANGED OUT FOUND SIDE WALL CAME APART. THIS WAS A 60000 MILE TIRE WHY WOULD THIS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN MECHANIC FROM OVER TEN YRS. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH TIRES. COULD YOU TELL ME WHY?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V232000 (WHEELS); HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE VERY UNSAFE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HER PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,800.

IN REFERENCE TO CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V232000. MY KIA SEDONA HAS THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS AS INDICATED BY THE REPORT, BUT SOMEHOW HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED BY KIEFER KIA IN EUGENE, OREGON. THE DEALERSHIP IS MAKING, AND PAYING FOR, NECESSARY REPAIRS. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, HAD WE NOT FOUND THIS ISSUE BEFORE OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIABLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS RECALL EXTENDED THROUGH MY VIN #, IF YOUR FINDINGS SUPPORT MY COMPLAINT. MORE-SO FOR REASON TO COVER ANY OTHER PAST/FUTURE RECALLS FOUND THAT OUR VAN MAY BE AFFECTED BY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE WHEEL HUB SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. SHE THEN SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED RECALL NUMBER 05V232000 (WHEELS). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT APPLIED TO ALLOY WHEELS, NOT ALUMINUM. SHE BELIEVES THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,041.

I BOUGHT MY 2005 KIA SEDONA IN SEPTEMBER 2005. IN THE MONTH OF APRIL I NOTICED MY HUB CAPS WERE PEELING. WHEN I CONTACTED MY KIA DEALER HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECT BUT INSTEAD THEY WHEELS MUST HAVE BEEN CLEANED WITH AN ACID BASE CLEANER. I TOLD HIM I HAD ALREADY CONTACTED MY CAR DETAILER AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT USE ANY CLEANER LIKE THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE FACT THIS CAN HAPPEN. WHEN I RELAYED THIS TO THE SERVICE MANGER AT THE DEALERSHIP HE SAID THEY MUST BE WRONG. BUT IN ANY CASE HE WOULD REPLACE ONLY THE ONES THAT WERE PEELING AND WOULD ONLY DO IT THIS ONE TIME. FROM NOW ON I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM. HE ALSO SAID HE HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE ONLY REPLACED THEIRS ONCE AND SOME HAVE PAID TO HAVE THEM REPLACED UP TO FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. BUT AGAIN HE SAID IT'S NOT KIA'S PROBLEM. I THINK HE NEEDS TO RETHINK THIS AND KIA DOES TO. THEY USE CHEAP PLASTIC HUB CAPS AND NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER MADE A COMPLAINT ON JUNE 30TH, 2005 FOR HIS KIA. HE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM, KIA HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER WEEKS. BEFORE THE CONSUMER TOOK IT THERE THEY ASSURED HIM THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, AND THE MANUFACTURER. AMY REPRESENTING THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WERE SETTING THE PART ASIDE WITH HIS NAME ON IT AND THAT WAS 10 DAYS AGO. THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PART. THE RECALL IS FOR THE BEARING ASSEMBLY ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. *JB

DT: ON JUNE 13, 2005 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 05V232000, AND THE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. AT THAT POINT HE WAS WAITING ON THE PARTS TO COME IN. ON JUNE 20,2005 AMY AT KIA IN CARTERSVILLE CALLED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE IN AND THEY WERE RESERVED IN HIS NAME. ON JUNE 29,2005 HE CALLED TO ARRANGE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TAKEN IN AND HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS. HE THEN CALLED ALVINA AT CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT KIA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS. THE NUMBER FOR KIA: 800-333-4542 EXTENSION 45935, THAT IS THE MANAGER FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ALVINA.*AK