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2005 KIA SEDONA Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	728642
Internal NHTSA #	10274842
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	SEDONA
Model Year	2005
File date	20/06/09
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On june 20th i received a call from my wife that our van had overheated and shut it self off in the intersection, (luckily there was not much traffic.) when i arrived i found the van out of coolant. I refilled the coolant and checked for leaks, finding none i drove the van home. Upon arrival at home i found the van to be almost out of coolant again, but found no leaks. I refilled it again and the next day after a short trip i found a large puddle of coolant under the vehicle. I traced it back to two metal lines coming off the back of the motor. I called kia for service and when the i told them it was leaking coolant, their response to me was "off the back of the motor?". After talking with him for a few minutes i was told that the warranty for that item expired at 60000 miles and our van has 65000. I scheduled the service, then began thinking about how quickly he knew exactly where it was leaking from, and then i searched online finding a tsb for the repair. This prompted me to contact kia to see if they would still cover the repair and after speaking with an agent and a couple phone calls later i was told they would not. The leaking coolant comes from two metal coolant lines that run to the rear of the van for the rear heater. These lines rust and corrode over a couple year period allowing them to leak. I was told by the gentleman at the dealership that i am lucky as most people don't catch this in time and do lots of damage to the motor of the vehicle. I think this is a safety concern because if the vehicle just dies in a traffic it can cause an accident, and if the vehicle dies in inclement weather injury or death could occur. Kia is obviously aware of the situation due to the tsb and at the dealership i was told one manufacturer uses aluminum lines with a plastic coating to prevent this from occurring, so they are aware of a solution. Right now it is getting the lines replaced with the same type of lines that corroded, so i will be back in a couple of years.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	65445
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLARKSTON, MI
VIN pattern	KNDUP132056XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2005 KIA SEDONA Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SEDONA Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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