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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003021756 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2003 |
| Consumer's City: BAKERSFIELD | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SEDONA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNDUP131726 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 26 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 01 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Charging system under engineered. battery fails to charge in hot weather, say 90 f or above. amperage too low for use in hot weather with ac at full power, especialy when idling. i have tried a lager battery 1,000 cca, but its only a temporary fix. as the hot days go by the battery starts to lose its power and then i need to drive the vehicle for a long time before the battery is fully charged and i mean 3hr or more of a drive! i have had to jump start 2002 kia sedona 6 times in hot weather. talked to dealer about it. they said it was a very common complait with the kia sedona in hot weater cities and that kia is not goint to change the wimpy altermator with a more beefy one. as a former technician i know that this is a fire hazard, radios and other electronics will short out if not remedied. cortrary to main belief that only high voltage can cause a short i have found that low valtage can cause a short then when you increase your voltage by jump starting you can cause a fire. so heads up (tick, tock,tick ,tock) |
