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Has anyone any experience with either a DIY or after-market-dealer installed remote starter in a Sedona? We have an '05 LX and I'd like to put in a remote starter setup. Don't need a full alarm system although I could tolerate it if it was reasonable and with a remote receiver.
Anyone have handle or success story on what to use for a remote starter and where to get it?
Thanx!
Vanner
If you can use a 2nd vehicle, your Sedona is worth more to you than the unreasonable $ 11,500 trade-in offer.
I didn't replace the headlight, but I replaced the left Turn signal lamp. My big hand could just barely fit in the hole in the fenderwell, after removing the battery, but there is so much sharp metal in there it was scary. It turned out the bulb wasn't the problem, and the wires to the bulb were cut in half. I took it to the dealer, and they repaired it, under warenty,(with a little coaxing) and they removed the entire headlamp assy. I'm sure that is how you have to replace the bulb.
The svc manager said the wiring was misrouted at mfg, and that was why it was severed! Again, must be some really sharp metal edges in there.
On another note, has anyone found a service manual for the '02 thru 05 Sedona other than the one from Kia? I have friends that say the Kia is a different animal to repair than most other cars! My '04 EX is still under warrenty, and the dealer has handled all things so far.
Boxwrench
I have a 2002 EX in which I installed a remote starter. My wife gave me the starter as a gift from Best Buy. The purchase includes installation. They guarantee the module for life. This is my second vehicle that they've installed for me and both experiences were excellent.
Please note that they sometimes have to charge extra for a wiring interface cable. And on Ford products, they have to install a relay for the locks which is about a 24.00 charge. Fords locks use a different ground
When installing the new bulb, make sure that you don't touch the bulb itself or get anything on the bulb ... it will explode when turned on if there's grease or oil of any kind on it (so I'm told). You simply put the new bulb in the same way the old one came out, carefully apply the metal hooks back in so that the bulb is firmly held in place, attach the wiring harness, and replace the rubber gasket on the outside.
All done. It took me about 15 minutes to do the first one and about 5 minutes to do the second one. Bulbs cost me about $17.50 at Strauss Discount Auto.
Good luck.
Yes, you have to pay for access now (it was free at first), but you can always pay for access, and download the whole manual to your computer.
I've printed several tech bulletins off to take with me to the dealer, and it works great.
What is the web-site with the manual. Is it Kia.com? Can you not order a hard copy from Kia? Or from the Dealer.
Just looked at a 2006 while my 04 was in for the Seat wiring Recall. It looks very nice, with many extras now standard.
Boxwrench
Kia Sedona (2006+)
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Van 1: 2002 EX, 60,000 miles, Bridgestone Turanza LS-T tires in stock P215/70/15 size, approx 22,000 miles on tires, approx 35 psi
Van 2: 2003 EX with rear spoiler, 40,000 miles, Michelin Symmetry tires in stock P215/70/15 size, approx 15,000 miles on tires, approx 40 psi
Van 1 speedo showed 79mph when Van 2 speedo showed 75mph. Van 1 trip odometer showed 9 more miles on it than Van 2’s trip odo – 287 vs. 278. This is one the same route, with the vans traveling closely together.
Van 2 is my parents’ van. They have never been able to record fuel economy as high as we get with our van, Van 1. It looks like part of this gap is because of the approx 3-5% variance in the speedometer and odometer readings between the 2 vans. When I calculate mileage on Van 1, I’m dividing a larger number of miles by the gallons used, so that skews my fuel economy calculations higher than on Van 2. Plus, when my speedo says Van 1 is doing 75mph (Van 1’s typical highway speed), Van 1’s speed is quite a bit slower than when Van 2’s speedo says it is doing 75mph. So Van 1 is using less gas at the slower speed.
My educated guess on the speedo is Van 1 is about 2mph too high at highway speeds and Van 2 is about 2mph too low.
On fillup, Van 1 took 0.5 gallons less than Van 2 – even though Van 1 traveled an extra 6 miles (took different route after exiting highway to see which way was quicker to the destination).
I’ve always wondered how our van’s fuel economy was so much better than my parents’ van. Looks like some of the difference is explained by the instrumentation differences, but this explains only about half of the approximately 10% advantage our van usually has on highway fuel economy.
Our van continues to exceed the 20mpg EPA highway rating by a noticeable margin, which is especially surprising because most of our highway miles are in the fast-ish 75mph range.
Will look at 2006's when I take mine in next time.
I have a 2002 Sedona LX, can I swap out the 2nd row bench and put in two buckets instead? That's if I can get my hands on some!
Thanks
Just had my 03 in the dealer spa for the day. I must say my dealer was flawless. Both the recall for the power seats and the one for the throttle did apply to my vin. I inspected every single item tonight and ALL was done perfectly. I also used my free oil change coupon and other than a good amount of oil dripped down the stabilizer bar, all is good. They actually DID top off all the fluids too!
SOOO. I happened to mention the rear heat line corrosion, and to my dismay, the parts are now on order with warranty appointment pending on parts. I simply cannot believe the bad dealer stories I see here about this topic. I believe I read one dealer made a poster pay $1k for the repair! Now I wonder how much it has to do with single dealers or multi model dealerships. MY Kia dealer belongs to a Porche, Audi & SAAB conglomerate, and through my prior Sephia, and this Sedona, I have always received 'Porche' style service.
Also, I just returned from my trip, here are the stats:
858 total miles, 41.09 total gallons = 20.88 mpg. thats highway down, 170 miles in town, highway back.
JUST for the highway back was 346 miles, 16.061 gallons = 21.54 mpg. Not bad if I dare say so. Thanks for reading and good luck!
...We also have an '03 Sedona (EX w/26k miles), and we love it. HOWEVER..don't let the dealership give you the run-a-round on the brakes. Ours did the exact same thing--started out squeaking, and eventually got worse and worse. The dealership turned the rotars for us a couple of times, and also told us the reason for the noise was the metalic thing. But, my squeaking got so bad I finally took it in and said, "this is ridiculous..I've never driven a car that has brakes this squeaky, and I'm not going to risk the lives of my twins in the backseat anymore". I remained polite but FIRM...and the dealership in fact REPLACED my rear brakes completely at no cost to me. The squeaking stopped 100%, so don't let them give you the 'metalic' excuse. I would do a search on all the postings on Sedona brake squeaking problems, print it out--and take it to the dealership with you. Heck, print this one out if you want! Good luck..
My repair was completed today and I have posted the watered down invoice on my web page.
http://webpages.charter.net/dishsnthings/RearHeatLine.jpg
I hope it helps some of you who are having difficulties with your own dealer refusing to repair. Now that it is done, I find suspect with the poster who said it cost him $1k out of pocket. The actual part was $89.00, I was in at 8 am and out before noon, so by that claim he paid $911 for labor?. There has to be more to that story to be sure! Anyway, please note that on the invoice it has the actual Kia part number of the line assembly, could come in handy. Also, yes, I checked and am blowing nice and hot back there. They did a good job, and NO hassle/denials or refusals even hinted at. Its hard to believe that some dealers are doing just that to people.
Best wishes.
Does anyone know if this can be done?
Thanks,
Andy
Headache in Illinois,
Joanie
I'm thinking about having the t-belt on our 2002 Sedona (65k miles) replaced this week at the dealer, but don't know if the $453 quote is reasonable.
I guess I need to call the service advisor for more clarification, but I still have questions...
1. How worthwhile it is to replace the timing belt tensioner at the same time. Someone mentioned this in a much-earlier post; it may have been from navyair?
2. How much $$ to replace the tensioner at the same time?
3. Does this vehicle even HAVE a timing belt tensioner? Is this a standard item on any vehicle that has a timing belt?
4. Is replacement of the tensioner covered in the timing belt replacement?
Hoping to get more feedback here before I book the dealer appointment later this week. Thanks folks in advance!
I only have a little less than 30K on my '02...so I have not gone through the timing belt hassle as of yet. I did think that it was interesting, however, that in California it is not a mandatory requirement to have this done.
califorina is the only state i know of that stands up to shady car warrenties (unless they put different timing belts in them in califorina, LOL)
A) It's possible.
How much they would cost either from the dealer or from a 3rd party like JC Whitney
C) Are they compatible over a span of year models, so I could check at junkyards to see if they may have some in.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Eric AKA YodasBeast
I seem to remember this issue being addressed quite some time ago. If my memory serves me correctly, you cannot use the captains chairs in the middle row of the LX...I believe the dimensions of the tracks are different. I would check the dimensions between an LX and an EX and be sure. I would measure my EX for you...but it is away with the wife at the moment.
I live in the Republic of Panama and I have a Kia Sedona 2005 which I love also, with exactly the same problem that you have I went to the shop 6 times and no solution is provided for my Kia Dealer at my country, please let me know if finally you find a solution for this problem because my car is going to put me crazy with this terrible noise.
I asked for the old parts so I could take a look at them. The drive belts were showing quite a bit of wear. Timing belt didn't look too bad, but the teeth were beginning to round, so it was good call.
I understand that one of the engine mounts has to be be loosened and pulleys removed to make the replacement. I know they didn't replace the tensioner, so I hope it will be ok.
As for the 105,000 mile warranty in california on the timing belt, I guess it is a state law for all manufacturers to warrant the timing belt for that long.
When I close the door after parking it (and do not lock the doors), I hear a short horn "toot" and if I look inside I see the red light by the driver door on the dash flashing. If I open the door, the panic (or theft) alarm goes off; i.e., horn blows and the car will not start. If I press the unlock button on the remote several times it gives a few short beeps and then everything is fine.
Does anyone have any ideas on what is going on?
Thanks in advance
Andy