Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (door latches, locks, hood and tailgate latches).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2006 Kia Sedona owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The contact owns a 2006 Kia Sedona. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V389000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) and 20V088000 (Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Kia Sedona. Immediately after the contact exited the vehicle, the doors and the steering wheel locked automatically and the alarm system sounded without warning. Whenever the contact drove over 55 MPH, the steering locked. Each time the failure occurred, the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, turned off, and then restarted. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer did not test drive the vehicle to see if the failure could be duplicated. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they had never heard of such a failure. The failure was not remedied. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V389000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure mileage was 125,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Kia Sedona. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V389000 (latches/locks/linkages) and 16V389000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the parts for the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the hood of the vehicle suddenly opened and smashed the windshield. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the windshield and the hood needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 163,000. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Kia Sedona. While the contact's wife was driving 55 MPH, the hood suddenly opened. The hood struck and damaged the windshield and roof. The vehicle was towed to griffin motors company (11031 perry hwy, meadville, pa 16335 [phone]) where it was diagnosed with a corroded latch that needed replacement. The contact stated that he was not informed of NHTSA campaign number: 16V389000 (latches/locks/linkages) prior to the incident. The vehicle was not repaired due to the manufacturer and dealer stating that the repair cost exceeded the value of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 133,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Kia Sedona. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the hood latch malfunctioned and caused the hood to open and separate from the vehicle. During the incident, the front windshield was shattered, and the fenders and body were damaged. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 268,000.
I was in a parking lot once again, loading my children in the passenger side of the 2006 Kia Sedona that we have, and when I went to shut the door, it bounced back open five times without latching...this will make the fourth time that we are going to take it in tomorrow morning for door problems...this will make the third time that we have had the same problems with the passenger sliding door bouncing back open, and not latching. Big safety issues that need addressed soon! The first time taken in, problem could not be duplicated...second time, the service dept installed new cables in both sliding doors, the third time was for the drivers side sliding door, that was stuck open and would not shut at all and had to drive down a busy street that way...they found a cable nut that was unplugged in the door and supposedly fixed that, but they would not provide me with any proof of my vehicle …
I have owned my 2006 Kia Sedona since August 2006. During that time, the power sliding doors have proved to be extremely unreliable and potentially unsafe. Most of the time, the passenger side sliding door will not close properly. It will power to the closed position, continue trying to close (making a grinding noise) and then either pop open a couple of inches or power open again completely. It will then beep three times. This happens on flat surfaces and even slight inclines. The door has opened whilst driving on the highway. I have been to two dealers (many times) who are unable to replicate the problem or have tried making "adjustments" to them. I keep on being told that the door is operating as per design. We avoid using the passenger side power sliding door when we can. This problem has recently started happening on the driver's side door as well. …
August 12, 2008 after picking my children, 8yrs old and 4 years old up from the babysitter both sliding doors would shut and reopen on their own. I was able to get to finally get both doors shut by shutting off the electronics of the door. However when I left my babysitters and the first right turn I made the driver side sliding door flew open, while my son was sitting there. I called Kia in fort wayne, my car was towed the next day and returned to me on the 13th with the passenger side control module replace. The driver side sliding part was on back order. On sept. 3, 2008 my drivers side sliding door control module was replaced. Here it is September 8, 2008 and the driver side passenger door is doing this again. I called Kia in fort wayne and they can get mar car in on Wednesday. …
On May 5, 2011, I was driving my 2006 Kia Sedona. My 2 children (age 2 and 7) and my mother were in the car. All of a sudden, the left passenger sliding door opened on it's own accord. I was frazzled on how this May have happened as the car has great safety ratings which is why I purchased it aug. 2006. I was so upset as this is a safety issue that needs to get addressed immediately. I called major service in lic, ny and they set up an appt for mon. 5/9/11. When I brought the car for service, I learned that this is a voluntary recall. I do not define this as a voluntary recall especially when you have your children present in the car when this occurs. They explained to me that the part had to be ordered because it is on back order. Such a recall should first not be voluntary and second should not be on back order. It is now 2 weeks later and I am still waiting for the part. …
I was out shopping with my 2 year old twins and my mother and we were in a parking lot loading our stuff in the 2006 Kia Sedona once again and the van door would not close. It was stuck open....we waited in the kroger parking lot for about 2 and 1/2 hours while no one at obrien Kia would come and get myself and my two small children, and the door was wide open, and it was starting to get dark out and the breeze was picking up...we have had the van in obrien 2 other times for the passenger sliding door bouncing back open and not latching (big safety issue, and now the drivers side sliding door won't even shut (another big safety issue) with small children in the car...who's to say it won't happen while we are driving down the highway and when is it going to actually going to get fixed, or does someone have to get killed first!!!! …
Related recalls
Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through April 04, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
Remedy: Kia will notify owners and dealers will replace the secondary hood latch or clean and lubricate the latch, depending on the vehicle's location and the condition of the latch.
Door Lock & Latch complaints in other Sedona years
Frequently asked questions
How common are door lock & latch problems on the 2006 Kia Sedona?
NHTSA has 31 complaints about the locks & latches of the 2006 Kia Sedona, 8% of the model year's 385 complaints. The component named most often is doors › latch (7 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2006 Kia Sedona door lock & latch problems?
Yes — NHTSA recall 16V-389 (latch, Jun 1, 2016). Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.
At what mileage do 2006 Kia Sedona door lock & latch problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 55,000 miles, and 30% before 25,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.