2010 Kia Sedona problems and complaints

Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Kia Sedona. The most-reported areas: Service Brakes (9), Electrical System (7), Vehicle Speed Control (4).

Key takeaways

  • 32 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 4 involve a crash, 3 a fire, 1 reported injury.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Service Brakes928%
Electrical System722%
Vehicle Speed Control413%
Exterior Lighting413%
Structure413%
Power Train39%
Unknown Or Other39%
Fuel/Propulsion System39%
Electronic Stability Control (esc)39%
Hydraulic26%
Air Bags26%
Seats13%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2010 Kia Sedona Van LWB w/SABNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated
2010 Kia Sedona Van SWB w/SABNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Electrical System - filed 2026-05-10

The sliding doors have a rubber piece that over time, gets stuck and causes the door to not latch and close, leaving the door to come open as you are driving. This has been a known issue with these sliding doors on my Kia Sedona. This is highly unsafe due to the ability of the door to come open as you are driving and p...

Service Brakes - filed 2025-11-03

Abs pump control module is defective, leaking fluid causing safety issues.This part is hard to find and very expensive, also has to be programmed to your vehicle with no guarantees that it will work.called Kia customer service and asked for help with this issue but was rejected.

Service Brakes - filed 2025-04-19

My 2010 Kia Sedona has a major problem with the brakes. I had a problem with the brake pedal sinking too far. I took it to a local mechanic. This mechanic installed a new master cylinder. Two days later the brakes started to grab. The brakes were activating without my foot on the brake pedal. I had the Kia towed ...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.