On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:37:28 -0500, 99trooper took a five-minute break
from flipping burgers to boot the etch-a-sketch and scribble out:
> Hello all,
>
> My wife and I are looking at replacing our 1996 Chrysler T&C (160K miles
> on it) with a KIA Sedona (It seems like you get more bang for your buck
> here).
>
> Currently we are looking at a 2002 Sedona EX with leather, sunroof, etc
> under 60k miles for less that $8500. Seems like a pretty good deal
> right?
>
> The ratings by consumer re****ts are terrible for this model year. The
> question is... Would all the bugs have been worked out by now (since it
> would still be under warranty until 60k miles)? Is there a real
> reliability problem with these? I own a 99 Hyundai sonata now... all
> seems ok (except for that darn evap sensor issue)...
>
> thanks for the comments.
First off, I never trust Consumer Re****ts. The editors there seem to like
to bend over and drop their pants at for the Toyota and Honda exectuives.
They seem to think that a sub-compact like the Accord or the Camary is a
good car.
I've not heard of issues with the '02 Sedona. Mine has 56K miles and is
running just fine. In fact, I like Kia enough to have convinced my mother
to buy a new S****tage when she tired of her '98 Stratus.
So far, I've had the following issues (all taken care of under warranty):
Alternater dead. This happened while en-route to the store. I called the
Kia hotline and they sent a tow truck and arranged for a rental while the
new alternator was ****pped.
Front Pass. Power Seat died. This was actually the result of my
two-year-old messing with the wires. Kia took care of it in one day.
CD Player died. Again, the two-year-old. He had jammed four CDs into the
slot. Kia replaced the radio/CD unit at no charge.
Chrome accent on door handle stripping. Kia is replacing this right now.
Glue on rear hatch trim coming off. Kia is replacing the entire trim
assembly at no charge.
Other than that, I take it in for an oil change about every 4000 miles and
keep up the maintenance. I think the wiring harness was replaced as a
recall (but I had no issue) and the rear seat belt bolt was replaced also
as a recall.
It looks pretty good (for a minivan) and only has scratches on the paint
due to somewhat heavy off-road usage. (I realized a long time ago you
don't need a 4x4 to go off-roading.)
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