Ownership Cost for 2002 Kia Sedona LX
Estimated: $37246 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1787 | $846 | $357 | $2291 | $8044 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $293 | $293 | $293 | $293 | $293 | $433 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8696 | $7228 | $6530 | $6254 | $8538 | $37246 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | I HAVE A KIA SEDONA VAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS HEADLIGHTS BULBS THAT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THIS, THE DEALERSHIP HAS EVEN REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT. THE LAST TIME A BULB BURNED OUT THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH BULBS EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE BULB BURNED OUT. THE RATIONAL FOR REPLACING BOTH BULBS WAS THAT ALL OF THE CURRENT WAS DIVERTED TO THE HEADLIGHT THAT WASN'T BURNED OUT, HENCE IT SHORTENED THE LIFE OF THE BULB THAT WAS WORKING. HOWEVER, SIX WEEKS LATER A NEW BULB WAS ALREADY BURNED OUT. AS I UNDERSTAND FROM TALKING WITH REPRESENTATIVES AT MY DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THE KIA VAN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TWICE WHEN TRAVELLING OUT OF STATE -- ONCE WHEN IT WAS FOGGY AND BOTH TIMES AT NIGHT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CAR LOSE A HEADLIGHT OUT-OF-THE BLUE AT NIGHT WHEN TRAVELING ON UNFAMILIAR ROADS. PLUS, THIS IS BECOMING EXPENSIVE! *TR |
| 2002 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | BACK IN 2003, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY VAN CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THAT WAS REPLACED. NOW IN 2005 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY AGAIN. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, SO I TRIED FINDING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS MYSELF. IT WAS THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN WIRE IN THE HARNESS TO THE SENSOR. THE CAUSE WAS A METAL CLIP THAT PINCHES THE HARNESS, AND WITH THE MOVEMENT OF PUTTING THE SEAT BELT ON AND OFF, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE WIRE BREAKAGE. THAT I FIXED MYSELF AND AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OUT. IN 2006, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, ONCE AGAIN A BROKEN WIRE AT THE CLIP. ONCE AGAIN MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SO I AM GOING TO FIX IT MYSELF. THIS KIND OF PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED IF THE CLIPS ARE REMOVED, EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE SENSING UNIT. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS DEFECT FIXED. *JB |
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