2002 Kia Sedona LX review from North America

Initially there was some smoke from under the hood. It turned out to be a loose clamp the dealer fixed in a few minutes. The problem never reoccurred. There was a manufacturing defect in the windshield that left a distortion in the drivers view. The dealer replaced it under warranty.

This van has been very reliable, comfortable and useful. It has hauled everything imaginable. We like the split tumbling rear seats, they come in handy. Perhaps not as handy as a hideaway seat, but useful nonetheless. We hesitated at first to take a chance on this manufacturer, but the 10 yr warranty that for a few extra dollars was extended to bumper to bumper for 10 years sold us. We owned 2 Dodge vans and both were terrible. We bought the second one because there still wasn't anything close to it back then on the market. What a mistake. We went through 5 transmissions between the two. With the second van we would actually pack overnight bags if we took a long day trip. More than just the transmission failed and we were stuck many times, and all break downs were under 100,000 miles. The KIA has just as many features as the Dodges and is bigger (we had standard wheel base). Plus, by now I would've had one of the Dodge's in the shop for the first transmission noise and shifting problem. Go KIA!