2001 Kia Sedona EX review from North America

Brakes needed redoing at 40,000 km. This is a bit too soon in my opinion. On the other hand my wife thinks she is in a rally every time she drives.

The air conditioning performs well in moderate weather, but very poorly in hot weather. We live in Toronto, Ontario and there are very hot muggy days in the summer. When it is that hot, the air conditioner blows warm when sitting at a stop light and only works marginally when driving at full speed.

The original dealer went belly up and we now have to drive significantly further to get servicing. The service department is good, quick and reliable. Like all dealers, prices are higher than from you corner mechanic and we will change when the warranty is over.

The windshield cracked soon after we took position. I had read that this is a common problem with this model. The dealer would not acknowledge the problem and we drive with a crack.

The rear seats don't fold away and are rarely used. It would be great to have a place to store them. We are waiting for the 2006 Sedona to get some reviews as the rear seats in that model do hide away.

Drive great. We test drove all the common mini-vans and the Kia cornered best and rode the smoothest. Pick-up is great even when fully loaded.

Gas mileage is not the best, but I do like the pick-up.

My main complaint is that the middle windows (sliding doors) don't open. This was common on most mini vans of that era. It looks like the newer ones have corrected that oversite.