# Numerous attempts on repairing Kia Sedona **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** sedona, kia\ **Created:** [July 22, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825 "2009-07-22T23:46:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tamarc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@tamarc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tamarc)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825/1 "2009-07-22T23:46:36Z")
Over the last two months we have had our 2007 Kia Sedona at the dealership for the same issue…the check engine light comes on, goes off, flashes and the car bucks. One dealership read it as a misfire. Another replaced two emission coils and another reset codes. This is now the 4th time that this has happened. It has just been towed to a dealership. The MA lemon states that you can only file a lemon law suit if you have only had the car for a year and it has 15,000 miles or less. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825/2 "2009-07-23T00:32:14Z")
May I suggest an independent mechanic rather than the dealerships. ---
**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825/3 "2009-07-23T00:46:12Z")
What codes is it continuing to throw…still a misfire, or something else? ---
**Author:** ![tamarc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@tamarc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tamarc)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825/4 "2009-07-23T02:15:59Z")
We did take it to a mechanic and he reset the light but told us if it went off again we should take it to the dealership. ---
**Author:** ![tamarc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@tamarc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tamarc)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825/5 "2009-07-23T02:20:05Z")
Not sure if at this point it is a misifire or something else. so far they have reset codes, replaced a throttle sensor and two emission coils. ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825/6 "2009-07-23T03:34:21Z")
That would be “ignition coils” ---
**Author:** ![tamarc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@tamarc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tamarc)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825/7 "2009-07-23T10:29:50Z")
You are right…they were ignition coils that were replaced (# 2 and 4). ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 11:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/numerous-attempts-on-repairing-kia-sedona/33825/8 "2009-07-23T11:52:50Z")
You need to get as much detail of the problem, as you can. Write the details down, on paper, as they happen. Such detail will help a mechanic find the cause of the problem. In your detailed account, you need to state: What happens; How often it happens; How long it happens; What happens with other things, if any; What were the conditions when it happened: eg. during acceleration, or cruising, or deceleration, or idle; engine hot or cold; and anything else that’s different to how you expect the car to perform. Give a copy (keep a copy) of all of the written information to the mechanic who will be doing the repair. Don’t trust the Service Writer to give the information to the mechanic…I don’t. If you can give the information to the mechanic, fine; otherwise, leave a copy taped to dash, with large letters saying (something like), “MECHANIC, OPEN THIS NOTE”.