2022 KIA Carnival problems
Owners have filed 180 complaints about the 2022 KIA Carnival with NHTSA. Structure accounts for 17.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 12.8%. A further 18.9% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints180
Crashes7
Fires0
Injuries41
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Unknown or other 18.9% · 34
Structure 17.8% · 32
Electrical system 12.8% · 23
Engine 8.9% · 16
Fuel/propulsion system 7.8% · 14
Visibility/wiper 6.1% · 11
Visibility 5.0% · 9
Latches/locks/linkages 3.9% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash and 41 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 63 in the last three years against 117 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 1,875 miles.
In owners' own words
The doors sensors do not work. I am 200+ lbs and have to push with force to get it to stop closing. My 2 year old last minute stuck her hand into the car while the door was closing to get a blanket and it CRUSHED her fingers. These doors are extremely unsafe. Then we took it to Kia and they said âjust keep the kids away from the doorsâ which is INSANE when youâre talking about little kids. Structure
The automatic doors will close even if a child or something is in the way. Kia has acknowledged that the sensor may not work, but this is a huge safety issue when dealing with small children. I was loading the car and pressed the button to close the door. Then, I realized I forgot something and placed my hand in front of the sensor to stop the doors from closing, but the sensor failed. Structure
Sliding doors seem unsafe. They take a tremendous amount of force to stop the automatic door from closing. There is no safety mechanism to prevent a child from getting stuck and/or extremely hurt due if caught in sliding doors while closing. Seems like there should be a lesser resistance necessary to cause doors to open back up if encountering an object to prevent injury. Structure
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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