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Mike Schmidt - 18 Oct 2004 19:29 GMT

I have a 2004 KIA Sedona and have already put 22k miles on it. I love
the van. I only have one problem with it. When traveling on the
highway, the speedometer will sometimes just start going back and
forth, usually when I have cruise control on, which of course it turns
off as soon as the needle shoots down to zero. Doesn't happen all the
time, but it happens enough to be annoying. I took it into the dealer
and they ordered a new dash assembly for it and installed it. After
that, it still happened. They know say that there is nothing wrong
with it, but they just haven't drove it when it does it. In fact, on
the way home from the dealer it happened again.

Has anyone else seen this problem? How can I convince the dealer that
I'm not crazy and it is actually happening?

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Jonathan Race - 18 Oct 2004 20:16 GMT

Doesn't sound like the dash module, sounds more like a bad sending unit
which I believe is located on the tranny. If it's all electronic then it
could be a bad ground.

Cheers - Jonathan

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>I have a 2004 KIA Sedona and have already put 22k miles on it. I love
> the van. I only have one problem with it. When traveling on the
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> Has anyone else seen this problem? How can I convince the dealer that
> I'm not crazy and it is actually happening?

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Mike Allen - 18 Oct 2004 23:24 GMT

Hi Mike,
Take your video camera along with you the next time you are on the highway
and planning to use the cruise. When it starts to act up - tape it. That
should be proof enough for the dealer.
Good Luck,
Mike

> Doesn't sound like the dash module, sounds more like a bad sending unit
> which I believe is located on the tranny. If it's all electronic then it
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> > Has anyone else seen this problem? How can I convince the dealer that
> > I'm not crazy and it is actually happening?

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Hal - 19 Oct 2004 00:45 GMT

> I have a 2004 KIA Sedona and have already put 22k miles on it. I love
> the van. I only have one problem with it. When traveling on the
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> with it, but they just haven't drove it when it does it. In fact, on
> the way home from the dealer it happened again.

Best way to prove it would be a videocamera. That way you can capture
the malfunction and prove that it's acting up. If replacing the
speedometer head assembly did not fix it then I would suspect a
problem with the wiring between the vehicle speed sensor and the
speeometer. Does the check engine light come on when it acts up? Does
the transmission downshift or otherwise exhibit any different behavior
when it acts up? If not..it sounds like a wiring/connector plug or
ground connection problem.

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