# 2006 KIA SEDONA — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1322797` · 2016-10-03 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SEDONA
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 3
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING MY KIA IN FREEWAY  ABOUT 55 MPH  AND UNEXPECTEDLY HOOD OPEN AND CRASH MY WINDSHIELD, I TRY TO DRIVE TO FREEWAY SIDE WITH THE LITTLE VISIBLE SPACE BETWEEN DASHBOARD AND HOOD, A GUY  DRIVING BESIDES ME HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC SO I REDUCE SPEED AND HIT GUARDRAIL, I DAMAGE MY BUMPER AND ALL RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY KIA, I WAS THINKING  THAT WAS MY BAD LUCK OR THAT I DIDN'T CLOSE HOOD PROPERLY. I TRIED TO PUT HOOD IN PLACE AND USING AN ETHERNET CABLE TO SECURE HOOD AND DRIVE AT 10-20 MPH TO HOME. NEXT DAY I CALL A GUY FROM CRAIGSLIST  TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD, I REMOVE HOOD AND TRIED TO UNBEND IT, FIX LATCHES AND TRIED IT TO PUT IT IN PLACE I BUY ONE USED AND REPLACE OLD ONE, I AM STILL USING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE WANT TO AVOID FINES AND I WAS NOT PHYSICALLY AFFECTED, JUST THE SCARE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE, I DIDN'T REPORT INCIDENT TO POLICE. I JUST READ ABOUT LATCH KIA PROBLEM, KIA'S RECALL NUMBER SC134, I AM STILL USING MY KIA BECAUSE CANNOT BUY ANOTHER CAR FOR THE MOMENT, ALL MY KIA IS MESSED UP IN THE BODY(BUMPER/RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE, ETC. BUT MOTOR/TRANS WORKED LIKE A CHAMP BUT COSMETICALLY LOOKS VERY UGLY BECAUSE THAT INCIDENT WITH OPEN HOOD. CAN KIA PAY FOR MY REPAIRS?
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