SC266 Sliding Door Recall

Had it done a couple weeks ago while in for 15K service. Didn’t take much time at all per our advisor. YMMV, but our service took 3 hours.

Door beeps twice when starting to open or close and significantly slows down upon closure. It’s a good update from KIA.

gmoney said:

Door beeps twice when starting to open or close and significantly slows down upon closure.

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I declined the recall service for this exact reason. The doors already take forever to close and I didn't want them going any slower. The beeps are a good thing though.

Honestly, I just wish the recall update also included a way to lock out or disable the 2nd row interior buttons that open/close the doors. One less thing for my kids to press!

UN-Limited said:

I declined the recall service for this exact reason. The doors already take forever to close and I didn't want them going any slower. The beeps are a good thing though.

Honestly, I just wish the recall update also included a way to lock out or disable the 2nd row interior buttons that open/close the doors. One less thing for my kids to press!

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You can already disable the 2nd row sliding doors by flipping the child lock located on the closing edge of the door frame. Just put a flat tool in there and move it to the down position.

I got the update. The beeping is obnoxious and will eventually will be tuned out through use over time. It also sounds similar to other alerts making me think down the road those will be tuned out by affiliation as well because of how often the doors are opened and closed. I can't believe someone thought this was a sufficient recall solution.

cocobot said:

I got the update. The beeping is obnoxious and will eventually will be tuned out through use over time. It also sounds similar to other alerts making me think down the road those will be tuned out by affiliation as well because of how often the doors are opened and closed. I can't believe someone thought this was a sufficient recall solution.

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I am taking my Carnival in next week for service. If you were to do it over again, would you tell Kia to NOT perform the recall update, as I have seen others do?

Sasse said:

I am taking my Carnival in next week for service. If you were to do it over again, would you tell Kia to NOT perform the recall update, as I have seen others do?

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I mean, yes, but not doing so would make you liable rather than Kia if someone does get hurt by you neglecting their recall. In which case, we're kinda obligated to.

cocobot said:

I got the update. The beeping is obnoxious and will eventually will be tuned out through use over time. ... I can't believe someone thought this was a sufficient recall solution.

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There is an article that details how Kia and a third party testing company tried to find fault in the door design to explain the handful of cases where the door didn't open when detecting resistance, but could not find any cause to correct. Correct. This is why we get a bandage for a solution.

cocobot said:

I mean, yes, but not doing so would make you liable rather than Kia if someone does get hurt by you neglecting their recall. In which case, we're kinda obligated to.

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I'm not so sure you would have had any case against Kia before the recall either, since there is technically nothing wrong with the door mechanism.

Anyone willing to post a video of the sliding door operation after the update?

🍣🍣🍣 said:

Anyone willing to post a video of the sliding door operation after the update?

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Here you go:

cocobot said:

Here you go:

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Thanks for posting the video! But yeah, I'm avoiding that update, I don't need the door to beep and the door closes slow enough as it is. Kia has basically claimed that they are not liable through their 3rd party research anyway.

When I was test driving the Honda Odyssey a couple years ago, the salesman said it would be safe to try, so I stuck my arm in the door to test out the auto-reverse feature. Not sure if I just "did it wrong", but my arm ended up a little bruised and sore for a few days. Decided not to repeat that test on the Carnival . So not sure exactly what happened with the injuries that occurred, but I wouldn't be surprised if the same injury would have occurred in any other minivan.