I bought a new van last year 2005 and the brakes make this horrible sound when pushed. The dealer tells me the 2005 sedonas do that and there is nothing that can be done. I bought a new vehicle to help with no repairs but this sound is embarrassing and I am fed up with it. What can I do?

Dah it is called Warranty

yes. lemon law. contact better business bureau and fill out the info. they cant do that if they know its a problem.

Take it to an independent mechanic, not the dealer, and get a second opinion. That will help you know if you really have a lemon or not, then you can take the appropriate recourse.

well, youre first mistake was buying a kia..... i made the same mistake in '04... and lemme tell you, its been a headache... i had to go round and round with kia motors to get them to even fix things that were under warranty...and i still have trouble with my kia but, yes, there is a lemon law, but it varies by state... and i think you only have 12 months to report the problem... it may be even less... there should be somthing about it in the owners manual... they give lemon law guidelines by state.. and if your kia has less that 60,000 miles, kia will fix it whether or not you are the original owner.. they warrant all of their vehicles to 60,000 miles.

varies by state, but here in IL, if the vehicle is on its 3rd attempt to fix a specific problem or been out of service for longer than 30 days in the dealers possesion a lemon law claim may be filed. The Manufacturer gets one shot to fix it after that, and if nothing can be figured out you either get A) New Vehicle of identical or comperable model or B) cash settlement of price paid. But, you only get the first 12mo or 12,ooo miles to do this. Otherwise its up to Warranty. But being Brakes, its not cut and dry. Pads/Rotors are considered "wear" items and are not usually covered after a certain time interval (3-6 months after install). If the noise is coming from pad/rotors (90% of brake noises are) and the brakes still stop the vehicle effectively...you won't get a warranty claim.Get a second/third/fourth opinions from different Kia dealers and independant mechanics.

There are certain criteria that must be met in order to pursue a lemon law claim. I seriously doubt an "annoying sound" is sufficient justification to force KIA to buy back a vehicle they sold. Usually, lemon laws cover chronic mechanic or electrical DEFECTS resulting in repeated trips to the dealer for repair or loss of use while the vehicle is in the dealers shop.My son and his wife bought a new KIA car (don't remember the model), it had a problem with the engine temp gauge reading high, the dealer would say it was fixed, and sometimes they didn't even get the car home before it happened again. The car was in the shop for over 30 days during one visit. KIA bought the car back under the lemon law.

Does you car come with a warranty, I'm sure it must as none are really sold with one less then 5 years from the factory. If that's the case, take it to a brake shop and get it repaired with new pads installed properly (99% of the time brake squeel is caused by no compound being applied to the back of the pad). Then take the bill to the dealership or demand a refund on the warranty you PAID for yet didn't recieve, as that is fraud outright in anyplace on North America.