Shock absorbers are one of the most essential components of a car’s overall performance, so it’s essential to ensure they’re always in good functioning order. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Kia Sedona? That’s exactly why our team has made this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will find out why it is essential to replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Kia Sedona, and at last, what is the price to replace them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Kia Sedona?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Kia Sedona , we will find out why it can be essential to replace them. It is not easy to evaluate the condition of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is essential to know the role they play to discover the interest of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Kia Sedona are part of the safety features. In reality, they are the ones that will make sure that your car has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the vehicle evenly. Furthermore the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Kia Sedona , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore getting behind the wheel your vehicle will be more risky. Finally, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Kia Sedona?

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We will now find out the part that will most definitely bring you to this content, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Kia Sedona? After having seen the value of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should take into consideration making this replace.
To do this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, however we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Kia Sedona, here they are:

  • We estimate that the shock absorbers of a motor vehicle have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Kia Sedona, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is a reliable method to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Kia Sedona. In fact, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (especially since its evolution in 2019) allows to produce a good check-up of the condition of an automobile. In fact, it will check on your shock absorbers the presence of leakage, the deformation of the rod, the presence of corrosion, and the fixing of these . If you have some expertise in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which alerts you of a possible leak.
  • If you find out that your Kia Sedona squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to have a look at our content dedicated to this trouble. One of these indications can warn you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Kia Sedona on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, check if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not hesitate to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can warn you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Verify the wear of the tread of the tires of your Kia Sedona, indeed if you notice abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a indicator of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to replace the dampers of your Kia Sedona .

Price to replace shock absorbers Kia Sedona

And to conclude this article we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Kia Sedona . We’re going to separate in two parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a specialist, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them installed by a friend or yourself, discover below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers replace on Kia Sedona by a specialist: If you replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a specialist, we recommend you if you have a small budget to go rather to a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert which will propose you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Kia Sedona dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Kia Sedona with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the sort of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Kia Sedona on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the replace yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make real savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not hesitate to check out the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to replace the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, stick to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

    If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Kia Sedona, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Sedona category.