How do I remove the 3rd brake light housing on a 2004 Kia Sedona? Does it just pull off or do I need to remove the entire panel to replace the bulb?

Dual filament bulb most likely..... one of the elements in the bulb burnt out. Try replacing the bulb first.

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on the inside of the tailgate you'll see the cover for the 3rd brake light using a screw driver pry out on the cover gently and the 2 pins should pop once loose take it off and you'll see the bulbs

I believe it is the same as the previous model.

Pull the cover towards you (away from the glass). Then just twist the bulb sockets counter-clockwise about 45 degrees and pull down.

If the bulbs are good it could be 2 things a fuse if they do not light up at all, second if the "parking light" are working just not the brighter portion of the brake lights as in when you hit the brakes it is going to be your brake switch that is located on the brake pedal almost the whole way up. Hope that helps you

in the trunk or the 3rd brake light? trunk: remove the carpet cover, then 10mm bolts or wing nuts, pull tail light assembly out, twist bulb to remove. 3rd light. lay on your back in the trunk, locate and remove 2 10mm nuts, crawl into back seat pull up on housing. there will be a long plastic tab that will prevent you from pulling the housing all the way out, you can cut this and make this procedure easier, or remove the entire hat rack.

pop the trunk and right behind where the lights are pull the carpet down and their will be of the following depending on the trim.

You will either see the light sockets themselves that you can twist and pull to change the bulb, or you will see the plastic nuts/screws that you can remove to remove the entire assembly in order to access the bulbs.

If it's your 3rd brake light, the screws to access the housing are located in the upper part of the trunk

This answer makes a mountain out of a mole hill! There are two screws directly under the light accessible from the trunk (in two hole, the wires come out of one of them)- just unscrew and you can manuever out without taking off the whole back panel.

you have to remove the headlight assembly. about 4 or 5 screws.then remove the bulb.

There are 3 or 4 bolts on the headlight housing that you have to remove first. Then pull the whole light assembly out from the front of the vehicle. You can then access the lights from the back of the housing assembly and replace the bulbs.
I was told by my local KIA dealer that if you buy the bulbs from them, they will replace them free of charge if they burn out. SLIM CHANCE being that KIA doesnt warranty anything, but that is what I was told. I have replaced the headlight bulbs atleast 6 times in 2 years.