2006 Kia Sportage Air Bags

AIR BAG NOT ENGAGED LIGHT IS ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE SOMETIMES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND OTHER TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXHIBITING THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,685.

I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL A CITY STREET AND BEGAN TO TURN RIGHT. AS I WAS SLOWLY TURNING GOING ABOUT 15-20MPH USING THE BRAKES, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-40MPH, HIT MINE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DAMAGING FROM THE HEADLIGHT TO THE DRIVERS DOOR. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

SINCE 2010 I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. I WAS WELL WITHIN WARRANTY WHEN THIS BEGAN WITH MILEAGE AT 35,736. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED IT MULTIPLE TIMES; REPLACED BUCKLE TENSORS, REPLACED SEAT, HARNESS, RERAN THE CODES, ETC. TO DATE, IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPT. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM KIA CORPORATION OFFERING A FINAL SETTLEMENT TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION IN WRITING ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS FINAL FIX WOULD WOULD WORK AND IF THEY WOULD WARRANTY THIS FIX. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY UPON ACCIDENT. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE, BUT IT IS LIKELY THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WHICH REPLACED THE SEAT. I HAVE PAID FOR A MAJORITY OF THESE FIXED. MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS OUR SAFETY. CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON I AM AFRAID TRADE IN VALUE WOULD BE REDUCED. IN 2012 KIA RECALLED ALMOST 150,000 OPTIMAS AND RONDOS FOR AIRBAG ISSUES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE KIA SPORTAGE AIRBAG FOR RECALL.

2006 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG FAILURE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE ON 1/23/15. *SMD THE CONSUMER WANTED A WAIVER FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE, DUE TO THE FACT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. *JB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SEAT SENSOR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND IT WOULD COST $1800. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THE REPAIR WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/01/15. *JB UPDATED 07/06/15. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AT TIMES. I AM CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY AIR BAG CAME ON AROUND JUNE OF 2014 AND NOW REMAINS ON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC IT IS THE AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR SWITCH #95930 2E000. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $268.15 WITH A $39.00 REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT FEE. THE DIAGNOSTICS IS $32.50. IF THIS PART IS FAULTY AS INDICATED IN MY WEB SEARCH, WHY AM I PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH? WHERE IS/ARE THE RECALL LETTER(S)? *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND DOES NOT TURN OFF. THIS DISENGAGES THE FRONT AIRBAGS. THE KIA DEALERSHIP HAS RE-SET THE COMPUTER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CLAIMS IT IS A BAD SENSOR IN THE SEAT. THE ENTIRE SEAT MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THEN STAYED LIT. I TOOK MY CAR TO KIA DEALER AND HAD DIAGNOSTIC. THE COST WAS $60. THEY FOUND THAT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEAT HAD AN ERROR CODE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FOR FRONT SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I LEFT DEALER THE LIGHT FOR AIR BAG WAS OFF, BUT CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER. AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR

PRIOR COMPLAINT FILED FOR AIRBAG LIGHT/SENSOR. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT, IT WOULD NOT GO OFF. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 SPORTAGE AIRBAG LIGHT & POSSIBLE FAILURE HAVE BEEN RECORDED WITH NO SAFETY RECALL, DESPITE THAT KIA RECALLED A NUMBER OF OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS FOR AIRBAG FAILURE. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY AIRBAG WILL WORK. TOLD BY DEALER THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY FRONT SEATS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS, HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THEY WOULD GUARANTEE THAT AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE CAR SEATS THAT THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 SPORTAGE AIRBAG PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED INCLUDING ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAG HAS NOT WORKED AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. IF KIA CAN FIX THE AIRBAG PROBLEM IN OTHER 2006 MODELS WHY NOT THE 2006 SPORTAGE - MY SAFETY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE FOLKS WITH OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS. THE DEALER WILL NOT GUARANTEE REPAIR/SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE 34,400. UPDATED 09/06/13*LJ

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TESTAND TOLD ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR THEY THEN RESET THE AIRBAG LIGHT. FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIAS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE COSTTO HAVING THIS REPAIRED. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS SUDDENLY ON WHILE DRIVING. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNING IT ON BACK, THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. IT HAPPENED BEFORE ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, AND HAD THE WHOLE PASSENGER BELT REPLACED, BASED ON THE SHOP RECOMMENDATION. NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, FOR NO REASON. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS/CASES FOUND THROUGH SEARCHING THE INTERNET, KIA SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND FIX IT. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO HAVE IT FIX. THE DEALER CAN NOT GUARANTY THAT CHANGING THE BELT/SENSOR ETC WILL FIX IT, WHICH TRANSLATES THE COST WILL ONLY KEEP INCREASING UNTIL IT'S FIXED. *TR

DEALER REPAIRED AIRBAG THEY REPLACED FROM BELT TO SENSORS AND AIRBAG STILL LIGHT, NOW NO MORE WARRANTY THEY DENY REPAIR. *TR

STARTED THE VEHICLE ONE EVENING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND CARFAX GUARANTEED NO ACCIDENTS. NO ONE IS SURE HOW IT CAME ON OR WHAT TO DO TO TURN IT OFF. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THEN CAME ON CONSTANT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WOULD FIX IT. THEY RESET LIGHT AND IT STAYED OFF UNTIL PASSENGER RAISED UP TO GET SOMETHING OFF DASH AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE DRIVERS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IN JAN THE OPTIMA AND RIO HAD TOTAL RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE SPORTAGE. I BELIEVE FROM WEBSITE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A LOOMING LARGE SCALE PROBLEM WITH KIA'S AIR BAG SYSTEM ESPECIALLY IN THE 2006 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL SINCE THIS IS AN ASTRONOMICAL COST TO HAVE REPAIRED AND THE DEALERS WON'T GUARANTEE THE REPAIRS SINCE SO FAR THE REPAIRS DON'T FIX OR KEEP FIXED THE FAULTY SYSTEM. IF ALL REPAIRS ARE DONE THAT WERE EXPLAINED TO ME THEN JUST GETTING THEM "POSSIBLE" REPAIRED COULD COST AS MUCH AS $5000.00 TOTAL. PLEASE ISSUE A DEMAND FOR RECALL ON THE 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, INTERNET SEARCHES CLAIM THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY IN THE SEATBELT SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR MAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 9/8/2014 *JS

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LAMP WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. ONCE STOPPED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT WILL NOT BE ON. THEN OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING THE LAMP WILL AGAIN COME BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC A DAY OR TWO LATER. THEY CLEARED CODE AND RESET THE SYSTEM. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC. THEY RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THE ISSUE TO BE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BELT TENSION SENSOR AND THAT THIS HAD CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEACTIVATE. MECHANIC TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO KIA BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY. KIA WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 60,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE BELT TENSION SENSOR - PART WAS ALMOST $400. MECHANIC SAID THAT ACCORDING TO KIA SPECIFICATIONS, IF THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IF THAT DOESN'T FIX IT, THE ENTIRE SRS UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO TEST TO FIGURE OUT SPECIFICALLY WHICH PART IS FAULTY. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M NOT SURE IF MY AIRBAGS ARE WORKING OR NOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY PEOPLE JUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON, MOST LIKELY UNAWARE THAT THEIR AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT - MECHANIC AND KIA DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A SENSOR. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE ME OVER $400 TO "FIX" THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THE FIX. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON VARIOUS MODELS OF 2006 KIA'S. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST STATED TO ME THAT MY CAR MUST HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE "FIX" DID NOT WORK THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY FRONT SEATS FOR A COST OF OVER $1,200.00. KIA CANNOT GUARANTEE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY RESEARCHING THE INTERNET. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TT

AFTER BEING FIXED BY THE DEALER, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN WITHIN DAYS. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THE SENSORS BUILT INTO THE SEAT ARE FAILING. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THEY ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE. IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON AS LONG AS THE SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT. THE SENSORS CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT APPARATUS: ALMOST 1200$ JUST FOR THE PART! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT ISN'T. NOTE THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY SYMPATHETIC AND AGGRESSIVE IN TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PEOPLE THEY ARE TALKING TO AT KIA AREN'T BEING VERY FORTHCOMING WITH HOW PREVALENT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER GOING ON SIX TIMES NOW TO GET THIS FIXED. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCT 07 TO CURRENT. THE LAST TIME IT WAS FIXED WAS ON 08/07/2009. NOW I AM GOING TO DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AGAIN AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY NEED TO . SO FAR I HAVE HAD THE BUCKLES ASSY REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE SENSOR ASSY MORE THAN ONCE. PROBLEM MAY BE FIXED FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

BOTH DRIVE AND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE LIT. THIS OCCURRED 5 TIMES, ALL OF WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP WAS "FIXED." THE SIXTH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR 72 HOURS, CLAIMED TO "BE FIXED" YET AGAIN, ONCE BOTH SEATS WERE SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. WITHIN 2 WEEKS BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS ARE ON, YET AGAIN, FOR THE SEVENTH TIME...I AM CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY! *TR