2007 Kia Sportage Air Bags

MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A MONTH.

ONE MORNING, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON MY DRIVE WAY. I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR AIRBAG YELLOW LIGHT IS ON AND IT HAS BEEN ON SINCE DECEMBER 15, 2015. I KNOW ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT IT. I FEEL IT MAY BE A DEFAULT ON THE AIRBAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT; THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY SHUT ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR , AND VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN SENSORS. THE DEALER ALSO MENTION THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS UP TO CODE AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE LIGHT TO INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND ON IF THE OCCUPANT WAS MOVING IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,400.

AIR BAG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER ARE SEATED IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. DRIVER'S BELT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. AIR BAG LIGHT BACK ON AGAIN. *TR

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL CRASH. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN MY 2007 KIA SPORTAGE KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON. I HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR THREE (3) TIMES THIS YEAR TWICE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ONCE ONE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THE SEAT A CERTAIN WAY SO THE LIGHT WON'T COME ON AND RECOGNIZE YOUR WEIGHT. I AM OVER 200 LBS. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE SEAT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE I AM SEATING IN IT. I BELIEVE THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I HAVE READ ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEMS IN OTHER KIA MODELS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED WHEN THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR

I WAS IN AUTO ACCIDENT AND MY CAR ROLLED AND MY BODY (EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT) WAS THROWN AROUND AND MY STERNUM WAS SEVERELY INJURED - HAIRLINE FRACTURE. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NOT THE FRONT OR THE SIDES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. SHE THEN OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND HER VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, SLID TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET, AND STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHE SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY, WHICH SHE IS CURRENTLY SEEING A DOCTOR FOR DUE TO HEADACHES. SHE STATED THAT HER ENTIRE BODY IS SORE AND SHE CAN BARELY TURN HER NECK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING INSPECTED. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,500.