2006 Kia Sedona

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT AROUND 80K MILES AND HAS STAYED ON. I HAVE CHECKED THE CONNECTIONS BENEATH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS; ALL APPEAR FIRMLY SEATED. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT I HAD RECENTLY REPLACED THE BATTERY BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON, A COMMON PRECURSOR TO THIS PROBLEM IF THE ONLINE FORUMS ARE ANY INDICATION. AT ANY RATE, THIS APPEARS TO BE FAR TOO COMMON (AND EXPENSIVE!) AN ISSUE AMONG KIA OWNERS, TO SAY NOTHING OF ITS INCREDIBLE SIGNIFICANCE AS A SAFETY HAZARD. KIA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT PROMPTLY. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN I ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC FOR $95. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT MY AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND HAVE KIA ISSUE A RECALL. WHEN I GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER KIA SEDONA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME OF THEM HAVE HAD TO PAY OVER $400 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE AN AIRBAG FIXED, WHEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH LIT UP AND STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. BECAUSE I WAS ILL AT THE TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER UNTIL AFTER THE 100,000 MILE MARK. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT A SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS BAD, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SEAT AT A PRICE OF $2,000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY TOLD ME THAT UNTIL THAT SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS A TRAVESTY THAT A WHOLE SAFETY SYSTEM CAN BE DISABLED FOR WANT OF A 25 CENT SENSOR, AND THAT THEY CAN DICTATE THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE SEAT AT A PRICE OF $2,000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHERE THE REDUNDANCY IN THE SYSTEM? WHERE'S THE ABILITY TO JUST REPLACE THE SENSOR? MY CAR IS BARELY WORTH $6,000. I CANNOT AFFORD A $2,000 SEAT, BUT I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT AN AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH I PAID DEARLY FOR WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I THINK KIA IS GREATLY AT FAULT FOR SELLING SUCH A POOR SYSTEM, AND FOR FAILING TO CORRECT IT. I CONTACTED KIA. THEY DID NOT WISH TO HEAR ABOUT MY PROBLEM. *JS

SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PUSH IT CLOSED, BUT IT SCARES ME WHEN I'M DRIVING AND MY SON IS IN HIS CAR SEAT AND THE DOOR CHIME WILL GO OFF BECAUSE THE DOOR IS OPENING. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON QUITE OFTEN AND HAD TO TAKE TO MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR

2006 SEDONA AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN DASH STAYS ON. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND THIS IS ABOUT THE 6TH TIME THE LIGHT STAY ON AND THIS WAS AFTER A SEVERE WINTER WITH A LOT OF SALT ON THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED WITH IN A WEEK AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED 3 RECALLS, 2 TO CORRECT METAL PARTS FROM RUST FROM SALT AND A FAILING REAR HEATER HOSE USUALLY THE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS BUT THIS TIME IT HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 WEEKS. ONE TIME WHEN IT WAS ON I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A GROUND PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE DEALER TOOK APART THE HEAD LINER FOR THE 2ND TIME TO REPAIR A LEAK. WHEN THEY PUT THE HEADLINER BACK THERE WERE OVER 10 THINGS THEY DID NOT PUT BACK CORRECTLY. FROM THAT TIME ON I SAID I HAD NO FAITH IN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING IF I WOULD BE IN A CRASH. NOW THAT THE LIGHT IS ON FOR OVER 3 WEEKS I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AS IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTED MANY TIMES ON THE INTERNET AND KIA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM!