2006 Kia Sedona

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I PUT A BAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE CHECKED ON INTERNET THAT THE AIR BAGS WON'T BE DEPLOYED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I THINK THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND KIA HAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OF EITHER AIR BAG SENSOR OR SOMETHING ELSE. KIA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON ITS OWN COST. THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE OVER $1500. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

AFTER I GOT THIS MINI VAN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT NEVER WORKED RIGHT, SOME TIME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND SOMETIMES IT WENT OFF, DID NOT MATER IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING THERE OR NOT. DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH IT. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE MANUAL INDICATED WE SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER ASAP. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD DEPLOY WHEN THIS "AIR BAG" LIGHT IS ON. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE KIA SEDONA AIR BAG SENSORS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THEY RECALIBRATED THE SENSORS AT A COST OF $194 AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. HOWEVER, THEY INDICATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE "STILL VACILLATING" AND THAT IF THIS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THE SENSORS UNDER THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1500). I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER KIA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND, IN MY OPINION, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON & I CALLED MY LOCAL KIA DEALER. THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS UNDER SEATS BECAUSE THAT COULD CAUSE IT. THERE WAS NOTHING UNDER THE SEATS, HOWEVER ABOUT 25 MILES LATER (WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK) THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON & HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE & I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $2000 OF MY MONEY TO FIX KIA'S SHORTFALL!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER ABOVE EIGHTY POUNDS WAS SEATED IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

OUR 2006 KIA SEDONA AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. A KIA DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A $1,850 REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SEAT SENSORS. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL REPAIRED. OUR SEDONA HAS 47,485 MILES; 2 MONTHS PAST THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED . THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY KIA AS A RECALL; NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THIS FOR OUR FAMILY, WE HAVE TWO LITTLE CHILDREN AND IT SCARES ME TO HAVE THEM IN THE CAR. *TR

2006 KIA SEDONA MINI-VAN WITH ONGOING AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURE ISSUES. THE 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF' LIGHT IS LIT WHEN MORE THAN AN 80# PERSON IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF. AT TIMES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT IS LIT AS WELL WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF AN ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE ACCORDING TO KIA'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 3 YEARS AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH RESULTS OF: I WAS TOLD, "YOU HAD YOUR PURSE AND A BOOK ON THE FRONT SEAT AND THAT MESSES WITH THE SEAT SENSOR", REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPUTER, REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, I WAS TOLD, "WE DIDN'T PLUG THE SEAT SENSOR BACK IN ALL THE WAY", AND ETC. THE CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES BUT THIS ONE IS BY FAR THE LARGEST SAFETY ISSUE. *TR