2006 Kia Sportage

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

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 HAS COME ON TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE DEALER RESETS THE CODE/LIGHT AND CLAIMS I NEED TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SEAT REPLACED FOR APPROX. $2,000! THERE ARE OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAULTY PASSENGER SEATS BUT NOT THE SPORTAGE. MY FAMILIES SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO REPAIR A FAULTY SAFETY ITEM. IF IT'S A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE TO HAVE A REPAIR BULLETIN ISSUED IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *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 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

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