2006 Kia Sportage

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

THE SEAT BELT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAGS HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ABOUT 2500K MILES AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND TIME WAS AFTER 60K MILES AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT ABOUT $100, THE THIRD TIME IT WENT OUT WAS ABOUT 80K MILES. I WAS QUOTED $300 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN BUT WHEN I COMPLAINED THEY OFFERED TO DO IT FOR $100. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO NEED A RECALL ON THE PART. I DO NOT THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AND IN THE MEAN TIME WE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT THE SENSOR WORKING FOR THE AIR BAG. GOOD JOB KIA! *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

2006 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAG LIGHT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CONNECTIONS WERE BAD, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE RADIATOR COVER WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 01/07/13