Warning Light On problems of the 2007 Kia Motor Optima

The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. While driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the passnger seat sensor mat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

I have a 2006. 5 kia Optima ex that had a six year, sixty thousand mile full warranty and a ten year, one hundred thousand mile powertrain warranty. At some point after the six year warranty expired, but prior to the one hundred thousand mile warranty expiration, the airbag warning light came on when I started the car. I took it to the dealership who " determined internal failure to passenger seat mat $1875 to repair. . . " I declined the repair due to the cost and value of the car at that time. I and suggested that the cost of repair should be absorbed by kia. I called the kia customer assistance number and was told that my complaint would be reviewed by management and they would contact me regarding their decision. I subsequently heard back from kia that they would not provide any assistance. They advised me that my only recourse was to contact the dealer and see if they would provide some special discount on the purchase of a new car. This was not a feasible alternative at the time. I am now stuck with a car that has a major safety malfunction, as indicated by a brightly illuminated warning light on the dash. This not only affects the safety of the passenger but depreciates the value of the car by 50%. I realize that many systems on an automobile over the years, however, this particular malfunction is unacceptable. I think the recent recall of millions of automobiles for airbag failure, regardless of age or mileage, demonstrates kia's culpability in this case. I would appreciate any assistance you may provide.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. The contact stated the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,533 and the current mileage was 40,353.

2007 kia Optima air bag warning light stay on and will not go out until the engine is shutoff. There have been numerous of complaints to kia concerning this problems. This is a safety issue and kia needs to fix the problems. Nhtsa please investigated kia air bag warning light problems.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. The vehicle was parked with a passenger occupying the vehicle when the air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure persisted and when the contact would shut off the engine and restarted the vehicle, the light would shut off. The failure persisted intermittently. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer seven times. Two new seat bottoms were reprogrammed for the front passenger's seat in order to correct the failure. The failure mileage was 14,851 and the current mileage was 23,013. Updated 08/11/10. Updated 08/17/10.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. The contact stated that when small framed passengers occupy the front passenger seat, the air bag warning light illuminates on the instrument control panel. This indicates that the front passenger side air bag is inoperative and may not inflate in the event of a crash that merits air bag deployment. The failure may result in injury to the passenger. The dealer stated that his model was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 08v161000 (air bags), although the failures were identical. Currently, the dealer is replacing the seat assembly, which contains the air bag sensors. The failure and current mileages were 23,000. Updated 09/13/08. The seat belt was replaced.