general problems of the 2009 Kia Motor Optima

The airbags did not deploy while the car was being driven at 65 mph on interstate 275 s and crashed into a wall barrier. Since the airbags did not deploy, the driver's head was thrown around because the rest of his body was held firm by the seat belt. The driver was transported by ambulance to the hospital. After several tests, it was determined that the driver suffered a broken neck and spinal damage and must wear as an aspen neck brace for 6 weeks and then be examined by a neurosurgeon to determine if there is any further damage or additional medical care is required. The driver is unable to work until released by a neurosurgeon. The car was declared a total loss.

Tl the contact called on behalf of his deceased daughter who was driving a 2009 kia Optima. The daughter was driving at an unknown speed and went into oncoming traffic, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree head on where the vehicle came to a stop. The exact events were uncertain. None of the air bags deployed. As a result, the daughter was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced deceased. The front passenger sustained a fractured femur and the rear passenger sustained unknown injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center (riverside collision center located on 1441 south branch river rd, romney, wv 26757) where they were refusing to release the vehicle unless the manufacturer repurchased it. The vehicle was currently in possession of the collision center. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Srs light came on while stationary and continued while vehicle is running. . Now it stays on all the time. No matter how many times they reset it comes back next day and stays on.

My car has 60,603 miles on it the srs light is illuminated it has remained on for the past week. I have not been in an accident. After extensive online research I've noticed that there were thousands of kia's recalled all the way up to 2008 for this exact problem as it stands now although it's a known problem it will not be covered under any hundred thousand miles warranty.

Took 2009 kia to dealership, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 because of air bag illumination. Was told it was two things. The OCS mat in the passenger seat was defective and the clock spring assembly located in the steering column. Kia issued a recall on the 2008 Optima for this very same issue (clock spring assembly). The recall should be extended to include the 2009 kia Optima. We did, however, receive a letter from kia regarding the OCS mat in the passenger seat. Unfortunately, kia will not pay for the repair even though they know it is a defect on their part. Prices for repair? over $1,500. These two items are clearly a safety issue and kia needs to step up to the plate repair these safety issues. These issues did not occur because of misuse - they are occurring and have occurred because of known defects.

Seatbelt light is on. Dealer says it's a clock spring that's not under my warranty or extended warranty and will cost $335. 00 on top of the $84. 00 I paid for diagnosis. It appears there have been several complaints on 2009's and there was a recall on 2008's for this problem.

There is an existing recall for this problem for this model up to manufacture date of Jan 2008 (sc094). However, my vehicle manufactured oct 2008 exhibits the same failure. I believe this recall should be extended to the 2009 model year.

The light has been on since the middle of 2013 and the dealership when asked during each oil change is we will check it out. Ever since I have purchased this vehicle there has been problems with this vehicle.