Air Bag Not Deploy Problems of Kia Motor RIO - part 2

The contact owns a 2006 kia Rio. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag light was illuminated. The contact had the front passenger seat replaced due to a faulty air bag sensor in the front passenger seat. One month after the repairs, the air bag sensor malfunctioned a second time. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for further diagnostics or repairs. The contact was concerned that the passenger side air bag may not deploy in the event of a crash. The failure mileage was 78,152.

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I was involved in a three car accident on may 14th at about 1:15 p. M. . I was driving my 2006 kia Rio slightly under 30 mph when I was struck from behind by a vehicle going much faster, but undetermined speed. I was pushed into an SUV in front of me. My hood and front end crumpled, but the air bags did not deploy. I was wearing my seatbelt, but still hit my chest against the steering wheel and fractured two vertebrae in my spine. The occupants of the other two cars were not injured. The failure is that none of the airbags in the kia deployed. I had no warning lights that the system was not working properly or needed maintenance. There is no correction to be done; the car was completely totaled.

My 2006 kia Rio air bag light has come on & stayed on. Diagnoses-inoperative seat air bag mat. To repair, the cost would be $1000. 00 with taxes. I have investigated this problem through the internet and have found that this is also a common problem with many kia vehicles causing some air bags to not deploy at all.

The contact owns a 2010 kia Rio. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag malfunctioned. Whenever someone was seated in the front passenger seat the air bag was deactivated but when books were placed in the seat the air bag was activated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer but the manufacturer confirmed that there was a problem with the sensor in the seat. The manufacturer will not verify the weight requirements for the front passenger seat air bag. The contact stated this was a major issue and fears that someone could be killed if involved in a crash due to the air bag not deploying. The failure mileage was as 50 miles.

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The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio lx. The contact was stopped to make a left turn when another vehicle crashed into the contacts vehicle. The force of the crash pushed the contacts vehicle into a ditch. The contact stated the rear and front ends of the vehicle, including the frame was damaged. The air bags did not deploy. The contact also stated that a month before the crash, a deer crashed into the vehicle and the front air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that two passengers sustained neck injuries. A police report was available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000 miles.

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My daughter was a passenger in 2006 kia Rio, restrained with seatbelt. Head on collision occurred,driver's air bag deployed, he sustained a broken ankle. Passenger air bag did not deploy, she had a subdural hematoma, internal injuries, chance fracture l3, compression fracture l4 of her spine, broke both legs. She was trapped in the car. Roof had to be cut off to remove her. Accident occurred 9/29/10 in indiana she was air lifted, required 3 surgeries, hospitalized for 4 weeks.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Rio5. While driving approximately 35-42 mph during rainy weather conditions she engaged the brakes and the vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into the vehicle in front of her. The air bag did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to her neck and upper back. The passenger was also injured. She was taken out of the vehicle by the fire department. She had no knowledge of whether the passengers in the other vehicle were injured or not. A police report was filed. Her vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure and current mileages were 90,200.

The contact owns a 2009 kia Rio. While driving approximately 50 mph on a wet road, the contact attempted to make a turn, lost control of the vehicle, and the left side collided into a wall. None of the air bags deployed. The contact suffered bruises on her leg, arms and the passenger suffered back pain. Before the failure occurred, the contact previously rear ended another vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. The dealer stated that the air bags would not deploy if the collision was not frontal. The contact planned to call the manufacturer when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 12,000.

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A 2009 kia Rio MD. Police report by anne arundel county police . At approximately 1800 hours the vehicle hit black ice at 30-40mph and swerved out of control head on into a wooden power pole. The driver had no problems with the vehicle or driving on this road home from work daily. Within a few minutes of the accident it began to snow. The vehicle sustained major front end damage including crushing the radiator and resulted inthe headlights dangling fromthe vehicle. The driver hit her head on the steering wheel , showed seat belt bruising marks, bruised knees, was in shock and had a severe headache and neck pain. The complaint is that the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was a dealership loaner vehicle while the drivers car was being serviced. I have no further information on the vehicle after being returned to the dealership.

I was involved in a car accident. I was headed west down a two-way street when a car ran the stop sign and crashed into me as I was entering into the intersection. The car was going a high speed when the collision occurred. My whole front end of car was smashed in, my car had been hit so bad until the gadgets in the cabinet of my car were all out of place. My passenger head was busted open and I sustained head, neck, back and rib injuries. We were both wearing seat belts. My passenger weighted over 170 pounds which mean her airbag should have deployed as well as mines but they did not. I have filed a claim with the person whose fault it was insurance company. I have did research online and realized that other kia cars dating back to 2000 models airbags did not deploy either. I have a 2008 kia Rio lx I bought it brand new off the lot. This problem should not have occurred.

Air bag did not deploy during a head on collision.

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To whom it may concern, I have a 2006 kia Rio lx and at about 60,000 miles the passenger side airbag light came on. My concern is that the airbag will not deploy if there is an accident. My father also has the exact same car and it had the same issue. After reviewing consumer reports on the vehicle, I noticed that it is a common issue and it is definitely something that should be recalled. I noticed there was a recall for the kia optima airbags for that year but not for the Rio lx. Please look into this issue and get back to me.

Traveling aprox 30 mph, rear ended another vehicle. Seat belts did not lock on any passengers, airbags did not deploy.

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Fell asleep driving 2007 kia Rio on the interstate to army reserve training (traveling 65 mph). Car hit - head on - the upcoming end of a guard rail which drove the radiator back into the engine. Neither fender got damaged. Had seat belt on and hit head on steering wheel; cut head; concussion; dislocated part of hand. The airbag did not deploy. Unconscious for over an hour. The highway patrol was concerned that the airbag did not deploy but the guy rebuilding the car (3 hours from us; $7000 worth of damage) says it didn't necessarily need to deploy because there are only 2 censors and both censors must trigger to deploy. However local mechanic says there are 4 censors and any one of them will deploy the airbag. Have bumper to bumper warranty on the car from the dealer where bought it used.

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I was involved in a 45mph head on collision. The other car was a chevy cobalt. She had run a stop sign and hit us in the front. I was the passenger in the kia both me and the driver of the kia were forced into the windshield and he hit his off the steering wheel as well. Neither of the airbags in my car went off. But both the airbags in the cobalt did. My car was also called a total with damage done to the front bumper and framing. Two mechanics that looked at the car could not believe that the airbags did not deploy.

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On October 8, 2008. I was involved in a major four car accident. However, my airbags never deployed in my vehicle. My car will not be repairable it will be a total loss vehicle. It was a 2007 kia Rio, and nothing has been done to fix this problem.

Going at 80km an hour in peak Friday afternoon traffic on the highway I rear ended another car and my airbag did not deploy.

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While driving on a local road traveling between 35-40 mph, I swerved to avoid hitting a dear and hit a telephone pole head on. I was taken to the emergency room with injuries to my neck, back, left shoulder and left knee. My air bag did not deploy.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Rio. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle behind her almost rear ended her vehicle. The contact was barely able to drive onto the emergency lane. The vehicle would not pick up speed, it would only coast very slowly. The failure happened twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that they were unable to find a failure. The contact stated that the service manager of the dealership was rude and was banging his fist on the counter. She stated that she felt very intimidated by the ordeal. A diagnostic test was not performed. The vehicle was not repaired. A complaint was filed with the manufacturer. The contact also stated that the vehicle had electrical failures. The failure and current mileages were approximately 74,000. Updated 01/12/lj the consumer stated less than two weeks of owning of the vehicle she was involved in an accident and the air bags failed to deploy. Also, the radio/cd player did not work, and the shifter lights were inoperative. Updated 04/15/11.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. While driving 45 mph, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the contact's chest struck the steering wheel. He has a pacemaker and was transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The fuel system was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 48.

The car was in an accident and the air bags never deployed on the driver side or the passenger side. Nothing was done to fix it . The car now has to have the whole front end fixed and need to have them checked to see why they didn't deploy.

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The contact owns a 2006 kia Rio. The contact stated that the air bag indicator was illuminated. Additionally, while driving 20 mph, an unknown Nissan vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The driver was not injured. The passenger sustained injuries to the rotator cuff and was provided medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the frame needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. Months later, the vehicle was taken to a local dealer (southwest kia located at 39650 lyndon b johnson fwy dallas, TX 75237 877-363-9542), but was not diagnosed due to diagnostic fees. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,486.

Our kia Rio was involved in a front end collision where the air bags failed to deploy at over 40 miles an hour. It's by the grace of god we didn't find this out in a faster collision costing someone their life.

Driving down I-65, and a semi truck tried getting over into my lane. I drove into the medium, lost control of the vehicle and spun out and hit the semi truck. It ended up running over the top of my car. My car was totaled. Everything from the front of the car to the steering wheel was destroyed, melted, etc. Luckily I wasn't hurt, because I locked myself against the seat; however the airbags never deployed. I luckily ended up alright physically; however somebody else with the same car may not have my stroke of luck that I had that day.

Purchased a 2006 kia Rio new. About eight months ago or so the "air bag off" light would be on when someone was seated in the passenger seat, kia replaced the seat sensors, but nothing else in the system. A factory mechanic inspected the car and said it was working properly. They could not fix the problem to this day. I have been told that when the light is on that the air bag will not deploy in an accident. Kia makes a very poor product. I have a transmission leak and I went to the dealer and they said the transmission needed to be replaced, but kia would not honor their warranty even though I changed the transmission fluid every 30,000 miles as they recommend. Kia does not take care of their customers. Someone needs to hold their feet to the fire and make them honor their 100,000 mile warranty.

Airbag deployed without impact to the vehicle or any other vehicle present. Vehicle in question is a 2005 brand new kia Rio [xxx]. Myself & daughter were driving on the highway on Dec 3rd 2005, we ran over a tire tread on the highway, proceeded maybe 1/2 a mile & the airbag deploys from out of nowhere. Car was towed to the kia dealership, it took them a week to determine that they were not going to repair the vehicle which is an obvious defect. I was told by the service manager & technicians that there was no impact to the vehicle & airbag should not have deployed. Kia advised me to go through my insurance, they are not responsible. I am at the mercy of kia, I am unable to find an attorney that will plead my case because myself & my daughter did not have serious injuries at the time of the incident, we substained neck & head injury but nothing that would warrant hospitalization, thank god. I need help & there is no one to fight on our behalf, this is the only voice I have. Updated 07/17/2012 information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Hit deer at 55 mph airbags did not deploy and seat belt did not lock causing head to hit steering wheel and bounce back and hit seat whole front of car was tore up.

During a frontal-impact accident, the driver airbag failed to deploy until after I hit the steering wheel. I then saw the passenger airbag deploy. Neither the seat belt nor the airbag stopped me from hitting the steering wheel causing chest wall contusions and muscle strains in chest and back. I'm still out of work due to the injuries. The car was totaled.

While driving at 40 mph consumer was involved in a front end collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Also, no air bag warning light appeared prior to the crash. The consumer was traveling northbound in the curb lane when the other vehicle turned left into the path of the consumer's vehicle.

While driving 40 mph consumer's vehicle collided with the vehicle in front. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained major injuries. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection.

While driving 45 mph the vehicle collided with a deer. The dual airbags did not deploy. No injuries reported. Please provide additional information.

While driving at 15 mph and without warning consumer lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a rear enf collision. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained injuries.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Rio. The contact was involved in a head-on crash while driving 25 mph. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained major injuries while wearing his seat belt. A police report was filed. No other vehicle information was available.

While driving 10 mp and turning the vehicle stalled. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection , and the mechanic could not duplicate the problem. The passenger front seat belt was inoperative. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection again, and the mechanic replaced the seat belt. However, the problem recurred. Then, vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and both frontal air bags failed to deploy. This information was provided by mrs. Sikakoy's daughter leslie sanchez.

Consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. This caused the driver and passenger to sustain minor injuries, and were transported to the hospital. Vehicle was towed to a garage. The cause has not been determined at this time. This information was provided by leticia's lawyer mr. John fitzpatrick.