Air Bag Not Deploy Problems of Kia Motor Sephia - part 1

Nearly fatal car accident, air bags did not deploy, the breaks did not lock up.

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The contact owned a 2000 kia Sephia. While driving approximately 40 mph, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle causing significant damage to the front end. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver suffered injuries to the right shoulder, head, and jaw bone. The front passenger sustained injuries to the right shoulder, head, and neck injuries. The rear seat passenger suffered a neck injury. All the occupants were transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Drive and passenger airbag did not deploy in 2001 kia Sephia LS.

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On March 28, 2009, my daughter was a passenger in a 2001 kia Sephia that lost control in the rain doing about 50 mph, went down an embankment & ravine on its side, started to overturn, when it slammed into a tree. The roof on this car then collapsed onto my daughters head causing such severe head trauma and swelling in her brain, along with many many other injuries that she did not survive the crash. Why did this happen? the airbags did not deploy! ! ! how many different areas of the car need to be hit before the airbags deploy! she was wearing her seatbelt. If the airbags had deployed like they should have, she would probably be with me today. She was only 21 years old and had everything to live for. This *#>*^$ car killed my only daughter! ! ! how many deaths have to happen before kia gets the message and does something to prevent it. These cars do not need to be in the u. S. A. Kia has been getting reports since 2001 that the airbags on this car fail to deploy. They are guilty of criminal negligence! ! help!.

My wife owns a 2000 kia Sephia,we were in a head on collision at 40mph and the airbags did not deploy. I was asked to mail pictures of this accident to kia and just received a phone call back saying the impact was too high for airbag deployment,are you kidding me,the whole frontend of the car is totaled and that's the best answer you can give me,OH yeah he said he was sorry.

The contact owns a 2000 kia Sephia. While making a left turn at 20 mph, the brakes were applied and the vehicle jerked to the left. The front passenger side of the vehicle crashed into the front of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The road conditions were normal. A police report was filed. The driver was wearing a seat belt and sustained bruises to her chest. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The vehicle has not been inspected. The current and failure mileages were 40,000.

Fax on behalf of, re an accident with his 1999 kia Sephia the airbags failed to deploy and the back brakes did not function correctly since the purchase of the vehicle.

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The contact owned a 1998 kia Sephia. A relative was driving the consumers vehicle and he saw his brother driving in the opposite direction. He swerved to play a game with his brother, but instead he lost control of the vehicle and crashed head on into the other vehicle. The drivers air bag failed to deploy, however the passenger air bag deployed and there were no passengers. Updated 04/30/08. Lj the consumers also owns a 2000 Toyota tacoma which was also involved in the accident and the drivers air bag did not deploy. Updated.

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Airbag failed to deploy during a front end crash. Injuries included head,neck and back . The car was totaled.

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: the contact stated while driving the vehicle 45mph another vehicle rear ended the contact's vehicle. This resulted in a collision, the air bags did not deploy. Also the driver's seat fell backward during the collision. Injuries were sustained; the vehicle was able to be driven home. The vehicle has not been inspected. The manufacturer has not been contacted , no repairs made.

Consumer's vehicle was hit by another car on August 15, 2005, and the airbags failed to deploy. Were still unsure of the extend of the injuries to the consumer. A police report was taken. The manufacturer was unhelpful to the consumer. They told the consumer that the airbags should not have deployed under these circumstances. Although other information they sent her said that the air bags should have deployed.

The contact owned a 1997 kia Sephia. Contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 35 mph . Upon impact, the frontal air bags did not deploy. There were three occupants in the car all wearing seat belts. The rear passenger side seat belt broke . The air bag warning light had not been on in this vehicle nor was it on after the crash. One person sustained injuries because of the seat belt. She broke two ribs.

2000 kia Sephia. Consumer's daughter was driving on July 26, 2005 when a deer ran in front of the vehicle, she slammed on the brakes and swerved to miss the deer. She hit the metal guard rail and a telephone pole head on. This totaled the vehicle. The airbags did not deploy. The vehicle was not inspected. A police report was issued. Consumer has a gash on right eye and her lip was swollen. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

My husband was driving on the highway, when a deer crossed and was hit by our vehicle. The car hit the deer broadside with the front end, then the car was knocked down into the ditch and hit an embankment with the front end. Both impacts were across the whole front of the car. The airbag did not deploy with either impact. The insurance company will be totaling the vehicle due to the amont of damage to the front end of the car. This is the first time we have had a crash in this vehicle so this is the first time we have noticed this defect.

I had a collision and air bags did not deploy. I hit full on the front end at about 45 mph. The frame was bent. There was damage to the engine.

While driving 60 mph the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. The dual air bag did not deploy upon impact. The consumer sustained bruising from the seat belt. Please provide additional information.

Consumer was driving was involved in a collision head on . Seat belt broke, throwing the consumer threw the driver's windshield. Air bags did not deploy. Vehicle was totaled. Consumer is in a coma.

While driving 65 mph consumer was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. This caused driver to sustain minor injuries, and was transported to a hospital by ambulance. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection.

While driving at 35 mph, the consumer's vehicle was involved in a front end collision. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy.

The dashboard lifted up from the chassis of the vehicle. Also, there was a hole that burned into the top of the dashboard. The consumer was concerned with the air bags not deploying or deploying prematurely.

During a 35 mph frontal collision front air bags did not deploy. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

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I was in an accident on the below date at 730pm. There was myself and my daughter in my 2001 kia Sephia and we hit a tree after losing control on icy road. The car was a total loss but yet neither airbag was deployed. I feel that you and other consumers should be aware that there might be a defect in the airbags, considering the vechicle was a total loss and per the owners manual there was no speed limit in which they would deploy. I have pictures showing the total destruction of the vechicle and the proof that the airbags were never deployed. Again I just think considering there commericals pride themselves on the safety of there vechicles this is very disturbing and should be addressed. I would appreciate your time in this matter so that hopefully no one else will be injured. I would appreciate a response from the NHTSA if possible.

I was sitting at a traffic light with my little girl (4 yrs old) sitting in her car seat when all of a sudden we were rear ended by a guy driving an older suburban while he was talking on his cell phone! we were pushed into the Jeep cherokee in front of us. . . . It was estimated the guy in the suburban was traveling around 40 mph or a little more. . . . My car was crushed badly in the front. . . It was all pushed in. . . My air bags did not deploy. . . . Why?.

The consumer rear ended another motorist and the air bags failed to deploy the consumer also stated the brakes failed.

While going 65 on the freeway I lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle slammed into the center divider. The vehicle hit the divider from the front ending up on its side. Vehicle is totaled and air bags failed to deploy. Obviously this isn't the first time the air bags on this vehicle have failed to deploy sometimes causing severe injuries. A complaint will be filed with the dealership and the manufacturer.

Consumer states that when they was hit in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing minor injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified.

Consumer states that when hit in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified ts.

Consumer states while driving going 30mph the vehicle was in a head on accident with another vehicle. Consumer states the seat belt never locked and both airbags never deployed. Ts.

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While driving 60mph a large objec fell off the back of a truck and hit front of car ,and air bags did not deploy.

Air bags did not deploy, brake failure. The consumer was in an accident due to brake failure and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was totaled. The a/c had to be replaced after the first use, and the gas light stayed on. (turi miller can be reach as well d-715 726 8887 or h-715 833 6309 and via email-turijo@yahoo. Com).

Was involved in an accident on 3/25/02. A woman hit me in the rear end of my car and my seat released and the back of the seat went completely back. I had to sturggle to sit up after the impact and realized she had pushed me into oncoming traffic. A school bus was coming head on into me. I had to pull myself forward without the back of my seat for support and steer best I could out of the path of the bus. My seat should never have released like it did. My air bag did not deploy. And luckily I was coherant enough to miss getting hit head on and injuring children. The woman who hit me did not see my turn signal and was going too fast for conditions. This could have been an awful accident had I not been able to pull myself upright from the back of my seat falling down. My shoes flew off and I was laying down into the back seat loosing my steering and could not reach the peddles since I was thrown so far back. I did have my seat belt on which I am sure did save me from hitting the windshield. However, it did not work like it should since I was so far back. Had I been hit by the bus a that moment, I might have been seriously injured or killed. Nlm.

While driving at 25 mph vehicle was involved in a head collision. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy.

I was involved in a head on accident at 30 mph, the airbag did not deploy and I was injured.

After the accident occurred insurance failed to notice the steering wheel had been cracked, I have had the car at a body shop and there is some type of confusion with getting a new steering wheel from kia. We are not certain of the exact estimate to this day, nor do we know when we will be getting our car repaired. Because of the airbags failure to deploy injuries did occur which may have been prevented had they deployed . The crash was at 35 mph and was a direct frontal impact. We called the dealership and at their request have given police report and injury reports. The person we are dealing with is amy jones . Today we called her and she said the situation was not life threatening thus the airbags did not deploy. We believe that they should have deployed. Futhermore it appears that the failure is considered normal by kia according to our conversation thus far. The represenative also claims that they did not have a chance to look at the car because we did not report it in time. Well the car is still sitting in the shop over two months later in god knows what condition and they still have not went out to see it. So it appears to us we have no choice accept to take measures to prevent this from happening to someone else or us again. We are writing and requesting a full investigation as to why the airbags did not deploy. ? why the shop is not recieving a steering wheel from kia? personally we do not think the car is safe and request a inspection and investigation as to why all this is happening? why are we being put off ? we do not or will we ever feel safe about driving this car again.

My doughter rear ended another vehicle at 40-45 mph. The dual airbags did not deploy and the seat belts did not lock up, allowing the driver's and a passengers head to hit the windshield. Driver and one passenger sustained a concussion, face lacerations, head neck and back injuries. The driver also received a hand and pelvic injury. The 2nd passenger sustained neck back and leg injuries. The damage to the front was so bad it pushed the dash back. The vehicle was totaled!.