11 problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2005 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2005 Sorento.
The airbag light is shows up on the board of the car need to know was going on with the car.
Seat sensor on my kia Sorento for the airbag light does not work. When a passenger sets in the front passenger seat the airbag off light stays on. You put the vehicle in gear, you drive and the light stays on. City or highway travel, the light stays on all the time indicating the passenger airbag if off.
Driving across a 4 lane expressway, barely made it across, the vehicle sputters and comes to a stop after fighting with the power steering losing all control. Crankshaft pulley has damaged the engine so severe, that a new engine was put in at our expense ($5,000), gas tank was discovered to have a hole and leaking gas. Air bag light comes on and off just depends on it's mood, the display on the radio, etc. Goes away in cold weather, and now have a constant thump thump when driving as if the tire is flat. Driving for 5 months with new engine, I pressed on the accelerator quickly to pass a truck when a loud noise (sounding like the engine blew) from the engine was heard then something comes loose and hits the undercarriage so hard I can feel it through the floorboard. No smoke, no elevation in temperature. Pull over, there is now a vibration when idling but cannot see anything obvious missing. Whatever it was took chunks out of the right front tire. Brakes seemed to lock up at times and you could feel something like a pump losing air and the car slides just before the complete stop with a low groaning noise. Haven't took to the mechanic yet, but will be soon.
I just bought this car few months ago as a used car, whenever I start the car , passenger and driver air bags lights is always on. I went to kia service center to address the problem, they told me it's not included on a recall list, I even showed them a paper which stated a group recall sc076. And also read on a kia forum that that there is another recall which is sc045, stating a group recall also. Kia must do something about it because it's matter of life & death if they do not fix this problem.
There is a problem with the OCS system. Airbag light is on. I believe the OCS system is broken, had a similar problem with my 2007 kia rio that had a recall for the same part.
When someone sits in the passenger seat, the sensor does not detect passenger. The light stays in the off position and the air bag light in the dashboard will not cut off.
My new kia Sorento has "advanced airbags" and the "passenger side airbag off" indicator is frequently illuminated even with an adult properly secured in the front passenger seat. I have had it back to the dealership twice and they have indicated both times that the problem won't happen with them. I have been unable to confirm whether the airbag will actuallywork when this light is on.
Contact states the airbag light illuminated, the service dealer said the airbag system needed to be reprogrammed. An engineer will not be at the local service dealer to reprogram the system until about 6 weeks.
Passenger air bag light is on indicating the air bag does not work. I took it back to kia twice. They stated kia knows of the problem, but doesn't have a fix. They said the air bag will "probably deploy" in an accident.
2005 kia Sorento. The airbag light stayed on. They have replaced the seat, t and sent the seat off to have the sensor replaced. The dealership said there was nothing else they could do. The check engine light came on and the vehicle stalled. This happened twice in one day. The vehicle will restart after waiting a while. Also, the clock had to be replaced twice.
The driver noticed on numerous occasions while the vehicle was moving or parked. The passenger front side air bag light would appeared on the dashboard and remain on. The driver drove to the dealer. The mechanic informed the driver that the problem can not be duplicated and the vehicle is operating as designed. The driver informed the mechanic that this problem occurs more than once and has not been resolved. Please fill in additional information.