Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2006 Kia Motor Sorento

Two problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2006 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2006 Sorento.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2009

I was in a car accident in June 2009, in a 2006 kia Sorento. I was hit by a vehicle traveling at approximately 60-70mph. The impact was so severe, that I ended up in front of the vehicle that I was pushed into. The result of this accident was total loss of vehicle. My air bags did not deploy, and that driver side seat back broke. Doctors said that had my seat back not broke, I would not have sustained such debilitating injuries that I am not going to heal from.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 07/03/2006

The contact owns a 2006 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact crashed into the front passenger side of another vehicle. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. There were no injuries, but both vehicles were damaged. The vehicle was taken to a collision center for repairs. Recently, the contact crashed into another vehicle. Her vehicle was destroyed and the air bags failed to deploy again. Prior to this crash, the air bag warning indicator illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they ordered a part related to the air bag component. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown. The current mileage was 29,000.


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