Four problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2009 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2009 Sorento.
Passenger side, front, airbag indicator works only some of the time with adult passenger.
2009 kia Sorento. Consumer states that passenger side airbag light indicated the airbag was disabled. The dealer told consumer that his wife didn't weigh enough for the airbag system to register.
The contact owns a 2009 kia Sorento. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated when someone was seated in the passenger seat and would not turn off until the vehicle was shut off. The contact called the manufacturer who advised him to take the vehicle to the dealership for a repair. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the air bag sensor was replaced but the failure continued. The vehicle had not been repaired successfully. The current mileage was approximately 9,000. The failure mileage was 7,253.
Since January 2009 we have been fighting with Kia Motors because my passenger airbag light will not activate when someone is seated in the seat. All kia has done is update the vehicles computer system, which hasn't worked. They have issued a safety recall on this problem, but they refuse to fix it saying that the vehicle is operating as it was designed to do. My problem is that my vehicle is now unsafe for me to drive with a passenger. I have brought my vehicle to them 12 times about this problem. The better business bureau has told me there is nothing they can do for me, even though it is under warranty. Kia has offered me $1500. 00 to go away. I refused. I want this safety issue fixed.