Three problems related to seats have been reported for the 2007 Kia Motor Spectra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Kia Motor Spectra based on all problems reported for the 2007 Spectra.
My indicator on my dash board for an airbag problem came on, upon taking it to a maintenance shop they found out that it was due to a sensor going bad in the passenger seat. After they called multiple places, including the local kia dealership regarding this problem, they informed me that this is a recurrent issue in my kia model, so much to the point that a seat may only be attained from the manufacturer with a prolong waiting time because of the high demand for the replacement of them due to this problem. After researching online, many different sources have confirmed this to be true, why is this not a recall? the passenger seat airbag sensor module clearly has a fault, rendering it to have a short life span, this is a safety hazard. If it had gone bad while I was driving with someone in the passenger seat, and happened to encounter an accident, the passenger airbag would not have deployed. Not to mention that the seat module itself is by no means an inexpensive part, consumers should not be expected to pay for a problem that was guaranteed to go bad after a short time, if that was the case it should be stated upon the purchase of the car from the dealership.
The contact owns a 2007 kia Spectra. While attempting to start the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the passenger side seat cushion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Experiencing same problem as below, believe that sensors are identical parts, request assistance to include all kia models produced during this time period that are experiencing same problem. Problem verified by colonial kia, colonial heights, va as seat sensor on 6 Jul 12. Nhtsa has issued the following safety recall: make: kia model: rio model year: 2007 manufacturer: Kia Motors corporation mfr's report date: may 29, 2012 NHTSA campaign id number: 12v244000 NHTSA action number: n/a component: air bags:frontal:sensor/control module.
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