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

Airbag warning light is activated. Car has not sustained damage. Seat or sensor malfunction may cause airbag not to deploy in crash.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 kia Spectra. The contact stated that when the driver drove at approximatle 45mph, the driver attempted to move the vehicle into the left lane, the driver noticed a vehing in the left lane. The driver move the vehicle back into the right lane quickly and the vehicle spun out of control and turned over on the driver's side. The driver's and front passenger air bag failed to deploye. The driver received bruises and cuts, and the front passenger also suffered cust and bruised and passenger left hand required stiches. The henrico county police department was present, police report number 191201035. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manfuacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 162. 307. Li.

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Tl the contact owned a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact stated while a passenger in the vehicle travelling at 45 mph, the vehicle was hit on the passenger side by another vehicle as a result the passenger and driver side air bags as well as the passenger side air bags failed to deploy. The passenger and the driver of her vehicle sustained back, head and arm injures while the driver sustained neck and back injuries that required medical attention. The contact stated that the occupants of the other vehicle sustained no injuries. A police report was filed. The car was drivable as the air bags failed deploy however, the vehicle was deemed a total loss. The approximate failure mileage 185,000. The VIN was not available.

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Air bag light (red warning light) started to stay on constantly. This means that air bag will probably not deploy in case of crash (to best of my knowledge when searching on google about this issue). Before this light turned on (red light on air-bag), I experienced an issue with "passenger air-bag off" light staying on - despite someone is present on passenger seat (meaning that air-bag will not deploy as computer is not sensing anybody seating there). I would need to stop-by on road side, then turn vehicle off completely, asked a person on passenger seat to go out - wait for a while - and then restart the vehicle and request a person to get back on seat. Later on, this way no longer working. Computer reset no longer working. Friends warned me that - it is sign of air-bag system failure and kia should get it fixed (it comes under safety). This issue is constant irrespective if vehicle is stationary or in motion.

The 2007 kia Spectra was in motion on the highway and was in an accident with major impact. The airbag did not deploy. The kia hit another car and had major damages.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2005 kia Spectra. The contact stated that the steering was difficult, while braking the brakes failed to function, had seized so there was no control over the vehicle direction which had caused the contact to crash into another vehicle damaging the front passenger side. None of the air bags deployed. The driver had not sustained any injuries nor medical treatment. The vehicle was driven back to the contacts residence and parked. The vehicle has not been inspected and diagnosed by a dealer and an independent mechanic. The insurance company was made aware of the failure. A police report was filed. The manufacturer had issued 1 steering recall for NHTSA campaign number: 05v183000 (steering), no brake recall, no air bag recall but had 1 TSB on the air bag system. The manufacturer was notified of the failure to determine if they may be able to investigate why the air bags failed to deploy. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 kia Spectra. The contact stated while driving at 30 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a cemetery. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered minor injuries. Medical attention was required. The vehicle towed to jim's garage and the vehicle was deemed a total loss. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the manufacturer will do an investigation. The failure mileage was 70,000. VIN not available. Hk.

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Tamara recall; there was an accident about ten cars in front of me. I seen everyone start hitting there brakes so I started applying mine. Then I realized everyone had come to a stop so I applied on my brakes even harder and they locked up and I slid about 15 ft. And hit a truck in the rear end still going about 35 mph. It shoved the front end of my car back quite a bit but yet my airbags never deployed.

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The contact owned a 2009 kia Spectra. While driving, the contact swerved and lost control of the vehicle after trying to avoid a deer. The vehicle rolled over and struck a telephone pole. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact suffered from lacerations to the top of the head that required six staples. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Spectra. While driving 35 mph, the contact's vehicle was struck on the passenger side door area and passenger side front end. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a laceration to the head, a bruised left shoulder, bruised ribs, and bleeding from the breast, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owned a 2008 kia Spectra. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact applied the brakes while approaching a red light. The engine shut down, and the steering and brakes failed. The vehicle crossed the intersection and crashed into the rear driver side of another vehicle. The brake and steering lights indicators remained illuminated. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The air bags failed to deploy. Two injuries were sustained, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 2009 kia Spectra. While driving 60 mph, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. Prior to the crash, the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The contact sustained head and shoulder injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000.

When commuting on a freeway going the speed limit (65) approaching a bend, a car suddenly appeared around the bend that was broken down in the left lane. Unable to swerve because of a large truck next to me, I slammed on my brakes, only to hit ice and begin spinning uncontrollably on the freeway. Finally, the car hit completely head on into a concrete barrier and the seat belts locked up, causing a giant bruise from the impact, but even at the speed of hitting this concrete barrier, the airbags did not deploy at all. The car has since been totalled and taken away, but I fear for others safety that this may be an issue with other kia Spectras.

Upon purchase, brand new off the lot in 2005, the seat belt light on my dashboard was always coming on and off when driving even if a person was sitting in the passenger seat or not. I never really understood exactly why or had money to have it looked at specifically for that problem. When I would take it to the mechanic, they would always say it looked normal. When I finally was able to take it to a mechanic specifically for this issue, I was informed that the airbag would not deploy due to an issue with needing a new seat. I have had my kia Spectra ex for some time now, so I had to have them salvage the seat from a salvage yard. Luckily, they were able to locate an old seat in a wrecked kia and it looks nice in my car, and this light so far has not come back on. The total cost was around $2,000 and it was sad to put out the cash because I'm a student. After searching, I noticed on other sites that I am not the only person to have experienced this issue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia Spectra. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the contact attempted to make a right turn; however the contact lost control of the vehicle causing the vehicle to spin 360 degrees twice. The contact stated that the vehicle crashed into a tree. The contact also stated that the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries that required stitches. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was deemed totaled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000. Wh.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 kia Spectra. The contact stated that the driver and frontal passenger air bags failed. The contact stated that while driving the dirt road collapse causing the vehicle to roll down a cliff. The vehicle came to a stop when it went into river. The driver and passenger frontal air bag failed to deploy causing the contact to suffer injuries to chest and head, the front passenger suffered injuries to the chest, legs, and hip. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer advised that the driver and frontal air bags operated as normal. The approximate failure a mileage was 180,000. Li.

I am filing this for my mom. She rear ended a car who had stopped the flow of traffic at a green light to let a vehicle out of a parking lot. My mothers air bags did not deploy and she received a double open fracture to her right ankle and a fractured sternum and intense chest traura. She was life flighted to a hospital in wv ruby memorial she underwent surgery and they saved her right foot they wher unsure if they could save and talked before surgery of possible amputation.

My car is a 2009 kia Spectra ex. It was purchased in 2011 from enterprise car sales. The mileage at purchase was approximately 46k. In may of 2015, around 74k mileage, the air bag light would turn off and on sporadically. One day the air bag light never turned off. At this point, I decided to have the car inspected my a certified kia dealer. The air bag code received from inspection was b1378 which indicated a problem with the 'side air bag - resistance too high'. The inspector than hooked up the air bag to side air bag connector and the air bag light went out indicating that the driver side air bag would need to be replaced. The technician suggested that to fix the issue I would need to obtain an entire driver's seat from a pre-owned vehicle to replace the current driver's seat (cost part & labor: $ 694. 00, but no guarantee that this would be effective) or purchase a brand new air bag directly from kia factory (cost of parts & labor: $1341. 73) I have seen that other's are having similar issues in other forums. This issue with defective air bags has been a problem for kia in the past with cars of same year but different model. I am fortunate to have never been in an accident, but I was informed by the dealership if I was ever in an accident this air bag would not deploy.

Vehicle rear ended another vehicle. Airbags didn't deploy as they should have. My son received a concussion as a result (he was wearing his seatbelt). Kia has indicated that airbags would not deploy. Please help.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact stated that while at a stop, another vehicle crashed into the driver's side of the contacts vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained minor bruises that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Oo.

My airbag light had been flashing off and on intermittently, and I had thought that it was when there was no weight in the passenger seat to activate it. At some point after that, it stopped flashing and was on constantly. I brought my car in for its yearly inspection and it was not passed due to the fact that my air bag system had been disabled. This was due to a faulty sensor in the front passenger seat. This will cost me over $2000 to fix and is a safety hazard for my day to day driving. I was informed that if I were to get into a collision that my air bags would not deploy. I contacted several dealerships and the kia company itself and was told that my warranty had just expired and that I would have to repair this in full myself. I have read several complaints of the same nature and I cannot believe that the company will not recall this part and provide peace of mind and safety to its customers.

I was t boned by a 3/4 truck and the side airbags did not deploy.

I was proceeding straight through a traffic light when a passenger truck turned illegally in front of me from the oncoming traffic. I was going approximately 40 mph. The airbag did not deploy as would think it should at that speed. Fortunately, my seat belt prevented me from getting a more serious injury. I did receive a severe bruise that took months to disappear and aggravated an existing back condition. Perhaps it is just as well or better that the airbag did not deploy since the airbag may have given me a more serious injury. Fortunately, I had no passenger and the other person in the truck did not get hurt. My car was totaled. I am thankful to god that I am alive today.

The contact rented a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, she crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy with the impact. The contact sustained contusions to the chest, right arm and left arm. There was also internal bleeding from the lungs and an injury to the right leg. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was to be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2007 kia Spectra. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, she drove over a road bump that caused her to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a tree. All of the air bags failed to deploy. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2009 kia Spectra. The contact stated while driving 25 mph he was involved in a head on collision and the air bags did not deploy. There was a strong burning odor coming from the air bags. The vehicle was destroyed. Both the manufacture and the dealer have not been notified. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2001 kia Spectra. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, he crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained bruising and severe pain from the seat belt restraining her neck and chest area. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 140,000.

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My daughter struck another vehicle from behind with her car. The upon impact the car air bags did not deploy. Her chest hit the steering very hard. She ended up with chest, neck and shoulder severe pain. The front end was severely damage. Radiator fluid was everywhere.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact was driving 40 mph and crashed into a deer. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained neck and shoulder injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired or inspected for the cause of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

I was visiting my fiance in utah when a tan car hit my driver's side front end. We both were put into a spin and he hit me a secondary time. My car has since been totaled out and labeled as beyond salvage. The entire front end is missing and there is sever engine damage. The auto body shop and my insurance company said I needed to contact kia and let them know about the airbag failure to deploy. Kia said my car is built to collapse a certain amount before airbags will deploy. They also said since I was put into a spin my car did not decelerate fast enough to trigger the airbags, but since I had decelerated while spinning that's what prevented them from deploying upon the second impact. They only investigated my car via photographs and my verbal statement to them. They also told me this was not a problem in my car, but according to this website there are multiple airbag deployment failures with my make and model car. I asked kia if they would put what they had concluded in writing and at first they said yes but now they are saying it will take a while. I am concerned.

Dealer states issue with airbag sensor mat on passenger side. Same issue as recalled on the 2006 rio. A similar spec sensor mat is installed on the Spectras as well and therefore a recall should be implemented on those models as well. Failure to recall these vehicles based on this issue could result in serious injury to passengers of vehicle if involved in an accident as the airbags would fail to deploy.

I was driving on hwy 40 e approaching exit 153 in heavy rainfall. Approximately 0. 25 miles from the exit the truck already on the exit ahead of me began applying its brakes. Pre-braking measures were taken. The wheels locked up and I collided with the truck in front of me and flew forward into the steering wheel. I had been braking the entire time, but my seat-belt did not lock into place. My airbag did not deploy. I suffered bruising, severe headaches, and minor cuts as a result. Insurance declared car as total loss.

Car took me off the side of the road and straight into a tree dead center roughly going 35 miles an hour. Air bags did not deploy!!!! hit my head on steering wheel. And now trying to figure out if it was the dealership selling defective cars or if its kia defect. Not understanding this whole airbag does not deploy thing because the safety graph explains 0-8 mph airbags will never go off 8-14 mph airbags are possible but not likely 14-above airbags should deploy always.

The contact owned a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact stated that while traveling in rainy weather, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole. The front driver frontal and side curtain air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained severe injuries from the impact and was killed. The failure and the current mileage was 41,000. Updated 04/23/12 updated 05/08/lj spoke with consumer, there was one death and no injuries. Updated 05/151/2.