Air Bag On-off Switch Problems of Kia Motor Spectra

The airbag light in my daughter's 2006 kia Spectra stays on. The passenger/occupant sensor mat is defective. This problem first appeared at 61,000 miles. The dealership says the repair will cost in excess of $2,000, so I cannot afford to have this fixed. Also, the brake switch is defective and only works intermittently. This prevents the brake lights from illuminating.

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The airbag warning light came on. Took the car to morrie's minnetonka kia dealer. They diagnosed the ocr seat mat failed causing the airbag system to become inoperative. Quoted $1,941. 02 for repair needing a replacement seat cushion assembly par ki88202-2f703390. The seat ocr failure should not disable the entire airbag system. This is a design flaw and with the very expensive fix I believe most are just driving the car without repair. I think kia should recall or provide a part to disable the switch making the front passenger airbag inoperable. This would be much safer than disabling the entire airbag system. Not under 100,000 mile 10 year warranty. This seat was rarely used and is in perfect condition. Less than 10% of miles had anyone in the passenger seat.

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The contact owns a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact stated that the air bag indicator does not dim when the front passenger seat is occupied. The dealer stated that the manufacturer should be sending a re-caliper switch to repair the air bag indicator. Two weeks later, no one has called the contact regarding the repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on numerous occasions, but the failure still persists. The failure mileage was 500. Updated 12/15/08. Updated 12/15/08.

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