Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2001 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2001 Sportage.
On April 24, 2005 columbus ohio had poor weather conditions ;snow and icy rain. I was traveling on s. R. 104 exiting on high st. I applied pressure to the brakes and fish tailed my 2001 kia Sportage. I hit the guard rail and the car rolled over. The front bumper had hit the guard rail and was actually off the car by the time I uprighted the vehicle again. The kia Sportage is equipped with 3 airbags;the front driver front passenger and a driver knee airbag, none of which deployed. The passenger side door was off the car as well when I uprighted, and again, none of the airbags, including the passenger side deployed. My 2 year old son was also in the car, in a carseat in the back passenger side. He thankfully suffered no injury, but that part of the car recieved the least damage.
Traveling at 60 mph, I hydroplaned and lost control of my 2001 kia Sportage, impacting a barricade with the front of the vehicle. The air bags did not inflate and the seat belt did not keep me restrained allowing my head to impact the front windshield.
The vehicle was manufactured and sold to the consumer without air bags. Please provide additional information.