Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2006 Kia Motor Sportage

Takata recall I just purchased my kia Sportage on 3/15/2018 at a dealership and have been driving with the airbag light on. I have brought this up to the dealer and am told that the airbag light doesn't matter. As I'm reading all these complaints and those that have been in accidents the airbags do not deploy, my safety is an issue here. I am certain this needs to be looked into. It will be sent to the dealer to be looked at. Also, I have googled as to why my blower motor will not shut off. That's the blower resistor that needs to be replaced. Those complaints are on here also, almost catching fire. I've never felt so unsafe being in a vehicle. These 2 main factors need to be investigated immediately.

I was driving downhill a city street and began to turn right. As I was slowly turning going about 15-20mph using the brakes, another vehicle driving approximately 25-40mph, hit mine on the front drivers side damaging from the headlight to the drivers door. My airbag did not deploy.

The air bag light is on at times. I am concerned the air bags will not deploy in case of an accident.

Air bag warning light - mechanic and kia dealership stated it was a sensor. Car is out of warranty, dealership will charge me over $400 to "fix" the air bag warning light but would not guarantee the fix. After researching on this website and others, it appears that this is a defect on various models of 2006 kia's. I was told that the air bags will not deploy in an accident. The dealership first stated to me that my car must have been in an accident, it was not and never has been. I was told that if the "fix" did not work that I would have to replace my front seats for a cost of over $1,200. 00. Kia cannot guarantee a fix for this problem. This is evidenced by researching the internet. This is a safety item and needs a recall.

After being fixed by the dealer, my airbag light came back on again within days. Took it back and they told me the sensors built into the seat are failing. An internet search indicates that they are failing at an alarming rate. If the light is on the airbags will not deploy. The light will stay on as long as the sensors are not working right. The sensors can only be repaired by replacing the entire seat apparatus: almost 1200$ just for the part! this should be a recall, and I do not understand why it isn't. Note that the dealer has been very sympathetic and aggressive in trying to identify the problem, though it sounds like the people they are talking to at kia aren't being very forthcoming with how prevalent the problem is.

I have a 2006 kia Sportage and the airbag light keeps coming on I have been to the dealer going on six times now to get this fixed. It has been going on since oct 07 to current. The last time it was fixed was on 08/07/2009. Now I am going to dealer again because it was supposedly fixed and airbag light has come back on again and I am concerned for the safety for my family if we are in an accident because the airbags will not deploy when they need to . So far I have had the buckles assy replaced more than once and the sensor assy more than once. Problem may be fixed for a little while then light comes on again and I have to go back to the dealer again. This is a safety hazard.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Sportage. While driving between 10-35 mph, the contact's vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was wearing a seat belt, but sustained bumps and bruises over her entire body caused by the steering wheel and column. There were no prior warning indicators. The vehicle was towed and determined to be destroyed by the insurance company. The vehicle has not been inspected by the dealer. A police report was filed. The contact has pictures. The current and failure mileages were 6,000.