2006 Kia Sportage Airbags Problems

I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TWO DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY MECHANIC THINKS IT IS A SENSOR FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAVING TROUBLE WITH COVID-19 GETTING THE PART, BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A WEEK. MY MECHANIC HAS RECOMMENDED ME TAKING THE CAR TO A KIA DEALER SHIP WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. HE THOUGH FOR SURE IT WOULD HAVE A RECALL BUT I DO NOT SEE ONE LISTED.

NHTSA ID

11385351

Incident

Oct 23, 2020

Mileage

146,367 mi

I HIT THE SIDE OF A CAR I DIDN'T SEE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A CAR PARK ONTO THE ROAD, SO I WAS MOVING SLOWLY FORWARD. A CAR HAD APPEARED FROM BEHIND 2 TURNING CARS AND I HIT THE SIDE OF IT. NEITHER THE AIR BAG OR THE SEAT BELT IN MY CAR STOPPED MY HEAD FROM MAKING CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS VERY SHAKEN AT THE TIME AS ANYONE WOULD BE. THE FOLLOWING DAY I NEEDED TO REST, AND 2 DAYS LATER WENT TO ER WHERE I HAD A SCAN AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION. OVER 2 WEEKS LATER, I AM MUCH BETTER BUT NOT YET FULLY RECOVERED. I RECEIVED A CITATION FROM THE ATTENDING POLICE OFFICER FOR CARELESS DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED CORPORATE KIA TO ASK WHY BOTH THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO HELP ME AVOID INJURY. I ATTACH A PHOTO OF THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE POLICE REPORT.

NHTSA ID

11375451

Incident

Nov 3, 2020

Mileage

88,993 mi

AIR BAG NOT ENGAGED LIGHT IS ON

NHTSA ID

11258287

Incident

Apr 19, 2019

Mileage

72,000 mi

I HAD THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES. AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM SO THEY ONLY DELETE THE ERROR. THE FIRS ISSUE IS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG (AIRBAG LIGHT ERROR) THE ERROR SEEMS TO BE THE SENSOR INSIDE THE SEAT.. AND THE SECOND ERROR THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING ABOUT 5 MILE OFF.

NHTSA ID

11217471

Incident

Mar 29, 2010

Mileage

70,000 mi

DEALER DIAGNOSTICS CAME UP WITH CODES B1495 PODS, B1495 BTS & C1513 ABS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING & STAYED ON. HAD BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED PER RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO & KNOW HAVE A ABS CODE THAT COULD BE THE SWITCH AGAIN

NHTSA ID

11101671

Incident

May 30, 2018

Mileage

110,623 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11081225

Incident

Mar 26, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE SOMETIMES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND OTHER TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXHIBITING THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,685.

NHTSA ID

11063037

Incident

Jan 15, 2018

Mileage

121,685 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11020061

Incident

Aug 22, 2017

Mileage

159,000 mi

SINCE 2010 I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. I WAS WELL WITHIN WARRANTY WHEN THIS BEGAN WITH MILEAGE AT 35,736. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED IT MULTIPLE TIMES; REPLACED BUCKLE TENSORS, REPLACED SEAT, HARNESS, RERAN THE CODES, ETC. TO DATE, IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPT. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM KIA CORPORATION OFFERING A FINAL SETTLEMENT TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION IN WRITING ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS FINAL FIX WOULD WOULD WORK AND IF THEY WOULD WARRANTY THIS FIX. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY UPON ACCIDENT. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE, BUT IT IS LIKELY THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WHICH REPLACED THE SEAT. I HAVE PAID FOR A MAJORITY OF THESE FIXED. MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS OUR SAFETY. CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON I AM AFRAID TRADE IN VALUE WOULD BE REDUCED. IN 2012 KIA RECALLED ALMOST 150,000 OPTIMAS AND RONDOS FOR AIRBAG ISSUES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE KIA SPORTAGE AIRBAG FOR RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10925586

Incident

Feb 2, 2010

Mileage

35,736 mi

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712824

Incident

Mar 26, 2015

Mileage

71,782 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AT TIMES. I AM CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705029

Incident

Apr 9, 2015

2006 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG FAILURE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE ON 1/23/15. *SMD THE CONSUMER WANTED A WAIVER FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE, DUE TO THE FACT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. *JB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SEAT SENSOR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND IT WOULD COST $1800. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THE REPAIR WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/01/15. *JB UPDATED 07/06/15. *JB

NHTSA ID

10671065

Incident

Mar 2, 2015

MY AIR BAG CAME ON AROUND JUNE OF 2014 AND NOW REMAINS ON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC IT IS THE AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR SWITCH #95930 2E000. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $268.15 WITH A $39.00 REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT FEE. THE DIAGNOSTICS IS $32.50. IF THIS PART IS FAULTY AS INDICATED IN MY WEB SEARCH, WHY AM I PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH? WHERE IS/ARE THE RECALL LETTER(S)? *TR

NHTSA ID

10660838

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

Mileage

79,000 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE DEALER RESETS THE CODE/LIGHT AND CLAIMS I NEED TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SEAT REPLACED FOR APPROX. $2,000! THERE ARE OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAULTY PASSENGER SEATS BUT NOT THE SPORTAGE. MY FAMILIES SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO REPAIR A FAULTY SAFETY ITEM. IF IT'S A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE TO HAVE A REPAIR BULLETIN ISSUED IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10631559

Incident

Aug 30, 2014

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND DOES NOT TURN OFF. THIS DISENGAGES THE FRONT AIRBAGS. THE KIA DEALERSHIP HAS RE-SET THE COMPUTER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CLAIMS IT IS A BAD SENSOR IN THE SEAT. THE ENTIRE SEAT MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10557497

Incident

Apr 11, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

PRIOR COMPLAINT FILED FOR AIRBAG LIGHT/SENSOR. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT, IT WOULD NOT GO OFF. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 SPORTAGE AIRBAG LIGHT & POSSIBLE FAILURE HAVE BEEN RECORDED WITH NO SAFETY RECALL, DESPITE THAT KIA RECALLED A NUMBER OF OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS FOR AIRBAG FAILURE. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY AIRBAG WILL WORK. TOLD BY DEALER THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY FRONT SEATS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS, HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THEY WOULD GUARANTEE THAT AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE CAR SEATS THAT THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 SPORTAGE AIRBAG PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED INCLUDING ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAG HAS NOT WORKED AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. IF KIA CAN FIX THE AIRBAG PROBLEM IN OTHER 2006 MODELS WHY NOT THE 2006 SPORTAGE - MY SAFETY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE FOLKS WITH OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS. THE DEALER WILL NOT GUARANTEE REPAIR/SAFETY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10553269

Incident

Nov 1, 2011

Mileage

25,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE 34,400. UPDATED 09/06/13*LJ

NHTSA ID

10535302

Incident

Feb 1, 2013

Mileage

34,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TESTAND TOLD ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR THEY THEN RESET THE AIRBAG LIGHT. FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIAS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE COSTTO HAVING THIS REPAIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10525950

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

94,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THEN STAYED LIT. I TOOK MY CAR TO KIA DEALER AND HAD DIAGNOSTIC. THE COST WAS $60. THEY FOUND THAT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEAT HAD AN ERROR CODE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FOR FRONT SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I LEFT DEALER THE LIGHT FOR AIR BAG WAS OFF, BUT CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER. AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524512

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

74,000 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS SUDDENLY ON WHILE DRIVING. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNING IT ON BACK, THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. IT HAPPENED BEFORE ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, AND HAD THE WHOLE PASSENGER BELT REPLACED, BASED ON THE SHOP RECOMMENDATION. NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, FOR NO REASON. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS/CASES FOUND THROUGH SEARCHING THE INTERNET, KIA SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND FIX IT. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO HAVE IT FIX. THE DEALER CAN NOT GUARANTY THAT CHANGING THE BELT/SENSOR ETC WILL FIX IT, WHICH TRANSLATES THE COST WILL ONLY KEEP INCREASING UNTIL IT'S FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10515334

Incident

Jun 5, 2013

Mileage

114,000 mi

THE SEAT BELT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAGS HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ABOUT 2500K MILES AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND TIME WAS AFTER 60K MILES AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT ABOUT $100, THE THIRD TIME IT WENT OUT WAS ABOUT 80K MILES. I WAS QUOTED $300 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN BUT WHEN I COMPLAINED THEY OFFERED TO DO IT FOR $100. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO NEED A RECALL ON THE PART. I DO NOT THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AND IN THE MEAN TIME WE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT THE SENSOR WORKING FOR THE AIR BAG. GOOD JOB KIA! *TR

NHTSA ID

10509171

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

Mileage

25,000 mi

DEALER REPAIRED AIRBAG THEY REPLACED FROM BELT TO SENSORS AND AIRBAG STILL LIGHT, NOW NO MORE WARRANTY THEY DENY REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503295

Incident

Aug 1, 2011

Mileage

65,000 mi

STARTED THE VEHICLE ONE EVENING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND CARFAX GUARANTEED NO ACCIDENTS. NO ONE IS SURE HOW IT CAME ON OR WHAT TO DO TO TURN IT OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10500836

Incident

Feb 27, 2013

Mileage

64,945 mi

THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THEN CAME ON CONSTANT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WOULD FIX IT. THEY RESET LIGHT AND IT STAYED OFF UNTIL PASSENGER RAISED UP TO GET SOMETHING OFF DASH AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE DRIVERS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IN JAN THE OPTIMA AND RIO HAD TOTAL RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE SPORTAGE. I BELIEVE FROM WEBSITE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A LOOMING LARGE SCALE PROBLEM WITH KIA'S AIR BAG SYSTEM ESPECIALLY IN THE 2006 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL SINCE THIS IS AN ASTRONOMICAL COST TO HAVE REPAIRED AND THE DEALERS WON'T GUARANTEE THE REPAIRS SINCE SO FAR THE REPAIRS DON'T FIX OR KEEP FIXED THE FAULTY SYSTEM. IF ALL REPAIRS ARE DONE THAT WERE EXPLAINED TO ME THEN JUST GETTING THEM "POSSIBLE" REPAIRED COULD COST AS MUCH AS $5000.00 TOTAL. PLEASE ISSUE A DEMAND FOR RECALL ON THE 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10493663

Incident

Jan 9, 2013

Mileage

65,772 mi

2006 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAG LIGHT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CONNECTIONS WERE BAD, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE RADIATOR COVER WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 01/07/13

NHTSA ID

10485509

Incident

Nov 2, 2009