Tl* the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a deer and caused significant damage to the front end. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 80,000.
2003 Kia Sedona: airbags did not deploy in a crash
10 of the 163 complaints about the 2003 Kia Sedona describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 25,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 kia sedona. The contact stated that she fell asleep behind the wheel while driving at an unknown speed, which resulted in the vehicle crashing into a tree. The contact struck the front windshield and sustained severe head injuries. The contact's seat belt was secured and when her body lunged forward, the seat belt webbing movement caused burns to the shoulder and chest area. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was unknown.
In july 2004 a person ran a stop sign, I completely drove into her whole passengers side with the front end of my 2003 kia sedona. I also had my 2 year old son in the car at the time. The air bags did not deploy which was a concern to the emergency personnel that responded to the scene. I sustained neck injury that later had to have surgery to correct and my son who was in his safety seat in the rear also sustained burn injury from his safety seat harness. I contacted kia after the accident and was told that there was no way to test the air bags unless they deployed them. Needless to say they would not do this. Again in august 2005 another driver ran a stop sign and again I hit them with full front end to their drivers side. Again the air bags did not deploy causing concern with the emergency personnel. I still continue to have pain from my 2004 accident and I am still in the process of trying to recoup some of my losses. (wages, medical, time with my son).I can't even begin to list the loss I have that will never be recouped. Someone needs to check into this, it seems to me after reading all these complaints about the air bags that something is wrong. I have all the police reports, estimates and pictures.
Air bags failed to deploy and in my 2003 kia sedona van accident, I was almost killed. I am still under the care of several doctors because of problems which developed from the accident. This has become a huge financial burden due to numerous medical bills. I can obtain a copy of the accident report if you would like to have it. I think kia should have to assume the responsibility for huge amounts of medical bills since safety equipment apparently did not work properly. I would appreciate hearing from you. Thank you for your time. Betty dickerson
A front end impact at 45 MPH and the airbag did not deploy.
On april 23 2005 the front end of my 2003 kia sedona hit a ford explorer. This accident caused $9,000 in damage to my kia and sent myself, my husband, and my 2 year old daughter to the hospital. My airbags did not go off, and no one seemed to know why. I would like this investigated.
While driving 45 MPH, the consumer applied the brake pedal, but the brakes failed. This caused the consumer to collided with the vehicle in front of his. The occupants in all three vehicles sustained minor injuries and were transported to the hospital. Both frontal air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection. Please provide further details.
Brakes failed in an accident and the air bag did not deploy. *bf when the consumer attempted to apply the brakes because the vehicle in front of him was a t a stop, the brakes locked up and the vehicle went into a skid. The consumer received the vehicle back and was told there was nothing wrong with the brakes, however over the next few months he continued to experience brake problems every so often. The dealer kept the vehicle for a few days and they replaced the wheel cylinder and the rotors which were warped. The consumer then received a recall notice regarding the brakes and took the vehicle back to the dealer who stated it would take a few hours to fix. Since the recall repair was complete the consumer has not experienced anymore brake problems.
Upon impact the driver's side air bag did not deploy resulting in the driver hitting her face on the steering wheel.*mr the driver suffered from multiple cuts inside her mouth, a fractured nose which caused shortness of breath and multiple bruises.
While driving at 55 MPH vehicle spun out of control and hit a semi tractor trailor and air bags did not deploy.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Kia Sedona no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2003 Kia Sedona?
10 of 163 owner complaints about the 2003 Kia Sedona (6%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Kia Sedona?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Kia Sedona
Fire or smoke 16Airbag light 15Seat belt 9Door locks 8Check engine light 5Tire blowout 5
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