Interior systems:passive restraint:air bag:side door:passenger summary: dashboard has come apart. Also, seals around airbag on passenger's side has lifted up, exposing parts underneath. Heater vent on dash has cracked
1997 Kia Sephia airbags complaints
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Was involved in an accident on 3/25/02. A woman hit me in the rear end of my car and my seat released and the back of the seat went completely back. I had to sturggle to sit up after the impact and realized she had pushed me into oncoming traffic. A school bus was coming head on into me. I had to pull myself forward without the back of my seat for support and steer best I could out of the path of the bus. My seat should never have released like it did. My air bag did not deploy. And luckily I was coherant enough to miss getting hit head on and injuring children. The woman who hit me did not see my turn signal and was going too fast for conditions. This could have been an awful accident had I not been able to pull myself upright from the back of my seat falling down. My shoes flew off and I was laying down into the back seat loosing my steering and could not reach the peddles since I was thrown so far back. I did have my seat belt on which I am sure did save me from hitting the windshield. However, it did not work like it should since I was so far back. Had I been hit by the bus a that moment, I might have been seriously injured or killed. Nlm
My doughter rear ended another vehicle at 40-45 MPH. The dual airbags did not deploy and the seat belts did not lock up, allowing the driver's and a passengers head to hit the windshield. Driver and one passenger sustained a concussion, face lacerations, head neck and back injuries. The driver also received a hand and pelvic injury. The 2nd passenger sustained neck back and leg injuries. The damage to the front was so bad it pushed the dash back. The vehicle was totaled!
Vehicle was involved in an accident with a speed of 40 MPH, the air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not lock, the vehicle was totalled, the police report states that there were no injuries, consumer states that the air bag sensor had been replaced the day before the accident.
Dashboard has come apart. Also, seals around airbag on passenger's side has lifted up, exposing parts underneath. Heater vent on dash has cracked, causing heater to become inoperative.
Consumer involved in an accident where she rear-ended another vehicle at approximately 45 MPH. Upon impact, airbags failed to deploy. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
During vehicle accident no deployment of both frontal air bags, injuries due to defective air bags.
Driver-side airbag failed to deploy during head-on collision.
While driving at approximately 40 MPH driver was hit on right front passenger's side ,8 inches away off center. Upon impact, , dual airbags did not deploy. Driver sustained back and neck injuries, and passenger suffered skull lacerations and concussion. Vehicle was totaled. No indictation of dual airbags being defective or inoperative.
The air bag warning light has come on. Indicating airbags are inoperative.they were fixed one at the time, but problem has reoccurred.
Involved in a frontal impact at about 30 MPH, and driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this accident. No prior problem or warning. Please provide further information.
Brakes malfunctioned; warped front brake rotors, causing extented stopping distance, resulting in loss of control/crash. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy.
On 12-10-98, car was hit and consumer ran with her baby inside. The air bag did not deploy, but one week later the air bags deployed.
Air bags did not deploy during crash which the entire windshield was smashed into the fron seat and the vehicle was a total loss. Driver injuries included two herniated discs in his neck and one in his back.
No deployment of driver's and passenger's air bags during rear end collision.
Wvioent deployment of driver's/passenger's air bags resulted in injuries. Owner indicated that she didn't hit anything or run over anything as well.
Consumer was involved in a head-on collision, speed undetermined, in which the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. Also there is major front end damage to the vehicle. Please provide further details.
During frontal impact at speeds of 46mph, the driver's side seat belt did not lock and the driver's side air bag did not deploy. *dup of 813636, added 0n 25-feb-98.
Dual air bags did not deploy and front and rear passnger's seat belt assembly did not restrain, allowing driver's chest to impact steering and css to be thrown forward. Injuries: back, neck.head and concussions from css straps.
Synchronizer for transmission failed. Also, wiring harness/vapor hose/air bag light malfunctioned.
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