While going 65 on the freeway I lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle slammed into the center divider. The vehicle hit the divider from the front ending up on its side. Vehicle is totaled and air bags failed to deploy. Obviously this isn't the first time the air bags on this vehicle have failed to deploy sometimes causing severe injuries. A complaint will be filed with the dealership and the manufacturer.
2001 Kia Sephia airbags complaints
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While driving 5-10 MPH vehicle was hit in front end by another vehicle going about 35 MPH. Upon impact, neither airbag deployed. No injuries, damage to vehicle unknown at this time.
While driving 60mph a large objec fell off the back of a truck and hit front of car ,and air bags did not deploy.
Consumers vehicle was hit on the left front by another motorist that was traveling between 45 and 50 MPH, neither the driver or passenger air bag experienced deployment, causing injuries to both people.
After the accident occurred insurance failed to notice the steering wheel had been cracked, I have had the car at a body shop and there is some type of confusion with getting a new steering wheel from kia. We are not certain of the exact estimate to this day, nor do we know when we will be getting our car repaired. Because of the airbags failure to deploy injuries did occur which may have been prevented had they deployed . The crash was at 35 MPH and was a direct frontal impact. We called the dealership and at their request have given police report and injury reports. The person we are dealing with is amy jones . Today we called her and she said the situation was not life threatening thus the airbags did not deploy. We believe that they should have deployed. Futhermore it appears that the failure is considered normal by kia according to our conversation thus far. The represenative also claims that they did not have a chance to look at the car because we did not report it in time. Well the car is still sitting in the shop over two months later in god knows what condition and they still have not went out to see it. So it appears to us we have no choice accept to take measures to prevent this from happening to someone else or us again. We are writing and requesting a full investigation as to why the airbags did not deploy.? Why the shop is not recieving a steering wheel from kia? Personally we do not think the car is safe and request a inspection and investigation as to why all this is happening? Why are we being put off ? We do not or will we ever feel safe about driving this car again.
While waiting at stop light another vehicle rearended vehicle. Upon impact, front seatbacks collapsed backwards into the rear. Then, vehicle was pushed into a ditch , and air bags failed to deploy. Passenger suffered broken back and leg. Driver suffered severe back sprain. Vehicle was totaled.*ak
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 30-35 MPH, and both air bags did not deploy. Dealer / manufacturer notified. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
When attempting to make an emergency stop in traffic that came to a sudden holt, anti-lock brakes did not respond. Pedal was applied, and vehicle just began sliding, hitting another vehicle in rear. Air bags did not deploy, and seat belts did not restrain. Kia has been contacted.
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