Tl*the contact owns a 1997 kia sephia. The contact stated that the air bag light on the instrument panel remains illuminated. He does not know if the air bags are working properly. The dealer stated that there was nothing they could do, especially since his vehicle is not under warranty. The cost would be $750 to have the sensor repaired. The dealer also stated that they are aware of the numerous amounts of complaints, but it is not a safety issue. The current mileage is 18,355 and failure mileage was 300. Updated 09/05/07.
Kia Sephia airbag light comes on
18 of the 1,696 owner complaints about the Kia Sephia describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 1998 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 1998
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20031
- 20002
- 19993
- 19986
- 19974
- 19962
Often reported together
Won't start 3No deployment 3Stalling 2Jerking 2Check engine light 2Wipers 1Transmission failure 1Seat belt 1
What owners say
Dt: the contact owned a 1997 kia sephia. Contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 35 MPH . Upon impact, the frontal air bags did not deploy.there were three occupants in the car all wearing seat belts. The rear passenger side seat belt broke . The air bag warning light had not been on in this vehicle nor was it on after the crash. One person sustained injuries because of the seat belt. She broke two ribs.
While driving at any speed the advanced air bag warning light will inadvertently illuminate. This could cause the air bags to be inoperative. Dealership wa saware of the problem, but did not resolve it.
Consumer complained that instrument panel gauges worked intermittently. Abs light, air bag light and the engine check light illuminated while driving at any speed. Consumer stated, this problem started after a "service campaign " was done to the battery cable.
Consumer states that airbag light has illuminated after hitting a pothole. Dealer has been contacted.
Air bag light has illuminated on dashboard for about a year off and on. Dealer has been notified; however, wanted to charge consumer for problem.
Since we bought the car we had a recall on january of 2000 for electrical system.after that we had problems with engine light going on that was due to transmission problems,wish in fact had to be repair twice and replace once.also air bag light turn on due to alternator problem on 02/05/2002,alternator had to be replace.I would like to see a resolution to this problem because of the matter of fact the car shoulb be under the lemon law.thank you.
Air bag warning light remains illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the system, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Consumer was traveling about 35mph on the highway and another vehicle cut into consumer's lane, and veered into consumer's vehicle broadside. Upon impact, driver's side airbag didn't go off. Also airbag light was always on.
Since the time that I have purchased this car it has been falling apart. The car is constantly shutting down or it just won't start. At this present time my car is sittting at stonemountain kia whereas it is in need a third battery all within less than a years time. Eventhough they know the dangerous history of this car that I purchased new, they continually return the car to me without doing a safety check. I have had my car towed to their location several times in the same week because they have felled to fix the problem. Once again my car is continually suffering from the same problems that are continuing to grow worst. The air conditioning system fails to work properly. The driveshaft is always sticking in the gears. The air bag light continually blink and stay on for periods at a time. The exhaust still making loud noise that I have complained about since I brought the car. The engine jerks and the car is burning a lot of gas. The battery acid continues to leak out into the car. The air vents broke just from a slight touch and so did the knob that control the air circulation. The car is constantly stalling. The car shakes badly when pressing on the brakes. Firestone refuses to work on kia's because they are aware of all the faulty system pertaining to kia's. Lation
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Kia Sephia airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the Kia Sephia?
Owners who report it most often also describe won't start, airbags did not deploy in a crash and engine stalls while driving.
Which Kia Sephia years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1998 (6 complaints), 1997 (4 complaints) and 1999 (3 complaints).
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