Tl* the contact owned a 2000 kia sephia. While driving approximately 40 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle causing significant damage to the front end. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver suffered injuries to the right shoulder, head, and jaw bone. The front passenger sustained injuries to the right shoulder, head, and neck injuries. The rear seat passenger suffered a neck injury. All the occupants were transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.
Kia Sephia no deployment problems
94 of the 1,696 owner complaints about the Kia Sephia describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 94
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 100,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Brake failure 6Seat belt 5Airbag light 3Pulling 1Jerking 1Headlights 1
What owners say
Nearly fatal car accident, air bags did not deploy, the breaks did not lock up.
I was on my way to college when I hit a patch of wet road, when I tried to correct the slide, the right side grabbed and put me into a spin over both lanes and I hit the left side guard rail head on at approx. 45mph. Air bags didn't deploy for either side. Car is almost worth fixing but I will never drive that metal deathtrap again. This is my first and absolutely the last kia I will ever buy.
Drive and passenger airbag did not deploy in 2001 kia sephia ls.
On march 28, 2009, my daughter was a passenger in a 2001 kia sephia that lost control in the rain doing about 50 MPH, went down an embankment & ravine on its side, started to overturn, when it slammed into a tree. The roof on this car then collapsed onto my daughters head causing such severe head trauma and swelling in her brain, along with many many other injuries that she did not survive the crash. Why did this happen? The airbags did not deploy! ! ! How many different areas of the car need to be hit before the airbags deploy! She was wearing her seatbelt. If the airbags had deployed like they should have, she would probably be with me today. She was only 21 years old and had everything to live for. This *#>*^$ car killed my only daughter! ! ! How many deaths have to happen before kia gets the message and does something to prevent it. These cars do not need to be in the u.s.a. Kia has been getting reports since 2001 that the airbags on this car fail to deploy. They are guilty of criminal negligence! ! Help!
My wife owns a 2000 kia sephia,we were in a head on collision at 40mph and the airbags did not deploy. I was asked to mail pictures of this accident to kia and just received a phone call back saying the impact was too high for airbag deployment,are you kidding me,the whole frontend of the car is totaled and that's the best answer you can give me,oh yeah he said he was sorry.
Hit a light pole/air bags did not inflate.
Fax on behalf of, re an accident with his 1999 kia sephia the airbags failed to deploy and the back brakes did not function correctly since the purchase of the vehicle. *kb
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sephia. While making a left turn at 20 MPH, the brakes were applied and the vehicle jerked to the left. The front passenger side of the vehicle crashed into the front of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The road conditions were normal. A police report was filed. The driver was wearing a seat belt and sustained bruises to her chest. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The vehicle has not been inspected. The current and failure mileages were 40,000.
Tl*the contact owned a 1998 kia sephia. A relative was driving the consumers vehicle and he saw his brother driving in the opposite direction. He swerved to play a game with his brother, but instead he lost control of the vehicle and crashed head on into the other vehicle. The drivers air bag failed to deploy, however the passenger air bag deployed and there were no passengers. Updated 04/30/08. Lj the consumers also owns a 2000 toyota tacoma which was also involved in the accident and the drivers air bag did not deploy. Updated
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Kia Sephia no deployment
Which Kia Sephia years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (25 complaints), 2000 (16 complaints) and 1997 (15 complaints).
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