Dt: consumer stated that there was a loss of steering control, and when she tried to steer the car to the right it continued to go to the left. Approximately four hours prior to this there was a grinding noise with vibration in the steering wheel. The car went in to a guard rail on southbound 14 freeway in palmdale, ca. She notified the manufacturer. A recall was issued for this problem, but this vehicle was not included. Only the passenger carriage of the vehicle remained. . When the car hit the guard rail, it was thrown to the other side of the freeway, then hit the other guard rail. Upon impact, none of the airbags deployed. Consumer sustained a concussion and bruises. There was also a police report.
2005 Kia Spectra airbags complaints
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Car has sensor in passenger seat to disable passenger air bag. Air bag disable light comes on even when adult sitting in seat. Seat cushion and sensor was replaced by dealor but the problem still exists. Contacted kia directly and was told they are aware of the problem but have no fix. This is a very serious problem and could result in serious injury or death in the event of a frontal accident and tbhe passenger air bag does not deploy. From my research I find this is a common problem and not unique to my vehicle. I think a recall should be considered.
I have advanced airbags in my car and a light "passenger airbag off " light on the dash that lets me know when the airbag is off. On numerous occassions the light has come on while driving down the highway with a passenger in the passenger seat. The light has on several occassions stayed on for up to 10 minutes. It has been doing it for several months now and I have taken the car to the dealership where I bought it several times and asked them to check it out but it still continues to do it. I'm worried that in the event of an accident that the airbags may not deploy if needed.
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