2008 Kia SPECTRA5: airbag warning light

Filed Aug 24, 2016 · Airbags · 160,989 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra 5. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the driver side air bag indicator illuminated on and off. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,989.

Filed Sep 20, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 70,000 miles · VA

The airbag light is staying on and flickers back and forth when someone light sits in the front seat. The airbag is not going to deploy in the event of an accident and im afraid my loved ones will be seriously injured due to this malfunctioning safety feature. Kia is responsible for refunding me the $2100 in expenses for this airbag sensor and labor to replace it. I will never buy a kia vehicle again. It is corporate-social responsibility that kia lacks. They chose not to recall this defective part that is so important in protecting their customers. They obviously have no care for their customers' well-being.

Filed Sep 17, 2015 · Airbags · 90,000 miles · TX

Passenger air bag light would turn on and off when there was a passenger in the seat. After a couple of months, the light began turning on and off even if the passenger seat was empty. Now the air bag sensor light does not come on, but the air bag warning light is on and has been for about 1 week. This is a 1 owner vehicle and has never been in any type of collision.

Filed Sep 28, 2014 · Airbags · 96,000 miles · IA

The passenger air bag light would go on and off with nobody in it. After 3 months of that the light quit doing that. Then I noticed that the red warning light was on. I went to sell the vehicle but the dealership told the new buyer that it is the ocs pad in the passenger seat. Code b1448. Could you inform me what bags will not go off with this light on. I see there is a bypass switch you can buy to avoid this so there must be a few of these out there. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 31, 2013 · Airbags · 66,000 miles · FL

The airbag light in the dashboard stays on at all times. I took it to the dealer and the cost to repair is over $1,600. I am getting it repaired, since this is a safety issue. The manufacturer did not include any information about the air bag warranty in the warranty manual. As a safety issue, this should be covered by the 100,000 mile warranty. *tr.. .updated 07/21/15 *bf the air bag light warning light for the front passenger air bag was the issue. It did not matter if someone was in the passenger seat or not, the typical weight of the passenger was 150 pounds. The dealer fixed the issue by replacing he passenger side seat and air bag sensor. The total cost of the repair was $1,700. Kia paid 1/2 of the cost. Updated 07/28/15

Filed Sep 30, 2013 · Airbags, Body · 70,000 miles · WA · crash

Driving alone on highway at approximately 55mph after dark. Hit a cow causing approximately $7,000 damage to kia spectra5 vehicle front end body, bumper, etc. Airbags did not deploy. Approximately 10 days after repairs completed airbag light came on and could not be reset by kia shop. Per kia dealership that inspected/estimated, problem was with sensor in front passenger seat and would cost more than $2,000 to fix (did not realize it made them all inoperative.) recently had car in shop for another front end involved accident (someone else ran a red light) causing $4,000 damage and again airbags did not deploy (was not aware r side would cause all airbags to be inoperative.) shop recommended checking for recall. Appears multiple problems of same sort in spectra vehicles and that these are same type of problem experienced in the rio which was recalled! Kia needs to stand behind this very serious safety issue!