2006 Kia Sportage Airbags Problems

You were in a side-impact collision while pulling out of a parking lot and hit your head on the windshield despite the airbag and seat belt being in the vehicle. Neither the airbag nor the seat belt prevented contact with the windshield, resulting in a concussion that required emergency room treatment. The repair may involve replacement of the airbag system, seat belt tensioners, and windshield.

Your airbag warning light stays on, indicating your airbags may not deploy properly in a crash. This is a safety issue that needs immediate attention. A technician will need to scan your vehicle's airbag system to find the underlying problem.

Your airbag warning light came on while driving, and two days later your check engine light also came on. Your mechanic suspects a faulty sensor is triggering the check engine light, though getting the replacement part has been delayed due to supply issues. Your mechanic recommends taking your car to a Kia dealership to have the airbag light diagnosed, as they initially thought it might be a recall issue. Fixing this will likely involve replacing the faulty sensor and having the airbag system diagnosed by the dealer.

Your passenger airbag warning light has come on multiple times, and your dealer has only cleared the error code without fixing the underlying problem—the issue appears to be with the sensor inside the passenger seat. Additionally, your speedometer is reading inaccurately, showing a speed that's about 5 mph lower than your actual speed. The dealer will need to diagnose and replace the faulty airbag sensor and check the speedometer circuit to resolve both issues.

DEALER DIAGNOSTICS CAME UP WITH CODES B1495 PODS, B1495 BTS & C1513 ABS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING & STAYED ON. HAD BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED PER RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO & KNOW HAVE A ABS CODE THAT COULD BE THE SWITCH AGAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE SOMETIMES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND OTHER TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXHIBITING THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,685.

I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL A CITY STREET AND BEGAN TO TURN RIGHT. AS I WAS SLOWLY TURNING GOING ABOUT 15-20MPH USING THE BRAKES, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-40MPH, HIT MINE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DAMAGING FROM THE HEADLIGHT TO THE DRIVERS DOOR. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

SINCE 2010 I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. I WAS WELL WITHIN WARRANTY WHEN THIS BEGAN WITH MILEAGE AT 35,736. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED IT MULTIPLE TIMES; REPLACED BUCKLE TENSORS, REPLACED SEAT, HARNESS, RERAN THE CODES, ETC. TO DATE, IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPT. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM KIA CORPORATION OFFERING A FINAL SETTLEMENT TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION IN WRITING ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS FINAL FIX WOULD WOULD WORK AND IF THEY WOULD WARRANTY THIS FIX. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY UPON ACCIDENT. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE, BUT IT IS LIKELY THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WHICH REPLACED THE SEAT. I HAVE PAID FOR A MAJORITY OF THESE FIXED. MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS OUR SAFETY. CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON I AM AFRAID TRADE IN VALUE WOULD BE REDUCED. IN 2012 KIA RECALLED ALMOST 150,000 OPTIMAS AND RONDOS FOR AIRBAG ISSUES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE KIA SPORTAGE AIRBAG FOR RECALL.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AT TIMES. I AM CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2006 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG FAILURE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE ON 1/23/15. *SMD THE CONSUMER WANTED A WAIVER FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE, DUE TO THE FACT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. *JB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SEAT SENSOR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND IT WOULD COST $1800. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THE REPAIR WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/01/15. *JB UPDATED 07/06/15. *JB

MY AIR BAG CAME ON AROUND JUNE OF 2014 AND NOW REMAINS ON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC IT IS THE AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR SWITCH #95930 2E000. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $268.15 WITH A $39.00 REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT FEE. THE DIAGNOSTICS IS $32.50. IF THIS PART IS FAULTY AS INDICATED IN MY WEB SEARCH, WHY AM I PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH? WHERE IS/ARE THE RECALL LETTER(S)? *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE DEALER RESETS THE CODE/LIGHT AND CLAIMS I NEED TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SEAT REPLACED FOR APPROX. $2,000! THERE ARE OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAULTY PASSENGER SEATS BUT NOT THE SPORTAGE. MY FAMILIES SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO REPAIR A FAULTY SAFETY ITEM. IF IT'S A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE TO HAVE A REPAIR BULLETIN ISSUED IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND DOES NOT TURN OFF. THIS DISENGAGES THE FRONT AIRBAGS. THE KIA DEALERSHIP HAS RE-SET THE COMPUTER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CLAIMS IT IS A BAD SENSOR IN THE SEAT. THE ENTIRE SEAT MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

PRIOR COMPLAINT FILED FOR AIRBAG LIGHT/SENSOR. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT, IT WOULD NOT GO OFF. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 SPORTAGE AIRBAG LIGHT & POSSIBLE FAILURE HAVE BEEN RECORDED WITH NO SAFETY RECALL, DESPITE THAT KIA RECALLED A NUMBER OF OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS FOR AIRBAG FAILURE. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY AIRBAG WILL WORK. TOLD BY DEALER THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY FRONT SEATS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS, HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THEY WOULD GUARANTEE THAT AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE CAR SEATS THAT THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 SPORTAGE AIRBAG PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED INCLUDING ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAG HAS NOT WORKED AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. IF KIA CAN FIX THE AIRBAG PROBLEM IN OTHER 2006 MODELS WHY NOT THE 2006 SPORTAGE - MY SAFETY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE FOLKS WITH OTHER 2006 KIA MODELS. THE DEALER WILL NOT GUARANTEE REPAIR/SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE 34,400. UPDATED 09/06/13*LJ

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TESTAND TOLD ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR THEY THEN RESET THE AIRBAG LIGHT. FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIAS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE COSTTO HAVING THIS REPAIRED. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THEN STAYED LIT. I TOOK MY CAR TO KIA DEALER AND HAD DIAGNOSTIC. THE COST WAS $60. THEY FOUND THAT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEAT HAD AN ERROR CODE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FOR FRONT SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I LEFT DEALER THE LIGHT FOR AIR BAG WAS OFF, BUT CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER. AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS SUDDENLY ON WHILE DRIVING. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNING IT ON BACK, THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. IT HAPPENED BEFORE ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, AND HAD THE WHOLE PASSENGER BELT REPLACED, BASED ON THE SHOP RECOMMENDATION. NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, FOR NO REASON. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS/CASES FOUND THROUGH SEARCHING THE INTERNET, KIA SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND FIX IT. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO HAVE IT FIX. THE DEALER CAN NOT GUARANTY THAT CHANGING THE BELT/SENSOR ETC WILL FIX IT, WHICH TRANSLATES THE COST WILL ONLY KEEP INCREASING UNTIL IT'S FIXED. *TR

THE SEAT BELT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAGS HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ABOUT 2500K MILES AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND TIME WAS AFTER 60K MILES AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT ABOUT $100, THE THIRD TIME IT WENT OUT WAS ABOUT 80K MILES. I WAS QUOTED $300 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN BUT WHEN I COMPLAINED THEY OFFERED TO DO IT FOR $100. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO NEED A RECALL ON THE PART. I DO NOT THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AND IN THE MEAN TIME WE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT THE SENSOR WORKING FOR THE AIR BAG. GOOD JOB KIA! *TR

DEALER REPAIRED AIRBAG THEY REPLACED FROM BELT TO SENSORS AND AIRBAG STILL LIGHT, NOW NO MORE WARRANTY THEY DENY REPAIR. *TR

STARTED THE VEHICLE ONE EVENING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND CARFAX GUARANTEED NO ACCIDENTS. NO ONE IS SURE HOW IT CAME ON OR WHAT TO DO TO TURN IT OFF. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THEN CAME ON CONSTANT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WOULD FIX IT. THEY RESET LIGHT AND IT STAYED OFF UNTIL PASSENGER RAISED UP TO GET SOMETHING OFF DASH AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE DRIVERS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IN JAN THE OPTIMA AND RIO HAD TOTAL RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE SPORTAGE. I BELIEVE FROM WEBSITE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A LOOMING LARGE SCALE PROBLEM WITH KIA'S AIR BAG SYSTEM ESPECIALLY IN THE 2006 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL SINCE THIS IS AN ASTRONOMICAL COST TO HAVE REPAIRED AND THE DEALERS WON'T GUARANTEE THE REPAIRS SINCE SO FAR THE REPAIRS DON'T FIX OR KEEP FIXED THE FAULTY SYSTEM. IF ALL REPAIRS ARE DONE THAT WERE EXPLAINED TO ME THEN JUST GETTING THEM "POSSIBLE" REPAIRED COULD COST AS MUCH AS $5000.00 TOTAL. PLEASE ISSUE A DEMAND FOR RECALL ON THE 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. *TR

I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT A GROCERY STORE INSIDE SHOPPING AND CAME OUT TO FIND MY VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR BUMPER AND THE OTHER DRIVER DROVE OFF WITHOUT LEAVING THERE INFORMATION. I GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OFF. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, INTERNET SEARCHES CLAIM THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY IN THE SEATBELT SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR MAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 9/8/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LAMP WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. ONCE STOPPED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT WILL NOT BE ON. THEN OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING THE LAMP WILL AGAIN COME BACK ON. *TR

VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC A DAY OR TWO LATER. THEY CLEARED CODE AND RESET THE SYSTEM. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC. THEY RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THE ISSUE TO BE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BELT TENSION SENSOR AND THAT THIS HAD CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEACTIVATE. MECHANIC TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO KIA BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY. KIA WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 60,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE BELT TENSION SENSOR - PART WAS ALMOST $400. MECHANIC SAID THAT ACCORDING TO KIA SPECIFICATIONS, IF THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IF THAT DOESN'T FIX IT, THE ENTIRE SRS UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO TEST TO FIGURE OUT SPECIFICALLY WHICH PART IS FAULTY. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M NOT SURE IF MY AIRBAGS ARE WORKING OR NOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY PEOPLE JUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON, MOST LIKELY UNAWARE THAT THEIR AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT - MECHANIC AND KIA DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A SENSOR. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE ME OVER $400 TO "FIX" THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THE FIX. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON VARIOUS MODELS OF 2006 KIA'S. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST STATED TO ME THAT MY CAR MUST HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE "FIX" DID NOT WORK THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY FRONT SEATS FOR A COST OF OVER $1,200.00. KIA CANNOT GUARANTEE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY RESEARCHING THE INTERNET. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TT

AFTER BEING FIXED BY THE DEALER, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN WITHIN DAYS. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THE SENSORS BUILT INTO THE SEAT ARE FAILING. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THEY ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE. IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON AS LONG AS THE SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT. THE SENSORS CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT APPARATUS: ALMOST 1200$ JUST FOR THE PART! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT ISN'T. NOTE THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY SYMPATHETIC AND AGGRESSIVE IN TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PEOPLE THEY ARE TALKING TO AT KIA AREN'T BEING VERY FORTHCOMING WITH HOW PREVALENT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER GOING ON SIX TIMES NOW TO GET THIS FIXED. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCT 07 TO CURRENT. THE LAST TIME IT WAS FIXED WAS ON 08/07/2009. NOW I AM GOING TO DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AGAIN AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY NEED TO . SO FAR I HAVE HAD THE BUCKLES ASSY REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE SENSOR ASSY MORE THAN ONCE. PROBLEM MAY BE FIXED FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

BOTH DRIVE AND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE LIT. THIS OCCURRED 5 TIMES, ALL OF WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP WAS "FIXED." THE SIXTH TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR 72 HOURS, CLAIMED TO "BE FIXED" YET AGAIN, ONCE BOTH SEATS WERE SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. WITHIN 2 WEEKS BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS ARE ON, YET AGAIN, FOR THE SEVENTH TIME...I AM CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY! *TR

NO FAILURE/CRASH/INJURY TO MYSELF OR ANYONE I KNOW, BUT DESIGN COMPLAINT THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY. MY 2006 KIA SPORTAGE RECEIVED GOOD CRASH TEST RATINGS, WHICH IS WHY I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE 1 CHILD, UNDER 3, WHO'S CAR SEAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK BECAUSE THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES CAR SEATS ARE UNSAFE ON EITHER SIDE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS. THE ONLY LOCATION FOR LATCH IS IN EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM ABOUT TO HAVE A 2ND CHILD, AND NOW HAVE NO SAFE WAY TO PLACE 2 CHILDREN IN THE REAR OF THIS VEHICLE. I KNOW IT IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT ALL VEHICLES HAVE LATCH IN THE CARS, BUT HOW LEGAL CAN IT ACTUALLY BE, IF THE LOCATIONS OF LATCH ARE NOT SAFE FOR THE CHILDREN? *TR

MY DAUGHTER HIT THE REAR OF A LARGE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER AND THE BODY SHOP REPAIRMAN BOTH TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE SO HEAVILY DAMAGED FAIL TO DEPLOY ITS AIR BAGS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUSTAINED BUMPS AND BRUISES OVER HER ENTIRE BODY CAUSED BY THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DETERMINED TO BE DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000.