2009 Kia Spectra Complaint Log

MY CAR IS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA EX. IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2011 FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES. THE MILEAGE AT PURCHASE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46K. IN MAY OF 2015, AROUND 74K MILEAGE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF AND ON SPORADICALLY. ONE DAY THE AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER TURNED OFF. AT THIS POINT, I DECIDED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED MY A CERTIFIED KIA DEALER. THE AIR BAG CODE RECEIVED FROM INSPECTION WAS B1378 WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE 'SIDE AIR BAG - RESISTANCE TOO HIGH'. THE INSPECTOR THAN HOOKED UP THE AIR BAG TO SIDE AIR BAG CONNECTOR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT INDICATING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT TO FIX THE ISSUE I WOULD NEED TO OBTAIN AN ENTIRE DRIVER'S SEAT FROM A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE CURRENT DRIVER'S SEAT (COST PART & LABOR: $ 694.00, BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD BE EFFECTIVE) OR PURCHASE A BRAND NEW AIR BAG DIRECTLY FROM KIA FACTORY (COST OF PARTS & LABOR: $1341.73) I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHER'S ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES IN OTHER FORUMS. THIS ISSUE WITH DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR KIA IN THE PAST WITH CARS OF SAME YEAR BUT DIFFERENT MODEL. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP IF I WAS EVER IN AN ACCIDENT THIS AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANCY SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE LIGHT WENT ON AS THE VEHICLE PASSED 100K MILES. THE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AS THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. NOT FOR LONG, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON SINCE THEN. WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY ESTIMATED MORE THAN 2K USD TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE SENSOR MAT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT AND TO REPLACE IT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SEAT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THIS KIA DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING REPORTING ON THE SAME ISSUE AND THE POOR DESIGN THAT CAUSED THE MAINTENANCE PRICE TO BE SO HIGH (ALMOST HALF THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE).

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I WENT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE COST OF +2000 USD. AFTER DOING MY SEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED AS WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, THE ARIBAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING FOR A WHILE AND THEN REMAINED ON. IT IS A MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION THAT IS CAUSING THE WHOLE ARIBAG SYSTEM TO NOT DO ITS WORK. THE COST IS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO HANDLE AND I BELIEVE THE COMPANY SHOULD FIX IT.

DRIVING AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON A FEW DAYS LATER IT WENT OFF BUT A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT IT CAME BACK ON ONCE I STARTED THE CAR AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. *TR

ENGINE KEPT DYING ON ME AFTER I FILLED UP THE TANK. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE OR 3 YEARS NOW AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I DON'T TOP OFF THE TANK SO I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. I FIND IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS STALLING OUT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING NOT EVEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR AND GAS COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR ONTO THE GROUND. I TOOK IT TO KIA DEALER AND WAS TOLD I OVERFILLED THE TANK AND THAT WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE OF CHARCOAL FILTER AND ALL AIR AND CABIN FILTERS FILLING UP WITH GAS SO NOW I AM STUCK PAYING $400 THAT I DON'T HAVE. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO KIA BUT THEY WILL NOT SET AS RECALL OR HELP ACCOMMODATE US WITH DAMAGES AND I AM A SINGLE MOM OF 3 KID AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG TO CAUSE THIS AND YET WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 07/13/15*BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND I HAD THOUGHT THAT IT WAS WHEN THERE WAS NO WEIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO ACTIVATE IT. AT SOME POINT AFTER THAT, IT STOPPED FLASHING AND WAS ON CONSTANTLY. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR ITS YEARLY INSPECTION AND IT WAS NOT PASSED DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD BEEN DISABLED. THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS WILL COST ME OVER $2000 TO FIX AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY DAY TO DAY DRIVING. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I WERE TO GET INTO A COLLISION THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THE KIA COMPANY ITSELF AND WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THIS IN FULL MYSELF. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT RECALL THIS PART AND PROVIDE PEACE OF MIND AND SAFETY TO ITS CUSTOMERS.

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGIN INCREASING IN SPEED. BRAKES WERE TAPPED, NO DECREASE IN SPEED, BRAKES WERE APPLIED, NO DECREASE IN SPEED, PUSHED TO DE-ACTIVATE CRUISE, NO RESULT; I HAD TO PUSH THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL, MOTOR WAS RACING, TURN OFF KEY, TURN BACK ON MOMENTARILY ALL WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE CRUISE THEN QUIT WORKING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, BEGAN WORKING AGAIN; TRAVELING 60 MPH AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A TURN BECAUSE CRUISE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. VERY DANGEROUS!!! AT THIS POINT I DO NOT USE THE CRUISE NOR WILL USE IT UNTIL I CAN HAVE IT SEEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,424. UPDATED 10/24/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR 45 MINUTES UNTIL HER HUSBAND ARRIVED TO LET HER OUT. SEATBELT WOULD UNLOCK. UPDATED 04/20/2015 *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING THE CAR TO START SPEEDING , I APPLIED THE PEDAL BRAKES THE ENGINE CONTINUED RACING, THE CAR CONTINUED ROLLING IT WOUND NOT STOP. I MANAGED TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHICH THEN STOPPED THE CAR.I RESTARTED THE CAR, STARTED DRIVING AGAIN THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE CAR STARTED SPEEDING, I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE PEDAL BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME FINALLY THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS GOING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. NOW THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND NEED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BUT IT WILL NOT PASS DUE TO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEING ON. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD BE ON; THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY TYPE OF WRECK OR DAMAGE. THE KIA DEALERSHIP REQUIRES ME TO HAVE THE SEAT REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR.THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAULTY SENSOR. I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT FOR KIA TO NOT BE RESPONSIBLE THE FAULTY SENSOR THAT REQUIRES THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT TO BE REPLACED THAT WILL COST ALMOST $1800.00 DOLLARS TO FIX JUST SO I CAN GET THE CAR INSPECTED SO IT CAN BE DRIVEN. *TR

WE BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2009 KIA SPECTRA (USED) FOR HER 16TH BIRTHDAY IN 2012. THE MILEAGE WAS AT ABOUT 50,000. IN JUST TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SO MANY THINGS ON THIS CAR IT IS UNBELIEVABLE, THIS CAR WAS JUNK WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT. THIS MORNING SHE TOLD ME THAT HER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY. SHE HAD A PASSENGER AND STILL THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. ALSO THE TPS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR EVEN WITH REPLACING THE TIRES AND RIMS IT STAYED ON. KIA SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY A LEMON AND IF KIA CARES ABOUT THEIR CONSUMERS THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE NOW LOOKING TO REPLACE THIS KIA BECAUSE WE DON'T FEEL OUR DAUGHTER IS SAFE AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS IN THIS FORUM. THANKS KIA, WE WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING YOU MAKE EVER AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND CAUSED THE PASSNEGER SEAT TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO MORRIE'S MINNETONKA KIA DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE OCR SEAT MAT FAILED CAUSING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. QUOTED $1,941.02 FOR REPAIR NEEDING A REPLACEMENT SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY PAR KI88202-2F703390. THE SEAT OCR FAILURE SHOULD NOT DISABLE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND WITH THE VERY EXPENSIVE FIX I BELIEVE MOST ARE JUST DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT REPAIR. I THINK KIA SHOULD RECALL OR PROVIDE A PART TO DISABLE THE SWITCH MAKING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INOPERABLE. THIS WOULD BE MUCH SAFER THAN DISABLING THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. NOT UNDER 100,000 MILE 10 YEAR WARRANTY. THIS SEAT WAS RARELY USED AND IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. LESS THAN 10% OF MILES HAD ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

WHEN TURNING ON VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHENEVER A PASSENGER SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT THE LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR-BAG IS WORKING. UPON HAVING IT CHECKED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY AIR-BAG SENSOR FOR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS WOULD MEAN NO PASSENGER SIDE AIR-BAG WOULD DEPLOY IN A CRASH AND IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIR-BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED $1,600.00 AND NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY OR RECALL. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? *JS

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER, FOLSOM KIA IN FOLSOM CA. WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PART # 88202-2F7031931. COST WITH DISCOUNT APPROXIMATELY 1750.00. INFORMED THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. UPON DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. THOSE ARE FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW ABOUT COMPLAINT FORUMS. I SUSPECT A FLAW IN THE SYSTEM. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY SITUATION, THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. *TR

AIR BAG SENSOR MAKES A WORKING LIGHT STAY ON. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY KIA DEALERSHIP IT SAID MANUFACTURER FAILURE. THEY SAID THINGS HAPPEN AND IT'S AFTER 5 YEARS SO IT'S MY JOB TO FIX THIS $2000 PROBLEM. ...UPDATED 07-08-15 *BF UPDATE (JULY 9, 2015): PER THE COMPLAINANT, THE SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS CAUSING A MECHANICAL FAILURE WARNING. PER A KIA PARTS ADVISOR: "THERE IS A PASSENGER WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR THAT IS PART OF THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM THAT IS PART OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS FAILED IN THE PAST ON THESE CARS AND WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. ASSUMING THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR, THE PRICES FOR THIS PART RANGE FROM $1000.00 TO $1500.00 DEPENDING ON THE TRIM LEVEL AND OPTIONS FOR YOUR CAR." *SC THE CONSUMER STATED IN MAY, AFTER A YEAR OF FIGHTING WITH KIA AND THE VEHICLE FAILING INSPECTION, KIA GAVE HER FREE PASSENGER SEAT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR CALLING IT AN ACT OF GOOD WILL. THEY CHARGED HER $230 FOR LABOR WHEN SHE WAS FIST QUOTED $130. THE SEAT COST $2,000. THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD A DEFECT ERROR AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH WAS THE REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 07/16/15*JB

MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST OVER A GRAND TO REPAIR IT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF I DON'T REPAIR IT THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING OR THEY MAY NOT EVEN DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE MY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS AN ERROR ON THE MANUFACTURES PART. I FEEL THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM! IF THIS DOES NOT GET FIXED I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA. WHY WOULD I BUY A VEHICLE IF I WON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT? *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON MY 2009 SPECTRA. IT WENT FROM FLASHING ON AND OFF TO ALTERNATING FLASHING WITH THE AIRBAG SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF COMPLETELY AND THE AIRBAG WARNING SYMBOL STAYED ON. DUE TO SEVERAL FAMILY TRAGEDIES I JUST NOW HAD THE TIME TO TAKE IT TO MY KIA DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WHICH IS BUILT INTO THE SEAT ITSELF AND THE WHOLE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1765.00. I HAVE ONLY 18,450 MILES ON THE CAR BUT BECAUSE I HAD IT LONGER THAN 5 YEARS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY IT MYSELF. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR HAS A BUILT IN SAFETY FEATURE WHICH WILL DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS ANYWAY BUT THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT FIXED. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS BUT AM AFRAID MY LIFE INSURANCE WOULD NOT PAY IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HAD NOT HAD THE AIRBAG ISSUE CORRECTED. *TR

WHILE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ROLLED FORWARD SEVERAL YARDS IN PARKING LOT ON VERY SLIGHT GRADE THOUGH TRANSMISSION WAS IN "PARK," ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, IGNITION WAS TURNED TO "OFF," IGNITION KEY REMOVED, AND ALL DOORS WERE LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO PARKING SPACE AND WAS LAST IN "DRIVE" BEFORE BEING SHUT OFF. VISUAL INSPECTION OF SHIFTER CABLE INDICATED CORRECT INSTALLATION AND NO APPARENT DEFECT. PAWL APPEARED TO BE ENGAGING NORMALLY. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I DID TAKE MY CAR TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT, IN ORDER TO FIX THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME ABOUT $2,000 BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, WAS WHEN THE INCIDENT FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN AND IS WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AROUND WITH MY AIR BAG SYSTEM MESSED UP. I DID LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE BUT I DID NOT FIND ANY AT THAT TIME. I DID MAKE A COMPLAINT ON SOME OTHER SITE BUT I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS SITE WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND JUST NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEMS....UPDATED 10-26-15 *BF *CN

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK, I NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY CAR, THE WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND THEN REAPPEARED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED KIA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED IT TO BE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OCCUPANT MAT FAILURE. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT AT A COST OF $1,900 INCLUDING PARTS, LABOR, AND TAX. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER, I DISCOVERED THIS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. I'M SURPRISED THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON BEHALF OF KIA MOTOR CORPORATION. THIS LEAVES MANY PEOPLE WITH A DECISION TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT AT AN EXORBITANT PRICE OR TO DO NOTHING AND DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR. THE PRICE OF ONE CAR SEAT IS NEARLY HALF THE VALUE OF THE ENTIRE RESALE VALUE OF THE CAR. KIA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IF THEY WANT REPEAT CUSTOMERS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. BOTH THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 MILES.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (BOUGHT IT USED), AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR BEGAN WORKING ERRATICALLY. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE OVER $1500 TO FIX, THOUGHT I WAS A VICTIM OF BAD LUCK BUT READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE THAT SEEM TO INDICATE IT'S A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF KIA. WAS TOLD AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THIS IS FIXED.

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT ABOUT 40MPH. I BRAKED WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. RPMS INCREASED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED. I COULDN'T TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL MANUALLY EITHER. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL FINALLY SHUT ITSELF OFF. NOW CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I THINK THE FUSE BURNED OUT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE BATTERY WAS JUMP STARTED IN ORDER FOR THE ENGINE TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH REQUIRED THE BATTERY TO BE RECHARGED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

RECENTLY, IN OCTOBER 2013 AT 75,217 MILES, I HAD IT SERVICED DUE TO AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE. THE LIGHT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OCCUPANT MAT CUSHION. IN OTHER WORDS, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EXTENSIVE REPAIR INVOLVING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT ITSELF. THE COST OF WHICH WAS $1,717.11 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. BOTH MY MECHANIC AND I WERE SHOCKED THAT THE SEAT ITSELF COST $1,330.80 AND WAS ONLY MANUFACTURED BY KIA, THUS ELIMINATING THE OPTION TO SHOP AROUND TO SEEK THE BEST PRICE. MY SPECTRA WAS OUTSIDE WARRANTY DUE TO ITS MILEAGE SO THE EXPENSE WOULD FALL TO ME. I'VE BEEN SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED NOTING THIS EXACT SAME SAFETY PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL WAS ISSUED LEAVING MANY SPECTRA OWNERS WITH THE CHOICE I HAD TO MAKE: DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE OR PAY A VERY LARGE REPAIR BILL. *TR

I'M HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY PASSENGER AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH WILL NOT GO OFF AND THE ON/OFF FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE CENTER CONSOLE WILL NO LONGER SHOW IF IT IS ON OR OFF, WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE OR NOT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT KIA STOPS THE WARRANTY'S ON SAFETY FEATURES AT 60,000 MILES. THEN TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW PASSENGER SEAT FOR $1, 700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA A FRIEND GETTING IN THE REAR SEAT TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE OUTSIDE HANDLE BROKE-OFF. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE FRONT INSIDE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR HANDLE STOP WORKING. ABOUT 1 YEAR LATER ON JAN-31-2014 THE FRONT OUT-SIDE DRIVERS-SIDE HANDLE BROKE-OFF. NOW NO WAY TO WITH NO WAY TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WITH THREE HANDLES BROKEN THERE MUST BE A RECALL ON THESE HANDLE. IF THERE IS NOT A RECALL, THERE SHOULD BE ONE. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS, CAM-SHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALSO THE AIR-BAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS CAR IS JUNK, KIA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF BUILDING IT AND SELLING IT FOR $16,000 TO $17,000. *TR

I WAS VISITING MY FIANCE IN UTAH WHEN A TAN CAR HIT MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END. WE BOTH WERE PUT INTO A SPIN AND HE HIT ME A SECONDARY TIME. MY CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOTALED OUT AND LABELED AS BEYOND SALVAGE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END IS MISSING AND THERE IS SEVER ENGINE DAMAGE. THE AUTO BODY SHOP AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT KIA AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE AIRBAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY. KIA SAID MY CAR IS BUILT TO COLLAPSE A CERTAIN AMOUNT BEFORE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. THEY ALSO SAID SINCE I WAS PUT INTO A SPIN MY CAR DID NOT DECELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE AIRBAGS, BUT SINCE I HAD DECELERATED WHILE SPINNING THAT'S WHAT PREVENTED THEM FROM DEPLOYING UPON THE SECOND IMPACT. THEY ONLY INVESTIGATED MY CAR VIA PHOTOGRAPHS AND MY VERBAL STATEMENT TO THEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM IN MY CAR, BUT ACCORDING TO THIS WEBSITE THERE ARE MULTIPLE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURES WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR. I ASKED KIA IF THEY WOULD PUT WHAT THEY HAD CONCLUDED IN WRITING AND AT FIRST THEY SAID YES BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT WILL TAKE A WHILE. I AM CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR..UPDATED 07-08-15 *BF UPDATE (JULY 9, 2015): THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES, REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT OF THE PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT. WHEN THE SYSTEM WORKED, THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AT THE END OF 2012, HOWEVER THE LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE KIA CAR DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE AUTOMATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT IT MEANT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND WE SHOULD BRING IT IN. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR, WE WERE TOLD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT OPERATES THE AIR BAG WAS NO LONGER WORKING, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT AN ITEM UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST ALMOST $2,000. THE CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.*SC

I OWN A KIA SPECTRA 2009 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND STAYS ON. THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS IN THE CENTER CONSOLE FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT (WHICH INDICATES IF ON/OFF) IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. CALLED KIA AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE THE WARRANTY NOT COVER THIS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE COST OF THE SEAT REPLACEMENT IS GOING TO $1637.31. BY THE LOOKS OF THIS IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN MODELS FOR KIA. I CAN NOT JUSTIFY THIS AMOUNT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT REPLACEMENT. WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IT WOULD BE FORWARDED TO A MANAGER TO SEE IF ANY ASSISTANCE COULD BE OFFERED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT. IN THE STATE THAT I LIVE IN THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. *TR

I PURCHASED MY KIA SPECTRA NEW IN 2009. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD VARIOUS TIMES WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE "OFF" SUGGESTING THAT NO ONE/ THING OVER 45 POUNDS WAS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DESPITE HAVING OTHER PEOPLE ACCOMPANY ME IN MY CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ONLY WENT OFF WHEN I HAD A 6'1" 190 LB TEENAGER IN MY CAR. MORE RECENTLY (AND FREQUENTLY) I HAVE HAD A 165 LB 6' MALE FRIEND RIDING WITH ME. HE ALWAYS SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT HAS SHOWED "OFF" DESPITE FREQUENT ATTEMPTS BY MY FRIEND TO CHANGE HIS POSITIONING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. EVEN AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, AND LATER GETTING BACK IN, THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO SHOW AS IF THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS EMPTY.. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST, OR SLOW I WAS DRIVING, THE RESULTS WERE STILL THE SAME. I BOUGHT MY KIA DUE TO IT'S HIGH SAFETY RATING. *TR

JANUARY 2013 I NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE PAINT PEELING OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR BUT REALIZED THAT IT WAS A CLEAR COAT OVER THE PAINT. I WENT TO A LOCAL KIA DEALER AND A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2010 WITH LESS THAN 50 MILES ON IT. SINCE THAT DAY THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PLACES WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT KIA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IT IS A VERY POOR JOB DONE BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND THERE ARE NO EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS A STAYING ON. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD HAVE THEM DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL IF THERE IN A ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ MANY POST ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH KIA'S AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON SUCH SAFETY COMPONENTS. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OVER A 4 TO 5 MONTH PERIOD TO START AROUND THE START MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, NEXT MY SEAT BELT SENSOR SHORTED OUT, AFTER THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED I HAD NOT ONLY FAULTY WIRING IN MY VEHICLE BUT THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED AND TOOK FOUR YEARS TO BE CAUGHT UNFORTUNATELY THIS ALL DIDN'T OCCUR IN MY FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND I COULDN'T CLAIM THE LEMON LAW. BECAUSE NOW THE COMPANY EXPECTS ME TO REPLACE ALL OF THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT THEY INSTALLED INTO A VEHICLE THEY TOLD ME WAS "SAFE AND RELIABLE" AND NOW I'M RIDING IN VEHICLE THAT I HAD SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR KIA TELL WAS "SLAPPED TOGETHER AND I WAS LUCKY MY CAR HADN'T FALLEN APART YET". AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE CD PLAYER IN MY VEHICLE DECIDED THAT IT TO WAS GOING TO SHORT OUT AND NOW THIS IS ANOTHER REPAIR I'M SURE ILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRICAL AIR BAG SYSTEM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *BF

WHILE PULLING MY CAR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I DROVE FORWARD AT A LOW SPEED AND HEARD A SWOOSHING SOUND OF WATER FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE GLOVE BOX AREA. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE SOUND BECAME WORSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED KIA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED IT TO BE A CLOGGED DRAIN HOSE FOR THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND REPAIR/REPLACE DRAIN HOSE AT A COST OF $900 INCLUDING PARTS, LABOR, AND TAX. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER, I DISCOVERED THIS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. I'M SURPRISED THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON BEHALF OF KIA MOTOR CORPORATION. KIA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IF THEY WANT REPEAT CUSTOMERS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FLASHED SPORADICALLY, WHICH INDICATED A MALFUNCTION. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FLASHED OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE, BUT RATHER THE WEIGHT CAPACITY IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/01/15*LJ UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK WHEN IT WAS BUCKLED; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO POWER OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

ON 12-13-11, AT 6:15PM MY WIFE (DRIVER) AND DAUGHTER (PASSENGER) WERE INVOLVED IN A MVA IN WHICH THEY WERE "T" BONED BY A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN. AT NO TIME DID THE SUPPLEMENTAL SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, AND THIS SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED GLASS TO IMPLODE ON MY WIFE IN HER SCALP AND HAIR. CONTACTED KIA USA ([XXX]) WHO STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT, THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS ACTED ACCORDINGLY. I FIND THIS TO BE RIDICULOUS! AND I'M BEING NICE HERE. REQUESTING A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS FAILURE OR FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY WE ARE LED TO BELIEVE. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED CAUSED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CHARGED AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS MATTER NEEDS ATTENTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER UNIT WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE UNIT BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE UNIT WAS OPERABLE WHEN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT IF THE FAILURE WERE TO RECUR, THEN THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A CLAIM ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,934. ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF

WHILE STOPPED, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND ACCELERATES, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE RPMS RACED WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO RACE EVEN HIGHER. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE RPMS FROM RACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. THE SENSOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT; THEREFORE, IT DID NOT ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE OCS MAT WHICH ACTIVATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE OCS MAT REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE OCS MAT AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY INCREASING THE RISK OF AN INJURY TO THE PASSENGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,800.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN A FRONT PASSENGER IS SEATING IT IS STILL INDICATE " AIRBAG OFF" WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAG IS ON OR NOT. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT ALWAYS SENSE THERE IS A PASSENGER SETTING IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT ONCE AND IT DID WORK OK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THEY NOW REFUSE TO WORK ON IT TILL THEY SEE PROOF OF IT NOT WORKING. THEY CLAIM COMPANY POLICY WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO WORK ON IT. I FEEL THEY ARE PUTTING MY PASSENGERS IN THE WAY OF HARM AND COULD BE LIABLE FOR INJURY OR DEATH. *TR