2008 Kia SPECTRA5 Air bags Problems

“Passenger seat air bag sensor has gone bad on my 2008 Kia spectra 5. Car has 77,522 miles. Was told by Kia dealer that seat bottom needs to be replaced at a cost of $1700. Safety is the car manufacture's big selling feature. A recall should be issued by Kia in my opinion.”

“Light for passenger airbag goes off without an occupant in the seat, then the airbag light on the dash comes on..suspect the sensor in the seat is bad. This happens every time I drive the vehicle..before it was an occasional thing. Now its everytime I start the vehicle to drive”

“I was in a car accident on june 19, 2017. A vehicle hit my Kia at a speed of 30 - 40 MPH in the front driver's wheel base. None of the airbags deployed. I was making a left turn out of a shopping center, moving less than 10 MPH.”

“My car has been in a fender bender or two (always being hit from behind) but never enough impact to cause the airbags to go off. My light has been on for well over a year and when I contacted my car dealership about it, they told me I had to replace my airbag system costing somewhere in the range of $2000 to $3000. I have put my car in the shop on numerous occasions and they say there is nothing wrong with anything to be making this light stay on. I have heard from other Kia owners that are having the same issue but Kia is not taking responsibility for this malfunction. …”

“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. .. .updated 07/21/15 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. …”