2005 Kia Sportage Air bags Problems

“My airbag light went on july 16 2016. I took the car to sussman Kia in jenkintown pa.to check light. I was told it is a faulty seat belt .the air bag may not deploy properly. I was told to replace the seat bely assembly $715.25. The work order invoice #52875--20 july 2016.should this not be a recall item for safety by Kia motors?”

“Air bag light stays on! Took the car to my mechanic to fix it for $72, and only two weeks later, the light went on again. I was told to pull on and jiggle the passengers seat belt to make it go off, however, that doesn't work. Do I want to spend another $72 to fix it ? The cost to replace the sensor would be approximately $435. When the air bag light is illuminated, the big risk is that the air bags will not respond in an accident.”

“On 10/16/08 at approx. 7:20a I was t-boned in the drivers side door and back passenger door by a ford f250 red pickup truck as I was traveling up the street doing about 35-40 MPH. He was pulling out of his subdivision onto the street and his passenger side window was fogged up so he did not see me coming.”

“I was involved in 2 low impact crashes with this Kia Sportage 2005 model. One was a rear end collision at 20 MPH and the other I was hit from the side in a parking lot. Both times the other driver drove away without damage. I suffered 3500 dollars worth of damage from the first incident and 7500 from the second. The vehicle was not drivable both times. Airbags never deployed. I am very concerned as are other individuals who witnessed the incidents that if the speed had been any greater the personal injury would have been great. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the air bag lights illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the seat belt buckle failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.”