2006 Kia Sedona

PROBLEM #1. AT APPROXIMATELY 111,000 MILES MY SEDONA'S AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH PANEL...AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED EVER SINCE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT TO PROVOKE THIS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. KIA OF DARTMOUTH (MA) SAID IT'S A DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT SENSOR THAT IS "BAD". COST TO REPAIR $274.80! WHY IS A "BAD" SENSOR NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER? IT'S FAULTY. THERE WAS NO MISUSE OR ABUSE BY THE CONSUMER, IN OTHER WORDS, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM? PROBLEM #2. AT APPROXIMATELY 108,000 MY SEDONA'S TPMS LIGHT AND ( ! ) LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH PANEL...AND HAVE STAYED ILLUMINATED SINCE. THE TIRES ARE INFLATED TO MANUFACTURE'S SPECIFICATIONS SO THERE IS NO CHANCE THAT THE TIRES ARE UNDER OR OVER INFLATED. AGAIN, THERE IS A "BAD" SENSOR(S). WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY SENSORS?

AIRBAG LIGHT ON WITHOUT CRASH OR DEFECT IN WELL MAINTAINED AUTO. APPARENTLY THIS TOTALLY INACTIVATES ALL AIRBAGS. MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN NHTSA SYSTEM. NEEDS TO BE RECALL, SINCE MOST OWNERS ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD DEALER REPAIRS TO THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL CAR. OFTEN ATTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE SEATBELT SENSORS. HOPEFULLY NO ONE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND KIA USA SHOULD PAY TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN DEFECT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WAS BEING UTILIZED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CONNECTED TO THE SEAT BELT, IN WHICH THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $ 250 FOR A NEW SEAT BELT. UPDATED 01/22/13

ON MAY 13, 2006 I PURCHASED A 2006 KIA SEDONA VAN FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2006, OCTOBER 11, 2006, JANUARY 3, 2007, AND JANUARY 18, 2007 HAD THIS VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYING ON. DURING THE FIRST OCCASION THE LIGHT WAS RESET AS THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON THE SECOND OCCASION A CODE APPEARED, BUT NO PARTS WERE ORDERED SINCE THE CODE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE LIGHT WAS AGAIN RESET, AND THE VAN SENT BACK TO ME. ON THE THIRD OCCASION TWO CODES APPEARED, PART WERE ORDERED, BUT IT WAS STILL UNCLEAR OF THE PROBLEM. AGAIN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM ANYONE, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TAYLOR KIA, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE SORRY FOR NOT CONTACTING ME, AND I COULD BRING THE VAN IN ON JANUARY 18, 2007. ON THAT OCCASION, A PART WAS REPLACED, A LEG ASSEMBLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LIGHT ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED. ON MAY 10, 2007, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THEY WERE HIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. THE FRONT DRIVER, AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND UPON IMPACT THE SEAT BELTS RELEASED, INSTEAD OF LOCKING, WITH NO RETRACTION. THIS CAUSE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER TO BE THROWN AROUND IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE VAN'S MANUAL, THE AIR BAGS, AND SEAT BELTS SHOULD WORK TOGETHER. THE FACT THAT THE SEAT BELTS RELEASED COULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR EITHER THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VAN AGAIN AS WE HAVE FIVE CHILDREN TOTAL. THIS WAS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO TAYLOR KIA, TOLEDO, OHIO, FOUR TIMES. I AM NOW UNSURE IF THE PROBLEM WAS EVER CORRECTED. I AM ALSO POSITIVE NO REPAIR MADE TO THE VAN WILL EVER CONVINCE ME THAT ALL SAFETY EQUIPTMENT IS FUNCTIONING ON THIS PARTICULAR VAN. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT IS CALLING TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE OF HIS VEHICLE DOES NOT MAKE SEAT BELT EXTENDER AND HE FINDS THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN ISSUE WITH THE LAW, SINCE THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REQUIRES ALL DRIVERS TO WEAR SEAT BELTS. WHEN HE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURE TO SEE IF HE CAN GET A SEAT BELT EXTENDERS THEY STATED THAT THEY DON'T MAKE THEM AND THAT THEY DO ONLY WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL GUIDELINE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT NEXT STEP HE CAN TAKE TO RESOLVE HIS SEAT BELT ISSUE.