2006 Kia Sedona

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT AROUND 80K MILES AND HAS STAYED ON. I HAVE CHECKED THE CONNECTIONS BENEATH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS; ALL APPEAR FIRMLY SEATED. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT I HAD RECENTLY REPLACED THE BATTERY BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON, A COMMON PRECURSOR TO THIS PROBLEM IF THE ONLINE FORUMS ARE ANY INDICATION. AT ANY RATE, THIS APPEARS TO BE FAR TOO COMMON (AND EXPENSIVE!) AN ISSUE AMONG KIA OWNERS, TO SAY NOTHING OF ITS INCREDIBLE SIGNIFICANCE AS A SAFETY HAZARD. KIA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT PROMPTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES SPLIT IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND THE CONTROL ARMS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN I ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC FOR $95. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT MY AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND HAVE KIA ISSUE A RECALL. WHEN I GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER KIA SEDONA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME OF THEM HAVE HAD TO PAY OVER $400 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE AN AIRBAG FIXED, WHEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS ALMOST ALWAYS SPURTS OUT OF THE GAS CAP OPENING. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I LET THE NOZZLE ON AUTO FILL OR IF I MANUALLY HOLD THE GAS NOZZLE. IT HAPPENS IF THE GAS FLOW IS SLOW OR FAST. I HAVE MET OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE HAS BOTHERED TO REPORT IT. THE GAS HAS SPURTED OUT ON MY HAND, MY GLOVES, MY CLOTHES, AND MY SHOES. I HAVE LEARNED TO STAND SLIGHTLY BACK AND IT THEN SPILLS OVER THE SIDE OF MY CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. I HAVE SEVERAL PICTURES. *TR

DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH LIT UP AND STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. BECAUSE I WAS ILL AT THE TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER UNTIL AFTER THE 100,000 MILE MARK. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT A SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS BAD, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SEAT AT A PRICE OF $2,000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY TOLD ME THAT UNTIL THAT SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS A TRAVESTY THAT A WHOLE SAFETY SYSTEM CAN BE DISABLED FOR WANT OF A 25 CENT SENSOR, AND THAT THEY CAN DICTATE THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE SEAT AT A PRICE OF $2,000 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHERE THE REDUNDANCY IN THE SYSTEM? WHERE'S THE ABILITY TO JUST REPLACE THE SENSOR? MY CAR IS BARELY WORTH $6,000. I CANNOT AFFORD A $2,000 SEAT, BUT I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT AN AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH I PAID DEARLY FOR WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I THINK KIA IS GREATLY AT FAULT FOR SELLING SUCH A POOR SYSTEM, AND FOR FAILING TO CORRECT IT. I CONTACTED KIA. THEY DID NOT WISH TO HEAR ABOUT MY PROBLEM. *JS