1998 KIA SEPHIA Air Bags Problems

THE AIRBAG IN MY DAUGHTERS KIA SEPHIA 1998 PASSENGER SIDE ONLY DEPLOYED WHILE SHE WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO REASON FOR THE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALSHIP FOR REVIEW AND WAS TOLD THAT THE EXPERT LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPEN. THEN CONTINUED TO SAY THAT SOMEONE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG TO THE CAR AND WE WOULD NEVER NO, BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO SPEND ANY MORE TIME OR MONEY TO FIND OUT WHAT REALLY MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS. MY DAUGHTER, THE DRIVER, WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND NOW IS AFFRAID WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING IN A CAR.

Mileage: 30,090

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 KIA SEPHIA. A RELATIVE WAS DRIVING THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AND HE SAW HIS BROTHER DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE SWERVED TO PLAY A GAME WITH HIS BROTHER, BUT INSTEAD HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS. UPDATED 04/30/08. LJ THE CONSUMERS ALSO OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE DUAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Mileage: 128,333

THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY*AK THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BRAKES FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THEY WAS HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED.

I WAS IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 7TH, AT 10:30 AM WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE MASS PIKE RT. 90 FRAMINGHAM, MASS. I THOUGHT MY KIA SEHPIA WAS IN ACCELENT CONDITION, BUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN STARTED SHAKING AND I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. I TRIED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE BUT COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CAR SCREECHED AND WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. TO MY IMMEDIATE RIGHT WAS A LARGE RYDER RENTAL TRUCK, I BRACED MYSELF AND HIT THE LEFT FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. THE REST IS A BLUR, I SPUN AROUND AND THE REAR OF MY CAR HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND I FORTUNATELY STOPPED IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. IT HAPPENED SO FAST, BUT WHAT IS MOST UPSETTING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM OR A TIRE PROBLEM. ALL I KNOW IS, I WAS DRIVING SAFETLY AND THEN MY CAR WHEN OUT OFF CONTROL. THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VECHICLE WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED, AND MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD FOR ABOUT A YEAR OFF AND ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR PROBLEM.*AK

DASHBOARD IS LIFTING UP AND AFFECTING FRONTAL AIR BAG ON PASSENGERS SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW MADE A TURN THAT LEFT VEHICLE LOOKING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER AND CHILD IN VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION ABOUT 20 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN HEAD- ON INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DASH PANEL ILLUMINATED; ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WENT DEAD. A MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER AIR BAG MELTED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

BRAKES,LIGHTS,SEATS,BATTERY,AIRBAGS,ODOMETER,LEAKS,AIRCONDITION,LEFTDOORHANDLE (TIRESIZE: 14`)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 14` )

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN THE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED FALSE DEPLOYMENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT INTO CONSUMER'S LANE, AND VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON OLD ROUTE 50 ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT ACROSS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP, AND HIT VEHICLE BROADSIDE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, HAD BRAKES REPLACED 5 OR 6 TIMES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. ALSO, DONE AN ALIGNMENT. *AK

THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG FAILED. YH

WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN STREET, TRAVELING 15MPH, TRAFFIC WAS SLOW, AND VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HASN'T CONTACTED DEALER OR MANUFACTURER.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING DURING DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 40MPH WHEN HIS VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER JUST RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALER, AND WANTS A SECOND OPINON. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR DURING ACCIDENT. NLM

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/ OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN, ALSO, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML

THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED TO RUBBERNECK AT AN ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER REAR-ENDED THE CAR AT 50-55 MPH AND HER 98 KIA SEPHIA AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAS CHIROPRACTIC INJURIES. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON. CAR WILL NOT START, ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER ALMOST HAD A COLLISION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP VEHICLE DOESN'T START UP PROPERLY. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY GO HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND VEHICLE JERKS. IN ADDITION, COMPUTER CHIP/ GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP OVER TEN TIMES. AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NLM

POSSIBLE AIR BAG FAILURE CAUSED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

POSSIBLE AIR BAG FAILURE IS CAUSING AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MHP AND TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT SOME TREES, BRUSHES AND A BIG BOULDER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSNEGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK