Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||||
| 055 | 03/01/2006 | 055 | 10017975 | Airbag control unit (acu) logic reprogramming. kia is changing the acu logic to permit side curtain airbag deployment at all times. *tt | 12/12/2005 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 12/12/2012 | 91000 | 1 | |
| Dealer states issue with airbag sensor mat on passenger side. same issue as recalled on the 2006 rio. a similar spec sensor mat is installed on the spectras as well and therefore a recall should be implemented on those models as well. failure to recall these vehicles based on this issue could result in serious injury to passengers of vehicle if involved in an accident as the airbags would fail to deploy. *tr | |||
| 12/12/2012 | 91000 | ||
| Dealer states issue with airbag sensor mat on passenger side. same issue as recalled on the 2006 rio. a similar spec sensor mat is installed on the spectras as well and therefor a recall should be implemented on those models as well. failure to recall these vehicles based on this issue could result in serious injury to passengers of vehicle if involved in an accident as the airbags would fail to deploy. | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 50000 | 1 | |
| The air bag warning light came on for the first time after very cold weather in january 2011. when weather warmed up in the spring, the light went out. january 2012 when it became cold again, the light came back on again. now the light is on 99% of the time. it rarely ever goes out. this is the same thing that is covered by the kia optima 2006-2008 recall 12v014000. *tr | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 50000 | ||
| The air bag warning light came on for the first time after very cold weather in january 2011. when weather warmed up in the spring, the light went out. january 2012 when it became cold again, the light came back on again. now the light is on 99% of the time. it rarely ever goes out. this is the same thing that is covered by the kia optima 2006-2008 recall 12v014000 | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia spectra. the contact stated that while driving, the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic where they stated that the occupant classification system mat was defective and needed to be repaired. the contact received an email regarding nhtsa campaign id number: 12v244000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) however, the recall only pertained to the rio model and not the spectra model. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and confirmed to the contact that the vehicle was not eligible for repairs under warranty and that there were no recalls on the vehicle. the failure mileage was 50,000. | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl -the contact owns a 2006 kia spectra. the contact stated that while driving, the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic where they stated that the occupant classification system mat was defective and needed to be repaired. the contact received an email regarding nhtsa campaign id number: 12v244000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) however, the recall only pertained to the rio model and not the spectra model. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and confirmed to the contact that the vehicle was not eligible for repairs under warranty and that there were no recalls on the vehicle. the failure mileage was 50,000. kmj | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl -the contact owns a 2006 kia spectra. the contact stated that the contact stated that while driving the vehicle, the passenger air bag illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic and they stated that there was a defective ocs mat and needed to be repaired. the contact received an email about a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 12v244000(air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) but he owned a different model. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and that there were no recalls on the vehicle. the failure mileage was 50,000. ap | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| I was driving on hwy 40 e approaching exit 153 in heavy rainfall. approximately 0.25 miles from the exit the truck already on the exit ahead of me began applying its brakes. pre-braking measures were taken. the wheels locked up and i collided with the truck in front of me and flew forward into the steering wheel. i had been braking the entire time, but my seat-belt did not lock into place. my airbag did not deploy. i suffered bruising, severe headaches, and minor cuts as a result. insurance declared car as total loss. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 105000 | ||
| I was driving on hwy 40 e approaching exit 153 in heavy rainfall. approximately 0.25 miles from the exit the truck already on the exit ahead of me began applying its brakes. pre-braking measures were taken. the wheels locked up and i collided with the truck in front of me and flew forward into the steering wheel. i had been braking the entire time, but my seat-belt did not lock into place. my airbag did not deploy. i suffered bruising, severe headaches, and minor cuts as a result. insurance declared car as total loss. | |||
| 05/10/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns 2006 kia spectra. the contact stated that the air bag sensor failed and the warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the air bag sensor at the contact's expense. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 05/10/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2006 kia spectra. the contact stated that the air bag sensor failed and the warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the air bag sensor at the contact's expense. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 05/10/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2006 kia spectra. the contact stated the air bag sensor was broken causing it to fail. the air bag sensor warning light illuminates constantly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the air bag sensor at the expense of $1600 to the contact. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000. mw | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 59000 | ||
| This vehicle has numerous air bags, being t-boned by a semi truck at 30 mph none of the air bags deployed. there was approximately 5 inches of intrusion, as well the frame of vehicle between the doors was touching the driver seat, but none of the side impact air bags, or pelvic air bag deployed. | |||
| 05/07/2011 | 128000 | ||
| My brother was in a automotive accident. he lost control of his vehicle hit a concrete median, his brakes stop working and his air bags didn't deploy. this is all stated in his police report. he was air lifted to the hospital where doctors inform the family hie broke both his legs and arms. he had to have an operation in his skull to relieve pressure in his brain. as of now nothing has been correct. | |||
| 04/07/2009 | |||
| Tl*the driver owned a 2006 kia spectra.while driving 65 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle, hit a guard rail, rolled over into drainage ditch and crashed into a tree. the front and side air bags did not deploy. a police report was taken. the driver sustained major injuries and expired in the hospital two days later following the crash. the vehicle was destroyed. the contacts lawyer called the manufacturer and a forensic engineer who later determined that the air bags should have deployed. both the failure and current mileages were unknown. updated 04/22/10 *bf | |||
| 06/27/2007 | 10000 | 1 | 07/26/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia spectra. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle crashed into a ditch and flipped over. the air bags failed to deploy. the road conditions were rainy and muddy. the vehicle was destroyed. the dealer has not inspected the vehicle. the contact sustained neck and back injuries along with cuts and scratches. the current and failure mileages were 10,000. the consumer stated the vehicle was damaged in the front but the air bags did not deploy. updated 09/05/07 *tr | |||
| 03/22/2007 | 13638 | 2 | |
| I was driving a loaner car 2006 kia spectra when someone was driving an older model grand marquis turned infront of me and i hit her smack dab int he middle of her passenger side doors and our airbags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 01/30/2007 | 16000 | 1 | 08/27/2006 |
| Tl*- while driving down the road in a 2006 kia spectra at 45 mph the contact lost control of the vehicle stating that he heard a cracking sound at the rear end of the vehicle which causede it to fall down a 10 ft embankment. upon impact, air bags never deployed. the vehicle sustained damage in both the front and the rear. the contact stated that there wasn't any prior warning. the failure and current mileage were 16000. the contact could provide copy of police report as well as pictures of vehicle. there was one injury.*ak | |||
| 09/21/2006 | 8400 | 3 | 04/22/2006 |
| Car was struck on driver side rear quarter panel which resulted in the vehicle being spun in front of the dump truck which made the first impact. car was struck on several points of impacts including the driver side door, driver side rear door, and front quarter panel. the hardest impact being directly on the side door, with enough impact to completely push the door inside of the door frame of the vehicle. emt's statement described this to me when they were describing they had to use the jaws of life to free my wife from the drivers seat. no air bags deployed during this entire crash. this vehicle is equipped with 8 air bags of which three are on side impact specific on each side. *nm | |||
| 09/05/2006 | 2000 | 1 | 08/05/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 60 mph, the vehicle was involved in a side impact collision with another vehicle on normal road conditions. the passenger side airbag did not deploy. four occupants in the vehicle sustained minor to moderate seatbelt injuries. all the occupants were wearing their seatbelts. a police report was taken. there were no warning prior to the incident. the vehicle was towed to a storage lot. the manufacturer was notified and sent an inspector to investigate. the inspector determined that a copy of the investigation report could be released. | |||
| 05/25/2006 | 224 | 1 | 05/18/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 45 mph the vehicle rear ended another vehicle that had stopped without warning. this was a full front to rear incident. there was pre impact braking, the wheels locked up on the vehicle causing it to skid into the rear of the stopped vehicle. the air bag did not deploy. seat belts were in use and no injuries were sustained. there was a police report filed at the scene. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair and is awaiting inspection. | |||
| 05/25/2006 | 223 | 2 | 05/18/2006 |
| On the afternoon of the 25th day of may in the year 2006, my wife and myself were driving down i-5 sb to mamc for her hospital appt. we were then involved in a multi-car accident off next to the off ramp of exit 123. we tried to slow down in time before noticing the just wrecked vehicle in front of us and my abs in my 2006 kia spectra sx did not engage, my tires then locked up and i skidded and slid into the stopped vehicle. we hit them doing approx. 35-45 mph and smashed in the front of our car. at that time my airbags (both driver and passenger) did not deploy. there has been no corrective action from the time of the accident. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 50000 | 1 | |
| The air bag warning light came on for the first time after very cold weather in january 2011. when weather warmed up in the spring, the light went out. january 2012 when it became cold again, the light came back on again. now the light is on 99% of the time. it rarely ever goes out. this is the same thing that is covered by the kia optima 2006-2008 recall 12v014000. *tr | |||
| 11/26/2008 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia spectra. while driving 70 mph, the contact crashed into a rock. only the passenger front air bag deployed. the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop and the crash was reported to her insurance agency. the contact sustained minor bruises and cuts. the failure and current mileages were 70,000. updated 01-26-09 *bf updated 01/26/09. 8jb | |||
| 07/25/2008 | 25600 | 1 | |
| I had a near-frontal crash in my 2006 kia spectra in which the front airbag did not deploy. speed at time of crash is estimated to be between 40-50 mph. the front-left part of my hood was struck by a turning vehicle. the airbag in the other vehicle did deploy. *tr | |||
| 01/16/2007 | 2800 | 10 | 04/01/2006 |
| Tl* - the contact stated that in her 2006 kia spectra the front passenger airbag light works intermittently. the speed of the vehicle was not a factor, neither was the weight of the passenger. the contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer who ran the vehicle through diagnostic testing and concluded that the airbag worked. the dealer has told the contact there is nothing they can do. the failure mileage was 2800. *jb updated 03/02/07. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/03/2007 | 3000 | 3 | 12/14/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia spectra. the contact stated that the air bag light illuminates when his 125 pound spouse is seated in the front passenger seat. this indicates that the air bag would not operate properly in a crash. the dealer stated that the failure was a kia issue and is being corrected. the current mileage was 3,100 and failure mileage was 3,000. updated 03/14/08. *lj | |||
| 03/13/2007 | 2447 | 5 | 02/08/2007 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia spectra. on several occasions when an adult was sitting in the front passenger seat the air bag light illuminated. also, the contact stated that when there was no adult in the front passenger seat and the air bag light was off. the light should be working the opposite of *akthe current failure. the failure mileage was 2447 . the dealer stated that the vehicle was operating normally; however, the mechanic duplicate dthe failure. the current mileage was 2584.*ak | |||
| 11/30/2006 | 14 | 1 | 11/30/2006 |
| Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2006 kia spectra. the contact stated that the passenger's side air bag light illuminated when there was a passenger in the front seat. the failure mileage was 14. this happened intermittently. the dealer had reprogrammed the computer, and changed the passenger's front seat, which had not resolved the problem. the manufacturer sent a representative to examine the vehicle, and the air bag light illuminated while a passenger was in the front seat. the current mileage was 1600.*ak the air bag sensor didn't reconize the consumers wife as an adult. updated 03/22/07. *jb | |||
| 02/04/2006 | 1832 | 1 | |
| Tl* - the contact stated that on 02-04-06 he while driving 70 mph a 2006 kia spectra it was involved in a crash when the c onsumer's v ehicle was cut off by another vehicle. at which time the contact's vehicle then swerved to avoid the other vehicle and vehicle went off the road into the bushes. the vehicle sustained front end damage, the air bags did not deploy. as a result, the contact was injured. the contact stated that therewas a police report. the contact was driving a rental car.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 04/07/2009 | |||
| Tl*the driver owned a 2006 kia spectra.while driving 65 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle, hit a guard rail, rolled over into drainage ditch and crashed into a tree. the front and side air bags did not deploy. a police report was taken. the driver sustained major injuries and expired in the hospital two days later following the crash. the vehicle was destroyed. the contacts lawyer called the manufacturer and a forensic engineer who later determined that the air bags should have deployed. both the failure and current mileages were unknown. updated 04/22/10 *bf | |||
| 11/07/2007 | 13200 | 1 | 02/18/2006 |
| My 2006 kia spectra hatchback was parked in the driveway with the e-brake on, both front doors were open and the car was running, i sat in the car and closed the driver side door and the seat and side curtain airbags went off, hitting me. i contacted kia immediately to file a complaint, had the car towed to kia where they examined it. i told kia i wanted the car replaced, we just bought it in february of this year. the car is torn up inside from the air bags deploying and i'm afraid the system will malfunction again. on 11/12/07 they called and said that the computer registered that the car had been in a collision and therefore they will not make any repairs to the car. the car was not in an accident and does not have a dent on it plus i have a witness that was standing outside the opened passenger door when it happened. i'm afraid to put my children in this car for fear that the other air bags will deploy unexpectedly and injure or kill them. this has affected my hearing and my neck has been hurting, kia hasn't even called to see if i was ok. i'm calling a lawyer tomorrow morning but someone needs to investigate and run some tests while closing the doors. i am extremely disappointed in kia. they should not be allowed to conduct business if they are not willing to take responsibility for hazardous defects! *tr | |||