2008 Kia Rondo Air Bags & Restraints Problems

WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT AT 55 MPH 3 CAR WRECK. IMPACT WITH REAR OF A PICK-UP TRUCK. AIR BAGS ALL FAILED TO DEPLOY. WAS ON HIGHWAY.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT NOT WORKING. PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING CAME ON WHEN DRIVING EVEN THOUGH NO ONE SITTING IN SEAT. DEALER SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH SEAT AT FIRST. REPLACED SEAT BUT STILL PROBLEM. TURNED OUT TO BE MODULE UNDER DASH. COST ALMOST $1000 FOR MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,500.

BROUGHT MY CAR TO KIA DEALERSHIP UPON RE-CALL 6/2012 TO REPLACE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. 12/28/2015 - BROUGHT CAR TO SAME KIA DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN SINCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. CALLED KIA SAME DAY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY DURING THE RE-CALL, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST FOR THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REPLACED DURING RE-CALL WITH THE NEWLY INSTALLED ASSEMBLY ON 12/29/2015. I BELIEVE IT IS THE KIA CORPORATIONS RESPONSIBILITY TO ABSORB PAYMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY THAT CONTROLS DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. I WILL HAVE TO PAY $271.00 PLUS TAX IN ORDER FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO RELEASE MY CAR. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY KIA CORP FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART AND LABOR THAT WAS NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY. INTERESTING, THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO TAKE THEIR SURVEY TO RATE THEIR SERVICE! WILL ALSO TAKE THIS MATTER TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD, THE EYE, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V014000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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

I WAS BROADSIDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE AIR BAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE POPPED OFF AND HIT ME (THE DRIVER) IN THE HEAD. THE AIR BAGS ON THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL OUT BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE AIR BAGS WERE LESS THAN WORTHLESS, THEY WERE A DANGEROUS FLYING OBJECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WHERE THE OTHER AIR BAG LIGHT CAR FLASHING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG CENSOR IN THE SEAT TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM NONE OF MY AIR BAGS WORK. I AM CONCERNED SINCE THEY HAVE HAD ONE RECALL ON THEIR AIRBAGS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD FURTHER BE CHECKED INTO. *TR

TAKATA RECALL. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT VEHICLE AIRBAGS TO KNOW IF MY PROBLEM IS PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL. HOWEVER, I'VE LEARNED THAT KIA DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR AN AIRBAG PROBLEM WITH THE RONDO (# SC094). UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL, I BROUGHT MY KIA TO THE KIA DEALER WHEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE DATE WAS PRIOR TO THE KIA RECALL. THE KIA DEALER TOLD ME THAT I MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ANY INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. TO THIS DAY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED. I'M NOT CERTAIN OF THE EXACT DATE THAT I NOTIFIED THE KIA DEALER.

I WAS INVOLVED IN 2 SEPARATE VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN MY 2008 KIA RONDO ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I WAS SITTING IN THE STOPPED VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR/REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UPON IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON BOTH OCCASIONS. AS A RESULT, I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE AND NOT TOWED, BUT DRIVEN TO A DEALER/PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPAIRED OR RECALLED AT TIME OF EITHER INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER FIRST ACCIDENT AND WAS ON AT TIME OF SECOND ACCIDENT. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO AIR BAG RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED INTO THE DEALER/PRIVATE MECHANIC. PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ACCIDENT CLAIMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE PARKED VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, ARM, NECK AND ANKLE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V244000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/13/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR DAMGES CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED INTO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THOUGHT PROCESSING ISSUES THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 1/2/2013 *JS

SINGLE-CAR ACCIDENT; ROLLOVER, 2008 KIA RONDO DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE CO.; SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDED ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL; 6 AIRBAGS INCLUDING SIDE/HEAD CURTAIN AND NOT ONE DEPLOYED - I SUFFER FROM APPROX 6" LESION WITH PARTIAL SKULL SHOWING (16 STAPLES) TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD FROM THE SIDEROOF SLAMMED INTO ME; I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND IT SAVED MY LIFE - GLASS EXPLODED EVERYWHERE, I HAVE SEVERE WHIPLASH AND CONCUSSION. *TR

REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR AT 35 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE SEAT BELT NEVER CAUGHT EITHER THROWING DRIVER INTO STEERING WHEEL. *TR

AIRBAG AND PASSENGER SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ONLY A MINOR NUISANCE, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG IS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR