There are 16 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2009 Kia Rondoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT ON; WHILE STATIONARY AND IN PARK. TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, AND LOTS OF JIGGLING, TO GET IT TO ENGAGE. IT SOMETIMES COMES UNHOOKED WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE MIDDLE BACK SEAT BELT IS FROZEN AND UNUSABLE. WHEN I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY 1989 TOYOTA COROLLA YEARS BACK, THE DEALER TOLD ME FEDERAL LAW SPECIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING SEAT BELTS THAT WERE FAILING, EVEN WITHOUT A RECALL, FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. KIA HAS TOLD ME IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO RISK A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT IF I, OR MY FAMILY MEMBERS, WERE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AND RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED SOUTHWEST KIA-ROCKWALL AT(469) 402-2900 (LOCATED AT 1790 I-30 FRONTAGE RD, ROCKWALL, TX 75087) TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
TIENE PRENDIDO LA LUZ DE BAGAIR Y LO LLEVE A LA AGENCIA NO LO QUISIERON CHECAR POR MODELO ANTIGUO Y TODAVA SE BURL DE QUE YA NO EXISTE EL MODELO.
MY SON & HIS FRIEND WERE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A YOUNG MAN WHO INTENTIONALLY RAN A RED LIGHT. HE HID MY SON SO HARD THAT OUR 2009 KIA RONDO FLIPPED 3 TIMES AND NOT ONE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THEY DID DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, HOWEVER I STILL HAVE PICTURES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED IN OTHER RONDOS SO NO ONE ELSE HAS TO ENDURE WHAT MY SON WHO WAS DRIVING DID. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE THAT ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE STEERING WHEEL IN IN TACT AND NONE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THE CAR FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. HE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT AND I AM TAKING IT TO TO THE DEALER. WHY IT SHOULD GO ON I DON'T KNOW. THERE HAS BEEN NO REASON FOR THIS ISSUE TO TAKE PLACE. IT ALL HAPPENED YESTERDAY, I PUT MY SEAT BELT ON AND STARTED MY CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT GO ON AND OFF AND NOW IS STAYING ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE.
THE 3RD ROW SEAT BELT BUCKLES (BOTH OF THEM) HAVE BROKEN/FELL APART AND ARE NO LONGER USABLE. THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE CLICKED/LOCKED AND CREATE AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THEY BOTH BROKE WHEN I WENT TO BUCKLE IN MY KIDS. THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN THE 2ND ROW ALSO HAS LOCKED UP AND RETRACTED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK/RELEASE AND IS UNABLE TO BE USED. IF SOMEONE WAS BUCKLED IN THAT POSITION, THE SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT OFF TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PERSON. IT WOULD PREVENT REMOVAL OF OCCUPANT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN I WAS CLEANING MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED KIA MOTORS AMERICA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND AN AGENT OF KIA CONTACTED ME BACK AND SAID THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO A KIA SHOP AND HAVE THEM CHECK THEM OUT AND IF I WANTED TO, PRICE OUT THE REPLACEMENT BUCKLES AND SEAT BELT AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF BUT JUST MAKE SURE TO USE OEM KIA PARTS. OFFERED NO REAL SOLUTION ON KIA'S BEHALF. *TR
JUST LIKE THE RECALL OF 07-08 RONDO MODELS MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND FAILS TO RESET. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED. LIGHT CAME ON WHILE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND STARTED FOR A TRIP TO THE STORE.NO PHOTO THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. THERE IS NO AIRBAG ERROR CODE STORED IN THE COMPUTER.
WHEN I BRAKE THE CAR IN THE HIGH SPEED(MAYBE 40 MILES AND MORE IN HIGHWAY), THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING, AND I NEED TO HANDLE IT VERY HARD. AND THIS SITUATION IS MORE SERIOUS IN HIGHWAY. AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON WHEN I AM DRIVING.
THIS 2009 KIA RONDO HAS HAD THREE AIR BAG RELATED PROBLEMS. 1.THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED AT $1700 BECAUSE A SENSOR CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO DISPLAY. 2.THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG UNIT WAS REPLACED AT $900 BECAUSE AGAIN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. 3.THE SAME DAY THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG UNIT WAS REPLACED THE AIR BAG LIGHT AGAIN DISPLAYED AND THIS TIME THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. THESE AIR BAG PROBLEMS RAISE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF KIA VEHICLES.
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AND WON'T GO OFF. WHICH MAY RESULT IN POSSIBLE FAILURE IN A CRASH.
NOTHING UNORDINARY HAPPENED. HOWEVER I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN AROUND THE TIME I HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED IN MY CAR. IT WENT FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT, WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAN ON AND HASN'T GONE OFF SINCE. I'VE HAD NO ACCIDENT, NO MAJOR REPAIR, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. NOW, I'M LOOKING TO TAKE IT TO THE KIA DEALER, WHO WANTS TO CHARGE ME $120 JUST TO GET CODES AND DETERMINE WHY THE LIGHT IS ON. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BEING THAT THERE IS NOTHING A DRIVER COULD DO TO CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OR DISCONNECTION WITH THE AIRBAGS AND HOW THEY FUNCTION. I'VE SEEN THREE OTHER POSTS ON HERE WHERE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO. THE BIG DETERMINING FACTOR FOR MY PURCHASE OF THE KIA RONDO, WAS IT'S SAFETY FEATURES, AND ALL THE AIRBAGS THAT ARE THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. SOMETHING SEEM TERRIBLY WRONG WITH HAVING TO PAY TWICE FOR SOMETHING, THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN FAULTY OFF THE MANUFACTURING LINE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
I WAS ON THE TOLLWAY IN THE RIGHT LANE IT WAS RAINING OUT A TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ME LOST CONTROL HIT INTO ME AND I RAN INTO THE LIGHT POLE HEAD ON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I HAD MY SEATBELT ON. *TR
2009 KIA RONDO LX - 2 BROKEN SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN BACK SEAT - THE SEAT BELT CASING ON DRIVER SIDE BACK SEAT COMPLETELY CAME OFF; THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CASING IS CRACKED AND INOPERABLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA RONDO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND SIDE REAR BUMPER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF FORCE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT AND REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
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