There are 14 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2007 Kia Sportagein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN OCCUPIED BY A PASSENGER, VERY CONCERN TOOK IT TO A SERVICE PLACE TO DIAGNOSE AND CAME BACK 2 CODES, SEE PIC PLEASE
2007 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THEM. *AS *TR *JS *JS
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT WHO OWNED A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE CLIENT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE THAT WAS REAR ENDED WAS PUSHED HEAD ON INTO THE CLIENT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLIENT'S VEHICLE ALSO ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS INTENDED. THE CLIENT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLIENT WAS WEARING THE LAP AND SHOULDER SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME, BUT THEY FAILED TO WORK AS INTENDED. THE CLIENT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER'S SPOUSE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY AND POSSESSION WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE LAW FIRM'S STORAGE LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO DIAGNOSE THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE CLIENT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND WORKED AS INTENDED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A MONTH.
ONE MORNING, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON MY DRIVE WAY. I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR AIRBAG YELLOW LIGHT IS ON AND IT HAS BEEN ON SINCE DECEMBER 15, 2015. I KNOW ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT IT. I FEEL IT MAY BE A DEFAULT ON THE AIRBAG.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS CONTINUOUSLY RETRACTED WHILE LATCHED AND FAILED TO REMAIN IN PLACE. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD THE OCCUPANT IN PLACE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT; THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY SHUT ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR , AND VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN SENSORS. THE DEALER ALSO MENTION THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS UP TO CODE AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE LIGHT TO INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND ON IF THE OCCUPANT WAS MOVING IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,400.
AIR BAG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER ARE SEATED IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. DRIVER'S BELT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. AIR BAG LIGHT BACK ON AGAIN. *TR
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL CRASH. *TR
THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN MY 2007 KIA SPORTAGE KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON. I HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR THREE (3) TIMES THIS YEAR TWICE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ONCE ONE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THE SEAT A CERTAIN WAY SO THE LIGHT WON'T COME ON AND RECOGNIZE YOUR WEIGHT. I AM OVER 200 LBS. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE SEAT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE I AM SEATING IN IT. I BELIEVE THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I HAVE READ ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEMS IN OTHER KIA MODELS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED WHEN THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR
2007 KIA SPORTAGE HYDROPLANED, SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED 2-3 TIMES, LANDING ON ITS WHEELS. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED ON ALL SIDES, FRONT AND REAR. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH 8 AIR BAGS AND NOT ONE DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER DOOR OPENED AND WAS MANGLED DURING THE OCCURRENCE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
I WAS IN AUTO ACCIDENT AND MY CAR ROLLED AND MY BODY (EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT) WAS THROWN AROUND AND MY STERNUM WAS SEVERELY INJURED - HAIRLINE FRACTURE. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NOT THE FRONT OR THE SIDES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. SHE THEN OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND HER VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, SLID TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET, AND STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHE SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY, WHICH SHE IS CURRENTLY SEEING A DOCTOR FOR DUE TO HEADACHES. SHE STATED THAT HER ENTIRE BODY IS SORE AND SHE CAN BARELY TURN HER NECK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING INSPECTED. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,500.
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