NHTSA Complaint #10182994 — 2006 KIA OPTIMA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10182994
Vehicle	2006 KIA OPTIMA
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Date of Incident	February 15, 2007
Date Filed	February 20, 2007
Mileage	500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	KS

Consumer Description

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2006.5 KIA OPTIMA,,,THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. MY WIFE WAYS 170 SO THIS IS WELL ABOVE A 130 LB LIMIT I HAVE READ ABOUT BUT NOT VERIFIED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT QUITE FREQUENT THOUGH. 9 TIMES IN LAST 2 DAYS...TOOK IT TO KIA AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO ACT UP AND NO CODES IN COMPUTER. THOUGH I HAVE WITNESSED THIS MALFUNCTION AT LEAST 100 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST MONTH. I TOLD THEM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THEY SAID THEY CANT JUST THROW MONEY AT IT HOPING TO REPLACE THE BAD PART BY LUCK AS THE SENSORS ARE $1200.00 A PIECE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE 5 SENSORS IN THE SEAT. I THEN TOLD THEM THAT THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THE CAR WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I BOUGHT IT, AND NOW IT IS NOT DEPENDABLE, I CANT TRUST IT TO PROTECT ANY PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT. *NM

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