2009 Kia Sorento Air Bags Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 13 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger seat · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats
My 2009 kia sorento (87810 miles) has had electrical problems since 2014. In sept 2014, while warranty was void due to over 60, 000 miles) i had trouble with the dashboard illumination lights when the headlights were turned on. $1,000+ dollars later, dimmer switch, instrument cluster, and rheostat circuit were repaired. In december 2015, started to happen again but now the air bag light came on and won't go off.…
ODI 10822048
Air Bags
My son was traveling on a main road in town when the car hydroplaned at about 30 mph and he lost control. It sent him slamming into a culvert, then it bounced out of the culvert and ran up on a residential porch and hit a tree. The drivers side took the majority of the impact. None of the airbags deployed (front or side). He was slammed into the drivers door panel and the center console. He has continuing pain in…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10790528
Air Bags
The drivers side airbag deployed while backing up in a parking lot. I traveled approximately 6-10 feet turning left in reverse at maybe 1-2 mph if that much. The vehicle was not hit nor did it hit anything to cause this airbag to deploy and the horn to stay on. When airbag deployed, the steering wheel cover when forced open gashed left thumb. Auto insurance will not cover defects. Trying to work with kia motors to…
1 injury
ODI 10786719
Air Bags
Passenger side, front, airbag indicator works only some of the time with adult passenger.
ODI 10717761
Air Bags
First noticed in the sept. Time period that the passenger airbag off light remained illuminated even after my wife sat down, and even if she tried shifting around to activate the seat sensor. My wife weighs more than 120 lbs. About 10% of the time the system senses her presence from her first sitting down, while that rises to about 75% if she shifts around to activate the sensor. Communication on the web and the…
ODI 10660695
Air Bags · Seats
Kia installed four passenger seat sensor pads in my 2009 and a new air bag module. While it was all covered by warranty work, now i paid $133.54 to have it checked again, and they want me to pay an estimate of $2535.34 plus tax to have the new sensor installed. I talked to a manager for kia and they said it was not there problem. It is a problem between me and the dealer where i bought the car, it seems to me that…
ODI 11056110
Air Bags
I was driving on black top rd. It had been sleeting the kia i was driving veered off the opposite side of rd. I went off in ditch hitting a tree head on my air bag didn't deploy i would like to know why is this normal i don't think so i thought that is what they were for my injuries were sprained wrist & neck & back & my breast bone hurts i was driving a 2009 kia sorento looking forward to your reply does this…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10563790
Air Bags
'passenger air bag off' light on repeatedly with a passenger in seat and after turning engine off and on and re-positioning of passenger more than 1 dozen times! This vehicle was purchased used as a replacement vehicle, after surviving being hit head-on, severely injured and our vehicle destroyed. Air bags helped save our lives. The sorento has had this problem since date of purchase in february 2010. We have…
ODI 10516089
Air Bags
2009 kia sorento. Consumer states that passenger side airbag light indicated the airbag was disabled. The dealer told consumer that his wife didn't weigh enough for the airbag system to register. *kb
ODI 10375748
Air Bags
Air bag is off light comes on the dash for the passenger side even if an adult is in the seat. I took it to the dealer 2 times while under warranty and the first time they said the computer just needed to be reset. The second time they said we were not sitting in the seat correctly. I told him i weighed 190 lbs that the whole seat was covered with my bottom. They said nothing was wrong with the sensor. I showed them…
ODI 10985484
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 kia sorento. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated when someone was seated in the passenger seat and would not turn off until the vehicle was shut off. The contact called the manufacturer who advised him to take the vehicle to the dealership for a repair. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the air bag sensor was replaced but the failure continued. The…
ODI 10360991
Air Bags
After numerous attempts to have problem fixed, kia states that it is normal that the passenger air bag sensor does not always detect person on seat. What bs!!! Numerous complaints on this issue. What does it take to get a recall? Someone dying? Or multiple? *tr
ODI 10442300
Air Bags
Vehicle has has repeated issues with passenger air bag sensor not recognizing 120 lb. Female passenger. Took vehicle to dealer (fisher kia in boulder, co) and was told air bag had a "gray area" between 80-120 lbs where it may not activate properly. I find this completely unacceptable and feel unsafe driving the vehicle with passenger airbag deactivated with my wife in passenger seat.
ODI 10391028