2009 Kia Spectra owner complaints

Airbag light came on and stayed on. Took the car to the Kia dealership, hooked it up to the computer, it was the ocs sensor mat. Is going to cost $1000-$2000 for a new seat with a new osc! The car only has about 53,000 miles and the passenger seat isn't/ hasn't been used often, as this is primarily a car that I drive to work and back by myself, alone. Of course it isn't under warranty! This should be a recall Kia! Safety needs to matter!

Air bag light is malfunctioning,got letter from Kia saying it is under warrenty and dealer will not fix

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Kia spectra. The contact stated that the air bag warning sensor illuminated continuously and caused the passneger seat to malfunction. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor and the passenger seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

My airbag light would not turn off so I took the car to a Kia dealer. I was told that I would need to replace the passenger seat to the tune of over 2 grand! I then contacted the Kia company directly to ask for their assistance. After waiting a week for the promised 48 hour call back I was told there would be no assistance and they took no responsibility for the failure even though I rarely have anyone riding in the passenger seat. They also could not tell me whether the airbag would deploy or not if someone was riding in the passenger seat.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Kia spectra. While the vehicle was parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the occupant classification system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Letter from senator roberts re: inquiry on behalf of constitute in regards to her mother's 2009 Kia spectra airbags deployed too much force and injured her mother. *as see also odi 11109673. *dsy the consumer stated the driver died as a result of injuries from the airbag during the crash. The manufacturer was notified. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Kia spectra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000. Updated 07/13/15*bf

Air bag warning light on. Car has only 25,000 miles but out of warrantee. Dealer wants $109. Just to scan it. Multi complaints online.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Kia spectra. The contact stated that the front passenger air bag warning light would illuminate when the seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised her that she was under the required weight for the seat to detect occupancy and activate. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000. Updated 11/29/11 *cn the consumer stated she has been to the dealer on five occasions for the same air bag problem. Updated 12/07/11

I noticed investigation: pe 15-031 where the ocs seat sensor mat is failing on a number of Kia spectra models. My airbag light came on a few weeks ago so I too the car to the dealer and they charged me $100 to determine the ocs seat sensor mat was bad. Diagnostic code b1448. They told me it would be about $1500 to replace the entire passenger seat to fix the problem. Needless to say I have not gotten the problem fixed. The vehicle only has 52,000 miles on it and until about 3 years ago when my wife started riding to work with me I rarely ever had anyone in the front passenger seat so the mat shouldn't have seen much use. As of today your odi resume says there were 43 complaints on this issue but you can change that to 44 if you would like. Something as important as a passenger airbag syst

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Kia spectra. While driving 25 MPH she reached in the rear of the vehicle to grab a baby cup, which caused her to accidentally hit the infant. Subsequently she rear-ended another vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. She sustained injuries police report was filed. The current and failure mileage was 22,059.

I installed a new battery in my vehicle recently,after removing the old battery I tried to get the new battery out of the car, which was in the back seat of the car. The doors happened to be locked but the drivers door window was down. With the battery out none of the doors would open, I reached in through the window to open the door from the inside and the door would not open and the windows would not roll down either. A person could easily become trapped in the car if it was involved in a front end collision and the battery's electrical connections were damaged, there would be no way out of the vehicle. I thought I should report this! *tr

I am having a problem with my hazard turning signal lights it won't turn on.

The vehicle locks on its own. The car locks have a mind of there own and I feel it can potentially be a safety danger. For instance, one time the locks unlocked on there own while my toddler nephew was in the car. Another time, my wife was trying to open the car door multiple times as she was parked and a stranger seemed to be after her. She tried many times to unlock the car door, but the doors would lock on their own. Thank you. *tr

My car seems like someone entered something in my gas tank while i may been in the store

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Kia spectra lx. The contact stated that the heater and defroster unit would fail sporadically. The dealer inspected the unit but could not locate the failure because the unit was operable when diagnostic testing was performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised that if the failure were to recur, then the vehicle should be towed to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer filed a claim on the contact's behalf . The failure mileage was 36,934. ...update 01/20/12 *bf

Cruise control was set at about 40mph. I braked while pulling up to a stop light and it wouldn't turn off. Rpms increased while my foot was on the brake. The car was trying to get back up to speed. I couldn't turn off the cruise control manually either. I put the car in neutral and then the cruise control finally shut itself off. Now cruise control doesn't work at all. I think the fuse burned out. This could have been an extremely dangerous situation. *tr

I was backing out of my parking spot and my steering wheel locked up.

2009 Kia spectra purchase new from halleen Kia north olmsted, oh. Tires are completely bald at 16,403 miles. Car is 16 months old, driven locally. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Kia spectra. The contact stated that the wheel lugs fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wheel lugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available. Updated 01/25/17*lj updated 6/28/18*jb