We have classified the 51 complaints from 2008 Kia Spectra about AIR BAGS into the following categories.
'08 kia spectra hit across right front & slammed in right quarter panel. vehicle equipped with 6 air bags...non of which deployed. wife suffered fractures to all her ribs & sternum and a broken left arm. nine days in shock trauma in baltimore, two weeks in rehab hospital and now getting rehab help at home. *tr
2008 kia spectra, the parking lights come on by their self when its around 20* outside and when its around 80* outside the alarm want set the lights just blank on and off. also i have a really bad rattle comes from the air bags so it sound in the dash and drivers side post air bag. have took the car in 3 times and a week per time, and so far nothing as been fixed. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. ever since the vehicle was purchased, the air bag indicator remains illuminated when an occupant is seated in the passenger seat. the dealer tested the air bag sensor by placing a 200 lbs. mechanic in the seat. the indicator dimmed; therefore, the dealer stated that the air bag was fine. while driving 70 mph on the interstate, the contact swerved to avoid a deer and crashed into a tree. the air bags failed to deploy. the seat belt tensioner failed when the crash occurred. kia replaced the air bag computer, sensor, and seat belt. the contact suffered a concussion and a police report was filed. the components in the vehicle were labeled as defective and after all the repairs were made, the air bag indicator continued to illuminate inappropriately. recently, the contact attempted to avoid a deer and another crash occurred. the air bags failed to deploy again. the vehicle has not yet been repaired and is currently at an auto body shop waiting to be appraised. the failure and current mileages were 10,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated that the air bag indicator does not dim when the front passenger seat is occupied. the dealer stated that the manufacturer should be sending a re-caliper switch to repair the air bag indicator. two weeks later, no one has called the contact regarding the repair. the vehicle was taken to the dealer on numerous occasions, but the failure still persists. the failure mileage was 500. updated 12/15/08. *lj updated 12/15/08. *jb
All four(4) side airbags failed to deploy in auto incident involving 2008 model kia spectra. *tr
On our 2008 kia spectra the air bag indicator light never goes off when the passenger seat is occupied. i am concerned that this means the bag will not deploy if there is an accident. it has been this way since purchased in may of 2008. *tr
My son has a 2008 kia spectra and i have a 2009 kia spectra. both cars have difficulty turning on the front passenger air bag when the car is/has been cold and my wife sits in the front passenger seat. she weighs approx 105 pounds and when the cars have been sitting in the cold, the sensors in the seat do not register that she's there. consequently the passenger air bag is automatically turned off and would not deploy if we were in an accident. i have spoken with the kia dealer about it and they say that if functions normally. but it doesn't. if the weather's warm, neither car seems to have the problem as often. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated that the front passengers side air bag light illuminated sporadically even when the passenger seat was occupied. the drivers side air bag light illuminated. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the passenger air bag sensor needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unavailable. updated 12/22/14*lj updated 9/05/2017*cn