2009 Kia Optima air bags problems
28 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2009 Kia Optima, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 4 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact called on behalf of his deceased daughter who was driving a 2009 kia optima. The daughter was driving at an unknown speed and went into oncoming traffic, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree head on where the vehicle came to a stop. The exact events were uncertain. None of the air bags deployed. As a result, the daughter was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced deceased. The front passenger sustained a fractured femur and the rear passenger sustained unknown injuries.
SRS light came on while stationary and continued while vehicle is running..now it stays on all the time. No matter how many times they reset it comes back next day and stays on.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Kia Optima
- Drivetrain & axles 29 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Electrical system 16 complaints
- Engine 16 complaints