2006 Kia Sportage air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 38 complaints for the 2006 Kia Sportage, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 23% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
My daughter hit the rear of a large vehicle while driving my 2006 kia sportage. The investigating officer and the body shop repairman both told me they had never seen a vehicle so heavily damaged fail to deploy its air bags. None of the air bags deployed. The vehicle was a total loss.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. The contact was driving 45 MPH when the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic but was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Kia Sportage
- Electrical system 22 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints