We own a Kia Spectra 05, we had trouble with the passenger air bag sensor light not going out when there was a passenger in the seat. We brought in the recall for this problem and it as "reflashed". but the problem still continued. We were in an accident in March where our car was broadsided by an SUV at the speed of at least 40 mph. My wife was stuck in the passenger seat of the car and the air bags did not deploy at all. The fire department had to extract her with the jaws of life and taken to the hospital by ambulance. The fire chief was very upset that the air bags did not deploy. We contacted Kia national Consumer Affairs to look into why the air bags did not deploy. We sent pictures of the car and a police report. Their response was very poor. It stated that from the evidence, we were hit behind the front wheel well and in front of the door handle.( the front of a SUV is larger than the area they claim was damaged.) so the B pillar sensors were not activated. The garage that towed our vehicle clearly states that the B pillar was smashed. The insurance company totaled our car. Damage was in excess of $10,000. My wife's hip was dislocated and she was bruised on the entire right side of her body. Our concerns about the air bags have been denied twice by Kia. They say that there is no proof that the sensor worked or did not work.

- Cloquet, MN, USA

: the contact stated while driving 30 mph the contact rear ended another vehicle. The airbags did not deploy, the seat belt did not restrain the occupant. Minor injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard were it was deemed totaled. The manufacturer has been alerted.

- Jackson, MO, USA

I purchased a 2005 Kia Spectra ex on July 11, 2005 and have also been experiencing issues with my "advanced" passenger air bag system. As other posters have stated, the light has come on while driving when a person of proper stature is in the seat and stays off for varying amounts of time. I live in Massachusetts thankfully we have the lemon law here that allows you some protection for defects of this nature. Tomorrow my car goes in for the final repair attempt and if it is not fixed, it will be classified as lemon, allowing me a refund or replacement vehicle. My vehicle has been in for this problem 4 times and still does not work properly. The last time it was in, the system was re-programmed in accordance with a recall that was issued. This reprogramming did not fix the problem, there is obviously a larger issue at hand. If anyone else has gotten to this point, please contact me at sweetclr@yahoo.com.

- Wareham, MA, USA

I have advanced airbags in my car and a light "passenger airbag off " light on the dash that lets me know when the airbag is off. On numerous occassions the light has come on while driving down the highway with a passenger in the passenger seat. The light has on several occassions stayed on for up to 10 minutes. It has been doing it for several months now and I have taken the car to the dealership where I bought it several times and asked them to check it out but it still continues to do it. I'm worried that in the event of an accident that the airbags may not deploy if needed.

- Daphne, AL, USA