10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,000 miles

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2003 Kia Optima seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2003 Kia Optima Owner Comments

problem #1

Jun 282006

Optima 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 37,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

: the contact stated, while traveling through an intersection at 25 mph., the vehicle was struck on the driver's front door by a police vehicle running a red light, without the emergency lights on. Both frontal and side airbags failed to deploy. Injuries were incurred in the collision. A police report was filed and pictures were taken at the scene. The airbag sensor light was replaced by a service dealer, approximately one-year prior to the accident.

- Annapolis, MD, USA

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