![]() so i look online to find replacement straps and find a recall (nhtsa campaign no : 11v256000) detailing that the gas tank straps are liable to rust and come off if they were in any northern states which use heavy amounts of road salt. ![]() when i pulled over it turned out to be the gas tank strap was super rusted and had busted. as i was driving i was hearing something drag under my car. I was pumping gas into my 2006 kia spectra and heard a metal pop and thought someone ran over something. this is not a matter of consumer maintenance. a lifesaving feature such as an airbag should not have an expiration date. kia needs to make right on their vehicles. huge disappointment in both the car and the company. they offered me $150 to go towards the cost of repairs. customer safety isn't a concern for them after the warranty is up. i've been actively working to get this safety concern acknowledged by kia for a month and a half. we are the second owner and have had it for 5 months. my 17-year-old daughter drivers this car. the 1-800 number listed for consumer affairs closed my case and said that after the 5 years 60,000 miles the warranty is over and void and safety issues such as an air bag that doesn't deploy falls on the customer and is customer responsibility. i wrote 7 letters to kia corporate, i specifically wrote to their directors and those in higher management positions listed on their website. this recall should be extended to include the similar model year kia spectras as there are numerous complaints found. this is the same defect for which the 06-08 kia rios were recalled - nhtsa campaign no. i was told the bottom portion of the front passenger seat needed to be replaced due to the faulty sensor at a cost of more than $1600. i was told the error code was b1448 ocs mat defective. i paid $163.96 to diagnose the problem at the kia dealership. we are the second owner and have only had the car for 5 months at the time this occurred. The air bag light came on in my daughters 2006 kia spectra at 112,000 miles.
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