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>On August 22, 2007 our son Robert A. "Bob" Rogers, age >22, was killed in an accident while driving a 2006 KIA >Sorento. My wife purchased this vehicle to replace her >aging 1996 Chevrolet Blazer and we firmly believe that >our son would have walked away from this accident if >he had been driving the old vehicle. She purchased the >2006 KIA Sorento based on it's warranty and claimed 5 >Star Safety rating. Even though the initial frontal >and side impacts were severe in nature, no airbags >deployed. The vehicle rolled over and the roof >collapsed. The initial frontal impact was enough to >drive the radiator into the engine and bow the hood >upward, blow out the driver's side front tire and >dislodge the fender well liner completely. Only after >our son's death did we retrieved the owners manual and >read carefully the section concerning the airbag >system, what a shocker reading that section was for >us! More illustrations and words on when the airbags >will not deploy than when they will deploy! After >careful reading there is only one conclusion that any >reasonably minded person can come to, KIA designs >their airbag system to pass the required U.S. >Government tests only!!! No real consideration to the >safety of occupants is designed into their airbag >system!!! It is noted in our son's accident report >that while rescue personnel were attempting to extract >his body from the wreckage, one of the workers bumped >the then exposed side curtain airbag sensor and the >driver's side curtain airbag attempted to deploy!!! >This would be comical if not for the needlessly fatal >nature of the accident. It is our opinion that the >2006 KIA Sorento is a death trap for all driving them. > >Mack & Mary Ann Rogers >marogers@bellsouth.net

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