# 2005 Kia Sportage - 2 issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sportage-2-issues/173527>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** horns, kia\
**Created:** [December 22, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sportage-2-issues/173527 "2020-12-22T03:43:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Margie15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Margie15](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Margie15)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sportage-2-issues/173527/1 "2020-12-22T03:43:18Z")

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Air bag light remains on.  
Horn not working.  
Auto electrician says it will cost $500 to fix.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sportage-2-issues/173527/2 "2020-12-22T17:50:53Z")

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You probably need to have the “clock spring” replaced. $500 is a bit high but not totally unreasonable. [https://repairpal.com/estimator/air-bag-clockspring-replacement-cost#:~:text=Air%20Bag%20Clockspring%20Replacement%20Cost%20-%20RepairPal%20Estimate&text=The%20average%20cost%20for%20air,parts%20are%20priced%20at%20%24304](https://repairpal.com/estimator/air-bag-clockspring-replacement-cost#:~:text=Air%20Bag%20Clockspring%20Replacement%20Cost%20-%20RepairPal%20Estimate&text=The%20average%20cost%20for%20air,parts%20are%20priced%20at%20%24304).

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sportage-2-issues/173527/3 "2020-12-22T19:59:13Z")

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The clockspring is $183, 1 hour labor plus the diagnostic fee.

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sportage-2-issues/173527/4 "2020-12-23T16:33:01Z")

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Unfortunate, but not a crazy high cost.