2005 KIA Amanti

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE I BOUGHT CAR IN 2006 ,THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS TO 10-15 MPH, YOU GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL, THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE. EVERY AMANTI OWNER I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAS THIS ISSUE! A DRIVER COULD BE EASILY INVOLVED IN A FATAL INCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS ALSO OCCURS UPON STARTUP WHEN PARKED. IF THERE IS A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU IN A PARKING LOT, YOU WOULD HIT IT. ONE OWNER SAID HE HAD THE CONTROL MODULE "FLASHED" AND IT SOLVED HIS PROBLEM. COULD WE PLEASE GET SOME ACTION ON THIS? KIA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I TELL THE SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT IT EVERY TIME I'M AT THE DEALER. I WILL FILE A GIANT LAWSUIT IF I'M INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND SURVIVE. I'M IN ON A CLASS ACTION SUIT IF ANYONE HAS ONE GOING. *TR

• 12/20/2007· POWER TRAIN

  FOR @ 6 MONTHS THE CAR JERKS WHEN I AM DRIVING. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL DO 2-3 JERKS THAT ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO JERK YOU FORWARD IN YOUR SEAT. IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS FORGOTTEN WHAT GEAR IT IS IN AND IT IS SEARCHING TO FIND IT. OR YOU COULD DESCRIBE IT AS THOUGH IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL WHERE IT IS NEEDED EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE HAD EVEN PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS MAINLY OCCURRED WHILE DOING ABOUT 40 MPH GOING UP AN INCLINE BUT IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON LEVEL DRIVING AREAS WHILE DOING AROUND 40 MPH. MOST RECENTLY THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING IN TOP GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. JUST YESTERDAY I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER WHO HAD IT FOR A WHOLE 7 DAYS!! THEY WERE ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REGISTER ON THE OBC. THEY HAD ME DO A $450.00 MAINTENANCE ON IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT. THEY SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED IT BUT THAT DID NOT HELP EITHER. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE EITHER BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR DAYS OR HAVE HAD TO RENT A VERY COSTLY RENTAL CAR FOR A WHOLE WEEK. THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY TOOK THE CAR TO THEIR RESIDENCE TO TEST DRIVE IT, (APPROX. 80 MILES) BUT WHEN PICKING THE CAR UP YESTERDAY THEY WERE RUDE ENOUGH NOT TO REPLENISH MY FUEL. WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT IT THEY SAID IT WAS NECESSARY TO DO THE ROAD TESTS. AS A CONSUMER WITH A CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE GAS AND PAY FOR MY CAR RENTAL. BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION AT ALL. NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND I DEPEND ON IT FOR MY PROFESSION. *TR

• 12/18/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE RMPS INCREASED RAPIDLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

• 12/16/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 12/13/2007· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO DISREGARD THE LIGHT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WERE STILL WORKING. THE PARTS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,522 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 12/31/07 *BF UPDATED

• 11/29/2006· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT MY 2005 KIA AMANTI IN OCT 2005. ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE.....A HESITATION TOOK PLACE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN....THEN THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE AT TOP SPEED. IF THIS EVER HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. MENTIONED THIS SITUATION TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING CAN BE DOWN UNLESS THE "SO CALLED" HESITATION HAPPENED AT THE TIME WHEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP. *NM

• 11/24/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND TWICE THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR. THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/14/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE STALLED AND OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK

• 11/09/2018· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL CANE OFF. WHILE DRIVING.THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE FRAME IS RUSTY AND ROTTEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SAME SIDE AND WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET BOTH TIMES. AFTER THEY FIX IT THE FIRST TIME AND$ 799.76 , THEY COULD HAVE TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEN.THE CAR WAS IN MOTION..

• 10/31/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CAR JERKS UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN PROCEEDING FROM ANY STOPPED POSITION.. THE CAR JERKS CAUSING GREAT POTENTIAL FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT. IT ONLY HAPPENS ON HOTTER DAYS.. RIDICULOUS KIA DEALERSHIP IN THORNTON, CO WANTS ME TO ONLY FILL THE TANK UP HALF WAY TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM, THIS CAR IS UNDER FULL WARRANTY & WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OF USE BEFORE FIRST REPORTED PROBLEM. THEY CALL IT "VAPOR LOCK" WHICH SOUNDS RIDICULOUS.. IT ISN'T VAPOR LOCK. *TR

• 10/29/2006· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SPORADIC PROBLEMS WITH 'JACK RABBITING', WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WITH A LIGHT TOUCH TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE JARS LITERALLY JUMPS FORWARD. IN EACH CASE, IT TAKES ABOUT THREE TOUCHES TO THE GAS PEDAL, TO GET TO 'NORMAL DRIVING. IT IS A FAST ACCELERATION, WHICH CAUSES THE TIRES TO 'SCREECH' SOMETIMES AND THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD. THE SECOND ITEM THAT STARTED HAPPENING IS THAT THE CAR APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN FIRST AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS NOW CAUSED ME TO ALSO GET RUN OVER TWICE, DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. ANOTHER PROBLEM APPEARED YESTERDAY. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE ENGINE REVVED UP, NOT FAST, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, BEFORE IT STOPPED. IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH A VEHICLE. *NM

• 10/25/2010· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY REASON WHY. AIR BAG IS FINE, MUST BE A BAD SENSOR SOMEWHERE, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND IT. *TR

• 10/20/2018· STEERING

  THE STEERING IS LOCKING UP OR BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN WHEN DRIVING LIKE OLDER DAYS WITHOUT POWER STEERING

• 10/18/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN IT WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 .

• 10/17/2019· POWER TRAIN

  I READ ABOUT RECALL ON 2007 KIA AMANTI AND THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. IT SAID COULD MAKE IT HARD SHIFT FROM PARK TO GEARS. I OWN A 2005 KIA AMANTI AND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HOURS WITH NO PROBLEMS, I STARTED IT OUT IN REVERSE IT WAS A SEMI HARD SHIFT THEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND IT WAS A EXTREMELY HARD SHIFT. AS WELL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO READ ABOUT A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT CAN BE DONE BUT CAN NOT FIND HOW TO PREFORM THE UPDATE.

• 10/11/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN MY 2005 KIA AMANTI AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. CAR SPEED INCREASED AND THEN JUST STOPPED. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT STARTED BUT WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE. BROUGHT IT IN TO KIA OF KENNER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. PROBLEM FIXED, SO I THOUGHT...NEXT INCIDENT WAS DRIVING AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO KIA OF KENNER THE SAID THAT COMPUTER MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED..NOT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF YET.. *TR

• 10/10/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  SOON AFTER START UP, I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND PROCEEDED TO TURN ONTO THE STREET AND I HAD NO POWER FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN IT GOES FULL OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 OR 9 TIMES. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE DEALER. THEY ARE CLUELESS. I HAVE BEEN BACK 6 TIMES FOR AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH AND IT IS STILL ON. HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND HAD TO GO BACK 3 TIMES FOR THAT. *JB

• 10/08/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CAR. HOWEVER, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MOST OF THE TIME DO TO INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. AT TIMES, WHEN I STEP DOWN ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TAKES OFF LIKE A RABBIT. ON A TRIP TO SOUTH DAKOTA, AFTER USING THE BLINKER TO CHANGE LANES, THE BLINKERS WENT CRAZY, BOTH ON AT THE SAME TIME, THEN FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, I COULDN'T GET THEM TO STOP AND THE ESC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND ALL WAS GOOD ,FOR A FEW MORE MILES ANYWAY. I HAD TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. THIS WAS SCARY AS I WAS 1500 MILES FROM HOME. HAVEN'T HAD THAT ISSUE SINCE AND THAT WAS 4 MONTHS AGO (NO ENGINE LIGHT FOR CODES AT THIS POINT). NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR IS RUNNING LIKE CRAP. ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND THE CODE IS STATING MISFIRE IN #3 SPARK PLUG. THE CAR IS RUNNING VERY POORLY, UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT A YEAR AGO. I HAVE READ CHANGING THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR AND UPDATING THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAY BE WHAT'S WRONG. HOWEVER, TRYING TO CONVINCE KIA TO DO THIS IS ANOTHER BALL GAME. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH PRIORITY RECALL ON THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, RECALL #SC077. ALSO SEE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #KT2007030801. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE, SOME INVOLVING ACCIDENTS. WHY WONT KIA ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND OFFER A RECALL ON THE TPS AND A REFLASH ON THE COMPUTER??? ALL WE GET IS THE RUN-A-ROUND AND THE SHOP NOT HEARING OF SUCH A THING. REALLY???? COME ON!!!!! *TR

• 09/28/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN DECEMBER 2017 AND WITHIN THE FIRST WEEKS OF DRIVING IT NOTICED ERRATIC PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING OVER 40MPH. ON THE HIGHWAY IT HAS PROBLEMS FREQUENTLY WITH INCREASING SPEED WHEN ACCELERATED, ESPECIALLY ON AN UPHILL INCLINE, AND WHEN I'M STOPPED/ SITTING STILL, IT TRIES TO BACKFIRE. IF I'M DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO SPEED LIMIT CHANGE OR SLOWED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, WHEN I TRY TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN THE RPMS WON'T GO UP ENOUGH TO DO SO; I CAN BE DOING 40 MPH AND FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR AND RPM STAYS AT 2000 UNTIL I THE CAR SUDDENLY DECIDES IT WANTS TO DRIVE, THEN RPM JUMPS UP TO AROUND 3200 RPM AND THE CAR PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN AND RPMS DROP BACK TO NORMAL AT 2500. ON UPHILL INCLINES, THE CAR STARTS LOSING SPEED WITHOUT BREAKING AND ACCELERATING DOESN'T INCREASE THAT SPEED. I'VE HAD IT IN TWO DIFFERENT SHIPS; ON REPLACED THE PLUGS (SAYING IT WAS MISSING), AND THE OTHER FOUND A BAD COIL THEY REPLACED. OOD THING IS THAT AFTER EACH REPAIR, THE CAR BEHAVES AND DRIVES GOOD FOR A WEEK OR SO, THEN THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCUR AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT HASN'T COME ON AT ALL, AND I QUESTION IF IT EVEN WORKS AS I DON'T EVEN SEE THE SYMBOL LIGHT UP WHEN I START THE CAR; I ONLY KNOW IT HAS ONE FROM SEEING THE SYMBOL WHEN THE SUNLIGHT SHINES DIRECTLY ONTO THAT GAUGE. MAYBE THAT'S BROKEN SO IT DOESN'T INDICATE THERE'S A PROBLEM; HECK IF I KNOW. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS THAT HIGHWAY MINIMUM SPEED IS 45 MPH, SO WHEN VEHICLE LOSSES SPEED OR WON'T SPEED UP, OTHERS COULD RUN INTO ME NOR REALIZING HOW SLOW I'M GOING. REALLY STRANGE THAT EVEN THE REPAIR SHOPS DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I'VE KEPT CHECKING FOR A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT NONE HAD BEEN ISSUED. I'VE ALREADY SPENT $700 TRYING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND TRULY CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO POUR MONEY INTO THE CAR TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM JUST TO HAVE IT BE REOCCURRING/MISBEHAVING.

• 09/28/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SRS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,029.

• 09/26/2006· POWER TRAIN

  I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY CAR WILL START JERKING. THE CAR WILL RUN FINE THEN OUT OF THE BLUE WHEN I AM BACKING UP THE CAR WILL START JERKING. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PRESS ALL THE WAY ON THE GAS -BUT THERE IS NO POWER. I PRESS AGAIN AND THE CAR WILL START JERKING . I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES,EVEN LEFT IT THERE FOR 3 DAYS BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN TWO DOZEN TIMES. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I ALMOST HIT A CAR TWICE WHEN I WAS BACKING UP- YOU ARE POWERLESS AND YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE JERKING. I PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR BEHIND ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I SURE HEARD HIS HORN BLASTING AT ME. THERE IS ALSO A BLUE FLASH OF LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT IS A QUICK FLASH-THEN IT IS GONE. I HAVE ALSO BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM - THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. SOMETHING IS DRASTICALLY WRONG. I WROTE TO KIA- BUT DID NOT RECEIVE AN ANSWER. *JB

• 09/23/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TWICE WITHIN 2 MILES WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES ENGINE SPED UP INSTEAD. THE ONLY THING PREVENTING TWO ACCIDENTS WAS PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TILL IT SETTLED DOWN. *TR

• 09/16/2008· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2005 KIA AMANTI HAS A PROBLEM AS WHEN DRIVING IT WILL LURCH AND LAG "BUMP". IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP MANY TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 38 DAYS. THE DEALER DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT UNIT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND THE DEALER SAYS HE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO HE CANNOT FIX IT. A WEB SITE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS; THE DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; SO THEY CANNOT FIX IT. A MECHANIC AT THE SHOP SAID THAT KIA KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM; BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE LURCH HAS OCCURRED AT STOP SIGNS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JUMP AND IF I HAD NOT BEEN ALERT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND THE REAR VIEW IS BLOCKED BY THE VEHICLE AND IF A PERON OR VEHICLE IS IN THE BLIND SPOTS; INJURY COULD OCCUR. *TR

• 09/16/2006· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CLEAR COAT ON MY KIA AMANTI IS PEELING OFF. THIS CLEAR COAT PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON MY FRONT BUMPER AND AFTER A LONG INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE CAR MY CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF OF NEARLY 200 LITTLE DIFFERENT SPOTS. I HAVE WRITTEN COMPLAINTS TO KIA AMERICA AND HAVE SUBMITTED COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND I HAVE NEVER, NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK. I TOOK MY KIA AMANTI TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEIR EXPLANATION WAS IT WAS BIRD POOP. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT AND KIA CAN NOT PROVE THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE IS THE RESULT OF BIRD POOP. I TRIED TO SHOW THE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAND NEW 2006 KIA AMANTIS THAT HAVE NO MILES ON THEM AND HIS REPLY WAS, I AM SURE THAT ALL HAPPENED WHEN THEY WERE SHIP HERE BUT HE NEVER WOULD LET ME SHOW HIM. *NM

• 09/07/2012· STRUCTURE

  THE SHOCKS OF THE TRUNK FAILED CAUSING THE VERY HEAVY TRUNK TO CLOSE SUDDENLY HITTING ME IN THE HEAD. *TR

• 09/02/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY AMANTI WAS BARELY ROLLING AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE. HOWEVER, THE MOMENT I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET! I LOOKED DOWN AT THE FLOOR TO BE SURE THAT I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I WAS! WHEN I REALIZED THE CAR HAD ALREADY TAKEN DOWN A SIGN AND ITS POLE, I THOUGHT PERHAPS THE BRAKES HAD FAILED, SO I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL EVEN HARDER BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND TAKING ME THROUGH A MASS OF POMPOUS GRASS AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE INTO AN EMPTY STRIP OF LAND. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE POMPOUS GRASS, THE CAR SPUN TO THE LEFT TOWARDS THE TREE LINED PARKING STRIP. I PANICKED NOT KNOWING WHERE THE CAR WAS GOING TO TAKE ME NEXT OR HOW I COULD STOP IT. SUDDENLY IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT PERHAPS IF I COULD TURN THE KEY OFF, IT WOULD SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. I PRAYED THAT IT WOULD WORK AND THANK GOD IT DID. AS SOON AS THE CAR CAME TO A STOP I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, SHAKING AND CRYING. OTHER THAN BEING TOWED FOR DIAGNOSIS, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. CEO OF KIA IN KOREA DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE LETTERS, MANUFACTURER IN US DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM, AND DEALER WILL DO NOTHING! WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS CAR AND ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE IT! IT'S UNSAFE! WE NOW HAVE IT IN LEGAL PROCESS. *JB

• 08/23/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY 2005 KIA AMANTI HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER BACKING UP, WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE AND THE GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED, NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE, EVEN WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE DOES NOT REV; THE CAR JUST IDLES AND WON'T ACCELERATE. AT OTHER TIMES, THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF THE GAS PEDAL CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD BRIEFLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IF I GOOGLE "AMANTI ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS" I FIND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. MY DEALER INSISTS THAT UNTIL THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS FIXED, IF I ONLY KNEW HOW. *JB

• 08/17/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDTLY DECREASE SPEED AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THEN 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHO STATED THEY NEEDED TO CLEAN THE WIRES. THE WIRES WERE CLEANED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

• 08/16/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR WAS" JUMPING" AT STOP LIGHTS ON A CITY STREET; AS IF IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PUSHED. I WENT TO START IT ONE EVENING AND THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I GOT A JUMP AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD A FRIEND CHECK THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THE FOLLOWING DAY AND HE STATED THAT THE SWITCH WAS SO LOOSE THAT IT FELL INTO HIS HAND. HE TIGHTENED THE SWITCH SO I COULD TRY AND PUT A CHARGE ON THE BATTERY. I GOT THE CAR STARTED BUT THE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE, I INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY AND THE CAR STILL FEELS AS THOUGH IT WANTS TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING BRAKE TO STOP. SINCE THEN, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR AJAR AND TRUNK OPEN LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONENTS. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE DIMMER SWITCH WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE LEFT ON AUTO, AND I USE THE FOB TO LOCK THE DOORS; IF I DO NOT TURN THE LIGHTS OFF MANUALLY; THE LIGHTS FLASH UNTIL THE BATTERY DIES. AFTER THE LAST ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, I ALSO CAN NOT OPEN THE TRUNK WITH FOB, I CAN ONLY OPEN WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND SET TO ON POSITION. IT CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AS WELL. WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, BELOW 40 DEGREES, THE RADIO SCANS AND WILL NOT STOP. THE CD WILL ONLY WORK IF ONLY ONE DISC IS INSERTED.

• 08/16/2018· AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS OFF. THE RPM GAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ERRATIC WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE SMELLS AS IF WIRES ARE BURNING AND IT SEEMS INCREASINGLY HOT, BUT THE GAGE STAYS NORMAL. THE GAS TANK CANNOT BE FILLED QUICKLY, I HAVE TO TRICKLE GAS INTO THE TANK BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN CONSTANTLY. I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BEING DEFECTIVE AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

• 08/12/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,007. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ UPDATED 03/14/17*JB

• 08/02/2007· TIRES

  REAR TIRES OF 05 KIA AMANTI WORD BALD WHILE FRONT TIRES SHOW LITTLE OR WEAR, 27000 MILES. HANKOOK TIRES OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CALIF, & KIA BOTH REFUSE TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE TIRES. PHOTOS AVAILABLE. *JB

• 08/01/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOLDING AROUND THE WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE MOLDING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 07/27/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2005 KIA AMANTI, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION, LACK OF ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY TO LET THEM KNOW SOMETIMES IT HAD NO POWER ON INITIAL TAKE OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO JUST DRIVE IT AS IS UNTIL IT DECIDED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. OTHER TIMES I WILL BEGIN DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF POWER WITH THE ACCELERATION. I NEVER REPORTED THE QUICK ACCELERATION - I JUST FIGURED IT WAS THE V6 ENGINE, SINCE I'VE ALWAYS HAD A 4- CYLINDER ENGINE. NOW THE DEALER IS CLAIMING I NEED TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT IS A $900 PART. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 07/26/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  2005 KIA AMANTI: OCCASIONALLY THE ACCELERATOR WILL BARELY MOVE THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT'S FLOORED, THEN THERE IS A SUDDEN SEVERE LURCH FORWARD. MY DEALER IS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL, OR PROBLEM WITH THIS. THIS OCCURS 4 OR 5 TIMES A YEAR, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS ONLINE, WHY NO ACTION? *TR

• 07/22/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BOUGHT A 2005 KIA AMANTI IN ATHENS, GEORGIA ON 02/22/2006. TEST DROVE THREE DIFFERENT CARS. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR WOULD VIBRATE. OVER THE NEXT WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT GOT WORSE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS. WAS TOLD THAT THEY BENT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SITTING ON THE LOT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THATS A FIRST! IT SEEMS ALL AMANTIS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

• 07/14/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUITS, THE CAR JERKS, AND THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE ENGINE REVVING UPON STARTING. I HAVE TO HOLD THE BRAKE FIRMLY BECAUSE THE CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY LURCH EITHER FORWARD OR BACK WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE CAR TRY TO LURCH FORWARD AT A STOPLIGHT. I HAVE TO KEEP THE BRAKE FIRMLY DEPRESSED SINCE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT IS A DEFINITE DANGER TO DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO RECALL. I WOULD PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I TALKED WITH THE DEALER AND KIA AND THEY ARE NO HELP. *TR

• 07/13/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ON WINDOW STICKER STATES CAR SHOULD AVERAGE 17 MILES PER GALLON CITY, AND 25 MILES PER GALLON ON HIGHWAY. OVER A NINE MONTH TEST WHICH I KEPT A RECORD OF DATE, TOTAL MILES ON CAR, MILES DRIVEN, TOTAL GAS TO REFILL TANK, AND MILES PER GALLON THE BEST MILEAGE WE GOT WAS 14.51 CITY. THE BEST OVERALL MILEAGE WAS 17.55 MILES AND THAT WAS A TRIP TO THE COAST. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND WE DO NOT DRIVE IT THAT MUCH BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF GAS. WE WERE MISLED BY THE WINDOW STICKER AND WE FEEL THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD MAKE THE MANUFACTURER STATE THE CORRECT FINDINGS ON MILEAGE FOR THIS CAR. I AM CAUGHT BETWEEN A HARD PLACE AND A ROCK FOR MY WIFE LIKES THE CAR AND I FEEL IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP. *JB

• 07/12/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE

  SINCE PURCHASING MY 2005 KIA AMANTI AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON; THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED AN IMPACT WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY NEITHER HAVE ANY OF THE AIRBAG COMPONENTS EVER BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE THROTTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY SPORADIC AND OFTEN CAUSES HESITATION, LURCHING, NO ACCELERATION, AND EVEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. I HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP UPDATE THE ECM AND THE TPS REPLACE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. I NOTICED THE THROTTLE BODY PLATE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACTUATE SO I THEN PURCHASED ANOTHER THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED MY OLDER ONE. EVERYTHING FUNCTIONED AS SHOULD BE EXPECTED UP UNTIL APPROX. 3 MONTHS AGO THE ISSUES STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. I NOTICED THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR HAD STARTED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY HOT TO THE TOUCH INDICATING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE WITHIN THE MOTOR CIRCUIT. BEING THAT THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING, I FEEL THE ISSUE IS LOCATED EITHER WITHIN THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS OR THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND IT, AS WELL AS THE RUINED THROTTLE BODY MOTOR, NEED REPLACED AT THE COST OF THE KIA MOTOR COMPANY. THE ISSUE CAN, AND HAS, CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS, STALLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS WELL AS LURCHING AND SPEEDING AWAY OF VEHICLES. A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS PRESENT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

• 07/07/2020· SUSPENSION

  THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUB FRAME IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND ROTTING AWAY. ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN UNCOVERS ROAD FILTH AND ROCKS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS METAL QUALITY DEFECT.

• 07/04/2020· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ADMINISTRATION ON 6/26/20 A DEALERSHIP MADE A TENATIVE SALE ON A USEC 2005 VEHICLE INTENTIONALLY DECIEVING POTENTIAL BUYER. VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT MADE MISFIRE AND THE FLUIDS IN VEHICLE WERE ALL MISSING FROM EACH TANK. THE SALESMAN DENIED ME THE RIGHT TO TEST DRIVE OR OPPORTUNITY TO REPLENISH MISSING FLUIDS,ADVISING VEHICLE IS AS-IS. I EXPLAINED I DROVE 60 MILES ONE WAY AND WAS NOT TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS AS -IS OR IN SUCH TERRIBLE CONDITION. MANAGER REFUSED TO ASSIST ME OR SPEAK WITH ME AS I WOULD COMPLAIN. THE SALESMAN SAID,"TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT"!!! I DID NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BUT IT MUST BE LISTED AS UNSAFE IN A NATIONWIDE ALERT AS LEFT DRIVER SIDE IMPACT ON DOORS FROM BUMPER TO FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, LEFT SIDE FENDER HANGING OFF , VEHICLE SHAKING BAD, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND CAPS MISSING ON ENGINE. PLEASE HAVE DMV IN DELAWARE RED FLAG THIS DEALERSHIP AND RECALL THIS VEHICLE AS I WAS ALMOST A VICTIM UNDER LEMON LAW HERTRICH BUICK GMC OF SEAFORD 26953 SUSSEX HIGHWAY SEAFORD, DE 19973 WWW.HERTRICHGMCBUICK.COM (888) 313-4253 DEAR [XXX], WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR PRICE QUOTE REQUEST AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. TO HELP US MAKE THE RIGHT DEAL FOR YOU ON THE 2005 KIA AMANTI, PLEASE CONTACT US AT YOUR NEAREST HERTRICH LOCATION.. THANK YOU, HERTRICH BUICK GMC OF SEAFORD HTTP://WWW.HERTRICHGMCBUICK.COM 2005 KIA AMANTI BASE PRICE: $1,897.00 BODYSTYLE: SEDANINT. COLOR: GRAY ENGINE: V-6 CYLODOMETER: 131200 TRANSMISSION: AUTOMATICSTOCK #: 40510B EXT. COLOR: BLACKVIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

• 06/16/2020· STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IT BEGAN WITH SQUEAKY NOISE STEERING IT ENDED WITH STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP UNDRIVABLE. MECHANIC SAID HE SAW THAT ALOT IN THAT YEAR MODEL. REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP WORKED OK FOR 6 MONTHS OR SO & THE SAME THING. HAD TO TOW IT. MECHANIC SAID NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RANK & PINION & THAT IT MAY OR MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM . HE DID SOME KIND OF ADJUSTMENT CHARGED ME $250 & I WAS ABLE TO STEER. 6 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD ITS DOING THE SAME THING ESP LIGHT COMES ON A DRAGGING NOISE& TROUBLES STEERING. I NOTICE IT MORE MANEUVERING TO PARK IN A SPACE... *TR

• 06/13/2016· SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  JUST 2DAYS AGO MY CAR STARTED JERKING REAL BAD AND ALSO MY TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS STALLING AND THE CAR WAS LOOSING ACCELERATION POWER.THEN AFTER A SHORT HESITATION THE VEHICLE,WHILE BACKING IN THE DRIVEWAY ACCELERATED AND WAS HARD TO STOP.TODAY I NOTICED A SMALL TREMBLE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR ALMOST WENT IN TRAFFIC IF I HAD'NT PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKES,MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON BOTH INCIDENTS,I'M NOT AFRAID OF MY VEHICLE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE OR BE IN AN ACCIDENT.

• 06/10/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD INADVERTANTLY MOVE AFTER THEY HAD BEEN SET IN PLACE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS WHERE THE MIRRORS WOULD BE RESET, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THIS FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS A REPEATED FAILURE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 3/15/12 *CN

• 06/07/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  I PURCHASED MY KIA FROM JD BYRIDER IN 2016 OF JULY AND I HAVE HAD A REAL DEAL WITH THIS CAR. IN THE PASS 4 YEARS WITH THIS CAR I HAVE POURED MORE THAN $5,000 INTO THIS CAR INTO IT. EVERY TIME YOU GET THIS CAR FIXED IT HAS A NEW PROBLEM ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER OR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. BUT RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER MOTHER AND MY DAUGHTER AROUND SHOPPING ABOUT 10 MILES IN DISTANCE FROM THE HOUSE THE MALL AND DRIVING STORE TO STORE. IT WAS 93 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND SHE HAD THE A/C RUNNING AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE SUDDEN ACCELERATION SHE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AND IT DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE KEEP REVVING UP HARDER HARDER AND HARDER. AT THIS POINT SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT AFTER GETTING OFF THE MAIN RODE. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO PEOPLE DRIVING IT AND OTHERS NEAR THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE STREET I REPEAT THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE STREET. I AM GLAD MY FAMILY IS SAFE BUT I WILL TRADING THIS CAR IN SOON AND I HOPE THE RIP IT UP AND TEAR IT TO PIECES FOR PARTS BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE ENDED MY FAMILIES LIFE. FOR ME AND MY OTHER LOVE ONES TO VERY SEE THEM AGAIN. GET THIS CAR OFF THE RODE PLEASE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED I COULD'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE JD BYRIDER SOLD ME OVERPRICED JUNK $12,000 WORTH OF IT AND ADD THE REPAIRS ON TOP. I REFUSE TO KEEP DRIVING THIS CAR OR HAVE MY LOVE ONES DRIVE THAT CAR.

• 06/02/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE LAMP OUT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 05/31/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT HAS TO BE CONTINUALLY RESET, PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED SOME SPRING. LIGHT NOW IS BACK ON HAD IT IN AGAIN AND NOW SAYING AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

• 05/25/2007· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. CAR LURGES FORWARD ON TAKEOFF.

• 05/22/2012· AIR BAGS

  2005 KIA AMANTI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE FEATURE WAS THE SENSOR THAT CONTROLLED THE AIR BAGS, WHICH WAS INSTALLED WITHIN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, A WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING "AIRBAG". THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE REMEDY LASTED FOR A SHORT TIME. THE SECOND TIME, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CONTROLLED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONSUMER STATED KIA SENT HIM A LETTER OUTLINING THE RESTRICTIONS AND CONSTRAINTS REGARDING THE USE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND HOW IT CAN MALFUNCTION. *JB

• 05/17/2014· ENGINE

  ENGINE LOSES POWER AS THOUGH ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE, ALSO ON START UP CAR OFTEN LURCHES FORWARD AS IF IN GEAR. TOOK CAR TO KIA TODAY AND THEY STATE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR HOSE, THE HOUSING THAT CONNECTS IT TO THE ENGINE MELTS AND IS NO LONGER CLIPPED TO THE ENGINE OFTEN CAUSING POWER LOSS BECAUSE THE CONNECTION IS TENUOUS. THE ONLY FIX THEY SAID WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT THE CHEAP PLASTIC THEY USE WILL STILL MELT AND BREAK OFF, CAUSING ANOTHER REPLACEMENT NEEDED IN THE FUTURE. *JS