2006 KIA AMANTI Problems & Recalls
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THIS KIA AMANTE IS A 2006. I HAVE 132633 MILES ON IT. LAST MONTH, I GOT AN "AIR BAG" LIGHT ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP, THEY CHARGED ME $100 TO TELL ME THE THE AIR BAG IS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT, THE...
Mileage: 132,631
PULLED OUT OF A PARTING LOT ONTO A STREET. TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO INCREASE SPEED BUT NOTHING HAPPENED...THEN JERKS INTO MOTION. DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ONCOMING CARS
AIR BAGS NOT FUNCTIONAL STATIONARY AND/OR IN MOTION ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROLS WOULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK AUTO DOORS WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING RADIO PUSH BUTTONS NOT FUNCTIONAL LEAVING IT UNUSABLE AT ALL TIMES
Mileage: 49,900
AIR BAGS NOT FUNCTIONAL STATIONARY AND/OR IN MOTION ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROLS WOULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK AUTO DOORS WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING RADIO PUSH BUTTONS NOT FUNCTIONAL LEAVING IT UNUSABLE AT ALL TIMES
Mileage: 49,900
AIR BAGS NOT FUNCTIONAL STATIONARY AND/OR IN MOTION ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROLS WOULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK AUTO DOORS WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING RADIO PUSH BUTTONS NOT FUNCTIONAL LEAVING IT UNUSABLE AT ALL TIMES
Mileage: 49,900
3 DIFFERENT TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE A/C WAS ON. THEN I WOULD PUT IT IN DRIVE AND AFTER ABOUT 1-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE CAR LOST POWER, AND WHEN YOU PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV, THE CAR KEPT ON SLOWING TO A FULL STOP. PUT THE TRANSMISSION I...
Mileage: 53,500
WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AFTER STOPPING FOR A LIGHT, ENGINE IS SLUGGISH AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HAD IT IN THE REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, CLEANING THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SWITCH CONTACTS, AND VARIOUS OTHER WIRING CHECKS. THE LAST REPAIR REPLACED THE COMPUTER CONTROL MO...
Mileage: 82,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. CAR RAN SLUGGISHLY FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEN THAT STOPPED, LIGHT WENT OFF. TODAY, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL IN A MALL, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH UNCONT...
Mileage: 85,250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STATIONARY POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ONCE THE VEHICLE WARMED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED A COMPUTER BOARD AND THE FA...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT ...
Mileage: 7,000
SLUGGISH ACCELERATION, LOST POWER, UNABLE TO MOVE CAR OFF ROAD WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE UNDER THE REPAIR PAL WEB SITE (SEE BELOW) "ANOTHER PERSON REPORTED THE "ACCELERATOR POSITIO...
Mileage: 63,000
SLUGGISH ACCELERATION, LOST POWER, UNABLE TO MOVE CAR OFF ROAD WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE UNDER THE REPAIR PAL WEB SITE (SEE BELOW) "ANOTHER PERSON REPORTED THE "ACCELERATOR POSITIO...
Mileage: 63,000
PASSENGER RIGHT FRONT MARKER LIGHT GOES OUT -REAR RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT- DASH BOARD LIGHT GOES OUT, ALL INVOLVE AN EVER- BLOWING 10 AMP FUSE THAT KIA, AFTER 4 YEARS AND THREE "EXPERTS" CAN'T SEEM TO SOLVE AND REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY MOVED LEFT TO RIGHT AFTER A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE ...
Mileage: 88,000
AFTER DRIVING THE CAR SLOWLY LOST POWER, MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR HAS IDLED FOR LONG PERIODS. THEN IT GETS POWER BACK AFTER CAR HAS LEFT TO SET 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. ON T...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF TH...
Mileage: 77,000
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE ON A PATCH OF ICE AND THEN CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATION OF BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER LIPS, INCLUDING A BUMP ON THE HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF T...
Mileage: 140,000
CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AS WE WERE LEAVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP TOOK CAR IN 2008 AND FOUND THE IGNITION SENSOR WAS BAD, IT WAS REPLACE CAR RAN GOOD, 2012 CAR STARTING WITH SLOW SPEED AT ACCELERATION, CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, THROTTLE SENSOR, 2 IGNITION SENSOR. NOTHING HELPED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, KIA...
Mileage: 10,000
ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE FLAT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. IN GARAGE ON FLAT SERVICE. USED JACK PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE. SCREW TYPE JACK. AFTER REMOVING FLAT TIRES, I HAD TO RAISE JACK TO PUT ON INFLATED TIRE. JACK COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO UNDERCARRIAGE. JACK HEIGHT INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW INFLATED TIRE TO BE ...
Mileage: 145,950
IM DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS LOOSING POWER AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN, IT SLOW DOWN BEFORE BUT NO ENGINE LIGHT. IAM LUCKY BECAUSE I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR ...
Mileage: 7,782
IM DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS LOOSING POWER AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN, IT SLOW DOWN BEFORE BUT NO ENGINE LIGHT. IAM LUCKY BECAUSE I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR ...
Mileage: 7,782
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOMENTS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUP...
Mileage: 22,000
CV AXLE SEPARATED FROM TRANSMISSION..UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT SKIDDED TO A STOP, CROSSING INTO THE NEXT LANE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER. THE DEALER FOUND THE BALL JOINT AND PASSENGER FRONT AXLE HAD SEPARATED. UPDATED ...
Mileage: 27,200
CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING THREE TIMES THIS WEEK ON TRIP. THIS OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO AND KIA DEALER COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. THE CAR ENGINE DOESN'T STOP BUT IT'S AS IF IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL; LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES. IT THEN BUCKS, ACCELERATES, AND DIES. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, IT'S ...
Mileage: 96,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SOMEONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED OFF WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY...
Mileage: 36,965
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS A LOW ENGINE POWER RESPONSE WITH HESITATION. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEN SUDDENLY AN EXCESSIVE AC...
Mileage: 49,000
WHEN PARKING AND TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OUR 2006 AMANTI KIA LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED DOWN THE STREET. I WAS THE PASSENGER AND HAD UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT IN PREPARATION OF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. SEEING THAT I WAS NOT BELTED IN, I LEANED OVER AND SAW THAT MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON T...
Mileage: 20,000
WHEN PARKING AND TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OUR 2006 AMANTI KIA LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED DOWN THE STREET. I WAS THE PASSENGER AND HAD UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT IN PREPARATION OF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. SEEING THAT I WAS NOT BELTED IN, I LEANED OVER AND SAW THAT MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON T...
Mileage: 20,000
CAR JUST LOSES POWER THEN HAS AN ACCELERATION OF POWER WHERE IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS A 2006 KIA AMANTI AND HAS THE PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO. KIA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER'S SEVERAL TIME. WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THER...
Mileage: 58,000
CAR JUST LOSES POWER THEN HAS AN ACCELERATION OF POWER WHERE IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS A 2006 KIA AMANTI AND HAS THE PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO. KIA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER'S SEVERAL TIME. WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THER...
Mileage: 58,000
WHEN STARTING UP FROM A STOP, THE CAR STARTS-UP VERY SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 SECONDS, THAN APPEARS TO JUMP INTO GEAR AND TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT SO NOTHING HAS...
Mileage: 100
WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL FOR 3 OR 4 SECONDS. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CATCHES UP AND TIRES SQUEAL AND THE CAR GOES FROM 5 MPH TO 30 MPH LIKE A DRAGSTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 18 TIMES FROM SEPT. 09 TO THE PRESENT. *TR
Mileage: 17,000
WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL FOR 3 OR 4 SECONDS. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CATCHES UP AND TIRES SQUEAL AND THE CAR GOES FROM 5 MPH TO 30 MPH LIKE A DRAGSTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 18 TIMES FROM SEPT. 09 TO THE PRESENT. *TR
Mileage: 17,000
OUR 2006 KIA AMANTI OCCASIONALLY WILL, WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, WILL INITIALLY HESITATE AS IF ITS GOING TO STALL..., THEN LUNGE/ACCELERATE QUICKLY FORWARD. I'VE MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERS, BUT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, I'VE NEVER REALLY PRESSED THEM ON THIS.., BUT AFTER READIN...
Mileage: 5,000
2006 KIA AMANTI SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM AT MINIMAL THROTTLE THE CAR WOULD LURCH OR MOVE VERY SLOW AND THEN WOULD BUCK MOSTLY IN COLD WEATHER. NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. STARTED AT 4900 MILES AND STILL HAVING PROBLEM AT 94000. DEALER NEVER CAN RECREATE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN MANY TIMES...
Mileage: 4,900
I PURCHASED A 2006 KIA AMANTI APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO FROM THE KIA DEALER IN CHERRY HILL, NJ. SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE CAR DID NOT MOVE, THEN WHAT SEEMED TO BE AN HOUR IT REVVED UP TO NORMAL POWER. I BROUGHT IT BACK AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND T...
Mileage: 20,000
I GOT TWO TIRES FROM WAL MART ON 1/28/2008. COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, I FOUND A TIRE HAS BUMP ON SIDEWALL. I LET WALMART INSPECT IT. THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE OK. WHILE OUR FAMILY (MY WIFE, 5YEARS AND 6 MONTHS BOY'S AND ME) ARE ON VACATION DRIVING FROM AUSTIN TX TO YELLOWSTONE WYOMING, WE STAYED OVER A N...
Mileage: 80,000
I GOT TWO TIRES FROM WAL MART ON 1/28/2008. COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, I FOUND A TIRE HAS BUMP ON SIDEWALL. I LET WALMART INSPECT IT. THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE OK. WHILE OUR FAMILY (MY WIFE, 5YEARS AND 6 MONTHS BOY'S AND ME) ARE ON VACATION DRIVING FROM AUSTIN TX TO YELLOWSTONE WYOMING, WE STAYED OVER A N...
Mileage: 80,000
2006 KIA AMANTI - VEHICLE WILL "LAG" WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED ON OCCASIONS AND WILL ALSO "LURCH" FORWARD WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER AMANTI OWNERS NATIONWIDE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. KIA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE SINCE TRADED THE V...
Mileage: 2,450
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON HER VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY BURN OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AND, AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AS WELL. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIG...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NUMEROUS COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY REPAIRED ON HER VEHICLE. THE FRONT CONTROL ARM ON HER TIRES, WHICH IS THE SUSPENSION ON HER VEHICLE, IS CLICKING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WA...
Mileage: 37,000
SMELLED PLASTIC LIKE SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE, ROLLED DOWN WINDOW , VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PRESSING AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL STRIKING A TREE AND ROLLING OVER. *TR
SMELLED PLASTIC LIKE SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE, ROLLED DOWN WINDOW , VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PRESSING AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL STRIKING A TREE AND ROLLING OVER. *TR
SMELLED PLASTIC LIKE SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE, ROLLED DOWN WINDOW , VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PRESSING AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL STRIKING A TREE AND ROLLING OVER. *TR
INTERMITTENT DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE CONTROL. CAUSES SURGE UP TO 3,000 RPM ENGINE BY JUST TOUCHING THROTTLE PEDAL. OR, IT MAY NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSE AT ALL. THIS IS A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE SINCE OWNING AND REPORTING TO DEALER. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION. *TR
Mileage: 1,000
INTERMITTENT DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE CONTROL. CAUSES SURGE UP TO 3,000 RPM ENGINE BY JUST TOUCHING THROTTLE PEDAL. OR, IT MAY NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSE AT ALL. THIS IS A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE SINCE OWNING AND REPORTING TO DEALER. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION. *TR
Mileage: 1,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE THROTTLE BODY STUCK, SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND ALSO CAUSED THE PEDAL TO STICK. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY IS NOT WORKING. THE FLY BY WIRE SYSTEM IS ALL ELECTRONIC, THERE IS NO ACTUAL CABLE THAT GOES FROM THE GAS ...
Mileage: 18,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE THROTTLE BODY STUCK, SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND ALSO CAUSED THE PEDAL TO STICK. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY IS NOT WORKING. THE FLY BY WIRE SYSTEM IS ALL ELECTRONIC, THERE IS NO ACTUAL CABLE THAT GOES FROM THE GAS ...
Mileage: 18,000
CAR STALLS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK NOW WINDOW WANT ROLL UP. *TR
Mileage: 100
BOUGHT 2006 KIA AMANTI WITH 6500+ MILES DRIVEN BY DEAKLER MANAGER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION UPON INITIAL START UP TWO OR THREE TIMES WHEN CAR SEEMED TO CONTINUE OK AFTER A COUPLE OF SUDDEN SUDDEN JUMPS (THIS WHEN I FIRST TAPPED ACCELERATOR THEN STOPPEDC DOING THIS. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED MANY...
Mileage: 6,500
THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF THE GAS WILL CAUSE IT TO LURCH FORWARD, BUT ALSO IT LAGS, YOU CAN PUSH THE ACCELERATION DEEP AND STILL NOT MUCH RESPONSE. USUALLY THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS I'LL BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, PUT INTO DRIVE, TOUCH THE GAS, AND IT WILL LURCH. BACK OFF THE GAS LURCH AGAIN. FULL STOP AND T...
2006 KIA AMANTI HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS HAS A LAG/LURCH PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL ON OCCASIONS NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. *JB
2006 KIA AMANTI HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS HAS A LAG/LURCH PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL ON OCCASIONS NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. *JB
TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A SAFETY COMPLAINT ABOUT ATHE 2006 KIA AMANTE THAT HE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2006, WITH 0 MILES, AND CURRENTLY HAD 9200 MILES. IN N SEPTEMBER 2006 WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 2600 MILES AND WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MAKING A GRADUAL LEFT HAND TURN, THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 3,200
TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A SAFETY COMPLAINT ABOUT ATHE 2006 KIA AMANTE THAT HE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2006, WITH 0 MILES, AND CURRENTLY HAD 9200 MILES. IN N SEPTEMBER 2006 WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 2600 MILES AND WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MAKING A GRADUAL LEFT HAND TURN, THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 3,200
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE DID ACCELERATE, IT WOULD DO SO VERY SLOWLY AND THE RPMS WERE RUNNING AS THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED. THE CONTA...
Mileage: 9,187
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE DID ACCELERATE, IT WOULD DO SO VERY SLOWLY AND THE RPMS WERE RUNNING AS THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED. THE CONTA...
Mileage: 9,187
THE DRIVERS SEAT GOES FORWARD BY ITSELF IT CANNOT BE STOPPED BY CONTROL SWITCHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, TWICE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN, ONCE INJURIES WERE INFLICTED TO THE DRIVER,THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR 20+ DAYS...
Mileage: 2,206
VEHICLE SEAT MOVED FORWARD BY IT'S SELF WITHOUT PUSHING ANY BUTTON PUSHING DRIVER'S KNEES INTO DASH AND ABDOMEN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, SLIGHTLY INJURING HER KNEES. THE SEAT COULD NOT BE STOPPED NOR COULD IT BE MOVED BACK TO THE REAR. THE VEHICLE IS A NEW KIA AMANTI SEDAN AND WAS HAULED BACK TO ...
Mileage: 1,800