2006 Kia Amanti Problems

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 MODULE AT A COST OF MORE THEN $2,000. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES BY OTHER OWNERS ON THE REPAIRPAL WEB SITE. SO FAR, NO RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN ISSUED. KIA IS REAPING THE BENEFITS OF ALL THE PROBLEMS WE ALL HAVE BEEN HAVING.

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 UNCONTROLLABLY BACKWARDS, ABOUT TEN FEET. FORTUNATELY, NO PEDESTRIAN WAS BEHIND THE CAR, BUT IF THEY HAD BEEN, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE. CALLED KIA, THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS SENSOR, AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD.

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 FINE. *TR

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 THE BRAKES AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, NOR COULD THE CAR GEAR DOWN. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FASTER AND FASTER. THE CAR WAS STEERED AROUND A TURN AND FINALLY LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE SPEED AND CRASHED THROUGH TWO TREE SHRUBS, THROUGH A CLOSED GARAGE DOOR, TOOK OUT THE MAIN POST IN THE GARAGE, AND HIT THE PARKED CAR IN THE GARAGE. THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND THE CAR STOPPED. 911 WAS CALLED AND MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CAR WAS TOTALED! THE CAR HAD ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. NO LAWYER WILL REPRESENT US BECAUSE OUR INJURIES WERE NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SUIT AGAINST KIA FOR PRODUCT LIABILITY. *TR

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

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 POSITION SWITCH MAY FAIL AND CAUSE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION" PROBLEM ON THEIR KIA AMANTI" TO VIEW THEIR REPORT, CLICK HERE: HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/ACCELERATOR-POSITION-SWITCH-MAY-FAIL-AND-CAUSE-SLUGGISH-ACCELERATION-023 THANKS FOR VISITING REPAIRPAL! THIS PROBLEM HAS COST ME OVER $2000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CARS COMPUTER BOARD AND REPROGRAMMING OF SAID BOARD. *TR

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 AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. AS THE CAR STILL LOOKS AND RUNS LIKE NEW, I DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF IT. SHOULDN'T A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER HAVE PARTS AT LEAST FOR 13 YEARS?

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

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

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

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 FAILURE WAS REMEDIED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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 KEPT CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE TROUBLE. KIA DEALER CALLED AND NOTIFIED ME IT WAS BEST TO TRADE IN CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORTH FIXING. AS I READ REPORTS FROM OTHER KIA CAR OWNERS IT SEEMS EVERYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AMANTI BUT AS I WAS TOLD AND MANY OTHER CAR OWNER ARE INFORMED KIA DEALERS CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. KIA NEEDS TO FIND A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM AS A KIA OWNER WHEN I NEED TO PICK UP SPEED AND CAN'T MAKES YOU WONDER IT SOMEONE GOING TO HIT ME. *TR

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 THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ *CN

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 OFTEN ALSO I DO NOT DRIVE ON EXPRESSWAYS OR HIGHWAYS BECAUSE IF I HAD WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN OWN ITS OWN. NO ACCIDENTS YET. *TR

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 IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13550000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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 IVOQ 02/29/12

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 FOR THIS PROBLEM THE SECOND TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN, WE PICKED IT UP ON FRIDAY AND THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY EVENING. *JB

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 THE DEALER WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR 18 DAYS AND STILL NOT REPAIRED. *JB

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

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 HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AGAIN. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER FIVE MONTHS AND THE HEADLIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE ALL REPLACED WITHIN A WEEK. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND IT IS ALSO OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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 INSTALLED. CAR WAS ON LEVEL SURFACE, TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND PARKING BRAKE APPLIED. THREADS ON SCREW JACK STRIPPED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PRODUCT. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THANKFULLY I HAD THE INFLATED TIRE AGAINST THE HUB WHICH PREVENTED THE CAR FROM FALLING ALL THE WAY TO GARAGE FLOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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 NIGHT IN FORT COLLINS AND MY WIFE DROVE IN THE MORNING ON 8/11/2009 TO YELLOWSTONE. JUST PASSED EXIT 54 AND CURVED ROAD ON HW25 NB, THE CAR WAS LOST ITS BALANCE AND SHAKEN ALOT WITH BAD SMALL. MY WIFE WAS SO EMBARRASSED AND PULLED OUT THE CAR ON THE SIDE ROAD. IF THERE WAS ANY CAR BESIDE OR BEHIND US, WE WOULD BE IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CHECKED THE TIRE AND SIDEWALL WAS BLOWN OUT WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAS A BUMP. I CALLED TOWING COMPANY FOR REPLACING IT WITH SPARE ONE AND REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO "GOOD YEAR" (CLAIM # - 1061512). ON 8/18, I WENT WALMART WHERE I PURCHASED THEM AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH NEW ONE. I ASKED I WANT TO KEEP INCIDENT TIRE WITH ME BUT THEY HAVE TO RETURN IT BECAUSE OF WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. *TR

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 NIGHT IN FORT COLLINS AND MY WIFE DROVE IN THE MORNING ON 8/11/2009 TO YELLOWSTONE. JUST PASSED EXIT 54 AND CURVED ROAD ON HW25 NB, THE CAR WAS LOST ITS BALANCE AND SHAKEN ALOT WITH BAD SMALL. MY WIFE WAS SO EMBARRASSED AND PULLED OUT THE CAR ON THE SIDE ROAD. IF THERE WAS ANY CAR BESIDE OR BEHIND US, WE WOULD BE IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CHECKED THE TIRE AND SIDEWALL WAS BLOWN OUT WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAS A BUMP. I CALLED TOWING COMPANY FOR REPLACING IT WITH SPARE ONE AND REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO "GOOD YEAR" (CLAIM # - 1061512). ON 8/18, I WENT WALMART WHERE I PURCHASED THEM AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH NEW ONE. I ASKED I WANT TO KEEP INCIDENT TIRE WITH ME BUT THEY HAVE TO RETURN IT BECAUSE OF WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. *TR

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 CONTACT FELT THAT THE STEERING VIBRATED. THE ESP LIGHT FLASHED DURING THE FAILURE, AND THEN IT CHANGED TO ESP OFF AND THE VIBRATION STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILURE OF THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SENSOR. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SENSOR WITH ONE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE COMING TO A TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRONT WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR FAILURE AND ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, BOTH SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED LIGHTLY, THEN THE ESP LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF. AGAIN AS THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VERY HARD AS IT TRIED TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE ECU UNIT WAS REPLACED. NEAR THE END OF JANUARY 2007 WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CONTACT LOST STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE LAST PROBLEM OCCURRED MID FEBRUARY 2007 WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CRASH INTO WITH ANOTHER ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9000.*AK