2006 Kia Amanti Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”