2006 Kia AMANTI problems and owner complaints

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 SENSO…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10185251 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10189053 at NHTSA ↗

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 TIMES NOT ALL THE TIME.TO DATE IT HAS HAPPENED 9 0R 10 TIMES. ON TWO OCCASIONS CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL BUT SURGED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT DISPITE MY EFFORTS TO STOP CAR. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED CAR THE CAR WORKED OK WHEN I SHIFTED INTO …

Owner-reported narrative. 6,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10213489 at NHTSA ↗

CAR STALLS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK NOW WINDOW WANT ROLL UP. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10215576 at NHTSA ↗

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 READING THE SAME COMPLAINT AT THIS SITE, I WANTED TO DOCUMENT WE ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. IT PROBABLY OCCURS APPROX ONCE EVERY MONTH, OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. IT IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION, AS THE CAR COULD JUMP FORWARD AND HIT PEDESTRIAN…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10300230 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 1,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10164930 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 82,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10895515 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 49,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 11074233 at NHTSA ↗