Kia AMANTI steering problems
13 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
247 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
43,330 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 206 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
13 of 247 complaints match this topic (5.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10154537 · 2006-04-04 (April 4, 2006)
THE TRANSMISSION ON THE AMANTI SKIPS/HESITATES GOING INTO 2ND GEAR AT ABOUT 8 MILES PER HR. I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, EACH TIME THE DEALER TELLING ME THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I AM TAKING IT BACK FOR THE THIRD TIME TODAY 4-4-06. I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT NO LONGER GOES FROM ONE LEVEL OF POWER STEERING TO ANOTHER. IT IS ALWAYS IN FULL POWER LIKE YOUR PARKING. THE FRONT END IS ALSO VERY LOOSE AND BANGING WHEN I GO OVER THE SMALLEST OF HOLES. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY MOTOR MOU…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10154537 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10188015 · 2007-04-16 (April 16, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ALL OF THE SCREWS AND THE AIR BAG LANDED IN THE CONTACTS LAP. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,316. SPOKE WITH CONSUMER 10/16/07 NEED TO RESEND FORM. *LJ THE DEALER STATED REINSTALLED FUEL FI…
Owner-reported narrative. 33,316 miles reported. Look up ODI 10188015 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10262262 · 2009-03-18 (March 18, 2009)
2004 KIA AMANTI 55,000 MILES MAINTAINED REGULARLY WILL OCCASIONALLY EXHIBIT EXTREMELY HARD STEERING, AS IF THE BELT IS BROKEN OR SLICK. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. HAVE FRIEND WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10262262 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11013047 · 2017-08-05 (August 5, 2017)
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN A 3 LANE ROAD. THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO OPEN AND CLOSE, THE DOOR LOCKS DID THE SAME. WARNING LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON & OFF ON THE DASH AND I HAD ALMOST NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE LIGHT AHEAD WAS RED AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR, NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW ME DOWN AND PUSHED AS HARD ON THE BREAKS AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HIS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME VERY HARD. I HAD A CONCUSSION, SPRAINED THORASIC SPINE AND NECK. A SPRAIN ON MY RIGHT HIP AND PULLED MUSCLE IN MY CALF …
Owner-reported narrative. 99,239 miles reported. Look up ODI 11013047 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11412920 · 2021-04-19 (April 19, 2021)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP THEREFORE THE CONTACT PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO AN INTERSECTION AND GOT HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. …
Owner-reported narrative. 82,006 miles reported. Look up ODI 11412920 at NHTSA ↗