39 of the
353 complaints filed about the KIA Amanti
are about the transmission —
11% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2006.
39
Complaints
11%
Share of all complaints
4
Crashes
0
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
ADMINISTRATION ON 6/26/20 A DEALERSHIP MADE A TENATIVE SALE ON A USEC 2005 VEHICLE INTENTIONALLY DECIEVING POTENTIAL BUYER. VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT MADE MISFIRE AND THE FLUIDS IN VEHICLE WERE ALL MISSING FROM EACH TANK. THE SALESMAN DENIED ME THE RIGHT TO TEST DRIVE OR OPPORTUNITY TO REPLENISH MISSING FLUIDS,ADVISING VEHICLE IS AS-IS. I EXPLAINED I DROVE 60 MILES ONE WAY AND WAS NOT TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS AS -IS OR IN SUCH TERRIBLE CONDITION. MANAGER REFUSED TO ASSIST ME OR SPEAK WITH ME AS I WOULD COMPLAIN. THE SALESMAN SAID,"TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT"!!! I DID NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BUT IT MUST BE LISTED AS UNSAFE IN A NATIONWIDE ALERT AS LEFT DRIVER SIDE IMPACT ON DOORS FROM BUMPER TO FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, LEFT SIDE FENDER HANGING OFF , VEHICLE SHAKING BAD, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND CAPS MISSING ON ENGINE. PLEASE HAVE DMV IN DELAWARE RED FLAG THIS DEALERSHIP AND RECALL THIS VEHICLE AS I WAS ALMOST A VICTIM UNDER LEMON LAW HERTRICH BUICK GMC OF SEAFORD 26953 SUSSEX HIGHWAY SEAFORD, DE 19973 WWW.HERTRICHGMCBUICK.COM (888) 313-4253 DEAR [XXX], WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR PRICE QUOTE REQUEST AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. TO HELP US MAKE THE RIGHT DEAL FOR YOU ON THE 2005 KIA AMANTI, PLEASE CONTACT US AT YOUR NEAREST HERTRICH LOCATION.. THANK YOU, HERTRICH BUICK GMC OF SEAFORD HTTP://WWW.HERTRICHGMCBUICK.COM 2005 KIA AMANTI BASE PRICE: $1,897.00 BODYSTYLE: SEDANINT. COLOR: GRAY ENGINE: V-6 CYLODOMETER: 131200 TRANSMISSION: AUTOMATICSTOCK #: 40510B EXT. COLOR: BLACKVIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC
NHTSA complaint #11337472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I READ ABOUT RECALL ON 2007 KIA AMANTI AND THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. IT SAID COULD MAKE IT HARD SHIFT FROM PARK TO GEARS. I OWN A 2005 KIA AMANTI AND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HOURS WITH NO PROBLEMS, I STARTED IT OUT IN REVERSE IT WAS A SEMI HARD SHIFT THEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND IT WAS A EXTREMELY HARD SHIFT. AS WELL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO READ ABOUT A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT CAN BE DONE BUT CAN NOT FIND HOW TO PREFORM THE UPDATE.
NHTSA complaint #11269102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC FAILED TO FUNCTION BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 1/20/16 *SS THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANMISSION FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.
NHTSA complaint #10780494 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10760946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HARD SHIFT...THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE JUMP. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD ONLY DRIVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK.
NHTSA complaint #10734804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN I START MY CAR, THE RPM ACCELERATES HIGH AS IT WILL GO. VERY ANNOYING AND LOUD. IT DOES THIS MOST OF THE TIME SOME TIMES WHEN I COME TO A STOP LIGHT AND PROCEED FORWARD, THE CAR JERKS FORWARD AS I ACCELERATE.
NHTSA complaint #10630716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10552437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CAR. HOWEVER, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MOST OF THE TIME DO TO INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. AT TIMES, WHEN I STEP DOWN ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TAKES OFF LIKE A RABBIT. ON A TRIP TO SOUTH DAKOTA, AFTER USING THE BLINKER TO CHANGE LANES, THE BLINKERS WENT CRAZY, BOTH ON AT THE SAME TIME, THEN FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, I COULDN'T GET THEM TO STOP AND THE ESC LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND ALL WAS GOOD ,FOR A FEW MORE MILES ANYWAY. I HAD TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. THIS WAS SCARY AS I WAS 1500 MILES FROM HOME. HAVEN'T HAD THAT ISSUE SINCE AND THAT WAS 4 MONTHS AGO (NO ENGINE LIGHT FOR CODES AT THIS POINT). NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR IS RUNNING LIKE CRAP. ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND THE CODE IS STATING MISFIRE IN #3 SPARK PLUG. THE CAR IS RUNNING VERY POORLY, UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT A YEAR AGO. I HAVE READ CHANGING THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR AND UPDATING THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAY BE WHAT'S WRONG. HOWEVER, TRYING TO CONVINCE KIA TO DO THIS IS ANOTHER BALL GAME. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH PRIORITY RECALL ON THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, RECALL #SC077. ALSO SEE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #KT2007030801. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE, SOME INVOLVING ACCIDENTS. WHY WONT KIA ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND OFFER A RECALL ON THE TPS AND A REFLASH ON THE COMPUTER??? ALL WE GET IS THE RUN-A-ROUND AND THE SHOP NOT HEARING OF SUCH A THING. REALLY???? COME ON!!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10547248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY CAR LOSES POWER FAST NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE RPM'S GO UP AND I AM ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE AT A SPEED OF 20MPH. AT TIMES MY CAR WILL DRIVE AT A NORMAL SPEED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE ON .ITS VERY STRANGE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF OVER $1,000.00 AND ANOTHER PART. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS MONTHS LATER. EACH TIME WITH A DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS BY THE DEALER. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED WITH HIS METER AND IT READ ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. I TOLD THIS TO THE DEALER MONTHS AGO AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AGO.
NHTSA complaint #10496014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON 12/14/12. IT IS A 'SHIFTING/GEAR/TRANSMISSION ISSUE. ITS A 4 YR OLD CAR, BOUGHT FROM DEALER-KIA OF BEDFORD, OH. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMES ON AFTER TRYING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE(ITS REVS IN PLACE LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL). 1) 1ST WORK ORDER, DONE ON 1/3/13, WAS TO REPLACE THE 'FRONT WIRING ASSEMBLY'HARNESS AND ELECTRICAL LED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. 2) 2ND WORK ORDER, DONE ON 1/18/13, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION INHIBITOR SWITCH AND CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH... 3)THE 3RD PROBLEM HAS JUST OCCURRED YESTERDAY, 1/28/13. SAME ISSUE, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, GOING INTO 'DRIVE' AND LOST THE 'SHIFTING/ACCELERATION' CAPABILITY. PUT CAR BACK INTO PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRIED AGAIN AND THE 'GEAR' POPPED INTO 'DRIVE'. BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE YESTERDAY. THE 'MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP' HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THIS 3RD INCIDENT ON 1/28/13. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE FIXABLE. THERE IS A BASIC WARRANTY THAT IS STILL ACTIVE ~ 7 MONTHS OR @18,000 MILES LEFT!
NHTSA complaint #10495032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I WAS SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT I EXPECTED TO TURN RED. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE FLOOR BOARDS, AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR, LETTING THE CARE SLOW BY ITSELF. THE LIGHT DID TURN RED AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. I KEEP MY LEFT FOOT TO THE LEFT OF THE BRAKES ON THE FLOOR BOARD. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH MY RIGHT FOOT I FELT MY LEFT FOOT SO I KNEW I APPLIED THE BRAKES. CAR ACCELERATED. ONLY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION I NEUTRAL AND FLOORING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET PREVENTED A WRECK. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. IN OCTOBER OF 2011 THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION COIL; PACKS SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. HOWEVER ON 5/7/12 THE PROBLEM RETURNED- WORSE THAN EVER BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED TACHOMETER READING WAS 4700 RPM. DOCTORS OFTEN ASK PATIENTS TO RATE PAIN OPEN A SCALE OF 1-10. THIS INCIDENT WOULD RATE AN 8. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS AND COULD KILL PEOPLE.OR A BUYBACK FOR WHAT THE BUYER PAID INCLUDING ALL LOAN FEES AND INTEREST.. I ALSO REQUEST A FEDERAL DIRECTIVE REQUIRING ALL CARS TO HAVE BRAKE OVERRIDES AND FOR A FREE RETROFIT OF ALL CAR MODELS WITH A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY 68,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND 66,800 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10457862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10454748 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AT 65 MPH ON A BUSY FREEWAY -WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ENGINE DIED TO IDLE SPEED AND NO POWER. TRY CROSSING 3 LANES OF FAST TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER AND RAPID DECELERATION ! FORTUNATELY NO IMPACTS BUT SOME TERRIBLE NEAR MISSES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED . THE CODE WAS P2135 -THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH FAILED.THAT CAUSED P2106 &P1295 "LIMP HOME MODE"-WHICH SHOULD BE CHANGED TO " KILLED IN ACTION(KIA) WHILE LIMPING MODE". IF YOU CHECK THE INTERNET, THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ACROSS A RANGE OF KIA AND HYUNDAI VEHICLES.THERE ARE TSB'S FOR IT.JUST SEARCH "2135 KIA" OR P2135 HYUNDAI". THE RETAIL PRICE FOR THE TSB REPAIR IS ONLY $165. IT REQUIRES REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TPS AND A REFLASH OF THE ECM. IT IS FREE UNDER WARRANTY. WHY NOT MAKE THIS A RECALL? THE DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD,EASY AND CHEAP TO REPAIR AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY -WHY NOT A RECALL? DEALER WAS EXCELLENT .FIXED THE PROBLEM -THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10442598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TWICE WITHIN 2 MILES WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES ENGINE SPED UP INSTEAD. THE ONLY THING PREVENTING TWO ACCIDENTS WAS PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TILL IT SETTLED DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10426901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10408423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10349361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10348819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE COMPLAINED TO KIA, AND HAVE A COMPLAINT NO. ALSO BUT NOTHING WAS DONE.
NHTSA complaint #10310303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE VEHICLE SURGES WHILE ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY BUT HAS DONE IT CONSISTENTLY FOR OVER 5 YEARS. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND NOTHING IS DONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE.
NHTSA complaint #10304068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.