2004 Kia Amanti

WHILE FILLING GAS TO FULL LEVEL, THE GAS SPILLS OUT INSIDE WHEEL WELL AND ONTO GROUND (1/2 TO 2 CUPS) WHEN TANK GETS ABOUT 3/4 FULL, THE GAS STOPS LEAKING ONCE I STOP PUTTING GAS INTO THE TANK. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A KIA DEALERSHIP ON 10/17/2006 WITH 37,053 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE TO THE ORVR VALVE AND IT FLOODED OUT THE PURGE SYSTEM. THE VALVE ASSEMBLY, FILTER ASSEMBLY, CANISTER ASSEMBLY, CANISTER CLOSE, AND 2 WAY VALVE WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN IN OCTOBER, 2008 AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP ON 11/06/2008 WITH 58,079 MILES ON CAR. THE SAME DIAGNOSIS AND SIMILAR PARTS WERE REPLACED. IN MAY, 2012, WITH 88,760 MILES, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, KIA WILL NOT ASSIST IN ANY CORRECTION UNLESS I PAY DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. MY ISSUE IS THAT I FEEL THEY HAVE A SYSTEM PROBLEM, SINCE THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION BY KIA CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR 20 TO 30K MILES BUT T WAS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. I FEEL THAT I AM NO WAY CAUSING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I DON'T TOP OFF DURING THE FILLING PROCESS. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIX THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM EVERY 20 TO 30K MILES AND IT IS A DANGER TO THE CONSUMER AND ANYONE ELSE AT THE GAS STATION WHO IGNITE A FIRE FROM A CIGARETTE OR STATIC ELECTRICITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

WHILE, BACKING OUT OF GARAGE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. KIA ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BY J.B.A. KIA OF ELLICOTT CITY, MD FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE CAR HAS HAD A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO NHTSA IN JANUARY 2010, CONFIRMATION (ODI NUMBER) FOR THAT REPORT IS 10375033. KIA REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR ON 1/18/2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIVE OF THE SIX FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE SIXTH FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME FAILURES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT FAILED FUEL INJECTORS WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR, MADE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND THAT SPEED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO JERK WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THREE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 KIA AMANTI IN FOR PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG LIGHT SEVERAL TIME. I HAVE 8 FORMS WITH BACKUP BUT IT WAS TAKEN IN MORE THAN THAT. THEY HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING FROM THE R/R CLOCKSPRING, THE AIRBAG AND MODULES, ALL MORE THAN ONCE. THE LAST TIME BEING IN 10/2010. THEN THE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON IN 02/2011 BUT IT WOULD TURN OFF AGAIN UNTIL IT FINALLY STAYED ON ONCE AGAIN. I HAD MADE AN APPT TO GO IN ON APRIL 13, 2011 BUT WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER APRIL 12, SO THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP. THE BODY SHOP RAN A DIAGNOSIS ON THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND IT SHOWED THE PROBLEM HAD BEGUN 3 MONTHS EARLIER SO IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE INSURANCE SINCE IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT SO I HAD TO PAY $112.00. THEN I TOOK IT TO KIA THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS AT THE DEALER AS WELL, UNLESS IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED ON MY LAST VISIT. $86.00! I ASKED, "AFTER HAVING BROUGHT MY CAR IN 8 - 10 TIMES, I AM GOING TO BE CHARGED! THEY HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT COME OUT ON THE DIAGNOSIS AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND CHECKED THE WIRING ACCORDING TO WHAT THE LAST MANAGER HAD SAID IN SUMMER 2010, BUT THEY WOULD ONLY CONSIDER THE LAST VISIT! THIS KIA DEALER IS KNOW FOR REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THEY FIX IT. I KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE A STACK OF RECEIPTS SHOWING ALL THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. RUSTY WAS THE MANAGERS NAME AT VIVA KIA IN EL PASO, TEXAS. HE IS NO LONGER THERE AND IT IS NOW RUBEN, WHOM USE TO BE THE SERVICE CLERK. I WAS HIGHLY UPSET. TO TOP ALL THIS OFF, THE BODY SHOP SAID THAT MY AIR BAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED SINCE THE LIGHT WAS ON SO IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT IT WAS ONLY A FENDER BENDER. THAT, I BELIEVE IS DANGEROUS, CONSIDERING THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS PROBABLY ON FOR HALF OF THE YEAR. *TR

AUGUST 2010, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT GAS AT PUMP.GASOLINE SHOOTS BACK OUT OF GAS TANK UPON REFUELING. PROBLEM RECURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE. KIA OWNERS COMPLAIN ON LINE ON MANUFACTURERS WEBSITE. 6 PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINT'S FRO M OTHER KIA OWNERS. COMPANY CONSUMERS AFFAIRS DEPT. REFUSES ANY RESPONSIBILITY. KIA OF RIVERSIDE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER CHARGING US $99.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC ON JANUARY 5 2011. FOURTH INCIDENT SINCE AUGUST 2010. *TR