2004 Kia Amanti

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2004 KIA AMANTI SD'S AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN TURNING ON AND OFF FOR OVER A YEAR. ON 01/13/06 THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. T HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REMOVED TO CHECK THE PIN TENSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY WORKED FOR ABOUT TEN DAYS. HE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ORDERED A NEW CLOCKSPRING AND AN AIR BAG MODULE ,AND THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS, BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT DIDN'T TURN ON FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING. HE STATED THAT THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER AND THE DEALERSHIP ADJUSTED THE PIN TENSION, AND REROUTED THE AIRBAG HARNESS AND PLUGS. THAT LASTED FOR SIX MONTHS, AND THE LIGHT AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN 02/27/07. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE HISTORY CODE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON TOO MANY OCCASIONS, AND FELT THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IF A CRASH OCCURRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND WAS GIVEN CASE# 1213689. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FIRST FAILURE THE VEHICLE HAD 7,301 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,056 MILES. ALL REPAIRS ORDERS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

DEAR SIR: I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THERE ARE 43,542 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE ENGINE RUNS FINE AND THEN WILL SUDDENLY GO INTO LUGGING AND MISFIRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAUSING DOWN SHIFTING. WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND LEAVE IT TO SET OVERNIGHT OR FOR MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS AT WORK, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON BUT THE ENGINE RUNS FINE ONCE STARTED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MORE STARTS THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM OF THE SYMPTOMS. THEY RAN TESTS AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN. FINE, SO IT GOES INTO THE MISFIRING ON A WEEKEND AT NIGHT TRAVELING THE INTERSTATE. NO CHANCE TO JUST LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR A DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. NOW IT RUNS FINE AGAIN UNTIL ANOTHER INCONVENIENT SITUATION. PROBLEMATICALLY, THE ENGINE BEHAVIOR CREATES A DRIVING HAZARD AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY KIA, NOT BY ITS IGNORANT OR ILL TRAINED DEALER MECHANICS. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM? IS IT THE COMPUTER MODULE THAT MAY HAVE A SHORT OR CRACK IN THE HOUSING? MISFIRING IS A TIMING ISSUE AND MOST SURELY GOES TO THE FIRING ORDER AND TIMING CONTROLLED BY THE ADVANCE MECHANISM AND THE MODULE. OR IS IT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM? OR EGR VALVE OR SOLENOIDS? DO AMERICANS NEED TO DIE BEFORE KIA COMES UP WITH AN ANSWER? I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE MY WIFE WHO PANICS MAY HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HER 2004 KIA AMANTI WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 67000 MILES, SHE NOTICED THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD FAILED. AT 73000 MILES THE BRIGHT BEAM ON THE VEHICLE'S HEAD LIGHTS FAILED, AS WELL AS, THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PAID TO GET THE LIGHTS REPLACED OVER FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT IS REQUESTING THAT THIS BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE SHE IS IN FEAR OF A VEHICLE FIRE AND THE MANUFACTURE STATED "THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A COMPLETE VEHICLE REWIRING".

DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WOBBLES IN THE WIND, MAKES IMAGES HARD TO JUDGE IN REFERENCE TO DISTANCE AND VEHICLE IMAGE CLARITY. THIS PROBLEM EXISTED FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT MY NEW KIA AMANTI. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE FIXED BUT UPON REQUEST TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT KIA WOULD NOT REPAIR IT, AND WAS TOLD THAT KIA WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND ABOVE A ROARING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE WHEEL BARREN WAS REPLACED. THE NOISE PERSISTED BUT NOT AS SEVERE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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 MOUNT CHANGED ON THIS VEHICLE. *NM