IllustrationAIR 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
2006 Kia Amanti
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2006 Kia Amanti do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 36.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
200–25K
725–50K
350–75K
1075–100K
3100–150K
0150K+
43 reports with mileage · 4 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports0 fire reports5 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
5 reportsWHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL FOR 3 OR 4 SECONDS. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CATCHES UP AND TIRES SQUEAL AND THE CAR GOES FROM 5 MPH TO 30 MPH LIKE A DRAGSTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 18 TIMES FROM SEPT. 09 TO THE PRESENT. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2006 KIA AMANTI APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO FROM THE KIA DEALER IN CHERRY HILL, NJ. SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE CAR DID NOT MOVE, THEN WHAT SEEMED TO BE AN HOUR IT REVVED UP TO NORMAL POWER. I BROUGHT IT BACK AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY BECAUS…
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I PURCHASED A 2006 KIA AMANTI APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO FROM THE KIA DEALER IN CHERRY HILL, NJ. SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE CAR DID NOT MOVE, THEN WHAT SEEMED TO BE AN HOUR IT REVVED UP TO NORMAL POWER. I BROUGHT IT BACK AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EVENTS. EVENTUALLY I ALMOST GOT HIT ON A MAJOR ROAD. EVENTUALLY THEY PUT A UPDATED SOFTWARE CHANGE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR KILLED. I THINK THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN OTHER KIA BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR HURT.TOM *TR
SMELLED PLASTIC LIKE SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE, ROLLED DOWN WINDOW , VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PRESSING AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL STRIKING A TREE AND ROLLING OVER. *TR
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 VIBRA…
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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 SENSOR. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SENSOR WITH ONE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE COMING TO A TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRONT WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR FAILURE AND ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, BOTH SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED LIGHTLY, THEN THE ESP LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF. AGAIN AS THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VERY HARD AS IT TRIED TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE ECU UNIT WAS REPLACED. NEAR THE END OF JANUARY 2007 WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CONTACT LOST STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE LAST PROBLEM OCCURRED MID FEBRUARY 2007 WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CRASH INTO WITH ANOTHER ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9000.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.