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2006 Kia Amanti

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Owner complaints for the 2006 Kia Amanti do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 36.

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Mileage at the reported incident

43 reports with mileage · 4 unknown

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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

Unknown Or Other complaints

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49,900 miles · Feb 22, 2018
Air BagsElectrical SystemUnknown Or Other

AIR 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

NHTSA ODI #11074233

53,500 miles · Sep 12, 2016
Unknown Or Other

3 DIFFERENT TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE A/C WAS ON. THEN I WOULD PUT IT IN DRIVE AND AFTER ABOUT 1-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE CAR LOST POWER, AND WHEN YOU PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV, THE CAR KEPT ON SLOWING TO A FULL STOP. PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, LET ENGINE RUN FOR A F…

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3 DIFFERENT TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE A/C WAS ON. THEN I WOULD PUT IT IN DRIVE AND AFTER ABOUT 1-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE CAR LOST POWER, AND WHEN YOU PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV, THE CAR KEPT ON SLOWING TO A FULL STOP. PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, LET ENGINE RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FORWARD. THE FIRST TIME IT DID THIS, JUNE 10 2016, WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND TAKE IT TO NALLEY KIA IN LITHONIA, GA. THEY FIXED IT, OR SO WE THOUGHT. THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED, JULY 5, 2016, MY HUSBAND WAS WAITING FOR MY SON, WHILE HE WAS PARKED, HE HAD THE A/C RUNNING. WHEN HE PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT DROVE/MOVED FOR 5-6 MINUTES AND LOST POWER WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING, PULLED IT OVER, WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN IT DROVE AGAIN. THIRD TIME, 9/9/16, WE WERE AT THE GROCERY STORE, I WAITED IN CAR, WITH THE A/C RUNNING, WHEN HUBBY GOT INTO THE CAR, WE DROVE FOR ABOUT 500 FEET, THE CAR LOST POWER, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THEN DROVE IT FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 200 FEET. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF CAR FOR 10-15 MINUTES, STARTED IT AND IT DROVE HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. WE TESTED IT THE NEXT DAY AND RAN THE CAR ENGINE, IN OUR DRIVEWAY, FOR 20 MIN WITHOUT THE A/C ON, I DROVE IT AND HAD NO LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS SCARY, THERE COULD'VE OF BEEN ACCIDENTS.

NHTSA ODI #10905902

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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