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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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47Owner complaints

Model-year median: 36

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
73
200483
200547
200615
200725
20084
2009
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
13Vehicle Speed Control
11Air Bags
5Electrical System
5Fuel/propulsion System
3
All reported categories
Suspension
3Electronic Stability Control (esc)
2Engine
2Engine And Engine Cooling
2Equipment
2Exterior Lighting
2Fuel System, Gasoline
2Seats
2Unknown Or Other
2Electronic Stability Control
1Fuel System, Other
1Steering
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

11 reports
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9,187 miles · Dec 28, 2006
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE DID ACCELERATE, IT WOULD DO SO VERY SLOWLY AND THE RPMS WERE RUNNING AS THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS COULD HAPP…

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TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE DID ACCELERATE, IT WOULD DO SO VERY SLOWLY AND THE RPMS WERE RUNNING AS THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME OF THE DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE INTO OVERDRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS,THE MOST RECENT BEING 11/27/06. THE CONTACT DID HAVE THE SERVICE MECHANIC PERFORM A TEST DRIVE AND HE DID NOTICE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONTACTED HER AND TOLD HER TO COME IN AND PICK UP HER VEHICLE, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 1/22/2007 - THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMERT WITH ANY REPAIRS BEING MADE. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10177195

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.