2006 Kia Amanti

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SOMEONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED OFF WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANY REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THE PASSENGER SHOULD SIT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IF THE CONTACT FEELS IT'S UNSAFE TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE SAFETY ISSUE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IF A CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,965.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS A LOW ENGINE POWER RESPONSE WITH HESITATION. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEN SUDDENLY AN EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A HOUSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE AND THE HOUSE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

WHEN PARKING AND TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OUR 2006 AMANTI KIA LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED DOWN THE STREET. I WAS THE PASSENGER AND HAD UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT IN PREPARATION OF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. SEEING THAT I WAS NOT BELTED IN, I LEANED OVER AND SAW THAT MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, NOR COULD THE CAR GEAR DOWN. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FASTER AND FASTER. THE CAR WAS STEERED AROUND A TURN AND FINALLY LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE SPEED AND CRASHED THROUGH TWO TREE SHRUBS, THROUGH A CLOSED GARAGE DOOR, TOOK OUT THE MAIN POST IN THE GARAGE, AND HIT THE PARKED CAR IN THE GARAGE. THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND THE CAR STOPPED. 911 WAS CALLED AND MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CAR WAS TOTALED! THE CAR HAD ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. NO LAWYER WILL REPRESENT US BECAUSE OUR INJURIES WERE NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SUIT AGAINST KIA FOR PRODUCT LIABILITY. *TR

WHEN PARKING AND TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OUR 2006 AMANTI KIA LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED DOWN THE STREET. I WAS THE PASSENGER AND HAD UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT IN PREPARATION OF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. SEEING THAT I WAS NOT BELTED IN, I LEANED OVER AND SAW THAT MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, NOR COULD THE CAR GEAR DOWN. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING FASTER AND FASTER. THE CAR WAS STEERED AROUND A TURN AND FINALLY LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE SPEED AND CRASHED THROUGH TWO TREE SHRUBS, THROUGH A CLOSED GARAGE DOOR, TOOK OUT THE MAIN POST IN THE GARAGE, AND HIT THE PARKED CAR IN THE GARAGE. THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND THE CAR STOPPED. 911 WAS CALLED AND MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CAR WAS TOTALED! THE CAR HAD ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

CAR JUST LOSES POWER THEN HAS AN ACCELERATION OF POWER WHERE IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS A 2006 KIA AMANTI AND HAS THE PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO. KIA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER'S SEVERAL TIME. WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO POWER, THEN THE CAR HAS A POWER SURGE WHICH TAKES THE DRIVER UNAWARE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT ONLY OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE THROTTLE SENSOR THE LAST TIME AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN STARTING UP FROM A STOP, THE CAR STARTS-UP VERY SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 SECONDS, THAN APPEARS TO JUMP INTO GEAR AND TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE COMPLAINED TO KIA, AND HAVE A COMPLAINT NO. ALSO BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR

OUR 2006 KIA AMANTI OCCASIONALLY WILL, WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, WILL INITIALLY HESITATE AS IF ITS GOING TO STALL..., THEN LUNGE/ACCELERATE QUICKLY FORWARD. I'VE MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERS, BUT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, I'VE NEVER REALLY PRESSED THEM ON THIS.., BUT AFTER READING THE SAME COMPLAINT AT THIS SITE, I WANTED TO DOCUMENT WE ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. IT PROBABLY OCCURS APPROX ONCE EVERY MONTH, OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. IT IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION, AS THE CAR COULD JUMP FORWARD AND HIT PEDESTRIANS CROSSING IN FRONT OF THE CAR, OR REAR END CARS NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR