2004 Kia Amanti Complaint Log

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".

TWO YEARS LATER WHEN WE PURCHASE THESE CAR, THE AIR BAG LIGHT SHOW. AND IT NEVER WHEN OFF SINCE THEN. TOOK TO THE MECHANIC AND SAID ITS VERY COMMON TO HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEM FOR KIAS. HE COULD NOT FIX IT HAD NO TOOLS ENOUGH TO DO IT. AND I HAD NO MONEY ENOUGH TO FIX THEY WANT TO REFER TO THE DEALER, AND DEALERS WANTS MORE THAT A 1,000 TO DO IT. *TR

WHILE FILLING GAS TO FULL LEVEL, THE GAS SPILLS OUT INSIDE WHEEL WELL AND ONTO GROUND (1/2 TO 2 CUPS) WHEN TANK GETS ABOUT 3/4 FULL, THE GAS STOPS LEAKING ONCE I STOP PUTTING GAS INTO THE TANK. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A KIA DEALERSHIP ON 10/17/2006 WITH 37,053 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE TO THE ORVR VALVE AND IT FLOODED OUT THE PURGE SYSTEM. THE VALVE ASSEMBLY, FILTER ASSEMBLY, CANISTER ASSEMBLY, CANISTER CLOSE, AND 2 WAY VALVE WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN IN OCTOBER, 2008 AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP ON 11/06/2008 WITH 58,079 MILES ON CAR. THE SAME DIAGNOSIS AND SIMILAR PARTS WERE REPLACED. IN MAY, 2012, WITH 88,760 MILES, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, KIA WILL NOT ASSIST IN ANY CORRECTION UNLESS I PAY DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. MY ISSUE IS THAT I FEEL THEY HAVE A SYSTEM PROBLEM, SINCE THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION BY KIA CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR 20 TO 30K MILES BUT T WAS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. I FEEL THAT I AM NO WAY CAUSING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I DON'T TOP OFF DURING THE FILLING PROCESS. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIX THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM EVERY 20 TO 30K MILES AND IT IS A DANGER TO THE CONSUMER AND ANYONE ELSE AT THE GAS STATION WHO IGNITE A FIRE FROM A CIGARETTE OR STATIC ELECTRICITY. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED TO INSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT, AFTER THIS WAS DONE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE ALIGNMENT WAS ACCURATE, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. UPDATED 7/25/2006 - HANKOOK TIRES. *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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ALL OF THE SCREWS AND THE AIR BAG LANDED IN THE CONTACTS LAP. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,316. SPOKE WITH CONSUMER 10/16/07 NEED TO RESEND FORM. *LJ THE DEALER STATED REINSTALLED FUEL FILLER CAP AND STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS. UPDATED 11/01/07 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT REAR SEAT FAILED. WHEN THE SEAT IS BEING OCCUPIED THE SEAT BELT WILL UNLOCK WITHOUT WARRANT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE BELTS IS USED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

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

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

TRANSMISSION SKIPS GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. *JB

IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR I PURCHASED FROM CHARLIES KIA (AUGUSTA) A 2004 KIA "AMANTI". IT WAS WINTER AND ONE DOESN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF A CAR DOING ODD THINGS IN THE COLD. I DID NOTICE AS SPRING CAME ON THAT THE CAR SOMETIMES ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY (ABRUPTLY) - ESPECIALLY DURING THE WARM-UP PERIOD. THE THROTTLE I'M TOLD IS ELECTRONICALLY GOVERNED. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO COMPLAIN TO KIA AND TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT CHARLIES. CHARLIES INFORMS ME THAT THE CAR IS NORMAL. I MAKE IT A POINT TO TELL ANYONE DRIVING MY CAR ABOUT THIS SITUATION (FAST ACCELERATION WITH _EXTREMELY _LITTLE HROTTLE PRESSURE). ALL THOSE THAT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR DO REMARK (SOME QUITE NEGATIVELY). IN SHORT, I BELIEVE THE THROTTLE DRIVE TRAIN TO BE HAZARDOUS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO OR WHERE TO TURN FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. INVESTIGATION ON THE WEB (WWW) REVEALS REMARKS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AS WELL. I AM PROMPTED TO WRITE THIS TO YOU AS I ONCE AGAIN BOLTED INTO TRAFFIC (CARRYING TWO PASSENGERS). NO ONE WAS INJURED! VERY SCARY, HOWEVER.

I PURCHASED MY 2004 KIA AMANTI CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALER ON JUNE 16, 2005. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AS WELL. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED AND NOT GOING OFF. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE CAR DEALER ON JUNE 24, 2005 AND JUNE 27, 2005 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CAR DEALER COULD NOT SERVICE THE CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THEY SENT THE CAR TO A SISTER CAR SALES DEALER WHO IN TURN TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED KIA DEALER. THE KIA SERVICE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WHEN THE LIGHT STAYED ON THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURE WAS DISABLED. ON JULY 7, 2005, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, OCTOBER 17, 2005 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2005 THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A KIA DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS REPORTED THE PROBLEM AS BEING FIXED BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON AND STAYS ON WHICH IN TURN DISABLES THE AIR BAG SAFETY FEATURES. IN MID- JANUARY, 2006, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS AGAIN BECOME ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THE DEALER HAS ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN FOR REPAIR ON FEBRUARY 21, 2006 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THUS FAR, THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FIVE TIMES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWENTY-SEVEN DAYS. THE CAR IS AT THE KIA DEALER AGAIN BEING REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS THE SAFETY, THE USE AND THE VALUE OF MY CAR. *NM

DT: CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER S FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE NUTS THAT HELD THE FRONT END. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THEY ADDED SOME FOAM TO THE FLOOR BOARD BECAUSE OF THE NOISE THE FLOOR WAS MAKING. THE THIRD TIME THEY FOUND SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYONE TO WORK ON IT. CALLER WAS BACK TO DEALER TODAY AND THEY CANT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. VEHICLE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. *AK

CAR-KIA SORENTO (NO OPTION ON VEHICLE PAGE FOR SORENTO) I HAVE TAKEN THE KIA SORENTO NOW 4-5 TIMES FOR THE GAS TANK PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PUMP GAS FREELY. IT KEEPS STOPPING EVERY 30 CENTS OR SO. QUIRK KIA HAS SERVICED 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS FROM FUEL FILLER NECK TO PUMPS TO HOSES TO A PRESSURE SENSOR, ETC. I WAS TOLD ON 7/30/05 THAT THE MECHANIC (ON 3RD VISIT) THAT PREVIOUSLY TRIED FIXING MY CAR BROKE A FEW THINGS IN THE GAS TANK AND THERE WAS A FAULTY PART GASKET. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE PARTS. THEY DID NOT GIVE ME A RECEIPT. NOW THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND I FEEL UNSAFE WHEN IT HAS TO DO WITH GASOLINE NOT PROPERLY ENTERING MY VEHICLE. WHY CAN'T THEY FIX IT? MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM GETTING WORSE! *JB

DT: WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE JUST COASTED. THIS OCCURRED WHEN HAVE TO GIVE THE CAR MORE THAN NORMAL GAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT ANY CERTAIN SPEED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE IT FELT AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE.*AK THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHINGS AND COLLARS. *NM

FRONT SUSPENSION STRUT MOUNTS DEFECTIVE. DEALERS AND KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. CONVERSATIONS WITH KIA REPS AND LETTERS TO KIA CORPORATE PEOPLE HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. KIA REP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WAS NORMAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK TIRES WERE RE-BALANCED BUT THERE WAS IS STILL VIBRATIONS AND ROLLING ROARONG SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING. ON 3-4-05 THE VEHICLE HAD ANOTHER FLAT TIRE. *BF *NM

FRONT SUSPENSION PRODUCESD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WILL FALL OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *AK

UPON FILLING THE TANK OF THE KIA AMANTI, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO SURGE AND REACT ERRATICALLY WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN MOTION THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE WILL SURGE OR SHUT OFF CAUSING A PRECARIOUS SITUATION WHEN IN TRAFFIC. *NM

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'M CURRENTLY USING THE LEMON LAW PROCEDURE. ON TOP OF THAT, I'VE HAD PHONE CALLS FROM KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT STATING THEY KNOW AN ISSUE EXISTS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND IT OCCURRED WITH OR WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED MORE OFTEN WHEN GOING UP A STEEP HILL. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS, BUT THEY WERE NUNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION DECREASED. THE GAS INDICATOR WENT FROM 18.1 TO 14.5 GALLONS. *AK