Major Problems with 2005 Kia Amanti Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Kia Amanti

2005 Kia Amanti FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Victims: 1 Mileage: 35663 miles

2005 Kia Amanti AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 58000 miles

2005 Kia Amanti VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Mileage: 68000 miles

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Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Amanti owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt*: the contact stated while attempting to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal the vehicle hesitated. this occurred intermittently. the...	27 ~ 42331 miles
AIR BAGS air bag light will not go off. dealer cannot find any reason why. air bag is fine must be a	11 ~ 77049 miles
ENGINE i have had several incidents where my vehicle accelerated almost causing an accident. i have been to the dealer three...	7 ~ 78402 miles
POWER TRAIN shortly after getting the car it intermittently would fail to accelerate when the accelerator was pushed. by pushing it all...	6 ~ 82004 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE on window sticker states car should average 17 miles per gallon city and 25 miles per gallon on highway. over...	6 ~ 44620 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM soon after start up i pulled out of my drive way and proceeded to turn onto the street and i...	5 ~ 67478 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i never know when my car will start jerking. the car will run fine then out of the blue when...	5 ~ 6480 miles
SUSPENSION just 2days ago my car started jerking real bad and also my transmission felt like it was stalling and the...	3 ~ 138743 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS soon after start up i pulled out of my drive way and proceeded to turn onto the street and i...	3 ~ 5841 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER clear coat on my kia amanti is peeling off. this clear coat problem first started on my front bumper and...	3 ~ 51462 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed the rear...	2 ~ 35000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated that the molding around the windows failed. the vehicle...	2 ~ 54952 miles
STEERING the steering is locking up or becomes very hard to turn when driving like older days without power steering...	1 ~ 163955 miles
WHEELS the front left wheel cane off. while driving.they said that they can not fix it because the frame is rusty...	1 ~ 142231 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i began to notice that my car was" jumping" at stop lights on a city street as if it wanted...	1 ~ 70000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ever since i have owned the car the airbag light has been on and does not go off until the...	1 ~ 70000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM ever since i have owned the car the airbag light has been on and does not go off until the...	1 ~ 70000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed the rear...	1
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE the shocks of the trunk failed causing the very heavy trunk to close suddenly hitting me in the head. *tr...	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING sudden acceleration. i was slowing for a traffic light i expected to turn red. i had my foot on the...	1 ~ 68000 miles
TIRES rear tires of 05 kia amanti word bald while front tires show little or wear 27000 miles. hankook tires of...	1 ~ 27000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt*: the contact stated upon initial acceleration the engine stalled and operated at a reduced speed followed by sudden acceleration...	1 ~ 13000 miles
BEAD > TIRES federal tire separated on 2 of my tires and a ripple on 3rd tire. *nm...	1
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS bought a 2005 kia amanti in athens georgia on 02/22/2006. test drove three different cars. when i applied the brakes...	1 ~ 1200 miles
ARM > SPINDLE > KNUCKLE dealer replaced the knuckle control arm and rack in pinion every 15 000 to 20 000 miles the same sound...	1 ~ 10000 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING dealer replaced the knuckle control arm and rack in pinion every 15 000 to 20 000 miles the same sound...	1 ~ 10000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING the newer high intensity headlights should be done away with! in order to continue driving on the freeway at night...	1
VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated the side view mirrors on the vehicle would inadvertantly move...	1 ~ 600 miles

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