Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| 006 | 12/01/2004 | 10016851 | Enhanced diagnosis and repair for p0446/p2422. *tt | 10/12/2005 | |
| 007 | 03/01/2005 | 10015262 | Distance to empty (dte) indicator information. *tt | 07/12/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 59000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 kia amanti. the contact stated that five of the six fuel injectors were replaced approximately one year ago because the vehicle would jerk and stall. the vehicle was in the process of having the sixth fuel injector replaced due to the same failures. an authorized dealer stated that failed fuel injectors was a common issue for this year, made and model. the failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. sm. | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 60000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 kia amanti. the contact stated while driving 5 mph, white smoke began to emit from the tail pipe and the vehicle would not accelerate beyond that speed. the vehicle also began to jerk when the failure occurred. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where three fuel injectors were replaced. approximately two years later, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was in the process of being repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 65,700. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 59000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 kia amati. the contact stated that five of the six fuel injectors were replaced on the vehicle one year ago because the vehicle was jerking and stalling. the contact stated they now have to replace the sixth fuel injector because the vehicle is having the same failure. the dealer said the fuel injectors have been a known problem on this year model. the failure mileage 59,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.rl | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 kia amanti. the contact stated while driving 5 mph, white smoke began to emit from the tail pipe and the vehicle would not accelerate beyond that speed. the vehicle also began to jerk when the failure occurred. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where three fuel injectors were replaced. approximately two years later, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was in the process of being repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 65,700. the vin was unavailable. rvk | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 59000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 kia amati. the contact stated that five of the six fuel injectors were replaced on the vehicle one year ago because the vehicle was jerking and stalling. the contact stated they now have to replace the sixth fuel injector because the vehicle is having the same failure. the dealer said the fuel injectors have been a known problem on this year model. the failure mileage 59,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.rl | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 kia amanti. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, white smoke began to emit from the tail pipe and the vehicle would not accelerate beyond that speed. the vehicle also began to jerk during the failure. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where three fuel injectors were replaced. approximately two years later the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was in the process of being repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 65,700. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 59000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 kia amati. the contact stated that five of the six fuel injectors were replaced on the vehicle one year ago because the vehicle was jerking and stalling. the contact stated they now have to replace the sixth fuel injector because the vehicle is having the same failure. the dealer said the fuel injectors have been a known problem on this year model. the failure mileage 59,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.rl | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 kia amanti. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, white smoke began to emit from the tail pipe and the vehicle would not accelerate beyond that speed. the vehicle also began to jerk during the failure. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where three fuel injectors were replaced. approximately two years later the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was in the process of being repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 65,700. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 01/05/2011 | 17141 | ||
| August 2010, vhicle would not accept gas at pump.gasoline shoots back out of gas tank upon refuelling. problem recucrred four times since. kia owners complain on line on manufscturers website. 6 pages of similiar complainnts fro m other kia owners. company consumers affairs dept. refuses any responsibility. kia of riverside dealership doen't know how to fix problem afer charging us $99.00 for diagnostic on january 5 2011. fourth incident since august 2010. | |||
| 06/20/2008 | 80000 | 1 | |
| 2004 kia - gas leaking under car when filling gas tank. kia told us it was a sensor and replaced it. it happened again - they replaced the same sensor. when it happened for the third time, we brought the car in and they told us it was a gas overflow problem and by the time they looked at the car, we had over 27 pounds of gas sitting under the back seat. they told us (because so much time had passed, we had to pay which we did to get the car. they also told us they would contact kia and try to get us reimbursed. all to no avail. the first sensor was replace within first year. by the time the finally realized what the real problem was - the car was 4 years. they told us warranty had run out. this sounded like we were sitting on a time bomb! they tried to blame us - they say it's the way we pump gas. *tr | |||
| 07/30/2008 | 36000 | 1 | |
| Acceleration problem when proceeding from a sop light or stop sign or any stopped position. the car jerks uncontrollably when accelerating from a stopped position causing very strong potential for an accident. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 09/14/2004 | 2014 | 50 | 07/14/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 04/20/2005 | 11000 | 4 | 12/01/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 03/23/2007 | 30000 | 5 | 10/15/2004 |
| I bought a brand new 2004 kia amanti. as i approached 30,000 miles the engine would periodically lose power while in operation, then restore seconds later. i reported the incident to my dealer. i ws told they would reset the fuel injection system, and that would resolve the issue. since then the issue has surfaced (3) times. two of the three times almost lead to a serious crash. during these precious few seconds (3-5) there was absolutley no engine power available. i notice it it seemed to occur when removing the foot from the gas pedal, then reapplying it to gain power. at this point the engine just dropped off. it will restore and race to high rpm seconds later. it has gotten to the point where i was afraid of driving the vehicle. it was a crap shoot everytime you needed to make a left turn across on coming traffic whether or not my car will lose power. it was not a stall, needed to restart the vehicle afterwards. the vehicle recovered on its own.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 05/09/2006 | 33316 | 1 | 02/01/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 04/20/2005 | 11000 | 4 | 12/01/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 6000 | 1 | |
| Check engine light keeps coming on. at times it clears by itself. they've changed sparlplugs ,sensors,etc, but keeps happening. i have to drive 50 evertime, and they seem to never fix it. *tr | |||