Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly when it was placed in drive position from park. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer, and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 125,000 . rvk | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated vehicle accelerated unexpectantly when vehicle was placed in the drive position from park. the contact was not taken to the dealer, and the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 125,000 . rds | |||
| 01/18/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated the vehicle would independtly decrease speed and would not go any faster then 15 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times who stated they needed to clean the wires. the wires were cleaned but the failure continued. the repair was done under warranty each time. the manufacturer was contacted who offered no assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the failure mileage was 83,000.vf | |||
| 01/18/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated the vehicle will deacclerated and will not go any faster then 15 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times who stated they needed to clean the wires. the wires were cleaned but the failure continued. the repairs was done under warranty each time the vehicle was taken in to the dealer. the manufacturer was contacted who offered no assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the failure mileage was 83,000. mw | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 35000 | ||
| 2005 kia amanti: occasionally the accelerator will barely move the car even though it's floored, then there is a sudden severe lurch forward. my dealer is unaware of any recall, or problem with this. this occurs 4 or 5 times a year, and could cause an accident. there are hundreds of reports of this online, why no action? | |||
| 05/06/2011 | 55300 | 1 | |
| As i pulled up to park my car behind a parked car, my car surged and crashed into the back of the parked car. i was easing into the space at a very slow speed and actually had my foot on the brake. the motor suddenly revved up, i felt the surge, stood on the brake pedal, but was unable to control the car. although damage was minimal, i was concerned about another occurrence driving the vehicle and had it towed into the dealership. the service advisor said they have never heard of an incident like this with the amanti. there are many reports of these unexplained acceleration incidents with the kia amanti online. hopefully these people are reporting them to you. if this had happened while trying to stop at a crosswalk for pedestrians, someone would have been seriously injured. at the consumers request, the component was revised to speed control. 05/10/11 | |||
| 04/11/2011 | |||
| Incident 1: while driving at 60mph on an interstate the cars speed reduced to <10 mph then stalled followed a sudden acceleration. the car was towed to an authorized dealer who could not duplicate the problem but suggested that it was the computer. computer replaced problem persist....incident 2:(1 month later)upon initial acceleration, the engine stalled and operated at a reduced speed followed by sudden acceleration without warning into traffic. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem but suggested that it might be the throttle motor. throttle motor replaced but the problem persisted. the manufacturer was alerted on both occasions. now i am deadly afraid of driving this vehicle. | |||
| 07/21/2006 | 18313 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently surge forward momentarily while driving at any speed. the contact also stated the vehicle would intermittently decelerate momentarily while driving at any speed. during the failures a check engine light would illuminate. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body assembly was replaced on three occasions. the failure continued to occur. the failure mileage was 18,313 and the current mileage was 120,000. | |||
| 04/11/2011 | |||
| Incident 1: while driving at 60mph on an interstate the cars speed reduced to <10 mph then stalled followed a sudden acceleration. the car was towed to an authorized dealer who could not duplicate the problem but suggested that it was the computer. computer replaced problem persist....incident 2:(1 month later)upon initial acceleration, the engine stalled and operated at a reduced speed followed by sudden acceleration without warning into traffic. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem but suggested that it might be the throttle motor. throttle motor replaced but the problem persisted. the manufacturer was alerted on both occasions. now i am deadly afraid of driving this vehicle. | |||
| 07/21/2006 | 18313 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently surge forward momentarily while driving at any speed. the contact also stated the vehicle would intermittently decelerate momentarily while driving at any speed. during the failures a check engine light would illuminate. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body assembly was replaced on three occasions. the failure continued to occur. the failure mileage was 18,313 and the current mileage was 120,000. | |||
| 07/21/2006 | 18313 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. the contact stated the vehicle would intermittently surge forward momentarily while driving at any speed. the contact also stated the vehicle would intermittently decelerate momentarily while driving at any speed. during the failures a check engine light would illuminate on the dashboard. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body assembly was replaced on three occasions. the failure continues. the failure mileage was 18,313 and the current mileage was 120,000. sm. | |||
| 05/24/2009 | 42000 | ||
| While attempting to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal the vehicle hesitated. this occurred intermittently car appeared to be stuck in first and would not shift. the car does not accelerate smooth in lower gears - also, car lurches when stopped at intersections - rpms are erratic dealerships say they cannot replicate this has been ongoing for over one year cannot afford to drive this car / cannot afford trade in- researched on internet found hundreds of similar complaints at just one site - http://www.kia-forums.com/archive/f-221.html | |||
| 01/16/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. when the contact attempted to accelerate from a stop he noticed that the vehicle will surge forward uncontrollably. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced and could not be serviced. there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 60000. the vin was not available. updated 05/07/10. *lj | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 52000 | 1 | |
| We have had our 2005 amanti into the dealership several times with complaints of sudden acceleration or jack rabbit type of starts. this problem has caused several near misses, but no wrecks so far. each time we are told by the dealer that they can not duplicate the problem and no repair is made. the last time we took it in, we contacted the factory to get them to help. they kept the car for 4 days and still have not replicated the problem. this problem only occurs once or twice a month, so it is not surprising that the mechanic could not replicate it. the dealer tells me that kia will not let them do any repairs unless they can duplicate the problem. i verified this talking to kia factory customer service representative. their plan is to do no repair unless the problem becomes constant. needless to say, i feel this leaves my driving family in a potentially dangerous position. *tr | |||
| 02/19/2010 | 22500 | 1 | |
| Failure to move or accelerate from a stop, has happened approx 7 times in the last six months. dealer can not find the problem,the car is at the dealers now because this problem occurred twice in the past week. *tr | |||
| 12/18/2009 | 52000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia amanti. while approaching a stop light, the rmps increased rapidly, the vehicle accelerated and lunged into traffic. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by a dealer. the contact is concerned about the safety risk since a crash could have occurred. the failure mileage was 52,000. | |||
| 02/28/2008 | 2 | 08/01/2006 | |
| Pulled out into a busy intersection - car crawled - did not respond to acceleration - lurched quickly into traffic almost causing an accident. drove further down the road at 40 mph, car acceleration died almost completely, service engine light came on. i pulled off road, called my local kia dealer from whom i bought the car. they were no longer handling kia, had to have car towed an hour away and was told the throttle wire assembly was cleaned out and repaired. this was in january, 2008. february 2008 i took car to shop to have brakes checked - tech took it out for test drive. when he came back he asked if it had a problem with severe hesitation. i told him it was fixed last month (under warranty). he said he pulled into busy traffic twice and the vehicle failed to accelerate, almost causing 2 accidents. i drove the car back to work, acceleration failed once again and check engine light came on and stayed on. going to have to have it towed an hour away for them to look at it again - meanwhile i'm without any form of transportation ( cannot get loaner) once it's fixed i will have to pay someone to drive me an hour away to pick it up! they need to figure out the problem - i have seen numerous complaints on the internet about this. it's causing me to be paranoid about even driving it, not knowing when it might happen again! *tr | |||
| 02/06/2008 | 21937 | 4 | 06/05/2005 |
| I have an '05 kia amanti. this car has a sudden acceleration causing the car to speed forward when applying the brakes. i have been in two rear-end collisions in the last year and have not been in an accident in over 30yrs prior. i have had the car taken to sentry kia to be repaired but, they just say, they cannot duplicate the problem - so there is no problem. i know differently. i am afraid to drive this car. there have been many complaints on the kia forum and other sites about this problem with the '05 kia amanti - yet kia will not do anything for me. they force me to drive this weapon on wheels. i am beside myself as to what to do - i am afraid of hitting a pedestrian or even a child through the fault of the vehicle and not my driving!! *tr | |||
| 02/09/2007 | 32778 | 1 | 08/06/2005 |
| My amanti was barely rolling as i pulled into a parking space. however, the moment i depressed the brake pedal, the car took off like a rocket! i looked down at the floor to be sure that i was stepping on the brake pedal and i was! when i realized the car had already taken down a sign and its pole, i thought perhaps the brakes had failed, so i stepped on the brake pedal even harder but the car continued to accelerate until it was out of control and taking me through a mass of pompous grass and out the other side into an empty strip of land. after going through the pompous grass, the car spun to the left towards the tree lined parking strip. i panicked not knowing where the car was going to take me next or how i could stop it. suddenly it occurred to me that perhaps if i could turn the key off, it would shut the engine down. i prayed that it would work and thank god it did. as soon as the car came to a stop i got out of the car, shaking and crying. other than being towed for diagnosis, the car has not been driven since. ceo of kia in korea did not acknowledge letters, manufacturer in us does not acknowledge problem, and dealer will do nothing! we are paying for this car and are unable to drive it! it's unsafe! we now have it in legal process. *jb | |||
| 04/18/2007 | 10 | 50 | 10/01/2005 |
| Shortly after getting the car, it intermittently would fail to accelerate when the accelerator was pushed. by pushing it all the way to the floor it sometimes would then accelerate excessively, or by letting up on the accelerator and reapplying it a similar event would happen. sometimes the car just muddles along very slowly in traffic until one of the above actions is taken, and sometimes pushing to the floor still does not make it accelerate. this has occurred in traffic at times causing an unsafe event due to surprise when expecting to clear traffic etc. early on it was returned to dealer on at least two occasions for lengths of several days each time and we also involved company reps, but they offered no solution but said it seemed to be fine. car continues to act up and notice that others have complained of a similar event on a website we monitor. *tr | |||
| 06/04/2006 | 16400 | 4 | 05/15/2006 |
| The vehicle has had sporadic problems with 'jack rabbiting', when pressing the accelerator pedal. with a light touch to the gas pedal, the jars literally jumps forward. in each case, it takes about three touches to the gas pedal, to get to 'normal driving. it is a fast acceleration, which causes the tires to 'screech' sometimes and the car to jump forward. the second item that started happening is that the car appeared to be stuck in first and would not shift. the car would not accelerate. this has now caused me to also get run over twice, due to not being able to accelerate. another problem appeared yesterday. i applied the brake and the car would not immediately stop. the engine revved up, not fast, but it was enough to keep the car moving for a short distance, before it stopped. it scared the hell out of me. i have never experienced something like that with a vehicle. *nm | |||
| 08/22/2006 | 13700 | 10 | 11/25/2005 |
| My 2005 kia amanti has an intermittent problem with the accelerator, after backing up, when the car is put into drive and the gas pedal depressed, nothing happens. the car will not accelerate, even when the pedal is depressed all the way to the floor. the engine does not rev; the car just idles and won't accelerate. at other times, the slightest touch of the gas pedal can cause the car to lurch forward briefly. i have taken it to the kia dealership three times. they say they have never heard of this problem, although if i google amanti accelerator problems i find dozens of complaints about this. my dealer insists that until they can duplicate the problem at the dealership there is nothing that can be done. i am concerned that this may cause an accident and would like to get this fixed, if i only knew how. *jb | |||
| 04/25/2006 | 13000 | 1 | 06/13/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal the vehicle hesitated. this occurred intermittently. the vehicle has been taken to the dealership three times for inspection. they were unable to duplicate the problem. the manufacturer was alerted. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 11/14/2006 | 13000 | 1 | 09/25/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated upon initial acceleration, the engine stalled and operated at a reduced speed followed by sudden acceleration without warning. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem. afterwards, the problem persisted. the manufacturer was alerted. *ak | |||