There are 9 stored owner reports matching the suspension leading-label group for the 2004 Kia Amanti in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)REAR SUSPENSION DOES NOT FEEL SOLID. IT BOUNCES RIGHT TO LEFT AS WELL AS UP AND DOWN. PUT NEW STRUTS ON AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER. ANY THOUGHTS? *TR
THE CAR WHILE DRIVING TURNS OFF AND LATER IT WILL RUN BUT WON'T ACCELERATE
ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 26, 2004, PURCHASED A 2004 KIA AMANTI. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS, MANY OF WHICH KIA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. SINCE ITS PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PROBLEMS, BATTERY PROBLEMS, WATER LEAKS, RECURRING ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS AND, MOST RECENTLY, SHAKING AND LURCHING ISSUES WHICH HAVE RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES WERE RECTIFIED, IT APPEARS THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER. IN FACT, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND WINDSHIELD LEAK REQUIRED SIX SEPARATE VISITS TO ONTARIO KIA DUE TO THE FACT THAT KIA COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW, DR. OH HAS ALREADY PURCHASED A CAR BATTERY, TWO BRAKES, AND FOUR NEW TIRES (EXCLUDING OTHER REPAIR COSTS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST MONTH, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILS TO OPERATE SATISFACTORILY. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, DR. OH HAS CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOTWITHSTANDING THE AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS AND THE CONTINUOUS SHAKING AND BOUNCING ISSUES. *JB
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.
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
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
FRONT SUSPENSION PRODUCESD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WILL FALL OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *AK
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
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.