2007 Kia Amanti Complaint Log

TAKATA RECALL. THE "AIRBAG LIGHT" IN MY DASH HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MY MECHANICH HIS BELIEVES IT IS A AIRBAG PROBLEM THAT MY COMPUTER KEEPS RECORDING. MY CAR HAS NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON IT BUT MY LOCAL DEALER IN NJ TELLS ME THAT THE AIRBAG HAS PROBLEMS IN MANNY OF THESE CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IMMOBILIZER INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC FAILED TO FUNCTION BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 1/20/16 *SS THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANMISSION FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE 77,000.

MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY FOR NO REASON AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON CONSTANTLY. SPOKE WITH KIA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE LIGHT AND IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY AMANTI. THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH AMANTIS SOLD TO BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DO TO THE NUMBERS GAME. THEY WANT ME TO PAY BETWEEN $800 AND $1600 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS AIRBAG LIGHT IS THE SAME DEFECT THAT THE OPTIMAS AND RONDOS ARE HAVING. IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE MY CAR. THEY NEED TO REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE SAME RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HAVE THE AMANTIS ADDED TO THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FAIL TO STAY IN MEMORY POSTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE CAR DEALER EIGHT TIMES AND HAD SWITCH CONTORL, MODUAL UNDER STEAT REPLACED. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. DEALER TELLS ME HAVE TRIED HELP FORM KIA VERY LITTLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 60K MILES AND KIA TELL ME PROBLEM IS PASSED 60K NOT THEIR PROBLEM. PROBLEM GOING ON FORM JULY OF THIS YEAR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. SHE STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CHECK TIRE SENSORS WERE ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AN HOUR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE THE TIRE SENSOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST REPAIR FACILITY WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL DESCRIBING THE IDENTICAL FAILURE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V130000, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. REPAIRS WERE SCHEDULED PER HER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 60,000. UPDATED 3/10/10 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10106. UPDATED 1/4/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT HIS WIFE CARRY EXTRA WEIGHT IN HER LAP OR RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT. UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT FIX THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

THE DATE BELOW REFERS TO MOST RECENT EVENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 10 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (2007 KIA AMANTI PURCHASED NEW). IN THE MOST RECENT EVENT I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR FROM RUNNING A RED LIGHT, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AND NEARLY HAD A COLLISION IN THE PROCESS. THE PROBLEM IS THIS: EVERY NOW AND THEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES--WHICH OF COURSE IS SUPPOSED TO STOP THE CAR--ACTUALLY CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE DRAMATICALLY--TO JACKRABBIT I THINK IT IS CALLED--WITH SUCH FORCE THAT EVEN FULL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES CANNOT STOP IT. THE TACHOMETER GOES INTO THE RED OR DANGER ZONE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE NOTED ON KIA FORUM (A WEB SITE FOR KIA OWNERS WITH NO CONNECTION TO KIA MOTOR COMPANY) OTHER AMANTI OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE KIA COMPANY DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM AND SAYS THAT I MUST TAKE IT IN SO THAT IT CAN BE FIXED IF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE, GIVEN THE INFREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT IN--MOST RECENTLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. SINCE I CAN NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MIGHT HAPPEN, ALL DRIVING OF THE CAR MAKES ME VERY ANXIOUS--AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I APPROACH A CROSSWALK FULL OF CHILDREN. I FEEL I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET RID OF THE CAR. I WILL, OF COURSE, FEEL MORALLY OBLIGATED TO REVEAL THE PROBLEM WHEN I TRADE THE CAR IN AND WILL THUS NO DOUBT TAKE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL LOSS. THIS WILL BE BETTER THAN HURTING SOMEONE EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, HOWEVER. I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT CARS, BUT I WOULD GUESS IT IS SOME KIND OF COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS ONLY UNDER CERTAIN UNPREDICTABLE CONDITIONS. JUST KNOWING IT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, HOWEVER, MAKES THE CAR TOO SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IF I CAN, I WILL GET RID OF THE CAR AS EARLY AS TOMORROW EVEN IF I TAKE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORMAT WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH A HOLE BENEATH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. ONCE HALF OF THE FLOORMAT BECAME STUCK IN THE ENGINE, IT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO STOP WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND MANAGED TO REACH UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PULL THE FLOORMAT OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000. UPDATED 6/9/08 *CN UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA AMANTI. THE DASHBOARD TRIM IS ALUMINUM AND REFLECTS THE SUNLIGHT ONTO THE SIDE MIRRORS OF THE VEHICLE. THE REFLECTION FAILURE HAS ALMOST CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE PURCHASED IT SO THEY CAN CHANGE THE TRIM. HE HAS NOT YET BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE KIA AGREED TO PAY TO HAVE THE REFLECTIVE ALUMINUM STRIP PAINTED BLACK. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 AMANTI ON THE I-10 WHEN THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO EVENT THAT LEAD TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THE GLASS SIMPLY EXPLODED OR IMPLODED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS CAR WAS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR AN EXPLANATION. OF COURSE, THERE WAS NONE. KIA WAS FILING THIS WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT THIS WAS A DEFECT OF SOME SORT THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS SO NEW THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. I NOW HAD A RENTAL FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME. *AK