2004 Kia Amanti
Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Kia Amanti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The 2004 Kia Amanti will accelerate on it's own. I have been in local traffic and it accelerates and de-accelerate lik… |
| 2021-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER GETTING HOME LAST NIGHT FROM MY SISTER IN LAW'S GENDER REVEAL, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE BONNET SO I OPEN… |
| 2021-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CON… |
| 2019-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS TRYING TO GO OUT GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY PULL TO THE SIDE AND THEN IT STOP R… |
| 2019-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT QUIC… |
| 2018-06-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | SUNROOF SHATTERED UPON OPENING TILT POSTITION, MINOR CUTS FROM GLASS CLEAN UP. |
| 2018-05-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT ON, TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECK AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY. GOT A NEW BATTERY LIGHT STILL ON. THE LIG… |
| 2017-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 3 | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN A 3 LANE ROAD. THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO OPEN AND CLOSE, THE DOOR LOCKS DID THE SAME. WARNING L… |
| 2017-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WELL I GOT MY CAR ON WEEK AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AND SO TODAY I TAKE IT TO 5TAKE OI… |
| 2016-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE D… |
| 2016-06-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT THE CARD WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE (REAR PASSENGER DOOR) BY A PERSON RUNNING A RED LIGHT. THE … |
| 2014-10-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2014-05-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I START MY CAR, THE RPM ACCELERATES HIGH AS IT WILL GO. VERY ANNOYING AND LOUD. IT DOES THIS MOST OF THE TIME SOME… |
| 2014-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | KIA AMANTI LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING OR LOSING POWER THEN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL AND KIA SEEMS NOT TO BE ABLE TO … |
| 2012-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED DOWN AND "CHUGGED" OUT OF THROTTLE POWER WHILE INITIALLY DRIVING AT SPEE… |
| 2012-07-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY CAR LOSES POWER FAST NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AN… |
| 2012-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OUT OF TOWN AND HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET LIKE I NORMALLY DO WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR DR… |
| 2012-05-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A RED LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DIED. I TURNED THE KEY SO I COULD BEGI… |
| 2012-03-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILL… |
| 2011-10-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE, BACKING OUT OF GARAGE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. KIA ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROB… |
| 2011-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIVE OF THE SIX FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED APPROXIMAT… |
| 2011-04-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 KIA AMANTI IN FOR PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG LIGHT SEVERAL TIME. I HAVE 8 FORMS WITH BACKUP BUT IT WAS… |
| 2011-01-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR |
| 2011-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AUGUST 2010, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT GAS AT PUMP.GASOLINE SHOOTS BACK OUT OF GAS TANK UPON REFUELING. PROBLEM RECURRED… |
| 2010-09-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR SUSPENSION DOES NOT FEEL SOLID. IT BOUNCES RIGHT TO LEFT AS WELL AS UP AND DOWN. PUT NEW STRUTS ON AND NOTHING HAS… |
| 2010-07-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2004 KIA AMANTI ENGINE RACES AND LUNGES FORWARD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT STOP SIGN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES AND K… |
| 2010-06-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | WHILE PARKING IN FRONT OF A COFFEE SHOP AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY RIGHT SHOE WAS OVER THE GA… |
| 2010-05-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT W… |
| 2010-01-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 KIA AMANTI WITH ONLY 23000MILES. MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN SUCH AS THE TOYOTA … |
| 2010-01-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN AND ENGINE SUDDENLY RACED AND COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH TO STOP. SHI… |
| 2010-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SURGES WHILE ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY BUT HAS DONE IT CONSISTENTLY FOR OVER 5 YEARS. E… |
| 2009-08-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR ON OCCASIONS LURCHES AND STALLS FREQUENTLY. WIFE'S CAR REALLY NOT SURE IF THROTTLE,ENGINE,TRANSMISSION. JUST VERY D… |
| 2009-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE TAIL… |
| 2009-05-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE CAR WHILE DRIVING TURNS OFF AND LATER IT WILL RUN BUT WON'T ACCELERATE |
| 2009-04-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELE… |
| 2009-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. AT TIMES IT CLEARS BY ITSELF. THEY'VE CHANGED SPARLPLUGS ,SENSORS,ETC, BUT KEEPS HA… |
| 2009-02-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2004 KIA AMANTI 55,000 MILES MAINTAINED REGULARLY WILL OCCASIONALLY EXHIBIT EXTREMELY HARD STEERING, AS IF THE BELT IS… |
| 2008-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2004 KIA AMANTI - ON COLD STARTUP THE ENGINE SOMETIMES REVS AGGRESSIVELY WHEN PULLED INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO LUR… |
| 2008-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2008-07-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A SOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR ANY STOPPED POSITION. THE CAR JERKS UNCONTROLLAB… |
| 2008-06-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2004 KIA - GAS LEAKING UNDER CAR WHEN FILLING GAS TANK. KIA TOLD US IT WAS A "SENSOR" AND REPLACED IT. IT HAPPENED AG… |
| 2008-03-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2004 KIA AMANTI WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK AND JUMP AND DROPPED DOWN TO … |
| 2008-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER PULLING THE CAR FORWARD OUT OF THE GARAGE IN THE MORNING AND WHILE STOPPED TO WAIT FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO CLOSE (… |
| 2007-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MEC… |
| 2007-11-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2007-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 KIA AMANTI. AS I APPROACHED 30,000 MILES THE ENGINE WOULD PERIODICALLY LOSE POWER WHILE IN O… |
| 2007-03-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 26, 2004, PURCHASED A 2004 KIA AMANTI. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE A MULTITUDE OF… |
| 2007-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEAR SIR: I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 KIA AMANTI. THERE ARE 43,542 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE ENGINE RUNS FINE AN… |
| 2007-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | KIA AMANTI: BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL TOO CLOSE VERTICALLY SO AS TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO FREQUENTLY DEPRESS BOTH AT THE … |
| 2006-12-10 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 3 | HEAD-ON CRASH INTO DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR. AIR BAGS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. BOTH CARS TOTAL LOSSES, NOTHING REPAIRED… |