Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2008 Kia Amanti.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2021-06-30	SUSPENSION	No	0	[XXX] This was a persistent problem since the car was new; yet, undiscovered by the dealer after their examination. C…
2021-05-25	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE	No	0	The contact owns a 2008 Kia Amanti. The contact stated there were several failures with the clockspring assembly featur…
2018-09-04	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	POWER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE MOVING WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO REVERSE/NEUTRAL/DRIVE. THIS…
2015-07-10	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	LEFT AND RIGHT OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS SELF ADJUSTING AGAIN!! DEALER TOLD US WHEN THEY FIXED IT THE LAST TIME THAT TH…
2015-02-26	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	No	0	I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HALOGEN BULBS 4X IN THE LAST TWO YEASR. THESE BULBS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE AFTERMARK…
2013-10-12	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	No	0	2008 KIA AMANTI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PADS ISSUE AND CONSUMER REQUESTS EXPLANATION OF WHO DETERMINES VE…
2013-10-03	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS WILL READJUST AT RANDOM. THIS NOT ONLY MASHED CHANGING LANES UNSAF…
2013-08-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL MOVE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT A COMMAND. TOO OFTEN WHEN I WANT …
2013-05-08	ENGINE	No	0	THIS IS THE 2ND TIME FOR THE SAME ISSUE (MILEAGE 17900) -PREVIOUS ISSUE WAS JULY 2012. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE-CA…
2013-03-22	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	OUTSIDE RIGHT AND LEFT REARVIEW MIRRORS SELF ADJUSTING. INSTALLED YET ANOTHER NEW MEMORY SWITCH #88995 3F200
2013-01-28	POWER TRAIN	No	0	HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON 12/14/12. IT IS A 'SHIFTING/GEAR/TRANSMISSION ISSUE. ITS …
2013-01-15	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM WHEN MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE. THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WAS POINTING DOWN SO I ADJUSTED IT WHILE A…
2013-01-14	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	LEFT AND RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRRORS ADJUSTING ON THEIR OWN ALL THE TIME!! DEALER SPECIAL ORDERED PARTS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS…
2012-09-23	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER …
2012-08-27	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	OUTSIDE LEFT AND RIGHT MIRRORS SELF ADJUSTING. DEALER REPLACED BOTH MIRRORS THIS TIME ON 9/07/12
2012-07-05	VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VIEW…
2012-01-04	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	AT 65 MPH ON A BUSY FREEWAY -WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ENGINE DIED TO IDLE SPEED AND NO POWER. TRY CROSSING 3 LANES OF FAST …
2011-12-12	POWER TRAIN	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HARD SHIFT...THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE JUMP. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T DUP…
2011-12-12	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	OUTSIDE LEFT AND RIGHT REARVIEW MIRRORS SELF ADJUSTING. DEALER INSTALLED ANOTHER NEW MEMORY SEAT SWITCH
2011-02-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	WHEN ADJUSTING THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS THEY JUST START MOVING ON THEIR OWN ...SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING .. AND IT'S DANGERO…
2011-01-11	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	DRIVERS' MIRROR ADJUSTMENT/MEMORY SETTING: THE DRIVERS' MIRROR WILL START CLICKING/MOVING,WHEN I HIT THE REMOTE.WHEN TH…
2010-10-02	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	LEFT AND RIGHT REARVIEW MIRRORS ADJUSTING ON THEIR OWN. DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT CONTROL SWITCH. DEALER COULD…
2010-07-03	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	MIRRORS ADJUSTING RANDOMLY ON THEIR OWN.
2010-03-09	AIR BAGS	Yes	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA AMANTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE EVERYDAY THE BATTERY …
2008-11-12	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE THROTTLE TIP HAS BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE. I BARELY TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR …