2005 Kia Amanti Service and Repair Manual

Was in accident on 03-13-2013 severe left front end airbags did not deploy

I HAD A SIDE IMPACT, TBONE WITH A KIA SOUL WHOM HIT ME IN THE SIDE. NEITHER HIS AIEBAGS OE MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED

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

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I WAS PULLING MY KIA AMANTI (WHICH I LOVE) INTO A PARKING STALL IN A VERY CROWDED SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. I WAS BRAKING TO STOP WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED. I DID NOT NOTICE THE RPMS. BUT IT ACCELERATED HARD, AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP IT. I PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE STALL PUSHING IT APPROX 10 FEET BEFORE MY CAR ALSO HIT 10" CEMENT POLE THAT WAS THERE TO PROTECT A POWERPLANT (I THINK) AT THE EDGE OF THE PARKING STRIP. THE POLE STOPPED MY CAR.

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 P

CAR JERKS UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN PROCEEDING FROM ANY STOPPED POSITION.. THE CAR JERKS CAUSING GREAT POTENTIAL FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT. IT ONLY HAPPENS ON HOTTER DAYS.. RIDICULOUS KIA DEALERSHIP IN THORNTON, CO WANTS ME TO ONLY FILL THE TANK UP HALF WAY TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM, THIS CAR IS UNDER FULL WARRANTY & WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OF USE BEFORE FIRST REPORTED PROBLEM. THEY CALL IT "VAPOR LOCK" WHICH SOUNDS RIDICULOUS.. IT ISN'T VAPOR LOCK. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE I BOUGHT CAR IN 2006 ,THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS TO 10-15 MPH, YOU GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL, THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE. EVERY AMANTI OWNER I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAS THIS ISSUE! A DRIVER COULD BE EASILY INVOLVED IN A FATAL INCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS ALSO OCCURS UPON STARTUP WHEN PARKED. IF THERE IS A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU IN A PARKING LOT, YOU WOULD HIT IT. ONE OWNER SAID HE HAD THE CONTROL MODULE "FLASHED" AND IT SOLVED HIS PROBLEM. COULD

FOR @ 6 MONTHS THE CAR JERKS WHEN I AM DRIVING. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL DO 2-3 JERKS THAT ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO JERK YOU FORWARD IN YOUR SEAT. IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS FORGOTTEN WHAT GEAR IT IS IN AND IT IS SEARCHING TO FIND IT. OR YOU COULD DESCRIBE IT AS THOUGH IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL WHERE IT IS NEEDED EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE HAD EVEN PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS MAINLY OCCURRED WHILE DOING ABOUT 40 MPH GOING UP AN INCLINE BUT IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON LEVEL DRIVING AREAS WHILE

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA AMANTI. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO DISREGARD THE LIGHT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WERE STILL WORKING. THE PARTS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,522 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 12/31/07 *BF UPDATED

I BOUGHT MY 2005 KIA AMANTI IN OCT 2005. ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE.....A HESITATION TOOK PLACE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN....THEN THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE AT TOP SPEED. IF THIS EVER HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. MENTIONED THIS SITUATION TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING CAN BE DOWN UNLESS THE "SO CALLED" HESITATION HAPPENED AT THE TIME WHEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP. *NM

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND TWICE THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR. THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

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

THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL CANE OFF. WHILE DRIVING.THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE FRAME IS RUSTY AND ROTTEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SAME SIDE AND WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET BOTH TIMES. AFTER THEY FIX IT THE FIRST TIME AND$ 799.76 , THEY COULD HAVE TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEN.THE CAR WAS IN MOTION..