2004 Kia Amanti problems
Owners have filed 112 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 Kia Amanti. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come fuel system (13%) and cruise control (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 112 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 90 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 45,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 62,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Kia Amanti with enough data (62 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Head-on crash into driver side passenger door. Air bags failed to activate. Both cars total losses, nothing repaired or replaced.
I was driving the car down a 3 lane road. The windows began to open and close, the door locks did the same. Warning lights were flashing on & off on the dash and I had almost no control over the steering wheel. The light ahead was red and when I tried to stop the car, nothing happened. I tried putting the car in neutral to slow me down and pushed as hard on the breaks and I was unable to stop and his a car in front of me very hard. I had a concussion, sprained thorasic spine and neck.
Upon filling the tank of the kia amanti, shortly thereafter, the engine will begin to surge and react erratically without pressing the accelerator. If the brake is not sufficiently engaged the vehicle will lunge forward or backward and cause an accident. If the vehicle is already in motion the accelerator becomes unresponsive and the engine will surge or shut off causing a precarious situation when in traffic.
Check engine light keeps coming on. At times it clears by itself. They've changed sparlplugs ,sensors,etc, but keeps happening. I have to drive 50 evertime, and they seem to never fix it.