While, backing out of garage the car accelerated on its own. Kia road tested the car and could not replicate the problem. A diagnostic test performed by j.b.a. Kia of ellicott city, md found nothing wrong. This is the second time that the car has had a sudden unintended acceleration incident. The first incident was reported to the federal safety agency in january 2010, confirmation (odi number) for that report is 10375033. Kia replaced the accelerator pedal position sensor on 1/18/2011.
2004 Kia Amanti: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 73 complaints about the 2004 Kia Amanti describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 23,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20091
- 20063
- 200511
- 20045
What owners say
Sudden unintended acceleration.
I am an original owner of a 2004 kia amanti with only 23000miles. My car has accelerated on its own such as the toyota recent recall. Kia headquarters claim they've never heard of this problem.meanwhile if u go to website www.odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov you will see hundreds of people complaining about the same problem with their kia amanti. I got the car fixed but I don't feel safe.$1137.94 later kia kept car entire week. Kia service tech&advisor explained it was an electronic problem with the accelerator position sensor failure. What is it going to take before for someone investigates kia amanti? Sadly I regret spending so much on high end foreign vehicle. I had to change/purchase twice front wheel new tires. Numerous times in the winter my battery goes completely dead. I 'm frustrated as kia headquarters isn't being held responsible for gas acceleration, an issue that is a safety hazard. Please can someone at the federal safety agency finally take action before someone gets killed.
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.
Dt: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated on its own. There was no warning, and it occurred with or without the cruise control activated. This happened more often when going up a steep hill. The vehicle slowed down when the brakes were applied. The vehicle has been to the dealership multiple times for this, but they were nunable to diagnose the problem.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Kia Amanti sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2004 Kia Amanti?
5 of 73 owner complaints about the 2004 Kia Amanti (7%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Kia Amanti?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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