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Replying to: csandoval2 (Aug 18, 2008 8:46 pm) It is unfortunate that people have to really press to get attention for the issue, but that goes back to not wanting to recognize the issue. The standard comment seemingly is "we cannot duplicate the problem". As I previously stated in another posting, there is a programming fix for the throttle. I also collected a lot of information at the time, from a variety of sources, as I was prepared to ignite world war III in court. If you would like a copy of this document, provide your email address and I will send it to you. You might also want to check the following site, where you will see others complaining about the issue: kia-forums.com/kia-amanti-opirus-forum/31557-amanti-acceleration-problems.html
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Replying to: umeweall (Aug 19, 2008 1:49 pm) you are so correct i finally talked to kia corporate regarding the bbb complaint I just submitted.. they totally deny anything wrong calling it "vapor lock" saying it has to do with the hi octaine & high heat/elevation in my GAS.. i need everything you got thanks!! sandoval_59  q.com
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I have a 2005 Amanti with 70,000 miles on it and until recently it's been a great car. Every now and again it has a vibration similar to driving over the warning bumps that are on some roads to alert you of upcoming tolls etc. The vibration lasts only 2 to 4 seconds and may only occur after driving 20 miles and sometimes 50 miles or whatever. I took it into the KIA dealer and they couldn't find a problem and assured me that the suspension etc was OK. Has anyone else experienced this problem? |
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I am looking at '05 and '07 Amantis and realize that the newer ones have the bigger engine and less weight. My question is whether the '05s can run fine on Regular gas instead of needing Premium all of the time. Here in CA, we have the most expensive gas so Regular saves $.40 to $.50 per gallon. Also, have read that adding an ounce of two of straight "acetone" to each fillup will drastically improve the fuel-burn efficiency and the mileage on these cars. Any comments...or is it too dangerous? What kind of mileage are you getting on '05s or '07s on Regular/Premium, around town, freeway, combined? Thank you!!
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Replying to: poroos (Sep 04, 2008 7:41 am) all black dash/door look. I like the wood grain patterns on the 2005. I also don't like the new tail lights on the 2007, or the change that they made in the coin gray on the console (they shrank it). Of course, my taste is my taste, not someone else's! I did hear that the 2007 engine had a little bit more 'zip' and supposedly a little 'growl' to it. That Is fine, but I have needed neither to this point. If you are hearing the 'growl', you are putting more pedal to the medal, using more fuel, and I am in an economizing mood, not a showing off the public mood. As for mileage, I get 26.5 MPG 65 MPH, 21 MPG 75 MPG, and 30 MPG 55 MPG. I have started to do a lot more 65 MPH and 55 MPH, just leaving a little earlier, not being in a big rush. 
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| I'm getting around 29mpg in my 05 amanti, drove 125.3 miles and only had to put 4.3 gallons in it, round trip to town and home is 125.3 miles (from gas station in town to home and back to gas station) drive 60 to 65mph. | |
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I purchased a new 2006 Amanti in late 2007. Speed control problems were experienced; - at minimal throttle the car would lurch; never knew when it would move slowly as intended or act like a bucking bronco; it was an ccident looking for a place to happen - at other times, the response would be sluggish, much like trying to accelerate with "full choke" in cars of years past - there were a couple of other strange responses. I complained weekly to the salesman and the service manager. When the car went in for it's first scheduled service, the service manager had already found an obscure service memo, which obliquely referenced the problem, but not hitting it straight on, and advised to proceed only if a customer complained repeatedly. Because of my technical background, I suspected that the problem was in the software, because it is "fly by wire" as far as the throttle is concerned and kept hammering that point with the service manager. The repair comprised of uploading upgraded engine control software and took all of 5 minutes. Since then, no problems and the car is a joy to drive, in fact, it's the best driving car I've owned. Contrary to the experience of many others as noted on this and other sites, my experience was that the problem was found and diagnosed early on. Kia knows that there is a problem; they have issued a service bulletin (even if it is obscure); they have a fix which works and best of all doesn't really cost them anything!. I don't understand why they seem to keep stonewalling on the issue. Don't accept any B.S from Kia.
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I have taken my Amanti into the dealers several times telling them It took off when I just touched the pedal and then other times I could hold the gas pedal to the floor and it just barely moved. I would just make it to the side of the road. Another time it had to be towed to the dealers. The light would stay on but it would run ok when restarted so they can never duplicate the problem. Monday it happened again and the dealer tried to say I topped off the gas and it probably had gas in the filter. I explained this is not the first time and I didn't top off the gas. Finally they said it was the TPS sensor and they would have to order a new one. I had to rent a car which Kia will not pay for even though this has been an on going problem which they seem to ignore. I called Kia and got no satisfaction. .I explained about this forum and the dangers people have faced and was wondering why Kia didn't do something about this problem. The man said any thing could be a potential danger in a car but didn't mean they would recall it. He stated they had no other complaints with this problem. He explained they only know about warrantee work that can be diagnosed and since they have never found the correct problem I guess they ignore it. If anyone has heard of a class action against KIA I would be interested in joining it. I won't buy another KIA because of this problem. Otherwise I loved my Amanti and get so many compliments on what a beautiful car. To bad KIA isn't listening.
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In regards to the acceleration problem with the KIA Amanti, causing lunging, and other acceleration related problems, they know about it. I believe that their issue is that they do not want to publicly admit that there is a safety problem with their vehicle, as that might expose them to lawsuits. I am sure that folks have had accidents due to this item. It KIA were to state publicly that there was a problem, and issue a recall to correct the problem, they are announcing to the world that their vehicle had an issue. This would not only potentially affect them civil liability wise, but it would affect the illusion of mechanical perfection of the Amanti. If you search for defects on the KIA Amanti, you essentially won't find any. There is no official record of a 'problem' with the Amanti. When the 'fix' was put out, KIA even kept that low key, it was not made public. You would think that if a vehicle had acceleration problems, that might endanger the safety of the vehicle occupants, that it should be a public announcement--nope. 
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