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#1326 of 1357 Re: '06 Amanti transmition trouble [rfrechette] by jamie5455 Mar 05, 2009 (7:40 am)
Replying to: rfrechette (Mar 04, 2009 9:43 pm) Back in 2007 I had numerous issues with the acceleration problem on my 2005 Amanti. Dealer couldn't find anything wrong and no code ever came up for them to diagnose. Finally, in Feb 2007 the car just died while driving and the check engine light came on. Car had to be towed (free of charge) 60 miles away to the dealership. They cleaned off a grease buildup from the electrical connection ot the Accelerator position Sensor (APS circuit) I then had to get someone to drive me 60 miles to pick up the car. All seemed ok until 3/08 when the car died again - code read was P2127. Again had the car towed 60 miles. The dealership replaced the the Accelerator Position Sensor and to this day (3/09) I have had no further problems (knock on wood) Hope this helps I tried to go to the link that I came across in my research, that talked about this known problem. It is no longer valid. If I can get your email address I can scan the document I printed out back in 2007 and email it to you Replies to this message: rfrechette (Mar 05, 2009 1:01 pm) csandoval2 (Mar 06, 2009 11:50 pm)
#1327 of 1357 Re: Acceleration/Lunge Problem [vanpj] by umeweall Mar 05, 2009 (9:30 am)
Replying to: vanpj (Feb 17, 2009 6:21 am) He is right, KIA does not acknowledge the problem exists. I went through the cleaning of grease off cables--did nothing. The final item was the reprogramming of the computer. This worked for about one year. May car has within the past seven months had two instances of aggravated surging. Once coming into my garage, pressing the brake to stop, the vehicle engine surged forward. I had to turn the ignition off quickly, or I would have hit the water heater. The second time, in line at Starbucks, I touched the brake to stop, as a car was turning into line, in front of me. The car surged forward, almost ramming the other vehicle. I had to turn the ignition off again, as from the previous experience, I knew the brake was useless. The KIA stand has been consistent, on all issues like this, regarding acceleration problems, that if they cannot reproduce it in the shop, it does not exist. They did not give a flip that you, or someone else might be placed in danger. They want to sell the 'perfect' car, and will not admit to any issues with their vehicle. In this manner, nothing ever shows up in official records that KIA has a problem with the Amanti. The user complaint blogs, like this one, are apparently irrelevant to KIA. It would only become an issue to KIA if Amanti users were to flood the federal complaint sites with safety problems with KIA vehicles, such as NHTSA (federal site that handles safety related complaints on vehicles). This site is located at: link title . If you have any complaint, this is where you need to make it official and tell others to do the same. The only other item that might get their attention is a consumer class action lawsuit, on behalf of all the owners that are literally 'scared silly' of their vehicle, and what it might do to them. KIA does not understand what they are doing to their vehicle, and their image. I currently love my vehicle, when it is acting right. If it were to die, and could not get repaired, would I trust my money in another KIA vehicle, with the existing KIA 'attitude' on ignoring important safety problems--hell no.
#1328 of 1357 Re: '06 Amanti transmition trouble [jamie5455] by rfrechette Mar 05, 2009 (1:01 pm)
Replying to: jamie5455 (Mar 05, 2009 7:40 am) Hi Jamie, I would greatly appreciate the document that you are talking about. My email address is rfrechette7comcast.net   Thanks so much.
#1329 of 1357 Re: '06 Amanti transmition trouble [jamie5455] by csandoval2 Mar 06, 2009 (11:50 pm)
Replying to: jamie5455 (Mar 05, 2009 7:40 am) THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT!! FOR SOME REASON IT ONLY HAPPENS WITH PREMIUM GAS AND/ OR IN THE SUMMER.. KIA JUST CALLED ME LAST WEEK & OFFERED TO GIVE ME $5000 TOWARD A NEW 09 KIA.. I HAVENT GOT BACK TO THEM YET. THEY ARE SUCH RIP OFF'S.. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!!
#1330 of 1357 [06-Amanti wiper motor problems] by cj77 Mar 10, 2009 (3:34 pm)
This problem just started today. When I turn off the windshield wipers, the arms stop in the middle of the windshield. I did not have any issues durning the winter. I live in Michigan. I am mechanically inclined, I hope this is a easy fix.
#1331 of 1357 [ 06- Amanti timing belt] by cj77 Mar 10, 2009 (3:39 pm)
My 2006 Amanti has 47,000 miles. When should I consider having the timing belt chaged? Dealer says 30,000 miles. I have the V-6 motor and it runs great.

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