4.6

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,594 miles

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problem #3

Mar 302018

Amanti

  • miles
Pulled out of a parting lot onto a street. Tried to accelerate to increase speed but nothing happened...then jerks into motion. Dangerous situation with oncoming cars

- Scranotn, PA, USA

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problem #2

Mar 022015

Amanti

  • 63,000 miles
Sluggish acceleration, lost power, unable to move car off road which could have caused an accident. This has happened to my family on five different occasions. This problem has been reported by many people under the repair pal web site (see below) "another person reported the "accelerator position switch may fail and cause sluggish acceleration" problem on their Kia Amanti" to view their report, click here: repairpal.com/accelerator-position-switch-may-fail-and-cause-sluggish-acceleration-023 thanks for visiting repairpal! this problem has cost me over $2000 for the replacement of the cars computer board and reprogramming of said board.

- Elburn, IL, USA

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problem #1

Feb 202013

Amanti 6-cyl

  • 7,782 miles
Im driving my car and all of a sudden it just slowing down on its own I have my foot on the gas pedal the engine light comes on it was like the car was loosing power and this is not the first time this has happen, it slow down before but no engine light. Iam lucky because I do not drive my car often also I do not drive on expressways or highways because if I had who knows what would happen if my car started slowing down own its own. No accidents yet.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

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