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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006096840 | Incident Date: Jan, 12 2006 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: AMANTI | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNALD124845 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 21 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that the 2004 kia amanti sd's airbag light had been turning on and off for over a year. on 01/13/06 the air bag light turned on and stayed on. t he took the vehicle to the dealership, and was informed that the air bag needed to be removed to check the pin tension. the contact stated that the remedy worked for about ten days. he took vehicle back to dealership, and they ordered a new clockspring and an air bag module ,and that worked for about three weeks, before the light turned on again. the contact stated that the air bag light didn't turn on for about 4 months. he contacted the dealership, and again and they replaced the clockspring. he stated that the light turned on again about 2 months later and the dealership adjusted the pin tension, and rerouted the airbag harness and plugs. that lasted for six months, and the light airbag light turned on again 02/27/07. the contact called the dealership again, and they reprogrammed the history code. this has occurred on too many occasions, and felt that the air bag may not deploy if a crash occurred. he contacted the manufacturer to file a complaint and was given case# 1213689. the contact stated that his first failure the vehicle had 7,301 miles and the current mileage was 11,056 miles. all repairs orders were available.*ak updated 04/12/07. *jb |
