Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / AMANTI / 2004

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Components - Details
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