2005 Kia Amanti engine problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2005 Kia Amanti — 12% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine complaints

12%

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

0 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“My battery keeps draining. Im having an issue keeping it running or even starting it up. May be having starter issues. Also my air conditioner and heater are not coming on. Radiator problems.”
filed Jan 14, 2021
“Administration on 6/26/20 a dealership made a tenative sale on a usec 2005 vehicle intentionally decieving potential buyer. Vehicle was unsafe to drive as it made misfire and the fluids in vehicle were all missing from each tank. The salesman denied me the right to test drive or opportunity to…”
filed Jul 4, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

PITSTOP - ENGINE COMPONENT RE-USE GUIDELINES - In general, parts and components removed during engine repairs should be considered serviceable, and should be thoroughly cleaned and transferred to the new engine.
PS539 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 2, 2018
Kia: intermittent mil on with no fault code stored; information about dtc p1330. Provides information relating to certain vehicles. In affected vehicles an intermittent short to ground in a circuit only intended for…
TSB-068 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 1, 2010
Kia: ecm upgrade with tp sensor replacement-mil on with dtc p2135/p0638. Information related to ecm software and tp sensor upgrade on some vehicles with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp…
TSB-044 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 1, 2009
Ecu - upgrade driveability improvement. *kb
029 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2007