2004 Kia Amanti Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 73 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 39,158miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the steering of the 2004 Kia Amanti, 3% of the 73 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,158 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“2004 Kia Amanti 55,000 miles maintained regularly will occasionally exhibit extremely hard steering, as if the belt is broken or slick. Have had it checked and nothing was found wrong. Have friend with same make and model with similar occurrences.”
NHTSA complaint #10262262, filed 2009-03, 45,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Kia Amanti. The contact stated that the vehicle's air bag indicator light illuminates intermittently while driving 45 MPH. The vehicle was brought to the dealer and the air bag was replaced. However, the dealer did not replace all of the screws and the air bag landed in the contacts lap. The contact feels that the air bags could deploy at any given moment. The current mileage is 59,000 and failure mileage was 33,316. Spoke with consumer 10/16/07 need to resend form. The dealer stated reinstalled fuel filler cap and steering gear mounting bolts. Updated 11/01/07”
NHTSA complaint #10188015, filed 2007-04, 33,316 milesSteering: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Kia Amanti
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
12 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsTires
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Kia Amanti
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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