2006 Kia Amanti Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%of 47 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 31,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2006 Kia Amanti, 4% of the 47 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,500 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.
“Our 2006 Kia Amanti occasionally will, when starting from a stopped position, will initially hesitate as if its going to stall..., then lunge/accelerate quickly forward. I've mentioned it to the dealers, but because it doesn't happen often, I've never really pressed them on this.., but after reading the same complaint at this site, I wanted to document we also have experienced this. It probably occurs approx once every month, over the past couple years. …”
NHTSA complaint #10300230, filed 2010-01, 5,000 miles“Car just loses power then has an acceleration of power where it is out of control. This is a 2006 Kia Amanti and has the problem since we bought it 2 years ago. Kia has not been able to fix it even though we have had it at the dealer's several time. What happens is you try to accelerate and there is no power, then the car has a power surge which takes the driver unaware. This is a very dangerous situation. It only occurs about once a month and the dealer says they can't duplicate the problem. They have changed the throttle sensor the last time and it didn't fix the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10341405, filed 2010-07, 58,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10133170Mar 2, 2018PITSTOP - ENGINE COMPONENT RE-USE GUIDELINES - In general, parts and components removed during engine repairs should be considered serviceable, and should be thoroughly cleaned…
- 10034246May 1, 2010Kia: 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…
- 10033464Nov 1, 2009Kia: 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…
- 10021445Mar 1, 2007Ecu - upgrade driveability improvement.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Kia Amanti
13 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Kia Amanti
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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