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2005 Kia Amanti hesitation / surging reports

17 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2005 Kia Amanti — roughly 20% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Hesitation / surging reports
20%
share of complaints
55,300 mi
median mileage in hesitation / surging reports (15 with odometer)

Hesitation / surging in other Amanti years

2006 Amanti13
2004 Amanti7
Amanti hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2005 Kia Amanti

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2005 Kia Amanti report before drawing conclusions.