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2006 KIA AMANTI Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	666552
Internal NHTSA #	10220820
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	AMANTI
Model Year	2006
File date	06/03/08
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia amanti. While driving 75 mph, the throttle body stuck, shut everything down and also caused the pedal to stick. The traction control and the electronic stability is not working. The fly by wire system is all electronic, there is no actual cable that goes from the gas pedal to the throttle body. The dealer duplicated the failure and stated that they were able to correct the problem with the throttle body sticking; however, the failure continued to occur. The failure almost caused a crash. The manufacturer informed the contact that if he filed a lemon law complaint, they would not provide any further assistance. The contact has several service records that include numerous diagnosis that have been performed on the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 18,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	18000
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	VALDOSTA , GA
VIN pattern	KNALD124665XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	06/01/07
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	75
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Dealer's name	SUNNY KIA
Dealer's telephone number	229-242-3735
Dealer's city	VALDOSTA
Dealer's state code	GA
Dealer's ZIP code	31601

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 KIA AMANTI Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 KIA AMANTI Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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