Ownership Cost for 2006 Kia Amanti Base
Estimated: $38678 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1794 | $861 | $754 | $682 | $610 | $4701 |
| Insurance | $1542 | $1596 | $1651 | $1709 | $1769 | $8267 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1814 | $973 | $725 | $2291 | $8566 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $492 | $492 | $492 | $492 | $492 | $729 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9424 | $7378 | $6726 | $6638 | $8513 | $38678 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | SUSPENSION | ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 26, 2004, PURCHASED A 2004 KIA AMANTI. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS, MANY OF WHICH KIA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. SINCE ITS PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PROBLEMS, BATTERY PROBLEMS, WATER LEAKS, RECURRING ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS AND, MOST RECENTLY, SHAKING AND LURCHING ISSUES WHICH HAVE RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES WERE RECTIFIED, IT APPEARS THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER. IN FACT, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND WINDSHIELD LEAK REQUIRED SIX SEPARATE VISITS TO ONTARIO KIA DUE TO THE FACT THAT KIA COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW, DR. OH HAS ALREADY PURCHASED A CAR BATTERY, TWO BRAKES, AND FOUR NEW TIRES (EXCLUDING OTHER REPAIR COSTS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST MONTH, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILS TO OPERATE SATISFACTORILY. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, DR. OH HAS CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOTWITHSTANDING THE AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS AND THE CONTINUOUS SHAKING AND BOUNCING ISSUES. *JB |
| 2006 | SUSPENSION:AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) | 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. |
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