2013 KIA SOUL Problems & Recalls

Put gas in it and out the blue would go pass 30 rpm we never had any issues with it I work on cars for a living I have spend over 3000 in new parts now I got it tow to Firestone they telling me it’s something wrong with my engine cylinder two and four not getting any power they told me it was bad ...

Put gas in it and out the blue would go pass 30 rpm we never had any issues with it I work on cars for a living I have spend over 3000 in new parts now I got it tow to Firestone they telling me it’s something wrong with my engine cylinder two and four not getting any power they told me it was bad ...

Put gas in it and out the blue would go pass 30 rpm we never had any issues with it I work on cars for a living I have spend over 3000 in new parts now I got it tow to Firestone they telling me it’s something wrong with my engine cylinder two and four not getting any power they told me it was bad ...

Engine knocking

I have noticed an audible “clunk” in the steering mechanism for a few weeks. I had the rack-and-pinion inspected by a local alignment shop to avoid a catastrophic failure. On 12/29/2025 while rapidly decelerating from highway speed on a downhill exit ramp, the steering wheel began to shake vio...

On [XXX] apex [XXX] Central I was driving west on [XXX], approaching the bridge that crosses from [XXX] to [XXX] and I heard a loud pop,I looked to my left and the driver's side window exploded with the glass shattering into tiny pieces and leaving a huge hole in the window with chunks hanging down....

Steering wheel vibration violently . Is on Kia safety recall. Has 15 year warranty Started slowly about two months ago Contact dealer on safety recall repairs and refused to honor safety recall. Steering gear assembly flexible coupling Very dangerous at high speed . Safety recall for that particul...

Recall since I got the car but never been able to afford to bring it go he fixed. Single mother of 2 boys. Both autistic, one age [XXX] and one age [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked at night, the neighbor knocked on the door approximately 4:00 AM in the morning to alert the contact that the vehicle was on fire in the driveway. The contact went outside and saw that the front of the vehicle wa...

Mileage: 200,000

I was driving home from work and got about 5 miles and I see smoke and pulled over. I had it towed to repair shop and they said they found a hole in my engine block and a broken connecting rod. They told me I should take it to KIA as I only have 132,179 miles and that repair should be under warran...

While driving my 2013 Kia Soul, it has turned off while I was sitting still several times this month. The RPM gauge has stopped working and than my vehicle would not drive, actually it was driving very slow and not getting enough power to go the normal speed. Also now my cruise control does not come...

There is a loud clicking in the steering wheel and the car is all over the place while driving. I was told by three mechanics that it is the steering coupler gear. I could lose control which would be putting others life at risk as well as myself. I was told this my be a recall. I need help. This i...

On 10/23/25, my car caught fire due to the ABS module.

On 10/23/25, my car caught fire due to the ABS module.

Brake petal sensor broke keeping the tail light on. Has trouble accelerating and throws the traction light on burnt up battery, both front door locks have broke with no reason. Wipers broke does not give water.

Brake petal sensor broke keeping the tail light on. Has trouble accelerating and throws the traction light on burnt up battery, both front door locks have broke with no reason. Wipers broke does not give water.

Brake petal sensor broke keeping the tail light on. Has trouble accelerating and throws the traction light on burnt up battery, both front door locks have broke with no reason. Wipers broke does not give water.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled and experienced a loss of automotive power, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local...

Mileage: 136,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled and experienced a loss of automotive power, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local...

Mileage: 136,000

The rims and the rotor have rusted together causing you to use excessive force to remove the lug nut holding on the tire and the nut snaps off.

The rims and the rotor have rusted together causing you to use excessive force to remove the lug nut holding on the tire and the nut snaps off.

The steering wheel has a knocking in it. KIA has issued TSB CHA074 for the problem, the deterioration of the MDPS Flexible Steering Coupler. The bulletin covers my 2013 KIA Soul. It's annoying and sounds dangerous.

RECALL FOR CATALIC CONVERTER UNDER MANUFACTOR WARRANTY , THEY CONTINUE NOT TO HONOR THE RECALL ON MY VECHILE AND THE RECALL WAS ON THE CATALIC CONVERTER

RECALL FOR CATALIC CONVERTER UNDER MANUFACTOR WARRANTY , THEY CONTINUE NOT TO HONOR THE RECALL ON MY VECHILE AND THE RECALL WAS ON THE CATALIC CONVERTER

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). The contact stated that while her son was driving at 60 MPH, an abnormal sound was heard co...

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). The contact stated that while her son was driving at 60 MPH, an abnormal sound was heard co...

On [XXX] Jim Ellis Kia of Kennesaw performed Recall SC284 on my 2013 Kia Soul (VIN: [XXX] ), replacing the HECU fuse. The next day, [XXX], the vehicle lost acceleration while driving, produced a muffled engine sound, and became barely able to move forward, creating an unsafe driving condition. At n...

On [XXX] Jim Ellis Kia of Kennesaw performed Recall SC284 on my 2013 Kia Soul (VIN: [XXX] ), replacing the HECU fuse. The next day, [XXX], the vehicle lost acceleration while driving, produced a muffled engine sound, and became barely able to move forward, creating an unsafe driving condition. At n...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from under the hood before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was previously taken to a local independent mechanic, and it was determined that the catalytic converter neede...

Mileage: 180,000

Steering coupler. Recalled for 2014 up but not covered for 2013

Was driving on the highway when my car started to smoke pulled over and it was a fire under my hood from the abs module

The steering wheel makes a loud clocking sound. It’s sounds like the pinion plug is broken or loose

First, my engine and oil light went on. Second, there began a loud prominent engine knock. I had it serviced for an oil change and after the oil change, the knock persisted and my car began to stall. Third, I took it to Midas for a diagnostic and they told me my engine is about to fail, that this is...

It is making a noise when turning steering wheel to one side and it has play and clinking noise in steering wheel. Is this included in SC155 recall?

Problems with our 2013 Kia Soul! started [XXX] @ 78,388 miles. We took the car to Kia Country in Manteca for an oil change, when leaving the dealership white plumes of smoke where coming out of the exhaust. Took the car back to the dealership who told us not to worry about it, drive it on the freewa...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall rep...

Mileage: 125,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall rep...

Mileage: 125,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel was making an abnormal clicking sound. Additionally, while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel tuned left and right with a loud clicking sound. The contact also stated that ...

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel was making an abnormal clicking sound. Additionally, while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel tuned left and right with a loud clicking sound. The contact also stated that ...

Mileage: 100,000

Steering wheel making a loud CLUNK sound. Possibly the steering wheel coupler. Concerned that steering wheel might malfunction while driving. Checking for any recalls prior to making an appointment with dealer. Vehicle has not been inspected. Noise started about a month ago and progressively has go...

Steering wheel is making a knocking sound when I turn left or right.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. The contact's daughter wa...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. The contact's daughter wa...

steering not tight, car shakes around 70 mph

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The v...

Mileage: 100,000

On [XXX], we were driving on [XXX] from Wisconsin into Minnesota to park at MSP airport. Near the state border, we began to hear a clunk sound in the steering column. We chose to park the car at a friend's home near the airport in her garage in case we needed service upon our return from Texas where...

On [XXX], we were driving on [XXX] from Wisconsin into Minnesota to park at MSP airport. Near the state border, we began to hear a clunk sound in the steering column. We chose to park the car at a friend's home near the airport in her garage in case we needed service upon our return from Texas where...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The dealer made the contact aware of NHTSA Campaign Number:...

Mileage: 107,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Advance Auto, where it was diagnosed with EVAP system and gas cap failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive o...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Advance Auto, where it was diagnosed with EVAP system and gas cap failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive o...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle shook violently while driving above 40 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the steering coupler needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the fai...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The...

On 1-16-25 I was involved in a vehicle crash in which the airbags "did not" deploy. The vehicle is at my home, the brakes locked also. I have photos. No inspection to my knowledge. Yet. Insurance claim was filed. I do not have a police report yet. No warning lights or sensors.

honor catalytic converter failure under manufacturer warranty which they refuse to honor after 90 days at the kia service center , and fail to replace the defective part

honor catalytic converter failure under manufacturer warranty which they refuse to honor after 90 days at the kia service center , and fail to replace the defective part

honor catalytic converter failure under manufacturer warranty which they refuse to honor after 90 days at the kia service center , and fail to replace the defective part

My steering column will make a clicking sound, and the steering wheel and column will vibrate excessively.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer informed the contact that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacture...

The 2013 Kia Soul has been subject to recalls related to the gear shift, with some models potentially experiencing issues that could cause the vehicle to roll away due to a gear shift defect. Some 2013 Kia Souls may have a gear shift defect that could cause the vehicle to roll away unexpectedly. An ...

Feel no control of steering Clicking sound when turning steering wheel Tight/ hard to steer wheel…doesn’t want to turn

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received a notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. An unknown local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reaso...

Broken coupler. They want 2800 dollars to fix.

My 2013 Kia Soul 1.6L is currently displaying a check engine light. My vehicle has very strong smelling exhaust, engine knocking, sluggish acceleration, and reduced fuel mileage. This has been going on for about a year. I have a diagnostic code reader and it returns the error code P0420, which in...

My 2013 Kia Soul 1.6L is currently displaying a check engine light. My vehicle has very strong smelling exhaust, engine knocking, sluggish acceleration, and reduced fuel mileage. This has been going on for about a year. I have a diagnostic code reader and it returns the error code P0420, which in...

My 2013 Kia Soul 1.6L is currently displaying a check engine light. My vehicle has very strong smelling exhaust, engine knocking, sluggish acceleration, and reduced fuel mileage. This has been going on for about a year. I have a diagnostic code reader and it returns the error code P0420, which in...

MDPS coupler worn and causing steering wheel instability and noise when driving over 60 mph. There was a recall previously that I wasn't aware of but my car had not yet experienced the problem. I am experiencing it now, but Kia says I must fix at my own cost since the recall period is passes, though...

my car has been at the Kia service center since October 5, 2024, on a manufacturer recall, and since then another recall has been added, on the day the service center received my car I was number 11, in line with the recall vehicles, I have been put in hardship because kia has not honored the recall...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the dealer declined to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the dealer had exceeded a reasonable am...

Mileage: 188,028

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the dealer declined to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the dealer had exceeded a reasonable am...

Mileage: 188,028

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the dealer declined to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the dealer had exceeded a reasonable am...

Mileage: 188,028

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while accelerating between 2,000 and 3,000 RPM, there was a rattling sound coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle on the driver’s side of the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact used an ODB scanner a...

Mileage: 115,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while accelerating between 2,000 and 3,000 RPM, there was a rattling sound coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle on the driver’s side of the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact used an ODB scanner a...

Mileage: 115,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and unoccupied in a carport when it suddenly caught fire near the engine compartment. The fire had expanded and caused damage to the entire garage near the carport and 2 other vehicles and a motorcycle inside the garage...

Mileage: 110,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and unoccupied in a carport when it suddenly caught fire near the engine compartment. The fire had expanded and caused damage to the entire garage near the carport and 2 other vehicles and a motorcycle inside the garage...

Mileage: 110,000

On Sunday l was driving my car and the car started making noise at green light when l try to press on the accurate to go forward to get to the green light. I try to get though the green light but the car shut off on me in the middle of the intersection. Started the car back up and try to ac...

On Sunday l was driving my car and the car started making noise at green light when l try to press on the accurate to go forward to get to the green light. I try to get though the green light but the car shut off on me in the middle of the intersection. Started the car back up and try to ac...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle started making abnormally loud sounds and lost motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact resumed driving; however, the failure per...

Mileage: 140,000

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and the low oil pressure warning lights illuminated. The contact's daughter was able to drive to the contact's residence. Additionally, the contact stated tha...

Mileage: 112,000

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and the low oil pressure warning lights illuminated. The contact's daughter was able to drive to the contact's residence. Additionally, the contact stated tha...

Mileage: 112,000

See attached document for complaint.

See attached document for complaint.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact called the dealer to schedule an appointment for the recall repair and the appointment was set for September 2024. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; howe...

See attached document for complaint

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that after driving the vehicle, thirty minutes later, the vehicle was parked in the driveway unattended and caught fire. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was burned from the engine to the door panel. There were no reported inj...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that after driving the vehicle, thirty minutes later, the vehicle was parked in the driveway unattended and caught fire. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was burned from the engine to the door panel. There were no reported inj...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that after driving the vehicle, thirty minutes later, the vehicle was parked in the driveway unattended and caught fire. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was burned from the engine to the door panel. There were no reported inj...

Mileage: 150,000

The steering wheel is making a noise and is having a caution sign with the steering wheel on it

I cranked car letting it warm up, pulled out of my park onto main road, got approximately 300 yards to the red light, while sitting at the red light the cars idling went aradic, I opened the driver's side door and looked under the car, the catalytic converter was glowing red, solid red, I tried to p...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer for the recall repair however, the vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the steering coupler nee...

Mileage: 100,234

I recently serviced my Kia Soul 2013 in May and March 2024. Completing oil service, air filter replacement and new brakes and rotors. End of June, the car's engine light went on and there was a jump when idle. Took it to Kia Service Center and they reported there is an internal failure in the top as...

Gas peddle gets very touchy before incident. RPMs spike to 3-4K, unable to stop car. Brakes do not work. Brakes get very hard and high brake peddle. Have to put the car in neutral, pull over, turn car off, put in park. Let car sit for a few minutes. Start car, something must reset because car is...

Gas peddle gets very touchy before incident. RPMs spike to 3-4K, unable to stop car. Brakes do not work. Brakes get very hard and high brake peddle. Have to put the car in neutral, pull over, turn car off, put in park. Let car sit for a few minutes. Start car, something must reset because car is...

Paint is bubbling up and peeling off everywhere on my car

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repai...

I was sent to this form by live chat to report that a recall for my car has not been remedied in a timely manner. I received notification in November of 2023 that it was advised to not use my car and to park away from buildings. It has been 7 months and it still shows as not updated on this website ...

Steering wheel shakes violently when going over 75MPH and is extremely shaky on side streets as well. The steering wheel feels like it’s going to fall off! Got it checked out by Kia and they said the Flexible steering coupling needs repairing and it would be over $900 to do so for a part that cost...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while the vehicle was serviced for routine maintenance, the independent mechanic became aware of excessive oil consumption. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was not diagnosed since the cont...

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that...

There is a history of engine failure. The check engine light does not remain on for a diagnostic to be completed. This has been going on for about a year. One day it would run then the next day the engine would fail. It is happening more frequently such as after filling up with gas, waiting at stop ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that on another occasion, the vehicle started shuddering and jerking and almost stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diag...

Mileage: 142,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that on another occasion, the vehicle started shuddering and jerking and almost stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diag...

Mileage: 142,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amou...

The engine caught on fire. The car cut off while I was driving. It began to smoke and then I saw the flames. My safety was put at risk because I was driving the car. The car is burned from the front bumper to the backseat. The car has not been inspected because of how bad it is burned. There were no...

The engine caught on fire. The car cut off while I was driving. It began to smoke and then I saw the flames. My safety was put at risk because I was driving the car. The car is burned from the front bumper to the backseat. The car has not been inspected because of how bad it is burned. There were no...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amou...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the dealer had previously performed an unknown recall repair on the vehicle. The contact stated that after the repair, the vehicle stalled while driving on several occasions. The vehicle was able to restart but failed to exceed 25 MPH while d...

Mileage: 149,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the dealer had previously performed an unknown recall repair on the vehicle. The contact stated that after the repair, the vehicle stalled while driving on several occasions. The vehicle was able to restart but failed to exceed 25 MPH while d...

Mileage: 149,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repai...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that vehicle would hesitate upon depression of brake pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but no cause for the failure was found. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel sei...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that vehicle would hesitate upon depression of brake pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but no cause for the failure was found. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel sei...

The car stared to lose all power and sputtering. Then the check engine light started coming on then it would go off. This has been going on for about 4 months. One day it would run on then next day not good at all. I changed the plugs and coils and it ran a lil better for about 2 days. Not ever...

The car stared to lose all power and sputtering. Then the check engine light started coming on then it would go off. This has been going on for about 4 months. One day it would run on then next day not good at all. I changed the plugs and coils and it ran a lil better for about 2 days. Not ever...

The car stared to lose all power and sputtering. Then the check engine light started coming on then it would go off. This has been going on for about 4 months. One day it would run on then next day not good at all. I changed the plugs and coils and it ran a lil better for about 2 days. Not ever...

NHTSA Recall 23V652000 recalled September 2023. Possible engine fire, Kia request we do not park car near buildings or other cars as fire is possible. It is now May 23, 2024 and no further action by KIa. Issue still unresolved. That is ten months and no solution. Vehicle is a 2023 Kia Soul. Can't e...

The Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) Flexible Coupling part failed. Steering is difficult and causes pull to the left/right. Appears the issue has occurred across various Kia and Hyundai models.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that...

i WAS NOIFIED LAST YEAR SEPTEMBER 2023 OF A DANGEROUS RECALL THAT COULD CATCH THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. NOW. 9 MONTHS LATER KIA HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH A REPAIR FOR MY SAFTY.

i WAS NOIFIED LAST YEAR SEPTEMBER 2023 OF A DANGEROUS RECALL THAT COULD CATCH THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. NOW. 9 MONTHS LATER KIA HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH A REPAIR FOR MY SAFTY.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The owner received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had...

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the garage, it caught on fire in the front area, near the engine. The vehicle was unoccupied during the fire. The fire and police department weren't notified of the failure and the vehicle was destroyed. A police r...

Mileage: 174,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the low beam headlights started to flicker off and on. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failu...

Mileage: 110,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle began to shake with an abnormal whining sound coming from the vehicle. The ABS and check engine warning lights were illuminated. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the contact discovered that the Hydraulic Electrical...

Mileage: 55,300

Recall is still unresolved?. This is ridiculous, how long should I be inconveniences?.. I read it's a fuse replacement?. Can't they produce a fuse?. Kia shouldn't be allowed to sale any more of their death traps, until they handle these unresolved issues with there existing customers.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contacted stated the vehicle lost motive power and the vehicle does not start up for at least a week. The contact had a independent visited the contact home and the vehicle was diagnosed with a failure with camshaft sensor which was replaced. The vehicle started...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount time for the recall repair. T...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The HECU fuse issue (recall SC284) was announced in September 2023 - and there is still no remedy issued as of April 2024. This marks almost 7 months where my vehicle has been a potential fire hazard, risking life and property. The marked delay is unacceptable and unsafe.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while the vehicle shut off and was unoccupied, the engine caught on fire from the engine. The fire was extinguished by the local fire department and a claim number was provided. A police report was filed. The contact received notification of...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amou...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The conta...

An NHTSA Recall Number SC284AM was issued on September 25, 2023. The Recall states "URGENT: FIRE RISK WHEN PARKED," and advises owners to park out of doors, and away from other vehicles. This is absolute insanity and irresponsibility. I received a letter from KIA in November, 2013 about this Recal...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amou...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the ABS, and traction control warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a faulty wire and was replaced. However, the warning lights illuminated again later on and the vehicle was...

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacture...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

Check engine light threw a code for catalytic converter overheating. Kas dealer says not to worry unless light is flashing, which it's not. Engines have been known to be destroyed by the excessive heat from the converter

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The recall that was put out in September 2023 still has not been remedied as of March 28, 2024. I believe the remedy has not been fixed in a timely manner considering the direct dangers posed as a result of the HECU default. Six months without remedy, when the danger has existed since before then, i...

No warning indicators but my steering couple has worn and my steering now has play. Many forums says this is a know problem for KIA and they should cover but I do not see a recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the remedy was not yet available. The cont...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the parts to repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs as the recall notice ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brake, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amoun...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable ...

There is an open fire hazard recall on my vehicle, and no solution made available. When I went to the dealer for service, I inquired about this and was told that it will "probably be a while before they get to the older vehicles". Older vehicles have more wear and are likely at greater risk. Surel...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000(Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repa...

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See attached document for complaint

Car is not starting

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the catalytic converters. The vehicle was not repaired. ...

Mileage: 180,000

My 2013 Kia Soul has been recalled for HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (HECU) which can RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED since September of 2023. I was advised to park my vehicle away from the house and wait for a solution from Kia. It has been 6 months that I have be...

I received the recall information in the mail. Found out that there is no remedy for it yet. Have been waiting since November 2023. I have not had any problem with the car but don't want to drive it or have it near my house if it can catch fire. I have it parked with the battery disconnected caus...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

My complaint has to do with the current recall on my vehicle. It's not driveable as it's safety hazard - engine quits at stops no rpm's panel lights (ABS, battery (brand new as mechanic I went to put on diagnostic machine and that's only thing that showed) oil light and malfunction indicator illumin...

My complaint has to do with the current recall on my vehicle. It's not driveable as it's safety hazard - engine quits at stops no rpm's panel lights (ABS, battery (brand new as mechanic I went to put on diagnostic machine and that's only thing that showed) oil light and malfunction indicator illumin...

My complaint has to do with the current recall on my vehicle. It's not driveable as it's safety hazard - engine quits at stops no rpm's panel lights (ABS, battery (brand new as mechanic I went to put on diagnostic machine and that's only thing that showed) oil light and malfunction indicator illumin...

I've received two things in the mail about recalls one is about the car being able to catch on fire due to some fuse that they don't even have a part for this...this is unacceptable. I mean, how long am I gonna be waiting on a part and have to worry about my car catching on fire. second I got someth...

Engine Light is flashing rapidly on my car, I am unable to drive the vehicle due to safety reasons and the vehicle started slowing down then the wheel locked up and the car cut off while driving a short distance. There is a knocking and ticking sound coming from the engine. Took the car to KIA deal...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

There is a known issue with the MDPS Flexible coupling effecting a large number of KIAs but Kia apparently hasn't included all cars manufactured during this period of time

UNKNOWN. On November 14, 2023, I received a notice from KIA about "AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL." The notice stated that I should not park my vehicle indoors or next to any other vehicle, as it could burst into flames. This is a dangerous situation that threatens both our personal safety and security....

I'm already aware of the recalls on alot of vehicles including my 2013 KIA SOUL and am aware of a judges ruling on this. How can KIA SOUL play God with peoples lives? I already filed a claim but still not not getting any help until the end of April. I'm a [XXX] woman who is at risk of getting hurt...

I'm already aware of the recalls on alot of vehicles including my 2013 KIA SOUL and am aware of a judges ruling on this. How can KIA SOUL play God with peoples lives? I already filed a claim but still not not getting any help until the end of April. I'm a [XXX] woman who is at risk of getting hurt...

I'm already aware of the recalls on alot of vehicles including my 2013 KIA SOUL and am aware of a judges ruling on this. How can KIA SOUL play God with peoples lives? I already filed a claim but still not not getting any help until the end of April. I'm a [XXX] woman who is at risk of getting hurt...

I keep smelling something and my car drives kind of slow

I bought my KIA SOUL 2013 last year after saving for it bc I needed something more dependable and love it but I don't feel safe anymore bc of the possibility of an engine explosion. There's always been something funky about the radio coming when I start it but now there's a caution light staying on ...

I bought my KIA SOUL 2013 last year after saving for it bc I needed something more dependable and love it but I don't feel safe anymore bc of the possibility of an engine explosion. There's always been something funky about the radio coming when I start it but now there's a caution light staying on ...

I bought my KIA SOUL 2013 last year after saving for it bc I needed something more dependable and love it but I don't feel safe anymore bc of the possibility of an engine explosion. There's always been something funky about the radio coming when I start it but now there's a caution light staying on ...

In November, the platform through whom I rent my Kia Soul delisted the vehicle due to a safety recall. Within a week, I received a notice for Recall 23V652. The issue is that the car can experience an electrical short circuit, which can result in an engine compartment fire while driving or parked....

In November, the platform through whom I rent my Kia Soul delisted the vehicle due to a safety recall. Within a week, I received a notice for Recall 23V652. The issue is that the car can experience an electrical short circuit, which can result in an engine compartment fire while driving or parked....

In November, the platform through whom I rent my Kia Soul delisted the vehicle due to a safety recall. Within a week, I received a notice for Recall 23V652. The issue is that the car can experience an electrical short circuit, which can result in an engine compartment fire while driving or parked....

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

Caution light on since October 23rd of 2023. My question is how your company can play God with people's lives. Gas light lever going crazy, caution light on for 2 months

Caution light on since October 23rd of 2023. My question is how your company can play God with people's lives. Gas light lever going crazy, caution light on for 2 months

Have two active recalls on my soul. Not driving because could catch on fire. I still have to pay insurance on my vehicle. KIA is dragging their feet with a fix. They say a fuse but it isn’t fixing the problem unit! It’s been four months still no fix. They need to get this remedied I need my car ...

Have two active recalls on my soul. Not driving because could catch on fire. I still have to pay insurance on my vehicle. KIA is dragging their feet with a fix. They say a fuse but it isn’t fixing the problem unit! It’s been four months still no fix. They need to get this remedied I need my car ...

Have two active recalls on my soul. Not driving because could catch on fire. I still have to pay insurance on my vehicle. KIA is dragging their feet with a fix. They say a fuse but it isn’t fixing the problem unit! It’s been four months still no fix. They need to get this remedied I need my car ...

Slow to accelerate abs light on Engine light on

Slow to accelerate abs light on Engine light on

Slow to accelerate abs light on Engine light on

While driving, the lights flickered, then car shut down in the middle of the road. I could smell something burning. No warning lights came on. Had to tow the car. Found out there was no oil in the engine, when I should have had 2000 miles to go until next oil change. Engine seized. Apparently there ...

While driving, the lights flickered, then car shut down in the middle of the road. I could smell something burning. No warning lights came on. Had to tow the car. Found out there was no oil in the engine, when I should have had 2000 miles to go until next oil change. Engine seized. Apparently there ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

On [XXX] I was driving my 2013 Kia Soul in the center lane on [XXX] when all of a sudden the whole dashboard panel lit up and then everything went off and the car came to a halt. the engine was dead it would not start nothing would turn on. I had to push my vehicle from the center of the 3 lane h...

On [XXX] I was driving my 2013 Kia Soul in the center lane on [XXX] when all of a sudden the whole dashboard panel lit up and then everything went off and the car came to a halt. the engine was dead it would not start nothing would turn on. I had to push my vehicle from the center of the 3 lane h...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

Steering coupler failure causes excessive vibration and notchiness in the steering. KIA informs me that this was covered by an extended warranty which expired in January 2023. I believe this to be a serious safety risk and this vehicle should be recalled by KIA to replace this part at no cost to ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to respond...

Mileage: 110,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to respond...

Mileage: 110,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to respond...

Mileage: 110,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that after arriving to her destination and upon attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start immediately. After starting the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact wa...

Mileage: 145,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that after arriving to her destination and upon attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start immediately. After starting the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact wa...

Mileage: 145,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked overnight and the following morning after approaching the vehicle, the contact became aware that the passenger’s side door and seat were burned. There were no warning lights illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. ...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked overnight and the following morning after approaching the vehicle, the contact became aware that the passenger’s side door and seat were burned. There were no warning lights illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. ...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amou...

Informed of fire risk by KIA, informed of planned resolution (replacement of fuses), however to date there is no resolution available because they dont have the part. Fuses are common off the shelf items. The delay is unacceptable, especially in light of the recommendation to park the car outside ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact state...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the MIL warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was co...

My steering coupler is bad

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact s...

I looked it up. It's called the STEERING COUPLER. The manufacturer is aware of the problem but I was never notified about it before the warranty ran out August 2023. Now it affects the steering. Here is a service notice that I found online if that helps: TSB ID: 10159268. Thank you

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and accelerating to merge into traffic, the check engine warnin...

Mileage: 159,198

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and accelerating to merge into traffic, the check engine warnin...

Mileage: 159,198

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacture...

The recall for my vehicle happened weeks ago and there is still no solution. This is a fire hazard and the only vehicle I own. I need this fixed asap

The dealer originally said it was the steering coupler that was bad and needed replaced for $2000. Then they call back two weeks later to say the steering assist motor was bad and it needs to be replaced for an additional $2400. Still waiting for the parts and repairs. I see many other complaints on...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

Mileage: 125,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

Mileage: 125,000

Excessive oil consumption, burning a quart of oil a week. Mechanic looked my car there aren't any oil leaks, said car is burning oil.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The conta...

I bought my Kia 1 year ago. When I bought it I was told the transmission needed a software update and that’s why it shifts so hard. Took it to Kia dealer and they installed. Didn’t fix the problem. Took to two other mechanics and had the transmission replaced and it’s still shifting so hard th...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature gauge started to indicate that the engine was overheating. The ABS and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. Af...

Mileage: 140,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature gauge started to indicate that the engine was overheating. The ABS and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. Af...

Mileage: 140,000

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, there was an abnormal rattling noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. An odor of smoke began to emit into the cabin of the vehicle then smoke entered into the cabin of the vehicle. There were no war...

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, there was an abnormal rattling noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. An odor of smoke began to emit into the cabin of the vehicle then smoke entered into the cabin of the vehicle. There were no war...

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, there was an abnormal rattling noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. An odor of smoke began to emit into the cabin of the vehicle then smoke entered into the cabin of the vehicle. There were no war...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The ...

Mileage: 72,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The ...

Mileage: 72,000

There has been multiple incidents the first time the car started jumping and smoking on 12/7/2022 I had it put in the shop and they said it was 2 oxygen sensors and crank position sensor after that repair the ac goes out completely. So it drove fine for a couple months then started jumping in middl...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The conta...

I’ve had the steering slip several times and recently the steering coupler went out causing loose, bumpy steering and a popping sound when turning.

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brake, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact state...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, he observed smoke coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road to...

Mileage: 67,461

Steering coupler needs replaced per Dealership. Vehicle has 72,000 miles only. No recall notice received. One owner. I feel they could replace an expensive item less than $550. Goodwill

Unknown, I was just sitting at a red light and my back glass just shattered out of nowhere, I got out and looked to see if anything hit but there wasn’t a sign, I feel very unsafe in this vehicle between the recall and now my back window just shattering

Stering wheel makes a load clacking sound also lots of slack in the wheel git alignment twice and still making the sound and drifts to the right and steering wheel shakes when driving and breaking.

Stering wheel makes a load clacking sound also lots of slack in the wheel git alignment twice and still making the sound and drifts to the right and steering wheel shakes when driving and breaking.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the sound coming from the...

My whole engine will shake and it turns off randomly when stopped. Also, while car is on it will shake the engine which causes it to shake the whole car. My car will shake so bad I have to put my foot on the break hard for it not to move while the jumping is happening.

My whole engine will shake and it turns off randomly when stopped. Also, while car is on it will shake the engine which causes it to shake the whole car. My car will shake so bad I have to put my foot on the break hard for it not to move while the jumping is happening.

The check engine light has been on about a few weeks. While driving on the highway at approx 65 miles per hour my car started losing power and the temperature gauge indicator went to "H". I pulled off the highway and noticed a burning smell and smoke coming from the hood. I waited about 10 minutes t...

The check engine light has been on about a few weeks. While driving on the highway at approx 65 miles per hour my car started losing power and the temperature gauge indicator went to "H". I pulled off the highway and noticed a burning smell and smoke coming from the hood. I waited about 10 minutes t...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle overheated and started losing motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that she exited the expressway and pulled to the side of the road until the vehicle cooled down. The c...

Mileage: 159,203

My MDPS steering wheel coupler has completely failed. I never recieved a letter from kia and only found out they had a warranty extension through searching the web to see what the horrible noise and play in my steering wheel was. I dont qualify for this extension by 9 months. I purchased my car 1/20...

About 3 months ago my steering wheel started rattling and continues to get worse I haven’t had it looked at yet but I think I need to also my dash lights come off and on all the time do you think I have a problem

Mileage: 147,769

About 3 months ago my steering wheel started rattling and continues to get worse I haven’t had it looked at yet but I think I need to also my dash lights come off and on all the time do you think I have a problem

Mileage: 147,769

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 40-45 MPH, the vehicle stalled in traffic. While driving the following day, the vehicle stalled again. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repai...

Mileage: 136,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 40-45 MPH, the vehicle stalled in traffic. While driving the following day, the vehicle stalled again. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repai...

Mileage: 136,000

I had and oil change refused because the dip stick showed no oil. I had to add an additional oil of 2.5 quarts to get the oil change done at another service center. there was no visible oil leeks. The 1.6L engine burned thru the oil in 3000 miles. my odometer reads 96361 miles.

I had and oil change refused because the dip stick showed no oil. I had to add an additional oil of 2.5 quarts to get the oil change done at another service center. there was no visible oil leeks. The 1.6L engine burned thru the oil in 3000 miles. my odometer reads 96361 miles.

Engine rod bearings loose torque and piston break make a hole into block, I fix the engine but my cat converter failed

Engine rod bearings loose torque and piston break make a hole into block, I fix the engine but my cat converter failed

Engine rod bearings loose torque and piston break make a hole into block, I fix the engine but my cat converter failed

The steering on my 2013 Kia soul makes a clunking noise when steering left or right. The steering feels very unstable while driving. If I reach 75 mph the steering gets very noisy and loose. I’m now afraid to drive the vehicle. Upon researching this issue, I found that I am not the only one experi...

My 2013 Kia Soul does not currently have a recall issued for it, but there is a known steering problem that has resulted in 345,000 Kia Souls being recalled. The recall starts with models manufactured in 2013, and yet my model has been excluded. The recall that was issued affects Souls manufacture...

Our 2013 Kia Soul accelerated on its own at a Sonic drive-in restaurant. First ran into a brick wall and then when put in reverse, it continued at accelerated speed until it came to a stop. Nobody injured - just the car. Afterward I did some research and found it has been a problem with various mak...

Our 2013 Kia Soul accelerated on its own at a Sonic drive-in restaurant. First ran into a brick wall and then when put in reverse, it continued at accelerated speed until it came to a stop. Nobody injured - just the car. Afterward I did some research and found it has been a problem with various mak...

Steering coupler is going out. KIA will not cover repair even though it covers 10 years and unlimited miles.

Uvo infotainment system speakers not working. Radio works, but the only thing you can hear is the beep of the buttons when you push them on the screen. It keeps resetting itself as well.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? MDSP, Steering wheel. The steering wheel makes a loud click/clang sound when turning the wheel right or left. This occurs when car is in parking or moving condition. Yes, it is available upon request....

Car’s check engine and oil light came in and flickered. Went to get an oil change and have them check the car. I turned the car off when I got there. When I went to start the car to wind the windows down, the mechanic saw sparks, I saw smoke coming out of the engine and he yelled for me to stop tr...

Car’s check engine and oil light came in and flickered. Went to get an oil change and have them check the car. I turned the car off when I got there. When I went to start the car to wind the windows down, the mechanic saw sparks, I saw smoke coming out of the engine and he yelled for me to stop tr...

Steering feels unstable. Knocking noise near steering gear box when turning wheel and steering feels sloppy.

The first issue took place in September 2022 when someone tried to steal the catalytic converter off of my car, I took it in to be replaced. Shortly after I started having engine issues, the engine light start flashing numerous times over a few week span and I had taken it into the Waikem (now Diehl...

The first issue took place in September 2022 when someone tried to steal the catalytic converter off of my car, I took it in to be replaced. Shortly after I started having engine issues, the engine light start flashing numerous times over a few week span and I had taken it into the Waikem (now Diehl...

The first issue took place in September 2022 when someone tried to steal the catalytic converter off of my car, I took it in to be replaced. Shortly after I started having engine issues, the engine light start flashing numerous times over a few week span and I had taken it into the Waikem (now Diehl...

P 195 / 65 R 15 There seems to be an issue with the tires (4) staying inflated My safety was put at risk because vehicle wobbles when I get to a certain speed and I have to constantly put air in the tire daily The problem has been reported to carmax in Stockbridge GA The mechanic has inspecte...

P 195 / 65 R 15 There seems to be an issue with the tires (4) staying inflated My safety was put at risk because vehicle wobbles when I get to a certain speed and I have to constantly put air in the tire daily The problem has been reported to carmax in Stockbridge GA The mechanic has inspecte...

My engine light is on. Second, I hear a noise when I turn my steering wheel.

Mileage: 136,584

My engine light is on. Second, I hear a noise when I turn my steering wheel.

Mileage: 136,584

Brake light not working. Everything is good to the relay switch in the dash. All turn signal and parking lights work.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the sunroof shattered without impact. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer ha...

Mileage: 214,000

My 2013 Kia Soul has been attempted to be stolen twice. My passenger side window was broken out with the intent to steal my car right from my driveway due to the tick tok challenge that has been going around and a month later the steering column was ripped apart in my drive way with the intent to st...

I was driving along the street when the engine went dead. I shifted into neutral, cranked the engine and restarted the engine. I almost got hit. This has now happened several times with myself and other drivers.

I was driving along the street when the engine went dead. I shifted into neutral, cranked the engine and restarted the engine. I almost got hit. This has now happened several times with myself and other drivers.

The brake lights go out all the time. They work one day and then not the next. This is a known issue with Kia vehicles. Apparently this is a wide spread issue that effects many Kia brand cars not just the Soul model that I drive. I have people stop me saying they did not see my brake lights come...

The brake lights go out all the time. They work one day and then not the next. This is a known issue with Kia vehicles. Apparently this is a wide spread issue that effects many Kia brand cars not just the Soul model that I drive. I have people stop me saying they did not see my brake lights come...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle started to lose motive power. The contact stated that she depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle continued to lose motive power. The contact stated that the check engine warning was illumina...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle started to lose motive power. The contact stated that she depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle continued to lose motive power. The contact stated that the check engine warning was illumina...

Mileage: 150,000

While driving vehicle speed becomes disrupted and inconsistent regardless of pressure on accelerator. Engine rods are knocking and dealer determined that a new engine is needed. Kia was contacted by dealer as this is the same problem as other engine models in this Kia manufacture year but Kia deni...

My vehicle is involved in the vulnerable Kia's lack of a theft immobilizer. I just contacted Kia service to make an appointment for the software update and was advised that my vehicle is not listed on the recall list though I was eligible for a steering wheel lock. I purchased a steering wheel loc...

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The recall #19V120 States that engine damage may occur do to this recall & that in that case KIA would repair the engine at no cost to me. My car has the same engine damage that they refer to & also has recall open. I took to a KIA dealer & they confirmed that the engine has a bad connecting rod but...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for an oil change; however, the contact stated that after the oil change was performed; while driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard an abnormal pop underneath the hood and then the vehicle ...

Mileage: 128,890

Engine bad sound. Engine knocking noise. No crash was issued. The strange sound appeared one day and engine seems to have inside damage for unknown reason.

In December 2022, my 2013 KIA Soul was broken into. There was a trend on tik tok showing how easy it was to break into KIA AND HYUNDAI. My Kia Soul was in the shop for over a month getting fixed. While driving home on I-95 the Kia Soul broke down, it shut off and had to be towed back to the shop....

THE 2.0 ENGINE OF THE KIA 2013 SOUL SEEMS TO HAVE TO SAME PROBLEM AS THE KIA 2013 SOUL WITH THE 1.4 ENGINE WHICH WAS RECALL DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT TEETH GETTING DAMAGED AND ENGINE GET DAMAGED DUE TO THE SAME RECALL OF THE 1.4 ENGINE. 2.0 ENGINE SHOULD ALSO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. PUTS THE DRIVERS AT...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the...

Mileage: 128,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the...

Mileage: 128,000

Smoke from exhaust, randomly losing power, randomly struggling to start and accelerate

Smoke from exhaust, randomly losing power, randomly struggling to start and accelerate

Smoke from exhaust, randomly losing power, randomly struggling to start and accelerate

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel made an abnormal sound and the vehicle lost power steering assist. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where an unknown part was repaired, and the mechanic informed the c...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine light would appear on the instrument panel. The contact then received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V120000(Engine, Engine, and Engine Cooling). The contact took the vehic...

Mileage: 205,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine light would appear on the instrument panel. The contact then received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V120000(Engine, Engine, and Engine Cooling). The contact took the vehic...

Mileage: 205,000

My steering wheel is so loose that I am afraid to drive my car. This is a recent problem in the last month.

Took car to dealership for a safety recall. After picking up the car the engine light was on, I immediately called them and was told to take car back. after two weeks of checking my car , they call and tell me that it's the catalyctic converter was faulty. this same dealership had fixed that catalyc...

Mileage: 143,429

I have been having major battery issues switching out my batteries and them going out fast. Also when I'm driving my car shakes when it goes above 60 miles per hour, also when I change gears I noticed I get a hard thump when I change my gears. The electrical in the car sometimes it goes off and on m...

I have been having major battery issues switching out my batteries and them going out fast. Also when I'm driving my car shakes when it goes above 60 miles per hour, also when I change gears I noticed I get a hard thump when I change my gears. The electrical in the car sometimes it goes off and on m...

I have been having major battery issues switching out my batteries and them going out fast. Also when I'm driving my car shakes when it goes above 60 miles per hour, also when I change gears I noticed I get a hard thump when I change my gears. The electrical in the car sometimes it goes off and on m...

Catalytic converter is going out. Although apparently there was no recall for MY car in particular but there has been a recall for the converter overheating and damaging the engine. Car no longer goes over 40 mph; meaning I can no longer use the freeway. Oil light comes on at least twice a month. Ev...

Mileage: 237,205

Catalytic converter is going out. Although apparently there was no recall for MY car in particular but there has been a recall for the converter overheating and damaging the engine. Car no longer goes over 40 mph; meaning I can no longer use the freeway. Oil light comes on at least twice a month. Ev...

Mileage: 237,205

Catalytic converter is going out. Although apparently there was no recall for MY car in particular but there has been a recall for the converter overheating and damaging the engine. Car no longer goes over 40 mph; meaning I can no longer use the freeway. Oil light comes on at least twice a month. Ev...

Mileage: 237,205

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving and making turns, the vehicle made abnormal popping sounds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the flex coupler was replaced. Additionally, the contact stated while driving at various speeds, the engine was making abnormal kno...

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving and making turns, the vehicle made abnormal popping sounds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the flex coupler was replaced. Additionally, the contact stated while driving at various speeds, the engine was making abnormal kno...

Mileage: 100,000

Steering wheel makes a rattling sound when I drive. I would like to know if this is a safety risk? The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer. Warning light come on.

Vehicle traveled down I-65 normal cruising. Had a check engine light illuminated. Code pulled as a P0420 diagnosed for Catalytic Converter. Because of this code, the oxygen sensors eventually went out. Sensors were replaced. Two months later the code for O2 sensors being bad came again. Vehicle was ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive oil consumption and was making abnormal knocking sounds intermittently while driving at various speeds. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was d...

Mileage: 113,956

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive oil consumption and was making abnormal knocking sounds intermittently while driving at various speeds. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was d...

Mileage: 113,956

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal knocking sound. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer where it was diagnosed with a rod bearing knock. The vehicle was not repaired. The...

Mileage: 137,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal knocking sound. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer where it was diagnosed with a rod bearing knock. The vehicle was not repaired. The...

Mileage: 137,000

My 2013 Kia Soul was diagnosed with engine failure. My mechanic stated no trouble codes, all fluids full. No diagnostic codes at all. At above 30 mph my vehicle blows black smoke. My mechanic found Kia TSB 222 Excessive Oil Consumption. He wrote up that he warned me not to drive vehicle and have tow...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound and overheated. Additionally, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to ...

Mileage: 135,000

Check Engine Light Came on again after KIA BURLINGTON claim repairs was done and closed out repairs. Diagnostic Code is P0420. First Report was filed in 11/22, Service Manager at KIA BURLINGTON REFUSED TO ADDRESS RECALL ISSUES ON MY CAR AND STATES “NOT HER PROBLEM” and she can not help me. ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle hesitated. The contact also stated that while shifting into drive, the engine revved but the vehicle failed to respond. Additionally, the contact stated that on several occ...

Mileage: 144,000

Rear hatch glass shattered randomly out of no where. No impact to the glass or others around to cause it. Others safety was at risk due to glass falling off the car as I was driving. My safety was jeopardized due to when it happened as I was driving, I jumped and drove left of center.

My engine been making noise past two years

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound. The contact veered to the side of the road. There was no warning light illuminated. Upon inspecting the vehicle, she noticed that a significant amount of engine oil was leaking under...

Mileage: 143,000

Engine loses power and then stops now car won't start catalytic converter the gas cap the 02 censorAnd the throttle body

Check engine light came on and was showing issues with the camshaft and crankshaft sensors. I took it to the dealership where I purchased the car and they told me there was sludge built up due to lack of maintenance (regular oil changes). I have proof of regular oil changes being done. They told me ...

I was involved in a car accident where a truck pulled out in front of me causing me to hit him in his side with the front passenger side of my car resulting in the car to roll two times. As a result of the airbags not deploying the windshield came into the car causing lacerations to the face of the ...

My engine failed and I thankfully was able to get my car to my mechanic but had I not, I could have stalled on the highway and caused a car accident.

2013 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH AND HAS BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AND WON'T HOLD OIL FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

the catalytic converter is damaged, soon the engin could fail, and there is a recall on the catalytic converter for this car type and model and year. it has all the symptoms that the converter is damaged, tried to liquid to fix it it did not work It is available for inspection no risk...

the catalytic converter is damaged, soon the engin could fail, and there is a recall on the catalytic converter for this car type and model and year. it has all the symptoms that the converter is damaged, tried to liquid to fix it it did not work It is available for inspection no risk...

the catalytic converter is damaged, soon the engin could fail, and there is a recall on the catalytic converter for this car type and model and year. it has all the symptoms that the converter is damaged, tried to liquid to fix it it did not work It is available for inspection no risk...

Driving on the highway when my car started making a popping sound, No lights came on on the dash We pulled over thinking it was the tire, we pulled over just in time the car cut off completly while we were still moving towards an exit. Car had plenty of oil plenty of water everything was up-to-d...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and stated that it might be the catalytic converter. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, and the mechanic st...

Mileage: 123,000

Nothing has ever been wrong with my 2013 Kia Soul. Love this car! But less than 1 mile from home it started jumping and died. I have never once known about a recall. When it was looked at by mechanic, I was told the engine was blown due to possible head gasket, oil leaking out, etc. I have a rare te...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling) for which the catalytic converter was replaced. After the repair the vehicle began to dri...

Mileage: 30,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling) for which the catalytic converter was replaced. After the repair the vehicle began to dri...

Mileage: 30,000

Driving down the freeway, and a fireball exploded out the bottom of the car, according to the driver behind us. The fire department were called out, deemed the car unsafe, and disconnected the fuel line. Car towed away.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that upon his wife parking the vehicle, a strong fuel odor was coming from both inside and outside the vehicle without warning. Upon inspection, his wife discovered fuel spewing underneath the vehicle. The contact was called to the scene and the v...

Mileage: 105,000

The engine on my vehicle stopped working while I was driving on the freeway. I later got my vehicle towed to Future Kia of Clovis to handle the engine recall. When I have the vehicle serviced, they inform me that they could fix the recall, however they would not fix the damage that the recall caused...

My steering wheel is rattling when going around 50-60 mph. When driving on a gravel road the car bounces all over the place when going more than 5 mph. Steering functionality is seriously compromised. 60,000 miles, single owner, no wrecks or potholes hit.

My steering wheel just started shaking as I turning a corner. Now, if I go over 60 mph my car wants to jump all over the road. I’ve been told it’s the (MDPS) steering coupler by a few mechanics. Download the recall letter from Kia advising of this and the dealership says my VIN is not covered.

I was driving doing about 30 mph and hit a boulder and came to complete stop and my air bags did not deploy. And there is another feature vogue or on star that is spouse to call for help did not go off either.

I was driving doing about 30 mph and hit a boulder and came to complete stop and my air bags did not deploy. And there is another feature vogue or on star that is spouse to call for help did not go off either.

I was driving doing about 30 mph and hit a boulder and came to complete stop and my air bags did not deploy. And there is another feature vogue or on star that is spouse to call for help did not go off either.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 40 MPH, there was an abnormal sound before the vehicle stalled. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The driver was able to park safely in a driveway. The vehicle was not drivable. The conta...

Mileage: 122,432

2013 Kia Soul randomly turns off. It has 101K miles. No dash or warning lights come on before this happens. Then after it turns off an oil can icon, battery icon and a steering wheel icon with exclamation come on the dash and the air is still on, so its on battery power. I have to put it in par...

2013 Kia Soul randomly turns off. It has 101K miles. No dash or warning lights come on before this happens. Then after it turns off an oil can icon, battery icon and a steering wheel icon with exclamation come on the dash and the air is still on, so its on battery power. I have to put it in par...

2013 Kia Soul randomly turns off. It has 101K miles. No dash or warning lights come on before this happens. Then after it turns off an oil can icon, battery icon and a steering wheel icon with exclamation come on the dash and the air is still on, so its on battery power. I have to put it in par...

My 2013 Kia Soul is having the exact issues as the existing Kia/Hyundai catalytic converter/piston recall, but my VIN is not included in the recall. The car stalled while stopped at a traffic light. We brought it to a local pep boys for service. They alerted us to the existing Kia recall.

The vehicle lost power and the engine started smoking followed by a loud knock. I had the vehicle towed to a shop and they determined that it was a rod knock. Vehicle has 138000 miles

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the vehicle had previously been serviced under an unknown Campaign for the ECU; however, the failure occurred after the repair was performed. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The v...

Mileage: 158,513

Car wasn’t always turning over right away. When it would, sluggish acceleration meaning gas pedal to floor and slow acceleration. Could have caused major accident when crossing traffic or joining traffic. Car turned off when at busy intersection twice when idling. Could have caused to be rear e...

Speed Control may have misfunctioned. I do not really know. When driving, the car randomly drops down to 5 mph and continues on its own at 5mph. The only way to stop is to turn off the engine. The car is not safe to drive This defect puts me at risk and all the cars following me at risk. This def...

Speed Control may have misfunctioned. I do not really know. When driving, the car randomly drops down to 5 mph and continues on its own at 5mph. The only way to stop is to turn off the engine. The car is not safe to drive This defect puts me at risk and all the cars following me at risk. This def...

Speed Control may have misfunctioned. I do not really know. When driving, the car randomly drops down to 5 mph and continues on its own at 5mph. The only way to stop is to turn off the engine. The car is not safe to drive This defect puts me at risk and all the cars following me at risk. This def...

Steering coupler bad Looked online and the noise my car is making When I go back-and-forth with the steering wheel when the car is turned on but I’m not driving ! Makes a clicking noise it also make that noise when I’m driving

I got a recall letter in the mail too late! (October 2021) I received recall letter and called my local dealership 5 minutes after reading it & was told to put the letter in my glove box until my car completely broke down December 8th 2021. It was towed and was told it needed spark plugs & an oil ch...

I got a recall letter in the mail too late! (October 2021) I received recall letter and called my local dealership 5 minutes after reading it & was told to put the letter in my glove box until my car completely broke down December 8th 2021. It was towed and was told it needed spark plugs & an oil ch...

I have a Kia Soul ECO. Frequently the car will stop. For no apparent reason. It may have to do with the ECO feature where the engine turns off when you come to a complete stop. This is very dangerous as it happens randomly and disables the car. I have to turn the engine off and back on to conti...

I am the second owner of a 2013 Kia Soul that was purchased from Century 3 Kia, in Dec of 2015 with approximately 33,000 miles on it. It now has approximately 99,900 miles on it. During the summer of last year, I began to have problems with the car overheating, stalling, and hearing knocking in the ...

My 2013 Kia Soul Exclaim has turned-off three (3) times in the past 30 days. The first time was on 5/17/22, the car was idling in traffic at a stoplight when it turned-off completely. I had my mom in the front passenger seat, and we were quick to turn on the emergency lights. Thankfully, after 60-90...

Steering coupler has failed within the steering system making the steering not as it normally has functioned.

My steering wheel just started shaking as I turning a corner .. Niw if I go over 60 mph my car wants to jump all over the road.. I’ve been told it’s the steering coupler but a few mechanics.. It dangerous to drive on the freeway.. Im afraid I will crash with my 8 month old son in the car..

The car broke down in concord nc in February 2022 they said it was the catalytic converter and it was on back order. Then the end of April they put the part on and the engine locked up. They said to come and get it there was nothing the could do.

2013 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO A FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED TWICE IN 2 YEARS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAY ONLY LAST FOR A YEAR OR TWO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECAL...

The engine threw a rod while we were on the highway due to the recalled part. Our safety was at risk as it was me (23), my husband (27), our two kids ( 2 year old and 4 month old) and my husbands brother (23) in the vehicle when it malfunctioned. We were lucky enough to safely get off the highway wi...

I called the Nashua Kia dealership spoke to Chrissy and she had said they found two recalls on my 2013 Kia soul as I was explaining to her the problem she quickly told me that’s another problem she must’ve been in a bad mood or some thing hung up on me I’ve called two places now they gave me ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the engine had seized. The TPMS warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified but no additional assistance was provided. The contact stated that the...

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced, the independent mechanic stated that the oil level was low. There were no warning lights illuminated. The mechanic had not performed a diagnostic test; however, the mechanic stated there was oil burning f...

Mileage: 84,700

2013 Kia Soul base model when Kia reset engine because catallactic convertor (to show proper MPG) this started shortly after. Soul started having fuel levels drop to EMPTY after fueling. With fuel light & engine light coming on. Driving a short time fuel gauge then shows correct amount. This is o...

2013 Kia Soul base model when Kia reset engine because catallactic convertor (to show proper MPG) this started shortly after. Soul started having fuel levels drop to EMPTY after fueling. With fuel light & engine light coming on. Driving a short time fuel gauge then shows correct amount. This is o...

My car without warning started smoking from the hood. I immediately parked the car, popped the hood, and flames starting rising from underneath before I had even exited the vehicle. Within 5 minutes of the smoke, my car was completely on fire.

My car without warning started smoking from the hood. I immediately parked the car, popped the hood, and flames starting rising from underneath before I had even exited the vehicle. Within 5 minutes of the smoke, my car was completely on fire.

My car without warning started smoking from the hood. I immediately parked the car, popped the hood, and flames starting rising from underneath before I had even exited the vehicle. Within 5 minutes of the smoke, my car was completely on fire.

In mid January 2022 I purchased from Baba's Autos in Houston 2013 Kia 5 speed 4cyl [XXX] vin. I immediately saw was using oil like 1gal per month. I took to Elite Auto in Feb2022 and they say engine recall on this as piston rings shot why oil blow-by. Was caused by a NHTSA Safety reacll #19V120000 ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle lunged forward with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over safely and had the vehicle towed to her residence. The contact later took the vehicle to the local dealer, wher...

Mileage: 98,000

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Car has - low - 41500 miles There is a play in the steering wheel and a " tump- tump" sound can be heard when at a stop and low speeds- while turning the steering wheel.

Took my car in for recall and they said I need an engine but will not replace it free of charge. Also the catalaytic converter was clogged and someone tried to take it off to get me home when I broke down on side of road. They won't replace it even though it was malfunctioning and I had to do what I...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel started making an abnormal noise. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the plastic bearing bushing to be...

Mileage: 104,577

Purchased used 2013 Kia Soul July 2018. June 2019, vehicle was taken to Kia Dealership for SC176-19V120 ECU Logic Upgrade. Neither catalytic converter nor engine were replaced during recall repair. In 2020, vehicle began consuming oil and poor mileage. No smoke or leak detected. Had vehicle inspe...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 60mph when the engine light illuminated and the vehicle lost power. The contact merged to the shoulder of the road. The contact was informed by a passerby that the engine was on fire. The contact then called the fire ma...

Mileage: 78,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering column would make a popping sound. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was informed of the failure a...

Mileage: 120,000

While driving down the highway, or turning around a curve the engine stops. The car can be restarted after it is put un park. Not always possible on a busy road.

While driving down the highway, or turning around a curve the engine stops. The car can be restarted after it is put un park. Not always possible on a busy road.

I purchased the 2013 Kia Soul used on 5/22/2021 and shortly afterward discovered water leaking into the front passenger side compartment and evidence that the leak was old. I brought the car to Fred Anderson Kia of Raleigh (kiaofraleigh.com) on 6/7/21, 6/25/21, and 7/20/21, and they incorrectly diag...

I purchased the 2013 Kia Soul used on 5/22/2021 and shortly afterward discovered water leaking into the front passenger side compartment and evidence that the leak was old. I brought the car to Fred Anderson Kia of Raleigh (kiaofraleigh.com) on 6/7/21, 6/25/21, and 7/20/21, and they incorrectly diag...

I purchased the 2013 Kia Soul used on 5/22/2021 and shortly afterward discovered water leaking into the front passenger side compartment and evidence that the leak was old. I brought the car to Fred Anderson Kia of Raleigh (kiaofraleigh.com) on 6/7/21, 6/25/21, and 7/20/21, and they incorrectly diag...

Received Engine Code P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold - Bank 1. There is an existing recall NHTSA # 19V120000 ( Kia Recall SC176), with similar issues and I received a letter from Kia to get the recall repaired, but when entering my VIN, my vehicle is not on the recall list, and no...

I purchased the 2013 Kia Soul used on 5/22/2021 and shortly afterward discovered water leaking into the front passenger side compartment and evidence that the leak was old. I brought the car to Fred Anderson Kia of Raleigh (kiaofraleigh.com) on 6/7/21, 6/25/21, and 7/20/21, and they incorrectly di...

I purchased the 2013 Kia Soul used on 5/22/2021 and shortly afterward discovered water leaking into the front passenger side compartment and evidence that the leak was old. I brought the car to Fred Anderson Kia of Raleigh (kiaofraleigh.com) on 6/7/21, 6/25/21, and 7/20/21, and they incorrectly di...

I purchased the 2013 Kia Soul used on 5/22/2021 and shortly afterward discovered water leaking into the front passenger side compartment and evidence that the leak was old. I brought the car to Fred Anderson Kia of Raleigh (kiaofraleigh.com) on 6/7/21, 6/25/21, and 7/20/21, and they incorrectly di...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated the engine was making an abnormal knocking sound. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who inform...

Mileage: 170,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated the engine was making an abnormal knocking sound. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who inform...

Mileage: 170,000

May, 2021 the check engine light came on. The engine appeared to be sluggish upon acceleration. Took vehicle to be serviced at Meineke in Berlin. NJ. They suggested filling tank with high octane gas. They also changed all fluids and filters as well as installed all new spark plugs. Engine cont...

It all started when I thought I received bad gas a couple of months ago after filling my tank up with regular gas from a Speedway , It didn't start right away, and that never happened and then it continued to Be hard to accelerate, as I drove it. That has happened on 2 other occasions since that i...

It all started when I thought I received bad gas a couple of months ago after filling my tank up with regular gas from a Speedway , It didn't start right away, and that never happened and then it continued to Be hard to accelerate, as I drove it. That has happened on 2 other occasions since that i...

It all started when I thought I received bad gas a couple of months ago after filling my tank up with regular gas from a Speedway , It didn't start right away, and that never happened and then it continued to Be hard to accelerate, as I drove it. That has happened on 2 other occasions since that i...

Has a thud while turning the steering wheel left and right at a stop. Steering wheel shakes and vibrates when droving over bumpy road or train tracks. Steering for now unaffected.

I believe my catalytic converter. My engine light came on and I took it to AutoZone and they put it on the tester and they said it was my catalytic converter.

Nearly totalled Kia soul 2013, engine lost compression, then stalled. In the middle of highway, Preventing me to exit or stop, since brakes dont work when car isn't running.towwed it to dealership, they claim that it's part of recall sc176, which states engine failure, because of defect in motor, y...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was making ticking and knocking sounds. Upon registering the vehicle on the manufacturer's website, the contact was made aware that the VIN was associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V12000...

Mileage: 184,963

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was making ticking and knocking sounds. Upon registering the vehicle on the manufacturer's website, the contact was made aware that the VIN was associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V12000...

Mileage: 184,963

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The contact pulled over to the side of the road prior to the vehicle losing motive power. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was informed that there were similar...

Mileage: 117,000

My car is having the exact same problem (engine damage from rod bearing wear) as the issue that triggered Recall No 20V-750 in Kia Forte, which also has the same 2.0L Nu GDI engine. My mechanic discovered the problem, which has blown my engine, and I know there is no motive for him to lie about it b...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while making a left turn, she heard an abnormal noise from the steering wheel. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive to her destination but noticed the steering noise was progressing. The contact took t...

Mileage: 129,000

Steering system 'clunking' and getting unstable, increasingly 'loose.' Called local Kia service department about six weeks ago but they never returned my call. Contacted live agent online yesterday, hopefully someone will call back. I'm very afraid to drive it.

On a Sunday our started to turn off at red lights and stop signs. Then a loud pop happened, white smoke came out, and the car died on the interstate. The piston rod had broke and cracked the engine block. We did not even know there was anything going on until the car broke like it did.

On a Sunday our started to turn off at red lights and stop signs. Then a loud pop happened, white smoke came out, and the car died on the interstate. The piston rod had broke and cracked the engine block. We did not even know there was anything going on until the car broke like it did.

Had the car for two months the engine light came on and it locked up to where I couldn’t go past ten mpg. I had it towed to Kia of Dayton and they won’t fix it.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the engine was making a tapping sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was jerking while idling. The contact who is a certified mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle had a valve tap failure. The vehicle had not been repaired...

Mileage: 119,000

The contact's wife owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 60-70 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated and stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact's wife veered to the side of the road but was unable to restart the vehicle ...

Mileage: 130,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the piston dislocated out of the engine. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to a family membe...

Mileage: 157,914

I took my 2013 Kia Soul into the dealership in Rockwall because it had a recall. The dealership states that the problem with my particular car is in fact due to the recall. The engine has seized. The dealership is refusing to do any of the necessary repairs and said that they are no longer respon...

I took my 2013 Kia Soul into the dealership in Rockwall because it had a recall. The dealership states that the problem with my particular car is in fact due to the recall. The engine has seized. The dealership is refusing to do any of the necessary repairs and said that they are no longer respon...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, she heard abnormal knocking sounds coming from the engine. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated she continued to drive the vehicle and took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the...

Mileage: 46,000

there is a knocking noise in the steering, there is apparently a recall out for this issue on this make and model with similar years.

I have a clicking noise in the steering wheel when I’m driving. Turning the wheel to left or right it clicks. This is not safe

Engine locked up on the highway at high speed. We had to get the car off the road very quickly. Our mechanic diagnosis was lower bearing failure resulting in a seized engine. No symptoms were noticed before seizing up.

My steering wheel is making a loud thudding sound when I turn it to the left or right. It started when I was driving on the highway during a road trip. It feels super unsafe and I’m bringing it to the dealership tomorrow. This seems like it should be a recall from Kia and that as car owners, we sh...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was restarted however, several functions remained inoperable. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and wa...

Mileage: 231,000

P420 code bad Cat. Seems there was a recall for this. Can't remember if i got it done but if so got a raw deal.

I had a serious issue with my steering yesterday. When I tried to parallel park my car yesterday, I turned the steering wheel both left and right to try and park and then I heard loud clunking noises in both directions until my steering wheel gave to the point where it could turn all the way around...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at 75 MPH, the vehicle began to stall. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated she was able to pull to the side of the road, and the vehicle lost power when it was shifted into PARK. The contact stated she was ab...

Mileage: 87,450

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at 75 MPH, the vehicle began to stall. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated she was able to pull to the side of the road, and the vehicle lost power when it was shifted into PARK. The contact stated she was ab...

Mileage: 87,450

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while her leaseholder was driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that there were flames coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the ...

Mileage: 95,000

My 2013 Kia Soul has been stalling while idle or at red lights. In addition, sometimes it is difficult to start and I have to attempt several times. Lately, once I do start the vehicle and begin to drive, it’s as if the vehicle doesn’t know which gear to maintain. As a result, the car will attem...

My 2013 Kia Soul has been stalling while idle or at red lights. In addition, sometimes it is difficult to start and I have to attempt several times. Lately, once I do start the vehicle and begin to drive, it’s as if the vehicle doesn’t know which gear to maintain. As a result, the car will attem...

My 2013 Kia Soul has been stalling while idle or at red lights. In addition, sometimes it is difficult to start and I have to attempt several times. Lately, once I do start the vehicle and begin to drive, it’s as if the vehicle doesn’t know which gear to maintain. As a result, the car will attem...

1) wiring harness is malfunctioning causing bulbs to prematurely blow. I’m constantly having to replace turn signal bulbs, headlight bulbs, taillight bulbs and break light bulbs. 2) I’ve read many accounts online that this is a common occurrence in the 2013 Kia Soul. 3) this put drivers behi...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at 55 mph, a loud knocking noise was coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the engine needing to be repla...

Mileage: 134,000

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at 55 mph, a loud knocking noise was coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the engine needing to be repla...

Mileage: 134,000

The first issue is that the oil light does not come on properly. It would only flicker on occasionally when the oil level began to get low. This is scary to think about not being warned that your car is out of oil and continuing to drive, when the engine could seize. The real issue is that the car...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine had misfired and the engine needed to be replaced. ...

Mileage: 119,784

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated that there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine had misfired and the engine needed to be replaced. ...

Mileage: 119,784

Spontaneous paint loss down to the bare metal. Yesterday I noticed a large fist-sized paint loss on top of my car above the drivers side. There is no damage to the area just the paint loss out of nowhere. I also noticed a couple of tiny paint losses somewhat near the large loss, which are about 1/2 ...

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was a knocking sound heard. The vehicle was shaking while accelerating and there was a lag before the vehicle accelerate and then stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the crankshaft...

Mileage: 190,000

My car, KIA SOUL 2013, had problems such as 1.car burned oil a gallon every 500-1000 miles 2.car not accelerating properly 3.check engine light PO420 and there was a recall about catalytic converter so I went to KIA DEALER (DTLA). I expected them to replace the catalytic converter but they just upg...

Catalytic Converter is failing causing engine and exhaust noise as well as performance issues. Diagnostic code appears when computer diagnostics ran. There is recall for this issue for my year, make, and model, but when I search by vin it states there are no recalls for this vehicle.

2013 Kia Soul. Consumer writes in regards to NHTSA safety recall 19V120. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND PISTONS WERE DAMAGED. THE CYLINDERS MISFIRED AND OIL ENTERED THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER.

I was driving my car when the inside filled with smoke, I stopped the car in the middle of a busy street and got out and within 20 seconds all the glass blew and my car was completely engulfed in flames. The car was a total loss and kia is not cooperating, they don't even act like they care that the...

While driving my car stalled on me. I pulled over to the side of the road and tried to restart the car it finally restarted i drove it to the nearest gas station. It did not over heat but it was smoking. The check engine light came on. I key it sit for awhile then restarted it and was able to driv...

STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLICKING SOUND WHEN STEERING AND ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT.IN MOTION. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I BELIEVE IT IS THE STEERING COUPLER WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THE CHANCE OF STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SINCE MANY OTHER PEOPL...

METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN ENGINE AND ROD WENT THRU THE BLOCK. KEEPS OVERHEATING EVEN WHEN SEEN BY 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS. VALUE 3 WON'T WORK NO MATTER WHAT WE DO TO FIX IT

Mileage: 182,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK ON THE GROUND. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TOP OFF THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BECAME AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A MISFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED...

Mileage: 100,954

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE AND DROVE SLUGGISH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTE...

Mileage: 119,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2020 AND IN JANUARY 2021 STARTED EXPERIENCING STALLING AND SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS HAVING BAD GAS. IN FEBRUARY 2021, THE CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE, STALLED WHILE DRIVING, AND WAS ALSO SMOKING. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF S...

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY AN ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND UPON INSPECTION THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE OXYGEN SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS 2 YEARS LATE...

Mileage: 141,781

A COMPLAINT TO KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS ADDRESSING CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH MY 2013 KIA SOUL IN DECEMBER 2020. THE COMPLAINT WAS REGARDED TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE,VEHICLE STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION IN THE HIGHWAY AND FAULTY ENGINE PARTS. I INITIATED A 2ND ...

Mileage: 159,832

A COMPLAINT TO KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS ADDRESSING CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH MY 2013 KIA SOUL IN DECEMBER 2020. THE COMPLAINT WAS REGARDED TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE,VEHICLE STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION IN THE HIGHWAY AND FAULTY ENGINE PARTS. I INITIATED A 2ND ...

Mileage: 159,832

A COMPLAINT TO KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS ADDRESSING CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH MY 2013 KIA SOUL IN DECEMBER 2020. THE COMPLAINT WAS REGARDED TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE,VEHICLE STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION IN THE HIGHWAY AND FAULTY ENGINE PARTS. I INITIATED A 2ND ...

Mileage: 159,832

CAR HAS BEEN STALLING RANDOMLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THEN DIFFICULT TO RE-ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE, NOT RIGHT AFTER STARTUP. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN DECEMBER 2020, THEN SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT, MOST RECENTLY FEBRUARY 24 2021. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO BOTH PERSONAL MECHANIC SEVE...

Mileage: 146,700

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WOULD CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR A MOMENT AND THEN THE CAR WOULD STALL AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS BEING THAT THIS WAS IN TRAFFIC. IN FEBRUARY, THE CAR WAS STALLING AND WHEN TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY DIAG...

Mileage: 99,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WOULD CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR A MOMENT AND THEN THE CAR WOULD STALL AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS BEING THAT THIS WAS IN TRAFFIC. IN FEBRUARY, THE CAR WAS STALLING AND WHEN TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY DIAG...

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AS A BLACKISH SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED, THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS BOTH APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DUE TO THE FAILURE, ...

Mileage: 76,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FRED BEANS KIA OF LANGHORNE (1...

Mileage: 129,000

DRIVING HOME A FEW WEEKS AGO MY KIA STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE, STOPPING ME IN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH OUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD AFTER IT STARTED BACK UP. WHEN IT STARTED IT STARTED BLOWING ALL KINDS OF WHITE SMOKE, RAN REALLY ROUGH, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, AND I NOTICE...

Mileage: 178,000

WHEN DRIVING OR IN PARK STEERING MAKES LOUD CLICKING NOISE IF TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS STEADILY GETTING LOUDER AND WORSE. THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. STEERING DOES NOT FEEL STABLE. THERE IS A 2014 KIA SOUL RECA...

Mileage: 74,876

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL AND SHUT-OFF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER KIA OF SCHAUMBURG LOCATED AT 1100 E GOLF...

Mileage: 100,000

THE ACCELERATION DROPS OUT AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME. IT IDLES ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF REGARDLESS OF ISSUES OCCURRING. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I CAN'T GET MORE THAN 1400 RPMS AND ABOUT 7 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES UNABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE AND THE ENGINE HAS...

Mileage: 81,000

THE ACCELERATION DROPS OUT AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME. IT IDLES ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF REGARDLESS OF ISSUES OCCURRING. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I CAN'T GET MORE THAN 1400 RPMS AND ABOUT 7 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES UNABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE AND THE ENGINE HAS...

Mileage: 81,000

THE ACCELERATION DROPS OUT AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME. IT IDLES ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF REGARDLESS OF ISSUES OCCURRING. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I CAN'T GET MORE THAN 1400 RPMS AND ABOUT 7 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES UNABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE AND THE ENGINE HAS...

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CLUNKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER EWALD KIA LOCATED AT 36883 E WISCONSIN AVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066 WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ROD HA...

Mileage: 117,000

THE ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE ENGINE EXPLODED BUT KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, THOUGH THEY HAVE A RECALL NOTICE OUT ON THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 45 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT P0302 (CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE) AND P04...

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 185,000

I HAVE A 2013 KIA SOUL, I HAVE BEEN PAYING MY LOAN ON THIS CAR SINCE 2016. I TAKE CARE OF IT AND ROUTINELY DO OIL CHANGES ON IT AND UP KEEP. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FOUR MONTHS I NOTICED MY CAR ACTING UP, I HAD TAKEN IT TO SHOPS AND NONE COULD FIND A PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING UP, I WOULD...

Mileage: 139,000

I HAVE A 2013 KIA SOUL, I HAVE BEEN PAYING MY LOAN ON THIS CAR SINCE 2016. I TAKE CARE OF IT AND ROUTINELY DO OIL CHANGES ON IT AND UP KEEP. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FOUR MONTHS I NOTICED MY CAR ACTING UP, I HAD TAKEN IT TO SHOPS AND NONE COULD FIND A PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING UP, I WOULD...

Mileage: 139,000

I HAVE A 2013 KIA SOUL, I HAVE BEEN PAYING MY LOAN ON THIS CAR SINCE 2016. I TAKE CARE OF IT AND ROUTINELY DO OIL CHANGES ON IT AND UP KEEP. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FOUR MONTHS I NOTICED MY CAR ACTING UP, I HAD TAKEN IT TO SHOPS AND NONE COULD FIND A PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING UP, I WOULD...

Mileage: 139,000

2013 KIA SOUL IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. IT MAKES ONE CLICK NOISE ONCE I START TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN I STOP MOVING IT AND TRY TO MOVE IT AGAIN IT CLICKS. VEHICLE MILEAGE: 63,667

BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. ROD BROKE, PUNCTURED THE ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL LEAKED OUT AND IT CAUGHT FIRE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 150,000

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING TICKING NOISES WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER; DEALER CHANGED OIL & FILTER AND SAID PROBLEM WAS BAD OIL FILTER CAUSING LOW OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER. RETURNED TO DEALER; TECHNICIAN HAS ...

Mileage: 133,000

THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD POP AND MAKE NOISES WHILE DRIVING . THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AND EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL WILL WOBBLE EXTREMELY BAD ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY. THE STEERING COUPLER WAS BAD . COULD NOT GO OVER 55 MPH CAUSE IT WOULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE BAD .

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN TURNING MY WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS MY STEERING CLUNKS IN THE COLUMN AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART. I AM SCARED I AM GOING TO LOOSE STEARING CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. IT STARTED A MONTH AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. I SAW A RECALL ON THIS BUT ...

Mileage: 101,000

ENGINE LOSING POWER ENGINE STALLS LOW OIL FOR THE LAST YEAR TAPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE.MY FAMILY AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR IT'S PARKED IN THE GARAGE.WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE FIRES ABOUT THE BREAKDOWNS THE CAR FREEZING UP AND WE WILL NOT DRIVE IT. WE NEED HELP GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. 1...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE GROOVES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE GROOVES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE...

Mileage: 190,000

AFTER SC176 RECALL REPAIR THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT RUN CORRECTLY. AFTER ESCALATING FOR A VP, KIA REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I ASKED FOR THE PARTS BUT KIA SAID THE PARTS WERE THEIRS.THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING CORRECTLY BUT FAILED IN NOV. 2020. I WENT ABOUT A MILE WITH THE CAR AFTER IT ...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE EXIT RAMP IN ORDER TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT THEN ENTERED A GAS STATION AND WAITED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUT...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE EXIT RAMP IN ORDER TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT THEN ENTERED A GAS STATION AND WAITED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUT...

Mileage: 103,000

RUBBING OF KNOCK SOUND AND SMOKE FROM EXHAUST THAT SMELLS BAD

Mileage: 71,500

RECALL #176: ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THERE CAN BE PISTON DAMAGE FROM THE OVERHEATING AND MISFIRING AS RESULT OF A BAD ECU. I RECENTLY HAD THIS RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED BUT THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE AND CHECK DEEPER. CURRENTLY, I AM BURNING ABOUT 1 QUART OF ...

Mileage: 115,908

AT 97000 MILES THE ENGINE BEGAN A TICKING NOISE. ALL FUEL AND OIL LEVELS WERE APPROPRIATE. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT NOISE BEGAN BEFORE I COULD GET INTO A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE TICKING GOT LOUDER THEN MADE A POOF NOISE AND THE CAR DIED. NO INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL L...

Mileage: 97,000

STALLED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. WILL NOT START BACK UP SINCE.

Mileage: 119,000

STALLED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. WILL NOT START BACK UP SINCE.

Mileage: 119,000

STALLED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. WILL NOT START BACK UP SINCE.

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND SMOKE WAS DETECTED FROM THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. T...

Mileage: 133,937

STEERING HAS PLAY AND MAKES A CLUNKING NOICE WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE MOVING.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CHECK THE OIL LEVEL A MONTH AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED AND BECAME AWARE THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. KIA ATLANTA SOUTH (7310 JONESBORO RD, MORROW, GA 30260(770) 968-3400) INFORMED THE CONTACT AT THE TIME OF THE OIL CHANGE THAT T...

Mileage: 18,800

WHEN IN MOTION THE STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND MOVING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT . WHEN ENGINE IS NOT IN MOTION IT DOES NOT . THE SYMPTOM APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS THE RECALL DONE FOR 2014 MODEL KIA SOULS ... I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 19V120000: THE SC176 RECALL ON MY CAR WAS REPAIRED MAY 30, 2019. EARLIER THIS YEAR MY CAR BEGAN SHOWING THE SIGNS OF THE FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED IN THE RECALL DETAILS. IN APRIL 2020 MY CAR RANDOMLY STALLED WHEN IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE ...

Mileage: 110,000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 19V120000: THE SC176 RECALL ON MY CAR WAS REPAIRED MAY 30, 2019. EARLIER THIS YEAR MY CAR BEGAN SHOWING THE SIGNS OF THE FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED IN THE RECALL DETAILS. IN APRIL 2020 MY CAR RANDOMLY STALLED WHEN IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE ...

Mileage: 110,000

MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 75MPH WITH 70K MILES THATS ABOUT WHEN A VEHICLE SHOULD BE BREAKING IN NOT BREAKING DOWN. MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE, GAS PLAY. THE RADIO SOMETIMES DOESNT COME ON AND MY ENGINE JUST SOUNDS CLOGGED

Mileage: 67,000

MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 75MPH WITH 70K MILES THATS ABOUT WHEN A VEHICLE SHOULD BE BREAKING IN NOT BREAKING DOWN. MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE, GAS PLAY. THE RADIO SOMETIMES DOESNT COME ON AND MY ENGINE JUST SOUNDS CLOGGED

Mileage: 67,000

MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 75MPH WITH 70K MILES THATS ABOUT WHEN A VEHICLE SHOULD BE BREAKING IN NOT BREAKING DOWN. MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE, GAS PLAY. THE RADIO SOMETIMES DOESNT COME ON AND MY ENGINE JUST SOUNDS CLOGGED

Mileage: 67,000

VEHICLE WILL JUST RANDOMLY NOT START. GET IN CAR TURN ON KEY AND NOTHING, LIGHTS, RADIO, ECT ALL WORK, BUT CAR WILL NOT START. SO FAR IF YOU WAIT A SHORT TIME AND TRY AGAIN IT STARTS AND ALL IS FINE. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I REPLACED IT AND ALL WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS, AND THEN ABO...

Mileage: 57,500

LOUD BUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING

Mileage: 70,000

THE PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS PEALING AND SHARP THE COATING THAT'S ON THE HANDLE IS COMING OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALWAYS MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND EVEN WHEN THEY ARE REPLACED

Mileage: 99,000

THE PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS PEALING AND SHARP THE COATING THAT'S ON THE HANDLE IS COMING OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALWAYS MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND EVEN WHEN THEY ARE REPLACED

Mileage: 99,000

I HAVE CLINCKING INSIDE STEERING WHEEL RELATED TO THE PINION PLUG LOSE,CAUSING STEERING TO STUCK AND SHAK CRAZY IN THE HIGHWAY ,I WENT TO DEALER THEY CHARGED ME $189.00 FOR DIAGNOSIS,THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WITH PINION PLUG PROBLEM BUT THEY WANNA CHARGE ME HEIGHT PRICE WITCH I CAN NOT AFFORD,AND ...

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AFTER PULLING IN TO A GAS STATION. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING HOME HOWEVER, THE ENGINE BLEW AND OIL STARTED SQUIRTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 112,000

SOMETHING IN THE RACK AND STEERING HAS COME LOOSE. STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN I TURN IT. STEERING IS VERY UNSTABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

STEERING WHEEL COUPLER ,CAR NOT ABLE TO STEER

Mileage: 91,000

MODEL CAR BURNS OIL EXTREMELY QUICKLY REGARDLESS OF MILES DRIVEN, NO LEAKS FOUND BY MECHANIC, PISTONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. STEERING WHEEL MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE THAT STARTED WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

Mileage: 130,000

MODEL CAR BURNS OIL EXTREMELY QUICKLY REGARDLESS OF MILES DRIVEN, NO LEAKS FOUND BY MECHANIC, PISTONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. STEERING WHEEL MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE THAT STARTED WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

Mileage: 130,000

MY 2013 KIA SOUL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING. I WAS TOLD NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH I TOOK CARE OF 2 MONTHS AGO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND CAR WOULD NOT GO I'VE 40MPH. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN MY OIL...

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME MY 2013 KIA SOUL L4 1.6 SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF OF THE ROAD AND CHECK IT UP INTO A PARKING LOT. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK AGAIN BUT AS SOON I START THE ENGINE A RED LIGHY GO...

Mileage: 138,432

WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME MY 2013 KIA SOUL L4 1.6 SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF OF THE ROAD AND CHECK IT UP INTO A PARKING LOT. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK AGAIN BUT AS SOON I START THE ENGINE A RED LIGHY GO...

Mileage: 138,432

MY CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS FINE BUT I NOTICED IT OFFEN GOT HOT AND IT LIKED TO BURN OIL OR LEAK OIL I HAD TO PUT OIL IN EACH WEEK AND ONE DAY OM MY WAY HOME THE MOTOR BLOW A ROD AND THIS WAS ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE THE CAR ONL...

Mileage: 125,000

WAS DRIVING MY 2013 KIA SOUL AND IT THREW A ROD AND MY ENGINE LOCKED UP. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TRIED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SAID ENGINE FAILURE AFTER THEY REPLACED THE RECALLED CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

Mileage: 120,000

THE BRAKES' VACUUM CHAMBER OR A VALVE HAVE GONE BAD. THE PEDDLE IS HARD TO PRESS WHEN VEHICLE IS CRANKED AN BAKING OUT. ALSO, NOTICED WHEN IDLING, THE BRAKE BECOMES STIFF AFTER A SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF THE PEDAL. SOMETIMES THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL CANNOT BE DEPRESSED FAR ENOUGH ...

Mileage: 62,000

THE BRAKES' VACUUM CHAMBER OR A VALVE HAVE GONE BAD. THE PEDDLE IS HARD TO PRESS WHEN VEHICLE IS CRANKED AN BAKING OUT. ALSO, NOTICED WHEN IDLING, THE BRAKE BECOMES STIFF AFTER A SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF THE PEDAL. SOMETIMES THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL CANNOT BE DEPRESSED FAR ENOUGH ...

Mileage: 62,000

STEERING WHEEL CLICKING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND HAS PLAY IN STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PISTON BLEW WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ...

Mileage: 70,000

REGARDING RECALL SC176 THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND HAS ENGINE DAMAGE WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE VEHICLE STARTING ON FIRE. HAVE BROUGHT IT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO BRUSH IT OFF SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG EVEN THOUGH IT IS OVERHEATING AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATES THAT THERE IS PIST...

Mileage: 137,985

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE LOW POWER STEERING FLUID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED. THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REST...

Mileage: 100,003

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT DRIFTED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT STATED SMOKE WAS COMING OUT THE OUTSIDE REAR. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICE OIL HAD SPILLED ALL OVER THE EN...

Mileage: 167,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY ENGINE BLINKED FIVE TIMES AND CAR LOCKED UP BEGAN TO SHUT OFF. GOT OUT THE CAR THINKING I NEED OIL POPPED THE HOOD SAW SOMETHING FALL LOOKED UNDER THE CAR THERE WAS A FIRE PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A TOWEL CALLED THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND SAID A ROD BLEW? A...

Mileage: 150,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY ENGINE BLINKED FIVE TIMES AND CAR LOCKED UP BEGAN TO SHUT OFF. GOT OUT THE CAR THINKING I NEED OIL POPPED THE HOOD SAW SOMETHING FALL LOOKED UNDER THE CAR THERE WAS A FIRE PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A TOWEL CALLED THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND SAID A ROD BLEW? A...

Mileage: 150,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY ENGINE BLINKED FIVE TIMES AND CAR LOCKED UP BEGAN TO SHUT OFF. GOT OUT THE CAR THINKING I NEED OIL POPPED THE HOOD SAW SOMETHING FALL LOOKED UNDER THE CAR THERE WAS A FIRE PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A TOWEL CALLED THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND SAID A ROD BLEW? A...

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CERTIFIED 2013 KIA SOUL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUSH IT INTO A PARKING LOT. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND OIL HAD EXPLODED EVERYWHERE SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOME. A MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE THREW A ROD T...

Mileage: 103,865

STEERING WHEEL CLICKING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND HAS PLAY IN STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE OF AN OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT...

Mileage: 106,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND ONLY ONES AFTER I ACCELERATE. AND THEN IT GOES AWAY IN A FEW DAYS AND COMES BACK AGAIN. I GET MY OIL CHANGE DONE REGULARLY BUT I STILL KEPT NOTICING BUT IT STILL KEPT HAPPENING. HAPPENED MY ENGINE LIGHT KEY ON DID NOT GO OFF IN THE CAR WOULD START BUT MAKES A SOU...

Mileage: 119,996

STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT, NO MATTER IF PARKED OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SPEEDS OF 65MPH OR GREATER CAUSES WHEEL TO VIBRATE. RESEARCHED AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS ADDRESSED BY KIA AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ONE THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPE...

Mileage: 88,756

LAST YEAR I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BILLION AUTO IN IOWA CITY (2 HOURS FROM WHERE I LIVE) TO GET MY RECALL SERVICED. AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD IT IN AND OUT IN 15-20 MINUTES AND THEY SAID ONLY HAD TO DO AN UPDATE. WHICH WAS IRRITATING, CONSIDERING...

Mileage: 96,500

LAST YEAR I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BILLION AUTO IN IOWA CITY (2 HOURS FROM WHERE I LIVE) TO GET MY RECALL SERVICED. AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD IT IN AND OUT IN 15-20 MINUTES AND THEY SAID ONLY HAD TO DO AN UPDATE. WHICH WAS IRRITATING, CONSIDERING...

Mileage: 96,500

STEERING HAS DEVELOPED 3 INCH PLAY, LOOSE NUT INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 84,945

I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH A PRIOR RECALL, CONCERNING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND OVERHEATING. (POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A STALL / ENGINE FIRE) I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD RAN THE UPGRADE AND MY CAR WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND. THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR, I HAD CONTACTED KIA OVER ...

Mileage: 157,000

I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH A PRIOR RECALL, CONCERNING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND OVERHEATING. (POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A STALL / ENGINE FIRE) I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD RAN THE UPGRADE AND MY CAR WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND. THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR, I HAD CONTACTED KIA OVER ...

Mileage: 157,000

I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH A PRIOR RECALL, CONCERNING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND OVERHEATING. (POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A STALL / ENGINE FIRE) I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD RAN THE UPGRADE AND MY CAR WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND. THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR, I HAD CONTACTED KIA OVER ...

Mileage: 157,000

MY VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN PUERTO RICO USA. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL UNDER # KIA RECALL 19V120000 HOWEVER THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT THAT IT EXISTS. I WENT THRU EVERYTHING THAT IS DESCRIBED ON THE RECALL ON MY 2013 KIA SOUL, BUT IF YOU ENTER THE VIN NUMBER DIRECTLY ON YOUR PAGE, IT INDICA...

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED IN THE CENTER. THE CAR LIKES TO FISHTAIL ON BUMPY ROADS CAUSING SOME LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CAR VIBRATES AT 60 PLUS MPH

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE, SUDDENLY SMOKE CAME OUT AND CAR TURNED OFF. AS PER MECHANIC, VEHICLE OVERHEATED, COOLANT WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON NOR PREVIOUS INDICATION OF OVERHEATING. VEHICLE MODEL FALLS UNDER KIA RECALL SC176 BUT CLAIM IS BEING DENIED.

Mileage: 90,000

I TOOK MY KIA SOUL IN FOR A RECALL BACK ON MARCH 9TH. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP DID THE UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER PER RECALL INSTRUCTIONS FROM KIA I LEFT WITH MY CAR. WITHIN 5 MIN MY CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE NOT ALLOWING ME TO GO ABOVE 59 OR OVER 2000 RPM. I HAVE DEALT WITH KIA DIRECTLY AND THEY ARE ADVISING ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE MOTOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CREATED A SAFETY RISK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. VEHICLE STARTED NORMAL IN PARKING LOT. ONCE ON ROAD I STARTED TO GO UP A HILL. VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER. OBDII READER STATED P0304 CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE DETECTED AND P0420 CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD (BANK 1). I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCAT...

Mileage: 151,290

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 15 MPH, WITH A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING ODOR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING...

Mileage: 125,271

KIA SOUL 2013 JUST BOUGHT THROUGH DEALER MARCH 13 2020, AND IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHENEVER IT'S DRIVEN AND I HAVE KIDS IN THIS CAR SO IF THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH KIAS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ! MAKES NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, TURNING AND VERY LOUD

Mileage: 101,000

KIA SOUL 2013 JUST BOUGHT THROUGH DEALER MARCH 13 2020, AND IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHENEVER IT'S DRIVEN AND I HAVE KIDS IN THIS CAR SO IF THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH KIAS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ! MAKES NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, TURNING AND VERY LOUD

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR THERE WAS AN ABNOR...

Mileage: 126,000

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS WITH THE CAR STEERING COLLAR CAR MAKE A LOUD SOUND WHILE DRIVING OVER 60MPH KNOCK SENSOR CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH HOLDING GAS ENGINE IS VERY LOUD

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS WITH THE CAR STEERING COLLAR CAR MAKE A LOUD SOUND WHILE DRIVING OVER 60MPH KNOCK SENSOR CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH HOLDING GAS ENGINE IS VERY LOUD

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS WITH THE CAR STEERING COLLAR CAR MAKE A LOUD SOUND WHILE DRIVING OVER 60MPH KNOCK SENSOR CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH HOLDING GAS ENGINE IS VERY LOUD

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I 5 IN EVERETT WA, LIKE I DO EVERY MORNING, WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING RATTLING AND CLANKING NOISES AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER TO THE POINT I WAS NEARLY IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY. AS SOON AS I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, ...

Mileage: 185,000

WHILE PARKED OR AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER DIRECTION. THE SOUND IS ALSO PRESENT WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUMPY ROAD AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRAT...

Mileage: 150,000

WELL THE FIRST ITEM IS THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL DOOR. THE SECOND PROBLEM RIGHT LOW BEAM LIGHT HAS BEEN OUT NOW FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE WE HAD SWITCHED BULBS WE HAVE TRACED WIRES EVERYTHING REPLACE THE RELAY STILL CAN I GET THAT TO WORK AN...

Mileage: 95,000

WELL THE FIRST ITEM IS THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL DOOR. THE SECOND PROBLEM RIGHT LOW BEAM LIGHT HAS BEEN OUT NOW FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE WE HAD SWITCHED BULBS WE HAVE TRACED WIRES EVERYTHING REPLACE THE RELAY STILL CAN I GET THAT TO WORK AN...

Mileage: 95,000

WELL THE FIRST ITEM IS THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL DOOR. THE SECOND PROBLEM RIGHT LOW BEAM LIGHT HAS BEEN OUT NOW FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE WE HAD SWITCHED BULBS WE HAVE TRACED WIRES EVERYTHING REPLACE THE RELAY STILL CAN I GET THAT TO WORK AN...

Mileage: 95,000

CAR STARTED TO CONSUME OIL AND SOME KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO DELAND KIA WITH MY RECALL NOTICE RECAL#19V120 .JON AT DELAND KIA STATED HE NEEDED TO DO OIL CHANGE AND GO FROM THERE. HAD OIL CHANGE ON THE 2/24/20 RETURNED 3/7/20 ALMOST NO OIL. HE AGREED IT HAD NO OIL AND NEEDED TO RU...

Mileage: 154,569

CAR STARTED TO CONSUME OIL AND SOME KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO DELAND KIA WITH MY RECALL NOTICE RECAL#19V120 .JON AT DELAND KIA STATED HE NEEDED TO DO OIL CHANGE AND GO FROM THERE. HAD OIL CHANGE ON THE 2/24/20 RETURNED 3/7/20 ALMOST NO OIL. HE AGREED IT HAD NO OIL AND NEEDED TO RU...

Mileage: 154,569

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I FIGURED I WOULD TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY SINCE I DID NOT SEE, HEAR, OR SMELL ANYTHING AT THAT TIME. WITHIN 10 MINUTES, A KNOCKING NOISE STARTED UNDER MY HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY HEADED TOWARDS MY MECHANIC'S SHOP - I MADE IT 8 MILES, WI...

Mileage: 103,000

I HAD MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WHEN I FIRST GOT THE NOTIFICATION ABOUT IT AND IT HAS ALREADY HAD TO BE FIXED AGAIN FOR THE SAME THING SINCE THEN AND IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN THE SAME WAY. SOMETIMES I CAN SMELL IT AND ALSO NOTICED MY CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING LIKE IT SHO...

THE VEHICLE PRESENT GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGH WHEN DRIVING. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND AFTER THEY CHECKED MY CAR THEY TOLD ME TO INCREASE THE VOLUME OF THE RADIO SO I DO NOT HAVE TO HEAR THE NOISE BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM.

Mileage: 40

2013 KIA SOUL, JUST AT 90KMILES, CONSUMING MOTOR OIL AT A RATE OF .75 QUARTS PER 1000 MILES ACCORDING TO KIA DEALER CONDUCTING THREE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. KIA CONTENDS THIS IS NORMAL. CHANGED PCV VALVE DURING SECOND OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH NO EFFECT ON OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CAR IS DRIVEN AROUND TO...

Mileage: 87,578

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ...

Mileage: 167,364

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE BATTERY POWER WAS DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEND...

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE BATTERY POWER WAS DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEND...

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED BREWBAKER KIA DEALER, 222 EASTERN BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL 36117) AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. T...

Mileage: 150,000

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING/KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.

Mileage: 73,300

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING. TOO MUCH "PLAY" IN STEERING WHEEL. IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL COME APART. HAPPENS KNOW MATTER HOW FAST I GO. EVEN WHEN BACK UP.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING EMITTED A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WITH AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (DELAND KIA LOCATED AT 2322 SOUTH WOODLAND BOULEVARD, DELAND, FLORIDA, 32720, (866) 809-7175, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE...

Mileage: 35,162

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A FAINT TAPPING NOISE THAT PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE TAPPING SOUND BECAME MORE OF A KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A CLANKING NOISE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HIGH COUNTRY KIA (4004 E. MAIN ST, FARMINGTON, NM) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HIGH COUNTRY KIA (4004 E. MAIN ST, FARMINGTON, NM) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ...

Mileage: 31,000

ENGINE LITE WHEN ON. GOT A RECALL NOTICE. HAD RECALL PERFORMED. RECALL STATE THAT IF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER IT WOULD ALSO BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER RECALL PERFORMED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. THEY SAY I NEED TO PAY $2000 TO GET FIXED. I BELI...

Mileage: 263,000

ENGINE LITE WHEN ON. GOT A RECALL NOTICE. HAD RECALL PERFORMED. RECALL STATE THAT IF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER IT WOULD ALSO BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER RECALL PERFORMED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. THEY SAY I NEED TO PAY $2000 TO GET FIXED. I BELI...

Mileage: 263,000

ENGINE LITE WHEN ON. GOT A RECALL NOTICE. HAD RECALL PERFORMED. RECALL STATE THAT IF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER IT WOULD ALSO BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER RECALL PERFORMED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. THEY SAY I NEED TO PAY $2000 TO GET FIXED. I BELI...

Mileage: 263,000

ENGINE STARTED HARD IN DRIVEWAY AND LACKED PERFORMANCE WHEN STARTING DOWN THE STREET. HOPED IT WAS A POSSIBLE DAMP CONDITION THAT MORNING AS IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND I CONTINUED OFF FOR WORK. AFTER NEARING WORK, IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF SO WHEN I GOT TO WORK I TOOK THE DAY OFF TO GET IT TO THE ...

Mileage: 63,000

STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLICKING SOUND WHEN STEERING AND ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT.IN MOTION. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I BELIEVE IT IS THE STEERING COUPLER WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THE CHANCE OF STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SINCE MANY OTHER PEOPL...

I BEGAN HEARING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STOPPED AT A PEP BOYS AND THE TECH TOLD ME I SHOULD BE FINE TO GET HOME. AFTER SOME TIME ON THE ROAD MY ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE NEAREST EXIT AND INTO A PARK AND RIDE P...

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND THEN FLASHED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOST POWER WITHOUT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BROWN'S MANASSAS KIA (9030 LIBERIA AVE, CITY O...

Mileage: 82,178

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO DIFFERENT COMPARTMENTS ...

Mileage: 150,000

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO KIA FOR TWO RECALLS AND A PERFORMANCE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE; SPECIFICALLY, A LOSS OF POWER AND INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. KIA PERFORMED AN ECU UPGRADE AND REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RELATED TO RECALL# SC176. THE RECALL ALSO IDENTIFIES INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE TO THE PISTONS...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HUFFINES KIA CORINTH (5150 INTERSTATE 35 E, DENTON, TX 76210) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING) IN MARCH OF 2019. ON APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 28, 2019, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE H...

Mileage: 136,000

VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND SEEMINGLY NOT GETTING GAS ANYMORE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.. I TRIED STARTING IT AND IT WOULD NOT START UNLESS I PUMPED THE GAS PETAL, WHICH SENT PLUMES OF WHITE SMOKE AND AWFULLY STRONG GAS ODOR. THE CAR DID THIS ALL THE W...

Mileage: 1

STEERING IS SHAKING AND REQUIRING NEED TO TURN WHEEL MORE THAN USUAL TO TURN WHEN DRIVING. MAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DENNIS DILLON KIA (9501 W FAIRVIEW AVE, SUITE B, BOISE, ID 83704, (208) 314-3403) WHER...

Mileage: 116,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR APPR...

Mileage: 98,000

FOR THE LAST 3 YRS THE LAST PISTON HAS BEEN MISFIRING CAUSING A KNOCKING SOUND. EVERY WHERE I TAKE IT, INCLUDING 2 KIA DEALERSHIPS SAY IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. I KNOW OTHER KIA SOUL OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN 2015. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. CANADA MADE KIA REPLACE ENGINES WIT...

Mileage: 48,000

I WENT TO HAVE A OIL CHANGE,THEY TOLD ME MY MOTOR WAS GOING OUT.THEY WOULD NOT DO NOTHING. THEY SAID TAKE IT TO A KIA DEALER. I THEN CALL A KIA SERVES DEALER. SO I AM LOOKING FOR A DEALER IN THE AREA CODE 49022, FOR A PHONE NUMBER.

Mileage: 112,650

I WENT TO HAVE A OIL CHANGE,THEY TOLD ME MY MOTOR WAS GOING OUT.THEY WOULD NOT DO NOTHING. THEY SAID TAKE IT TO A KIA DEALER. I THEN CALL A KIA SERVES DEALER. SO I AM LOOKING FOR A DEALER IN THE AREA CODE 49022, FOR A PHONE NUMBER.

Mileage: 112,650

STARTED WITH A CLUNK SOUND, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER. I WAS IN A MASS OF TRAFFIC SO MY SPEED AT THE TIME WAS SLOW AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LUCKILY. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL, BUT I SEE THIS SAME PROBLEM RECALLED HALF A MILLION T...

Mileage: 102,000

THE VEHICLE PRESENT A GRINDING NOISE WHILE STEERING ON ANY DIRECTION. WHILE GETTING IT CHECKED AT THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE ON THE STEERING WHICH WAS APPARENTLY PART OF A RECALL FROM KIA, A FEW DAYS LATER THE ISSUE ON THE STEERING WAS PRESENT AGAIN AND THE LOCAL KIA DEALER...

Mileage: 57,253

THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLER HAS BECOME LOOSE, CREATING A SOUND AND STEERING PLAY (OR SLACK) WHEN STEERING. THIS COULD RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE COUPLER, RESULTING IS LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. KIA HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE 2014-16 SOUL MODELS IN RECALL NUMBER: 17V608000, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE ...

Mileage: 75,000

IN APRIL 29, 2019 HAD SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL #19V120) WORK DONE ON MY 2013 KIA SOUL FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NOW FIVE MONTHS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECK OUT AT AUTO ZONE AND O REILLY AUTO STORE, THE CODE ERROR READING P0420 CATALYTIC CONVERTER F...

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 411 AND IT STALLED JUST DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART

Mileage: 124,000

WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR IT WON'T TURN OVER UNTIL YOU TURN THE KEY ABOUT TEN TIMES.

CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN I GO ON A BUMPY ROAD OR TURN STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL

Mileage: 156,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 5 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMI...

Mileage: 215,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MOMENTS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. SAVAGE KIA (2725 CENTER AVE, READING, PA) AND THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 74,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2013 KIA SOUL, 2.0 ENGINE, ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR HAD A SUDDEN LOSE OF POWER. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND SMOKE ROLLING OUT BEHIND. AFTER BEING TOWED AND INSPECTED WE SEE THAT THE OIL MID PAN FAILED. THERE IS A LARGE CRACK IN THE CAST ALUMINUM JU...

Mileage: 101,739

I PURCHASED MY 2013 KIA SOUL ON MAY 8, 2019. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. WHEN I CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS, MY CAR HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL. THIS WAS PERFORMED AT KIA DEALER IN LAKE CHARLES, LA, ON APRIL 22, 2019. THEY DID NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE ENGINE. I TOOK TO WALKER KIA IN ALEXANDRIA, LA, AND...

Mileage: 123,006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AT KIA OF MERIDIAN (1219 MS-39 BYPASS, MERIDIAN, MS 39301). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VE...

Mileage: 101,832

ENGINE BURNED UP ALL THE OIL AND SEIZED UP, METAL SHAVING WERE FOUND IN OIL PAN. WE NOTICED THICK BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE AND GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT STOPPED WORKING, SAME ISSUE THAT'S HAPPENED TO THE MOTORS THAT WERE ALREADY RECALLED, BUT NO RECALL ON THIS VIN.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WEST PALM BEACH KIA (LOCATED AT 735 S MILITARY TRAIL, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33415, (561) 433-1511) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD, CATALY...

Mileage: 124,896

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE DUE TO AN OVERFLOW OF OIL. THE CONTACT ALSO FOUND AN OIL LEAK NEAR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WE...

Mileage: 74,312

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BOMBING NOISE. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND FIRE WAS EMERGING FROM THE HOOD. ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. TH...

Mileage: 74,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 KIA SOUL, AND I WAS TURNING ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSING THE INTERSECTION MY CAR STALLED OUT AND I WAS ALMOST IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IF THE ONCOMING CAR HAD NOT SWERVED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS COLLISION. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, MY CAR...

Mileage: 86,712

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A PISTON ROD DISCONNECTED AND PUNCTURED THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE CAUSED OIL TO LEAK AND THE ENGINE TO SMOKE DUE TO OIL LEAKING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST COMPONENT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD CATCH ON FIRE AND SHE...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11...

Mileage: 113,851

MY VEHICLE SUFFERED NHTSA RECALL 19V120. KIA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO INSPECT FOR ANY ENGINE DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. THEY JUST REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND DID NOT INSPECT FOR ANY ENGINE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND THEY REFUSED TO SA...

Mileage: 98,000

MY VEHICLE SUFFERED NHTSA RECALL 19V120. KIA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO INSPECT FOR ANY ENGINE DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. THEY JUST REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND DID NOT INSPECT FOR ANY ENGINE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND THEY REFUSED TO SA...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A CLICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. TH...

Mileage: 98,441

CONSUPTION EXCESIVE GAS $20 DOLLAR IN 3 DAYS

Mileage: 48,000

HELLO I HAVE A 2013 KIA SOUL WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. LAST YEAR AROUND FEBRUARY MY CARS STEERING COLUMN STARTED HAVING THIS AWFUL RATTLING AND KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM IT. I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 55MPH OR IT GETS REALLY BAD AND LOUD. THIS ALSO CAUSES MY BLINKERS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY ON AND OFF. I...

Mileage: 52,000

HELLO I HAVE A 2013 KIA SOUL WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. LAST YEAR AROUND FEBRUARY MY CARS STEERING COLUMN STARTED HAVING THIS AWFUL RATTLING AND KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM IT. I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 55MPH OR IT GETS REALLY BAD AND LOUD. THIS ALSO CAUSES MY BLINKERS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY ON AND OFF. I...

Mileage: 52,000

2013 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD *JS

IT IS USING OIL EXCESSIVELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED 1000.00 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE THE ENGINE, THEY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, SAID I NEED A NEW ONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF

ON MONDAY 06/17/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AROUND 60 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A TICKING SOUND AS I ACCELERATED. THINKING MAYBE IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY RECENT OIL CHANGE I SO I DISMISSED IT INITIALLY. AFTER ANOTHER TEN MINUTES MY CAR I HEARD A ...

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. UPON INVESTIGATING ,THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED I...

Mileage: 97,100

2013 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETED THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AND DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRAIN KIA OF BENTON...

RECALL ON CAR 19V120. KIA STATES I NEED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL (PISTON DAMAGE D/T SUBRATE PARTICLES, EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING (2.5QUARTS PER 900 MILES), INTERMITTENT MIL ILLUMINATING... KIA STATES I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND THEY WILL PAY FOR THE ENGINE, BUT...

OLI LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN MY OIL IS LOW. MY 2013 KIA SOUL BURNS OIL QUICKLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED 2 WEEKS AGO CHECKED YESTERDAY THE DIP STICK WAS ALMOST DRY AT NOT TIME DID MY OIL LIGHT COME ON. MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE WHEN I MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE, STEERING WHEEL FEEL...

OLI LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN MY OIL IS LOW. MY 2013 KIA SOUL BURNS OIL QUICKLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED 2 WEEKS AGO CHECKED YESTERDAY THE DIP STICK WAS ALMOST DRY AT NOT TIME DID MY OIL LIGHT COME ON. MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE WHEN I MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE, STEERING WHEEL FEEL...

THE HEADLIGHT JUST WENT OUT - NO WARNING NO FLICKERING NOTHING. CHANGED THE LIGHT BLUB, CHANGED THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY - STILL DOES NOT WORK - ONLY HAPPENED TO ONE SIDE - FUSES, REPLYS, EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. BOB HOWARD KIA (13241 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS ...

Mileage: 161,000

STEERING WHEEL CLICKS OR KNOCKS WHEN MOVING OR STATIONARY WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO LEFT OR RIGHT. AT SPEEDS OF 75+ MPH THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS AND SHAKES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY TURNING INPUT. SEEMS LIKE A SIMILAR ISSUE TO OTHER KIA RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING COUPLER.

Mileage: 60,000

RADIO/BACKING CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. HAD CAMERA REPLACED EARLIER. RADIO COMES ON BUT PLAYS NO SOUNDS.

RADIO/BACKING CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. HAD CAMERA REPLACED EARLIER. RADIO COMES ON BUT PLAYS NO SOUNDS.

THE VEHICLE MAKES THE NOISE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION IS LOUD FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMING APART I SEEN VIDEOS OF THE PROBLEM ON YOUTUBE THERE ARE MANY AND HOW TO FIX IT KIA HAS NOT RECALL THE YEAR 2013 MODEL PLZ WHAT CAN WE DO.

Mileage: 139,000

THE VEHICLE MAKES THE NOISE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION IS LOUD FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMING APART I SEEN VIDEOS OF THE PROBLEM ON YOUTUBE THERE ARE MANY AND HOW TO FIX IT KIA HAS NOT RECALL THE YEAR 2013 MODEL PLZ WHAT CAN WE DO.

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANSON SUBARU KIA (2300 CARRIAGE LOOP SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502, 1-877-224-14270) TO BE REPAIRED PER A MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE DEALER FOUND TWO DIAGNO...

AT AROUND 60,000 MILES, BEGAN TO NOTICE CLUNKING NOISE AND SLIGHT WOBBLE WITH STEERING COLUMN. AT FIRST IT WAS MINIMAL, BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND NOW HEAR NEW SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISES WHEN TURNING AT LOWER SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED. RECENTLY RESEARCHED AND SAW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ...

Mileage: 60,000

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL, DATED APRIL 12, 2019. PER RECALL, 19V120, TO UPGRADE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT NO COST TO ME. I CALLED CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 800.333.4542 AND SPOKE WITH NICOLE WHO ASSURED ME THERE WOULD BE NO COST TO ME. ON MAY 13TH, I VISITED A KIA DEALERSHIP ON 4220 FREDERICKS...

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO RETRACT THE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO BE CAUGHT INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS BENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUCKLE NO LONGER FITS ...

Mileage: 37,504

I TOOK MY CAR INTO KIA OF LAGRANGE IN LAGRANGE GEORGIA FOR A RECALL. MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND GIVING THE CODE FOR THE CADILLAC CONVERTER. THEY UPGRADED THE COP ECU LOGIC AND RESET MY ENGINE LIGHT. THE NEXT DAY MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS RIGHT BACK ON FOR MY CADILLAC CONVERTER. KIA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE ...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY SPEED LIMIT IS 70MPH MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS AND MY CAR SEEMS TO DECREASED IN SPEED NO LIGHTS CAME ON PRIOR TO MY CAR SHUTTING DOWN(LIKE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT ETC) MY KIA SOUL HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY AND ONLY THEN DOES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON...

Mileage: 100,000

RACK AND PINION SOUND

Mileage: 140,000

RACK AND PINION SOUND

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER DARCARS LANHAM KIA (9020 LANHAM SEVERN RD, LANHAM, MD 20706) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE MAY RESULT FROM FAULTY CONVERTER, WHICH DISTRACTED THE CONTACT. EVERY TIME THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF ST. CLOUD (1396, 901 2ND ST S, WAITE PARK,...

Mileage: 134,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. HAS NOT CRANKED SINCE.

Mileage: 119,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. HAS NOT CRANKED SINCE.

Mileage: 119,000

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, STEERING HAS DEVELOPED A CLICKING SOUND AND SOME PLAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH AT REST AND MOVING, AND STEERING VIBRATION THAT SUDDENLY HAPPENS WHEN DOING 70 MPH. '2007-2014$5 COUPLING P/N 563152K000FFF USED ON 200 MODELS OF KIA AND HYUNDAI ...

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LITHIA FORD LINCOLN OF ROSEBURG (1650 NE STEPHENS ST, ROSEBURG, OR 97470, (541) 537-4643) WHERE THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BYSTANDERS HELPED PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WORLD CAR KIA NEW BRAUNFELS (LOCATED AT 3363 I...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO CAR PROS KIA TACOMA (LOCATED AT 7230 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 98409, (253) 671-2400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 100,400

2013 KIA SOUL+ 2.0L ENGINE. MERGING INTO 50MPH ZONE FROM ONE MAJOR ROADWAY TO ANOTHER, MY VEHICLE STALLED DURING ACCELERATION, AND BEGAN MAKING A THUMPING NOISE AS I PULLED OVER. AS I STOPPED THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER, THE CHECK OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I DROVE TO A PARKING LOT FOR A SAFE AREA, AND...

Mileage: 153,000

STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. APPARENTLY THE FLEX COUPLET WHICH WAS RECALLED ON THE 2014 THROUGH 2016 SOUL HAS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. IT'S KNOWN PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THE COST.

Mileage: 52,000

RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WAS FEELING SLIGHTLY HUNG OR NOT STEERING A LITTLE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL. NOW THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT HAS SOME PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAKES A CLUNKING WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. I FIGURE IT IS SOMETHING WITH AN ELECTRONIC P...

Mileage: 79,500

MY EXHAUST PIPE BROKE ON A WELD BEHIND THE RESONATOR AND STARTED DRAGGING THE GROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKLY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND GOT SOME CLAMPS TO HOLD IT TOGETHER BUT IT IS VERY LOUD NOW. NOT SURE IF IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE HAZARD FROM SPARKS ON THE PAV...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE THAT MIXED WITH THE OIL. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 92,000

THE STEERING WHEEL IS CLICKING AND IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. 2 OPINIONS CITE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. IT IS ACTING JUST LIKE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE 2014-2016 RECALLED KIA SOULS.

I 2013 KIA SOULS RECENTLY WENT OUT, IT WON'T START. THERE WAS NO LIGHT THAT INDICATED A PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO MY MACHINE WHO BELIEVED IT WAS THE STARTER OR BATTERY BUT WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE ENGINE HE BELIEVED IT HAD BLOW UP. A RECENT RECALL WAS DONE ON MY VEH, SO I GOT IT TOLLED TO KIA. THEY DIDN'T ...

Mileage: 34,326

MPDS COUPLER TEETH BROKEN OFF OTHER YEARS AND MODELS COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT NOT 2013. SAME PART SAME APPLICATION DEALER WANTS CHARGE $400+ TO FIX THIS MANUFACTURED DEFECT WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC GEAR THAT WILL BREAK IN A FEW YEARS OF AGE. CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU START TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AF...

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN IN MOTION THE CAR WOULD SPUTTER AND STRUGGLE TO REACH SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. MULTIPLE TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND READ AS A KNOCK SENSOR. REPLACED THE KNOCK SENSOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD SPUTTER. TOOK IT TO KIA AND THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE HY...

Mileage: 74,634

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOT OF NOISE WHEN DRIVING TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECT WITH KIA

AFTER A MONTH OF LEASING MY KIA MY ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT KEPT REAPPEARING. SO I WOULD CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS. THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT TURNED OFF AND DIDN'T TURN ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THAN THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. ALL THE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED. ON A 15 MINUTE DRIVE INTO TO...

Mileage: 26,930

AFTER A MONTH OF LEASING MY KIA MY ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT KEPT REAPPEARING. SO I WOULD CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS. THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT TURNED OFF AND DIDN'T TURN ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THAN THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. ALL THE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED. ON A 15 MINUTE DRIVE INTO TO...

Mileage: 26,930

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION, A CLICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 26,675

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT BEING FILED REGUARDING THIS CAR. AFTER WE FILED THE FIRST COMPLAINT WE TOOK OUR CAR BACK INTO THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. THEY SCANNED ENGINE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY TOPPED OFF OUR OIL BECAUSE IT WAS HALF FULL. I JUST RECENTLY GOT MY OI...

Mileage: 77,300

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT BEING FILED REGUARDING THIS CAR. AFTER WE FILED THE FIRST COMPLAINT WE TOOK OUR CAR BACK INTO THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. THEY SCANNED ENGINE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY TOPPED OFF OUR OIL BECAUSE IT WAS HALF FULL. I JUST RECENTLY GOT MY OI...

Mileage: 77,300

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT BEING FILED REGUARDING THIS CAR. AFTER WE FILED THE FIRST COMPLAINT WE TOOK OUR CAR BACK INTO THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. THEY SCANNED ENGINE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY TOPPED OFF OUR OIL BECAUSE IT WAS HALF FULL. I JUST RECENTLY GOT MY OI...

Mileage: 77,300

2013 KIA SOUL 1.6L GDI. 77650 MILES. PROBLEM 1 .TWO DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I COULD TELL IT WAS HAVING A LOT OF HESITATION, EVEN BEFORE IT FLASHED I COULD NOTICE SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ...

Mileage: 77,650

KIA SOUL 2013 RECALL. WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 55MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. WE RUSHED IMMEDIATELY TO THE KIADEALERSHIP AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE KIA ENGINE FIRES. THEY SCANNED OUR VECHIEL AND SAIDONE OF THE ENGINE COILS MAY STOP WORKING. THEY SAI...

Mileage: 77,000

KIA SOUL 2013 RECALL. WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 55MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. WE RUSHED IMMEDIATELY TO THE KIADEALERSHIP AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE KIA ENGINE FIRES. THEY SCANNED OUR VECHIEL AND SAIDONE OF THE ENGINE COILS MAY STOP WORKING. THEY SAI...

Mileage: 77,000

KIA SOUL 2013 RECALL. WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 55MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. WE RUSHED IMMEDIATELY TO THE KIADEALERSHIP AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE KIA ENGINE FIRES. THEY SCANNED OUR VECHIEL AND SAIDONE OF THE ENGINE COILS MAY STOP WORKING. THEY SAI...

Mileage: 77,000

WHEN YOU TURN ON THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL HAS THIS CLICK CLICK TO EACH SIDE AND AS YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL A CLICK SOUND IS HEARD WHEN MOVING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES THIS SOUND WHILE YOU'RE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY IN T...

WHEN I TRY TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL IT DOES NOT WORK AND A SMELL OF WIRES BURNING.......CONCERNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.....PLEASE ADVISE......THANKS (XXXXX). 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AC...

WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY, I NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN MOVING IT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I GOOGLED THIS AND SAW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE; HOWEVER THE RECALLS WERE NOT FOR THE 2013 KIA SOUL'S. I CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE @ 1-800-333-4542 AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD ...

Mileage: 73,000

IN APRIL OF 2015 I DROVE A HALF HOUR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT. I PARKED MY CAR (WITH THE IGNITION OFF). WALKED INTO THE BUILDING AND WITHIN 1 OR 2 MINUTES MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 911 WAS CALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT CAR WAS TOTALED. MY INSURANCE CO. ...

Mileage: 30,000

IN APRIL OF 2015 I DROVE A HALF HOUR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT. I PARKED MY CAR (WITH THE IGNITION OFF). WALKED INTO THE BUILDING AND WITHIN 1 OR 2 MINUTES MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 911 WAS CALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT CAR WAS TOTALED. MY INSURANCE CO. ...

Mileage: 30,000

IN APRIL OF 2015 I DROVE A HALF HOUR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT. I PARKED MY CAR (WITH THE IGNITION OFF). WALKED INTO THE BUILDING AND WITHIN 1 OR 2 MINUTES MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 911 WAS CALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT CAR WAS TOTALED. MY INSURANCE CO. ...

Mileage: 30,000

ENGINE LOOSES OIL OUT TAIL PIPE. DOESN'T LEAK A DROP OR SMOKE. WARM IT UP IN GARAGE AND THERE IS A SPOT OF OIL WHERE EXHAUST EXITS. AFTER FRESH OIL CHANGE, AROUND 1000 MILES AFTER THERE IS NO OIL ON DIP STICK. STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 80,000 MILES. TOLD KIA DEALER AND THEY SAID WARRENTY IS VOIDED SI...

Mileage: 80,000

ENGINE SHUT DOWN LOST ALL OIL. KIA TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY IT'S BECAUSE I CHANGED MY OWN OIL AND HAD A KINK IN FILTER. I HAVE CHANGED MY OIL FOR YEARS DO MOST OF MY OWN WORK BUILD TRUCKS FOR A LIVING NO WAY THIS IS POSSIBLE I CHANGED THE OIL ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO IT WOULD HAVE LEAKED THE 1...

Mileage: 98,000

ARRYTHMICAL CLICKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM STEERING COLUMN AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND WHILE STOPPED WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE KIA SOUL YET ONLY 2014 THROUGH 2015 MODELS WERE AFFECTED BY A RECALL?

Mileage: 64,000

FOR CABLE COOLER ( STEERING) BRAKES CAUSING A CLUNKING NOISE AND MAKES STEERING SLOPPY.DANGER RATING 7.6 SHOULD BE RECALLED!

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOSSETT KIA (1900 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128) WHERE IT W...

Mileage: 138,000

STARTING IN 2018, ON 6 OCCASIONS AND AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN 2019, WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE THE CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATES. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON STREETS AND IN PARKING LOTS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERS AND BOTH HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ASSIST ME, AS THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 55,000

MY CAR BROKE DOWN LAST WEEK, AFTER GETTING IT TOWED TO THE DESTINATION, LOW AND BEHOLD IT IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAT, AND AM NOW WORRIED THAT MY ENGINE, WHICH IS BURNING OIL CAUSED BY THE CAT DAMAGING THE ENGINE WILL CATCH FIRE, AND I WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REMEDY THE...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TO HIGH. ADDITIONAL OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JENKINS KIA OF OCALA (2305 SW COLL...

Mileage: 206,000

FUEL EFFICIENCY HAD DECLINED GREATLY OVER PAST MONTH. CAR STOPPED WORKING AND HAD IT TOWED. THE KIA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STARTED BUT SAID THE ENGINE HAD A KNOCKING AND NEEDS REPLACED. HAS ONLY HAD KIA WORK ON IT AND ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. CHECKED THE RECALL AND SAY MY CAR IS NOT ...

Mileage: 120,000

TAKATA RECALL : CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN TURNS OFF FOR A FEW HOURS. THE ERROR CODE READS P0420. MY FUEL EFFICIENCY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED AND I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AS MY CAR NOW STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE. A SMELL SIMILAR TO SPRAY PAINT HAS BEEN PRESENT...

Mileage: 132,000

HAVE STARTED NOTICING A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I TURN, THIS HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, THIS COULD BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT KIA IS AWARE AND COVERS 2014 AND 2015 BUT NOT 2013 YEAR THIS SEEMS TOTALLY UNFAIR.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE NOISE COULD BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). PARAMOUNT KI...

Mileage: 120,000

STEERING WHEEL PLAY IS INCREASING AND CLICKS ON EACH SIDE OF THE PLAY. SUSPENSION FEELS AS IF THE CAR DRIFT/SLIDES WHENEVER DRIVING OVER DIVIDER LANE LINES OR DIRECTION ARROWS PLACED ON THE STREET.

Mileage: 29,269

STEERING WHEEL PLAY IS INCREASING AND CLICKS ON EACH SIDE OF THE PLAY. SUSPENSION FEELS AS IF THE CAR DRIFT/SLIDES WHENEVER DRIVING OVER DIVIDER LANE LINES OR DIRECTION ARROWS PLACED ON THE STREET.

Mileage: 29,269

THE ENGINE ALWAYS SMELL AS IF THE RADIATOR IS OVERHEATING EVEN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK FLOODS AND OIL CHANGES. THIS AFTER NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE REPORTED THE CONCERN TO THE DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION

I JUST READ ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATING AND CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING UNDER THE RECALL BUT MY CAR IS LOSING OIL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS GIVING THE CODE FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY CAR IS ALSO LOSING POWER AND I CAN HEAR...

Mileage: 100,000

CLICKING NOISE HEARD WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNED. PROGRESSED TO CLUNKING IN WHEEL WHILE TURNING AND SHAKING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES AT ANY SPEED. FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE DETERMINED TO BE CORRECT AND TIRES NOT ABNORMALLY WORN. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP TO BE WORN AND FAILING COUPLER IN...

Mileage: 54,000

THE ENGINE HAS ISSUES THAT HAVE CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO BE OFF. CAUSEING THE VEHICLE TO NOT WORK.

Mileage: 26,000

TAKATA RECALL. OK SO THIS ENGINE RECALL THAT I'M JUST NOW HEARING ABOUT MY CAR ISN'T ON THE LIST. IT STATES BUILT UP GASSES CAUSE ENGINE NOCKING WITCH MINE HAS. AND I WAS WONDERING IF Y'ALL COULD ADD ME TO THE LIST SO I CAN GET MY CAR FIXED

Mileage: 95,000

MY CAR IS BURNING OIL, AND LOSING POWER I FEEL. I HAVE TO PUT IN MOTOR OIL ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CHECKED AND SAYING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

Mileage: 90,000

THE BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING. REPLACED BATTERY AND IT KEEPS DYING AFTER A FEW WEEKS. THE DOORS LOCK AND CAN'T BE OPENED WITH THE KEY PROVIDED WHEN THE BATTERY IS DEAD, SO WE ARE LOCKED OUT OF VEHICLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO OPENING THE HOOD TO GET THE CAR JUMPED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. USELESS TO HAVE A KEYHOL...

THE BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING. REPLACED BATTERY AND IT KEEPS DYING AFTER A FEW WEEKS. THE DOORS LOCK AND CAN'T BE OPENED WITH THE KEY PROVIDED WHEN THE BATTERY IS DEAD, SO WE ARE LOCKED OUT OF VEHICLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO OPENING THE HOOD TO GET THE CAR JUMPED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. USELESS TO HAVE A KEYHOL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. DELAND KIA (2322 S WOODLAND BLVD, DELAND, FL 32720, (386) 734-7800) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR FRONT END ALIGNMENTS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED SUDDENLY. THE STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A PART THAT NEEDED...

Mileage: 130,000

A FLEXIBLE COUPLING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE KIA OPTIMAS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM MY DAUGTHERS KIA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, SHE OWNS A 2013 KIA AS WELL THE CHARGE IS $366.00 FOR A RUBBER COUPLING. HAD A VERY BAD NOISE WHEN TURNING AND WERE CONCER...

Mileage: 18,211

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. ...

Mileage: 63,000

CAR WONT START, INTERMITTENTLY. GOT A NEW BATTERY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD START. LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH BUT CAR WOULDN'T START, QUICK JUMP AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS KEPT HAPPENING SO I THOUGHT I HAD GOTTEN A BAD BATTERY. REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE AND A WEEK LATER ...

Mileage: 45,000

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING AND PLAY WHEN THE CAR ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND MOVING. APPEARS TO BE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR DAMPER THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY HYUNDAI AND KIA MODELS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 57,000

STEERING COUPLING BROKEN......MAKES CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING STRAIGHT.... 2014 THRU 2016 MODELS MADE BETWEEN JULY 2013 AND SEPTEMBER 2015 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM.....MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 6 MONTHS TO EARLY TO HAVE IT RECALLED......SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY.....WITH ALL OF T...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. MY MECHANIC SAID WHILE DRIVING THIS PART COULD BREAK OFF CAUSING A SERIOUS SITUATION AND MAY PRECIPITATE AN ACCIDENT. THIS SITUATION IS CURRENT AND HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS

Mileage: 99,000

BOTH LOW BEAMS WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. HI BEAMS ARE WORKING. FUSES AND BULBS ARE OK. WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND WHEN STARTED CAR IN EVENING NOTICED DIDN'T HAVE LOW BEAMS.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY FACTORY RADIO SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. SINCE THEN IT WILL COME ON BY ITSELF AND GO BACK OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND I AM UNABLE TO OPERATE IT IN ANY WAY OR TO CUT POWER ON OR OFF TO IT. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO IT SMELLED LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF IT THRU THE DASH BOA...

Mileage: 111,222

I HAVE A KIA SOUL 2013 I NOTICED A CLUCKING NOISE IN THE STEARING COLLUM WHEN IT IS STATIONARY POSTION ALSO THE COLLUM SEEMS TO HAVE ALOT OF PLAY IN IT . I NOTICE IF I HIT A BUMP IN ROAD IT RATALS . I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER NEXT WEEK. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL ABOUT THESE ISSUSE FROM S...

Mileage: 37,000

WE WERE DRIVING I-15 NB IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA. WE WERE HEADING UPHILL ON A GRADE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND BEFORE WE COULD GET OUT OF THE CAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE WHOLE CAR WAS ENGULFED...

Mileage: 26,000

STEERING COUPLER FAILED AT 49000 MILES

Mileage: 49,000

THE STEERING WHEEL IS SUPER LOOSE AND THE CAR WILL VEER RIGHT ON ITS OWN. WE TOOK IT IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT ($80) AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO GO INTO STEERING COLUMN AND DIAGNOSE AND FIX. THEY SAID MOST THE PARTS WERE CHEAP, HOWEVER THE JOB IS TIMELY AND TEDIOUS, THEREFORE THE ANTICIPATE IT COSTING APPR...

Mileage: 130,000

MY CAR HAS 55K MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED IT OCTOBER 2013. THE STEERING COUPLING JUST WENT BAD AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $500 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS COMPLAINT SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO BACK UP WITH DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL. TH...

Mileage: 55,000

MY CAR HAS 55K MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED IT OCTOBER 2013. THE STEERING COUPLING JUST WENT BAD AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $500 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS COMPLAINT SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO BACK UP WITH DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL. TH...

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE...

Mileage: 64,000

IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WHILE MAKING TURNS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT OR WHILE PARKED IF YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT YOU FEEL A DEFINITE CLUNKING IN THE STEERING. PRIOR TO THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT THE STEERING HAS ALWAYS BEEN SMOOTH. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILE ON IT. I ...

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT CITY ROAD AT 35 MPH AND MY CAR WEAVED 3 TIMES WITHIN .2 MILE. MY HANDS WERE STEADY AND NOT MOVING ON STEERING WHEEL. IT SWERVED ALL BY ITSELF. . . ZIG ZAG STYLE. THEN IT STOPPED WEAVING AND DROVE STRAIGHT AGAIN.

Mileage: 63,000

TAKATA RECALL, MY KIA SOUL 2013 MAKE A CLUNK NOISE WHEN WHEEL IS TURN RIGHT AND LEFT AND ALSO STEERING WHEEL IS UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING AT 30MPH, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE BUT ONLY MODELS 2014 - 2016 WHERE RECALL BY KIA MOTORS, CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SO THEY CAN ADD MOR...

Mileage: 30,700

CAR WAS LIKE NEW HAD WITH ONLY AROUND 40K MILES ON IT. WE WERE GIVING A CAR A JUMP AND SOUL CAUGHT FIRE AND LITERALLY BURNED TO THE GROUND! FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME OUT AND PUT IT OUT! IT WAS REMARKABLE! AND WE HAVE THE FIRE ON VIDEO, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWING UP, ETC. IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER...

Mileage: 40,000

MY CAR WOULD STALL AS I AM DRIVING OR TURNING A CORNER. MY JERKS AS I AM DRIVING

Mileage: 10,000

MY CAR WOULD STALL AS I AM DRIVING OR TURNING A CORNER. MY JERKS AS I AM DRIVING

Mileage: 10,000

FAULTY FLEXIBLE COUPLING. NOTICE WHILE DRIVING, CLICKING SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING ON A REGULAR CITY STREET. IT COST $318 TO REPLACE. THIS IS A RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS SO IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL.

Mileage: 40,000

THE STEERING WHEEL OF OUR 2013 SOUL IS MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT SEEMS TO BE THE RACK AND PINION. I'M WORRIED THAT I WILL LOSE STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN THOUGH ALL THE OPTIMA'S AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE AND UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BONIFACE HIERS KIA, 880 S APOLLO BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901, (321) 951-9595) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS A...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNSET KIA OF SARASOTA (7777 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA, FL 34231, (941) 308-77...

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. OCCASIONALLY, THE ENGINE WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ...

Mileage: 48,000

AT AROUND 69K MILES I HAD A NEW SET OF TIRES PUT ON THE CAR. WHEN I GOT IT BACK ABOUT A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED WHEN I WAS STOPPED A CLICKING NOISE THAT I COULD FEEL IN THE WHEEL. IT SEEMS TO TRACK STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD BUT HAS SOME SLACK IN THE WHEEL ITSELF. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO PEP BOYS AND T...

Mileage: 69,000

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I HAD A SLIGHT JERK IN STEERING WHEEL AND IT JUST GOT WORSE, I HEARD CLUNKING NOISE, STEERING WAS LOOSE AND JERKY, UNSTABLE DRIVING. TOOK IT TOO KIA AND THEY DID A PERFORMED A EXPRESS SERVICE MULTI-POINT INSPECTION AND CONFIRMED NOISE AND STATED IT NEEDED A NEW A FLEXIBLE COUP...

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ABOUT 20 MPH. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, I RECEIVED A HEAVY PUNCH IN MY CHEST AND STOMACH AREA. I YELLED, "WHAT IS GOING ON". I THEN NOTICED THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED CAUSING MULTIPLE BURNS AND BRUISES TO MY...

Mileage: 91,000

THE ENGINE IN MY 2013 KIA SOUL BLEW AT ONLY 56000 MILES. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AND SHE PULLED OVER. A MAN CAME UP TO HER WINDOW AND TOLD HER THERE WAS FLAMES COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. IT TURNS OUT THAT A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE ...

Mileage: 56,000

WHEN IT IS EXTREMELY HOT OUTSIDE (I.E. 95 DEGREES) AND I TURN ON THE A/C AND COME TO A STOP, THE CAR OFTEN TIMES WILL LUNGE FORWARD, ABOUT A FOOT, EVEN IF MY FOOT IS FIRMLY ON THE BREAK.

Mileage: 57,500

I WENT ON A TRIP FROM ORLANDO TO KEYWEST WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I BROKE DOWN. THANKFULLY, I HAD THROUGH INSURANCE FREE TOWING. GOT TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE STORE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ACCELERATOR AND MULTIPLE ITEMS I HAVE PROOF OF ON PAPER. I BEGA...

I WENT ON A TRIP FROM ORLANDO TO KEYWEST WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I BROKE DOWN. THANKFULLY, I HAD THROUGH INSURANCE FREE TOWING. GOT TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE STORE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ACCELERATOR AND MULTIPLE ITEMS I HAVE PROOF OF ON PAPER. I BEGA...

I WENT ON A TRIP FROM ORLANDO TO KEYWEST WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I BROKE DOWN. THANKFULLY, I HAD THROUGH INSURANCE FREE TOWING. GOT TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE STORE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ACCELERATOR AND MULTIPLE ITEMS I HAVE PROOF OF ON PAPER. I BEGA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE INFORMED HIM OF AN ABNORMAL ODOR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE FIRE MARSHALL DIAGNOSED THAT...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE INFORMED HIM OF AN ABNORMAL ODOR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE FIRE MARSHALL DIAGNOSED THAT...

Mileage: 45,000

TAKATA RECALL MY 2013 KIA SOUL HAD BEEN A GREAT CAR FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS NOW. OUT OF NO WHERE WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IT JUST STARTED TO MAKE THIS REALLY LOUD KNOCKING AND TICKING SOUND. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I GOT IT TO TURN ON I TOOK IT TO KIA THEY DID ...

Mileage: 56,210

NOT SURE IF I HAVE TAKATA AIRBAGS, BUT THERE IS AN AIRBAG PROBLEM.

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO AN INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WENT THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD EV...

Mileage: 60,000

IN APRIL 2017, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING LOCKED AND MY CAR STARTED GOING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. I BRAKED IMMEDIATELY AND JUST MISSED BEING HIT HEAD ON BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A POLICEMAN HAPPENED TO BE CLOSE BY AND CAME OVER TO HELP. I VERY FRIGHTENED, KEPT MY FOOT ON THE B...

Mileage: 67,004

THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN EVERYTIME IT MOVED EVEN A FRACTION OF AN INCH. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE I WAS CHANGING LANES. IT WAS ONLY FOR 5-10 SECONDS BUT IT SCARED ME. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE IS A REC...

Mileage: 100,000

ON APRIL 3RD, 2018 AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN IT STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT START. HAD HELP COME WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND WHEN WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT DID START AND I DROVE IT HOME. NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE ...

Mileage: 57,700

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TO THE CAR DEALER FOR HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS OUT ON THE CAR AS WELLL AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING CLICKING NOISES.

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TO THE CAR DEALER FOR HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS OUT ON THE CAR AS WELLL AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING CLICKING NOISES.

CLUNK NOISE SIMILAR TO RECALL AFFECTING 2014-2016 VEHICLES, STEERING SEEMS LOOSE AND A CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD , THE NOISE OCCURS IN PARKI OR IN MOTION

Mileage: 70,000

I SUDDENLY STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. I NOTICED IT WHEN I WOULD MAKE U-TURNS AND WHEN PARKING INTO A PARKING LANE. AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE KNOCKING BEGAN TO BE MORE FREQUENT. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR STATIONARY AND THE KNOCKING WILL OCCUR WITH A SL...

Mileage: 66,815

AS I WAS DRIVING ACROSS, WITH A GREEN LIGHT, A SIX LANE (PLUS ADDITIONAL TURN LANES) CITY STREET AT PERHAPS 25 MPH, A DRIVER RUNNING HER RED LIGHT STRUCK MY VEHICLE BROAD SIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I DO NOT KNOW HER SPEED BUT CAN SAY THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ...

Mileage: 40,000

BATTERY REPLACED 2/18. INSTALLED W/ ROTORS & BRAKE PADS BY DEALERSHIP AFTER THIS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT WOULD NOT EVEN MAKE A NOISE. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT ON. ALARM WORKED (INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP). I GOT OUR OF CAR LOCKING IT & TRIED TO START MANUALLY, STI...

Mileage: 54,000

MY SOUL BEGAN TO MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE AT 52,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WE HAD PURCHASED THE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY TO EXTEND IT TO 100,000 AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE DIDN'T SEE MUCH SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND COULDN'T SEE A REASON W...

Mileage: 52,000

THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE WITH MUCH "PLAY" IN STEERING AND A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING LOCK. THIS HAPPENS BOTH STATIONARY WITH THE CAR ON IN PARK AND WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION CHECKED AND IT IS NOT APPARENTLY THE ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE STEERING SHAFT BECOMES LOOSE...

Mileage: 105,000

SO I AM ACTUALLY SHOCKED THAT THERE'S NO COMPLAINT LOGGED HERE ABOUT THIS, YET IT SEEMS TO BE EVERYWHERE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. OUR 2013 KIA SOUL (AND THIS HAPPENS WITH MORE THAN JUST OUR YEAR) WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR COMES ON, ON THE DASH PANEL, AND THE IGNITION KEY RING T...

Mileage: 54,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE RADIO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (HERITAGE TOYOTA CATONVILLE, 6324 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, BALTIMORE, MD 21228) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINC...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE RADIO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (HERITAGE TOYOTA CATONVILLE, 6324 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, BALTIMORE, MD 21228) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINC...

Mileage: 64,000

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. 31000 MILES. DEALER SAID IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHAT TO DO?

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, CAUS...

Mileage: 40,000

NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN . MECHANIC NOTICED IT AS WELL WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE!

MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING , WE BEEN HEARING A TICKING SOUND AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE ALWAYS HAVE ARE OIL CHANGE BUT IN A MONTH IT'S TIME FOR MORE OIL.

Mileage: 10

AS MY WIFE WAS ENTERING EASTBOUND US EXPRESSWAY 83 (INTERSTATE 2) JUST WEST OF MINNESOTA ROAD (APPROXIMATE TIME 5:15 PM) THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND DAMAGED THE WINDSHIELD AND HOOD. THE CAR WAS SAFELY PULLED OVER BUT THE HOOD WAS SO DAMAGED THAT IT HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. THE ...

Mileage: 69,129

CAR HAS 24K MILES ON IT. DURING A TRIP THE CAR BEGAN TO WOBBLE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I NOTICED THE TIRE HAD A BULGE ON IT. I REPLACED IT. THE CAR STILL WOBBLED. I TOOK IT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ANOTHER OF THE TIRES HAD GONE BAD, BUT IT SHOULD GET ME HOME. I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THAT TIRE...

Mileage: 24,560

I PURCHASED A KIA SOUL 2013 + BRAND NEW IN 2013, ON 5/13/2017 THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS LOW EVEN THOUGH I HAD RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED, I PUT 2 QTS OF OIL IN THE CAR, BUT EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A NOISE WHENEVER ...

Mileage: 114,212

MY CAR HESITATES WHEN I ROUND A CORNER OR TURN ON TO A HIGHWAY ONE DAY A TRUCK WAS BEHIND A 18 WHEELER SCARED ME AND MY PASSENGER. NOW FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS THIS CAR IS SHAKING ALL THE TIME NOT ONLY WHEN I STOP BUT EVEN WHEN I AM DRIVE KIA IN ATHENS GA SAY THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY S...

Mileage: 25,000

MY CAR HESITATES WHEN I ROUND A CORNER OR TURN ON TO A HIGHWAY ONE DAY A TRUCK WAS BEHIND A 18 WHEELER SCARED ME AND MY PASSENGER. NOW FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS THIS CAR IS SHAKING ALL THE TIME NOT ONLY WHEN I STOP BUT EVEN WHEN I AM DRIVE KIA IN ATHENS GA SAY THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY S...

Mileage: 25,000

SUA SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. HAPPENING THREE TIMES SO FAR RANDOMLY. ONCE WHEN FIRST STARTED AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND ONCE WHEN STOPPING ALL HAPPEN ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 55,000

OPEN THE DOOR TO GO TO WORK CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE BACK WINDOW SHATTED THIS HAPPENED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING CAR WAS PARKED ALL NIGHT

Mileage: 32,000

MY BEARING STRUT WAS REPLACED AT 40, 000 MILES AND IT SEEN THEY ARE BACK AGAIN AT 70,000. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HOLLYWOOD KIA IN HOLLYWOOD, FL ON 4-1-17. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY PREVIOUS COMPLANITS.

BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. MY BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED AND POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF "PARK" WITHOUT USING OVERRIDE BUTTON. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO KIA DEALER. THIS SWITCH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 1.6 MILLION KIA'S BUT MY CAR WAS NOT IN...

Mileage: 65,800

BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. MY BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED AND POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF "PARK" WITHOUT USING OVERRIDE BUTTON. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO KIA DEALER. THIS SWITCH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 1.6 MILLION KIA'S BUT MY CAR WAS NOT IN...

Mileage: 65,800

BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. MY BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED AND POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF "PARK" WITHOUT USING OVERRIDE BUTTON. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO KIA DEALER. THIS SWITCH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 1.6 MILLION KIA'S BUT MY CAR WAS NOT IN...

Mileage: 65,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE OWNED 2 KIA SOULS (A 2011 AND NOW A 2013 EACH BOUGHT NEW) AND HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY UNTIL RECENTLY, JUNE THIS YEAR 2016, WHEN CHECKING THE LOW AIR PRESSURE IN REAR TIRES. THE TIRE STORE INFORMED ME THAT BOTH TIRES WERE "EXTREMELY OLD," "UNSAFE" "2007 TIRES!" BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER ...

Mileage: 44,239

MY STEERING WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE AND I HAVE COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S NOT A COVERED REPAIR BUT IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAKES THE CAR A DANGER TO DRIVE

Mileage: 75,500

CRUISE CONTROL HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ALSO HAS RANDOM TURN OFFS. ALSO THE WAY IT TURNS ON IN CANNOT SLOW DOWN DURING TURN ON UNLESS YOU PRESS THE SLOW (SET - ) BUTTON A SECOND TIME. DIFFERENT THAN AMERICAN. DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES WITH THE RESUME BUTTON, SOMETIMES NOT. ...

Mileage: 125

CRUISE CONTROL HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ALSO HAS RANDOM TURN OFFS. ALSO THE WAY IT TURNS ON IN CANNOT SLOW DOWN DURING TURN ON UNLESS YOU PRESS THE SLOW (SET - ) BUTTON A SECOND TIME. DIFFERENT THAN AMERICAN. DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES WITH THE RESUME BUTTON, SOMETIMES NOT. ...

Mileage: 125

CRUISE CONTROL HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ALSO HAS RANDOM TURN OFFS. ALSO THE WAY IT TURNS ON IN CANNOT SLOW DOWN DURING TURN ON UNLESS YOU PRESS THE SLOW (SET - ) BUTTON A SECOND TIME. DIFFERENT THAN AMERICAN. DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES WITH THE RESUME BUTTON, SOMETIMES NOT. ...

Mileage: 125

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TOO SLOW ON FASTEST SPEED. OLD CAR HAD FASTER WIPERS. SEAT BELTS HARD TO CLICK AND UNCLICK, VERY AWKWARD ACCESS TO SEATBELT BUCKLE. BRAKES: USER FORCE TOO HARD, VERY FATIGUING. WHEN ENGINE STARTS INITIAL IDLE SPEED CONTROL NOT SMOOTH GOES UP AND DOWN YET COMPUTER DOES NOT LOG AN...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TOO SLOW ON FASTEST SPEED. OLD CAR HAD FASTER WIPERS. SEAT BELTS HARD TO CLICK AND UNCLICK, VERY AWKWARD ACCESS TO SEATBELT BUCKLE. BRAKES: USER FORCE TOO HARD, VERY FATIGUING. WHEN ENGINE STARTS INITIAL IDLE SPEED CONTROL NOT SMOOTH GOES UP AND DOWN YET COMPUTER DOES NOT LOG AN...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TOO SLOW ON FASTEST SPEED. OLD CAR HAD FASTER WIPERS. SEAT BELTS HARD TO CLICK AND UNCLICK, VERY AWKWARD ACCESS TO SEATBELT BUCKLE. BRAKES: USER FORCE TOO HARD, VERY FATIGUING. WHEN ENGINE STARTS INITIAL IDLE SPEED CONTROL NOT SMOOTH GOES UP AND DOWN YET COMPUTER DOES NOT LOG AN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN CP662 TIRES, SIZE: P195/65R15. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE; H...

Mileage: 22,000

I HAD 3 PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT BUT THE CENTER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED FROM THE START. THIS DIDNT CHANGE REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES IT WAS ATTEMPTED. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER BECAUSE I COMPLAINED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I HAVE 3 PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR HAS ALWA...

I HAD 3 PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT BUT THE CENTER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED FROM THE START. THIS DIDNT CHANGE REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES IT WAS ATTEMPTED. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER BECAUSE I COMPLAINED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I HAVE 3 PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR HAS ALWA...

THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT CAUSE AND EXPLODED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN A CAR COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION FLAGGED US DOWN BECAUSE FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER FLAMES WERE ENTERING IN THE CABIN AND IT W...

Mileage: 26,000

VERY SOON AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, WE DROVE TO CA. DURING THE DRIVE, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD SLOW TO TURN (LIKE INTO A DRIVE OR PARKING LOT) THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT HAD A VAPOR LOCK- STARVED FOR FUEL. I WOULD PUMP THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE CAR WOULD RESPOND (SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY). T...

Mileage: 6,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IN...

Mileage: 57,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IN...

Mileage: 57,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES AND EACH TIME, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE TH...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK MORE THAN ONCE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE PEDAL AGGRESSIVELY TO GET THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO RELEASE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 8,000

MY 2013 SOUL PLUS GETS EXHAUST INTO CABIN ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. THE REAR MUFFLER OR CONVERTER DIRECTS THE EXHAUST STRAIGHT DOWN, NO TAIL PIPE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW.

Mileage: 33,000

THE POWER STEERING GEAR LOCKS UP RANDOMLY. IT MAKES A CLUCKING SOUND AND CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. KIA DEALERSHIP WORKED ON THE STEERING GEAR WITH ONLY 8000 MILES ON IT. IT APPEARED THAT THE GLAND NUT BACKED ITS WAY OFF THE SHAFT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL CONNECTS TO THE GEAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 12,000 ...

Mileage: 11,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH DURING SNOW WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND SHUTTING THE DRIVER DOOR, THE REAR GLASS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR GLASS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL...

Mileage: 23,195

FOR 5 MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN A THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING 2 COMPLETE REVOLUTIONS IE: WHEN PARKING OR TRUNING INTO A DRIVE THRU LANE AND JUST 3 DAYS AGO MY STEERING WHEEL SEEMS LIKE IT JUMPED A NOTCH AND ALTHOUGH ITS STILL DRIVING STRAIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL HAS CHANGED POSIT...

Mileage: 17,501

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED...

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED...

Mileage: 19,000

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. DRIVER VEERED RIGHT ACCIDENTLY AND WENT OFF ASPHALT SURFACE INTO DITCH. VEHICLE ROLLED END OVER END TWICE AND LANDED UPRIGHT FACING SOUTH ON THIRD ROLLOVER. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT, TOP WAS CRUSHED...

Mileage: 18,000

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. DRIVER VEERED RIGHT ACCIDENTLY AND WENT OFF ASPHALT SURFACE INTO DITCH. VEHICLE ROLLED END OVER END TWICE AND LANDED UPRIGHT FACING SOUTH ON THIRD ROLLOVER. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT, TOP WAS CRUSHED...

Mileage: 18,000

BOUGHT THE KIA SOUL NEW IN AUGUST 2012. SINCE NOVEMBER 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 30K MILES THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED A SUDDEN PRONOUNCED HARD DOWNSHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. IT'S AS THOUGH THE BRAKE WERE ABRUPTLY APPLIED. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE THEN BEING WORSE IN ...

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE SKITTERS AND FISHTAILS WHEN GOING OVER 40 MPH ON BUMPY ROADS, ESPECIALLY CURVES. THE ESC SEEMS TO CORRECT THE SKITTERING IMMEDIATELY, BUT IT IS QUITE SCARY. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY ON DRY PAVEMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON WET OR ICY PAVEMENT.

Mileage: 3,000

THE CAR WENT IN FOR IT'S FIRST YEARLY INSPECTION AND THE KIA DEALER SAID THE BACK ROTORS WERE RUSTY AND WANTED TO CHARGE 110 DOLLARS TO CLEAN THEM. THEY EVENTUALLY CLEANED THEM UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE BACK ROTORS WERE RUSTY BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKES NEVER WORKED SINCE IT WAS NEW. NOW SINCE THE BACK BR...

Mileage: 4,600

AFTER BUCKLING THE SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD IF YOU TRY TO LEAN FORWARD ONE FINDS THAT THE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT PERMIT ANY MOVEMENT YOU HAVE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT AND THEN RETURN IT TO ITS PARKED POSITION AND THEN PULL IT BACK OUT AGAIN. ONCE THAT H...

Mileage: 4,512

AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING I HEARD WHAT SEEM TO BE BELT NOISES. AS I DROVE TO WORK, THE NOISES INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND DECELERATED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY WORKPLACE 5 MILES LATER, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE PAST 2-5 MPH. I CALLED THE KIA SE...

Mileage: 19,037

IN THE FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO WE FREQUENTLY GET SEVERAL INCHES OF WET, HEAVY SNOW IN THE FALL, WINTER AND SPRING. WE HAVE TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE A GARAGE AT HOME AND AT WORK. WE ALWAYS COMPLETELY CLEAR SNOW FROM ALL GLASS SURFACES AND CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE WIPERS BEFORE DRIVING THE CAR. W...

Mileage: 1,000

IN THE FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO WE FREQUENTLY GET SEVERAL INCHES OF WET, HEAVY SNOW IN THE FALL, WINTER AND SPRING. WE HAVE TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE A GARAGE AT HOME AND AT WORK. WE ALWAYS COMPLETELY CLEAR SNOW FROM ALL GLASS SURFACES AND CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE WIPERS BEFORE DRIVING THE CAR. W...

Mileage: 1,000

I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR STATE EMISSION & INSPECTION. UPON TESTING, THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, THEY WERE MISSING PCS. I WAS TOLD THAT I "FAILED TESTING" BECAUSE OF THIS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE OR DRIVE AWAY FROM THE SHOP, IN THE CURRENT CONDITION, AS IT...

Mileage: 10,846

WHEN I STOP SUDDENLY THERE IS A TERRIBLE SOUND IN MY FRONT RIGHT BRAKE, AND THE PEDAL GOT STUCK AND HARD, CANNOT STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY. I FEEL MINE AND OTHERS LIFE ARE ON RISK DRIVING THIS SPECIFIC CAR, SOMETHING IT'S TERRIBLE WRONG FOR THE FIST TIME THAT I START DRIVING THIS KIA SOUL 2013, BRA...

Mileage: 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 10,000

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR KIA SOUL ON JAN.29. TO DATE (2/22/15) I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH THEM BY PHONE OR E-MAIL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE CALLED EVERY DAY. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE WHATSOEVER TO ANY OF MY CALLS OR E-MAILS. WHAT DO I DO TO GET SERVICE FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION IN MY CAR?....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V822000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR YOU TURN THE KEY AND IT DOES NOT TURN OVER. YOU HEAR A CLICK, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT AND RADIO PLAYS BUT THE CAR DOESN'T START. SOMETIMES YOU CAN TURN THE KEY UP TO 10 TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS. HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK SPORADICALLY. THE CAR DOES EVENTUALLY START. THE DRI...

Mileage: 14,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE WHICH TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AS I TRAVELED IN THE STRAIGHT LANE. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE IS CAVED IN, BUT NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE WAS HIT IN RIGHT REAR CORNER BY ANOTHER CAR. SENT VEHICLE INTO A SPIN WHERE IT WAS HIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT BY MILITARY TRUCK, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL IT CAME TO A REST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF UPDATED 5/11...

Mileage: 34,400

VEHICLE WAS HIT IN RIGHT REAR CORNER BY ANOTHER CAR. SENT VEHICLE INTO A SPIN WHERE IT WAS HIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT BY MILITARY TRUCK, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL IT CAME TO A REST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF UPDATED 5/11...

Mileage: 34,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 9,336

SUBMISSION FROM RE NHTSA SAFETY COMPLAINT ON KIA SOUL 2013 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL AND RIM WERE BENT. THE DEALER STATED, THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DISPUTED THAT NOTION, STATING THERE WA...

SUBMISSION FROM RE NHTSA SAFETY COMPLAINT ON KIA SOUL 2013 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL AND RIM WERE BENT. THE DEALER STATED, THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DISPUTED THAT NOTION, STATING THERE WA...

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP FOR A HANDFUL OF SECONDS UNTIL IF FINALLY STOPPED JUST IN BACK OF BUT NOT TOUCHING A BMW IN FRONT OF US. WE BOTH HEARD A SCRAPING/PULSING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES AS THE PED...

Mileage: 13,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT ...

Mileage: 21,000

SUDDEN DECELERATION QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING STEERING, BRAKES, COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT-OFF AND DASH INSTRUMENTATION. DEALER FOUND "NO PROBLEM" AND DID NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH OR ANYTHING ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

SUDDEN DECELERATION QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING STEERING, BRAKES, COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT-OFF AND DASH INSTRUMENTATION. DEALER FOUND "NO PROBLEM" AND DID NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH OR ANYTHING ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

SUDDEN DECELERATION QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING STEERING, BRAKES, COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT-OFF AND DASH INSTRUMENTATION. DEALER FOUND "NO PROBLEM" AND DID NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH OR ANYTHING ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS I WENT INTO MY TURN I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING FUNCTION WAS HARD. THE STEERING WHEEL AND STABILITY/ TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON MY PLANNED ROUTE TO WORK. DUE TO THE HOLIDAY THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OPEN TODAY A...

Mileage: 15,000

2013 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS ON THE DASH BOARD INVOLVING THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW, HIS HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. HE DISCOVERED THE INDICATOR DISPLAYED THE SAME PICTURE FOR THE PARKING LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHT...

2013 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS ON THE DASH BOARD INVOLVING THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW, HIS HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. HE DISCOVERED THE INDICATOR DISPLAYED THE SAME PICTURE FOR THE PARKING LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHT...

2013 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS ON THE DASH BOARD INVOLVING THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW, HIS HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. HE DISCOVERED THE INDICATOR DISPLAYED THE SAME PICTURE FOR THE PARKING LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHT...

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING SCRAPING NOISES WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. MY MECHANIC ASSUMED IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES ALTHOUGH IT ONLY HAS 14K MILES ON IT. THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE FINE BUT THE BACK ROTORS HAVE GROOVES THROUGH THEM AND THE BRAKES THEMSELVES ARE MOTTLED LOOKING. CONCERNED THAT ...

I BOUGHT A KIA SOUL 2013 USED WITH 12,400 MILES ON IT SATURDAY MAY 31, 2014. WEDNESDAY JUNE 4, 2014 I WAS TAPPING ON MY BRAKES TO STOP FOR A LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A CLICKING SOUND NOT VERY LOUD BUT A CLICK. THE KIA SOUL DID NOT STOP. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES A LITTLE HARDER MY CAR DID NOT STOP FOR AN...

Mileage: 12,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CREATING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE SKIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...

Mileage: 14,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED ON. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE CONTACT PUSHING THE GEAR RELEASE BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED ON. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE CONTACT PUSHING THE GEAR RELEASE BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUIDE RAIL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, AND WRIST INJURIES, A BROKEN FINGER, AND MINOR BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 14,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN, WITHOUT ANY PROVACATION, THE TWO TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. HOLE WAS THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON MARCH 26, 2014. WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL AGAIN. MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 26,616

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN, WITHOUT ANY PROVACATION, THE TWO TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. HOLE WAS THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON MARCH 26, 2014. WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL AGAIN. MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 26,616

I WAS SECOND IN LINE AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS HIT BY 2006 FORD F150 TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH IN THE DRIVERS FRONT QUARTER PANEL. THE ONLY 2 AIRBAGS THAT DEPLOYED WERE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE 2 IN THE PILLARS COMING DOWN ALONG THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT DEPLOY, NEITHER DID T...

Mileage: 8,320

OUR 2013 KIA SOUL ONLY HAS ONE MANUAL DOOR LOCK WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER DOOR. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING, THE KEY BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN OR WON'T TURN AT ALL. IF THE KEY BREAKS WHILE SOMEONE IS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR, THERE IS NO OTHER LOCK TO ALLOW THE PERSON TO EN...

Mileage: 6,400

CAR HAS PROBLEMS PLAYING MP3S IN WHICH I HAVE USED AUDACITY TO SPLIT UP INTO MULTIPLE TRACKS. THERE IS FREQUENTLY CRACKING/POPPING SOUNDS FROM THE AUDIO, AND WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR (AFTER HAVING LISTENED TO SAID MP3S ON THE PREVIOUS TRIP), SOMETIMES THE RADIO DISPLAY SCREEN IS BLACK. NO BUTTONS W...

WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT NEXT TO CAR THAT WAS ALREADY PARKED, WAS BARELY MOVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TAKES OFF HITS THE CURB AND HITS THE WALL OF A BUILDING, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THAT MORNING WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL THAT TIME. FRONT END WAS TOTALED WIT...

Mileage: 2,000

WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT NEXT TO CAR THAT WAS ALREADY PARKED, WAS BARELY MOVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TAKES OFF HITS THE CURB AND HITS THE WALL OF A BUILDING, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THAT MORNING WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL THAT TIME. FRONT END WAS TOTALED WIT...

Mileage: 2,000

I WENT TO MY CAR ON A COLD MORNING IN JANUARY AND FOUND A CRACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD AT THE LEVEL OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR. I DO NOT RECALL HEARING A ROCK CHIP PRIOR THE CRACK FORMING. I CONSIDER THIS CRACK A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF REARVIEW MIRROR LOADING OR UN...

Mileage: 22,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 35

HI MY NAME IS [XXX], I HAVE A REGISTERED EVENFLO DISCOVERY/ NURTURE INFANT CAR SEAT. THIS CAR SEAT HAS THE SAFETY LATCH THAT LATCHES TO THE NEWER MODEL VEHICLES AND THEN THE BASE. THEN THE CARSEAT LATCHES TO THE BASE. THE CARSEAT BASE AND ALL THEN MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE A GREAT AMOUNT OF DISTANCE A...

AIRBAG EXPLODED ON IMPACT WITH GAPING HOLES WITH HEAVY SMOKE COMING OUT WITH HOT HEAT CAUSING REDNESS TO MY CHEST AND REDNESS TO MY HANDS AND A BLOW TO MY WRIST THAT CAUSED FRACTURE TO MY LEFT WRIST. *TR

Mileage: 130,042

AIRBAG EXPLODED ON IMPACT WITH GAPING HOLES WITH HEAVY SMOKE COMING OUT WITH HOT HEAT CAUSING REDNESS TO MY CHEST AND REDNESS TO MY HANDS AND A BLOW TO MY WRIST THAT CAUSED FRACTURE TO MY LEFT WRIST. *TR

Mileage: 130,042

AIRBAG EXPLODED ON IMPACT WITH GAPING HOLES WITH HEAVY SMOKE COMING OUT WITH HOT HEAT CAUSING REDNESS TO MY CHEST AND REDNESS TO MY HANDS AND A BLOW TO MY WRIST THAT CAUSED FRACTURE TO MY LEFT WRIST. *TR

Mileage: 130,042

AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR A MONTH OR SO, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN ON THE VEHICLE THE RADIO SCREEN WAS HALF FADED OR GONE. THIS IS THE SCREEN THAT ALLOWS YOU TO USE THE HANDS FREE DEVICE ALSO. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE RADIO WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS A BIT CONFUS...

Mileage: 2,150

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE OUR 2013 KIA SOUL HIT THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR. EXCESSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO OUR CAR TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 522

AT STOP LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD INTO INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY NO VEHICLES WERE AT THAT INTERSECTION AT THAT TIME! AFTER FIVE OR FEWER SECONDS THE BRAKES CAUGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 12,800

MY BRAKES MAKE THIS SCREECHING SOUND WHEN BACKING UP, AFTER HAVING ONLY 2 MONTHS. THEY WOULD ALSO NOT HOLD SOMETIMES. THE 3 MOST FRIGHTENING WAS 1. ALMOST RAN OVER A PERSON, 2. RAN OUT INTO INTERSECT WITH ENTIRE FAMILY IN CAR B 4 STOPPING 3. WITH MY BOYS IN CAR ON WAY TO SCHOOL GOING DOWN HILL BRAKE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING CODING WAS SOY BASED AND THAT ANIMALS WERE EATING THE WIRES. AS A RESULT, TH...

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE A-PILLAR TRIM COVER DETACHED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FORCE OF THE WIND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART. THE TECHNIC...

Mileage: 780

BRAND NEW CAR PURCHASED 04/06/13 AND HAS 2900 MILES AND BRAKES SQUEAK. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING SINCE MAY BUT UNABLE TO LEAVE IT DUE TO LONG PERIODS OF WAITING FOR CAR. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT BRAKES ARE GLAZED AND ITS COMMON AND HAPPENS AND THEY WILL DEGLAZE BUT IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING BE...

Mileage: 2,926

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW ON THE HATCH SHATTERED OUTWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,000. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

OPENED DRIVERS DOOR, GOT IN AND SHUT THE DOOR AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW BLEW OUT. VEHICLE IS NOW AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED TO SAY CAR IS NOT TO BE TOUCHED BECAUSE PRODUCTS INVESTIGATIONS IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE CAR BEFORE ANOTHER WINDOW CAN BE INSTALLED. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT ARE THE S...

Mileage: 1,000

I WAS HIT BY A SMALL ROCK GOING AROUND 40MPH WHICH RESULTED IN A CHIP/CRACK. IN THE 3 WEEKS SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. SPEEDS WERE NOT EXCESSIVE AND THE ROCKS WERE SMALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN 20 YEARS OF OWNING CARS UNTIL THIS NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 2,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 850

DURING BRAKING AND HITTING SMALL HOLE IN ROAD I NOTICED THE BRAKES SKIPPING AND BRAKE PEDAL JUMPING UP AND DOWN AS IF IT WAS A POWER DEFECT. I HAD THE SAME EFFECT HAPPEN AFTER BAD RAIN AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE CAR SKIPPED TO THE STOP. WHEN IT SNOWED OUT THE BRAKES REALLY SKIPPED MADE NOISE ...

Mileage: 750

I HAVE WASHER FLUID FOR LOW TEMPS. THE WASHER LINES KEEP FREEZING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO WEATHER. I CALLED KIA AND WAS TOLD BY KIA THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING CALLS NONSTOP ABOUT IT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT...

Mileage: 5,000