2014 KIA SOUL Electrical System Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 92,000. It was later discovered that the mileage on the Title was 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

Flickering lights on off while driving at night turn signal triggers it and does it randomly

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that upon start of the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken an independent mechanic where the mechanic discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a purchased from a Toyota dealer. An email was sent to the car salesman who sold the contact the vehicle. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 112,485, it was later discovered that the mileage was approximately 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle intermittently stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

This vehicle was parked prior to the incident. The 2014 Kia Soul had been backed into parking space number 28 and pulled forward midway through the space where it appears the car was put back into park. It was here the occupant of the vehicle, Mr. Keith Nash perished in a fire that consumed his 2014 Kia Soul while taking his life. The 2014 Kia Soul has an open NHTSA recall 20V-750 and would have been eligible for settlement in the Kia Engine Class Action Settlement. [XXX] (C.D. Cal.) (https://kiaengineclasssettlement.com/CheckVIN). A copy of the Sharonville Police Report, [XXX] is attached along with the Sharonville Fire Department Incident type: [XXX] to this vehicle complaint. These reports go into great detail of this event. Based on this manufacture, and their parent company Hyundai’s history of non-collision fires and the hundreds of prior complaints on file with NHTSA, one might speculate that while in motion Mr. Nash noticed smoke from under the dash and put the car back into park. An engine fire can go from nothing to fully engulfing a vehicle in seconds, and as documented with these vehicles rendering the electronic door lock inoperable (as noted in the [XXX] incident in the rented 2019 Kia Soul). In a panic he placed his foot on the accelerator causing the motor to rev to a high RPM. It was noted in the report he seemed distorted and unable to escape, this is to be expected. This 2014 Kia Soul would have been one of the 13,114,339 vehicles recalled for non-collision engine fire according to the Center for Auto Safety Hyundai/Kia Fire and Engine Recalls 2010-2024 report, updated on March 28, 2024. Kia was aware of this incident as well as the owner’s insurance carrier Allstate insurance, yet they both failed to fie a complaint with NHTSA. This behavior is inexcusable and jeopardizes the safety of every American on the road and in close proximity to these manufactures’ vehicles. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH and slowing for a traffic signal, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle made an abnormal clunking noise and failed to slow as needed. The contact started tapping the brake pedal and eventually the vehicle slowed down and stopped. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing electrical failures. The contact stated that the turn signals and unknown warning lights failed to function properly. The contact stated that when the electrical failures occurred, the area of the dashboard surrounding the instrument cluster would be very hot to the touch. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine light, oil light, and battery light remained illuminated and blinked off and on. Also, a knocking and ticking sound was coming from the engine compartment along with a burning oil odor. Additionally, the vehicle would not exceed speeds over 60 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was later taken to the local service center which determined that the catalytic converter was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000.

Mileage: 23,000

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the contact smelled an abnormal electrical burning odor inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to dealer however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

This vehicle has a serious oil consumption issue. It was first noticed about three years ago and has been getting progressively worse. As of June 2023 it consumes a full oil tank in about 2500 miles. Oil warning indicators flash very briefly on occasion but the light does not come on until the oil is below the dipstick. I have had it looked at by my local mechanic and by the Kia dealer who sold the car. The Kia dealer did a test and said it did not meet their standards for a recall. There have been a number of times that the oil has gotten so low without indicator warning that the engine will start running rough. on 11/04/22 the engine began bucking and stopped running at high speed. It was brought to the dealer who stated "Active DTC P0300 and P0303. Swapped Cylinder 3 coil pack and cylinder 1 coil pack. Misfire followed. No signs of cylinder damage". They replaced four spark plugs and Cylinder 1 coil pack. They stated that the cause of the issue was inconclusive and they didn't think related to oil consumption. I have recently receive notice of a proposed class action lawsuit from "Kia Engine Class Settlement, POBOX 4133, Portland, OR, 97208-4133 1-800-944-1025. I confirmed that the VIN for this vehicle is included in the proposed case. It states very similar issues with many kia vehicles with the same engine. The lawsuit states "class vehicles have a defect that can cause engine seizure, stalling, engine failure, and possibly engine fire, and that some owners and lessees have been improperly denied repairs under the vehicle's warranty."

My car was stolen by a minor who had a USB cable and internet instructions. My car was lacking proper if any anti theft technology by Kia. Because Kia is aware of this issue and did nothing not only myself but anyone who drives a Kia is at risk for a theft or car jacking. The car was recovered and inspected by local police. No car should be made available for purchase without security features that keep you and your property safe. Who knows how things could have ended if there was a direct confrontation. If one is crazy enough to steal a car, one may be nuts enough to have a gun.

I brought my vehicle into an authorized dealer when my check engine light came on, having just been made aware of the recall notice when I took it in for an oil change earlier that day. He said the recall came about when cars of my make/model/year started catching fire out of nowhere due to engine issues. Given that my car is still under the mileage warranty, at 95k miles, the person at the dealership service center said it would likely be covered & the recall would qualify me for a new engine altogether. I got a call back a few days later that my catalytic converter was plugged, and that I would owe just under $3000 for the repair, as my vehicle did not show the correct diagnostic code to be covered. Once I spoke with KIA's corporate consumer satisfaction line, they agreed to bring the car out & retest it. The woman from the service center informed me that the whole engine does in fact need to be replaced now, not just the converter as they initially said, but that it still isn't spitting out the code necessary during diagnostic testing, to qualify it for a recall replacement. Under SC176, my issues exactly are being described as the symptoms & causation for the recall, and yet the diagnostic code does not match. My car is currently still at the dealership's service center, and I am getting some consultation as to whether or not this is a fix that's worth it, at this point.

Since I bought this car, I have experienced hesitation, stalling, high RPM idle, fluctuating idle, burning smell, lurching, running though gas very fast (not due to increased driving), engine noises, dash panel half lighting up, hard to accelerate when the headlights are on, or heat, or air con, odd noises..and through this entire time, check engine light comes on and off and on and off...along with my gas gauge saying empty when its full. I have reported ALL of this throughout the entire time since all bought it. Every single time they say "software update" and send me home with nothing ever fixed. EVER. Now again check engine and false fuel reading, hesitations, etc....again! This engine and fuel pump is bad and explains all of my complaints since 10kmiles. My car has under 80k mi on it, its been a lemon from the start. Hesitation with no pick-up at an intersection and noises....just beyond dangerous. I have not driven my car on the freeway in 5 years because itis not safe, but Kia NEVER checks out problems. They charge for inspection and say "software update". Its maddening.

A loud bang was heard while driving approx. 35 MPH on a clear day. The vehicle lost all power, smoke started coming from the hood area and the cabin began to fill with smoke. Driver pulled over, opened the hood and discovered the entire engine compartment in was engulfed in flames. Passersby tried to extinguish the flame with fire extinguishers, but it kept reigniting. The fire department arrived and put out the flames. This could have been life threatening if the driver did not get out of the vehicle. Amica Insurance's claims processors and an independent forensic investigator engaged by Amica Insurance have concluded the engine fire was the result of catastrophic engine failure. The forensic investigator noticed an outward bump in the oil pan and indicated this was likely the result of a separation of crankshaft and or piston rod elements. The investigator indicated he sees about 10 of these engine fires each month. Kia's special unit that addresses their engine fire problem has been notified and are dragging their feet. We have not heard anything from them after filing a claim on or about 3/22/2022. There were no warning signs prior to this catastrophic failure event. Gauges and warning systems were all normal. The engine and the engine compartment are a complete loss. Other damage occurred as the fire department worked to extinguish the fire. The forensic investigator and Amica's claims processor have declared the car a total loss.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that her check engine light had been illuminated on her instrument panel. The contact initially took the vehicle to a dealer where the check engine light was reset; however, the light returned the next day. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the battery was replaced; a week, the contact stated that corrosion had formed on the battery and that her vehicle had stalled while traveling at 45 MPH. She stated that several warning lights illuminated the instrument panel as the failure occurred. The contact restarted the vehicle and return home; the next day, the independent mechanic came to her home and performed another battery replacement. Despite the second replacement, the stalling failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that there were zero recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

I am unaware of what is able to be inspected of the vehicle at this time due to the amount of damage. My own and other drivers’ safety was at risk when my car began smoking and eventually caught fire. Nothing has been reproduced, inspected, or confirmed by any manufacturer, dealer, or independent contractor. I had my car in park for 2 hours before I began my trip. When I started the car up in the parking lot, the engine ran for about 10 minutes before I left. Within 2 miles of driving, the check engine light came on and the engine started smoking. I pulled the car over as soon as I could do so safely, put the car in park, turned off the ignition, and evacuated the vehicle. Soon after, the car ignited into flames under the hood and I called 911. The fire department extinguished the fire and reported to me that it was an electrical fire.

My dash lights would flash bright and dim randomly while driving at first. A few weeks later my headlights would flicker from high beam to low beam and dash lights would still flicker. Now about a month into this my headlights still flicker but they have even turned off all while driving and I was told my brake lights go off as well ,dash lights still flicker and my a/c will not work/blow randomly so it seems to be involving electrical .

The vehicle had a strange smell ever since we got it a few years back. Earlier in the month, the headlight and dashlight would flicker with the turn signal. We looked it up and set up an apppointment with a local Kia dealership for recall on this issue. Then this week, the engine suddenly quit while the car was parked. The vehicle wouldn't start at all. Kia was notified and they said that there was another recall on engine SC200 on this vehicle that was just announced earlier this year. Online lookup also revealed that the smell issue can be from burning oil or a leak into catalytic converter. Other Kia cars from the same years have also said to have had these issues. Then an OBD II check showed the codes 7E8 and 7E9 which has been noted online by other customers as engine problem recall for which Kia has replaced their engine free of charge.

ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT AND OTHER DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE ON, AND WONT TURN OFF. THERE IS A SOME SORT OF LEAK THAT I AM UNABLE TO FIND WHERE IT COME FROM. I TOOK IT IN FOR A SERVICE AND TO PERFORM RECALL P12002AQ WHICH THEY DID BUT KIA DID NOT ATTEND TO, OR ADDRESS THE BRAKE LIGHT & ABS LIGHT & UNIDENTIFIED LEAK REPORTED TO THEM AT THE TIME I BROUGHT CAR IN.. INSTEAD THEY WANTED TO CHARGE A VERY HIGH FEE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WHICH ARE THE SIGNS OF WHAT HAS CAUSED FIRE PROBLEMS WITH THIS KIA MODEL

Mileage: 9,023

P050A ENGINE CODE KEEPS REOCCURRING WITH NO FIX FROM KIA. THEY KEEP SUGGESTING "FIXES" LIKE REPLACING THE COLD AIR INTAKE VALVE. CAI MECHANICAL BOARD. CLEANING THE CARBON IS REALLY PRICEY, BUT THE ERROR CODE JUST KEEPS COMING BACK. SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON. CHECK ENGINE CODE KEEPS POPPING UP DESPITE EVERYTHING RUNNING FINE AND BEING CLEAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TROPHY KIA (22020 RECREATION KARSON CA 90745, 424-306-3311) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SLUGGISH A ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,310. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS CHARGED FOR A NEW ENGINE AND DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL.

Mileage: 126,310

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS GOING AROUND 70 MPH AND NOTICED WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND RADIO WENT OUT. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE STILL DRIVING TO GET IT GOING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND RUNNING, AGAIN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE CAR HAD TO BE STARTED AGAIN.

Mileage: 117,000

SINCE FIRST OIL CHANGE DONE WITH DELRAY FLORIDA KIA I COMPLAUOF KICKING SOUNDS IN ENGINE LOSS OF POWER OIL BURNING SMELLS OCCASIONALLY. I WAS TOLD EACH TIME THEY PUT ON COMPUTER N NOTHING WRONG. I BOUGHT NEW AT 11/2014 NOW OIL LIGHTS ENGINE LIGHTS FLASHING ON IRRATIONALLY CAR CONSUMING OIL NO LEAKS JUST EATING IOL NOW 2-3 QTS IN 2 MONTHS KNOCKING GETTING LOUDER BUT QUIETS SOME AFTER OIL CHANGE BUT LOSS OF POWER AND KNOCKING PERSISTS. OIL IS SCARY HOW MUCH IT'S CONSUMES I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINS OF THIS ISSUE FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD BY DEALER NO NEED TO CHANGE OIL MORE THAN 2X PER YEAR BUT I STILL DO REGULARLY 3-4,000 OR 3 MONTHS. I FEEL DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO CAR AND I AM SEEKING NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT. DEALERS NEVER DID IDENTIFY ISSUE SAID NO CODES GOING OFF. BUT I NOTICED IT FROM BEGINNING. ONCE THIS YEAR OIL WAS CHANGED I TOOK TO GET OIL DONE AND THEY SAID OIL WAS ALMOST EMPTY. I NEVER GOT OIL LIGHT. THEN NOR ENGINE LIGHT. THE ENGINE LIGHT WHEN ON THE DAY I TOOK IN FOR OIL CHANGE. THEY SAID THE ENGINE COULD HAVE CEASED. I STRONGLY FEEL I HAVE KEPT UP W MAINTENANCE BUT I FEEL I GOT A BAD CAR FROM THE START ONLY TO BE DISMISSED EACH TIME I COMPLAINED TO DEALER. ALSO THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BLOWS LIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY AND HAD MOTOR IN WINDOW REPLACE W STATER UNDER WARRANTY MOST DRIVING IS LOCAL BUT MANY HWY

Mileage: 3

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 NORTH IN MARIETTA, GA WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN FRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE OFF THE NEXT EXIT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT ON MY DASH AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY LIT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. JUNE 2020 MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL #SC176. ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS POINT TOWARDS ENGINE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR.

Mileage: 103,000

WHEN USING A TURN SIGNAL WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, ONCE THE TURN SIGNAL RELEASES, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND OFTEN GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS IN TOWN, AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS DANGEROUS AT NIGHT, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NECESSARY.

Mileage: 35,000

I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE TIMES AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THE CAR CAN BE FIXED BACK TO THE WAY THE CAR ORIGINAL WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION BESIDES NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I AM CAPABLE OF FIXING MY CAR IF IT'S MY FAULT BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A SECOND HAND SPECIALIST ASSIST IN THIS MATTER.

Mileage: 115,000

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR GO OFF WITH NO WARNING. IN ADDITION, ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DISPLAYS FLICKER AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND STOPPED. THE RADIO AND COOLING/HEATING SYSTEM DO NOT APPEAR TO BE IMPACTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, AND TONIGHT THEY WENT BLACK AND STAYED OFF UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY CAR, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT RETURNING MY CALLS TO TELL ME IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, UNDER RECALL, OR MY RESPONSIBILITY.

Mileage: 107,000

I WAS DRIVING. I CAME TO A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WENT. I PUSHED ON GAS. THE PERSON N FRONT OF ME HIT BRAKES. I HIT MY BRAKES, FELT A HUGE JOLT. CAR ACCELERATED AND WAS NOT BRAKING. I SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF VEHICLE. I WAS WEARING A SELTBELT, BUT MY KNEES SLAMMED INTO DASHBOARD. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHICH EVERYONE WAS SURPRISED BY THIS. I ENDED AT HOSPITAL WITH A CONCUSSION, INJURIES TO MY KNEES, RIGHT ANKLE..ETC MY 2014 KIA SOUL HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE TOTALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU PREVIOUSLY STATING MY VEHICLE HAD ISSUES THAT WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP CHECKING FOR MY VIN TO GET ADDED TO A RECALL LIST. NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AS WELL.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, FADED IN AND OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETIMES ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHECKED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SOCKETS AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT SOCKET MELTED WHILE THE LEFT SOCKET HAD BURNED OUT 50 PER CENT. THE TECHNICIAN DOCUMENTED HIS FINDINGS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VISUALLY NOTED 'AN ELECTRICAL SHORT', AND ALSO STATED THAT THE RIGHT SOCKET BURNED 100 PERCENT AND THAT THE LEFT ONE WAS ALMOST BURNED OUT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE WINN KIA OF FREMONT, DEALER, LOCATED AT: 5633 JOHN MUIR DR, NEWARK, CA 94560, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO ONE CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED STALLING CUTTING OUT AND LOSS OF POWER IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE CALLED OUR DEALER THEY SAID TO FAR AWAY TO TOW TAKE IT TO ONE CLOSER SO WE TOOK IT TO PATTERSON KIA AND TOLD US IT WOULD BE 5 WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER SO WE ARE ON A WAITING LIST

Mileage: 117,450

DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEAD LIGHT ON. USED TURN SIGNAL AND WHEN TURNED CORNER, DASH BOARD LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF AND HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF THEN BACK ON TWO OR THREE TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH WAY THE BLINKERS ARE SIGNALING, THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH FLICKER AND THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON.

Mileage: 60,100

I WAS COMING BACK FROM A ROAD TRIP 7/26 AND THE CAR STARTING MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE I NEVER HEARD BEFORE THIS CAR WAS VERY NEW TO ME WITH NO ISSUES OR RECALLS PER THE CARFAX REPORT I JUST BOUGHT IT 5/7/2020 AND I PULLED OVER POPPED THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND THE CAR HAD A SMALL FIRE ALREADY IGNITED , I RAN BACK INTO THE CAR TO GET MY CELL PHONE AND THE CAR WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN A FLAME SECONDS LATER IT WAS A FULL FIRE

Mileage: 114,000

MY CAR JUST DOESNT START OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. LEAVING ME STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME OR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I DO ALL MAINTENANCE ON CAR. I DONT DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES FROM MY HOME ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO GET SUPPLIES FOR MY HOME. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND HAVE TO DRIVE INTO TOWN TO SHOP. MY CAR HAS BECOME SO UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY 2 PEOPLE, THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM. IT WILL START TO TURN OVER BUT FEELS LIKE NO GAS IS GETTING TO ENGINE. SOMETIMES IT WONT TURN OVER AT ALL. AND WHEN I'M DRIVING IT WILL LOSE POWER ALL TOGETHER AND JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REVIEWS ONLINE OF THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENING TO PEOPLE. SO I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING, PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THERE WAS A KNOCK SOUND UNDER MY HOOD. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND STARTED TO SMOKE. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CUT THE ENGINE. I THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT RESPOND. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ROD HAD PIERCED THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING ALL OF THE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE AND BREAKING THE STARTER.

Mileage: 111,000

KIA SOUL 2014 VEHICLE HEAD LIGHTS FLICK AND BURN OUT CONTINUOUSLY AND BEAM LIGHTS BURN OUT, EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULBS.

Mileage: 65,000

EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK MY FUEL METER WILL GO BELOW EMPTY AND WILL BLINK THAT I AM OUT OF GAS. AFTER ABOUT A DAY OR SO IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT HE CAR. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER KIA SOUL OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS GETTING LOOKED INTO AND INVESTIGATED.

HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR HAS SLIGHTLY OVERHEATED AND MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF SLIGHT DEFORMITY. HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. KIA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING A FEE FOR VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED WITH NO COST TO CONSUMER, DUE TO THE FACT THAT SOME ARE FAILING WITHIN THE SPECIFIED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2014 KIA SOUL. I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING, WHETHER ON HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH OR IN THE CITY DOING 10 TO 45 MPH. THE LIGHTS GO OUT FOR 30 SECONDS WILL FLICK BACK ON AND DO THIS REPEATEDLY SEVERAL TIMES. NO CHECK ENGINE OR OTHER LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN USING MY BLINKER SIGNALS. THIS HAS BECOME DANGEROUS. DRIVING WITH MY NEWBORN BABY IN CAR AND THIS HAPPENED ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER AS WELL DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME WHICH CAUSES SEVERAL ISSUES. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? THIS STARTED AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO FIX TWO RECALLS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAS CONTINUED.

Mileage: 110,000

I OWN A 2014 KIA SOUL + MODEL. TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND 35 MPH DOWN A LOCAL CITY STREET, I STARTED TO LOSE POWER IN TRAFFIC. I THOUGHT I HAD SOME BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS WHILE DRIVING, SO I THREW ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I WAS ABOUT A 1/4 MILE FROM THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION (THE CLOSEST PLACE TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION). I PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY, DRIVING AROUND 15 MPH, TO THE SERVICE STATION WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A TAPPING SOUND. I BECAME OVERLY CONCERNED THEN. I MADE IT TO THE SERVICE STATION, POPPED THE HOOD, AND CHECKED THE DIP STICK. THE OIL APPEARED TO BE AT THE PROPER LEVEL. JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, I PURCHASED A QUART OF OIL AND POURED HALF OF THE QUART INTO THE CAR. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND STARTED IT UP. IT WAS STILL TAPPING. I WAS LOCATED ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF FROM KIA ATLANTA SOUTH. SO I DECIDED TO TRY TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON PULLING OUT OF THE SERVICE STATION'S PARKING LOT, MY CAR STALLED THEN SHUT DOWN. THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OTHER SERVICE LIGHTS POPPED ON. I COASTED YOU THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANT. MY KIA SOUL HAS APPROXIMATELY 75,553 MILES ON IT. I GET MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. I WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHY MY CAR WAS MALFUNCTIONING LIKE THIS. THERE NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ANYTHING. MY CAR JUST STOPPED. I HAD TO WAIT 2.5 HOURS ON A TOW TRUCK. THE GUY TOWED MY CAR TO KIA ATLANTA SOUTH IN JONESBORO, GEORGIA. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IN THE MORNING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOWED, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE MANY CASES SIMILAR TO MY CURRENT SITUATION. IT'S STRANGE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS FEELING MY PAIN. NOW, I'M AWAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP'S VERDICT.

Mileage: 75,553

2014 KIA SOUL REDZONE EDITION, THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN COMPLETELY OFF FOR AROUND 15 SECONDS AND COME BACK ON. THEY WILL ALSO FLICKER WHEN TRYING TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ON A BUSY FREEWAY AND CAN'T STOP. KIA SAYS THEY WILL NOT PROCESS UNDER WARRANTY IF CAR IS OVER 5 YEARS AND 60K MILES. THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS, TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO THEM WITH THE 2014 KIA SOULS.

Mileage: 68,500

WHEN HAVING MY HEADLIGHTS ON AND USING MY TURN SIGNAL EITHER WAY , MY LIGHTS WILL ALL FLICKER INSIDE AND OUT AND ALSO TIMES WHERE IT WILL GO COMPLETELY BLACK IN MY CAR. THIS IS AN EXTREME DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND TO THE POINT IF THIS CAR IS EVEN DRIVABLE AT NIGHT . A RECALL NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO - THERE ARE 12 PAGES OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS , THAT MEANS THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES DRIVING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE . ALSO ILLEGAL NOT TO USE TURN SIGNALS , WHICH SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED OVER .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AREA OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE WIRES, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRES TO FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

HEADLIGHT CAN FLICKER OR GO OUT COMPLETELY WHEN SWITCHING HI/LOW BEAM OR USING TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THEY BLINK BRIEFLY, OTHER TIMES THEY GO OUT COMPLETELY UNTIL YOU PLAY WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MORE. SEARCHING ONLINE, IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE KIA SOUL (HTTPS://WWW.WCPO.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/DONT-WASTE-YOUR-MONEY/SOME-KIA-OWNERS-REPORT-HAUNTED-HEADLIGHTS), THEY HAVE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE ISSUE DUE TO ITS COMMON OCCURRENCE. ONE OF THEIR OTHER MODELS WAS RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE BUT NOT THE SOUL. VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS OCCURS AT NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, OTHER DRIVERS SEE YOUR LIGHTS BLINKING AND ARE ASSUMING YOU ARE GETTING AGGRESSIVE WITH THEM AND CAN RESPOND AGGRESSIVELY BACK. ISSUE IS CONSTANTLY PRESENT AND LEADS TO NOT USING TURN SIGNALS IN MOST CASES SO THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF CHATTANOOGA (2136 CHAPMAN RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421, (423) 855-1022) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE PARKING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING LIGHT FAILURE OCCURRED A FEW YEARS AGO AND WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,898. *JS

Mileage: 29,898

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. -HEAD LAMP (LOW BEAM ) WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. -THE SWITCH HAD TO BE TURNED OFF/ON TO RESET -ELECTRICAL, LIGHTING TL-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON/OFF THEY CAME BACK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,500.

Mileage: 62,500

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL, SOMETIMES WHILE JUST DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY TURN COMPLETELY OFF AND DON'T TURN BACK ON UNLESS I FLIP BETWEEN AUTO/MANUAL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND IS GETTING WORSE. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND I AM WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY IF I CAN'T GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON. I WORK AT NIGHT AND ABSOLUTELY NEED MY LIGHTS TO WORK. I DRIVE MAIN ROADS AND BACK ROADS AND ON THE BACK ROADS WHEN THEY GO OUT I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. UNTIL I GET THIS SORTED OUT I'VE RESORTED TO NOT USING MY TURN SIGNALS AT NIGHT, WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN ITSELF/ILLEGAL AND THERE'S ALSO THE FACT THAT THEY TURN OFF/FLICKER OCCASIONALLY WHILE NOT USING THE TURN SIGNAL. THOUGH THAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST COMMON TRIGGER. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON IN 2014 KIA SOULS.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRED BEANS KIA OF LANGHORNE (1801 LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE, PA 19047, (855) 998-2259) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT AND THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSIDE PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED OFF AND ON. AT ONE POINT ON A RURAL ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!

Mileage: 100,000

HEADLIGHTS MYSTERIOUSLY BEGIN FLICKERING AFTER USING TURN SIGNAL OR FLICKER WITHOUT USING TURN SIGNAL. LIGHTS HAVE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT NIGHT CREATING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALSO FLICKERED HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD AGAIN CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN - SO IT DOES CAUSE SOME VERY NERVOUS DRIVING EXPERIENCES. I'M ATTACHING A DOCUMENT SHOWING OTHER KIA SOUL OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 3

ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WORK, WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. WHILE DRIVING HEAD LIGHTS CAN FLICKER. MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS CHANGED, THIS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD LAMP WIRING HARNESS, WHICH MELTS THE CONNECTOR. OTHERS ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 118,000

DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR STREET, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING TO HEADLAMPS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS. THEY WILL STAY OFF SOMETIMES THIS IS DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 70,000

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE - 11-5-18 - ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. ALL OIL WAS GONE FROM ENGINE. CAR CANNOT EVEN BE MANUALLY CRANKED. SEEMS TO BE EXACT SAME ISSUE DISCOVERED WITH SAME YEAR 1.6L ENGINES, BUT WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL AS A 2.0L ENGINE FOR WHATEVER REASON. 3 MECHANICS HAVE QUOTED ME A $10K REPAIR INCLUDING AN ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. NO SALVAGE OR USED ENGINES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE.

Mileage: 144,000

LATE ONE NIGHT, I TRY TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS ON. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON AND STARTED TO FLICKER I HAD TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THEM ON. THEM A FEW MONTHS LATER MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP DID NOT WORK. I REPLACE THE BULB. THEN I RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM KIA THERE MY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS FLICKING. I WHEN INTO THE VICTORVILLE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL, AND ASK THEM TO CHECK THE PROBLEM WITH THE FLICKER AND AT THE TIME HAD THE DRIVER HEAD LIGHT OUT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T RE-PRODUCT THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAD THE HEAD LIGHT REPLACE, ALONG WITH THE WIRES, THEY HAD BURN UP. I JUST REPLACED BY THIRD HEADLIGHT. THREE (3) HEAD LIGHTS WITHIN FOUR (4) MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND REMAINED IN SECOND GEAR. ALSO, THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BENSON KIA OF SPARTANBURG (LOCATED AT 1100 N PINE ST, SPARTANBURG, NC 29303, (864) 585-3611) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPUTER CODE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MANUEVER THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO ACT FAST AND GET OFF THE ROAD SO I WOULDN'T GET HIT BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND COME TO FIND OUT MY 2.0 ENGINE HAD SEIZED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER FROM KIA INTERNATIONAL ROADSIDE STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOWING KIA SOULS ALL MONTH FOR BAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. I HAVE 65000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY NEXT OIL CHANGE WASN'T UNTIL ANOTHER 1000 MILES. NO LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON NOT EVEN THE ENGINE LIGHT, IT JUST SHUT OFF OUT OF NOWHERE. ALL THE OIL WAS SUCKED OUT OF THE ENGINE, ON TOP OF THAT I HAVE TO PAY $8,000 TO GET A NEW ENGINE. A RECALL NEED TO BE PUT UP ABOUT NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 65,586

WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. NO MATTER WHAT I'VE DONE ON MY END, NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE ISSUE, RACKING UP UNNECESSARY COSTS. ONCE IN A WHILE THE HEADLIGHT WILL STAY ON LONGER THAN EXPECTED BUT SUDDENLY TURNS OFF, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ON PITCH BLACK ROADS.

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. AFTER THE NOISE, MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE PEDAL, IT JUST WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 5MPH AND BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

Mileage: 100,000

FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRIGHT LIGHTS ON MY 2014 KIA SOUL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE LIGHTS FLICKERING AND SPORADICALLY TURNING ON AND OFF UNTIL RECENTLY WHERE THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING HOW I CAN FIX THIS ISSUE BY GOING TO KIA DEALERSHIPS, AND LOOKING ONLINE FOR A SOLUTION. I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS AS WELL AS ONLINE HELP SUGGESTING THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. IT IS SAID TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SWITCH AND/OR THE CONNECTOR THAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. I'VE CHANGED THE BULB AS WELL AS THE FUSE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I'M GETTING TICKETS DUE TO THIS BEING AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT AN EASY FIX. IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE DISTANCES WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT KNOWING IF THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON OR OFF.

JUST FINISHED GASSING UP AFTER WORK FROM HIGHWAY DRIVING AND OIL LIGHT STARTS FLICKING ON AND OFF REALLY FAST FOR A MIN THEN GOES AWAY . AFTER I PULL OFF THE MAIN ROAD TO A NEIGHBORHOOD I'M ABOUT TO PULL OVER TO CHECK CAR AND GO OVER A SPEED BUMP CAR DIES. SO I GET OUT POP HOOD OPEN OIL CAP THERE NO OIL AND FUMES COMING OUT AND I REALLY DIDNT GET A WARNING LIGHT OR ANYTHING TO WARN ME THERE WASNT ANY OIL OTHER THEN THE FLICKERING LIGHT THAT JUST WENT OFF. IT HAS 100000 MILES GOT OIL CHANGED EVERY 4000 TO 5000 IT LAST HAD ONE AT 96000. SO I HAVE SOMEONE PICK ME UP I GET OIL PUT I. IT DOESNT START I LEAVE OVER NIGHT FIND OUT CPU HAS A SENSOR TO PROTECT ENGINE FROM FURTHER DAMAGE IF IT GETS HOT SO I DISCONNECT BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT STARTS BUT NOW THERES A KNOCKING SOUND I TAKE IT 2 MIN AWAY TO FIRESTONE THEY LISTEN TO IT AND SAY THE PROBLEM IS A INTERNAL MOTOR PROBLEM THEY CANT FIX SOUNDS LIKE A ROD BROKE.OR LOOSE. SO I HAVE TOWED TO DEALER FOR NOW. I JUST SAW THE NEWS ABOUT THEM CATCHING FIRE AND BASICALLY PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER. THE CARS ARE EATING TOO MUCH OIL DUE TO A REGULATOR SENSOR AND THE OIL SENSOR IS NOT LETTING PEOPLE NOW THERE ISN'T ANY OR THAT ITS LOW TIL IT'S TOO LATE SO THE RODS BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE MOTOR CAUSING OIL TO LEAK AND CATCH FIRE DUE TO HEAT. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT'S UNDRIVABLE THAT I HAVE TO PAY POSSIBLY FOR A NEW ENGINE DUE TO A FAULTY DISTRIBUTION SENSOR AND OIL LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM THAT CAUSES OVERHEATING OF THE MOTOR. I HOPE MY RECALL NOTICE COMES SOON TO REPLACE THIS MOTOR CAUSE I DON'T HAVE 4 000 TO 6000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A NEW ONE.

Mileage: 6

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DASH BOARD STARTED TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR FOLLOWED BY A SMALL FIRE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE FIRE GREW AND COMPLETLY BURNED THE CAR.

Mileage: 45,000

2014 KIA SOUL + (JUST GOT - ONE MONTH - 1ST TIME HAPPENING) : IN MY DRIVEWAY: NOT STARTING: I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT - THE LIGHTS/ DASHBOARD LIT/ AND RADIO PLAYED, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START - I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND TURNED OFF THE CAR: I TRIED X3 TIMES (RADIO OFF) - SAME RESULTS: THEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION / PUT FOOT ON BRAKE / PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND TURNED - DASHBOARD LIT UP / HEARD THE CLICK / ENGINE DID NOT START / PUT CAR IN DRIVE - TURNED AGAIN / STILL NOTHING: PUT CAR IN PARK / TOOK KEY OUT IGNITION - TOOK KEY OUT - PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION AND TURNED / DASHBOARD LIT / HEARD CLICK / NO ENGINE START: SAW ON YOUTUBE SEVERAL VIDEOS WITH SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 86,000

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BULB BACK ON AND THEN RIGHT BACK OFF. FURTHER LOOKING AND THE ADAPTER PLUG THAT SNAPS INTO THE BACK OF THE LIGHT IS BURNT!

ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10AM, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REMOVED MY IMPORTANT BELONGINGS. WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I NOTIFIED CITY POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND INSURANCE COMPANY. MY CAR WAS ULTIMATELY DESTROYED AND TAKEN TO A JUNK YARD.

Mileage: 104,000

11-6-18 - WHILE IN MOTION, MID TURN, MY CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH, AND THEN WHEN CAR SHUT DOWN, BATTERY DIED AS WELL AND WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. I AM SO THANKFUL I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID MOTOR IS LOCKED UP AND CANNOT EVEN BE MANUALLY STARTED & THAT I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE.

Mileage: 144,000

I HAD TO GET NEW HEADLIGHTS AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOW GETTING RIDICULOUS. ONE HEAD LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. IT WILL COME ON WHEN IT FEELS LIKE COMING ON. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON.SOMETIMES IT WILL COME ON RIGHT AWAY OTHERS TIMES IT WILL FLICKER ON OFF AND NOT WORK AT ALL. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DRIVE HOME IN THE DARK AND I DNT WANT TO GET FILLED OVER. I ALSO DRIVE IN DARK ROADS AND IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE WHEN ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WORKS. I AM NOW NOTICING THAT IS THE WORKING IN THE CAR NOT MY HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE IN AUTOMATIC MODE, THEY WILL SOMETIMES FLICKER ON/OFF, OR TURN OFF COMPLETELY UNTIL HEADLAMP CONTROLS ARE MANIPULATED (BY TURNING HEADLAMP POWER SWITCH DIAL BACK AND FORTH OR BY PULLING/PUSHING LOW/HIGH BEAM CONTROL). THIS IS EXACERBATED BY DRIVING ON AN UNSTABLE ROAD (I.E. A ROAD WITH POTHOLES OR BUMPS), WHEN ACTUATING SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROLS, AND WHEN STOPPING. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, BUT HAS HAPPENED IN CITY STREETS AT VELOCITIES AS LOW AS 5 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTHS, BEGINNING AROUND AUGUST 2018.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES AND BURNING WIRES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WAS ALSO FLICKERING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

HEADLIGHTS KEEP RANDOMLY FLICKERING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. STARTED OUT JUST WHEN I HAD MY LIGHTS ON AUTO AND HAD THE TURN SIGNALS ON. LAST NIGHT THEY WENT OUT ON THEIR OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 71,214

DASH LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF. HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH KIDS HAD TO STOP MIDDLE OF ROAD. WEIRD NOISE (ELECTRIC BUZZ) SOUNDS LIKE IN SPEAKERS. WHILE DRIVING BACKROADS. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

Mileage: 57,000

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT IS USUALLY FAST ON/OFF FLICKERING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. MOST TIMES THE CAR IS IN PARK BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL BECOME WORSE.

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAS NOW BEGUN TO OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS ALSO PARKED. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT AND A HUGE SAFETY RISK.

Mileage: 73,120

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. THEY ALSO GO OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES, ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE MOST RECENT BEING ON 08/05/2018

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN I DRIVE MY SOUL IN THE DARK WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON THEY START FLICKERING AND THEN THEY JUST GO COMPLETELY OUT. SOMETIMES IT'S SMALL FLICKERING AND SOMETIMES IT IS COMPLETELY OUT AND DONT COME BACK ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. TODAY I HAD TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TWICE BEFORE THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AT ALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS DARK. ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON A CURVY 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE DARK LIKE I DO. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNAL, BUT NOW I DONT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AND THEY FLICKER AND THEN GO ON AND OFF.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN THE BLINKER IS USED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. ONCE YOU USE THE BLINKER ONCE IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR MANY MINUTES. THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. UPON RESEARCH, IT IS A FAULTY WIRE THAT OVERHEATS THE CONNECTOR CAUSING IT BECOME DEFORMED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ASAP.

Mileage: 73,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN BACK COUNTRY HIGHWAY WHERE THERE ARE NO HIGHWAY LIGHTS WHEN MY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES. THEN WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE, ANYTIME I WOULD USE MY BLINKER, ALL OF MY INTERIOR WOULD TURN OFF AND ON. THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME UNTIL RECENTLY. I WASN'T HITTING ANY BUMPS WHEN IT HAPPENED, JUST HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS BACK HOME FROM A WEEKEND TRIP SO IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS CLOSE TO HOME EITHER WHICH MADE IT WORSE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I DID HAVE MY HEADLIGHT WIRING WORKED ON AFTER MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AND NOT WORK ON DAYS AND IT TURNED OUT TO BY MY WIRE BURNED. KIA FIXES THAT PROBLEM BUT THIS HEADLIGHT FLICKERING AT NIGHT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND AFTER RESEARCHING IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SCARY SCENARIO WITH NO GOOD OUTCOME FROM KIA. JUST TO ADD AS WELL, I'VE BEEN RECIEVING NUMEROUS CALLS FROM KIA BEFORE THIS TRYING TO BUY MY CAR BACK BECAUSE IT IS IN 'HIGH DEMAND', BUT AFTER THIS HAPPENED IT HAS CAME ACROSS MY MIND THAT THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO BUY THEM BACK TO PREVENT LIABILITY ON THEIR PART FOR NOT PUTTING A RECALL OUT ON THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE AND/OR THEIR FAMILY.

Mileage: 74,300

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEAD LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND BACK ON, SOMETIMES JUDT FOR A SECOND AND SOMETIMES LONGER.

Mileage: 80,000

THE LIGHTS IN MY KIA SOULS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARE FLICKERING AND GOING OUT COMPLETELY SOMETIMES. VERY UNSAFE WHEN I AM ALREADY DRIVING. HAPPENS TO MY HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR ROOF LIGHTING. IT HAS ALSO CAUSED MY LIGHTS TO STAY ON SOMETIMES AND CAUSES MY BATTERY TO DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR IS IDLE OR DRIVING OR OFF COMPLETELY WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN.

Mileage: 62,000

AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD GOES OR FLICKERS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER PEOPLE GOT THE SAME PROBLEM OF IT HAPPENING. WE ALL GET TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT.

HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED/ WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE. HAD TO BREAK SUDDENLY, RAINY ,HAD THE WIPERS GOING, RADIO ON, GPS PLUGGED IN TO AUXILIARY PLUG. 7PTURNED THE NOB ON THE STEERING COLUMN ON /OFF, HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WENT TO THE NEXT EXIT. STOPPED AT TRAFFIC STOPLIGHT, RIGHT BLINKER, FOOT ON BRAKE, TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE TO MAKE RIGHT TURN, MADE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO RIGHT, LIGHTS FLICKERED AGAIN. HAPPENED ON 3-23-18 9:30PM . TOOK TO MY MECHANIC TODAY 4-1-18 - TCB AUTO IN DALLAS GA, BATTERY FINE,BULBS FINE, FUSES FINE, 3 WEEKS AGO HAD OIL CHANGE, NEW TIRES. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT..ADVISED ME ONLINE MANY REPORTS ,EVEN KIA DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, IFAFTER BULLETIN,NO RECALLS YET...PUT IN THIS REPORT..

Mileage: 70,600

I BOUGHT MY 2014 KIA SOUL USED WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY AFTER PURCHASING IT MY LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER. AT TIMES THEY WOULD GO OUT FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE MY HUSBAND DRIVE IN FRONT OF ME WITH OUR OTHER VEHICLE IN FEAR THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. I COULD OF BEEN IN A SERIOUS CRASH. ALSO CAME HOME TO A DEAD BATTERY ONE DAY BECAUSE MY LIGHTS WHICH WERE OFF WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE RANDOMLY WERE ON WHEN I GOT HOME THAT NIGHT.

Mileage: 40,000

RIGHT HEADLAMP BEGAN FLICKERING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS SINCE FAILED COMPLETELY. BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND THE ISSUE PERSISTS. DOES NOT MATTER IF VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES.

ON 10/25/2017 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2014 KIA SOUL CAUGHT ON FIRE - SPONTANEOUSLY AND WITHOUT WARNING (NO APPARENT ISSUES IN OPERATING THE CAR, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, ETC.). TWO FELLOW MOTORISTS HONKED THEIR HORNS AND FLASHED THEIR LIGHTS IN AN EFFORT TO SIGNAL ME. THE BACK WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO 'FOG UP' DUE TO THE HEAT/FIRE, AND WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. IN AN EFFORT TO ESCAPE THIS EMERGENCY, I ALONG WITH MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING, IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND MOVED A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY BEFORE CALLING 911. AT THIS POINT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM BOTH UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MULTIPLE FIRE ENGINES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE IN EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE AND SECURING THE SCENE. THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS (SEE PICTURES ATTACHED IN THE REPORT). IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MY 2014 KIA SOUL WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP BETWEEN 10/17/2017 - 10/19/2017 FOR DIAGNOSTICS DUE TO LIGHTS (INTERNAL AND ON THE DASH) FLICKERING AND AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE BATTERY, PERFORMED A SAFETY INSPECTION, BUT WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FLICKERING LIGHTS ISSUE, NOR WERE THEY ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE ABNORMAL SOUND ALTHOUGH THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE ITS PRESENCE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO ME AND ADVISED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. MY CAR WAS BROUGHT HOME, PARKED, AND NOT DRIVEN UNTIL THE INCIDENT ON 10/25/2017.

Mileage: 67,000

THE HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE CAR, THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLICKER OCCASSIONAL AND FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. NOTHING I DID WOULD MAKE THE DASH LIGHTS AND FLICKERING LIGHTS GO OUT.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER A TURN SIGNAL WAS IN USE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SWITCH THE HEADLAMP SWITCH ON AND OFF IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLAMPS TO ILLUMINATE. THE ROCK RIVER FORD DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,900.

Mileage: 60,900

CAR RANDOMLY START VIBRATING, MISFIRING, AND IT WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TURN ON FROM A COLD START. THE THE ENGINE FAILED, SENT IT OUT TO THE DEALER TO WORK ON IT UNDER WARRANTY, AND WE'VE HAD AN OPEN CASE SINCE. THEN RECENTLY MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION ON ITS OWN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IS HIGHLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 64,000

WHEN MAKING A TURN OF CHANGING LANES WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS SET ONCE IT RESETS ALL LIGHTS TURN OFF OR HIGH BEAMS FLASH TURN ON/OFF AND HAVE TO MOVE OR PLAY WITH TURN SIGNAL HANDLE FOR THE LIGHTS TO TURN ONE AGAIN. NOTE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND CHANGING LANES AT NIGHT I SET THE TURN SIGNAL TO CHANGE LANES AND WHEN IT RESET ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF LEAVING ME DRIVING IN THE DARK AND MY FAMILY SAFETY WAS AT HIGH RISK. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH TURN SIGNAL HANDLE CAUSING A SHORT, NOTE THAT SOME TIMES INSTEAD OF LIGHTS TURNING OFF THE HIGH BEAMS FLASH ON/OFF.

Mileage: 41,000

WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME ON. CAN HAPPEN TO EACH HEADLIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. SOMETIME GOING TO HIGH BEAM WILL MAKE LOW BEAM COME ON WHEN SWITCHED BACK TO LOW BEAM. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN COLD. THIS HAPPENS WHILE SITTING STILL OR WHILE MOVING. VIBRATION DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. LIGHTS DO NOT FLICKER. THE JUST WON'T COME ON. LIGHTS HAVE JUST GONE OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. LET SIT THEY WILL COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF FOR PERIOD OF TIME.

Mileage: 58,000

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD WORK ON AND OFF. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ON 12 DEC WITH A SYLVANIA HEADLIGHT BULB I PROVIDED. AFTER A WHILE THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. ON 13 JAN 17 THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT AGAIN. THIS TIME WITH A KIA BULB.. SAME ISSUE. I HAD MORE ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS WORKING SOMETIMES AND NOT WORKING. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY FOUND A SHORT. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND ALSO WHEN IT WAS STOPPED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE WORKING WHEN I PARKED BUT WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AGAIN. IT WAS AMAZING THAT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T TROUBLE SHOOT THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME. THEY SAID THE WARRANTY WAS INVALID AFTER WE CHANGED THE BULB WITH A NON-KIA BULB. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE FIRST REPLACEMENT BULB WAS COMPATIBLE WITH THE KIA SOUL.

Mileage: 48,961

I BOUGHT MY 2014 KIA SOUL WITH 6 MILES ON IT NOV 2013. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNAL OR AFTER USING MY TURN SIGNAL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED. FINALLY BIG RED SPORTS & IMPORTS TOOK A KIA SOUL OFF THEIR CAR LOT (AFTER MY 3RD TRIP THERE & THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE PART) TO PUT A NEW PART IN MY CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS SO I TOOK MY KIA TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. NOW MY CAR WON'T GO INTO REVERSE AT TIMES,AND WHILE I'M "TRYING" TO PUT IT IN REVERSE MY AUTOMATIC LOCKS START LOCKING AN UN-LOCKING REALLY FAST. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF, AND TRY TO START ALL OVER SO IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE. I HAVE ALSO ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED. MY WORRY IS MY SAFETY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS WANTING TO WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. OR IF I GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE BECAUSE MY CAR WON'T SHIFT GEARS. *TR

THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED. THE SEAT BELTS FUNCTIONED, AND THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IMMEDIATELY OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. TWO BYSTANDERS COULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS BECAUSE THE DOOR LOCKS WERE STILL ENGAGED. THEY HAD TO BREAK THE GLASS, MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS, THEN OPEN THEM - THE DOORS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER UNLOCKED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WERE SUPPOSED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED - THEY DID NOT.

Mileage: 5,000

TAKING A DAY TRIP TO THE CRAYOLA FACTORY, WE WERE 10 MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION WHEN WE FIRST SMELLED SMOKE THEN SAW IT COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTS AND FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. I FIRST CHECKED THE GAUGES TO SEE IF IT WAS OVER HEATED, NOTHING. POPPED THE HOOD AND THAT'S WHEN WE REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE. WE RACED TO GET THE 2 SMALL KIDS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE FLAMES WERE STARTING TO OVER TAKE THE FRONT HOOD. WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE KIDS AND GET FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE BUT 3 MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS GUTTED. NOTHING BUT METAL LEFT ON THE INSIDE. WE HAD NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO OVERHEATING - JUST SMELLED AND THEN SAW SMOKE. WE WERE LUCKY WE HAD A PLACE TO PULL OFF ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE POLICE OFFICER THAT I'M LUCKY THAT I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND OPENED THE DOORS BEFORE THE LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AS HE HAS SEEN IN OTHER KIA CARS. MY HOPE IS THAT KIA CAN FIND THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE AND DO A RECALL BEFORE ANYONE ELSE IS FACED WITH THIS NIGHTMARE. I REPORTED IT TO KIA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT THEY SEEMED MORE CONCERNED ON HOW TO TAKE MY PICTURES OFF RATHER THAN FIX THE ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN MY 7 MONTH OLD KIA SOUL, I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. ALL OF SUDDEN BLACK SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF MY AIR VENTS. I WENT TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I THEN WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND FLAMES WERE SHOOTING INTO THE CAR. I HAD TO JUMP OVER THE CONSOLE TO GET OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY DISABLED DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING HER OUT BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS KEPT ENGAGING. I DID GET HER OUT AND BY THEN THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. A PASSERBY STOPPED TO HELP US AND WE DROVE A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE. AS I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT, I COULD HEAR MY WINDOWS BLOWING OUT. IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPT. 15 MINUTES TO GET THERE AND BY THEN THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF IT BUT THE FRAME. I HAVE WRITTEN AND CALLED KIA TO LET THEM KNOW OF THIS INCIDENT. I ALSO SENT PICTURES OF THE CAR AND A VIDEO OF IT BURNING. THEY ARE SUPPOSEDLY CHECKING INTO IT, BUT THIS HAPPENED ON FEB. 6, 2015 AND I HAVE STILL NOT HEARD FROM THEM. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

BATTERY DIED, DEFECTIVE, REPLACED WITH A NEW AFTERMARKET BATTERY. *TR

Mileage: 3,602

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE LIGHT WAS GREEN AND TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME WAS MOVING. I MUST HAVE TAKE MY EYES OFF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THE GREEN LIGHT FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS AND WHEN I LOOKED AHEAD THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED AT THE TURNING LIGHT AND I RAN INTO THE BACK OF IT. NEVER EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO HIT THE BRAKES. MY CAR HAD A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT HALF BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. WE PULLED OFF HIGHWAY TO LOOK AT A TOURIST ATTRACTION. NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. PARKED, TURNED CAR OFF. GOT OUT. GLANCED BACK AT THE CAR AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SOON THERE WERE FLAMES DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH FRONT END (LOOKED LIKE MELTING PLASTIC). CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. WITHIN 1 MINUTE FLAMES WERE JUMPING UP ON INTERIOR (DASH AREA) AND EXTERIOR (UNDER HOOD). GOT FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM NEARBY BUSINESS, BUT WITH HOOD CLOSED, DID NOT HELP. WITHIN 4 MINUTES ENTIRE FRONT END AND FRONT INTERIOR WERE ENGULFED IN ENORMOUS FLAMES. MANY POPPING NOISES (EXPLOSIONS). FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. ENTIRE FRONT END OF CAR MELTED TO THE GROUND. I SHOULD NOTE THAT WHILE WE LEFT THE CAR UNLOCKED WHEN WE GOT OUT, THE DOORS LOCKED THEMSELVES DURING THE FIRE, AND THE KEY FOB WAS INOPERABLE (LOCK ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR WERE FRIED). HAD A PERSON OR PET BEEN IN THE CAR, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED. MY HUSBAND CUT HIS FACE DURING THIS, BUT DID NOT SEEK A DOCTOR. ALL PERSONAL ITEMS IN THE CAR ARE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY SMOKE. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2014 KIA SOUL. I NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER IN THE STEERING COLUMN SEEMS VERY LOOSE. WITH THE KEY IN THE CYLINDER IT HAS TOO MUCH PLAY. THE KEY WIGGLES AROUND VERY LOOSELY. BEING CONCERNED THAT IT MAY CAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT KIA DEALERS' SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. BOTH TOLD ME IT'S NORMAL;. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 1969 AND HAVE NEVER SEEN AN IGNITION SWITCH HAVE THAT MUCH PLAY IN IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE THE CAR TO TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAD AN EMERGENCY AND TRIED AT NIGHT TO UNLOCK ELECTRIC DOORS FOR MY PASSENGERS AND I. UPON ATTEMPTING TO MANAGE THE EMERGENCY AND UNLOCK THE DOOR FOR MY PASSENGERS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, I WAS GREATLY DELAYED BECAUSE THE "UNLOCK LIGHT IS NON FUNCTIONING" AND CAN'T BE SEEN IN THE DARK. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM & I BELIEVE IT WARRANTS A RECALL BECAUSE THE DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS CORRECTING. THANKS GOD THERE WAS NO FIRE! PLEASE ADVISE AND ASSIST, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 6

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TWO HOLES THROUGH THE SEAT. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE RENTAL AGENCY OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE FLEET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18. UPDATED 1/29/14*CN..UPDATED 02-04-14 *BF

Mileage: 18