2014 Kia Soul Complaint Log

The contact owns 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the front driver’s side tire pressure monitoring system would erroneously remain activated although the tire pressure was correct. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT KIA NEW BRAUNFELS (3363 INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78132, (830) 214-7280) FAILED TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BY ONLY UPGRADING THE COP ECU LOGIC TO PREVENT OVERHEATING OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER HAD NOT PROVIDED AN IN-DEPTH INSPECTION OF THE PARTS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE REPAIR GUIDELINES AS THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. ALL LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE CAR STALLED. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND ITS 6000 TO FIX!!! I COULDVE DIED!!!

WHEN DRIVING WITH HEAD LIGHTS ON FOR A WHILE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND ON THEN OFF FOR A WHILE UNTIL LIGHT COOL DOWN

ONLY HAS 104000 MILES WITH REGULAR DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGE. BLOWN ENGINE ROD. AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN I ACCELERATED LARGE KNOCKING WAS HEARD

I OWN A 2014 KIA SOUL PLUS WITH 104,000 MILES. THIS CAR HAS HAD DOCUMENTED SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS. OUT OF NOWHERE THE ENGINE ROD HAS BLOWN. I HAVE CALLED FIVE DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND ALL STATE THE KIA IS KNOWN FOR BAD ENGINES. CALLED JASPER WHO IS WELL KNOWN FOR REBUILT ENGINES AND THEY WILL NOT TOUCH A KIA. I UNDERSTAND THE HYUNDAI HAS RECALLED NUMEROUS CARS FOR BAD ENGINES. KIA HAS RECALLED FROM 2012 TO 2016 THE KIA SOUL BASE FOR BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ON THE RECALL NOTICE IT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAN DAMAGE THE ENGINE. I HAVE OWNED FOUR CARS WITH MILEAGE OVER 200,000 AND ONE CAR, A MAZDA 626, HAD OVER 325,000 MILES AND I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE THERE HAS TO BE SOME FEDERAL PROTECTION FOR THE PUBLIC FROM MANUFACTURERS THAT SELL A POORLY MADE PRODUCT THAT MECHANICS FROM ALL OVER KNOW ARE PROBLEMATIC. I ONLY HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS.

ENGINE LOSES POWER AT TIMES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. ACCELERATION SOMETIMES CAUSES A LUNGING MOTION. ALSO HAS DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING SPEED WHILE CLIMBING SMALL HILLS. OIL RUNS DRY WITHIN A WEEK OF REFILL.

LOUD POP IN THE ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING ~70 MPH. CAR BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED UP, THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PULLED OVER TO MIDDLE MEDIAN ON I-75 N AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT STARTED ON FIRE WITH 20-FT HIGH FLAMES. THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED. USAA HAS CLAIMED THE CAR AND BEGAN A FIRE INSPECTION. A/C HAD BEEN OFF AT THE TIME OF THE POP. ONLY THE RADIO WAS ON.

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.

I NOTICED A STRANGE CLICKING OR SPUTTERING OF MY MOTOR AND THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A STREET, TURNING RIGHT AT A STOP LIGHT...AND NOT THE FREEWAY! FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE BLEW AND THAT ALL THE OIL WAS SUCKED UP OUT OF MY CAR. MY NEXT OIL CHANGE WASN'T DUE FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS! NO NOTHING OTHER THAN NON-FUNCTIONING CAR. RESEARCHED ENGINE FAILURE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL ON 1.6 L ENGINES (I HAVE A 2L) BUT SAME ISSUE. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE SEES THIS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 2 MONTHS IN KIA'S. THE 2L NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL! APPARENTLY, AFTER RESEARCH ON THIS SITE, MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. PEOPLE COULD GET HURT! WHAT IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY??? OR, MY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE??? I'M SO GRATEFUL I'M ALIVE RIGHT NOW.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine, and Engine Cooling). The contact's mother took the vehicle to the local dealer and had the recall remedy completed. The contact stated in November 2021, while driving approximately 40 MPH, while depressing on the accelerator pedal the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was unable to park on the side of the road and was able to continue driving shortly after however, the vehicle failed to accelerate over 20 MPH. The contact stated she had to stop four times before arriving at her residence. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle back to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the rear catalytic converter replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated after leaving the dealer, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to two separate independent mechanics and was informed that the original main catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the original main catalytic converter replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,558.

VEHICLE IN MOTION,DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 12MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR FROM KIA DEALERSHIP SAID INTERNAL DAMAGE TO FUEL PUMP. LESS THAN ONE HOUR AFTER PICKING VEHICLE UP NOTED NOISE FROM ENGINE DURING ACCELERATION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DTC CODE INDICATED AN ISSUE WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURES THAT INCLUDED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE DOWNSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DARCARS KIA OF FREDERICK (5826 URBANA PIKE, FREDERICK, MD 21704, (301) 696-1200) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER RE-FLASHED THE ECU, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY OPENED A TECH CASE AND WAITED FOR A DECISION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT NEEDED A NEW MOTOR AND THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $5,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,760.

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY ENGINE FAILURE:(BEARING ROD KNOCKING,THROWN ROD,ENGINE SEIZURE) LOUD ENGINE KNOCKING CAUSED BY BEARING ROD KNOCKING THEN A LOUD SOUND (ROD GETTING THROWN) ENGINE FAILURE.THROWN ROD CAME THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK AND HIT STARTER. THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE ON THE HWY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING AND TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST A QUART OF OIL AND ADDITIONAL OIL WAS ADDED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANSON KIA (2300 CARRIAGE LOOP SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502, (360) 943-2120) AND AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR CONSUMER STATED I CONTINUED WITH MY OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS AND I WAS USING 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES. KIA FINALLY AGREED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE REPLACING MY ENGINE.*JB

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.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO WHAT I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. THERE IS CURRENTLY ONLY A RECALL FOR THE BASE MODEL OF THE KIA SOUL BUT THIS IS AFFECTING THE + AND ! MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AND 19V120000 RECALL DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL ENGINES IN ALL MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE, THE 2.0L GDI. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IN MY PRIOR COMPLAINT, MY VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND WHILE DRIVING MY CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON MY VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ROD HAD PIERCED THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK. THIS IS URGENT THAT THIS RECALL IS EXTENDED TO THE 2.0L ENGINE.

I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALLS ESPECIALLY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL I FOUND IT VERY ODD THAT I HAE AN ISSUE WITH IT ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR A FEW YEARS.MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER

3/10/19 VEHICLE SHOWED FLUTTERING ENGINE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET (35 MPH). CHECKED, FOUND WAS 3 QTS LOW ON OIL AT 1 WEEK AFTER OIL CHANGE WHEN VEHICLE HAS SHOWN NO NOTICEABLE OIL CONSUMPTION PREVIOUSLY. MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOW ON SCHEDULE OR BETTER SINCE PURCHASE. DEALER STATES INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE @84,526 MILES - SYMPTOMS MATCH RECALL 19V-120, INCLUDING OBDII CODE & CATALYTIC CONV, BUT IS DENIED BY MANUFACTURER UNTIL THE POSSIBILITY OF LEGAL ACTION & MEDIA COVERAGE IS BROUGHT UP. IS NOW BEING 'REVIEWED' BY MANUFACTURER, WHILE NO USUAL DEALER ASSISTANCE - MOST ESPECIALLY 'LOANER' VEHICLE - IS PROVIDED. IMPORTANT: AS STATED IN THE NHTSA SAFETY REPORT, KIA DOES NOT PRODUCE VINS SEQUENTIALLY, THUS THE USUAL MANUFACTURER'S VIN DATABASE METHOD APPEARS INEFFECTIVE - A VIN SEARCH TURNS UP NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING PREVIOUS ONES IT HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR, A RESULT REPORTED BY OTHER KIA OWNERS SPOKEN TO WHILE WAITING AT THE DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER. THIS MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE WIDESPREAD ISSUES WITH RECALL DENIAL.

HEADLIGHTS: INTERMITTENT HEAD LIGHTS ON KIA SOUL. HAD A HEADLIGHT OUT SO PUT IN NEW BULB. WORKED AND ON MY WAY. NEXT MORNING LIGHT WORKED OKAY FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH LEFTHAND & RIGHTHAND HEAD LIGHTS. AFTER REPLACING BULBS A COUPLE TIME I PUT OLD ONES BACK IN WITH THE SAME RESULT. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT LOOSING LIGHTS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. LOOSING LIGHTS AT NIGHT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE CONNECTORS THAT CONNECT THE HEADLIGHTS TO THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MADE WITH SUBSTANDARD PLASTIC AND THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE WARP THE CONNECTORS. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A FULL BLOWN RECALL. STARTED HAPPENING IN MARCH 2019 AND CONTINUES.

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.

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.

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEAREST DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING OUT OF NOWHERE. I EXITED THE NEXT EXIT ABOUT A 1/4 MILE.TURNED DOWN A STREET AND WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND CAR DIED. SO TRIED TO START UP NOTHING HAPPENS. . NEXT DAY TOWED IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY RESET BATTERY AND STARTED UP THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING SOUNDED LIKE A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD WHICH IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL KIAS. HE SAID THE ENGINES CONNECTING RODS ARE BREAKING AND PUNCTURING THE ENGINES CAUSING FIRES. I TOLD HIM I JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE 3200 MILES AGO AND CHECKED IT LAST WEEK CAUSE I JUST GOT MARRIED AND TRAVELED OUT OF TOWN. THE DEALERS WONT TOUCH IT NOW FOR RECALL BECAUSE IT'S A 2.0 LITER SO NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I PAY FOR THAT DOESNT RUN. I PICK MY CHILDREN UP IN THIS VEHICLE AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IS THE SCARY PART.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 02/22/2019, AND IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER ON 02/23/2019. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE ROD BEARING DAMAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 77526 MILES ON IT.

DRIVING 65 (THE SPEED LIMIT) USING CRUISE CONTROL ON HWY 78. CAR SOUNDED LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS BOGGING DOWN HEARD A POP AND SAW SMOKE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. CALLED 911 AND WATCHED THE CAR BURN UP. NO TIME TO GRAB ANYTHING BUT A POSTAL KEY.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Coolant) 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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH NORTH ON HARBOR BLVD AND FIRST ST IN CALIFORNIA SUDENDLY I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING/CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE & NO ERROR CODES CAME ON PRIOR TO THE NOISE SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. UNTIL TODAY MECHANIC HAS UNKNOWN ORIGIN OF PROBLEM

ON 02/15/2019 I WAS DRIVING ON COUNTY HWY H IN DELTA TOWNSHIP, WI AT 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY 2014 KIA SOUL LOST POWER. AS IT LOST POWER, FIRST MY OIL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING ALSO. I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT AROUND AND DRIVE APPROX. 100 FT INTO THE DELTA TOWN HALL PARKING LOT WHERE I DISCOVERED MY ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND I HAD LOST NUMEROUS FLUIDS OUT OF THE ENGINE. I THEN CALLED A LOCAL WRECKER AND THEY TOWED IT TO THEIR SHOP. A&L AUTO IN IRON RIVER, WI. THEY STATED AFTER LOOKING AT IT THAT SOMETHING MADE A LARGE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND MOST LIKELY THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN REQUESTED THEY TOW IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN DULUTH, MN WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

RECENTLY FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2014 KIA SOUL ENGINE FAILURE, MY ENGINE IS A 2.0 IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT A 1.6 LITER ENGINE IS BEING RECALLED

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); and the engine block was replaced; however, the catalytic converter was not replaced. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

ENGINE BLEW WE TOOK IT TO AVON, IN KIA DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS A BLOWN ENGINE. THE SHOP MANAGER ALSO INFORMED US THAT THIS YEAR HAD INFERIOR PARTS PUT IN IT. THAN THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL AND THAT OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WE HAD CALL KIA CORP AND THEY HAD GIVEN US A CASE NUMBER THAN THEY TURNED AROUND AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT EITHER. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPEN HEARD A LOT OF METAL ON METAL AND KNOCKING SOUND. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM THAT POINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 60 MPH, WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK WHICH SHOWED NO OIL PRESENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS TAKEN TO JONES KIA (2001 BEL AIR RD, FALLSTON, MD 21047, (410) 877-1700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD OIL CONSUMPTION AND A TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE ECM WAS UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2021 HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PROVIDE AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

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

MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS IT HAD A RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN ABNORMAL ENGINE CONBUSION AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE PISTONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE KIA SHOP FOR AN UPGRADE AND THAT DID NOT WORK.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY CAR FIX SINCE FEBRUARY. IT KEEP STALLING WITHOUT WARNING NO LIGHTS WILL COME ON. I NEED SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS SITUATION I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR FIX. I AM PAYING MY CAR NOTE ON TIME EVERY MONTH. PLEASE HELP ME. *JS

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.

BOUGHT A USED 2014 KIA SOUL IN 12/2015 WITH 34,000 AND PUT ON 17,400 MILES TO DATE.APPROX. 12/27/18 HEARD A VERY SLIGHT KNOCKING, TAPPING NOISE (HAD TO TURN THE ACCESSORIES OFF TO HEAR IT) AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL (WHICH WAS FINE-JUST HAD IT CHANGED). NO LOSS OF POWER, NO SMOKING, AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WEATHER WAS COLD (WINTER IN THE NORTHEAST) SO I ASSUMED THE NOISE WAS A COLD ENGINE AND THE NOISE WAS HARDLY AUDIBLE AS THE CAR WARMED UP. IT EVENTUALLY GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER AND GOT FASTER AS I ACCELERATED (STILL NO LOSS OF POWER, ETC. I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR MIDDLE OF JANUARY 2019 AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY.(I WAS AFRAID I WOULD DO MORE DAMAGE) AND HAD IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALER TO HAVE THEM ASSESS THE NOISE. ON 1/29/19 THE DEALER CALLED ME AT WORK AND TOLD ME "YOU NEED A NEW ENGINE"....AND ALSO TOLD ME SHE SPOKE TO SERVICE DEPT. AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 5 WEEKS (APPROX.).I'VE SUBMITTED ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO DATE (DONE BY MANUFACTURER'S DATES/ONLY OIL CHANGES/ DID NOT NEED ANY MECHANICAL REPAIRS). I'VE CONTACTED KIA HEADQUARTERS APPROX. 16 TIMES AND NO ONE HAS RETURNED ANY CALLS. LAST TIME I SPOKE TO THEM THEY ARE IN THE 'WAITING STAGE' TO SEE WHAT DECISION CAN BE MADE AS FAR AS ?? REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO PAY FOR IT. (THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT SOMETHING I DID TO THE CAR). MEANWHILE MY VEHICLE IS SITTING ON THE BACK LOT OF THE DEALER. KEEP IN MIND I'VE ONLY PUT ON 17,400 MILES IN 3 YEARS.......PLEASE ADDRESS IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU! (I DO HAVE ALL THE INVOICES, MAINTENANCE RECORDS, BUT CANNOT SCAN AT THIS TIME)

MY CAR STARTED BURNING OIL SO FAST I HAD TO GET A OIL CHANGE IN JUST 2 WEEKS AFTER GETTING ONE. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK, AND THE CAR DID NOT OVERHEAT. THERE WAS NO EXHAUST SMOKE. IF THERE WAS IT WAS BARELY NOTICEABLE. A MECHANIC DETERMINED ONE OF THE PISTONS WAS DAMAGED AND COULD LEAD TO DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE BLOCK. I CALLED A KIA DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY SAID ALL OF MINE WERE UP TO DATE I DID MORE DIGGING AND FOUND A RECAL (NUMBER (19V120000) AND IT MATCHED PERFECTLY WITH WHAT MY MECHANIC SAID WAS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. THEY WENT BY MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. MY CAR WILL NOT KEEP OIL FOR VERY LONG. A REGULAR 7,000 MILE OIL CHANGE ONLY LASTS 2 WEEKS. I USE FULL SYNTHETIC HIGH MILEAGE PENZOIL.

I WAS MID TURN GOING HOME WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR REFUSED TO SPEED UP AND BECAME TO RUMBLE. I SUCCESSFULLY MADE IT HOME RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. WHEN WHILE APPROACHING MY HOME MY VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON. OIL, ENGINE, BATTERY. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR AND I GET MY OIL CHANGES REGULARLY ( WARNING LIGHT HAS NEVER CAME ON). I HAD TRIPLE A TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE MY 145 TO JUST LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THE WARRANTY COMPANY MIGHT NOT COVER THE ENGINE BEING SHOT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPLACED MY MILES STICKER TO TELL ME WHEN I NEED AN OIL CHANGE THE LAST THREE TIMES I'VE BEEN THERE. THEY NEVER INFORMED ME HOW LONG THEIR OIL CHANGES ARE GOOD FOR. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS ON THIS CAR AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME AND MIGHT NOT EVEN FIX IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITHOUT MY CAR SO I AM LOW ON FUNDS. IF A ENGINE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPLACE NO QUESTIONS ASKED. I PAY FOR MY WARRANTIES BUT THEY CANT HELP ME?

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.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE FRONT. MY CAR SEEMED TO BE PUT OF GEAR AND WAS REVVING UP. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE AND IT DIED RIGHT THERE. I HAVE 102K ON THIS CAR AND IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD. I WAS TOLD ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

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.