NHTSA Complaint #11099183 — 2015 KIA SOUL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND NO SIGNS OF ANY LEAKAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.