NHTSA Complaint #11170819 — 2014 KIA SOUL

ON OCTOBER 27, 2018 WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 WEST TOWARDS DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE, MY 2014 KIA SOULS' ENGINE 'POPPED' AND LOST ACCELERATION VERY SUDDENLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO ALL STAR KIA OF BATON ROUGE ON SIEGEN LANE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FOUR MONTHS PRIOR. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE SOUL HAD A 'MASSIVE ENGINE FAILURE' WHICH CAUSE IT TO THROW A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT WAS ALSO AT THIS TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO ME SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND KIA HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACE OF THE ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE FAILURE ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2014 AND 2015 KIA SOULS. SEVERAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA CONCERNING BOTH ENGINE FAILURES AND ENGINE FIRES, BUT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALLS. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO INCLUDE THE 2014 KIA SOUL IN THE RECENT RECALLS FOR HYUNDAI AND KIA DUE TO ENGINE FIRE PROBLEMS.