NHTSA Complaint #11205322 — 2014 KIA SOUL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11205322
Vehicle	2014 KIA SOUL
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 29, 2019
Date Filed	May 2, 2019
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

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.

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