NHTSA Complaint #11217270 — 2015 KIA SOUL

WHILE DRIVING LOOSE OF POWER, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE TAPPING. CHECK OIL VERY LOW (JUST HAD OIL CHANGED, AND I DOUBLE CHECKED AFTER SERVICE.) RESTARTED AND TAPPING TURNED INTO CLACKING ENGINE SHUT OFF, NOT ONE WARNING LIGHT, UNABLE TO BRAKE WITHOUT PUSHING SUPER HARD AND STEERING BECAME HARD TOO. HAD TOED TO HOUSE ONCE COOLED DOWN WAS ABLE TO RESTART DROVE IT MAYBE 800 FEET AND IT DIED UNABLE TO START. HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP WAS TOLD LOWER END OF MOTOR BAD NEEDS NEW MOTOR. I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR NATURE ON HEAT AND ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. WHY NO RECALL THIS IS DANGEROUS. LUCKILY I'M AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND NOT GOING TO FAST. WOULD HATE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN TO LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVE OR AT A HIGHER SPEED ON A CURVY ROAD.