NHTSA Complaint #11246650 — 2015 KIA SOUL

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11246650
Vehicle	2015 KIA SOUL
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 26, 2019
Date Filed	August 27, 2019
Mileage	83,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

2015 KIA SOUL 2.0 L ENGINE. ENGINE FAILURE AT 83,000 MILES. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING, WITHIN 1 MILE IT STARTED KNOCKING. I WENT TO PULL OVER IN A SAFE SPOT OFF OF THE ROAD. BEFORE I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE STALLED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED OFF OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AS THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP IN LONGVIEW TEXAS - PELTIER KIA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ALL SERVICE AND OIL CHANGES PERFORMED AT MANUFACTURER SPECIFIED INTERVALS.

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