NHTSA Complaint #11252738 — 2014 KIA SOUL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11252738
Vehicle	2014 KIA SOUL
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 1, 2019
Date Filed	September 2, 2019
Mileage	45,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL, SOMETIMES WHILE JUST DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY TURN COMPLETELY OFF AND DON'T TURN BACK ON UNLESS I FLIP BETWEEN AUTO/MANUAL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND IS GETTING WORSE. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND I AM WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY IF I CAN'T GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON. I WORK AT NIGHT AND ABSOLUTELY NEED MY LIGHTS TO WORK. I DRIVE MAIN ROADS AND BACK ROADS AND ON THE BACK ROADS WHEN THEY GO OUT I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. UNTIL I GET THIS SORTED OUT I'VE RESORTED TO NOT USING MY TURN SIGNALS AT NIGHT, WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN ITSELF/ILLEGAL AND THERE'S ALSO THE FACT THAT THEY TURN OFF/FLICKER OCCASIONALLY WHILE NOT USING THE TURN SIGNAL. THOUGH THAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST COMMON TRIGGER. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON IN 2014 KIA SOULS.

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