NHTSA Complaint #11299775 — 2013 KIA SOUL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A FAINT TAPPING NOISE THAT PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE TAPPING SOUND BECAME MORE OF A KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (SOUTHSIDE KIA LOCATED AT 9401 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225, PHONE NUMBER: 904-406-7779) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC READING SHOWING A DIFFERENT CODE FROM THE ONE INDICATED IN THE RECALL, THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC CODE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE MATTER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE REACHING OUT HOWEVER, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.