NHTSA Complaint #11311239 — 2016 KIA SOUL ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11311239
Vehicle	2016 KIA SOUL
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 20, 2020
Date Filed	February 24, 2020
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AR

Consumer Description

OIL LIGHT FLICKERS WHILE STOPPED. WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR KNOCKS, RATTLES, AND LOSES POWER. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO CHECK OIL. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS LESS THAN QUART OF OIL LEFT IN MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT TIME FOR OIL CHANGE. CHECKED TAIL PIPE, WHICH WAS BLACK LIKE OIL HAD BEEN BURNT. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE RECALLS FOR 1.6 ENGINES BUT MINE IS 2.0 ENGINE AND IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS 1.6 ENGINES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. BURNING OIL THROUGH THE EXHAUST DUE TO A LOOSE CAM ROD ON EXHAUST PISTON LIKE THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. KIA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2.0 ENGINES AS WELL. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN FOR 2.0 ENGINES IN KIA'S; THEREFORE, A RECALL SEEMS TO BE SUBSTANTIATED. WITH THIS CAR POSSIBLY STALLING AND LOCKING UP IN REGULAR TRAFFIC OR THE INTERSTATE, I AM IN DANGER OF A POSSIBLE WRECK OR CAUSING OTHERS TO WRECK, INJURING ME OR SOMEONE ELSE NEEDLESSLY.

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