NHTSA Complaint #11311966 — 2016 KIA SOUL
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11311966 |
| Vehicle | 2016 KIA SOUL |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 57,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | AL |
Consumer Description
WHEN MY CAR SITS FOR HOURS AND YOU CRANK IT AND DRIVE IT AND COME TO YOUR FIRST COMPLETE STOP WHILE STILL IN DRIVE MY CAR WILL SURGE LIKE ITS GOING TO TAKE OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO KIA 5 TIMES AND THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TOOK IT TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOP LOOK AT IT AND SAID MY CONVERTER WAS STOPPED UP AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO KIA FOR WARRANTY WORK. GOT TO KIA AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AGAIN BUT MY CAR IS STILL DOING THIS! IT EVEN HAS SMOKE COME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE WHEN PASSING SOMEONE EVERY NOW AND THEN! ANOTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH MY SUNROOF, IT WILL OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE ANYTHING ON IT TIL THE MOTOR GOES ALL THEY WAY OUT BUT I AM HAVING TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT SO I AM BASICALLY PAYING MORE FOR A CAR THAT I CAN NOT USE THE FEATURES ON!
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