NHTSA Complaint #11327967 — 2012 KIA SOUL

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY, I GOT OFF ON MY EXIT. WHEN I CAME UP TO THE RED LIGHT MY CAR STALLED AND SHUT OFF. I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND IT WOULDN'T START SO I TRIED AGAIN AND IT TURNED ON BUT HAD A TICKING SOUND. I GOT HOME AND CHECKED MY OIL AND MY OIL WAS COMPLETELY GONE. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL LIGHT OR ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND THERE IS A RECALL SC176. KIA SAID MY ENGINE WASN'T AFFECTED DUE TO THE RECALL. THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD HAVE TO TEAR THE ENGINE APART. THEY RECOMMENDED I REPLACE WITH A ENGINE LONG BLOCK AND IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. EVERYTHING DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING. IM VERY LUCKY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE I HAD MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. *TR