NHTSA Complaint #11329055 — 2014 KIA SOUL

WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET AT 55 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED FOR SECOND. LUCKILY IT WAS DRY STRAIGHT PAVEMENT SO I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BUT IT HAD A VERY LOAD KNOCK SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR BACK OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING KIA HAS RECALLED THIS SAME 2.0 LITER ENGINE IN OTHER MODEL CARS BUT NOT THE SOUL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 75K MILES AND HAS THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 5K MILES. IT SEEMS THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE CAUSING ENGINE SEIZE AND FIRES IN OTHER MODELS AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL. THE ONLY SOLUTION AFTER THE FAILURE IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE WILL LAST BEFORE SUFFERING THE SAME FAILURE. *TR