NHTSA Complaint #11354776 — 2014 KIA SOUL

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11354776
Vehicle	2014 KIA SOUL
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 5, 2019
Date Filed	September 13, 2020
Mileage	87,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

THE CAR FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AND SEPTEMBER OF 2019 WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A CATALYST CONVERTER. THE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2020 THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE NOW IT'S BURNING OIL ALREADY AT 2,000 MILES IT NEEDS A OIL CHANGE THE ENGINE LIGHTS ON I'M GOING TO TAKE IT TO FIRESTONE TO SEE WHY THE ENGINE LIGHTS ON AND SEE WHAT THEIR DIAGNOSIS IS BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET KIA TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BECAUSE I HAVE PAYED FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT UP THERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED SO I'LL GET BACK ON HERE WITH AN UPDATE ONCE I GET THE NEXT DIAGNOSIS FOR THE VEHICLE

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