NHTSA Complaint #11354840 — 2015 KIA SOUL

OWNER OF 2015 KIA SOUL+ WITH 87K MILES.I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH A LITTLE OVER 24K ON IT. I COMMUTE 90 MILES A DAY, HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 9/11/2020, LOUD TAPPING NOISES BEGAN FROM ENGINE WHEN I TURNED A CORNER. I PULLED INTO A AUTO ZONE TO CHECK OIL LEVELS. OIL WAS NOT SHOWING ON DIPSTICK AND NO LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR.NO LEAKS AND NO SMOKING. I PURCHASED 2 QUARTS OF OIL AND PUT THEM IN. THE NEXT DAY I I WAS SCHEDULED FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR SERVICE PROVIDER; KIA IN LUMBERTON, NC. I ASKED THEM NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE THE OIL COULD BE GOING.THEY SAID IT COULD BE SLIPPING PAST THE SEALS. I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN OIL CHANGES EVERY 3-5K MILES. THEY HAVE STARTED A 1K OIL TEST. EVERY 1K FOR 5K, I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK SO THAT THEY CAN CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT I MAY BE LOOKING AT ENGINE REPLACEMENT WITH SOME KIND OF KIA FORGIVENESS PROGRAM, SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE. I SHOULD NOT BE LOSING 2 QUARTS OF OIL FROM MY CAR EVERY 3-5K MILES! MY FORMER VEHICLE HAD OVER 200K MILES, AND I NEVER HAD TO ADD OIL. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER 2015 KIA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM AND THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF RECALL.