NHTSA Complaint #11384332 — 2015 KIA SOUL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11384332 |
| Vehicle | 2015 KIA SOUL |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 65,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
WE HAD A RECALL SO WE BROUGHT OUR KIA SOUL 2015 TO BE REPAIRED. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH . WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK IT WASN'T THE SAME ,THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE CALLED THEM AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND OUR CAR WAS FINE. WE KEPT CALLING THEM THE IT WASN'T. WE WERE GOING TO NH FOR A FAMILY REUNION AND BRING HIS DAUGHTER BACK OO. THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO SEE THE CAR ONNLY WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON, IT ALWAYS CAME ON AT ODD TIMES. BUT THEY ASSISTED IT WAS FINE TO GO UP NORTH, WELL WHEN WE HIT MASS. THE CAR BLEW IT'S ENGINE. THEY RIED TO SAY WE HAD NO OIL IN IN, MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE OIL BEFORE WELEFT AND EVERYTHING THAT THE RECALL SAID WOULD HAPPEN DID HAPPEN. . THE CAR WAS LEFT IN MASS AT TEWKSBURY KIA AND KIA WOULD NOT FIT THE BILL. SO WE HAVE NO CAR SINCE WE WERE IN FINANCIAL STRESS. I HAVE NO CAR THEY CAME AND TOOK FROM US. AND I STILL HAVE TO PAY EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE INSURANCE WERE SOMETHING HAPPEN IT GET PAID OFF. SO ON A MAIN HIGHWAY OUR CAR DIED IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC THE SCARCEST THING IN THE WORLD. HAD TO GET A HOTEL, RENTAL LOSS OF WORK AND HAD TO DEPEND ON NEIGHBORS FOR A RIDE TO WORK, I LOVED OUR CAR. BRYAN KIA IN LEESBURG FL DIDN'T DO US RIGHT OR KIA WE DID OUR PART THEY DIDN'T , I HAVE THE REPAIR BILLS AT HOME, AT WORK JUST FOUND THIS SITE. PLEASE HELP US
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