NHTSA Complaint #11385511 — 2014 KIA SOUL

ONE DAY IT WAS FINE, DROVE TO LOUISVILLE KY FROM LEXINGTON KY AND NOTICED SPORADIC, WEIRD SHIFTING WHICH SEEMED VERY OFF, SHIFTING AT THE WRONG TIME I HAD GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO FOR THE PREVIOUS 6 YEARS ON THE WAY BACK HOME CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 55-60 MPH AND TO TRY AND FORCE IT TO DOWNSHIFT ONLY MADE THE ENGINE REV EXTREMELY HIGH AND NOISY WITH NO FORWARD MOTION, CAR ACTED AS THOUGH IT WANTED TO JUST QUIT ALTOGETHER, AND FROM THAT POINT ON ITS BEEN BOGGING DOWN LIKE A GIANT SAT ON THE HOOD UPON PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR TO GET MORE SPEED, AND UPON BACKING OFF 9F THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE LOUD REVVING NOISE EASED UP AND CAR SEEMED TO RECOVER SOMEWHAT UNTIL THE NEXT ACCELERATION...THE CAR HAS HESITATED, ENGINE IDLE IS, FOR THE MOST PART, OK, BUT 55-60 IS AS FAST AS IT WILL GO UNLESS GOING DOWNHILL, THEN I CAN 65 MPH UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT NEEDS TO GO UP AN INCLINE THEN IT SHOWS TO 40-45 WITH OBVIOUS STRESS TRYING TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN SPEED.