NHTSA Complaint #11415333 — 2015 KIA SOUL
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11415333 |
| Vehicle | 2015 KIA SOUL |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 144,991 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IL |
Consumer Description
IN NOVEMBER 2020 I HAD A DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER ON THE I 94 EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO. MY CAR A 2015 KIA SOUL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , AND THE ENGINE BEGAN STALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING A SEMI WAS BEHIND ME , THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO VEER OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THIS WAS THE START OF THE CRAZINESS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ONAND OFF 4 TIMES SINCE THE EXPRESSWAY EPISODE.I'VE HAD MANY ENCOUNTERS WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIPS (5) AND KIA MOTORS OF AMERICA REGARDING THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CARS POOR PERFORMANCE . IN BETWEEN THE TIME OF NOW AND THEN I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE REQUESTED FROM GETTING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER OIL CHANGES ALL THESE THINGS NOTHING HAS CHANGED IS ACTUALLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE I'VE EVEN GOTTEN A KNOCK SENSOR REPLACED WHICH AT THOMAS KIA IN INDIANA SEE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, DIDN'T. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THIS VEHICLE DATED JANUARY 27 2021 WITH ALL MY PRIOR COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED, FROM THE OIL LIGHT BEING ON ,TO AGAIN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING AND STAYING ON . KIA AND THE KIA DEALERS REFUSE TO STAND BY THERE WORDS STATED ON THE RECALL NOTICE OF THE VEHICLE . THE 2015 KIA SOUL IS CURRENTLY NAPLETON KIA IN RIVER OAKS ILLINOIS. I WAS TOLD BY A KIA OF AMERICA REPRESENTATIVE AND KIA NAPLETON SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY $400. TO HAVE THEM ASSESSED TO FIND OUT THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON. THE RECALL PLAINLY STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE ASSESSED TO DETERMINE WHY THE LIGHT IS ON.
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