NHTSA Complaint #11471371 — 2014 KIA SOUL

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated while at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however while driving, the engine was knocking. The contact continued driving to her residence. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V750000 (Engine). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that they would not complete the recall repair as the previous owner of the vehicle failed to complete an unknown service campaign. The contact notified the manufacturer who confirmed what the dealer had stated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 77,523.