2014 KIA SOUL Engine Problems

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING OUT OF NOWHERE. I EXITED THE NEXT EXIT ABOUT A 1/4 MILE.TURNED DOWN A STREET AND WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND CAR DIED. SO TRIED TO START UP NOTHING HAPPENS. . NEXT DAY TOWED IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY RESET BATTERY AND STARTED UP THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING SOUNDED LIKE A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD WHICH IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL KIAS. HE SAID THE ENGINES CONNECTING RODS ARE BREAKING AND PUNCTURING THE ENGINES CAUSING FIRES. I TOLD HIM I JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE 3200 MILES AGO AND CHECKED IT LAST WEEK CAUSE I JUST GOT MARRIED AND TRAVELED OUT OF TOWN. THE DEALERS WONT TOUCH IT NOW FOR RECALL BECAUSE IT'S A 2.0 LITER SO NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I PAY FOR THAT DOESNT RUN. I PICK MY CHILDREN UP IN THIS VEHICLE AND THEY COULD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, FLAMES WERE PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. A FIRE REPORT AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

VEHICLE RENDERED INOPERABLE DUE TO A THROWN ROD. ENGINE CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING POPPED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RUN CORRECTLY AFTERWARD AND REQUIRED A TOW.

NO INCIDENT YET, BUT VEHICLE BURNS AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 80,000 MILES.

WE CHANGE OUR OIL REGULARLY WITH THE SAME SHOP FOR YEARS. WE NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT STARTED APPEARING FASTER THAN USUAL AND WELL UNDER THE 3000 MILE STICKER. WE HAD TO CHANGE THE OIL 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. THE SECOND TIME WE ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR LEAKS OR FILTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO LEAK AND FILTER WAS CLEAN. WE TOOK UT TO AN AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ENGINE. SPECIFICALLY THE PISTON AND HE RECOMMENDED A WHILE NEW ENGINE. WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED. WE JUST HAD THE CAR INSPECTED LAST MONTH WITH NO PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP IF POSSIBLE. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW AND BOUGHT VEHICLE 3 AND A HALF YEARS AGO. WE ARE WORRIED THEY WON'T FIX IT. IT ONLY HAS 92225 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES ON MY CAR. HAD ONE DONE 30 DAYS AGO. FOUND OUT THIS MORNING THE CAR WAS WITHOUT OIL BUT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF A LEAK, FUMES, BURNING OF OIL. NOTHING!!! WAS DOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SIMPLY DIED. THE GAS PEDDLE TIGHTENED UP AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS. UPON STARTING IT I NOTICED A BASEBALL CARD IN THE WHEEL OF A BIKE NOISE. I THOUGHT MY BELT WAS GOING BAD. NOT THE CASE. AFTER STALLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THERE IS A DESTROYED BEARING IN THE ENGINE DUE TO IT LOOSING ALL OF ITS OIL. THEY TOLD ME THAT A FIRE COULD HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVE-ABLE. I JUST BOUGHT IT...

I JUST PURCHASED A 2014 KIA SOUL EXCLAIM AND IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION UNTIL I STARTED HEARING KNOCKING NOISE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. I PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED TOWING COMPANY TO GET IT TOWED TO CLOSET KIA DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T UNDER A RECALL AND THAT THE OTHER KIA SOUL(BASE) IS THE ONE UNDER THE RECALL. WHICH I HAVE TO PAY AROUND 10K TO GET IT FIXED! WITH A NEW ENGINE. CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT ISSUE JUST CAME OUT FROM NOWHERE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V120000(ENGINE) CATALYTIC CONVERTER TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THE 2014 KIA SOUL PLUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BLACK SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF POLICE AND/OR FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD WHERE IT WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY LOT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

I OWN A 2014 KIA SOUL + MODEL. TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND 35 MPH DOWN A LOCAL CITY STREET, I STARTED TO LOSE POWER IN TRAFFIC. I THOUGHT I HAD SOME BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS WHILE DRIVING, SO I THREW ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I WAS ABOUT A 1/4 MILE FROM THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION (THE CLOSEST PLACE TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION). I PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY, DRIVING AROUND 15 MPH, TO THE SERVICE STATION WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A TAPPING SOUND. I BECAME OVERLY CONCERNED THEN. I MADE IT TO THE SERVICE STATION, POPPED THE HOOD, AND CHECKED THE DIP STICK. THE OIL APPEARED TO BE AT THE PROPER LEVEL. JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, I PURCHASED A QUART OF OIL AND POURED HALF OF THE QUART INTO THE CAR. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ROYAL KIA OF TUCSON (4333 E SPEEDWAY BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85712, (520) 477-0569) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

THE ENGINE DIED WITH NO WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHERE THEY FOUND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, BUT NO OIL LEAK. MUST NOW REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE OR BUY A NEW CAR. CAR HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES (DIED ON A THURSDAY, NEXT OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY) AND AN EXTRA QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOW OIL LEVELS (WE CHALKED THIS UP TO EXTRA DRIVING FOR VACATION). MECHANIC FOUND NO LEAK AT PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES. AS STATED BY OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING OIL TO BURN OFF AND THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND DIE. THE CAR WAS VERY HOT/BURN SMELLING WHEN I GOT IT OFF THE ROAD, TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS AFRAID TO SIT IN IT FOR FEAR OF EXPLOSION....

EVERY TIME I START MY CAR, THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE IS ALSO AN OIL LEAK, AND MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON 3,000 MILES BEFORE I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE KNOCKING WILL SUBSIDE, BUT COME BACK IN SPURTS AS I AM DRIVING.

MY KIA SOUL IS HAVING IDENTICAL ISSUES TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V120000WHICH LED TO RECALL SC176 BY KIA WHICH ONLY COVERED THE 1.6L MODELS, NOT THE 2.0L WHICH IS THE VEHICLE I DRIVE. I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND LOUD KNOCKING TYPE SOUND WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 M/H ON A CITY STREET. I DID NOT NOTICE A CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHT DURING THIS EVENT. I CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL AND I HAD NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIP STICK. I FILLED THE OIL RESERVOIR WITH THE CORRECT OIL TYPE AND DROVE HOME LESS THAN A MILE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. NO SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER (13392784), AND DIRECTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED ONE OTHER TIME WHERE THE...

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2014 KIA SOUL PLUS ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD TAPPING/KNOCKING SOUND. WITHIN A HALF MILE THE SOUND BECAME MUCH LOUDER AND WORSE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WE PULLED OFF AN EXIT. WE CHECKED THE OIL. NOTHING REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK. WE PUT 2 QUARTS IN AND IT REGISTERED. WHEN OIL CAP WAS REMOVED IT WAS STEAMING/SMOKING AND THERE WAS BURNT OIL ON CAP. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE AND IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. IT WAS NOW AFTER 9:00PM SO NOTHING WAS OPEN. WE HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT AS WE WERE STRANDED OUT OF STATE. THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT THE CAR TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND WE'D NEED A NEW ENGINE. IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAD 68288...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, STALLED, AND A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 13377834. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE ON A TRIP TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO YOUNGBLOOD KIA (3525 S CAMPBELL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807, (417) 882-3838) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MAINTAINED WELL AND NO ERROR CODES WERE FOUND, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED AND THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED PAPERWORK WHO THEN STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED; HOWEVER, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BEV SMITH KIA (5655 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 465-8589) ON APRIL 29, 2019 TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,488.

I TOOK THE CAR INTO KIA DEALERSHIP IN CAPE CORAL, FL. ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE CAR KEPT STALLING AND WOULD LOSE ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. I WANTED SERVICE DONE ON IT AND ALL RECALLS FIXED. THEY FIXED RECALLS AND PUT A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN IT TO SOLVE THE ENGINE FROM STALLING AND LOSE POWER. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS FIXED. I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT ON THE HWY AND IT STALLED AT 75MPH AND TOTALLY HAD NOTHING AND HAD TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HWY WITH MY GRAND KIDS IN THE CAR. I MANAGED TO GET IT STARTED TO GET IT HOME AND IT STALLED AGAIN AT ALL THE STOP SIGNS AND WAS ALMOST T-BONED FROM THE SIDE. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CONVERTER HEATS UP AND THE FUEL IS NOT FEED INTO ENGINE RIGHT. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO KIA AND THEY TOLD ME THE...

WHILE DRIVING ONTO INTERSTATE SOUL DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE REVVED BUT WAS NOT INCREASING SPEED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. LOUD KNOCKING BEGAN, BUT WARNING NO LIGHTS WERE ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ENGINE REPAIR SHOP. KIA THEN ADVISED VEHICLE BE TOWED TO KIA DEALERSHIP. IN PROCESS OF GETTING TO DEALERSHIP.

ENGINE TICKING LOUDLY AFTER 109,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, HOWEVER, CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $6,000 TO REBUILD ENGINE WHICH AS THE CARS VALUE. THE TICKING BEGAN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL, ROUGH NOISE AND STALLED. THE NOISE WAS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOTION KIA (379 US-46, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ 07840, (855) 845-1002) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE CONTACT NEEDED TO COME RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

OUR KIA SOUL HAS 65000 MILES ON IT AND THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY, DID AN OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK AND WAS MISSING 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND ENGINE KNOCKING. TOOK TO KIA AND SAID THERE IS A GDI FAILURE AND NEEDS A MOTOR AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. CAR HAS BEE VERY WELL CARED FOR AN NOT ABUSED. SYMPTOMS MATCH RELATED PROBLEMS ON KIAS SOULD WITH 1.6 LITER.

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT I FILED EARLIER. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE KIA COMPANY ABOUT A RECENT RECALL ON 2014 KIA SOUL HATCHBACKS. THE RECALL FOR FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WHICH CAN LEAD TO ENGINE DAMAGE IS WHAT IS STATED UNDER THE ADVISORY. WHEN MY KIA SOUL WAS LOOKED AT BY A LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS FELL UNDER THE RECALL AT NO COST TO ME. I'M RELIEVED IT'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF, BUT DISAPPOINTED WITH KIA'S CUSTOMERS SERVICE. MY CONCERNS ARE ABOUT SAFETY. KIA NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THE KIA SOUL HATCHBACK + IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL AND THEY NEED TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS TO PREVENT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A LOAD KNOCKING SOUND OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHIN 1 MILE TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE EITHER CAUSED A CRASH OR FIRE AS MANY KIA SOUL ENGINES HAVE CAUSED. EVEN THOUGH KIA IS RECALLING 2012 TO 2016 SOULS THEY TOLD ME MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PER THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY DEPT. THE ENGINE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED ROD BEARING BY A KIA DEALERSHIP. THIS FAILURE IS THE TYPICAL FAILURE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE NEAR MISS OF A POSSIBLE FIRE.

AS I DROVE HOME I HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. ONCE HOME I CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL AND I HAD NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIP STICK. I FILLED THE OIL RESERVOIR WITH THE CORRECT OIL TYPE BUT NOW THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS SOLID AND NO LONGER FLASHING. DRIVING HOME A FEW MILES AFTER GETTING OIL MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF STEERING TWICE. NO SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE KIA SOUL BUT WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR MODEL. USUALLY I AM NOTIFIED IF MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY POSSIBLE RECALLS AND THEY ARE FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL AND NOW...

MY VEHICLE IS HAVING IDENTICAL ISSUES TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 WHICH LED TO RECALL SC176 BY KIA WHICH ONLY COVERS THE 1.6L MODELS, NOT THE 2.0L WHICH IS THE VEHICLE I DRIVE. WE ARE EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING IN ALL CONDITIONS (HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS, ETC.) AND GEARS NOT SHIFTING AT THE RIGHT TIMES (SUCH AS WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WILL DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH TO 3RD LEADING TO THE RPM'S SPIKING INTO THE 5,000 RANGE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL BEGIN TO CLIMB OR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A START IT WILL QUICKLY MOVE FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE MOVES VERY SLOWLY BEFORE PROVIDING THE EXPECTED MOVEMENT [THIS BEING WITH A LIGHT PRESS OF THE PEDAL])) AS WELL AS A LOSS OF OIL THAT MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF. FROM MY RESEARCH INTO THIS...

JULY 212019 WHILE DRIVING...HEARD A TICKING/,PINGING SOUND PULLED OVER. OIL DRY IN ENGINE. OIL CHANGE EVERY 3.000 MILES...RECORDS TO PROVE...FILLED OIL THEN ENGINE FAILED ON HIGHWAY. CONTACTED KIA CASE #13292943 . IMMEDIATELY ASSIGNED CASE MANAGER CHARLES. UPON RETURNING MY CALLS TOLD NOT COVERED AS POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OVER.SHORT BLOCK NEEDS REPLACING. ALSO TIMING CHAIN AND PUMP PER RECOMMENDATION BY MY MECHANIC BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO ENGINE AND POSSIBILITY OF CHAIN STRETCHING.. KIA OLD SAYBROOK CT REPLACING BLOCK. 145,000 MILES..NOT TOLD WHERE REPLACED SHORT BLOCK HAS COME FROM.DEARLERSHIP SAID JUST "FROM KIA" . EXCELLENT MAINTAINENCE RECORD. COPIES IS ALL OIL CHANGES. TOLD NO WAY OF INDICATION OF THIS TO HAPPEN. LABOR IS BEING CHARGED..$1,500.00 READ MANY ISSUES WITH 2014 KIA SOUL BUT NOT RECALLED AND SHOULD BE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING AND TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST A QUART OF OIL AND ADDITIONAL OIL WAS ADDED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANSON KIA (2300 CARRIAGE LOOP SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502, (360) 943-2120) AND AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR CONSUMER STATED I CONTINUED WITH MY OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS AND I WAS USING 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES. KIA FINALLY AGREED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE REPLACING MY ENGINE.*JB

2014 KIA SOUL 2.0L GDI NU. 34,000 MILES. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICED A SLIGHT TICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. SOUND WAS GETTING LOUDER AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING. STOPPED CAR CHECKED OIL - WAS VERY LOW. CAR TOWED TO KIA. DIAGNOSIS - METAL IN OIL. ENGINE CONDEMNED. BROUGH CAR HOME. REMOVED OIL PAIN - 1 BEARING WAS SPUN. REPLACED BEARINGS/OIL PAN/OIL FILTER - SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN DUE TO SOMETHING RESTRICTING OIL FLOW I SUSPECT. 5 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY SECOND OWNER.

I OWN A 2014 KIA SOUL, PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALER WITH 12 MILES ON IT. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 89,000 MILES AND I WAS INFORMED BY MY DEALER THAT THE CONVERTER HAS A BUILD UP FROM EVERYDAY USE AND MUST BE REPLACED FOR 2100.00. PREVIOUS KIA SOULS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO 2014. BASICALLY WHEN ACCELERATING I FELT AS IF THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED. THE CAR WOULD KICK A LITTLE WHILE IN MOTION AS IT STRUGGLED FROM 20MPH AND UP. THE RPMS INCREASED BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING. I ALSO FELT WHEN ACCELERATING MY PEDAL WAS NEARLY ALL THE WAY DOWN JUST TO GIVE THE CAR SOME GAS. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES AND NORMALLY HAVE TO STAY TO THE RIGHT LANE UNTIL MY CAR IS ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED. THIS JERKING WOULD HAPPEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN, IT STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,143.

I GOT A 2014 KIA SOUL IN JUNE OF 2018 . THE VEHICLE WAS OK UNTIL JULY 2019. I NOTICED THAT I WAS ALWAYS VERY LOW ON OIL AND I WAS VERY MUCH ON TOP OF MY OIL CHANGES. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT AT LEAST 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CAR EVERY 3 WEEKS. THE DAY BEFORE I BROKE DOWN MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON SO I PUT A QUART OF OIL IN IT. NEXT DAY (THE DAY I BROKE DOWN)WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM DROPPING OFF A BANK DEPOSIT FOR MY JOB, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO 'JERK'. THE STREET I WAS DRIVING ON IS PRETTY BUSY 45MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING. BECAUSE OF THIS HAPPENING MY MANAGER HAD TO COME AND FOLLOW BEHIND ME TO PARK IT BACK AT THE JOB. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A HUGE...

MY SON WAS COMING TO A STOP DUE TO A CAR IN FRONT OF HIM MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WAS AT ABOUT 5 MPH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE DASH LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE CAR STARTED CLICKING AND KNOCKING AND SHUT OFF. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP. NOW THE BEARINGS ARE SHOT. THE CAR HAS NEVER LEAKED OIL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS AS CLEAN AS IT CAN BE. I AM GLAD IT DID NOT THROW A ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK AND START A FIRE.

I WAS DRIVING, SLOWING DOWN BEFORE A TURN, WHEN THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CAR HAS NOT CRANKED SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO JUMP START IT BUT THE BATTERY IS NOT THE PROBLEM.

ON 10/22/2018, WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 KIA 2.0L GID SOUL, AT OR UNDER 60 MPH ON A PAVED HIGHWAY, MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, I HEARD A CLUNK AND THE ENGINE DIED AT 128,048 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS CONDUCTED AT ONLY 2 KIA DEALERSHIPS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE PRIMARY DEALERSHIP BUT HAD TO TOWED TO STORAGE SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL I RETURNED . IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP- NOW UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. I REQUESTED A DIAGNOSIS OF THE ENGINE FAILURE BUT IT WAS NOT DONE, REASON UNKNOWN, SO I ORDERED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP APRIL 10 TO JUNE 25, 2019, AT WHICH TIME I TURNED IN MY RENTAL CAR AND PAID FOR THE ENGINE- AGAIN, NOT RECEIVING A REPORT AS TO WHY THE ENGINE FAILED IN A CATASTROPHIC MANNER. BETWEEN 5/22/2019 AND 7/30/2019,...

I WENT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID THE RECALL ON MY ENGINE. THE CUYLER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE COP ECU LOGIC AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT THE RECALL DONE ON A FRIDAY., AND THE NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND MY OIL LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I BELIEVE I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. I'M JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW IT TURNED OUT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOULD NOT BE ON!

VEHICLE HAS HAD A LACK OF POWER WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A CLOGGED CONVERTER.... PERFORMED RECALL KIA SC176. THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND DID AN ECU UPGRADE. CAR HAS SERIOUS LACK OF POWER NOW AND WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE DONT KNOW WHICH GEAR TO BE IN SO IT CONSTANTLY HUNTS FOR A GEAR. GAS MILEAGE ALSO HAS DECREASED FROM ABOUT 30-32 TO 26-28. THE CAR IS A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT CANT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF BIG TRUCKS

TL* THE CONTACTS SIGNIFICANT OTHER OWNED A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO THEY PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE USING 5 GALLONS OF WATER AND TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BUT WAS UNABLE TO SUBDUE THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THEIR CHEMICAL HOSES HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BURNT DOWN TO ITS FRAMING. A FIRE REPORT WAS PENDING BEING FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOW CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

DRIVING MY 2014 KIA SOUL ON JULY 4TH ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MILES PER HOUR, ENGINE REVVED UP TO 5 RPM'S FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT BACK DOWN TO PROPER RPM'S AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEN ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER REVVED UP TO 7 RPM'S, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. CALLED KIA CORPORATE ON JULY 8TH, THEY CREATED A CASE FOR ME, I HAD A CONTACT THERE THAT WAS WORKING MY CASE, AND THEY HAD IT TOWED IT TO MIDWEST KIA IN WICHITA, KS., BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THE CAR. THEY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS, REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO START TO THROW THE CODE FOR THE RECALL, BUT THEY REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO GET IT TO THROW THE CODE BECAUSE THEY...

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY CAR FIX SINCE FEBRUARY. IT KEEP STALLING WITHOUT WARNING NO LIGHTS WILL COME ON. I NEED SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS SITUATION I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR FIX. I AM PAYING MY CAR NOTE ON TIME EVERY MONTH. PLEASE HELP ME. *JS

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE MADE AN INSANELY LOUD SCREECHING, METAL ON METAL NOISE FOLLOWED BY VIOLENT SHAKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING, AS WELL AS THE OIL LIGHT, THEN STARTED TO STALL OUT. WHILE PULLING OVER, CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR, LOUD CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISE. CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK- METAL SHARDS AND SHAVINGS ON DIPSTICK. TOOK TO COURTESY KIA BRANDON. WHO CONFIRMED ENGINE REQUIRED A REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY RECENT RECALL OF ...ALL KIA SOUL'S WITH 1.6LT ENGINES MADE FROM JULY 8, 2011 THRU AUG 1, 2016 ARE BEING RECALLED..." FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. I AM NOW UNEXPECTEDLY IMMOBILIZED WITH A $8K+ REPAIR FOR A REBUILT ENGINE WITH 67K+ MILES AS MY OPTION?

MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS IT HAD A RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN ABNORMAL ENGINE CONBUSION AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE PISTONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE KIA SHOP FOR AN UPGRADE AND THAT DID NOT WORK.

ENGINE BLEW WE TOOK IT TO AVON, IN KIA DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS A BLOWN ENGINE. THE SHOP MANAGER ALSO INFORMED US THAT THIS YEAR HAD INFERIOR PARTS PUT IN IT. THAN THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL AND THAT OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WE HAD CALL KIA CORP AND THEY HAD GIVEN US A CASE NUMBER THAN THEY TURNED AROUND AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT EITHER. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPEN HEARD A LOT OF METAL ON METAL AND KNOCKING SOUND. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM THAT POINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REBUILT AT HER EXPENSE AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COWBOY KIA (443 N INTERSTATE 45 S, CONROE, TX 77301, (936) 494-0600) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE HAD NOT COMMUNICATED WITH THE DEALER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE THE END OF APRIL. THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE WAS IGNORING HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE FLOOR BOARD IS ALWAYS WARM. THE CAR SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE FOR ABOUT 20 -30 MINS AND THEN THE CAR SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND WILL BARELY GO UPHILL...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN THE PAST BUT WENT BACK OUT. CAR HAS BEEN AT KIA NOW SINCE JUNE 18TH... HAVE A CASE WITH KIA AMERICA. DEALER TOLD ME THE CAT WAS CLOGGED. NOW WORRIED ABOUT ENGINE DAMAGE BECAUSE OF CLOGGED CAT. VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL SC176 VIA KIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STEVENSON KIA OF JACKSONVILLE (LOCATED AT 500 W FAIRWAY RD, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546, (910) 938-0555) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A HIGHWAY RATE OF SPEED FROM ANOTHER STATE, THERE HAD BEEN OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY HONKING HORNS TO ALERT THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTING FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE BURSTS INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FACILITY BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER (JANESVILLE KIA, 3419 RYAN RD, JANESVILLE, WI 53545, (608) 743-9600) WAS CALLED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP IN THREE BUSINESS DAYS,...

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE! WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT A NORMAL 55 MILES PER HOUR. I HEAR A POOF AND THE NEXT THING SAW SMOKE AND PULLED RIGHT TO SIDE OF ROAD, LIFTED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES. I GRABBED A SHEET FROM INSIDE THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO BEAT THE FLAMES BACK, ALONG WITH A A CAN OF PEPSI THE ONLY LIQUID I HAD. BUT A GOOD SAMARITAN STOPPED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A PARKING LOT, ENGAGED IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WALKED AWAY FROM IT . THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN A FIRE, FLAMES STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS CATEGORIZED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED RECEIVING A RECALL FOR NHTSA NUMBER: 19V120000 ( ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ) , BUT AN APPOINTMENT WAS NOT SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER LEHIGHTON KIA, 1502 BLAKESLEE BLVD, LEIGHTON, PA...