2015 KIA SOUL Engine Problems

MY 2015 KIA SOUL IS NOW SITTING AT A SHOP, DUE TO THE FACT THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNING AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN AND SHAKE THEN STALL MANAGED TO GET IT STARTED AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A STORE, CHECKED THE OIL THERE WASN'T ANY IN THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH 2 DAYS BEFORE I HAD JUST HAD IT CHANGED. THAT WAS ON AUGUST 7 2019 AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT KIA HAS LET ALOT OF PEOPLE DOWN BY SELLING DEFECTIVE CARS AND FOR ME I AM STILL STUCK WITH PAYMENTS WITH NO WAY TO EVEN SAVE FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS. I HOPE THAT THEY COME TO THEIR SENSE AND DO THE RIGHT THING.

DURING THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2018, FOR THE VEHICLE AT A KIA DEALERSHIP, I INFORMED THE SELLER TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE PURCHASE. HOWEVER, THE SELLER MENTIONED TO BE THAT RECALLS WERE CHECKED, AND I DIDN'T BOTHER TO GET A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE SELLER BECAUSE I GUESS I WAS TOO ANXIOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WAS INFORMED VIA OUTSIDE SOURCES AND GOOGLE OF A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, RELATING TO THE CATALYST SYSTEM. HAVING NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IN MAY OF 2019, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE KIA DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL ADDRESSED (SEE INVOICE STATEMENT ATTACHED). THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL AND RETURNED MY VEHICLE TO ME. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR MANY MILES AS AN UBER DRIVER PARTNER, AFTER THE COMPLETED RECALL. IN OCTOBER OF 2019, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...

MY KIA IS BURNING ALOT OF OIL !! ALWAYS SMELLS LIKE ITS BURNING EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGES AND OIL FILTERS AND MY DIP STICK IS BURNT I HAVE HAD TO PUT OIL IN AND NO SOONER ITS BROWN BUT NOT LEAKING ON THE GROUND BUT THE EXHAUST PIPE IS COATED

REGARDING OUR RECENT COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11251884. (ENGINE BLEW UP.) RECALL 19V120000 DESCRIBES THE SAME SYMPTOMS WE EXPERIENCED, ALONG WITH THE SAME YEAR AND ENGINE, BUT OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE INCLUDE OUR VIN IN THE RECALL AND COMPEL KIA TO MAKE US WHOLE FOR THIS ENDANGERMENT. DEFECT DESCRIPTION: KIA MOTORS AMERICA (KIA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2012-2016 KIA SOUL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.6L GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION (GDI) ENGINES. HIGH EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ABNORMAL ENGINE COMBUSTION AND DAMAGE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE ENGINE'S PISTONS AND POSSIBLE PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. INFLUENCEDBY: ENGINE | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR RECALLNUMBER: 19V120000 OUR COMPLAINT FOLLOWS. RECALL'S "ABNORMAL ENGINE COMBUSTION" IS BETTER DESCRIPTION THAN MECHANIC'S "VVT" GIVEN WHITE SMOKE AND LACK OF OIL PRESSURE DROP PRECURSOR TYPICAL FOR VVT PROBLEM. "PURCHASED USED WITH APPROX 30K MI FROM KIA DEALER. HAD OIL CHANGED...

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE.SOUNDED LIKE A TRUCK.I CHECK THE OIL AND IT WAS VERY LOW AND DARK.IT HAD RECENTLY GOT AN OIL CHANGE.I PUT IN 3 QUARTS AND THEN IT WAS AT THE RIGHT LEVEL.IT STOPPED MAKING THE NOISE.BUT I SMELL GAS FROM THE TAILPIPE.THIS WAS BEFORE IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRUCK.I STEPPED ON THEE GAS AND THE CAR BARELY MOVES.THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED UP IT WAS MISFIRE CODES MULTIPLE CYLINDER.I HEAR A LOUD HISSING SOUND LIKE A TURBO OR SOME SORT OF EXHAUST LEAK.BAD MILEAGE BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY TWO DAYS.THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT TOO AND IT MISFIRES

WAS DRIVING CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE, ALL SERVICING WAS DONE TO IT AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN MURPHY NC, HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT, HAS 1.6 LITER ENGINE, IT JUST LOST ALL POWER LOUD BANGING NOISE LIKE A BLOWN ROAD OR PISTON, ALSO NO OIL

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ETC. OUR 2015 KIA SOUL ENGINE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE ACCELERATED UP A HILL AND IT JUST STARTED SHAKING LOUDLY. WE TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER A MONTH AGO. THEY SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT RAN OUT OF OIL AND THAT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO US BECAUSE WE LOVE THAT CAR, IT IS OUR ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND KEEP UP WITH MAINTENANCE. IT HAS 114,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS OUR CAR FOR OVER A MONTH SAYING THEY ARE WAITING ON A BACK ORDERED GASKET. I JUST FIND IT ODD THAT A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY LOSES OIL AND THE ENGINE BREAKS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A PAVED COUNTY ROAD WITHIN CITY LIMITS, SPEED...

STOPPED TO GET FOOD AND OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING WHEN WE WERE PARKED, WE CHECKED THE OIL AND IT HAD PLENTY. DRIVING TO THE HIGHWAY THE OIL LIGHT DIDN'T FLICKER. GOT ONTO HIGHWAY AND WE WERE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY HUSBAND ASKED ME WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING, AND I TOLD HIM I DON'T KNOW. HE TOLD ME TO GO TO THE NEXT EXIT TO GET TO A SAFER AREA. I WAS REALLY SCARED, PANICKED AND SHAKING BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE LUCKILY WERE ABLE TO GET TO A SAFER AREA; WE PARKED THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD AND IT WAS STILL MAKING A LOUD BANGING...

2015 KIA SOUL BURNING OIL, NO OIL LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE HAS SHUT ENGINE OFF 2 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PISTON RINGS FAILING AND OIL BURNING. DID OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AFTER DRIVING FOR 900 MILES THE THE DIP STICK DID NOT REGISTER ANY OIL ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS AS A PRE OWNED CERTIFIED VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 600 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT . THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT WARRANTS KIA PRE OWNED VEHICLES IS REFUSING TO COVER THE THE CLAIM. THE OIL BURNING PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 56,000 MILES. THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

NO WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE LOST POWER. DEALER REPORTED PLUGGED EXHAUST. OCCURED WHILE DRIVING FROM HOME TO GET ON HIGHWAY. I AM THE ORIGINAL CAR OWNER. UNSUPPORTED IN EFFORTS TO GET WARRANTIED. THE 1.6 VS 2.0 LITER WAS RECALLED. CLEARLY A ISSUE....

WITH APPROXIMATELY 78,200 MILES ON THE ENGINE I WAS OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING NORMAL ERRANDS WHEN IT COMPLETELY STALLED OUT ON ME. DIDN'T TAKE A JUMP SO HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. FOLLOWING MORNING IT'S STARTED ON ITS OWN BUT THE DAMAGE COULD BE HEARD. NO PREVIOUS NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE, OIL CHANGES UP TO DATE AND RELATIVELY ON TIME. OUT OF WARRANTY (2ND OWNER); EXCLUDED FROM RECALL EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM IS THE EXACT SAME AS WHAT WAS LISTED. KIA ONLY OFFERED $1000 OFF REPAIRS

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY GUIDED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SEVERAL OIL LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DECEMBER 2018 ENGINE LIGHT COME ON 99,000 MILES HAVE ENGINE LIGHT CHECK CODE P0420 WEEK LATER LIGHT OFF.HAD A OIL CHANGE DONE 103,37 TWO WEEK LATER ADD 3 QT OF OIL.EVERY TIME I DO A OIL CHANGE WEEK OR TWO ADD 3 QT OF OIL.TOOK IT TO KIA IN FEB THEY SAY I NEED A NEW CAT CONVERTERS.MONTH LATER I GET A RECALL ON THIS CAR.I HAVE MY OIL CHANGE RECIPE

OIL LEAK THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT SHE WAS MISSING TWO QUARTS AFTER THE VEHICLE JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER HOME. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NAPLETON RIVER OAKS KIA (1951 RIVER OAKS DR, CALUMET CITY, IL 60409, 708-888-1069) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED AND A REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS STRANDED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED; DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED THE CONTACT WAS STRANDED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO KNOCKING SOUND THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE 50 MPH, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A JUMP START HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO SAFFORD KIA OF FREDERICKSBURG LOCATED AT 5204 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW IT TO COOL OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO COURTESY KIA OF BRANDON (9205 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619, 813-579-5942) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. SOON AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES FOR VARIOUS ENGINE DEFECTS. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BOOM COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE...

I CURRENTLY AM ON MY FOURTH CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY CAR HAS 240000 MILES AND MY DEALER INFORMED ME THEY WERE TO ONLY UPDATE A PROGRAM AND REPLACE THE CONVERTER. I LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE ENGINE NOISE AND THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND IT WAS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AT 80000 MILES WHEN THEY REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME.EVEN AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER AT THE FIRST REPLACEMENT I HAD TO RETURN THE NEXT DAY AFTER PICKING MY CAR UP FROM MORGAN AUTO GROUP. THIS RECALL HAS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED MY CAR I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE I JUST NEEDED THE CONVERTER REPLACED AGAIN AND AGAIN. FINALLY WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER I WAS CONVINCED MY CAR WOULD FINALLY BE REPAIRED PROPERLY. IT WAS STATED IN THE LETTER MY ENGINE WOULD BE REPLACED IF NEED BE. THE DEALER REPEATEDLY EXPLAINED THEY WERE TO COMPLETE THE SYSTEM UPGRADE AND REPLACE THE...

TAKATA RECALL THE VEHICLE WILL BE STATIONARY AND MOBILE WHILE STATIONARY THE VEHICLE WILL INCH FORWARD THEN JERK FORWARD AND WHILE I'M GOING SLOW IS WILL KEEP JERKING FORWARD. IT HAPPENS ON ANY ROAD WHETHER IT BE THE HIGHWAY OR A TOWN STREET. AFTER I GET GAS AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT WON'T START BUT THE CAR WILL TURN ON AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON UNTIL I TURN THE

DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN RAPPING WITH NO OIL LIGHT WARNING. STOPPED THE CAR, THE OIL LIGHT FINALLY WENT ON, NO OIL WAS LEAKING, BUT CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL REVEALED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

I BOUGHT MY 2015 KIA SOUL + BRAND NEW. I DID ALL MY OWN SERVICE WORK AND KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE AS REQUIRED. AT AROUND 100K THE MOTOR STARTED USING ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. AT 122K, WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE ENGINE BECAME VERY LOUD AND AND AS I DECELERATED, THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ON. I SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE OIL LEVEL WAS LESS THAN A QUART LOW AT THAT POINT. WE CHECKED CODES AND THEY WERE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WE PULLED THE VALVE COVER AND FOUND A VERY LOOSE CHAIN. TO BE SAFE WE ALSO PULLED THE HEAD. NUMBER 3 CYLINDER PISTON WAS LOOSE. THE ROD BEARING WAS DESTROYED (MELTED RIGHT TO THE CRANK), ALL OTHER BEARING LOOKED VERY GOOD, WITH LITTLE WEAR. CALLED KIA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY....

2015 KIA SOUL 2.0 L ENGINE. ENGINE FAILURE AT 83,000 MILES. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING, WITHIN 1 MILE IT STARTED KNOCKING. I WENT TO PULL OVER IN A SAFE SPOT OFF OF THE ROAD. BEFORE I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE STALLED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED OFF OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AS THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP IN LONGVIEW TEXAS - PELTIER KIA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ALL SERVICE AND OIL CHANGES PERFORMED AT MANUFACTURER SPECIFIED INTERVALS.

PURCHASED USED WITH APPROX 30K MI FROM KIA DEALER. HAD OIL CHANGED APPROX EVERY 4K MI. HAD OIL CHANGED AT 131,157 MI ON 5/9/2019. ON 6/28/2019, WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE WITH SEVERE SYNCOPATED VIBRATIONS AND SAW SOME SMOKE/STEAM COMING FROM RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF HOOD/ENGINE. PULLED OVER AT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE OFF RAMP. MILEAGE WAS 135,191. MECHANIC SAID ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY SOME ASPECT OF THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING NOT ACTUATING IN ORDER TO PROPERLY TENSION THE TIMING CHAIN. TOWED VEHICLE TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DROVE THE CAR REGULARLY FOR 100,000 MI WITH NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AT ALL, MAINTAINED IT FAITHFULLY, AND IT FAILED INSTANTANEOUSLY. THAT INDICATES A DESIGN FLAW. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC, THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE BEEN INJURIOUS OR FATAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT'S SON STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING AND CLUNKING NOISE, WHICH WAS A DISTRACTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SONS KIA (100 SONS DR, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253, (678) 619-1393) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL HOWEVER, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO, STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN AS WELL AS A HUMMING AND A CLICKING SOUND WAS AUDIBLE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER SUN TRIP KIA (6263 SOUTH LUMBER BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO.) BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. A NEW ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE, DRIVING UP HILL AT 65 - 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE HOOD. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO GARDEN GROVE KIA (13731 HARBOR BLVD, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92843) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK BUT, WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY NOR THE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

2015 KIA SOUL WITH 2.0 NU MOTOR. GOT A CALL BACK FROM DEALERSHIP AND 1 1/4 QUART IS NORMAL CONSUMPTION ACCORDING TO KIA. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BBB AND THE REPLY WAS THE TYPICAL FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN. THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO TALK TOO ME. IT'S THE TYPICAL RUNAROUND AND I FEEL THEY ARE WAITING FOR NHTSA TO GIVE FINDINGS OF INVESTIGATION BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING. FAST FORWARD. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2019 KIA OPTIMA EX. ONLY WITH THE HELP OF THIS WEBSITE FINE OUT THERE IS NOW AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE AIRBAGS WHICH WAS INTIMIDATED BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD LET THE OWNER KNOW OF THE INVESTIGATION AND LET THE CONSUMER DECIDE AFTER THAT. AT THIS POINT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM KIA. THEY HAVE DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND WARRANTY. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN LATE JULY OR FIRST PART...

I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXCELLENT SERVICE CARE OF MY KIA SOUL, NOW IT HAS ABOUT 72K MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD SOME KNOCKING NOISES, A WHOOSHING SOUND, AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL, AND IT WAS ABOUT 2.5 QUARTS LOW WITH NO APPARENT LEAKS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE INSPECTED THE CAR FOR REPAIR NEEDS AND SERVICE ESTIMATE. FOUND THE VEHICLE HAD DROPPED A VALVE, HAD A BROKEN PISTON, AND A ROD BEARING WAS SPRUNG ON THE CRANKSHAFT. HE IS GOING TO TRY TO REPAIR, BUT STATED IF HE COULDN'T REPAIR THEN WE WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. HE STATED HE HAD CHECKED WITH KIA, AND THEY WERE NO LONGER MAKING ENGINES FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR/MODEL, SO WE'D HAVE TO FIND A USED MOTOR. OF COURSE, I'M UPSET BECAUSE THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO...

2015 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SAT UNTOUCHED, ON THE DEALERSHIPS PARKING LOT, AWAITING ENGINE REPLACEMENT FOR 2 DAYS WHEN IT SUDDENLY ERUPTED IN FLAMES. *JS

WENT TO KIA DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON 2015 KIA SOUL. VEHICLE HAS USED 1 1/4 OF OIL IN ABOUT 3500 MILES. FIRST TIME THE KIA TECH SAID TO CHECK PCV VALVE WHICH WAS FINE. AT THIRD TIME WITH 3/4 CONSUMPTION KIA DIDN'T SAY TO CHECK ANYTHING ELSE. ASKED WHAT WAS GOING TO BE DONE BECAUSE THE MOTOR WILL NOT FIX ITSELF ON 8/1/19. AS OF TODAY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND NO ANSWER, KIA IS NOT HONORING THERE ALLEGED 10 YEAR 100,000 WARRANTY. I FEEL THEY HAVE TOLD THERE DEALERSHIPS NOT TO DO ANY MOTOR WARRANTY WORK UNTIL INVESTIGATION IS DONE LEAVING CONSUMER IN LIMBO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL PLUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER JERKING AS WELL AS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT IMMINENTLY VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND OPEN THE HOOD NO FLAMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH THE PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILED AND DISTORTED THE STARTER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A KIA DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

KIA NOT HONORING ALL THE RECALL FOR 2015 SOUL- KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED WORK LAST YEAR. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SAME SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS WORKED ON MY CAR FOR YEARS FOR THE RECALL (UPLOADING MY RECEIPT), MY CAR WOULD ONLY GO UP ABOUT 1 TO 2 MPH, AND NOW THEY ARE STATING NOTHING'S WRONG WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A SECOND KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY NEVER CHECKED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SAYING IT'S THE FUEL INJECTION, NOT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ALSO, THEY GAVE AN ESTIMATED 600 TO 900 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PULLED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC SHOP, AND THAT STATED IT IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE PART ALONE IS 1100 DOLLARS. I'M UPLOADING A PICTURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PULLED OFF MY CAR IT HAS GRAY LOOKING DUST AND IS CLOGGED. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AN HOUR, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN KIA DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,078.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JENKINS KIA OF OCALA (2305 SW COLLEGE ROAD, OCALA, FL 33471) TO BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND HAD BEEN THERE EVER SINCE JULY 13, 2019 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

ON THE 4TH OF JULY I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS TO PICK SPEED BACK UP, GOT OFF OF MY EXIT, I CAME TO A FULL STOP WENT TO GO AND MY OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING THE ENGINE HAD A HORRIBLE TICKING NOISE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT CHECKED MY OIL, I HAD NONE. I THEN GOT A RIDE TO THE STORE WE FILLED THE OIL BACK UP TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE ENGINE NOISE WAS EVEN LOUDER I THEN QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF. I LEFT THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OVER NIGHT GOT IT TOWED TO KIA OF DARTMOUTH WHERE THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO DAMAGE OR LEAKS BUT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE $6,000 TO RE-PLACE SINCE I AM SECOND OWNER THE WARRANTY RUNS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND CHECK THE OIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FEDERICO KIA (LOCATED AT 1911 E EDWARDSVILLE RD, WOOD RIVER, IL 62095, (618) 216-8080) AND THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD TO SEE A MECHANIC BECAUSE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST AS MUCH OIL AS IT HAD IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT A STOP LIGHT, CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH CAR.

MY 2015 KIA SOUL 2.0 WAS ABOUT 5,000 MILES PAST THE OIL CHANGE DATE BUT WAS REGULARLY TOPPED OFF WITH OIL. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, MY VEHICLES ENGINE STARTED THUMPING. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SO I WASN'T TOO WORRIED. THEN, AS I PULL UP TO A STOP LIGHT, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A BRIEF SECOND THEN WENT AWAY. PANICKED, I TRIED TO MAKE IT TO A NEARBY GAS STATION BUT MY OIL LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR HAD BEGUN TO SEIZE. I PULL OVER AND CALL A TOW TO TAKE MY CAR TO MY HOUSE. THE DAY PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS AT NORMAL LEVEL. AFTER THE ENGINE HAD SIEZED, THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE ENGINE WHATSOEVER. NOW I'M STUCK MAKING PAYMENTS ON A ONCE NICE CAR THAT I NOW CANNOT DRIVE UNTILL I CAN...

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND DIED. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR TO A STOP BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE LANE AND ONTO A SHOULDER. AFTER THREE HOURS, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ROD BEARINGS LOCKED AND WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS STILL OIL IN THE CAR AND NO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN SO IT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF POOR MAINTENANCE. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE CHECK ON APRIL 3, 2019 AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE IN KIAS AND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. THE CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. CARMAX (3147 TOM WATSON DR, TUPELO, MS 38804, (662) 844-1017) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE COULD NOT TRADE THE VEHICLE IN WITH THE FAILURES AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT OIL WAS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CURRENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED AT HER HOUSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE AND IN NO TIME, BECAME COVERED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN THIRTY SECONDS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING, EXCEPT THAT THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER IN THE PAST, BUT DID NOT MAKE ANYTHING OF IT. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BOTH POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,997. *BF

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON CITY STREET, WITHOUT WARNING, CAR STALLED. TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. BOUGHT USED THROUGH A DEALER IN TOWN WITH 102K MILES ON IT, HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH. EXCELLENT OIL CHANGE HISTORY ON CARFAX.

2.0 ENGINE CONNECTING ROD WENT BAD. WHEN EXCELARAITED CAR BACKFIRED LOUD SCREECH SOUND FROM UNDER HOOD AND THEN KNOCKIN FROM ENGINE FROM CONNECTING ROD. WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE, THE EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP (LAKESIDE CHEVROLET 2005 S GOLIAD ST, ROCKWALL, TX 75087, 972-638-8377). A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 100,000.

ON JUNE 1ST, MY SO WAS DRIVING FROM OUR HOME TO ST.JOHNS, MI 5 MILES INTO THE TRIP THE OIL LIGHT BLINKED TWICE AND THEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO 20MPH. HE PULLED OVER AND WE CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD A BLOWN PISTON. WE HAD IT TOWED TO HIS SHOP UNTIL WE COULD HAVE IT TOWED TO KIA. OVER THAT WEEKEND I RESEARCHED THE RECALL AND EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR OUR MOTOR ( WHICH OUR MOTOR IS A 2.0) IT DID THE SAME THING AS THE OTHER ONES. I ALSO READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THERE WAS THREE FROM OUR AREA AND WITH THE SAME MOTOR AS OURS. SO ON THE 3RD OF JUNE I CALLED KIA AND HAD IT TOWED. BY THE 5TH THEY SAID A NEW MOTOR WAS BEING SHIPPED AND IT WAS...

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND NOTICED A LOUD TICKING SOUND AND STOPPED ACCELERATING . I PULLED OVER ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM WORK INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED FOR A RIDE. MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. IT WAS FINE WITH NO SOUND WHILE DRIVING TO WORK 9 HOURS BEFORE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SUPER HOT AND I NEVER GOT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM OTHER THEN THAT LOUD TICKING WHEN I PULLED OVER. OF COURSE KIA WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY ENGINE IS A 2.0 WHEN ONLY THE 1.6 WAS ON THE RECALL. BUT AFTER MY RESEARCH I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM WITH THE 2.0 AS WELL! NOW I HAVE TO TAKE OUT A LOAN FOR 4000 DOLLARS TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED WITH A USED ONE...

DROVE UP A HILL FOR A DELIVERY. CAR STALLED HALF WAY UP THE HILL. TRIED TO RESTART CAR, WHEN DOING SO & PUT THE GEARS INTO DRIVE THE CAR ROLLED BACK SOME. WITH THIS, THE ENGINE & BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR THREE OR FOUR MORE TIMES. ON THE LAST ATTEMPT, THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. PUT THE CAR IN PARK & TURNED OFF THE IGNITION BUT THE CAR WASN'T STOPPING. IN PANIC MODE, DIDN'T TRY TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. ON TOP OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE & THE OTHER PERSON'S, THE TWO PASSENGER TIRES OF MY VEHICLE BLEW OUT.

RECALL NOTICE 19V120. CASE #13172862. 2015 KIA SOUL. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR MAY 8, 2019 IT WAS ALREADY PERFORMING IN NEGATIVE WAY IN ALIGNMENT WITH PROBLEMS LISTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE, WHICH INCLUDES KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, ILLUMINATED MIL & OIL ESCAPE. ON MY SERVICE TICKET FROM DEALERSHIP, IT'S INDICATED THERE ARE ENGINE ISSUES, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE OTHER THAN A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I PROVIDED ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS AS REQUESTED (WHICH COVERED THE LAST 2 YEARS) AND WAS TOLD BY THE KIA SERVICE MANAGER ' THAT I PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION WORTHY OF QUALIFYING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. HE SAID HE WOULD PRESENT MY CASE TO A KIA REP FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. WHEN IN MOTION, MY VEHICLE STILL MAKES HORRIBLE LOUD KNOCKING NOISES AND OFTEN STALLS. BUT, CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE IS STATIONARY & UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE ENGINE PROBLEM....