2016 KIA SOUL Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED ONE QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 2,500 MILES DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF DAYTON LOCATED AT 8560 TROY PIKE, HUBER HEIGHTS, OH 45424, (877) 862-6928, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEXT TAKEN TO MATT CASTRUCCI KIA LOCATED AT 3013 MALL PARK DR, DAYTON, OH 45459, (855) 250-8987, AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUDDERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAITING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO HER DESTINATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO...

CAR BURNS OIL AND TODAY LOST ALL POWER TO ENGINEAND MAKES A HORRIBLE SOUND WHILE IN MOTION ON TOWN STREET.

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND JUST LOST ENGINE PRESSURE AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE DIED. POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW OIL ALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE AND ITS NOT COVERED. SAW THE RECALL GOD THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT TELL ME THE COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY AND STARTER FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2016 KIA ENGINE DIED WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. PRIOR TO THE STRAIGHT AWAY THE ROUTE WAS A WINDING ROAD WITH WATER ON ONE SIDE AND A MOUNTAIN WALL ON THE OTHER. HAD THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE STRAIGHT AWAY PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. KIA NEEDS TO BE COMPELLED TO FIX THEIR PRODUCT BEFORE IT HURTS SOME INNOCENT PERSON (S). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RODEO KIA LOCATED AT 10685 PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85323, (623) 298-1200) WHO WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO PICK UP MY KID FROM DAYCARE AND AS I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND RUN HIGH RPMS. I WAS GOING ABOUT 20MPH BUT WAS AT 4,000 RPMS. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER CHECKING THE CAR THEY FOUND IT HAD A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FAULTY BATTERY. THE CONVERTER WAS COVERED ON WARRANTY THANKFULLY BUT ENDED UP PAYING $600 FOR A BATTERY AND LABOR. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER AND APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES ON IT. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS 59,000 MILES AND IS CONSUMING OIL AT A HIGH RATE. A FAULT LIGHT CAME ON PUTTING THE CAR IN LIMP MODE WHERE IT REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE WITH NO RESOLUTION FOR NEARLY A MONTH. THERE ARE REPORTS OF FIRES AND OTHER FATALITIES WITH THIS MODEL AND THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED IN ORDER TO FORCE KIA MOTORS TO BUY-BACK THESE CARS.

I WILL START THIS REPORT WITH SAYING HOW UTTERLY APPALLED I AM WITH THE "SERVICE" THAT KIA HAS PROVIED REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING MY 2.0 LITER 2016 KIA SOUL AT 70MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT WHEN MY ENGINE SEIZED AND STARTED KNOCKING. IT SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH WITHIN SECONDS AND IT IS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND TURN ONTO A COUNTRY BACKROAD BEFORE IT JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. WE IMMEDIATELY HAD IT TOWED TO A BODYSHOP OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WAS JUST A MINOR ISSUE. TURNS OUT WE COULDNT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. LOW AND BEHOLD THE ENGINE HAD A PISTON ROD THAT FELL OUT OF PLACE CAUSING THE KNOCKING AND THE ENGINE TO START LEAKING OIL AT AN ACCELERATED RATED THROUGH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE BODYSHOP WAS NICE ENOUGH TO CHECK...

KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE WHILE VEHICLE STATIONARY. DIAGNOSIS POINTS TO DAMAGED PISTON ROD. OIL LEVEL CHECKED FOUND LOW DESPITE APPROPRIATE LEVELS WHEN CHECKED 1500 MILES PRIOR. POSSIBLE CAUSE DUE TO OVERHEATING EMISSIONS SIMILAR IF NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT OF RECALL #SC176.

I WAS DRIVING VEHICHLE WHEN I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND THE CAR STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT SUDDENLY STARTED SMOKING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGOSED THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE.

DRIVING TO WORK FROM LUNCH MY CAR STALLED AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THEN MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN BUT IT WAS SLUGGISH AND SLOW. IT WONT GO PAST 45 MILES BEFORE SLOWING ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAD GOT MY CAR RECALLED THREE DAYS BEFORE, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL. NOW THREE DAY LATER MY CARS STUCK IN LIMP MODE SHOWING A P0326 CODE.

WHEN MY CAR SITS FOR HOURS AND YOU CRANK IT AND DRIVE IT AND COME TO YOUR FIRST COMPLETE STOP WHILE STILL IN DRIVE MY CAR WILL SURGE LIKE ITS GOING TO TAKE OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO KIA 5 TIMES AND THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TOOK IT TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOP LOOK AT IT AND SAID MY CONVERTER WAS STOPPED UP AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO KIA FOR WARRANTY WORK. GOT TO KIA AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AGAIN BUT MY CAR IS STILL DOING THIS! IT EVEN HAS SMOKE COME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE WHEN PASSING SOMEONE EVERY NOW AND THEN! ANOTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH MY SUNROOF, IT WILL OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE ANYTHING ON IT TIL THE MOTOR GOES ALL THEY WAY OUT BUT I AM HAVING...

NOVEMBER 2019 WHEN THE CAR ALMOST GOT INTO 60,000 THE ENGINE LIGHT COME UP AND TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT A MISTAKE FROM THE COMPUTER. THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS WAIT FOR KIA GIVE UP AN UPDATE. HOWEVER, MY LIGHT STILL ON SINCE THAT DAY AND SOMETIME IT LOSES POWER. TODAY IS 02/25/2020

OIL LIGHT FLICKERS WHILE STOPPED. WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR KNOCKS, RATTLES, AND LOSES POWER. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO CHECK OIL. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS LESS THAN QUART OF OIL LEFT IN MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT TIME FOR OIL CHANGE. CHECKED TAIL PIPE, WHICH WAS BLACK LIKE OIL HAD BEEN BURNT. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE RECALLS FOR 1.6 ENGINES BUT MINE IS 2.0 ENGINE AND IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS 1.6 ENGINES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. BURNING OIL THROUGH THE EXHAUST DUE TO A LOOSE CAM ROD ON EXHAUST PISTON LIKE THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. KIA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2.0 ENGINES AS WELL. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN FOR 2.0 ENGINES IN KIA'S; THEREFORE, A RECALL SEEMS TO BE SUBSTANTIATED. WITH THIS CAR POSSIBLY STALLING AND LOCKING UP IN REGULAR TRAFFIC OR THE INTERSTATE, I AM IN DANGER OF A...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TOOK IT TO KALIDY KIA CHECKED CODES DID AN UP GRADE OF CATAYLIC SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOUND FAULTY CATAYLIC CONVERTER THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY CAR NO I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEERING WHEEL GOT HOT

WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 KIA SOUL GOING APPROX 60MPH MY CAR SORT JERKED LIKE IT WAS GONNA STALL BUT DIDN'T STALL INSTEAD FLASHED THE OIL LIGHT SYMBOL SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER JUST IN TIME FOR THE CAR TO STALL ON THE SIDE OF THE HWY AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A RATTLE SOUND UNDER THE ENGINE WHEN CRANKED SO I LEFT IT OFF. THE NEXT DAY I TOWED IT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A ROD COMING LOOSE IN THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST UPWARDS OF $6500-$7000. WHICH IS HALF OF WHAT I OWE THE BANK ON THE CAR UPON DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I SEE THAT WELL OVER 616,000 OTHER CARS LIKE MINES HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE AND KIA HAS RECALLED THE 1.6 LITER ENGINE BUT NOT THE...

85K MILES 2016 KIA SOUL. TURNING FROM A STOP INTO SLOW ONCOMING SIDE STREET TRAFFIC, LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. RPMS TO 4, SLIGHT REV, BUT NO POWER. COULD NOT GO OVER 20 OR SO MPH. SLIGHT LOW RATTLE WHEN PULLED OVER (WITHIN 2 BLOCKS OF ISSUE). OIL LIGHT FLICKER. RAN 'FIX'D' DIAGNOSTIC. NOTHING. DRIVE SLOWLY 4 OR SO MORE MILES TO DESTINATION. OIL LIGHT FLICKERED UPON ARRIVAL. RAN DIAGNOSTIC AGAIN AFTER PARKING. CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING SENSOR PULLS UP. CHECKED OIL. LOW. FILLED OIL. NEXT MORNING DRIVE 1 MORE MILE TO AAA APPROVED SHOP. THEY DO NOT MENTION CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THEY SAY OIL PRESSURE LOW EVEN WITH OIL, ENGINE ABOUT TO SEIZE UP. KNOCKING SOUND LOUD AFTER THEIR ASSESSMENT AND HOWEVER LONG THEY DROVE IT. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW SEVERAL MENTIONS OF KIA SOULS WITH LESS MILEAGE AND SAME PROBLEM - LOSS POWER. ENGINE QUITTING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO LEV KIA OF FRAMINGHAM (LOCATED AT 510 COCHITUATE RD, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701, (508) 879-5555) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. *LN *TR

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A CITY STREET. THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AS I ACCELERATED, THE KNOCKING NOISE WOULD INCREASE. THE NOISE WOULD CONTINUE EVEN IF THE CAR WAS DOING A TURN. ALSO BEING STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE WITH THAT KNOCKING NOISE.

IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN VEHICLE MADE A KIND OF CRACKLING NOISE AND FELT A SLIGHT SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO CHECK ENGINE. AFTER CHECKING FLUIDS WHILE VEHICLE WAS OFF STARTED VEHICLE AGAIN. IMMEDIATELY HEARD EVEN LOUDER CRACKLING AND CLANKING NOISES. TURNED IT OFF AGAIN. TRIED AGAIN TO CRANK AND SWITCHED INTO DIFFERENT GEAR TO SEE IF NOISE CHANGED AND IT GOT QUIETER WHEN CHANGING HEARD BUT THEN WHEN RIGHT BACK TO LOUD NOISES. AFTER LETTING IT SIT THAT AFTERNOON HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME A SHORT DISTANCE BUT DID SO VERY CAREFULLY TRYING NOT TO STRAIN THE ENGINE. THEN HAD IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ENGINE ISSUE, BROKEN CONNECTING ROD CLANKING AROUND IN ENGINE DAMAGED THE ENGINE BLOCK. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THAT MY KIA SOUL PLUS WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAME DEFECTIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V608000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE ENGINE SHOOK AND A SULFUR ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRST KIA (2081 1ST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065, (805) 624-4044), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO FLAMES; HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED ANYWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY KIA OF DURHAM (5105 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD, DURHAM, NC 27707, (919) 572-1700). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN BY PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE CODE THAT POPPED INDICATED THAT IT COULD BE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM.MECHANIC DROPPED A CAMERA ON AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS MELTED DUE TO WHAT HE ASSUMES IS EXCESSIVE HEAT. MECHANIC INDICATES THAT THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE GIVEN THE LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT MANAGED TO EVENTUALLY DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

I WAS GETTING DINNER,AND I ADMIT THAT I PULLED OUT RATHER SWIFTLY AND PUNCHED THE GAS,CAUSE PEOPLE IN MY AREA ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE,HOWEVER HAVING THE ENGINE STALL,SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED,OR SHOULD I SAY MY ENGINE TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORST AND STOPPED WORKING FOR GOOD.SO HERE I WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HWY AND PEOPLE WERE HONKING AND GOING AROUND ME.THIS WAS NOT A SPOT WHERE I COULD JUST PULL OVER.SO I PUSHED THE CAR TO THE NEXT PERKING LOT.I ALMOST GOT HIT INITIALLY AND ALMOST BROKE BOTH MY ANKLES TRYING TO PUSH THIS OVER SIZED TOY VEHICLE.TOWED IT TO THE SHOP AND I GOT A $6000 BILL FOR A CLUNKED ENGINE.NOW,PRIOR TO ALL THIS I DIDN'T DO MANY OIL CHANGES,HOWEVER,HOW COULD I WHEN THE OIL KEPT BURNING UP.THIS ALWAYS PUZZLED ME AS TO WHY I KEPT HAVING TO PUT OIL IN IT,WITH NO VISIBLE OIL...

I HAD 2 RECALLS CARRIED TO UNIVERSITY KIA, HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA. DAYS LATER THE CAR BROKE DOWN HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO SAID DEALER TO FIND OUT ORIGINAL SERVICE COORDINATOR WAS FIRED TOLD HE WAS NOT PERFORMING RECALLS. MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK AT DEALER FOR 8 DAYS NOW NOT FIXED WAS TOLD CONVERTER WAS STOPPED UP AND COMPUTER HAD NOT BEEN UPGRADED. LEAVING US WITH NO TRANSPORTATION TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. NEED HELP!! PLEASE

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY ON I-20 GOING SEE MOTHER IN LAW @ AROUND 10:30 PM AND THE CAR JUST STARTED LICKING UP SPEED ON IT OWN AND I HAD FIANCEE WITH ME . I AM DEAF SAID THERE SOMETHING WRONG I SAID WHAT THE CAR STARTED IDLING REALLY WERID . AND HE SAID PULL OFF NEXT EXIT START TRY TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY. SO PULL OVER TO EXIT AND START TO RUN NORMAL FOR FEW MINS THEN STALL AGAIN OFF AND ON. I PULL OFF HULEN ST AT TOM THUMB PARKING LOT CHECK EVERYTHING SEEM OKAY WITH MOTOR AND FIANCEE CHECK DIDNT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE NOTICE AROUND AUGUST CAR SEEM PICK UP SPEED ON IT OWN I REALLY DIDNT THINK ANYTHING OF IT. THEN I NOTICE THAT IT SEEM USE OIL BECAUSE SOMETIME THERE DOESNT SEEM BE ANY OIL IN CAR . I WOULD PUT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BRAMLETT KIA (3326 US-31, DECATUR, AL 35603, (866) 750-3933) WHERE INITIALLY ONLY A SYSTEM UPDATE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ONLY WAY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER COULD BE REPLACED PER THE RECALL WAS IF THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PISTONS CONTINUED TO KNOCK ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PISTONS NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID...

CAR WAS IN MOTION MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. CAR STALLED WHEN I STOPPED. I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN BUT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I NOTICED LIGHT GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS GOING TO POP THE HOOD TO CHECK IF THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND SMOKE BECAME THICKER AND BLACK SO ME AND MY KIDS EXITED THE CAR AND WENT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AND I CALLED 911.

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, STOPPED AT A LIGHT THEN PROCEEDED TO GO AND VEHICLE HAD LITTLE TO NO POWER. RPM'S WOULDN'T GO ABOVE ABOUT 2500 AND WOULD THEN BOG DOWN AND ALMOST DIE. DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT 66K MILES. IF IT WAS CLOGGING UP, WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN DECREASED PERFORMANCE AT SOME POINT. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT SHOULD JUST HAPPEN ALL OF A SUDDEN.

2016 KIA SOUL HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION NOW I AM LOSING POWER IT WILL STALL AT 60 DOWN TO 40 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY . WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OF OTHER RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS CAR. WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING NOW AT 83,400 THEY TOLD ME THAT MY WARRANTY HAS ENDED .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, ADDED TWO QUARTS OF OIL, AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. SUDDENLY, A LOUD POP SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT AND THREE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. BOTH POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AT SUMMIT PLACE KIA (LOCATED AT 4200 INTERPARK DR, AUBURN HILLS, MI 48326, (248) 682-6002) IN APRIL OF 2019. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED VOYLES KIA (LOCATED AT 2145 COBB PKWY SE, SMYRNA, GA 30080, (770) 952-2621) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,472.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE (I-90 WB) ON 10/11/2019 AT APPROX 70 MPH. MY ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER THEN I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FLAMES. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.

DAMAGED ENGINE DUE TO OIL SYSTEM ISSUE. DEALERSHIP SERVICED EVER SINCE PURCHASE. DURING THE FIRST MILE OF THE LAST DRIVE A ENGINE NOISE BEGAN. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE OIL SHOWED LOW AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE ENGINE SPUN A BEARING. CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY LEAKS, NO BURNING OIL OUT OF THE EXHAUST.THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN OIL CHANGE FACTORY RECOMMENDATION AND ONLY 65 THOUSAND MILES ON MOTOR. VEHICLE SPEED WAS 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET.

THE CARS ENGINE STALLED WILL DRIVING. CAR HAS OIL. NOT OIL RELATED. NOT SURE WHY ENGINE IS GONE. I HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE.

3/19/2019 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR LOSS OF POWER, WAS TOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTOR NEEDED REPLACING, IT WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE WAS FIXED 8/5/2019 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR LOSS OF POWER AND SHIFTING, WAS TOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTOR NEEDED REPLACING. THERE ARE RECALLS ON 1.6 ENGINE BUT NOT 2.0 ENGINE, AS I WAS TOLD, SO 4.5 MONTHS LATER I AN HAVING TO REPLACE THE CONVERTOR AGAIN. SPOKE W/KIA SEEMS TO BE A RUN AROUND, KEEP TELLING ME IT TAKE 2 - 3 BUS DAYS, AS OF THIS ITS BEEN 6 DAYS

ON 8/4/19 I WAS HEADING TO WORK WHEN MY CAR DECIDED NOT TO GO ANYMORE. I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. I COULD NOT GET PASSED 3000 RPMS. FELT THE ENGINE REV UP BUT WOULD ONLY GO 30 MPH. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME, BECAUSE THE WHOLE RIDE EVERYTHING WAS SMOOTH SAILING AND THEN THIS HAPPEND OUT OF NOWHERE. SO I GAVE IT A LITTLE MORE GAS AND COULD FEEL THE ENGINE STRUGGLING. I CAME TO THE NEXT RED LIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED TO GIVE GAS IT JUST JERKED AND I ROLLED INTO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL. BECAUSE AS I ACCELERATED AT THE NEXT LIGHT ONCE GREEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND KEPT BLINKING. I JUST CHANGED IT TWO MONTHS AGO! THERE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT THE DIPSTICK WAS DRY; HOWEVER, THE OIL WAS DARK AFTER IT WAS CHANGED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATTHEWS AUTO GROUP (3721 VESTAL RD D, VESTAL, NY 13850, (607) 584-5354) WHERE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, BUT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THE KIA SOUL 1.6 ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION RELATED TO EXCESSIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT. I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT THE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2.0 ENGINE. I BELIEVE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE SPECIAL EDITION CARS THAT HAVE THE LARGER SIZED WHEELS STANDARD WHEEL IS 16" THESE COME WITH 18" AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 1.6 DUE TO THE ENGINE WORKING HARDER TO PROVIDE POWER TO RUN THE 18" WHEELS. I HAVE SO FAR SUFFERED EXTREME OIL LOSS ON 4 OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE DONE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS AND REQUIRED ME TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN AT MY INCONVENIENCE A GREAT NUMBER OF TIMES. WITH ONE TIME HAVING TH OIL DOWN BY 1 QUART. BUT OUTSIDE OF THIS I HAVE HAD IT GO DOWN ON ME OUTSIDE OF THESE TESTS ON THOSE 4 OCCASIONS SO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. IN ADDITION, FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A KNOCKING SOUND EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

(MN) ENGINE THREW A ROD AT 80,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC READING THAT THE KNOCK SENSOR (PO...26) WAS FAULTED AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AN ENGINE ISSUE, THEREFORE I SHOULD LOOK INTO IT TO SEE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. UPON READING ARTICLES AND COMPLAINTS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAPPENED WITH MY 2016 KIA SOUL IS WHAT IS DESCRIBED, HOWEVER, MY VIN # DOES NOT SEEM TO FALL WITHIN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS ACCURATE, THE ISSUE DEFINITELY SEEMS RELATIVE.

DRIVING HOME NORMALLY, ENGINE KNOCK LOUDLY, LOST OF POWER, BARLEY MADE IT HOME. OIL LIGHT CAME ON IN WHEN I WAS CHECKING ENGINE. NO OIL, JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE MONTH AGO. NO LEAKAGE, NO SMOKE FROM TAIL PIKE. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL IT'S OUT. I READ 10 POST THAT IS THE SAME AS WHAT HAPPEN TO ME.

MY VEHICLE STALLED, CUT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, AND DIED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AM ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. ALL MAINTENANCE FOR THE VEHICLE WERE BEING PROPERLY MAINTAINED AP RHERE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY ISSUES. THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE.

MY 2016 KIA SOUL IS UNDER A RECALL DUE TO BURNING OIL THAT WRECKED THE CANDLE AT A CONVERTER IN HAS THE POTENTIAL OF THROWING A ROD. I THREW A ROD AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO SAY IT'S LIKE A MINT MAINTENANCE NOT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM OF THE BURNING OIL WHICH IS A CAUSE FOR LAWSUITS TOWARDS KIA. THE DEALERSHIP AND KIA ARE REFUSING TO FIX THE CAR EVEN KNOWING IT IS UNDER A RECALL AND WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR IS PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE AT THE KIS AT CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DUTCH MILLER KIA (7725 SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,188.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO BOB BELL KIA (7900 EASTERN AVE, BALTIMORE, MD 21224, (410) 766-3600), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500. *TR*JB THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, STALLED IN THE STREET AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE 7900 EASTERN AVE. BALTIMORE, MD 21224. I WAS CALLED ON 17-JUN-2019 AND I TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY $139 BEFORE THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. ON 18-JUNE-2019, I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL IN IT. I WAS NO LONGER...