2016 KIA SOUL Engine Problems

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HAD JUST PULLED ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND HE HEARD A "POP" SOUND, SO HE PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT. WHEN HE GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND ENGULFED THE WHOLE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO HIM HEARING THE SOUND. IT NEVER LOST POWER, NEVER HAD ANY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NEVER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OVER HEATING LIGHT, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, NOTHING. IT WAS RUNNING 100% FINE. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND I AM JUST THANKFUL HE STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND IS SAFE AND DID NOT HAVE OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH HIM AT THE TIME THIS OCCURED.

AFTER TAKING MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL AND AN UPGRADE TO COMPUTER SOFTWARE, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE LANES OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND UPON THE COMPLETION OF AN INSPECTION, THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND POWER WAS RESTORED. I WAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER CAR, AND HAD TO WALK OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I CANNOT TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING AS A SAFETY MECHANISM TRIGGERS. I HAVE TO FIND MY OWN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND ONLY TRAVEL LOCALLY. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MORE TRAFFIC I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE ALSO NOT OFFERED ANY FORM...

VEHICLE STOPPED HAVING ANY POWER AND BEGAN SPUTTERING ON INTERSTATE 79 NORTH OF PITTSBURGH. DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL OFF ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AND OFF THE EXIT RAMP (NORTH) ON THE PORTERSVILLE/PROSPECT EXIT BEFORE IT SHUT OFF ENTIRELY AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ROLL OVER OR START. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED. CAR WAS TOWED FROM IT'S LOCATION TO ACM MOTORSPORTS IN TITUSVILLE PA. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER WAS BAD AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS DRAINED OF OIL, THERE WAS LESS THAN A QUART OF OIL IN IT. OIL CHECKED PREVIOUSLY (WITHIN A WEEK OF INCIDENT) SHOWED THAT 3 QUARTS OF OIL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP AND WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND NEEDED REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 82,000 MILES.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE AND MY CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY AND WENT AWAY. I HIT THE GAS TO TRY TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE SO THAT I COULD EXIT THE FREEWAY AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING WITH THE RPM IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 2 AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS SO UPSET AND FINALLY MADE IT TO AN OFF RAMP. WHEN I STOPPED AT THE OFF RAMP THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO JUST EXPLODE. I CONTEMPLATED STAYING OFF THE FREEWAY AND TAKING THE STREETS BUT I WAS NOT IN A GOOD AREA SO I GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND STAYED IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE TO EXIT AND HEAD STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED...

DRIVING TO WORK AT 60 MPH CAR FELT LIKE CAT CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND BY THE TIME I PUT MY CAR IN PARK SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH IN 5 MINS FRONT OF MY CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED

WHILE DRIVING SOMETIME THE CAR SEEM TO LOSE SPEED AND AFTER A WHILE IT'S PICKS BACK UP.. MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SOMETIME.. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP IT READS A CODE OF 420 CATALYTIC CONVERTER.. IT'S HAVE DECREASE IN SPEED..

IN AUGUST OF 2020 CAR WAS NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE, WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WOULD START GOING AND THEN LOSE MOMENTUM FOLLOWED BY A RAPID TAKE OFF IN DECEMBER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE TO TRIGGER A LIMP MODE PER KIA, AT THIS TIME ADVISED THEM OF THE CAR BURNING 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN 3000 MILE OIL CHANGES. JANUARY 28TH 2021 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. VEHICLE CAME ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND ADVISED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE ENGINE CONDITION AND TO CONTACT KIA. VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WERE NO CODES AND AFTER REACHING OUT TO KIA THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED WITH NO CHANGES.

THREW ROD THREW ENGINE WAS DRIVING PULLED OUT OF PARKING POP NOISE OIL ANTIFREEZE EVERYWHERE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER STEVE LANDERS KIA (201 COLONEL GLENN PLAZA LOOP, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72210, (501) 404-4268) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

ENGINE NOISE.USES 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES

AS I WAS PULLING OUT TO GO TO WORK,I NOTICED THE RPM INDICATOR WENT UP TO 51000 RPM.I HAD NOT HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE.THE CAR ONLY HAD 18000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT HAS 19500 MILES NOW.I WAS ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND COULDN'T GO AFTER THAN 50 MPH.I ALMOST GOT HIT DRIVING .IN THE PAST,I HAD MY KIA SPORTAGE REPAIRED WITHOUT ISSUE. I AM GOING TO THE KIA SERVICE CENTER IN THE AM. I WILL EVERYONE KNOW THE OUTCOME

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. IT STARTED SMOKING AND SECONDS LATER CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR STARTED SMOKING, HE TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE.

FIRST, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPS WORKING PROPERLY. IT STARTS TAKING ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR MY ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO SHOW THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. AFTER ABOUT TWO DAYS THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF BY ITSELF. SO I FINALLY GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP TODAY. THEY SAY THEY NEED TO PUT AN UPDATED PROGRAM INTO MY KIA SOUL'S COMPUTER..THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DRIVE AWAY GO TO A STORE WHEN I COME OUT OF THE STORE AND GET BACK INTO MY CAR AND PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I TAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET THE CODE READ. THIS TIME THE CODE IS P0420. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP 800-995-4203 AND THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE MARTY TELLS ME TO BRING MY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V389000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A COURTESY SERVICE AND SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO EXCEED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OAKLAND KIA (2500 WEBSTER ST, OAKLAND, CA 94612, (888)871-7024) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

WHEN I ACCELERATE MY CAR MAKES A LOUD HUMMING NOISE AND WILL NOT SHIFT - THEN WHEN IT FINALLY DOES SHIFT IT FLUCTUATES SPEED AND DOESN'T MAINTAIN SPEED. IT'S NOT SAFE GETTIN ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR WHEN YOU CHANGE LANES AND TRY TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC AROUND YOU. AT FIRST IT WOULD BE SOMETIMES. NOW IT IS MORE CONSTANT

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON US HIGHWAY. SPEED OF 55 MPH POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY AND IT LOST POWER. I ALMOST GOT HIT GETTING IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. OIL LIGHT WAS ON. CHECKED THE OIL AND ADDED 3 QUARTS. STARTED ENGINE AGAIN AND OIL LIGHT WENT OUT AND KNOCKING WAS REDUCED. DROVE ANOTHER 4 MILES AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY AGAIN AND IT LOST OF POWER AGAIN. BARLEY MADE IT HOME BY COASTING DOWNHILL. RECENT OIL CHANGE AND HAVE MAINT RECORDS. NO LEAKAGE, NO SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF OIL. I READ MANY POSTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME EXACT THING AS WHAT HAPPEN TO ME.

CATALYTIC OVERHEATING, BURNT OUT THE SPARK PLUGS AND HARNESS. CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 20MPH WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. ALL OTHER 2016 KIA SOUL WITH 1.6L I-4 DOHC GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION (GDI) HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THIS SERIES OF VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND COVERED AS WELL. CAN LEAD TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. DEALERSHIP NOW WANTS $2000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY DONE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THIS WOULD LEAVE US FOOTING THE BILL FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE THAT IS NEEDED LATER BECAUSE OF DAMAGE DONE WHEN MOTOR WAS BURNING GAS TOO HOT. THIS KIA SOUL NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL ALREADY IN INSISTENCE.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN RATTLING AND STOPPED RUNNING. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO ASSESS THE ISSUE AND IT SEEMED AS IF THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A MONTH AND A HALF PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE ENGINE OIL WAS FINE AS WELL AS THERE WAS STILL 2,000 MILES TO GO BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, IT SEEMS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2016 KIA SOULS FOR THE 1.6L ENGINE VERSION OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE THE 2.0L ENGINE. MORE INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH BOTH VERSIONS OF THE 2016 KIA SOUL, BUT THE 2.0L VERSION HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE KIA RECALL I AM REFERRING TO IS: 19V120000 IN WHICH "HIGH EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, POSSIBLY...

LAST MONTH I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN ECU UPDATE WHICH KIA IS CALLING A 'PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN' FOR THE CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM TO PUT IT INTO LIMP HOME MODE, NOW A MONTH LATER WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I TURNED ONTO A STREET 2 NIGHTS IN A ROW THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING BUT WENT OFF AFTER I MADE IT THROUGH THE TURN, AND I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL THE SECOND NIGHT AND THE DIPSTICK HAD LITTLE TO NO VISIBLE OIL ON IT BUT THE OIL LIGHT STILL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN IDILING ONLY WHEN TURNING WITH MOMENTUM, BUT THE 2.0 ENGINES ARE KNOWN TO DESTROY THEMSELVES DUE TO ROD BERING DAMAGE AND THAT UPDATE THEY DID SERVED TO FIVE AND EARLY ALERT AS TO WHEN IT DETECTS KNOCK BUT THESE ENGINES ARE ALSO KNOWN TO BURN OIL AND THE...

MY 2016 KIA SOUL HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MALFUNCTION. NO MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED WHAT IS THE CAUSE AND HOW TO CORRECT THIS MATTER. THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH IDLING, AND PERFORMANCE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 37K MILES. AFTER SPENDING OVER $300, I WAS TOLD SORRY WE HAVE NO ANSWER. JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT CAUSES A FIRE OR BREAKS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY? THE INTERNET IS INUNDATED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. KIA DEALERSHIPS CAN'T SEE MY CAR, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOO MANY RECALLED CARS FOR ENGINE FIRES. WHAT IF MY CAR EXPLODES??? CATCHES FIRE? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I WANT IT RECALLED.

2016 KIA SOUL 2.0 ENGINE LOSES POWER INTERMITTING ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTING OIL LIGHT AND POSSIBLY RODS KNOCKING THE HIGHWAY AND TURNING

I HAD RECEIVED MY LAST AN OIL CHANGE ON 8/3/2020 AT 78,901 MILES ON 10/20/2020 MY CARS OIL LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE IDLING, I TURNED DOWN MY MUSIC AND HEARD THE ENGINE HAD A SLIGHT RATTLE. I DROVE LESS THAN 6 MILES TRYING TO GET TO THE NEAREST SERVICE LOCATION AND THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON INSPECTING THE DIPSTICK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE OIL ON MY DIPSTICK AND I WAS SITTING AT LESS THAN 81,500 MILES. I FILLED THE ENGINE WITH OIL IN HOPES TO GET IT GOING AND IT DID TURN ON BUT WAS MAKING AN EVEN LOUDER RATTLING NOISE. CHECKING THE DIPSTICK AGAIN, PIECES OF METAL COULD BE SEEN IN THE VERY BLACK OIL. THIS IS A SIMILAR COMPLAINT TO OTHER ENGINE RECALLS KIA HAS PUT OUT FOR SIMILAR ENGINES PRODUCED DURING THE SAME TIME...

WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CODE THAT POPPED UP WHEN I USED MY READER TO READ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT POPPED UP TWO DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING. IT SAID IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE KIA LADY TOOK MY VIN AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS BUT EVERYONE WITH MY CAR WAS CALLING IN ABOUT IT. AND THE PART ITSELF IS 1200 DOLLARS. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE EXACT SAME THING WHICH ALSO SAYS IT CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. AS A MOTHER WITH A TODDLER WHO CHOSE THIS CAR BASED ON ITS AFFORDABILITY AND SAFETY FEATURES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ISSUE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR IS A 2016 KIA. THERES SHOULD BE NO REASON THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 3000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A PART THAT EVERYONE'S HAVING TO REPLACE OR YOUR CAR WILL LITERALLY BREAK DOWN FOR...

KIA ISSUED A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER HAVING A KIA DEALER INSTALL THE SOFTWARE UPDATE MY 2016 KIA SOUL BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE STALLING. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED, CAUSING MY ISSUE. THEY ARE ALSO CLAIMING NO ERROR CODES HAVE BEEN DETECTED, EVEN THOUGH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. MY ENGINE ALSO HAD A KNOCK BEFORE THE SOFTWARE UPDATED. THE KNOCK OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CHECK FOR ENGINE DAMAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE SOFTWARE RECALL STATES THEY WILL REPAIR ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY SOFTWARE. THERE ARE ALSO RECALLS ON SIMILAR YEAR KIA SOUL VEHICLES THAT INVOLVE THE FAULTY SOFTWARE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGE. THIS VEHICLE CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE INJURED OR KILLED.

UPON PARKING MY CAR I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UP UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE FIRE WAS DEEMED ELECTRICAL IN NATURE.

CAR STOP WORKING AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER BLEW

MOTOR BLEW UP AT 73,000 MILES KIA WOULDN'T UP HOLD WARRANTY SO I BOUGHT A SHORT BLOCK FROM KIA MOTORS HAD IT REPLACED AND IN LESS THAN 5 MIN OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND NEW SHORT BLOCK HAD ALREADY SPUN A BEARING KIA WOULDN'T UP HOLD WARRANTY ON NEW SHORT BLOCK EITHER SO I HAD TO JUNK A CAR I STILL OWED OVER 12,000.00 ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AS THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON WHICH RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICART AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (4255 S. HAMILTON RD, GROVEPORT, OH 43125, (614) 836-5321) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,665.

MY CAR EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAVEL OVER 50 MPH. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODE THROWN. BROUGHT TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 3 WEEKS DISCOVERED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CLOGGED AND MELTED. REPLACED 90 DAYS AGO. SECOND IS NOW DESTROYED AND MELTED. WANTS TO INSTALL THE THIRD. SAYS MOTOR IS FINE, NOT RUNNING RICH OR LEAN. NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AND THEY JUST HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THIS $3,000 REPAIR EVERY 3 MONTHS AS IT FAILS. VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONVERTER BEING CLOGGED CAUSES IT TO SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. KIA SAYS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, JUST NEED TO KEEP REPLACING THE CONVERTER EVERY FEW MONTHS. A CONVERTER RATED TO LAST 10+ YEARS. HIGHLY UNUSUAL. SPOKE TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY BELIEVED THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CONVERTER FOR THIS REASON BUT MY BIN SHOWS NO...

AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT LIGHTED UP. SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE GOT LOUD AND SPILLED A LOT OF OIL ON THE ROAD. LOTS OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD A HUGE HOLE. LUCKILY THE OIL FUMES DID NOT IGNITE AS THE ENGINE WAS NOT TO HOT, BECAUSE THE DRIVE JUST STARTED SOME MINUTES BEFORE. WITH THE CAR WE BOUGHT A WARRANTY EXTENSION AND THE INSURANCE PAID FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE COST OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WITH A USED ENGINE WAS MORE THAN USD 8.000. WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE GARAGE WE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A KSDS SOFTWARE UPDATE TO SENSOR AN ENGINE ISSUE WITH EXCESSIVE CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE. NOW KIA IS NOT WILLING TO IMPLEMENT THE EXTENDED 120,000 MILE ENGINE WARRANTY DUE TO THE KSDS UPDATE FOR THE CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE ISSUE...

AUGUST 28, 2020 I RECIEVED A LETTER FROM KIA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS STATING A RECALL ON A 2014 - 2016 KIA SOUL CONDUCTING SOFTWARE UPDATE ON ENGINE TO PROTECT THE ENGINE. GOT THAT COMPLETED AND SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WENT BACK TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE, WAS ASKED DID I GIVE A GOOD REVIEW FOR KIA AND THE GUY APPEARED UPSSET, ANYWHO AFTER THAT OIL CHANGE MY KIA STARTED TO RUN SLOW AND WOULD NOT ACCERATE TO THE NORMAL SPEED OR SEEMS TO STOP. ASK A MECHANIC AND SAID IT SOUNDS LIKKE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I LOOK UP INFORMATION ON KIA AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP IS CHECKING FOR OTHER THINGS. HOW DO I PROTECT MY CAR?

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (70MPH) , THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND SHAKE THE CAR. THEN THERE WAS A BANG, AND SEVERAL PUFFS OF WHITE SMOKE, AND THE CAR DIED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP, AND THEY TOLD US THAT A PISTON SHOT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND DRAINED ALL THE OIL IN THE CAR. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. QUOTED COST TO REPAIR 9K FOR A USED ENGINE, 15K FOR A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, AND SERVICED REGULARLY.*DT CONSUMER STATED FOLLOWING CODES FROM DIAGNOSTIC P0326, P0014 P0303.*JB*DT CONSUMER STATEDMANUFACTURER COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT.*JB

2016 KIA SOUL 2.0L SERVICED REGULARLY RUNNING FULL SYNTHETIC. OIL CHANGED 10/1/2020, ON 10/19/2020 THE OIL WAS CHECKED IN THE MORNING AND FULL AT THAT TIME, ON WEDNESDAY 10/21/20 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - CODE WAS PO441 WHICH IS AN EVAP ISSUE, BUT CAR STARTED KNOCKING PRETTY BAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLED INTO GAS STATION IMMEDIATELY AND CHECKED THE OIL AND THE OIL HAD DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY, NOT EVEN REGISTERING ON THE DIP STICK. TRIED TO ADD OIL AT THIS POINT BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD.

LAST SUMMER WE WERE ON VACATION, DRIVING FROM TEXAS TO KANSAS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL. I NOTICED THAT WE HAD SPONTANEOUSLY LOST OIL. NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING. WE PULLED INTO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED 3 QUARTS OF 5W-20 SYNTHETIC CASTROL GTX SYNTHETIC OIL, I ADDED THE OIL AND THE RATTLING STOPPED. NOW THE ENGINE AGAIN HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND NOW ITS IN NEED OF EXPENSIVE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS A PISTON ROD KNOCK DUE TO SPONTANEOUS OIL LOSS.

I WAS ON MY INTO WORK AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DONE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD SOMETHING POPPED OUT UNDER NEATH MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. SOME SORT OF A ROD THAT MUST OF CAME OFF. I HAD THIS TOWED TO OUR COMPANY MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE.

I WAS DRIVING NORMAL AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE SHE HAD A LOUD NOISE AND NO POWER

CATILAC CONVERTER. KIA REFUSED TO FIX SAYS NOT A RECALL. BUT 2017 KIA MANUFACTURING SAYS IT'S A RECALL AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS AND THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED

WHILE DRIVING MY KIA SOUL ON A CITY ROAD I PULLED OVER TO LET A CAR PASS. I WAS STILL IN GEAR AND ONCE THE CAR PASSED I WENT TO PULL BACK ON TO THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I THEN NOTICED THAT IT HAD STALLED. WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. NO LEAKING OIL AND THE OIL WAS FULL. I DO A FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE EVERY 3-4000 MILES. WE THEN TOWED IT TO OUR KIA DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINES AND THE PROBLEMS. AFTER 2 MONTHS THEY JUST INFORMED ME THAT IT DOESN'T FIT THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE CHRONIC PROBLEMS.

RECALL 19V120000; SC176 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. I AM BEING TOLD COSTS INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE ARE NOT WARRANTY AND TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET DESPITE KNOWN PROBLEM.

8/1/20 DRIVING ON HWY 231 AT 65MPH WHEN MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS STALLING, PULLED OVER AND TURNED ENGINE OFF.IT WOULD CRANK BUT ONLY GO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OR REV TO ABOUT 2000 RPM, THEN JUST PUTTER OUT. AT TUFFYS WHERE IT WAS SAID "NOTHING WAS CODING". SAID NEEDED KNEW FUEL PUMP FOR $1600. THAT WAS REPLACED BUT WAS NOT THE ISSUE.HE SAID THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ASSOCIATED W/ CAR AND TO GET IT TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP.I IMMEDIATELY STARTED RESEARCHING AN FOUND RECALL 19V120000, I CALLED KIA 800# AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED W/ CAR AND THAT THEIR SEARCH IS VIN SPECIFIC AND WAS NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THIS CAR. I CONTINUED TO RESEARCH, CALLED BACK AND YES INDEED THERE WAS A RECALL. CAR ARRIVED THERE FRIDAY 8/7/20 AT 9:30 AM. SPOKE W/ CHUCK AND WAS NOT GIVEN ANY DETAILS THOUGH I CALLED...

WAS DRIVING CAR AND IT LOST POWER WHILE ON HIGHWAY. CAUSING CARS TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. AFTER GOING TO SHOP FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CAR WAS ALSO BURNING OIL AND MISFIRING. HAD THE 3 AND 4 COIL RELPACED ,SPARK PLUGS , BUT STILL NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT US CAUSING OIL TO BURN. CAR HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. KIA BASICALLY SAID THAT AFTER I FIX THE COILS CAR WOULD BE FINE . WELL IT'S NOT STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT JUST NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. KIA HAS REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY.

IT'S RUNNING DIFFERENT MAKES STRANGE NOISE AND HAS ENGINE LIGHT ON.

ENGINE LOSES 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. STARTED AT AROUND 70K MILES AND IS GETTING WORSE (NOW AT 90K MILES). THERE IS NO INDICATION OF LOW OIL OR PROBLEM IN THE DRIVER CONTROLS. NO SMOKE FROM BURNING OIL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE ENGINE CAN DIE SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE TWO OF THESE CARS AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS THERE ARE MANY OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD AND IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW.

ENGINE LOSES OIL WITHOUT A LEAK OR ANY EXTERNAL INDICATION (SMOKE, SMELL, DRIVER CONTROLS). IT REQUIRES 1-2 QUARTS ADDED BETWEEN SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN SEIZE ABRUPTLY WITHOUT NOTIFICATION. IT IS A CLEAR DESIGN FLAW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. TROPHY KIA DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES LOCATED AT 1945 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007, (213) 342-0802, WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED A DTC FAULT CODE REGARDING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,292.

I LEASED A 2016 KIA SOUL ! FOR MY DAUGHTER. AT THE END OF THE LEASE (AUGUST 2018), I PAID PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE KIA. 31 MAY 2019 WHILE DRIVING HER CAR THE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO DUTCH MILLER KIA OF CHARLOTTE. THE CAR HAD 51,188 MILES. AFTER A WEEK THE DEALER TOLD US THE CAR WASN'T GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH KIA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WHO REVIEWED THE CASE AND DID NOTHING TO HELP. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, BRANT BLACKWELDER WHO AGREED TO SPEAK WITH THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. ON 26 JUNE, THEY STATED THEY WOULD EXTEND A "GOOD FAITH" OFFER OF REPLACING THE ENGINE, BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR ($1,700 ESTIMATED). DURING THE 3 MONTHS IT TOOK TO...

MY CAR IS USING EXCESSIVE OIL. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKING EXTERNALLY (ON THE GROUND) OR IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I GO THROUGH ABOUT 4 QUARTS PER MONTH / 2500 MILES. THE OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON, EVEN WHEN I HAVE FORGOTTEN TO CHECK AND THE OIL DIPSTICK IS COMPLETELY DRY. THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF THE ENGINE LOCKS UP AND THROWS A ROD IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

KIA HAS 88K MILES AND RECENT OIL CHANGE AND CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPHON HIGHWAY AND NOW ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE FROM DETACHED RODS. IT WILL COST OVER $5000 TO FIX( EST.). BOUGHT CAR USED FROM KLAMATH FALLS SUBARU AT 58K MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RIMROCK KIA LOCATED AT 4040 KING AVE W, BILLINGS, MT 59106, (866) 979-1682, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU SYSTEM SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.