2016 KIA SOUL Seats Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Seats Issues in the 2016 KIA SOUL
4 seats complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 KIA SOUL. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 4 resulted in injury.
4
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Seats Complaints
For a week or two when I turned the heated seat on I would often feel a very intense heat from the seat back when it started up for a period of time. I had just recently had a back injury so I thought perhaps my back was being overly sensitive. Finally on the 27th just after I started driving the car in the morning I felt the burning feeling on my back again and stuck my hand behind me to feel the seat. I felt burning on my hand and pain and yanked my hand away immediately, pulled over, and looked behind me at the seat, in time to see a curl of smoke coming out of a small hole on the back of the seat. I also found that the palm of my hand had a small mark beneath the base of my thumb where I had felt...
WHEN I PRESS THE GAS THE VOLTAGE IS HIGH AND AMPLIFIER MY HEART FEELS AS IF ITS GOING TO BURST MY KIDS NOSE BLEED AND THEY GET SICK WHEN AIR IS ON THE SMELL IS BAD IN CRUISE CONTROL AROUND CERTAIN VEHICLES IS SPEEDS UP ON ITS ON...I'VE NOTICED ALTERED PARTS AND THE INSURANCE INFO IS ALTERED MY BOYFRIEND [XXX] BOUGHT CAR 11/2019 FROM KIA OF GREER ONLY ONE OWNER THE MILEAGE ON PAPERS IS WRONG AND SO IT IS ONLINE...I HEAR SOMEONE IN AND OUT CAR AT NIGHTS BOYFRIEND SAID LEAVE IT ALONE MISSING ID SOCIAL BIRTHCERTIFCATES OIT DASH WHEN RUNNING OUT TO SEE WHO WAS AT CAR DOOR WAS LEFT OPENED THE CENTER OF MY HEAD BURNS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAME DIZZY 1/2019 ALMOST FEEL ASLEEP THE THING IS THE VEHICLE IS IN HIS NAME NOT MINE BUT INSURANCE HAS HIS DISABLED BROTHER DOWN AS PRIMARY DRIVER...
TAKATA RECALL THE HEADRESTS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE TILTED WAY TOO FORWARD AND INTERFERES WITH YOUR VISUAL AND DRIVING, AND CREATES UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THE ONLY THING MY HUSBAND COULD DO WAS TO TAKE THEM OFF AND PUT THEM BACKWARDS WHICH STILL MAKES IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND SOMETIMES PAINFUL TO YOUR NECK. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SINCE BOUGHT. NO ACCIDENTS AND WHILE DRIVING.
THE MAIN PART OF MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE HEAD RESTS LEAN FORWARD SO MUCH THAT MY HEAD IS BENT DOWNWARD WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR; THEREFORE, I FEEL I CANNOT LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD. I AM SHORT, BUT HAVE NO PHYSICAL DEFORMITIES THAT KEEP ME FROM DRIVING OTHER VEHICLES SAFELY. I SIT ON A CUSHION REGARDLESS OF WHAT TYPE VEHICLE I DRIVE. I FEEL THE WAY THE HEAD REST BENDS MY HEAD FORWARD IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME. ALSO, THE SEAT BACKS SEEM TO HAVE A CURVE AND WILL NOT ALLOW A PERSON TO SIT UP STRAIGHT IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN, OF COURSE, AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE MADE THIS COMPLAINT KNOWN TO OUR LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIPS, AS WELL AS THE KIA MANUFACTURER.
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Engine
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Unknown Or Other
110 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
77 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
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Power Train
57 complaints
Electrical System
53 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlcatalytic Convertor
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Vehicle Speed Control
29 complaints
Steering
28 complaints
Air Bags
16 complaints
Structurebody
16 complaints
Service Brakes
15 complaints
Exterior Lighting
13 complaints
Suspension
8 complaints
Visibilitywiper
7 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
6 complaints
Exterior Lightingheadlights
4 complaints
Seat Belts
4 complaints
Firerelated
2 complaints
Electrical System12v24v48v Battery
1 complaint
Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignitionanti Theftimmobilizerproximitykeysender
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubrication
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingturn Signal
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings
1 complaint
Interior Lighting
1 complaint
Power Trainaxle Assembly
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Steeringsteering Wheel Handle Baryawangle Sensor
1 complaint
Structurebodydoor
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Traction Control System
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint