2014 Kia Soul
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 902 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 16 Soul model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 34 involved a crash and 69 involved a fire. 30 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontalFeb 18, 2022
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2014 Soul vehicles. The front air bags may not deploy during a crash if the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) loses communication with the front impact sensors.
Front air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Dealers will update the ACU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC229.
Campaign 22V096000 on NHTSA.gov
EngineDec 2, 2020
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Sorento, 2012-2015 Forte and Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, 2014-2015 Soul, and 2012 Sportage vehicles. An engine compartment fire can occur while driving.
An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine compartment for fuel and/or engine oil leaks, perform an engine test and make any repairs, including engine replacement, as necessary, free of charge. In addition, Kia dealers will update the Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS) software, free of charge. The recall began January 27, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC200.
Campaign 20V750000 on NHTSA.gov
EngineFeb 22, 2019
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.
Piston damage may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. A broken connecting rod may puncture the engine block allowing engine oil to escape. The leaking oil may contact the exhaust, increasing the risk of a fire.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will upgrade the Catalytic Overheating Protection Engine Control Unit logic to prevent overheating of the catalytic converter. In addition, the catalytic converter will also be replaced if it has been damaged. Depending on the extent of any damage, the engine may also be replaced, free of charge. The recall began April 17, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC176.
Campaign 19V120000 on NHTSA.gov
SteeringSep 29, 2017
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Soul and Soul EV vehicles. The pinion plug may allow the pinion gear to separate from the steering gear assembly.
If the pinion gear separates, steering will be lost, increasing the risk of a crash.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the pinion plug or replace the steering gear assembly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2017. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC155. Note: This recall supersedes campaigns 14V-332 and 15V-736. Vehicles previously remedied under those numbers are being recalled again under this campaign.
Campaign 17V608000 on NHTSA.gov
Vehicle speed control, accelerator pedalMar 2, 2015
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Soul and Soul electric vehicles manufactured July 21, 2013, to January 8, 2015. A section of the accelerator pedal may bend and fracture.
If the vehicle has a bent or broken accelerator pedal, the driver may have difficulty accelerating the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will add a supporting rubber underneath the pedal stopper, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2015. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC116.
Campaign 15V123000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electrical system
98 reports, newest first. Show all
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Jun 30, 2019
DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR STREET, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING TO HEADLAMPS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS. THEY WILL STAY OFF SOMETIMES THIS IS DANGEROUS.
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, May 13, 2019
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE - 11-5-18 - ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. ALL OIL WAS GONE FROM ENGINE. CAR CANNOT EVEN BE MANUALLY CRANKED. SEEMS TO BE EXACT SAME ISSUE DISCOVERED WITH SAME YEAR 1.6L ENGINES, BUT WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL AS A 2.0L ENGINE FOR WHATEVER REASON. 3 MECHANICS HAVE QUOTED ME A $10K REPAIR INCLUDING AN ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. NO SALVAGE OR USED ENGINES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, May 2, 2019
LATE ONE NIGHT, I TRY TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS ON. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON AND STARTED TO FLICKER I HAD TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THEM ON. THEM A FEW MONTHS LATER MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP DID NOT WORK. I REPLACE THE BULB. THEN I RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM KIA THERE MY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS FLICKING. I WHEN INTO THE VICTORVILLE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL, AND ASK THEM TO CHECK THE PROBLEM WITH THE FLICKER AND AT THE TIME HAD THE DRIVER HEAD LIGHT OUT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T RE-PRODUCT THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAD THE HEAD LIGHT REPLACE, ALONG WITH THE WIRES, THEY HAD BURN UP. I JUST REPLACED BY THIRD HEADLIGHT. THREE (3) HEAD LIGHTS WITHIN FOUR (4) MONTHS.
Power train, Electrical system, Apr 24, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND REMAINED IN SECOND GEAR. ALSO, THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BENSON KIA OF SPARTANBURG (LOCATED AT 1100 N PINE ST, SPARTANBURG, NC 29303, (864) 585-3611) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPUTER CODE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MANUEVER THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Electrical system, Engine, Apr 23, 2019
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO ACT FAST AND GET OFF THE ROAD SO I WOULDN'T GET HIT BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND COME TO FIND OUT MY 2.0 ENGINE HAD SEIZED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER FROM KIA INTERNATIONAL ROADSIDE STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOWING KIA SOULS ALL MONTH FOR BAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. I HAVE 65000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY NEXT OIL CHANGE WASN'T UNTIL ANOTHER 1000 MILES. NO LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON NOT EVEN THE ENGINE LIGHT, IT JUST SHUT OFF OUT OF NOWHERE. ALL THE OIL WAS SUCKED OUT OF THE ENGINE, ON TOP OF THAT I HAVE TO PAY $8,000 TO GET A NEW ENGINE. A RECALL NEED TO BE PUT UP ABOUT NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Apr 14, 2019
WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. NO MATTER WHAT I'VE DONE ON MY END, NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE ISSUE, RACKING UP UNNECESSARY COSTS. ONCE IN A WHILE THE HEADLIGHT WILL STAY ON LONGER THAN EXPECTED BUT SUDDENLY TURNS OFF, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ON PITCH BLACK ROADS.
Power train, Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Apr 4, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. AFTER THE NOISE, MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE PEDAL, IT JUST WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 5MPH AND BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Mar 24, 2019
FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRIGHT LIGHTS ON MY 2014 KIA SOUL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE LIGHTS FLICKERING AND SPORADICALLY TURNING ON AND OFF UNTIL RECENTLY WHERE THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING HOW I CAN FIX THIS ISSUE BY GOING TO KIA DEALERSHIPS, AND LOOKING ONLINE FOR A SOLUTION. I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS AS WELL AS ONLINE HELP SUGGESTING THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. IT IS SAID TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SWITCH AND/OR THE CONNECTOR THAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. I'VE CHANGED THE BULB AS WELL AS THE FUSE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I'M GETTING TICKETS DUE TO THIS BEING AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT AN EASY FIX. IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE DISTANCES WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT KNOWING IF THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON OR OFF.
Electrical system, Engine, Mar 1, 2019
JUST FINISHED GASSING UP AFTER WORK FROM HIGHWAY DRIVING AND OIL LIGHT STARTS FLICKING ON AND OFF REALLY FAST FOR A MIN THEN GOES AWAY . AFTER I PULL OFF THE MAIN ROAD TO A NEIGHBORHOOD I'M ABOUT TO PULL OVER TO CHECK CAR AND GO OVER A SPEED BUMP CAR DIES. SO I GET OUT POP HOOD OPEN OIL CAP THERE NO OIL AND FUMES COMING OUT AND I REALLY DIDNT GET A WARNING LIGHT OR ANYTHING TO WARN ME THERE WASNT ANY OIL OTHER THEN THE FLICKERING LIGHT THAT JUST WENT OFF. IT HAS 100000 MILES GOT OIL CHANGED EVERY 4000 TO 5000 IT LAST HAD ONE AT 96000. SO I HAVE SOMEONE PICK ME UP I GET OIL PUT I. IT DOESNT START I LEAVE OVER NIGHT FIND OUT CPU HAS A SENSOR TO PROTECT ENGINE FROM FURTHER DAMAGE IF IT GETS HOT SO I DISCONNECT BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT STARTS BUT NOW THERES A KNOCKING SOUND I TAKE IT 2 MIN AWAY TO FIRESTONE THEY LISTEN TO IT AND SAY THE PROBLEM IS A INTERNAL MOTOR PROBLEM THEY CANT FIX SOUNDS LIKE A ROD BROKE.OR LOOSE. SO I HAVE TOWED TO DEALER FOR NOW. I JUST SAW THE NEWS ABOUT THEM CATCHING FIRE AND BASICALLY PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER. THE CARS ARE EATING TOO MUCH OIL DUE TO A REGULATOR SENSOR AND THE OIL SENSOR IS NOT LETTING PEOPLE NOW THERE ISN'T ANY OR THAT ITS LOW TIL IT'S TOO LATE SO THE RODS BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE MOTOR CAUSING OIL TO LEAK AND CATCH FIRE DUE TO HEAT. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT'S UNDRIVABLE THAT I HAVE TO PAY POSSIBLY FOR A NEW ENGINE DUE TO A FAULTY DISTRIBUTION SENSOR AND OIL LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM THAT CAUSES OVERHEATING OF THE MOTOR. I HOPE MY RECALL NOTICE COMES SOON TO REPLACE THIS MOTOR CAUSE I DON'T HAVE 4 000 TO 6000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A NEW ONE.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, Jan 30, 2019, fire
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DASH BOARD STARTED TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR FOLLOWED BY A SMALL FIRE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE FIRE GREW AND COMPLETLY BURNED THE CAR.
Electrical system, Jan 10, 2019
2014 KIA SOUL + (JUST GOT - ONE MONTH - 1ST TIME HAPPENING) : IN MY DRIVEWAY: NOT STARTING: I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT - THE LIGHTS/ DASHBOARD LIT/ AND RADIO PLAYED, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START - I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND TURNED OFF THE CAR: I TRIED X3 TIMES (RADIO OFF) - SAME RESULTS: THEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION / PUT FOOT ON BRAKE / PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND TURNED - DASHBOARD LIT UP / HEARD THE CLICK / ENGINE DID NOT START / PUT CAR IN DRIVE - TURNED AGAIN / STILL NOTHING: PUT CAR IN PARK / TOOK KEY OUT IGNITION - TOOK KEY OUT - PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION AND TURNED / DASHBOARD LIT / HEARD CLICK / NO ENGINE START: SAW ON YOUTUBE SEVERAL VIDEOS WITH SAME ISSUE.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Dec 20, 2018
DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BULB BACK ON AND THEN RIGHT BACK OFF. FURTHER LOOKING AND THE ADAPTER PLUG THAT SNAPS INTO THE BACK OF THE LIGHT IS BURNT!
Electrical system, Structure, Engine, Dec 11, 2018, fire
ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10AM, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REMOVED MY IMPORTANT BELONGINGS. WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I NOTIFIED CITY POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND INSURANCE COMPANY. MY CAR WAS ULTIMATELY DESTROYED AND TAKEN TO A JUNK YARD.
Electrical system, Engine, Nov 28, 2018
11-6-18 - WHILE IN MOTION, MID TURN, MY CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH, AND THEN WHEN CAR SHUT DOWN, BATTERY DIED AS WELL AND WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. I AM SO THANKFUL I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID MOTOR IS LOCKED UP AND CANNOT EVEN BE MANUALLY STARTED & THAT I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Nov 26, 2018
I HAD TO GET NEW HEADLIGHTS AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOW GETTING RIDICULOUS. ONE HEAD LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. IT WILL COME ON WHEN IT FEELS LIKE COMING ON. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON.SOMETIMES IT WILL COME ON RIGHT AWAY OTHERS TIMES IT WILL FLICKER ON OFF AND NOT WORK AT ALL. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DRIVE HOME IN THE DARK AND I DNT WANT TO GET FILLED OVER. I ALSO DRIVE IN DARK ROADS AND IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE WHEN ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WORKS. I AM NOW NOTICING THAT IS THE WORKING IN THE CAR NOT MY HEADLIGHTS.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Oct 16, 2018
WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE IN AUTOMATIC MODE, THEY WILL SOMETIMES FLICKER ON/OFF, OR TURN OFF COMPLETELY UNTIL HEADLAMP CONTROLS ARE MANIPULATED (BY TURNING HEADLAMP POWER SWITCH DIAL BACK AND FORTH OR BY PULLING/PUSHING LOW/HIGH BEAM CONTROL). THIS IS EXACERBATED BY DRIVING ON AN UNSTABLE ROAD (I.E. A ROAD WITH POTHOLES OR BUMPS), WHEN ACTUATING SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROLS, AND WHEN STOPPING. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, BUT HAS HAPPENED IN CITY STREETS AT VELOCITIES AS LOW AS 5 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTHS, BEGINNING AROUND AUGUST 2018.
Electrical system, Oct 15, 2018, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES AND BURNING WIRES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WAS ALSO FLICKERING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Oct 6, 2018
HEADLIGHTS KEEP RANDOMLY FLICKERING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. STARTED OUT JUST WHEN I HAD MY LIGHTS ON AUTO AND HAD THE TURN SIGNALS ON. LAST NIGHT THEY WENT OUT ON THEIR OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Sep 30, 2018
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT IS USUALLY FAST ON/OFF FLICKERING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. MOST TIMES THE CAR IS IN PARK BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL BECOME WORSE.
Electrical system, Sep 30, 2018
DASH LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF. HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH KIDS HAD TO STOP MIDDLE OF ROAD. WEIRD NOISE (ELECTRIC BUZZ) SOUNDS LIKE IN SPEAKERS. WHILE DRIVING BACKROADS. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Aug 10, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAS NOW BEGUN TO OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS ALSO PARKED. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT AND A HUGE SAFETY RISK.
Electrical system, Aug 6, 2018
WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. THEY ALSO GO OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES, ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE MOST RECENT BEING ON 08/05/2018
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Aug 2, 2018
WHEN I DRIVE MY SOUL IN THE DARK WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON THEY START FLICKERING AND THEN THEY JUST GO COMPLETELY OUT. SOMETIMES IT'S SMALL FLICKERING AND SOMETIMES IT IS COMPLETELY OUT AND DONT COME BACK ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. TODAY I HAD TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON TWICE BEFORE THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AT ALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS DARK. ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON A CURVY 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE DARK LIKE I DO. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNAL, BUT NOW I DONT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AND THEY FLICKER AND THEN GO ON AND OFF.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Jul 21, 2018
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN THE BLINKER IS USED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. ONCE YOU USE THE BLINKER ONCE IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR MANY MINUTES. THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. UPON RESEARCH, IT IS A FAULTY WIRE THAT OVERHEATS THE CONNECTOR CAUSING IT BECOME DEFORMED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ASAP.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Jul 20, 2018
WAS DRIVING DOWN BACK COUNTRY HIGHWAY WHERE THERE ARE NO HIGHWAY LIGHTS WHEN MY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES. THEN WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE, ANYTIME I WOULD USE MY BLINKER, ALL OF MY INTERIOR WOULD TURN OFF AND ON. THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME UNTIL RECENTLY. I WASN'T HITTING ANY BUMPS WHEN IT HAPPENED, JUST HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS BACK HOME FROM A WEEKEND TRIP SO IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS CLOSE TO HOME EITHER WHICH MADE IT WORSE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I DID HAVE MY HEADLIGHT WIRING WORKED ON AFTER MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AND NOT WORK ON DAYS AND IT TURNED OUT TO BY MY WIRE BURNED. KIA FIXES THAT PROBLEM BUT THIS HEADLIGHT FLICKERING AT NIGHT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND AFTER RESEARCHING IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SCARY SCENARIO WITH NO GOOD OUTCOME FROM KIA. JUST TO ADD AS WELL, I'VE BEEN RECIEVING NUMEROUS CALLS FROM KIA BEFORE THIS TRYING TO BUY MY CAR BACK BECAUSE IT IS IN 'HIGH DEMAND', BUT AFTER THIS HAPPENED IT HAS CAME ACROSS MY MIND THAT THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO BUY THEM BACK TO PREVENT LIABILITY ON THEIR PART FOR NOT PUTTING A RECALL OUT ON THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE AND/OR THEIR FAMILY.