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: steering
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Steering, Exterior lighting, Visibility/wiper, May 18, 2017
SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2014 KIA SOUL, I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH A RECALL FOR THE A PIN (SO MY STEERING WHEEL WON'T STOP WORKING) AND MY A PROBLEM WITH MY AXEL NUT 2/01/2017, WHICH BEGAN SHAKING MY VEHICLE ON HWY 16, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THAT FIXED AND JUST HAD A RECALL SERVICE AND REALIZED THIS WAS SOMETHING I ALREADY PAID FOR, WHICH I'VE REQUESTED A REFUND. IN BETWEEN THOSE INSTANCES, I HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING, IN THE DARK, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A POORLY LIT HWY 302. I HAD THOSE REPLACED AND THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT AGAIN, AT NIGHT, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTIONS WERE MELTED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WITH THAT SAID...THIS CAR HAD A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH ROLLING, STEERING AND VISIBILITY...PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. REGARDLESS, I'M STARTING TO WONDER HOW SAFE THIS VEHICLE REALLY IS AND WOULD HOPE THAT KIA WOULD BE A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY AND ASSIST WITH HELPING THE CUSTOMER REMEDY THESE CONCERNS. I REALLY AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND WILL BE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE MORE REGULARLY. KIA TOLD ME THAT SINCE THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS THAN THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HOPE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT ALL 3 OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUES ARE SIGNIFICANT BUT FEAR MY CONCERNS FELL ON DEAF EARS. MAYBE AN OFFICIAL REVIEW WITH NHTSA WILL KEEP KIA ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR ACTIONS OR LACK THERE OF. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Steering, May 18, 2017, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE CURB AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ALL OVER HIS BODY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL (SC144). PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE DRIVE SHAFT HUB NUT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Steering, May 9, 2017
I HAVE RIGHT AT 60,000 MILES ON MY KIA SOUL. WAS DRIVING AND PINION BROKE WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF RECALL UNTIL I TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC HE ADVISED ME TO GET WITH KIA BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY RECALLED ISSUE. FIRST DEALER I CALLED TOLD ME IT WAS RECALLED BUT THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE PIN NOT THE DAMAGE THAT THE PIN FAILURE CAUSED. THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET IT COVERED ASKED IF THEY COULD CALL ME BACK. NOW I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH ANOTHER DEALER CAN'T USE ORIGINAL DEALER I MOVED AND THEY WERE BOUGHT OUT. GUESS WE WILL SEE IF I AM ABLE TO GET SAFETY RECALL FIXED AND HOW MUCH IT COST ME IF IT DID ANY OTHER DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. STEERING WHEEL POPPED AIR BAG LIGHTS, STEERING WHEEL LIGHT, AND COULD BARELY TURN THE CAR. I AM ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET IT GET CAR TOWED TO KIA DEALERSHIP.
Steering, Power train, Exterior lighting, Feb 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN AND CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT DOWN A HILL. THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS WOULD FLICKER SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL BRIEFLY, AND THEN ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Steering, Jan 6, 2017
2014 KIA SOUL STEERING FAILURE 16 MONTHS AFTER RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE TO PREVENT IT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 15V736000). THE STEERING MADE A CLUNKING SOUND WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET AND THE CAR CONTINUED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. STEERING ABILITY WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED. 29,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DEALER INSPECTION FOUND THE RACK AND PINION PLUG REPAIR PROCEDURE WAS NOT INVOLVED, AND INSTEAD THE CAUSE WAS THE SPLINE SEPARATING FROM THE SHAFT. NO CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.
Steering, Nov 17, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Steering, Sep 6, 2016
AS I WAS PARKING IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT, I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHILE THE WHEELS WERE TURNING TO THE LEFT TO PARK. WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING LOT, MY WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 360 DEGREES, AND I WOULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE, BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED.
Steering, Sep 6, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED, BUT THE WHEELS REMAINED STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V332000 (STEERING) AND 15V123000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Steering, Sep 3, 2016
STEERING STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISEWHEN TURNED SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PART NEEDED TO ORDERED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE CAR TO ME BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAVE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A 2014 KIA SOUL+ THAT HAS 36000 MILES. I SEE THAT OTHER SOULS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM.
Steering, Aug 16, 2016, crash
THERE ARE 6 RECALLS ON THIS GEM OF A CAR, NEVER RECEIVED ANY FROM KIA, PINION STEERING IS 1 OF THEM, DRIVING ON A SATURDAY MORNING VEERING RIGHT AND CAR JUMPED ON IT'S OWN LOSS CONTROL OF STEERING CAR IT CURB AND TIRE AND RIM I AM GUESSING OTHER DAMAGE, HAD CAR TOWED TO KIA DEALER ON8-8-16 STILL THERE BECAUSE THEY ARE WAITING SOMEONE FROM THE HEAD OF KIA DAMAGE CONTROL TO COME, THEY TOLD THEY WOULD BE THERE LAST WEEK STILL NOBODY HAS COME OUT, I NEED MY CAR TO WORK HOW CAN THERE BE 6 RECALLS ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD BAD ENOUGH THEY PASSED IT THRU INSPECTION WITH A STEERING ISSUE, PLEASE HELP,
Steering, Suspension, Aug 3, 2016
FRONT DRIVE AXLE NUT WAS LOOSE AND CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. NO WORK WAS EVER DONE ON THE VEHICLE IN THAT AREA SO THE NUT LOOSENED ON ITS OWN, NEARLY CAUSING THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO COME OFF THE VEHICLE. TORQUE WAS CHECKED ON THE NUT AFTER DISCOVERY AND WAS FOUND TO BE WAY LESS THAT THE FACTORY SPEC. OF ~170 TO 198FT. LBS. NUT HAS NO "LOCKING" MECHANISM TO PREVENT BACK OUT!
Steering, Jul 8, 2016
STEERING WHEEL BEGAN DOING CLUNKY NOISES, TOOK TO DEALER, THEY FIXED IT, 4 DAYS LATER STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED OFF LEAVING ME WITHOUT CONTROL DURING A TURN, NO ACCIDENT THANKFULLY FOR GOING LESS THAN 20 MI AT THE TIME, TOOK BACK TO DEALER TO BE FIXED. NOT SURE I TRUST IT ANYMORE.
Steering, Jun 24, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED OUT OF THE LANE. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AT ONE DEALER AND THE OTHER TWO DEALERS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB
Steering, Apr 29, 2016, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO A WALL, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Steering, Apr 28, 2016
DRIVING ON HWY 10- APRIL 14 AND 17, 2016, POWER STEERING WENT OFF. JERKING THE WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT BROUGHT POWER STEERING BACK. TOOK TO DEALER ON APRIL 26, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT DUPLICATED.
Steering, Mar 30, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V736000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Steering, Mar 26, 2016
THE STEERING WAS MAKING A POPPING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. WE TOOK IT IN FOR THE STEERING RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ( JANUARY). THE STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE LAST NIGHT. THE VEHICLE HIT THE CURB. WE GOT THE VEHICLE HOME AND CALLED FOR TOWING TODAY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. NO ONE WAS INJURED. MY PARENTS ARE NOT SAFE DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO THEIR DOCTORS VISITS IN THIS VEHICLE.
Steering, Jan 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V736000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERS DID NOT INDICATE WHEN THE REPAIR WOULD BE SCHEDULED AND NO INFORMATION ON PART AVAILABILITY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE A REASONABLE DATE TO BE REFERRED TO A DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO THE DEALER TO RECEIVE A RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Steering, Jan 8, 2016, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE NECK, CHEST, AND RIGHT ARM INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. ...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF *TR
Steering, Dec 28, 2015, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Steering, Dec 22, 2015
ENTER INTO A RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALE CONTRACT ON DECEMBER 2ND 2015.ON DECEMBER 18 TH MY WIFE RECEIVED A CALL FROM CARSON TOYOTA WHO STATED MERRY CHRISTMAS,I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU,CAN YOU COME IN WE CAN LOWER YOUR PAYMENTS, I TOLD HIM WE ARE OKAY WITH OUR PAYMENTS,ALSO I ADVISE HIM THAT MY HUSBAND IS AT THE DOCTOR. HE STATED TELL MY HUSBAND HE CAN GET A LOWER PAYMENT .I TOLD HIM ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON, HE STATED WE DO NOT PLAY. SO ME AND MY HUSBAND SWING BY ON MONDAY. WHEN WE ARRIVED THERE MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED A THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE DOWN PAYMENT. I ADVISE THEM THAT IT HAS BEING TWENTY DAYS SINCE WE SIGN THE CONTRACT .FIRST THEY DID NOT WANT US TO LEAVE WITH THE VEHICLE. SO WE TOLD CAN WE TAKE OUT PERSONAL EFFECTS FROM THE CAR ,THEY CAME BACK AND TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE BACK THE CAR CAUSE MY HUSBAND CREDIT SCORE AND HE MUST GIVE ANOTHER THOUSAND DOLLARS ,THEY TOLD MY HUSBAND TAKE THE CAR AND SEE IF HE CAN BRING IN AT LEASE 250$ I ADVICE THEM I WILL SEE LEGAL ADVICE. THEY STATED THEY HAVE MANY ATTORNEYS I KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT MY HUSBAND LOOKED SO STRESS OUT HE WORK AND RETURN LATE AT NIGHT I KEPT THINKING.I CAME HOME CAME ON THE COMPUTER DID A LITTLE INVESTIGATION . I DISCOVER THAT THIS VEHICLE HAVE A DEFECT AND THIS DEALER KNEW AND THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED,INSTEAD THEY CONTINUED TOTAKE ADVANTAGE OF US AND STILL HAVE NOT DISCLOSE THE TRUTH OF THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. THANKS IN ADVANCE REGARDING THIS ISSUETHE FAULT OR PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION ARE IF A DRIVER CONTINUE TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE THIS COULD IMPAIR ACCELERRATION AND INCREAS THE RISK OF A CRASH
Steering, Air bags, Wheels, Aug 17, 2015, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AS THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V123000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V332000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Steering, Apr 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,808.
Steering, Nov 20, 2014, crash
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE RACK N PINION PLUG ON MY 2014 KIA SOUL. TOOK IT TO THE NEARIEST DEALER AS REQUESTED. WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WENT OUT LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEARLER WHERE I PURCHASED. FILED A CASE WITH KIA COMPLAINING THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR MY CAR PROPERLY. THREE MONTHS LATER MY CAR IS STILL AT THE SHOP TRYING TO FIX A TIE ROD END. AS I RESEARCHED THIS RECALL AND SEE ALL THE DAMAGED THAT WAS CAUSED TO MY CAR STEMS FROM THE FRONT END, RACK N PINON TIRE ROD ENDS, BEARING, ETC. I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE DEALER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE RECALL PART WAS INDEED REPLACE AND KNOWONE SEEM TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF THE DEALER I TOOK MY CAR TO INDEED REPLACE AND REPAIRED THE RECALL PART PROPERLY? *TR
Steering, Nov 4, 2014
I HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON MY KIA ON JULY 25, 2014. I HAVE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. NEITHER KIA AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND I KEEP GETTING EXCUSE AFTER EXCUSE. *TR