2015 Kia Soul
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 904 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 16 Soul model years with reports.
Of the 2015 reports, 36 involved a crash and 83 involved a fire. 32 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
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
904 reports, newest first.
Engine, Dec 8, 2020
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I FIRST GOT IN THE CAR WENT TO A MECHANIC THE CODE SAID IT WAS AN OXYGEN SENSOR SWITCH WISH I HAD CHANGED LAST YEAR AND THEY RECALL AT THE KIA DEALER AFTER ABOUT TWO DAYS THE LIGHT WENT BACK OFF AGAIN WAS OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK CAME BACK ON AGAIN WENT BACK TO MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE SAME CODE AGAIN THE LIGHT WENT OUT HE TOLD ME MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS IN THE CAR CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I WENT TO KIA PAID $90 FOR DIAGNOSTIC THEY SAID IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER $1,500 JOB I ASKED THEM IF IT WAS PART OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR RECALL THEY SAID NO AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY HUNDRED THOUSAND MILE GUARANTEE I WENT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR $1,000 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER HE PUT IN A BRAND NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM KIA I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE BECAUSE I LOVE THE CAR BUT I CANNOT SPARE THIS EXPENSE AND I'M AFRAID IF IT WILL CATCH FIRE OR DIE WHILE I'M DRIVING
Other or unspecified, Dec 8, 2020
DRIVING ~75MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF RANDOMLY EXPLODED OUTWARDS. SMALL PIECES OF GLASS THEN FELL ON MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND OUR TWO KITTENS. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CAUSE. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES CLOSE BY. I HAD TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND PAY MY $250 DEDUCTIBLE.
Engine, Dec 7, 2020
MY VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING OUT OF OIL AND THERE'S A KNOCKING/RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. I TAKE IT TO THE CAR SHOP AND THERE'S NO OIL IN THE CAR.
Engine, Dec 6, 2020
THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE THEN THREW A ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK AT 89K MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Dec 4, 2020
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE STREET AND ON THE FREEWAY, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGUN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL, AND WILL TURN OFF COMPLETELY FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN TURN BACK ON. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY FLICKER. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE.
Engine, Dec 4, 2020
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PLUGGED AND THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT IS BLINKING
Engine, Nov 27, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. OIL HAD ALSO LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO DUTCH MILLER KIA OF BARBOURSVILLE (6400 US-60, BARBOURSVILLE, WV 25504) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.
Engine, Nov 13, 2020, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS SHE HAD ATTEMPTED TO MERGE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE SHE PULLED OVER, SHE SAW SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. SECONDS LATER, A FLAME BEGAN TO IGNITE WITHIN THE ENGINE, THEREFORE, THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE. A STATE TROOPER INITIALLY ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH HIS EXTINGUISHER; HOWEVER, THE FLAMES GREW QUICKLY WHICH RENDERED THE EXTINGUISHER INEFFECTIVE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVENTUALLY ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A FIRE OR A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THE SERVICE HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN REACHED OUT TO MATHEWS NISSAN SERVICE(185 HIGHWAY 76 SERVICE BAY ENTRANCE, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37043), WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND THEY WERE ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE HER RECORDS FROM WHEN THEY CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION, THE FAILURE WAS NEVER INVESTIGATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.
Structure, Engine, Nov 11, 2020, fire
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY FROM DINNER WITH MY FIANCE AND SON WHO'S 10 YEARS OLD DOING ABOUT 65. THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS STUTTERING SHAKING AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH BOARD AND ALL MY LIGHTS WERE BLINKING. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WAS ON FIRE. I TOOK OUR SODAS FROM THE CAR FROM THE RESTAURANT TO TRY N PUT IT OUT BUT IT DIDN'T HELP SO I TOLD BOTH MY FIANCE AND SON TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND WE GOT AWAY FROM IT SO WE DIDN'T GET INJURED AND ALL WE COULD DO IS STAND THERE AND WATCH IT BURN.
Service brakes, Nov 11, 2020
I HAVE A 2015 KIA SOUL THAT IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD WITH 83000. MILLS ON IT AND THE BREAKS LINES RUSTED OUT WITCH CAUSED A COMPLETE BREAK FRAILER . I WAS EXITING OFF A FREEWAY OFF RAMP AND WENT TO USE THE BREAKS ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY WENT COMPLETELY OUT . I WAS FORTINET THAT THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WENT THRU IT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH KIA , CASE # 13860668 .I FEEL A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM
Engine, Nov 10, 2020
ON NOV 3RD 2020 I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS A ROAD WITH TWO WAY TRAFFIC. I ACCELERATED THROUGH THE TURN IN ORDER TO GET IN FRONT OF ANY ONCOMING VEHICLES. AS SOON AS I DID THIS I NOTICED MY CAR HAD TROUBLE GAINING SPEED AND FELT OFF. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND REALIZED I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND MY ENGINE WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE. I DROVE TO WORK AND HOPED IF I LET IT SIT DURING MY SHIFT MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER IN THE MORNING (I WORK OVERNIGHT SO THIS HAPPENED IN THE EVENING). AFTER WORK MY CAR WAS STILL MAKING THE SAME NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO MEINEKE WHERE I NORMALLY GET MY OIL CHANGED. THEY DID THE DIAGNOSTIC AND CALLED TO TELL ME I BARELY HAD ANY OIL AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. AT FIRST THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IF WAS MY DOING BUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE COME ACROSS THIS THREAD WHERE ALMOST EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I DO HAVE THE 2.0L ENGINE ON MY 2015 KIA SOUL THAT I PURCHASED IN 2016. CURRENTLY I AM AT AROUND 88,000 MILES WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THEME. UNFORTUNATELY AFTER TAKING IT TO KIA I WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS ISSUE. THIS IS BECAUSE SOMEONE LEASED THE VEHICLE BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND SO I AM CONSIDERED THE SECOND OWNER AND I DO NOT GET THE SAME WARRANTY. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A MEANS TO FIX MY VEHICLE. I DID BUY OTHER COVERAGE WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THAT MAY HELP BUT IF NOT I AM STUCK FOOTING OVER $5,000 IN REPAIRS.
Engine, Nov 5, 2020
TWO WEEKS AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER FROM KIA MOTORS THAT THE EXPECTATIONS OF OIL MAINTENANCE HAS CHANGED FROM WHAT IT WAS WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I NOTICE THAT MY CAR BURNED OIL QUICKLY AND EVEN ACCUSED THE DEALER OF NOT PUTTING ENOUGH OIL IN MY VEHICLE AT OIL CHANGE INTERVALS BUT I NEVER SEEN OIL LEAKS ON MY DRIVE WAY. WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN MID TRAFFIC. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE OIL THAT I THOUGHT WAS BURING WAS ACTUALLY GETTING INTO MY CAT. CONVERTER WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES. REPORTED TO THE KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE FOR RECALL AND AFTER 4 WEEKS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM ON CLAIM NUMBER 13810354, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY COULD NOT REACH ME AND DENIED MY CLAIM. I HAVE ACTUAL DATES AND TIME THAT I HAVE CALLED AND REACHED OUT TO THEM TO GET A ASSISTANCE. I WAS CONSTANTLY TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REACH THEIR DPSM AND ECR TO GET APPROVAL. MY CASE WAS CLOSED. I FIND OUT THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR KIA SOULS. PLEASE HELP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT CAUSING THE OIL TO BURN AND DESTROYING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN THESE VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE BOWIE KIA MOTORS SERVICE STATION FOR 4 WEEKS WHILE I WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE. CALLED KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE TODAY AND WAS TOLD OF THE DENIAL FOR REPAIR ASSISTANCE.
Engine, Nov 3, 2020
DRIVING STOPPED AT A LIGHT. CAR DIED AT LIGHT. TRIED TO START WOULD NOT START. PUSHED IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. SOMEONE STOPPED TO GIVE ME A JUMP. AFTER GETTING A JUMP A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND HAD IT TOWED. AT THE TIME IT DIED IT WAS RUNNING FINE. NO NOISES NO LIGHTS, NO INDICATION FOR WHY THIS OCCURED. TOWED IT TO KIA AND A WEEK LATER THEY SAID IT NEEDED AND ENGINE. AFTER LOOKS NG INTO IT WE FOUND OUT 2015 KIA SOULS HAD RECALLS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE. WE WERE TOLD OUR VIN WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. BUT IT DISPLAYS THE SAME ISSUES FOR RECALL. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES?
Engine, Oct 29, 2020, fire
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COLORADO HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE. ONCE WE PULLED OVER THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE EVEN MORE, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE FRONT PART UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE HAD TO QUICKLY EXIT AS THE CAR IMMEDIATELY WAS ENGULFED INTO FLAMES.
Steering, Wheels, Oct 28, 2020
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 70 AND NOTICED THAT MY TIRE WAS GETTING LOW. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY JUST IN TIME. THE TIRE SHOP. AT 9550 ST CHARLES ROCK RD, BRECKENRIDGE HILLS, MO 63114 AT 5PM. THE TWO YOUNG MEN CAME OUT LAUGHING AND ONE CHANGED MY TIRE. LEFT THE SHOP AND 30 MINS LATER MY TIRE WAS ON FLAT. CAME BACK THE NEXT MORNING. YOUNG MAN SAID HE'LL FIX IT. HE DIDN'T GIVE ME ANOTHER BUT STATED A NAIL WAS IN IT. HE THINK I'M STUPID. HE KNOW HE SOLD ME A BAD TIRE WITH THE NAIL IN IT ALREADY. HE PAINTED THE TIRE THEN PUT IT BACK ON MY CAR. I WAS SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THE PAINT AND PAINT BRUSH. LEFT THE SHOP AND WENT HOME. ON MY WAY TO WORK THE SAME DAY ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS. TIRE WAS HARD TO STEER AND THE WHEEL DIDN'T TURN. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I COULD OF LOST MY LIFE 😔. . PEOPLE NEED GOOD USED TIRES. FINALLY I WENT TO CAR X AND THEY TOOK CARE OF MY PROBLEM AND I FELT SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN.
Engine, Oct 25, 2020
SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. NO SLOW DOWN OR APPARENT PROBLEMS. SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN PITTSBURGH AREA CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A STREET. FOUND OUT THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO ISSUES WITH THE KIA SORENTO ENGINE. SAME PROBLEM? RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR SORENTO. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY KIA. THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD WHEN VEHICLE STOPS IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING.
Engine, Oct 23, 2020
ENGINE BEGAN MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND NO OIL WAS SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK. HAD TO ADD 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL AND CONTINUED TO ADD AROUND 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. BEGAN TO NOTICE LOSS OF POWER/ACCELERATION AND GAS MILEAGE. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACEMENT HAS RESOLVED POWER ISSUES IN THE 3000 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN SINCE REPLACEMENT, BUT IS STILL USING OIL AT A HIGH RATE. CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND NOTICED MANY OTHER OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUES. RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM KIA OVER THE SUMMER TO NOT GOT LONGER THAN 3750 MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, SO KIA MUST KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL ISSUE A RECALL AS THEY HAVE DONE WITH THE 1.6L ENGINE.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, Oct 22, 2020
FOR OVER A YEAR, I'VE HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE A DOZEN TIMES AND EVERYTIME I'VE HAD TO VISIT MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SYSTEM SCANNED AND ALWAYS REPORTS ERROR CODE: P050A. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT KIA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND NO FIX IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HAVING TO CONSTANTLY GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SHOP FOR AN ERROR ON KIAS PART IS REDICULOUS AND HAS COST WAY TOO MUCH OF MY TIME AND ADDED MILEAGE. A YEAR OF THE SAME STORY, "AWAITING A FIX" AND NO UPDATES, TIMETABLE OR SIGN THAT KIA ACTUALLY CARES AND IS WORKING ON A RESOLUTION. NOT SURE WHAT THEIR ENGINEERS DO ALL DAY BUT THIS IS REDICULOUS.
Engine, Oct 20, 2020
VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT, HAS BEEN SERVICE REGULARLY ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. NOTICED TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE JUST PRIOR TO MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE. REPAIR FACILITY NOTED THERE WAS LESS THAN 1 QUART OF OIL IN ENGINE. NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS. NO OIL TEMP LIGHT INDICATOR. NO ENGINE HI TEMP INDICATED. ENGINE IS BURNING APPROX .75 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES.
Engine, Oct 20, 2020
VEHICLE NEVER DISPLAYED A NEED TO CHECK OIL, DESPITE HAVING REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND BEING UNDER THE MILEAGE RECOMMENDED FOR NEXT OIL CHANGE. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH NO SMOKE OR OVERHEATING. MECHANICS THINK IT WAS DUE TO NO OIL.
Other or unspecified, Oct 15, 2020
WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, CAR WILL RANDOMLY SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN AND GET VERY LOUD AND ALSO JERK FORWARD. IT WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY JERK FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY.
Exterior lighting, Oct 13, 2020
MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEGUN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT TURN ON AT ALL. THIS RESULTS IN ME DRIVING FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1 SECOND AND 15 SECONDS AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTING. THE LIGHTS ARE DISTURBED WHEN I TRY TO USE MY BRIGHTS OR TURN SIGNAL. THE DOCUMENTATION IS TAKEN WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT NOW WITH UNRELIABLE HEADLIGHTS. FROM AN INTERNET SEARCH I CAN SEE THAT MANY OTHER KIA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Engine, Oct 12, 2020
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LOCKED UP SHORTLY AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. PREVIOUS TO OIL CHANGE, IT WAS GOING THROUGH OIL QUICKLY, APPROXIMATELY 1QT EVERY TWO WEEKS. WHEN ENGINE LOCKED UP, TOWED TO CERTIFIED KIA DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. MOTOR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND STILL 2 YEARS LEFT ON THE LOAN. AFTER REVIEW THERE HAVE BEEN A GREAT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. KIA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! SAME VEHICLE WITH ALTERNATE MOTORS HAVE HAD THE RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUES, THIS SPECIFIC MOTOR NEEDS THE RECALL TOO! CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE FAILURE DUE TO REPLACEMENT ENGINE BEING UNAFFORDABLE.
Air bags, Oct 12, 2020
I WAS GOING 65 MPH, WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHILE IT WAS RAINING. I HIT SOME STANDING WATER, WHICH CAUSED ME TO HYDROPLANE. I COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, SO I ENDED UP SPINNING AND HITTING A CONCRETE BARRIER. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY I WASN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED EITHER WAY.
Engine, Oct 7, 2020
VEHICLE IS LOSING OIL SO MUCH THAT OIL LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND KIA SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT'S LOSING MORE THAN 3 QTS IN LESS THAN 3K MILES. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A LEAK AND THE CAR IS MAKING AN UNEXPLAINED KNOCKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND AROUND 40 MPH.