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, Jan 29, 2019
NEED ENGINE REPLACED. USING AT LEAST 1QT OF OIL OR MORE EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES. HAVING TO REPLACE COIL PACKS. SMELL BURNING PERIODICALLY . HAVE BEEN TOLD BY LOU SAAB KIA THAT KIA QUIT REPLACING ENGINES A FEW MONTHS AGO. THAT TELLS ME THEY HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES. KNOW OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING TO REPLACE COIL PACKS & ARE BURNING OIL ALSO.
Exterior lighting, Jan 21, 2019
RIGHT SIDE HEAD LIGHT WILL NOT ALWAYS GO ON ( I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO WORK) , I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY MECHANIC ALSO/ THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TIME OF WHEN MY LIGHT WILL WORK OR NOT . THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
Other or unspecified, Jan 16, 2019
THE BRAKE PAD COVERING THE BRAKE PEDAL SLID OFF. THIS MAY IMPACT BRAKING IN SUDDEN STOP SITUATIONS.
Electrical system, Jan 10, 2019
KIA SOUL 2015 STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SERVICE CENTER BLAMES BAD BATTERY. ALSO CAR STRANDS ME BY FAILING TO START TWENTY MINUTES LATER IT STARTS FINE. I BLAME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT MAY HAVE TAKEN OUT MY BATTERY. BAD BATTERY OR NOT, A CAR SHOULD NOT FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A BAD OR LOW BATTERY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.
Service brakes, Jan 1, 2019, crash
I WAS PULLING INTO A DISABLE PARKING SPACE. I PUSH MY BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK MY CAR CONTINUE TO GO WITHOUT STOPPING. I PUSH MY BRAKES MANY TIMES, PUSHING IT AS FAR AS I CAN. THE ONLY WAY IT STOP IS WHEN THE CAR HIT THE FAT ROUND CEMENT POLE. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING BRAKES. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT I WAS NOT ON ROAD. PLEASE REVIEW, THIS A DANGEROUS ISSUE,WHICH MAY CAUSE LIVES.
Engine, Dec 3, 2018
TAKATA RECALL THE ENGINE KNOCKS AFTER 60K. IT STARTED LIKE A FAN HITTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC, BUT AFTER A WEEK- ESPECIALLY WHEN I RUN THE HEAT OR AIR, IT GETS EXTREMELY LOUD). NOW IT'S LOUD ALL OF THE TIME. I GET MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN FIGURE IT OUT. MY ENGINE GETS HOT SOMETIMES I WAS WONDERING IF YOU GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. EVEN THOUGH I GOT THE OVERHEATING UNDER CONTROL, THE FAN STILL BLOWS SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED LIKE IT'S HOT. TAKATA RECALL
Other or unspecified, Nov 26, 2018, fire
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE CAR MADE A SOUND LIKE A BLOWN TIRE. I PULLED OVER ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO SOUNDS, NO CUES NO WARNING LIGHTS. TOTAL LOSS BY THE TIME FIRE DPT GOT THERE, NOTHING BUT A FRAME.
Engine, Nov 23, 2018
MAKING KNOCKING NOISES IT HAD BACKFIRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY STILL MAKING KNOCKING NOISE AND VIBRATING NOISES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IN PARK KNOCKING IS GETTING WORSE AND LOUDER AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
Structure, Wheels, Engine, Nov 23, 2018, fire
ON 11/19/18 OUR 2015 KIA SOUL WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AT APPROX 4:30 PM AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK, 4 HOURS LATER IN EVENING WHILE WATCHING TV AT APPROX 8:33PM WE HEARD A LOUD POP OUTSIDE, WE BOTH RAN TO FRONT DOOR TO SEE THE KIA SOUL FRONT END INGULFED IN FLAMES RISING SO HIGH HITTING ROOF OF OUR GARAGE. I CALLED 911 WHILE BACKING OUR OTHER CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY AWAY FROM FLAMES, WHILE MY HUSBAND TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH EXTINGUSER AND WATER HOSE. THE FIREMEN ARRIVED AND FINISHED PUTTING OUT FIRE BUT KIA SOUL WAS TOTALED. KIA DEALERSHIP IN SARASOTA FL HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP OR ANSWERS. WE WENT ONLINE AND SEE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE KIAS BURSTING INTO FLAMES...THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! DAMAGE TO OUR HOME WAS ALSO DONE MELTING STUCCO, CHARING GARAGE DOOR AND CEMENT DRIVEWAY WHERE CAR BURNED. OUR HOME IS ONLY 1-1/2 YEARS OLD!
Engine, Nov 16, 2018, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND, WITHIN TWO TO THREE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STARTED AN INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. *TT*JB
Power train, Other or unspecified, Engine, Nov 12, 2018
HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AFTER HAVING VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE ENGINE VIBRATION ON 8/18/2018. CAR CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE RECOMMENDED FUEL INJECTION AND OIL CHANGE. I HAD THIS WORK PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2018. DROVE VEHICLE AND MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED CAR WAS EXTREMELY LOW ON OIL. ADDED OIL AND DROVE TO FIND A PARTS STORE TO HAVE PUT ON A MACHINE AND NEVER MADE IT. CAR STARTED HESITATING AND SQUEALING AND I PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED. SERVICE MECHANIC SAID NO WAY SHOULD IT BE THAT LOW ON OIL AFTER JUST HAVING SERVICED A MONTH AGO AND THAT OIL WAS VERY BLACK EVEN AFTER HE ADDED SOME INDICATING WORK THE LAST DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. NOW NEEDS NEW MOTOR AND UNSURE WHERE THE OIL THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE WENT TO. LEFT ME ON SIDE OF ROAD WITH CHILDREN AND NO HELP YET FROM KIA OTHER THAN YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP PER THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS PERSON JACOB! THIS WAS ON HIGHWAY 74 EAST RIGHT OUTSIDE OF SYLVA, NC
Electrical system, Nov 12, 2018
THE AIR AND HEAT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. I TOOK IT TO ARAPAHOE KIA IN CENTENNIAL, CO. THEY TOLD ME THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED. I HAD ANOTHER SHOP LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THE WIRING TO THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD COMPLETELY MELTED. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A SHORT THAT LIT THE WIRES ON FIRE. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT IGNITE THE WHOLE CAR LIKE SOME OTHER CASES.
Engine, Nov 12, 2018
MY CAR STARTED MAKING A 'BUBBLING' NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I ACCELERATED. I TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP THEY CONNECTED IT TO THE COMPUTER NO CODES THROWN. TOLD ME NOTHINGS WRONG. ON WEDNESDAY 11/7/18 THE BUBBLING NOISE WAS VETY LOUD, THEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO KIA DEALERSHIP THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE THEY CONNECTED IT, IT WAS THROWING P0014. I TOLD KIA WHAT CODE IT WAS THROWING THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY TO KEEP DRIVING IT TILL FRIDAY WHEN THEY COULD LOOK AT IT. THURSDAY 11/8/18 MORNING I DROVE 6.2 MILES BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHUT OFF AND THE LOUD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE STARTED. TRAILERED SOUL INTO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT DROPPED A VALVE BUT THE HEAD WAS FINE. THEY SAID IT WAS THROWING THE P0014 CODE WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT THE OCV WAS WORKING PER KIA MECHANIC.
Other or unspecified, Oct 18, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" MY CAR HAS A BURNING SMELL AFTER EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. "
Engine, Oct 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, VIBRATE, AND A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK OIL INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE OIL AND DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AND THE OIL WAS VERY DARK. AFTER ADDING OIL TO THE ENGINE, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED VOYLES KIA (2145 COBB PKWY SE, SMYRNA, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Engine, Oct 12, 2018
ENGINE IDLES MORE ROUGH THEN WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT IT, OUR KIA SOUL DOES NOW HAVE 30,000 MILES BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO IDLE DIFFERENTLY WHEN WE FIRST START IT IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD THE WAY IT STARTS THOUGH AND IS IDLING MAKES THE CAR SHAKE IN AWAY THAT IT DIDN'T WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT
Engine, Oct 10, 2018, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND EXITED AS FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE ARRIVED, BUT NO REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED BONIFACE HIERS KIA AT 321-951-9595 (LOCATED AT 880 S APOLLO BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Engine, Oct 3, 2018
I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE. I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND THE NOISE GOT WORSE. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING BELOW 1500 RPM SO I SHUT IT DOWN. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND CHECKED THE OIL. THE OIL WAS FULL. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY TOLD ME AN INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENT HAS FAILED AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM. I RECEIVED THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. THE CAR HAS 65K MILES ON IT AND REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND WAS NOT NEGLECTED. I REACHED OUT TO KIA FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST. THEY HAVE ALSO DISCONTINUED THE LONG BLOCK ENGINE REPLACEMENT SO THE REPAIR COSTS MORE NOW. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORTAGE OF THE 2.0L ENGINE SO IT ISN'T AVAILABLE FROM REBUILD SHOPS OR JUNKYARDS. I SUSPECT THAT THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE OF THE 2.0L ENGINE IS TO BLAME FOR THE SHORTAGE.
Electrical system, Sep 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HATFIELD KIA (1455 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228, (855) 226-5444) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STARTER FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. DURING THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,400.
Engine, Sep 22, 2018
ENGINE STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISE AT 79,000 MILES. TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE. SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER, IT IN NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS RECALL IS LONG OVERDUE
Structure, Service brakes, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 14, 2018, crash
ATTEMPTING TO PARK: VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, BRAKE FAILED TO STOP OR DO ANYTHING. VEHICLE JUMPED OVER TIRE STOP THEN 8" MALL WALKWAY HITTING BUILDING AND STORE WINDOW.
Engine, Sep 6, 2018, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. A CITIZEN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM BONE KIA (1255 SANTA ROSA AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404, 707-545-7050) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Engine, Sep 6, 2018
8/31/18 MY OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING, ACCELERATION SLOWED DOWN, ALMOST CHUGGING ON INTERSTATE 65 NORTH. A 35 MINUTE DRIVE TOOK ME A HOUR AND A HALF BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO GET HOME BUT THE INTERSTATE. 9/1/18 I STARTED THE CAR, DROVE IT A COUPLE MILES, GOING TO THE DEALER, IT STARTED KNOCKING, ALMOST STALLING, OIL LIGHT FLICKERING AND THEN DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO KIA OF RIVERGATE. 9/5/18 THEY ASK FOR ALL MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS, WHICH I DON'T HAVE BECAUSE I GET THEM WHERE EVER I HAVE A COUPON FOR.(I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO BACK TRACK AND GET THE RECORDS) MAC, AT THE DEALERSHIP) TELLS ME THERE IS "SLUDGE" AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE MAINTENANCE WAS NOT DONE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, WHEN OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT EVERY TIME, NO INDICATIONS ABOUT OIL, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING AND THEN THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. HELP!!
Engine, Aug 24, 2018, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT'S SON EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Engine, Aug 22, 2018, fire
THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, THE 11TH OF AUGUST, 2018 AT 12 NOON. IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE I75 SOUTHBOUND. MEDIUM TRAFFIC, DRY AND CLEAR CONDITIONS. I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK OR OTHER ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER I STARTED HEARING A SORT OF TAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALL THE GAUGES SHOWED NORMAL. I PULLED OVER THINKING I MAY HAVE PICKED UP SOMETHING UNDER MY CAR. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND EXAMINED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW NOTHING. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND CHANGED MY DESTINATION TO THE KIA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. I NOTICED THE NOISE INCREASING AND IT SEEMED AS IF THE ENGINE LOST LOST COMPRESSION. I THEN TURNED ON MY FLASHERS TO ALERT THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME. ABOUT THIS TIME THE LCD SCREEN TURNED WHITE AND HAD THE MESSAGE THAT THE SYSTEM MAY HAVE RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTED THAT I SHOULD GET TO A KIA DEALER ASAP. THE SCREEN THEN WENT BLANK. I DROVE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER HALF A MILE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE DIED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND I NOTICE "STEAM" COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I SAW THE STEAM WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SHOOTING FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, FROM UNDER THE OIL CAP. I TOOK A BLANKET FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR TO BEAT OUT THE FLAMES AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. AT THAT TIME I GOT AWAY FROM THE CAR AND DIALED 911. AT THAT TIME A TRUCKER HAD PULLED OVER AND CAME RUNNING BACK WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND DOUSED THE FLAMES. A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED AND WROTE A REPORT WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SONS KIA OF MCDONOUGH, GA.