2014 Kia Soul complaints

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2014 KIA SOUL BASE 2.0L ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AT THE NEXT RAMP TO CHECK THE OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE STICK AND IT HAD A BURNT SMELL. THERE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 WEEKS PRIOR, AND WE HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE OIL WAS LOW, THE ENGINE HASN'T BEEN SMOKING, AND THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE GROUND. THE SHOP HAS NEVER MENTIONED OUR OIL BEING LOW WHEN WE CAME IN FOR A CHANGE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE SINCE TOLD US THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. OF COURSE WE ARE JUST PAST THE WARRANTY WITH ABOUT 109,000 MILES ON IT.

EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK MY FUEL METER WILL GO BELOW EMPTY AND WILL BLINK THAT I AM OUT OF GAS. AFTER ABOUT A DAY OR SO IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER KIA SOUL OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS GETTING LOOKED INTO AND INVESTIGATED.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THERE WAS A KNOCK SOUND UNDER MY HOOD. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND STARTED TO SMOKE. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CUT THE ENGINE. I THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT RESPOND. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ROD HAD PIERCED THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING ALL OF THE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE AND BREAKING THE STARTER.

WAS DRIVING AROUND 75MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND SMOKING. ENGINE LOCKED UP BUT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF INTERSTATE. UPON FURTHER REVIEW BY MY SELF AND A MECHANIC. WE NOTICED NO OIL IN CAR IT WAS ONLY 75MILES OVER FOR A CHANGE. WORST PART IS THAT CAR WAS JUST ABOUT PAID OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE THIRD-PARTY WARRANTY COMPANY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALLENTOWN KIA (2350 LEHIGH ST, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103 610-228-2727) AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,100.

MY KIA SOUL IS BURNING OIL EVERY 1,000 EXCESSIVELY. KIA SAYS IT ISN'T BURNING THAT MUCH. MY DEALER THINKS IT IS. MY CAR HAD THE OIL LIGHT COME ON IN DECEMBER. RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE. FEBRUARY COMES TO START MY CONSUMPTION TESTS. MY DIPSTICK READS LOW LEVEL. I STARTED 3 TESTS AND THEY ALL 3 CAME UP WITH DIFFERENT READINGS BUT BURNING OIL AT A RAPID RATE.I DID TESTING EACH 1,000 MILES. THE 2ND TEST MY CAR BURNT A QUART. I DO THINK MY CAR IS BURNING AT A RAPID RATE. IT IS A 2014 KIA SOUL WITH 94,000 MILES. I BOUGHT BRAND NEW, ONLY OWNER IS ME FROM MY DEALERSHIP.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, "55 MPH" SPEED LIMIT WAS 60 MPH MY ACCELERATION WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND I COULDN'T GO ANY FASTER THEN 20/25MPH. MY CAR STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A WEED EATER AND I NEVER GOT A SINGLE LIGHT FOR SOMETHING BEING WRONG. AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MY CARS ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP CLOSE TO WERE I LIVE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD PIECES OF METAL FLAKES IN IT AND THAT IT WAS LOCKED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS 3.5 QUARTS LOW OF OIL BUT I JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGE AND HAD ABOUT 3,500 MILES LEFT BEFORE I NEEDED MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I'M WRITING ON HERE BECAUSE I CALLED KIA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY 2.0 ENGINE DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ON IT, BUT AS I RESEARCH I CONTINUE TO FIND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE A 2.0 ENGINE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OF THE RECALL ON THE 1.6 ENGINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE HAD OCCURRED SMOKE AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE PRESENT THE OWNER WAS CONCERN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE BEFORE SMOKE AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOME AND PARKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER ROPER KIA (320 HODGON RD, JOPLIN MO) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A MONTH AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND VALVES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ENGINE CEASED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHANTZ SCOTT KIA (929 E STONE DR, KINGSPORT, TN 37660), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,534. *LN*JB*DT*JB

THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DISAPPEARING EVER SINCE THE CAR GOT OVER 100K MILES. IT IS CURRENTLY AT 116K AND HAS ZERO OIL BUT THERE IS NO LEAK AND IT DOESN'T SMELL LIKE IT IS BURNING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND IT WILL COST THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTIFICATION I GOT LAST YEAR THOUGH BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PARTICULAR ENGINE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE 1.6L SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE WARNER KIA LOCATED AT (501 7TH ST, PARKERSBURG, WV 26101). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

I WAS WITH ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A NOISE THAT I HADN'T HEARD BEFORE. I WAS ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME SO I HEADED TOWARDS HOME AND AS 8 WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE NOISE WAS GRADUALLY GETTING LOUDER, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS, NOT ONE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SUDDENLY WHILE GOING JUST OVER 60MPH, MY CAR STALLED, WOULD NOT RESTART. WHILE CARS ZOOMED PAST ME GOING FASTER THAN I. I MADE MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LUCKILY AVOIDING GETTING HIT. STILL NO LIGHTS HAD COME ON UNTIL IT STALLED COMPLETELY. I WAS THANKFUL BUT SHOCKED TO HEAR THE NEXT DAY FROM MY MECHANIC THAT A ROD HAD COME BROKE LOOSE IN MY CAR AND BROKE THROUGH THE ENGINE. THAT I HAD A CAR THAT NEEDED A $6000+ NEW ENGINE AND THAT ENGINE REPLACEMENTS FOR THIS CAR MODEL AND YEAR ARE VERY HARD TO COME BY. I AM DISGUSTED.. I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN IN MY LIFE. I CALLED KIA AND ASKED THEM HOW COULD MY CAR GET THIS BAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS? THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T SURE, IT SHOULD HAVE. THAT CERTAINLY DOESN'T HELP ME. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS ALMOST WORTHLESS. I STILL NEED TO FINISH PAYING IT OFF. RIDICULOUS.

I PURCHASED A 2014 KIA SOUL FROM DOUG SMITH AUTOPLEX ON 11-19-2019. THE CAR PURCHASE INCLUDED A 3 MONTH/3,000 MILE WARRANTY I CALLED IN ON 12-12-2019 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SERVICE TO INSPECT A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 12-20-2019, I ADDED A QUART OF OIL TO THE ENGINE. 12-20-2019, I WENT TO THE APPOINTMENT. RICK LARSEN TEST DROVE THE CAR AND FILLED THE RADIATOR FLUID. RICK TOLD ME TO COME BACK IF THE NOISE RETURNED. RICK DID NOT RUN ANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OFFERED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. 02-14-2020 I ADDED ANOTHER 1\2 QUART OIL AND FILLED THE WINDSHIELD FLUID. A NOISE RETURNED TO THE ENGINE ON 02-20-2020. I CALLED AT 2PM ON TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SET THE APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY 02-21-2020. THE ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER COMING ON PRIOR TO IT SEIZING 02-20-2020 EVENING ON I-15 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND @5:40PM. THE KIA SOUL WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO THE DOUG SMITH DEALERSHIP BY JOHN'S TOWING. I WAS ACCUSED BY THE SALES MGR ED OF DOING A FAULTY JOB OF AN OIL CHANGE AND THAT THE OIL HAD RUN OUT ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I WAS LATER TOLD BY THE SAME SALES MGR ED, THAT THE SEAL ON THE OIL PLUG AND FILTER HAD NEVER BEEN BROKEN.

2014 KIA SOUL WITH 2.0 ENGINE (84,000 MILES) SUDDENLY STARTED KNOCKING THEN LOCKED UP GOING AROUND 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS SO SUDDEN THAT IT CAUSED THE TIRES TO SQUEAL. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEN IT UNLOCKED AND CONTINUED KNOCKING. AT NO TIME DID ANY LIGHTS COME ON SUCH AS THE CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHTS. I PULLED OFF AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST $6,000.00 WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE OVERALL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW FACING A VERY DIFFICULT FINANCIAL DILEMMA AND HARDSHIP FOR SOMETHING BEYOND MY CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL CONSUMPTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSS DARROW KIA OF MADISON LOCATED AT (6525 ODANA RD, MADISON, WI 53719, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. *LN

I WENT TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP AND THE CAR STARTED TO GO WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG.THERE WERE NO INDICATION WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. ONLY WHEN THE CAR STALLED DID THEY ALL FLASH. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT MADE A HORRIBLE CLATTERING NOISE AND HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. I UTILIZED THE MANUAL SHIFTING FEATURE AND THAT HELPED REDUCE THE NOISE, BUT IT WOULD GET LOUDER AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE MOTOR, YET IT WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO DRIVING AND THERE WAS OIL ON THE DIP STICK. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 107,000 MILES AND NEEDS A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. ONLY AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DID WE SEE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR.

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD, THE PROBLEM IS A FUEL LEAK, OTHER KIA SOULS ARE CURRENTLY ON RECALL FOR THE SAME REASON BUT THIS PLUS MODEL ISN'T SO IT'S SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY WHILE I PAY OVER $400 A MONTH FOR THE VEHICLE ! RECALL THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE ! THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE KIA/HYUNDAI ENGINES

AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT THE SHOP, THE KIA HAS BEEN BURNING OIL. THERE IS NO SMOKE OR LEAKS. A COMPRESSION TEST WAS NOT DONE AT THE ORIGINAL INSPECTION OF THE CAR, AND THERE IS NO OIL IN THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 500 MILES. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL SINCE 85000 MILES AND THERE IS "NOTHING" THAT KIA CAN DO FOR OUR ISSUE. THUS, IN LINE WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE OTHER ENGINES, BUT THE 2.0L ENGINE IS NOT UNDER RECALL....YET. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND A GENERAL CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MONITOR OIL CONSUMPTION OF AN ENGINE AT 60-80K MILES. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINES AND IT COULD BE A REAL CONCERN FOR SAFETY.

ERROR CODE PO5OA CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR 3RD TIME AND THIS WAS THE ACTUAL RESPONSE FROM KIA ENGINEERS BOTTOM LINE THEY SOLD ME AN UNFIXABLE CAR ADVICE 1: IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CLEAN THROTTLE BODY, UPGRADE PCM GROUNDS, AND PREFORM CAP DISCHARGE, HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY DTC PO5OA IS BEING RESEARCHED AND WE DO NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NOT ETA. PLEASE RESET THE ENGINE ADAPTIVE VALUES AND RETURN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CUSTOMER.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2014 KIA SOUL AND SUDDENLY IT DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT ALSO STARTED MAKING A CLANKING NOISE SO SHE PARKED IT IMMEDIATELY. NO ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS, JUST RUNNING BADLY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS PISTON RATTLING AROUND AND THAT THE MOTOR WAS PRETTY MUCH SHOT. THIS MADE NO SENSE AS WE HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH OIL CHANGES AND IT ONLY HAS AROUND 87,000 MILES ON IT. WE SOUGHT A SOLUTION WITH KIA AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE SHE WAS A SECOND OWNER THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NO GOOD AFTER 60,000 MILES. OF COURSE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR HER 2.0 L MOTOR. I AM SHOCKED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND YET KIA GETS AWAY WITH NO RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE LOOKING AT $ 8,000 FOR ANOTHER MOTOR OR BUYING A NEW CAR. NEITHER IS A VIABLE OPTION, THIS CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN THIS. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT

3RD TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON IN LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ERROR CODE PO5OA CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR LAST 2 TIMES MOST LIKELY REPAIR IS REPROGRAM PCM LAST TIME AT DEALER I WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY KIA AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME REPLY WITH OTHERS ONLINE. SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAN BE AN INDICATOR OF SOME SERIOUS ISSUES I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT SEEMS TO BE A NON ISSUE WITH THE COMPANY ABOUT FIXING THE CAR COMPUTER ERROR. 1)CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN STARTING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON ON 10/18/19 DRIVING TO DEALER THE LIGHT WENT OFF. DEALER INDICATED COMPLETED ECU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT AND HAD PO5OA TSB FOR THIS CODE. 26/DEC/19 COLD START ENGINE LIGHT ON DEALER PREFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOUND HISTORY CODE AND PERFORMED HARD RESET AND REST ADAPTIVE VALUES. 1/MAR/20 WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. WENT TO AUTOZONE AND HAVE CODE PO5OA AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEFORE STALLING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY ENGINE NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEFORE STALLING. AFTER STALLING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER COURTESY KIA OF BRANDON (9205 E. ADAMO DR. TAMPA FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND OIL PAN WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BUT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

MY CAR WHILE DRIVING ON 65 HOSPITAL CURVE - LOUISVILLE KY- DANGEROUS SPOT- THE CAR SLOWED RIGHT DOWN AND A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD - ENGINE - I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF NEXT EXIT AND PARK. I HAD CHANGED MY OIL 5-6 WEEKS PRIOR. I CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AFTER LEAVING A BAD REVIEW - THEY OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE IT - BUT WOULDN'T PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED - IT ONLY HAS JUST OVER 80K ON IT AND I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 27 K IN 2-3 YRS

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT, 75MPH, THE CAR STARTING LOSING POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE, THEN IT SPED UP AGAIN AND LEVELED OUT. ONCE I REACHED THE NEAREST GAS STATION, IN PARK, IT WAS SHAKING AND RATTLING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND UPON HIS INSPECTION, FOUND A HOLE IN THE PISTON. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $9000.00. I HAD INFORMED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL, SO I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO. THEY DID NOT ASK FOR A VIN OR ANYTHING.

VEHICLE STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW A PISTON . THIS ALL HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE AT 21,000 MILES. LEAVING MY YOUNG DAUGHTER STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY ALONE AT NIGHT . AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS OVERHEATING AND CAUSING PISTON PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE . AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE VERY SAME REASON MORE MODELS OF KIA SHOULD BE RECALLED

ENGINE BURNING OIL. NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE OR "BLUE SMOKE". USUALLY HAVE TO PUT IN BETWEEN 3 AND 5 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. KIA WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD AN ISSUE. OIL GOT DANGEROUSLY LOW WITHIN 30 DAYS OF OWNING THE CAR. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS BURNING OIL. IT HAS 11,0000 MILES ON IT AS OF THIS COMPLIANT. ISSUES STARTED FOR ME AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE KIA DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE. KIA DEALER SAID ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

THURSDAY I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND CALLED KIA SERVICE AND THEY SAID AS LONG AS ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT FLASHING I WILL BE OK TO DRIVE IT SO THEY SCHEDULED MY APPT. FOR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. SATURDAY I WAS DRIVING 45MPH ON A BUSY ROAD AND MY CAR STARTING MAKING TICKING NOISE & LOST POWER AND STEERING. I SMELLED A CHEMICAL SMELL SIMILAR TO GASOLINE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES FOR THE LIFE OF THIS CAR. CONNECTING ROD CAP TO PISTON ROD CAME OUT OF MY ENGINE. MY KIA IS @ DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS PROCESS. DIST.MGR HAS ALREADY DECLINED REPAIR. NOW WAITING FOR ESCALATION DEPT TO CONTACT ME. ITS NOW BEEN 19 DAYS. MY KIA IS A 2014 WITH THE 2.0 ENGINE. MY SON HAS A PHOTO OF THE CAP STICKING OUT OF THE ENGINE.(I WILL TRY TO UPLOAD ONCE I GET IT.) WHY DOES THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINE NOT PERTAIN TO ALL ENGINES WHEN THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING? AND WHY HAS KIA NOT SENT EVERYONE LETTERS NOTIFYING OF THE RECALL ESPECIALLY WHEN A CRASH OR ENGINE FIRE IS POSSIBLE? IS THIS SAFE AND ACCEPTABLE WHEN HUMAN LIFE IS AT RISK? OR DO WE WAIT FOR THE FIRST PERSON TO DIE?

REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN #19V120000, I REPORTED TO KIA THAT MY VEHICLE IS EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL, THEY'VE ADVISED ME MY VIN DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I'M ADDING 5QTS OF OIL BECAUSE THE OIL IS JUST MIA. THERE'S NO LEAKAGE AND NO SMOKE FROM THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH I'M LOSING OIL THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT TO ADVISE OF ANY ISSUE. I CAN GENERALLY DETECT I'M LOW ON OIL WHEN VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH ON AN INCLINE, UPON CHECKING THE DIP STICK HAS NO OIL. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE I'M REQUESTING THAT MY VIN NUMBER BE ADDED TO THE CURRENT RECALL. LAST OIL CHANGE WAS 01/03/2020; I JUST PURCHASED A 5 QUART CONTAINER 02/15/2020 AND HAD TO ADD 2 QUARTS. MY DAILY DRIVING CONSISTS OF ABOUT 16 MILES A DAY; DRIVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND MYSELF TO WORK, LOCAL. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS PERTAIN TO THIS VERY ISSUE, HOW MUCH LONGER PLEASE?

TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE OIL CHANGED BEFORE IT WAS EVEN DUE AND IT DIDN'T EVEN REGISTER IN THE OIL DIPSTICK. THEY CHANGED OIL I CHECKED IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AND IT WAS HALF FULL, LATER THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS LOW. I HAVE NO OIL LEAKS, SO ITNIS BRINING OIL FOR NO REASON. TAKING TO MECHANIC THIS WEEK

KIA SOUL 2014 VEHICLE HEAD LIGHTS FLICK AND BURN OUT CONTINUOUSLY AND BEAM LIGHTS BURN OUT, EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULBS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. APPROX 70-75 MPH. THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND GET OFF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED AND CHECKED BY MECHANIC. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND ROD THROWN THROUGH BOTTOM OF ENGINE. CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. CAR TO THIS POINT WAS ALWAYS VERY RELIABLE AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATING. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND SMOKE FILLED THE VEHICLE. FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL BEHIND THE CAR WITH SOME POOLING UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION: "FOUND BROKEN ROD PUNCHED HOLE IN BLOCK CAUSING OIL LEAK. OIL GOT ON EXHAUST CAUSING FIRE. NEED TO REPLACE LOCKBLOCK AND SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS THAT CAUGHT FIRE OR DAMAGED." REPAIR ESTIMATE WITH USED ENGINE ~$8000. I DECLINED REPAIRS AT THIS TIME BASED ON RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 2.0L ENGINE AND THUS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL #19V-120.

I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY ENGINE (66K). I HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL 4 MONTHS AGO AND WAS DUE FOR AN 'OIL CHANGE 'SO CALMLY I WENT TO CHECK MY ENGINE AND I WAS MET WITH AN UNWELCOME SURPRISE, MY ENGINE WAS ABNORMALLY LOW ON OIL. I NEVER HAD ANY INCLINATION OIL WAS LEAVING AS I HAD NO TRACE OF LEAKS AND MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON INITIALLY I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD JUST PUT SOME MORE OIL AND TAKE IT TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AND THE ISSUE WOULD BE OVER. I WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE, I SHOULD TAKE TO THE DEALER TO GET CHECKED SINCE IT MIGHT STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. I DID DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND THEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I NOW HAD FRESH OIL AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ISSUE REMEDIED. IT TOOK THE DEALER OVER A WEEK TO HEAR BACK FROM THE TECH LINE, WITH ME CALLING CONSTANTLY TO GET AN UPDATE. ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING COVERED BECAUSE I HAVE FRESH OIL IN MY ENGINE. IT WOULD COST ME $5,600 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.I WAS LEFT WITH NO RECOURSE, SINCE I CANNOT TRADE, BUT TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH AND LEARNED THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE GDI MOTORS FAILING DUE TO FAULTY RODS. I DISCOVERED, MY RODS WERE SHOT AND EVENTUALLY AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE NEW ENGINE INSTALLED, SOMETHING SEEMED TO HAVE SHOT THROUGH MY OIL PAN CAUSING A HOLE IN OIL AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, ON THE HIGHWAY. AT THIS POINT, I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND ENDURED SAFETY HAZARDS ON THE HIGHWAY. I INITIALLY SAW NO POINT IN HAVING TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR

CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SC176 (RECALL TO FIX ISSUES WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING FIRES). CAR WAS FINE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. NO ERRORS, ETC. ONE DAY AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED, MIL LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO SAME DEALER. DEALER SAID THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH IS THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THE RECALL, BUT WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SERVICE. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS APPLIED CAUSED THE CAR TO DETECT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS INDEED BAD, BUT NOW THAT THE DEALER HAS "COMPLETED" THE RECALL, THEY HAVE WASHED THEIR HANDS OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. THEY HAVE ERODED ANY TRUST OF BRINGING A CAR IN FOR A SAFETY RECALL IN THE FUTURE. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL CORPORATE, WHICH HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY UNHELPFUL AND SEEMS AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO SAID I AM NOT THE FIRST CUSTOMER TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THIS RECALL.

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENT THEN GO OUT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE TECHNICAL BULLETINS ON HEADLIGHTS. LOST LEFT HEADLIGHT BECAUSE CONNECTORS WERE MADE OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL. THE SOCKED MELTED. DEALER WANTED $800.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. PARTS AND TIME TO DO IT MYSELF WAS ABOUT $100.00. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY LOOSING HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE IS A HARD CALL TO TURN INTO A RECALL. ON MY WAY IN TO WORK THIS MORNING MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT MAKING IT 2 FOR 2. HEADLIGHTS ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT IS DARK. WITH ONE LIGHT OUT IS IS HARD TO SEE, IN THIS CASE, THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD ON THE WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD I TRAVEL IN TO MY OFFICE. THIS STARTS AS INTERMITTENT AND EVENTUALLY BURNS THE CONNECTOR SOCKETS. YOU CAN DO BETTER.

IN MAY OF 2019, MY CAR EXPERIENCED ENGINE KNOCKING. WE BROUGHT IT IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, THE KNOCKING STOPPED AND ONE DAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE THREW A ROD. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE, THE TOW GUY TOLD US THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE SEEING AS WE HAD JUST GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE. WE WERE MOVING THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR NEW HOUSE AN HOUR AWAY WHERE MY KIA SOUL HAS BEEN SITTING FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FIGHTING WITH KIA CONSUMERS, KIA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE MY ENGINE THAT THEY FAILED TO INCLUDE IN THE 2018-19 RECALL ON ENGINES THAT WERE FAILING DUE TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN 2016 AND STILL OWE JUST OVER $10,000. THE QUOTES I'VE GOTTEN FROM MECHANICS AROUND ME HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO $8,000 FOR A USED ENGINE AND INSTALLMENT. I'M UNABLE AND REFUSE TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE FOR A CAR THAT ISN'T WORTH MORE THAN $5,000 AND I'M AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO. I CANNOT TRADE IT IN DUE TO ME BEING SO UPSIDE DOWN ON MY LOAN, I'D REALLY RATHER NOT VOLUNTARILY REPO IT AND I WANT TO DEMAND KIA FIX THE PROBLEM THEY FAILED TO FIX A YEAR AGO.

MY CAR STARTED BURNING OIL SO FAST I HAD TO GET A OIL CHANGE IN JUST 2 WEEKS AFTER GETTING ONE. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK, AND THE CAR DID NOT OVERHEAT. THERE WAS NO EXHAUST SMOKE. IF THERE WAS IT WAS BARELY NOTICEABLE. A MECHANIC DETERMINED ONE OF THE PISTONS WAS DAMAGED AND COULD LEAD TO DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE BLOCK. I CALLED A KIA DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY SAID ALL OF MINE WERE UP TO DATE I DID MORE DIGGING AND FOUND A RECAL (NUMBER (19V120000) AND IT MATCHED PERFECTLY WITH WHAT MY MECHANIC SAID WAS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. THEY WENT BY MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. MY CAR WILL NOT KEEP OIL FOR VERY LONG. A REGULAR 7,000 MILE OIL CHANGE ONLY LASTS 2 WEEKS. I USE FULL SYNTHETIC HIGH MILEAGE PENZOIL.

RECALL CAMPAIGN 19V120000 FOR OVERHEATING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WAS PERFORMED BY CHANTILLY OURISMAN KIA IN MARCH OF 2019. I BELIEVE THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS NOT PROPERLY INSPECTED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING RECALL REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE IS NOW DISABLED WITH A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS OF JANUARY 23, 2020. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PROPERLY DONE?

ON JANUARY 20, 2020 I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON EL MIRAGE RD WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST POWER. I NOTICED THE SPEED DROP AND TRIED PRESSING THE GAS TO GAIN POWER AND SPEED AGAIN THEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND THERE WERE HUGE FLAMES AND OIL SPLATTERED ON THE BACK WINDOW. I QUICKLY GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND THE FLAMES IN THE BACK WERE STILL THERE BUT DYING DOWN AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ON FIRE UNDER THE CAR. I HAD TO USE A BOTTLE OF JUICE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. IF I DIDN'T HAVE THAT JUICE I'M ALMOST POSITIVE THE WHOLE CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND SAW THAT KIA SOUL 2014 HAD A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATING CAUSING THE PISTON RODS TO BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING AN OIL LEAK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES A FIRE. THE RECALL NUMBER IS SC155. THIS RECALL SUPERSEDES CAMPAIGNS 14V-332 AND 15V-736. I HAD TAKEN MY KIA SOUL TO GET A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BASED OFF THE FIRST RECALL IN NOVEMBER. THEY MUST HAVE PUT ANOTHER FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN BECAUSE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE RALLY KIA DEALERSHIP IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA AND IT IS CURRENTLY STILL THERE. THEY TOOK 2 DAYS TO GIVE ME A RESPONSE ON IF THE CAR WOULD GET FIXED WITH THE RECALL AGAIN. THEY SAID MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAD TO CHECK IT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUT OIL IN THE CAR WHICH CAUSE A PISTON ROD TO BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE ENGINE

CAR IS GOING THROUGH ALL OF ITS OIL. GOES THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 1QT EVERY 1,500 MILES. WHEN I FIRST CAME ACROSS THIS PROBLEM THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE WAS APPROX 1 QUART OF OIL IN THE CAR. I ONLY DROVE ABOUT 3,000 MILES SINCE THE LAST FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THIS ISN'T EXCESSIVE AND IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. I CAN ONLY DRIVE 1,500 MILES UNTIL THE OIL IS NO LONGER SHOWING ON THE DIP STICK. CURRENTLY STILL WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO PROVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. I GOT A OIL CHANGE APPROX 250 MILES AGO AND HAVE TO DRIVE 1,000 TOTAL AND THEY WILL EXAMINE THE CAR AGAIN.

AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION, I TOOK MY 2014 KIA SOUL INTO THE KIA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON 07/29/2019. THE CATALYTIC OVERHEATING PROTECTION ENGINE CONTROL UNIT LOGIC WAS UPGRADED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW DAYS LATER INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT KIA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETELY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEIR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. BUT I'VE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT THE RUNAROUND (WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO RESPOND TO AN EMAIL FROM CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT) FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS. MEANWHILE, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO MISFIRE AND THE CAR EXPERIENCES A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER WHENEVER ACCELERATING.

I STARTED HEARING A RATTLING NOISE IN MY ENGINE, I STOPPED TO CHECK MY OIL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I CHANGED MY OIL AND OIL FILTER THEN 2 DAYS LATER I STARTED HEARING A METAL ON METAL NOISE ONLY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I CHECKED THE OIL AGAIN AND IT WAS LOW. MY KIA SOUL IS A 2.0L ENGINE, BUT THE 1.6L ENGINE HAD A SIMILAR RECALL. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE WILL COME ON. MY KIA HAS NO SIGNS OF OIL LEAKS BUT I'VE HAD TO TOP OFF MY OIL TOO FREQUENTLY

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CAR IS LOSING OIL. RIGHT AT ABOUT THE 3 MONTH MARK FOR IT'S NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS HAPPENED 3 MONTHS AGO (OCTOBER 2019) AND I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED OIL. JUST HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE DAYS AGO RIGHT BEFORE IT SHOULD BE CHANGED AGAIN. WHEN CHECKING THE DIPSTICK, THERE IS NO OIL ON IT AT ALL. IT HAS DROPPED BELOW ANY MEASURABLE AMOUNT. THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT WITH ZERO SIGNS ON LEAKING OIL. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY BURNING SMELLS OR SMOKE ISSUES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME.

MY PARTICULAR MODEL OF KIA SOUL IS NOT RECALLED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V120000, HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED TWO TIMES ALREADY AND WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED A THIRD TIME DUE THE CONVERTER "INTERNALLY MELTING." IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MODEL WITH THE 1.6L ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT THE MODEL WITH THE 2.0L ENGINE HAS NOT. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE FAILING JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY OF 12K MILES AROUND THE 15K MILE MARK EACH TIME. EVERY TIME THE CONVERTER STARTS TO FAIL, I'M NOT ABLE TO GET ENOUGH POWER OUT OF THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN ON FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME FAILURE. I'M SURE WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO SEE THE ADDITIONAL VEHICLE MODELS ADDED TO THE RECALL.

EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK MY FUEL METER WILL GO BELOW EMPTY AND WILL BLINK THAT I AM OUT OF GAS. AFTER ABOUT A DAY OR SO IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT HE CAR. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER KIA SOUL OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS GETTING LOOKED INTO AND INVESTIGATED.

LOSING OIL . NO SIGNS OF LEAKS OR CRACKS. ROUTINE OIL CHANGES ARE DONE ON IT SINCE IVE OWNED IT... IT HAS BUCKED A CPL TIMES FOR ME WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY CANT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

JANUARY 10TH, 2020 MY 2014 KIA SOUL + LOST POWER IN ACCELERATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLES DASH LIGHTS ONLY HAD THE CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT ON. THE VEHICLES TEMPERATURE GUAGE STAYED CONSISTENTLY IN THE MIDDLE POSITION AT 50%. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP. HE ALSO NOTED THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL AND THE OIL PAN WAS DRY... THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. I CHANGE MY OIL RELIGIOUSLY EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES. HOW IS THERE NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I CHANGE IT REGULARLY? THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 117,171 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LEAKING OIL. MY DRIVEWAY, WHERE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, HAS NO SIGNS OF OIL LEAKING. THE AREA WHERE I HAD THE VEHICLE COME TO A ROLLING STOP AFTER IT BROKEN DOWN, HAD NO SIGNS OF OIL ON THE GROUND. I NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. VEHICLES THAT ARE ONLY 6 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE THEIR ENGINES LOCK UP.

IN MARCH OF 2017, ENGINE FAILED AND LOST POWER WHILE DOING 50MPH AT 78K MILES ON THE CAR. WAS TOLD BY DEAN MCCRARY KIA OF MOBILE, AL THAT A ROD BEARING WAS KNOCKING AND ENGINE LOCKING UP. I WAS CURRENT ON ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE, UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT FALL UNDER THE 100K MILE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD 500 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED AND I WASN'T CONSIDERED THE ORIGINAL OWNER. AFTER A MONTH OF BACK AND FORTH WITH KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS TOLD THAT KIA ENGINEERS INSPECTED IT AND FOUND THAT PISTON ROD BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE BLOCK AND METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL PAN. KIA FINALLY SAID THAT THEY WOULD "GOODWILL" THE COST OF THE ENGINE AND REIMBURSE THE MONTH THAT I WAS IN A RENTAL CAR, BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $1040 IN LABOR CHARGES FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS EVER RECALLED, I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE LABOR CHARGES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN, I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR P0420. BACK TO DEAN MCRARY AND THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I WAS TEMPORARILY HAPPY YESTERDAY TO SEE A RECALL ON THE CAT CONVERTER FROM APRIL 2019 THAT SHOWED IT WOULD CAUSE THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEM. CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF I COULD BE REIMBURSED THE LABOR FEES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT THAT IT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PROBLEM. MY EXACT ENGINE THAT FAILED WAS RECALLED BY HYUNDAI AND FOR OTHER MODELS OF KIA'S. I'M STILL DUMBFOUNDED THAT I HAVE TO EAT THIS LABOR COST AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO

HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR HAS SLIGHTLY OVERHEATED AND MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF SLIGHT DEFORMITY. HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. KIA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING A FEE FOR VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED WITH NO COST TO CONSUMER, DUE TO THE FACT THAT SOME ARE FAILING WITHIN THE SPECIFIED WARRANTY.