2015 Kia Soul complaints

WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT.

NO WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE LOST POWER. DEALER REPORTED PLUGGED EXHAUST. OCCURED WHILE DRIVING FROM HOME TO GET ON HIGHWAY. I AM THE ORIGINAL CAR OWNER. UNSUPPORTED IN EFFORTS TO GET WARRANTIED. THE 1.6 VS 2.0 LITER WAS RECALLED. CLEARLY A ISSUE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR KIA EAST (LOCATED AT 27700 JUBAN RD, BLDG. 2, DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70726, (225) 490-7679) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOUSING UNIT OF THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED THE ATTACHED PICTURE IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HOUSING UNIT. THIS IS A ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER 'S PART. THE PICTURE SHOWS WHERE IT HA MELTED, NEVER HAD ANY PART OF THE HEADLIGHT BEEN CHANGED ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER PARTS.*JB

WITH APPROXIMATELY 78,200 MILES ON THE ENGINE I WAS OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING NORMAL ERRANDS WHEN IT COMPLETELY STALLED OUT ON ME. DIDN'T TAKE A JUMP SO HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. FOLLOWING MORNING IT'S STARTED ON ITS OWN BUT THE DAMAGE COULD BE HEARD. NO PREVIOUS NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE, OIL CHANGES UP TO DATE AND RELATIVELY ON TIME. OUT OF WARRANTY (2ND OWNER); EXCLUDED FROM RECALL EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM IS THE EXACT SAME AS WHAT WAS LISTED. KIA ONLY OFFERED $1000 OFF REPAIRS

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. UPON INSPECTION THE CONNECTION TO THE BULB SOCKET WAS FOUND MELTED AND BLACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STARTED TO SHAKE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND HESITATED TO MOVE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MASTRIA KIA (1555 NEW STATE HWY, RAYNHAM, MA 02767, (508) 802-6800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,600.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY GUIDED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SEVERAL OIL LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT CALLED SEELYE KIA OF BATTLE CREEK (LOCATED AT 791 W DICKMAN RD, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49037, 269-441-8800, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SQUEAKING NOISE CONTINUED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN RECENTLY MADE A POPPING SOUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO KIA OF JACKSON (LOCATED AT 3500 PAGE AVE, JACKSON, MI 49203, 571-764-4500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM A GOODWILL REPAIR PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

DECEMBER 2018 ENGINE LIGHT COME ON 99,000 MILES HAVE ENGINE LIGHT CHECK CODE P0420 WEEK LATER LIGHT OFF.HAD A OIL CHANGE DONE 103,37 TWO WEEK LATER ADD 3 QT OF OIL.EVERY TIME I DO A OIL CHANGE WEEK OR TWO ADD 3 QT OF OIL.TOOK IT TO KIA IN FEB THEY SAY I NEED A NEW CAT CONVERTERS.MONTH LATER I GET A RECALL ON THIS CAR.I HAVE MY OIL CHANGE RECIPE

OIL LEAK THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE

RADIATOR GETS DAMAGED BY ROAD DEBRIS BECAUSE OF FAULTY GUARD. CAUSES POOR VENTILATION CONTRIBUTING TO SYSTEM FAILURE AND BUILD UP OF UNVENTILATED CAUSTICS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT SHE WAS MISSING TWO QUARTS AFTER THE VEHICLE JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER HOME. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NAPLETON RIVER OAKS KIA (1951 RIVER OAKS DR, CALUMET CITY, IL 60409, 708-888-1069) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED AND A REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,323.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS STRANDED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED; DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED THE CONTACT WAS STRANDED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO KNOCKING SOUND THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE 50 MPH, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A JUMP START HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO SAFFORD KIA OF FREDERICKSBURG LOCATED AT 5204 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408, (540)891-7400. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE DUE TO THE CAMSHAFT BEARING WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, CASE NUMBER: 13339709. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW IT TO COOL OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO COURTESY KIA OF BRANDON (9205 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619, 813-579-5942) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. SOON AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES FOR VARIOUS ENGINE DEFECTS. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BOOM COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURES WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

I CURRENTLY AM ON MY FOURTH CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY CAR HAS 240000 MILES AND MY DEALER INFORMED ME THEY WERE TO ONLY UPDATE A PROGRAM AND REPLACE THE CONVERTER. I LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE ENGINE NOISE AND THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND IT WAS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AT 80000 MILES WHEN THEY REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME.EVEN AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER AT THE FIRST REPLACEMENT I HAD TO RETURN THE NEXT DAY AFTER PICKING MY CAR UP FROM MORGAN AUTO GROUP. THIS RECALL HAS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED MY CAR I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE I JUST NEEDED THE CONVERTER REPLACED AGAIN AND AGAIN. FINALLY WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER I WAS CONVINCED MY CAR WOULD FINALLY BE REPAIRED PROPERLY. IT WAS STATED IN THE LETTER MY ENGINE WOULD BE REPLACED IF NEED BE. THE DEALER REPEATEDLY EXPLAINED THEY WERE TO COMPLETE THE SYSTEM UPGRADE AND REPLACE THE CONVERTER AND NOTHING MORE. EVEN AFTER I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE THEY COULD ONLY TELL ME I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL INJECTORS AT A PRICE OF 1200.00 SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND STILL MY ENGINE RUNS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL WITH DAMAGE TO THE PISTONS OR ANOTHER ISSUE. I AM HOPING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS I AND MY FAMILY RELY ON MY VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL THE VEHICLE WILL BE STATIONARY AND MOBILE WHILE STATIONARY THE VEHICLE WILL INCH FORWARD THEN JERK FORWARD AND WHILE I'M GOING SLOW IS WILL KEEP JERKING FORWARD. IT HAPPENS ON ANY ROAD WHETHER IT BE THE HIGHWAY OR A TOWN STREET. AFTER I GET GAS AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT WON'T START BUT THE CAR WILL TURN ON AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON UNTIL I TURN THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORITZ KIA FORT WORTH (8501 WEST FWY, FORT WORTH, TX 76116, (817) 502-9181) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN RAPPING WITH NO OIL LIGHT WARNING. STOPPED THE CAR, THE OIL LIGHT FINALLY WENT ON, NO OIL WAS LEAKING, BUT CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL REVEALED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

I BOUGHT MY 2015 KIA SOUL + BRAND NEW. I DID ALL MY OWN SERVICE WORK AND KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE AS REQUIRED. AT AROUND 100K THE MOTOR STARTED USING ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. AT 122K, WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE ENGINE BECAME VERY LOUD AND AND AS I DECELERATED, THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ON. I SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE OIL LEVEL WAS LESS THAN A QUART LOW AT THAT POINT. WE CHECKED CODES AND THEY WERE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WE PULLED THE VALVE COVER AND FOUND A VERY LOOSE CHAIN. TO BE SAFE WE ALSO PULLED THE HEAD. NUMBER 3 CYLINDER PISTON WAS LOOSE. THE ROD BEARING WAS DESTROYED (MELTED RIGHT TO THE CRANK), ALL OTHER BEARING LOOKED VERY GOOD, WITH LITTLE WEAR. CALLED KIA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SPENT OVER $3,000 FOR A NEW SHORT BLOCK WITH NO HELP FROM KIA.

2015 KIA SOUL 2.0 L ENGINE. ENGINE FAILURE AT 83,000 MILES. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING, WITHIN 1 MILE IT STARTED KNOCKING. I WENT TO PULL OVER IN A SAFE SPOT OFF OF THE ROAD. BEFORE I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE STALLED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED OFF OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AS THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP IN LONGVIEW TEXAS - PELTIER KIA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ALL SERVICE AND OIL CHANGES PERFORMED AT MANUFACTURER SPECIFIED INTERVALS.

PURCHASED USED WITH APPROX 30K MI FROM KIA DEALER. HAD OIL CHANGED APPROX EVERY 4K MI. HAD OIL CHANGED AT 131,157 MI ON 5/9/2019. ON 6/28/2019, WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE WITH SEVERE SYNCOPATED VIBRATIONS AND SAW SOME SMOKE/STEAM COMING FROM RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF HOOD/ENGINE. PULLED OVER AT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE OFF RAMP. MILEAGE WAS 135,191. MECHANIC SAID ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY SOME ASPECT OF THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING NOT ACTUATING IN ORDER TO PROPERLY TENSION THE TIMING CHAIN. TOWED VEHICLE TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DROVE THE CAR REGULARLY FOR 100,000 MI WITH NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AT ALL, MAINTAINED IT FAITHFULLY, AND IT FAILED INSTANTANEOUSLY. THAT INDICATES A DESIGN FLAW. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC, THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE BEEN INJURIOUS OR FATAL.

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AND THEN REMAINED OFF. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, INITIALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND THEN PARKED. THIS OCCURRED IN AN APARTMENT PARKING LOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT'S SON STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING AND CLUNKING NOISE, WHICH WAS A DISTRACTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SONS KIA (100 SONS DR, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253, (678) 619-1393) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2016 KIA SOUL EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN TIRES, TIRE LINE: CP671, TIRE SIZE: 205-60-R16(NA), DOT NUMBER:021320S2WR2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE CURB THREE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A HALT. THERE WAS NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MICHEL TIRE PLUS (750 NW WASHINGTON BLVD, HAMILTON, OH 45013, (513) 454-6724) TO HAVE A NEW TIRE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEEL BELTS ON ALL THE REMAINING TIRES WERE SEPARATED AND ALL THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED. JEFF WYLER FAIRFIELD-CADILLAC KIA NISSAN (5815 DIXIE HWY, FAIRFIELD, OH 45014, (513) 682-2500) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER KIA WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AS WELL AS A COMPLAINT WAS FILED ON KIA'S WEBSITE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,337.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL HOWEVER, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO, STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN AS WELL AS A HUMMING AND A CLICKING SOUND WAS AUDIBLE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER SUN TRIP KIA (6263 SOUTH LUMBER BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO.) BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. A NEW ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE, DRIVING UP HILL AT 65 - 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE HOOD. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO GARDEN GROVE KIA (13731 HARBOR BLVD, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92843) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK BUT, WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY NOR THE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

2015 KIA SOUL WITH 2.0 NU MOTOR. GOT A CALL BACK FROM DEALERSHIP AND 1 1/4 QUART IS NORMAL CONSUMPTION ACCORDING TO KIA. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BBB AND THE REPLY WAS THE TYPICAL FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN. THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO TALK TOO ME. IT'S THE TYPICAL RUNAROUND AND I FEEL THEY ARE WAITING FOR NHTSA TO GIVE FINDINGS OF INVESTIGATION BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING. FAST FORWARD. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2019 KIA OPTIMA EX. ONLY WITH THE HELP OF THIS WEBSITE FINE OUT THERE IS NOW AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE AIRBAGS WHICH WAS INTIMIDATED BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD LET THE OWNER KNOW OF THE INVESTIGATION AND LET THE CONSUMER DECIDE AFTER THAT. AT THIS POINT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM KIA. THEY HAVE DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND WARRANTY. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN LATE JULY OR FIRST PART OF AUGUST.

I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXCELLENT SERVICE CARE OF MY KIA SOUL, NOW IT HAS ABOUT 72K MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD SOME KNOCKING NOISES, A WHOOSHING SOUND, AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL, AND IT WAS ABOUT 2.5 QUARTS LOW WITH NO APPARENT LEAKS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE INSPECTED THE CAR FOR REPAIR NEEDS AND SERVICE ESTIMATE. FOUND THE VEHICLE HAD DROPPED A VALVE, HAD A BROKEN PISTON, AND A ROD BEARING WAS SPRUNG ON THE CRANKSHAFT. HE IS GOING TO TRY TO REPAIR, BUT STATED IF HE COULDN'T REPAIR THEN WE WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. HE STATED HE HAD CHECKED WITH KIA, AND THEY WERE NO LONGER MAKING ENGINES FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR/MODEL, SO WE'D HAVE TO FIND A USED MOTOR. OF COURSE, I'M UPSET BECAUSE THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY CAUSE AS TO THIS FAILURE. I DID SOME ONLINE SEARCHING AND FOUND RECALL SC176 WHICH STATED THAT THE ENGINES INVOLVED WITH THIS RECALL MAY EXPERIENCE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PISTONS AND CONNECTING RODS DUE TO A CONCERN WITH EXHAUST TEMPERATURES. IF SO, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE OIL LOSS/BURN. HOWEVER, MY CAR VIN IS NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. AGAIN, I'M VERY UNHAPPY BECAUSE, UNTIL THIS HAPPENED, I'VE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IF I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR ANY MORE, IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE OR STALLED OUT, OR BOTH, AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS? I THINK THE RECALL SC176 NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2015 KIA SOUL + WITH THIS ENGINE. THANK

2015 KIA SOUL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SAT UNTOUCHED, ON THE DEALERSHIPS PARKING LOT, AWAITING ENGINE REPLACEMENT FOR 2 DAYS WHEN IT SUDDENLY ERUPTED IN FLAMES. *JS

WENT TO KIA DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON 2015 KIA SOUL. VEHICLE HAS USED 1 1/4 OF OIL IN ABOUT 3500 MILES. FIRST TIME THE KIA TECH SAID TO CHECK PCV VALVE WHICH WAS FINE. AT THIRD TIME WITH 3/4 CONSUMPTION KIA DIDN'T SAY TO CHECK ANYTHING ELSE. ASKED WHAT WAS GOING TO BE DONE BECAUSE THE MOTOR WILL NOT FIX ITSELF ON 8/1/19. AS OF TODAY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND NO ANSWER, KIA IS NOT HONORING THERE ALLEGED 10 YEAR 100,000 WARRANTY. I FEEL THEY HAVE TOLD THERE DEALERSHIPS NOT TO DO ANY MOTOR WARRANTY WORK UNTIL INVESTIGATION IS DONE LEAVING CONSUMER IN LIMBO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL PLUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER JERKING AS WELL AS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT IMMINENTLY VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND OPEN THE HOOD NO FLAMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH THE PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILED AND DISTORTED THE STARTER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A KIA DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

KIA NOT HONORING ALL THE RECALL FOR 2015 SOUL- KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED WORK LAST YEAR. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SAME SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS WORKED ON MY CAR FOR YEARS FOR THE RECALL (UPLOADING MY RECEIPT), MY CAR WOULD ONLY GO UP ABOUT 1 TO 2 MPH, AND NOW THEY ARE STATING NOTHING'S WRONG WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A SECOND KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY NEVER CHECKED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SAYING IT'S THE FUEL INJECTION, NOT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ALSO, THEY GAVE AN ESTIMATED 600 TO 900 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PULLED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC SHOP, AND THAT STATED IT IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE PART ALONE IS 1100 DOLLARS. I'M UPLOADING A PICTURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PULLED OFF MY CAR IT HAS GRAY LOOKING DUST AND IS CLOGGED. I NEED MY CAR; DO I PAY FOR THIS SHOP AND FIGHT FOR MY MONEY BACK? I STILL OWE 15,000 DOLLARS ON THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AN HOUR, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN KIA DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,078.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JENKINS KIA OF OCALA (2305 SW COLLEGE ROAD, OCALA, FL 33471) TO BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND HAD BEEN THERE EVER SINCE JULY 13, 2019 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

THE HOUSING UNIT FOR THE LEFT HEADLIGHT MELTED CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT NOT TO FUNCTION. THE LIGHT IS NOT BURNT OUT. THE LIGHT IN THE HOUSING IS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY LIGHT. THE KIA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. TH DEALERSHIP STATED THERE HAS ONLY BEEN A RECALL ON THE SORENTO MODEL FOR THAT PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER'S BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WHICH STOPPED ABRUPTLY. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY FROM THE SEAT BELT STRAP ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WENT TO AN URGENT CARE THE NEXT DAY. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED A WHIPLASH. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DETAIL ON THE INDIVIDUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SEIZED AND WAS INOPERABLE. LEITH AUTO PARK KIA (LOCATED AT 5330 ROLESVILLE RD, WENDELL, NC 27591, (919) 200-0560) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

65K MILES, 4 YEAR OLD CAR AND ONE DAY IT JUST QUIT WORKING AND HAD NO OIL AND THE ENGINE WENT BAD

ON THE 4TH OF JULY I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS TO PICK SPEED BACK UP, GOT OFF OF MY EXIT, I CAME TO A FULL STOP WENT TO GO AND MY OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING THE ENGINE HAD A HORRIBLE TICKING NOISE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT CHECKED MY OIL, I HAD NONE. I THEN GOT A RIDE TO THE STORE WE FILLED THE OIL BACK UP TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE ENGINE NOISE WAS EVEN LOUDER I THEN QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF. I LEFT THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OVER NIGHT GOT IT TOWED TO KIA OF DARTMOUTH WHERE THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO DAMAGE OR LEAKS BUT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE $6,000 TO RE-PLACE SINCE I AM SECOND OWNER THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AT 60,000 MILES AND I AM AT 69,295 THEY WON'T PAY FOR IT. TIRED TO GET ME INTO A NEW CAR BUT THEY COULDN'T SINCE I DON'T HAVE 6,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE AND I OWE $7,000 ON THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SAFE PLACE WHERE I NOW STILL HAVE TO PAY THE LOAN AND INSURANCE FOR IT TO SIT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH KIA CONSUMER THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD GIVE ME AN ANSWER BY TUESDAY 7/16 NO ONE CALLED. I CALLED TODAY 7/17 THE WOMEN I SPOKE WITH SAID SHE TRIED TO FIND THE REP I SPOKE WITH BEFORE BUT COULDN'T SHE WOULD SEND HIM AN EMAIL TO CALL ME WHICH HE DID AND ALL HE SAID WAS THE TOWING COMPANY WOULDN'T GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION I TOLD HIM I USED AT&T ROADSIDE IF THAT HELPS HE SAID YES HUNG UP ON ME AND HASN'T CALLED BACK. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL MY OIL CHANGES AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT QUIR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND CHECK THE OIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FEDERICO KIA (LOCATED AT 1911 E EDWARDSVILLE RD, WOOD RIVER, IL 62095, (618) 216-8080) AND THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN SHUTTING OFF FROM 5 ALL THE WAY UP TO 30 SECONDS AND THEN COMING BACK ON. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ANY GIVEN ROAD

WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD TO SEE A MECHANIC BECAUSE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST AS MUCH OIL AS IT HAD IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT A STOP LIGHT, CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH CAR.

MY 2015 KIA SOUL 2.0 WAS ABOUT 5,000 MILES PAST THE OIL CHANGE DATE BUT WAS REGULARLY TOPPED OFF WITH OIL. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, MY VEHICLES ENGINE STARTED THUMPING. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SO I WASN'T TOO WORRIED. THEN, AS I PULL UP TO A STOP LIGHT, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A BRIEF SECOND THEN WENT AWAY. PANICKED, I TRIED TO MAKE IT TO A NEARBY GAS STATION BUT MY OIL LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR HAD BEGUN TO SEIZE. I PULL OVER AND CALL A TOW TO TAKE MY CAR TO MY HOUSE. THE DAY PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS AT NORMAL LEVEL. AFTER THE ENGINE HAD SIEZED, THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE ENGINE WHATSOEVER. NOW I'M STUCK MAKING PAYMENTS ON A ONCE NICE CAR THAT I NOW CANNOT DRIVE UNTILL I CAN COME UP WITH 6,000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN SLOWLY TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND; HOWEVER, A TUNE-UP AND OIL CHANGE WERE COMPLETED. AFTER THE CONTACT LEFT THE MECHANIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY WAS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND INFOMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO KIA OF EAST HARTFORD (LOCATED AT 99 ASH ST, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108, (860) 291-7000) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND DIED. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR TO A STOP BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE LANE AND ONTO A SHOULDER. AFTER THREE HOURS, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ROD BEARINGS LOCKED AND WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS STILL OIL IN THE CAR AND NO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN SO IT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF POOR MAINTENANCE. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE CHECK ON APRIL 3, 2019 AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE IN KIAS AND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. THE CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. CARMAX (3147 TOM WATSON DR, TUPELO, MS 38804, (662) 844-1017) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE COULD NOT TRADE THE VEHICLE IN WITH THE FAILURES AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT OIL WAS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CURRENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED AT HER HOUSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE AND IN NO TIME, BECAME COVERED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN THIRTY SECONDS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING, EXCEPT THAT THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER IN THE PAST, BUT DID NOT MAKE ANYTHING OF IT. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BOTH POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,997. *BF

HEADLIGHTS MYSTERIOUSLY BEGIN FLICKERING AFTER USING TURN SIGNAL OR FLICKER WITHOUT USING THE TURN SIGNAL. LIGHTS HAVE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT NIGHT CREATING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION.