2016 Kia Soul complaints

AFTER TAKING MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL AND AN UPGRADE TO COMPUTER SOFTWARE, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE LANES OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND UPON THE COMPLETION OF AN INSPECTION, THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND POWER WAS RESTORED. I WAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER CAR, AND HAD TO WALK OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I CANNOT TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING AS A SAFETY MECHANISM TRIGGERS. I HAVE TO FIND MY OWN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND ONLY TRAVEL LOCALLY. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MORE TRAFFIC I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE ALSO NOT OFFERED ANY FORM OF COMPENSATION FOR MY TIME LOSS WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH FROM DAY. WHEN THE SAFETY MECHANISM TRIGGERS, THE VEHICLE WILL BARELY DO 35-45 MPH. IT TAKES MORE THAN 15 SECONDS TO ATTAIN THAT SPEED WHICH IS NOT SAFE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR MODERATE TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL START AS NORMAL; HOWEVER, WITH TRYING TO TAKEOFF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. PRIOR TO THIS 'UPGRADE' THE VEHICLE NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION.

VEHICLE STOPPED HAVING ANY POWER AND BEGAN SPUTTERING ON INTERSTATE 79 NORTH OF PITTSBURGH. DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL OFF ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AND OFF THE EXIT RAMP (NORTH) ON THE PORTERSVILLE/PROSPECT EXIT BEFORE IT SHUT OFF ENTIRELY AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ROLL OVER OR START. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED. CAR WAS TOWED FROM IT'S LOCATION TO ACM MOTORSPORTS IN TITUSVILLE PA. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER WAS BAD AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS DRAINED OF OIL, THERE WAS LESS THAN A QUART OF OIL IN IT. OIL CHECKED PREVIOUSLY (WITHIN A WEEK OF INCIDENT) SHOWED THAT 3 QUARTS OF OIL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP AND WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND NEEDED REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 82,000 MILES.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE AND MY CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY AND WENT AWAY. I HIT THE GAS TO TRY TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE SO THAT I COULD EXIT THE FREEWAY AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING WITH THE RPM IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 2 AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS SO UPSET AND FINALLY MADE IT TO AN OFF RAMP. WHEN I STOPPED AT THE OFF RAMP THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO JUST EXPLODE. I CONTEMPLATED STAYING OFF THE FREEWAY AND TAKING THE STREETS BUT I WAS NOT IN A GOOD AREA SO I GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND STAYED IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE TO EXIT AND HEAD STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THEY SAID IT WAS A CYLINDER THAT WAS MISFIRING AND THAT THEY REPLACED IT. WELL I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND MY CAR WANTED TO STALL AGAIN AND IT HAD ONLY BEEN A WEEK SINCE THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND AGAIN THEY BLAMED IT ON THE OIL AND ARE NOW SAYING THAT MY ENGINE MAY BE BURNING THE OIL FASTER THAN IT SHOULD AND IF THAT IS THE CASE THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. THE CAR HAS ME ON EDGE AS I DRIVE MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS EVERYWHERE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AT ALL ANYOMRE. I FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE CAN GIVE OUT AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING.

AFTER THE RECENT RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE'S COMPUTER ISSUE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE REPAIR. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED MUCH THIS WINTER DUE TO COVID-19. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS RECENTLY TURNED ON WITH CODE PO50A (COLD START IDLE AIR CONTROL). THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY AFTER THE RECALL. KIA SAYS THAT THE RECALL TRIGGERED THIS FAULTY ENGINE LIGHT AND IT WON'T TURN OFF.

DRIVING TO WORK AT 60 MPH CAR FELT LIKE CAT CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND BY THE TIME I PUT MY CAR IN PARK SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH IN 5 MINS FRONT OF MY CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED

WHILE DRIVING SOMETIME THE CAR SEEM TO LOSE SPEED AND AFTER A WHILE IT'S PICKS BACK UP.. MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SOMETIME.. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP IT READS A CODE OF 420 CATALYTIC CONVERTER.. IT'S HAVE DECREASE IN SPEED..

IN AUGUST OF 2020 CAR WAS NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE, WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WOULD START GOING AND THEN LOSE MOMENTUM FOLLOWED BY A RAPID TAKE OFF IN DECEMBER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE TO TRIGGER A LIMP MODE PER KIA, AT THIS TIME ADVISED THEM OF THE CAR BURNING 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN 3000 MILE OIL CHANGES. JANUARY 28TH 2021 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. VEHICLE CAME ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND ADVISED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE ENGINE CONDITION AND TO CONTACT KIA. VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WERE NO CODES AND AFTER REACHING OUT TO KIA THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED WITH NO CHANGES.

THREW ROD THREW ENGINE WAS DRIVING PULLED OUT OF PARKING POP NOISE OIL ANTIFREEZE EVERYWHERE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER STEVE LANDERS KIA (201 COLONEL GLENN PLAZA LOOP, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72210, (501) 404-4268) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

ENGINE NOISE.USES 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES

THE UVO SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES THE BACKUP CAMERA HAS FAILED. KIA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE AS A SAFETY ITEM AT NO CHARGE, JUST LIKE TESLA IS REQUIRED TO DO FOR THEIR FAILED SCREENS.

AS I WAS PULLING OUT TO GO TO WORK,I NOTICED THE RPM INDICATOR WENT UP TO 51000 RPM.I HAD NOT HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE.THE CAR ONLY HAD 18000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT HAS 19500 MILES NOW.I WAS ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND COULDN'T GO AFTER THAN 50 MPH.I ALMOST GOT HIT DRIVING .IN THE PAST,I HAD MY KIA SPORTAGE REPAIRED WITHOUT ISSUE. I AM GOING TO THE KIA SERVICE CENTER IN THE AM. I WILL EVERYONE KNOW THE OUTCOME

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. IT STARTED SMOKING AND SECONDS LATER CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR STARTED SMOKING, HE TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE.

FIRST, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPS WORKING PROPERLY. IT STARTS TAKING ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR MY ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO SHOW THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. AFTER ABOUT TWO DAYS THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF BY ITSELF. SO I FINALLY GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP TODAY. THEY SAY THEY NEED TO PUT AN UPDATED PROGRAM INTO MY KIA SOUL'S COMPUTER..THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DRIVE AWAY GO TO A STORE WHEN I COME OUT OF THE STORE AND GET BACK INTO MY CAR AND PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I TAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET THE CODE READ. THIS TIME THE CODE IS P0420. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP 800-995-4203 AND THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE MARTY TELLS ME TO BRING MY KIA SOUL BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I GET THERE HE SAYS THEY ARE NOW GOING TO CHARGE ME $109.95 AN HOUR TO DIAGNOSE WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. AT THIS TIME I AM IN THE WAITING ROOM FEELING LIKE I'M BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY THESE PEOPLE BUT I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION AND I DON'T HAVE ANYWAY OF KNOWING WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH MY CAR. NOT TO MENTION ALL THIS HAPPENS BETWEEN 59000 AND 60000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V389000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A COURTESY SERVICE AND SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO EXCEED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OAKLAND KIA (2500 WEBSTER ST, OAKLAND, CA 94612, (888)871-7024) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

I STARTED COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE WHEEL DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT IT SEEMS TO BE SPINNING AT A DIFFERENT SPEED AS THE OTHER TIRES WHICH WORE THE TIRES DOWN AND THE THE BRAKES TO WEAR. THE FRONT END SHAKES BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. THEY TIGHTENED THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE BODY TO THE FRAME. BUT IT ONLY FEELS SOMEWHAT FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO 3DIFFERENT KIA DEALERS AND ALL HAVE SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT SURE DOESN'T FEEL IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY JUST WANT TO GET IT PAST THE WARRANTY. THEY INSTALLED NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE ENGINE KNOCK TO MONITOR IT BUT IT SEEMS WORSE SINCE THEY INSTALLED IT. MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S FALLING APART. I EVEN CALLED KIA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THEY GO BY WHAT THE TECHNICIANS SAY, IF THEY SAY THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG THEN THERE MUST NOT BE. I HAVE ALL MY RECORDS.

WHEN I ACCELERATE MY CAR MAKES A LOUD HUMMING NOISE AND WILL NOT SHIFT - THEN WHEN IT FINALLY DOES SHIFT IT FLUCTUATES SPEED AND DOESN'T MAINTAIN SPEED. IT'S NOT SAFE GETTIN ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR WHEN YOU CHANGE LANES AND TRY TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC AROUND YOU. AT FIRST IT WOULD BE SOMETIMES. NOW IT IS MORE CONSTANT

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON US HIGHWAY. SPEED OF 55 MPH POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY AND IT LOST POWER. I ALMOST GOT HIT GETTING IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. OIL LIGHT WAS ON. CHECKED THE OIL AND ADDED 3 QUARTS. STARTED ENGINE AGAIN AND OIL LIGHT WENT OUT AND KNOCKING WAS REDUCED. DROVE ANOTHER 4 MILES AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY AGAIN AND IT LOST OF POWER AGAIN. BARLEY MADE IT HOME BY COASTING DOWNHILL. RECENT OIL CHANGE AND HAVE MAINT RECORDS. NO LEAKAGE, NO SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF OIL. I READ MANY POSTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME EXACT THING AS WHAT HAPPEN TO ME.

CATALYTIC OVERHEATING, BURNT OUT THE SPARK PLUGS AND HARNESS. CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 20MPH WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. ALL OTHER 2016 KIA SOUL WITH 1.6L I-4 DOHC GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION (GDI) HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THIS SERIES OF VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND COVERED AS WELL. CAN LEAD TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. DEALERSHIP NOW WANTS $2000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY DONE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THIS WOULD LEAVE US FOOTING THE BILL FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE THAT IS NEEDED LATER BECAUSE OF DAMAGE DONE WHEN MOTOR WAS BURNING GAS TOO HOT. THIS KIA SOUL NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL ALREADY IN INSISTENCE.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN RATTLING AND STOPPED RUNNING. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO ASSESS THE ISSUE AND IT SEEMED AS IF THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A MONTH AND A HALF PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE ENGINE OIL WAS FINE AS WELL AS THERE WAS STILL 2,000 MILES TO GO BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, IT SEEMS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2016 KIA SOULS FOR THE 1.6L ENGINE VERSION OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE THE 2.0L ENGINE. MORE INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH BOTH VERSIONS OF THE 2016 KIA SOUL, BUT THE 2.0L VERSION HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE KIA RECALL I AM REFERRING TO IS: 19V120000 IN WHICH "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." I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED.

LAST YEAR I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO REPROGRAM THE PCM DUE TO THE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL RELATED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATING ISSUE. EVER SINCE I GOT THAT DONE, I NOW EXPERIENCE VERY HIGH IDLE IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SINCE LAST YEAR UNTIL TODAY WHEN IT DROPPED BELOW 50 DEGREES. THE CODE IS P050A AND KIA HAS NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.

LAST MONTH I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN ECU UPDATE WHICH KIA IS CALLING A 'PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN' FOR THE CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM TO PUT IT INTO LIMP HOME MODE, NOW A MONTH LATER WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I TURNED ONTO A STREET 2 NIGHTS IN A ROW THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING BUT WENT OFF AFTER I MADE IT THROUGH THE TURN, AND I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL THE SECOND NIGHT AND THE DIPSTICK HAD LITTLE TO NO VISIBLE OIL ON IT BUT THE OIL LIGHT STILL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN IDILING ONLY WHEN TURNING WITH MOMENTUM, BUT THE 2.0 ENGINES ARE KNOWN TO DESTROY THEMSELVES DUE TO ROD BERING DAMAGE AND THAT UPDATE THEY DID SERVED TO FIVE AND EARLY ALERT AS TO WHEN IT DETECTS KNOCK BUT THESE ENGINES ARE ALSO KNOWN TO BURN OIL AND THE 2014-2015 MODEL YEARS ARE RECALLED FOR ENGINE FIRES BUT KIA SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE ENGINES SINCE THEY BURN OIL AND ARE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE OIL IS CRITICALLY LOW AND NOW ENGINE DAMAGE MAY ALREADY BE PRESENT ON TOP OF THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THESE ENGINES.

MY 2016 KIA SOUL HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MALFUNCTION. NO MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED WHAT IS THE CAUSE AND HOW TO CORRECT THIS MATTER. THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH IDLING, AND PERFORMANCE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 37K MILES. AFTER SPENDING OVER $300, I WAS TOLD SORRY WE HAVE NO ANSWER. JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT CAUSES A FIRE OR BREAKS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY? THE INTERNET IS INUNDATED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. KIA DEALERSHIPS CAN'T SEE MY CAR, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOO MANY RECALLED CARS FOR ENGINE FIRES. WHAT IF MY CAR EXPLODES??? CATCHES FIRE? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I WANT IT RECALLED.

2016 KIA SOUL 2.0 ENGINE LOSES POWER INTERMITTING ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTING OIL LIGHT AND POSSIBLY RODS KNOCKING THE HIGHWAY AND TURNING

I HAD RECEIVED MY LAST AN OIL CHANGE ON 8/3/2020 AT 78,901 MILES ON 10/20/2020 MY CARS OIL LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE IDLING, I TURNED DOWN MY MUSIC AND HEARD THE ENGINE HAD A SLIGHT RATTLE. I DROVE LESS THAN 6 MILES TRYING TO GET TO THE NEAREST SERVICE LOCATION AND THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON INSPECTING THE DIPSTICK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE OIL ON MY DIPSTICK AND I WAS SITTING AT LESS THAN 81,500 MILES. I FILLED THE ENGINE WITH OIL IN HOPES TO GET IT GOING AND IT DID TURN ON BUT WAS MAKING AN EVEN LOUDER RATTLING NOISE. CHECKING THE DIPSTICK AGAIN, PIECES OF METAL COULD BE SEEN IN THE VERY BLACK OIL. THIS IS A SIMILAR COMPLAINT TO OTHER ENGINE RECALLS KIA HAS PUT OUT FOR SIMILAR ENGINES PRODUCED DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND NEITHER THEM NOR MY SERVICE AGREEMENT PROVIDER AGREED TO COVER REPAIR COSTS.

THE CRASH AT ABOUT 2:30AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ON NOV. 24, 2020, ON HER WAY HOME FROM HER NEARBY 2ND SHIFT JOB, MY WIFE'S 2016 KIA SOL WAS HIT HARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A CAR BEING PURSUED BY POLICE. LUCKILY, AND POSSIBLY BECAUSE MY WIFE IS SHORT AND SITS HIGH, SHE APPEARS UNINJURED ALTHOUGH VISIBLY SHAKEN AND VERY NERVOUS ABOUT NIGHT DRIVING. MY WIFE HAD PULLED HER CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 4+ LANE ROAD WHEN SHE HEARD SIRENS. WHILE PULLED OVER WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE PERPETRATOR'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PUSHED HER CAR SEVERAL FEET FURTHER TO THE RIGHT, CRUMPLING THE DOORS AND BREAKING OFF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND SUSPENSION FROM THE IMPACT. THE POLICE REPORT SHOWED THAT THE PERPETRATOR'S VEHICLE APPROACHED HER CAR FROM THE FRONT LEFT, BUT THE VEHICLE HIT THE VERY SHORT KIA SQUARELY AND ONLY IN THE TWO DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OR REAR FENDERS. CLEARLY NOT SIDESWIPED WHERE THE ENTIRE SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. ALLSTATE INSURANCE TOTALED THE CAR AND PHOTOS FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND TOWING YARD ARE ATTACHED, AS IS THE POLICE REPORT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! NONE OF THE KIA'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN LATE 2015 AND IT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED SINCE THEN AT THE ORIGINAL KIA DEALER. THEY RECENTLY UPDATED THE CAR'S COMPUTER UNDER A KIA RECALL. ON DEC. 4, 2020, I CONTACTED THE KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (KAYLEE C AT 949-468-4689) AND ASKED WHY THE AIRBAGS FAILED. AFTER LOOKING

WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CODE THAT POPPED UP WHEN I USED MY READER TO READ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT POPPED UP TWO DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING. IT SAID IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE KIA LADY TOOK MY VIN AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS BUT EVERYONE WITH MY CAR WAS CALLING IN ABOUT IT. AND THE PART ITSELF IS 1200 DOLLARS. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE EXACT SAME THING WHICH ALSO SAYS IT CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. AS A MOTHER WITH A TODDLER WHO CHOSE THIS CAR BASED ON ITS AFFORDABILITY AND SAFETY FEATURES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ISSUE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR IS A 2016 KIA. THERES SHOULD BE NO REASON THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 3000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A PART THAT EVERYONE'S HAVING TO REPLACE OR YOUR CAR WILL LITERALLY BREAK DOWN FOR GOOD. THE PO50A CODE.

STEVENS CREEK KIA IS DENYING TO FIX MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER EVEN THOUGH IT'S PART OF THE RECALL. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $250 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TO FIX THE CONVERTER. THE RECALL DETAILS STATES THE DAMAGED CONVERTER WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER BUT THEY ARE DENYING ANY SERVICE UNLESS I PAY. I NOTIFIED KIA AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. STEVENS CREEK KIA LIED TO ME THAT MY RECALL WAS DONE ON TUESDAY 12-8-20 AND WHEN I SHOWED UP MY CAR WAS STILL NOT RUNNING, THEY STILL GAVE ME MY KEYS AND TOLD ME IT WAS ALL GOOD TO GO. THEY PUT MY IN DANGER, MY CAR WOULD'VE BLOWN. THEY KNEW MY CAR WASN'T RUNNING AND STILL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND LIED TO ME IT WAS READY AND WHEN I TOLD THEM THEY HAD TO CHECK THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS A PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE RECALL DETAIL STATES THEY COMPLETELY DENIED AND SAID IF I DON'T PAY FOR EVERYTHING THEY WON'T BE CHECKING OR FIXING ANYTHING. THE MANAGER AT STEVENS CREEK KIA HAS NO RESPECT OR REGARDING FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY HE HANDED ME MY CAR NOT RUNNING PAST 10 MILES WITH A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER EVEN THOUGH THAT'S WHAT THE RECALL SAYS TO REPLACE. I NEED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ON THE PHONE TO FURTHER EXPLAIN EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED AND EXPLAIN IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL. I DON'T FEEL SAFE OR COMFORTABLE STEVENS CREEK KIA HANDLING MY VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. THEY DON'T CARE TO FIX MY RECALLED CAR.

KIA ISSUED A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER HAVING A KIA DEALER INSTALL THE SOFTWARE UPDATE MY 2016 KIA SOUL BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE STALLING. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED, CAUSING MY ISSUE. THEY ARE ALSO CLAIMING NO ERROR CODES HAVE BEEN DETECTED, EVEN THOUGH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. MY ENGINE ALSO HAD A KNOCK BEFORE THE SOFTWARE UPDATED. THE KNOCK OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CHECK FOR ENGINE DAMAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE SOFTWARE RECALL STATES THEY WILL REPAIR ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY SOFTWARE. THERE ARE ALSO RECALLS ON SIMILAR YEAR KIA SOUL VEHICLES THAT INVOLVE THE FAULTY SOFTWARE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGE. THIS VEHICLE CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE INJURED OR KILLED.

UPON PARKING MY CAR I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UP UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE FIRE WAS DEEMED ELECTRICAL IN NATURE.

CAR STOP WORKING AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER BLEW

I HAVE NOT HAD A SAFETY FAILURE YET, JUST TO CLARIFY. I BOUGHT THE CAR CERTIFIED IN OCTOBER. IT REVS UP TO 2,500 - 3,000 UPON STARTUP, LOUD ENOUGH FOR A NEIGHBOR TO COME OVER AND TELL ME TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. IT HARD-IDLES AND SHUDDERS WHEN IT'S STOPPED. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT BEING UNRELIABLE, BUT MORE WORRIED ABOUT IT BEING UNSAFE WITH THE REVVING. AFTER THREE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THESE ISSUES, I'M TOLD IT'S DUE TO A BAD SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY CAN'T/WON'T TELL ME DETAILS ON THE UPDATE, BUT SAY THAT I'M LUCKY MY CAR IS STILL RUNNING BECAUSE IT PUT A LOT OF CARS "OUT OF COMMISSION". BECAUSE IT'S STILL RUNNING, THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ARE REFUSING TO HELP ME (NO FIX IS AVAILABLE, AND THEY'VE REFUSED A REFUND OR REPLACEMENT). I JUST NEED A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR. I REFUSE TO SIMPLY TRADE IT IN AND PASS THE PROBLEM ALONG TO SOMEONE ELSE. KIA DID NOT DISCLOSE THE SOFTWARE ISSUE IN ADVANCE AND ISN'T BACKING THEIR PRODUCT. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.

MOTOR BLEW UP AT 73,000 MILES KIA WOULDN'T UP HOLD WARRANTY SO I BOUGHT A SHORT BLOCK FROM KIA MOTORS HAD IT REPLACED AND IN LESS THAN 5 MIN OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND NEW SHORT BLOCK HAD ALREADY SPUN A BEARING KIA WOULDN'T UP HOLD WARRANTY ON NEW SHORT BLOCK EITHER SO I HAD TO JUNK A CAR I STILL OWED OVER 12,000.00 ON

ON OCTOBER 28, 2020 I HAD A BOX TRUCK SLAM THE BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO REAR END THEM GOING APPROXIMATELY 25/30 MPH. THE FRONT OF MY KIA WAS SMASHED INTO THE ENGINE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE SUSTAINED MAJOR LONG TERM INJURIES DUE TO THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AS THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON WHICH RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICART AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (4255 S. HAMILTON RD, GROVEPORT, OH 43125, (614) 836-5321) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,665.

MY CAR EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAVEL OVER 50 MPH. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODE THROWN. BROUGHT TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 3 WEEKS DISCOVERED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CLOGGED AND MELTED. REPLACED 90 DAYS AGO. SECOND IS NOW DESTROYED AND MELTED. WANTS TO INSTALL THE THIRD. SAYS MOTOR IS FINE, NOT RUNNING RICH OR LEAN. NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AND THEY JUST HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THIS $3,000 REPAIR EVERY 3 MONTHS AS IT FAILS. VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONVERTER BEING CLOGGED CAUSES IT TO SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. KIA SAYS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, JUST NEED TO KEEP REPLACING THE CONVERTER EVERY FEW MONTHS. A CONVERTER RATED TO LAST 10+ YEARS. HIGHLY UNUSUAL. SPOKE TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY BELIEVED THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CONVERTER FOR THIS REASON BUT MY BIN SHOWS NO RECALL. PLEASE HELP.

AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT LIGHTED UP. SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE GOT LOUD AND SPILLED A LOT OF OIL ON THE ROAD. LOTS OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD A HUGE HOLE. LUCKILY THE OIL FUMES DID NOT IGNITE AS THE ENGINE WAS NOT TO HOT, BECAUSE THE DRIVE JUST STARTED SOME MINUTES BEFORE. WITH THE CAR WE BOUGHT A WARRANTY EXTENSION AND THE INSURANCE PAID FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE COST OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WITH A USED ENGINE WAS MORE THAN USD 8.000. WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE GARAGE WE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A KSDS SOFTWARE UPDATE TO SENSOR AN ENGINE ISSUE WITH EXCESSIVE CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE. NOW KIA IS NOT WILLING TO IMPLEMENT THE EXTENDED 120,000 MILE ENGINE WARRANTY DUE TO THE KSDS UPDATE FOR THE CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE ISSUE TO THE SWAPPED ENGINE. HAD EXTENDED E-MAIL COMMUNICATION WITH KIA ABOUT THAT. KIA CLAIMS THE WARRANTY IS CAR AGE/MILEAGE RELATED, NOT ENGINE RELATED.

FOUR CAR COLLISION, KIA SOUL 2016 WAS THE FIRST CAR. SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET, BREAKS DID NOT WORK. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON ROAD. NO ONE WAS CITED DURING THE ACCIDENT, OFFICERS ON SITE HAD BELIEF THERE WERE OTHER COMPLICATIONS RATHER THAN DRIVER NEGLIGENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS SISTER-IN-LAW WHO OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S SISTER-IN-LAW TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GREENWAY KIA OF RIVERGATE (1536 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND NOT REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO ANOTHER SERVICE AGENT WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V608000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AUGUST 28, 2020 I RECIEVED A LETTER FROM KIA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS STATING A RECALL ON A 2014 - 2016 KIA SOUL CONDUCTING SOFTWARE UPDATE ON ENGINE TO PROTECT THE ENGINE. GOT THAT COMPLETED AND SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WENT BACK TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE, WAS ASKED DID I GIVE A GOOD REVIEW FOR KIA AND THE GUY APPEARED UPSSET, ANYWHO AFTER THAT OIL CHANGE MY KIA STARTED TO RUN SLOW AND WOULD NOT ACCERATE TO THE NORMAL SPEED OR SEEMS TO STOP. ASK A MECHANIC AND SAID IT SOUNDS LIKKE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I LOOK UP INFORMATION ON KIA AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP IS CHECKING FOR OTHER THINGS. HOW DO I PROTECT MY CAR?

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING, DELAYING FORWARD MOTION FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAS BEN REPORTED TO DEALER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT OR FIND ANY PROBLEM. WE HAD A 2015 KIA SOUL & TRADED IT BECAUSE IT DID IT EVEN MORE OFTEN THAN THIS ONE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THAT ONE CAR, BUT THIS ONE DOES IT TOO BUT NOT QUITE AS OFTEN. IT DID IT AGAIN 3 TIMES YESTERDAY, BUT MAY NOT DO IT FOR WEEKS AT A TIME SO VERY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS AFTER STOPPING, LIKE AT A STOP SIGN, OR MORE OFTEN WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION AFTER WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING. I HAS ALMOST CAUSED US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES, EITHER REAR-ENDED OR BROADSIDED WHILE TURNING.

HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT 80100 MILES EVEN AFTER RECALL WORK HAD BEEN SATISFIED

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (70MPH) , THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND SHAKE THE CAR. THEN THERE WAS A BANG, AND SEVERAL PUFFS OF WHITE SMOKE, AND THE CAR DIED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP, AND THEY TOLD US THAT A PISTON SHOT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND DRAINED ALL THE OIL IN THE CAR. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. QUOTED COST TO REPAIR 9K FOR A USED ENGINE, 15K FOR A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, AND SERVICED REGULARLY.*DT CONSUMER STATED FOLLOWING CODES FROM DIAGNOSTIC P0326, P0014 P0303.*JB*DT CONSUMER STATEDMANUFACTURER COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT.*JB

2016 KIA SOUL 2.0L SERVICED REGULARLY RUNNING FULL SYNTHETIC. OIL CHANGED 10/1/2020, ON 10/19/2020 THE OIL WAS CHECKED IN THE MORNING AND FULL AT THAT TIME, ON WEDNESDAY 10/21/20 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - CODE WAS PO441 WHICH IS AN EVAP ISSUE, BUT CAR STARTED KNOCKING PRETTY BAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLED INTO GAS STATION IMMEDIATELY AND CHECKED THE OIL AND THE OIL HAD DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY, NOT EVEN REGISTERING ON THE DIP STICK. TRIED TO ADD OIL AT THIS POINT BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD.

LAST SUMMER WE WERE ON VACATION, DRIVING FROM TEXAS TO KANSAS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL. I NOTICED THAT WE HAD SPONTANEOUSLY LOST OIL. NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING. WE PULLED INTO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED 3 QUARTS OF 5W-20 SYNTHETIC CASTROL GTX SYNTHETIC OIL, I ADDED THE OIL AND THE RATTLING STOPPED. NOW THE ENGINE AGAIN HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND NOW ITS IN NEED OF EXPENSIVE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS A PISTON ROD KNOCK DUE TO SPONTANEOUS OIL LOSS.

I WAS ON MY INTO WORK AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DONE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD SOMETHING POPPED OUT UNDER NEATH MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. SOME SORT OF A ROD THAT MUST OF CAME OFF. I HAD THIS TOWED TO OUR COMPANY MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE.

I WAS DRIVING NORMAL AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE SHE HAD A LOUD NOISE AND NO POWER

CATILAC CONVERTER. KIA REFUSED TO FIX SAYS NOT A RECALL. BUT 2017 KIA MANUFACTURING SAYS IT'S A RECALL AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS AND THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED

WHILE DRIVING MY KIA SOUL ON A CITY ROAD I PULLED OVER TO LET A CAR PASS. I WAS STILL IN GEAR AND ONCE THE CAR PASSED I WENT TO PULL BACK ON TO THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I THEN NOTICED THAT IT HAD STALLED. WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. NO LEAKING OIL AND THE OIL WAS FULL. I DO A FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE EVERY 3-4000 MILES. WE THEN TOWED IT TO OUR KIA DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINES AND THE PROBLEMS. AFTER 2 MONTHS THEY JUST INFORMED ME THAT IT DOESN'T FIT THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE CHRONIC PROBLEMS.

I KEEP HAVING A REASSURING ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER PAYING TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED. SPENDING COUNTLESS DOLLARS ON THIS ISSUE FOR THE PROBLEM TO CONTINUE. THE KIA DEALERS KEEP CHANGING PARTS OUT AND NOTHING HAS HELPED. IS IT A WAY THAT THIS ISSUE CAN GET CHECK BY SOMEONE PLEASE.