Kia Soul Complaints
5,626 consumer complaints on file.
- #11269897October 21, 2019ENGINE
BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL IT WAS BURNING OIL. IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY EMPTY AFTER JUST 2000 MILES OF GETTING MY OIL CHANGE. I TOOK IT IN TO GET THE RECALL FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AS WELL AS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT STILL CONTINUES TO BURN THE OIL THE SAME AS IT DID BEFORE. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ESPECIALLY SINCE IT HAS 123000 MILES NOW.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269978October 21, 2019ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ROYAL KIA OF TUCSON (4333 E SPEEDWAY BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85712, (520) 477-0569) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11270023October 21, 2019ENGINE
THE ENGINE DIED WITH NO WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHERE THEY FOUND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, BUT NO OIL LEAK. MUST NOW REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE OR BUY A NEW CAR. CAR HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES (DIED ON A THURSDAY, NEXT OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY) AND AN EXTRA QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOW OIL LEVELS (WE CHALKED THIS UP TO EXTRA DRIVING FOR VACATION). MECHANIC FOUND NO LEAK AT PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES. AS STATED BY OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING OIL TO BURN OFF AND THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND DIE. THE CAR WAS VERY HOT/BURN SMELLING WHEN I GOT IT OFF THE ROAD, TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS AFRAID TO SIT IN IT FOR FEAR OF EXPLOSION. MY MECHANIC AGREES THIS IS A KIA MALFUNCTION AND HAS AGREED TO KEEP MY ENGINE IN STORAGE FOR FURTHER CLAIM INVESTIGATION. AS KIA HAS A HISTORY OR CATCHING FIRE, I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS WORTHY OF AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL. PLEASE HELP!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11270085October 21, 2019SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER DROPS FROM. 65 TO 20 WAS TOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS CLOGGED NEEDS REPLACED ONLY HAS 66,000 THE YEAR IS 2015
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269818October 20, 2019ENGINE
WITHOUT ANY WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ETC. OUR 2015 KIA SOUL ENGINE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE ACCELERATED UP A HILL AND IT JUST STARTED SHAKING LOUDLY. WE TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER A MONTH AGO. THEY SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT RAN OUT OF OIL AND THAT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO US BECAUSE WE LOVE THAT CAR, IT IS OUR ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND KEEP UP WITH MAINTENANCE. IT HAS 114,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS OUR CAR FOR OVER A MONTH SAYING THEY ARE WAITING ON A BACK ORDERED GASKET. I JUST FIND IT ODD THAT A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY LOSES OIL AND THE ENGINE BREAKS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A PAVED COUNTY ROAD WITHIN CITY LIMITS, SPEED WAS 45 MPH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269301October 18, 2019ENGINE
EVERY TIME I START MY CAR, THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE IS ALSO AN OIL LEAK, AND MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON 3,000 MILES BEFORE I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE KNOCKING WILL SUBSIDE, BUT COME BACK IN SPURTS AS I AM DRIVING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269458October 18, 2019ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,633.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269201October 17, 2019STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLER HAS BECOME LOOSE, CREATING A SOUND AND STEERING PLAY (OR SLACK) WHEN STEERING. THIS COULD RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE COUPLER, RESULTING IS LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. KIA HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE 2014-16 SOUL MODELS IN RECALL NUMBER: 17V608000, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2013 YEAR MODEL, WHICH HAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269238October 17, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BULBS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE SAME MONTH. GREENWAY KIA OF HICKORY HOLLOW (5406 TARGET DR, ANTIOCH, TN 37013 (615) 731-0099) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269230October 17, 2019ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY KIA SOUL IS HAVING IDENTICAL ISSUES TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V120000WHICH LED TO RECALL SC176 BY KIA WHICH ONLY COVERED THE 1.6L MODELS, NOT THE 2.0L WHICH IS THE VEHICLE I DRIVE. I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND LOUD KNOCKING TYPE SOUND WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 M/H ON A CITY STREET. I DID NOT NOTICE A CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHT DURING THIS EVENT. I CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL AND I HAD NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIP STICK. I FILLED THE OIL RESERVOIR WITH THE CORRECT OIL TYPE AND DROVE HOME LESS THAN A MILE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. NO SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER (13392784), AND DIRECTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED ONE OTHER TIME WHERE THE ENGINE AGAIN BURNED ALL OF THE OIL, WITH NO SIGNS OF A LEAK ON WITH THE ENGINE OF THE GROUND WHERE THE CAR IS PARKED. THE OIL HAS BEEN MONITORED REGULARLY SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND NO OIL LEAKS HAS BEEN NOTICED. FROM MY RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE THESE SYMPTOMS LINE UP WITH WHAT THE AFFECTED VEHICLES EXPERIENCED BEFORE THEY WERE RECALLED. THE LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE NOISE AND SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES FIRST OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 13, 2019. I ASKING THIS CASE BE LOOKED INTO AND SEE IF THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL DID NOT COVER ALL VEHICLES POTENTIALLY AT RISK. THE MILAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 74,000 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269261October 17, 2019ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, ADDED TWO QUARTS OF OIL, AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. SUDDENLY, A LOUD POP SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT AND THREE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. BOTH POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11268888October 16, 2019ENGINE
IN APRIL 29, 2019 HAD SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL #19V120) WORK DONE ON MY 2013 KIA SOUL FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NOW FIVE MONTHS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECK OUT AT AUTO ZONE AND O REILLY AUTO STORE, THE CODE ERROR READING P0420 CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILING. I CONTRACT KIA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME, 'THAT SINCE I HAVE 100K ON THE 2013 KIA SOUL THE CAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS NOT COVERED. I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.' I WAS ALSO TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR, THE SOFTWARE (CATALYTIC OVERHEATING PROTECTION) UPGRADE ONLY FOR THE RECALL. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED 'SUPPOSEDLY NOTHING WAS FOUND ON THE DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE.' I EXPLAINED TO SERVICE ADVISOR WENT IN BROUGHT MY 2013 KIA SOUL FOR THE RECALL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT ALL. SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT NEED THE CONTACT KIA MOTOR. I SEND AN EMAIL THE KIA MOTOR COMPANY ON THE RECALL PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER16, 2019, THE KIA MOTOR REPRESENTATIVE CONTRACT ME ABOUT THE RECALL PROBLEM. THE KIA MOTOR REPRESENTATIVE STATED 'I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO CHECK THE RECALL DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM. THE KIA LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS NOT APART KIA MOTOR COMPANY. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS". IT JUST FUNNY THOSE FIVE MONTHS GO BY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN LOYAL KIA CUSTOMERS FOR SOME TIME, UNTIL NOW. THEY WILL NOT CHECK OUT THE RECALL PROBLEM OF FREE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11268943October 16, 2019ENGINE
STOPPED TO GET FOOD AND OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING WHEN WE WERE PARKED, WE CHECKED THE OIL AND IT HAD PLENTY. DRIVING TO THE HIGHWAY THE OIL LIGHT DIDN'T FLICKER. GOT ONTO HIGHWAY AND WE WERE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY HUSBAND ASKED ME WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING, AND I TOLD HIM I DON'T KNOW. HE TOLD ME TO GO TO THE NEXT EXIT TO GET TO A SAFER AREA. I WAS REALLY SCARED, PANICKED AND SHAKING BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE LUCKILY WERE ABLE TO GET TO A SAFER AREA; WE PARKED THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD AND IT WAS STILL MAKING A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. DURING EVERYTHING I WAS ABLE TO PLUG MY CELLPHONE INTO THE USB PORT TO USE THE UVO APP FOR MY VEHICLE. I RECEIVED TWO CODES ON POSSIBLE CONDITION WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM. WE CONTACTED KIA FOR TOWING AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED, HE STARTED THE CAR TO DRIVE IT ONTO THE TOW TRUCK AND IT SOUNDED THE SAME. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP IN OAKWOOD, GA. BECAUSE WE KNOW IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS AND A FEW DAYS LATER WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO OPEN THE ENGINE. IF THERE WAS NO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, THEN THEY WOULD PAY TO OPEN THE ENGINE AND REPLACE THE ENGINE. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER 30 DAYS SINCE WE TOWED IT THERE AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FURTHER. THIS CAR IS A 2015 KIA SOUL 2.0L WITH ONLY 65939 MILES. AFTER, I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE EXTENSIVELY IT'S VERY CONCERNING, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY KIA REFUSES TO RECALL OR HANDLE THIS MODEL AND ENGINE. FURTHERMORE, THEIR RESPONSE REGARDING THIS MATTER HAS NOT BEEN A GOOD-FAITH EFFORT NOR A GENUINE APPROACH TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS CONCERNS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269042October 16, 2019ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AT SUMMIT PLACE KIA (LOCATED AT 4200 INTERPARK DR, AUBURN HILLS, MI 48326, (248) 682-6002) IN APRIL OF 2019. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED VOYLES KIA (LOCATED AT 2145 COBB PKWY SE, SMYRNA, GA 30080, (770) 952-2621) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,472.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11269075October 16, 2019ENGINE
AT 75K MILES THE ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2017 KIA SOUL. SPECIFICALLY, IT THREW A ROD. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR, THAT BEING THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO GOSSETT KIA IN MEMPHIS, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS CALLED LATER AND TOLD THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME, "DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2016 AMD 2017 KIA SOUL AND YOUR CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY." KIA TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I CHOSE TO DRIVE FOR A RIDE SHARE COMPANY AND THAT VOIDED THE WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS THEY SOLD ME A CAR AS CERTIFIED WHEN THEY KNEW ABOUT THE ENGINE FAILURE ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11268490October 15, 2019ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2014 KIA SOUL PLUS ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD TAPPING/KNOCKING SOUND. WITHIN A HALF MILE THE SOUND BECAME MUCH LOUDER AND WORSE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WE PULLED OFF AN EXIT. WE CHECKED THE OIL. NOTHING REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK. WE PUT 2 QUARTS IN AND IT REGISTERED. WHEN OIL CAP WAS REMOVED IT WAS STEAMING/SMOKING AND THERE WAS BURNT OIL ON CAP. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE AND IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. IT WAS NOW AFTER 9:00PM SO NOTHING WAS OPEN. WE HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT AS WE WERE STRANDED OUT OF STATE. THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT THE CAR TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND WE'D NEED A NEW ENGINE. IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAD 68288 MILES ON IT. WE HAD NO GOOD CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR AND TRADE THE BLOWN ENGINE AS WE WERE STRANDED OUT OF STATE. (WE WERE QUOTED AROUND $6,000+ AND A COUPLE WEEKS FOR A NEW ENGINE.) THE ENGINE OIL HAD BEEN CHECKED AND TOPPED OFF BEFORE LEAVING ON THIS TRIP. WE PUT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES ON THE CAR ON THIS TRIP. I HAVE RECEIPTS. OUR CARS 2.0 ENGINE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECENT RECALL. HOWEVER THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR CAR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. WE WERE VERY FRIGHTENED AND EXTREMELY FORTUNATE WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY AND THERE WAS NO ENGINE FIRE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11268672October 15, 2019ENGINE
2015 KIA SOUL BURNING OIL, NO OIL LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE HAS SHUT ENGINE OFF 2 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PISTON RINGS FAILING AND OIL BURNING. DID OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AFTER DRIVING FOR 900 MILES THE THE DIP STICK DID NOT REGISTER ANY OIL ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS AS A PRE OWNED CERTIFIED VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 600 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT . THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT WARRANTS KIA PRE OWNED VEHICLES IS REFUSING TO COVER THE THE CLAIM. THE OIL BURNING PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 56,000 MILES. THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11268252October 14, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11268146October 13, 2019ENGINE
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....
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11268199October 13, 2019ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
THE IDLE STOP - START SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE BROKEN. WHENEVER I PULL UP TO A LIGHT AND STOP THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THEN, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE STARTS BUT THE CALIBERS LOCK UP ON THE DISC CREATING A LOUD GROANING SOUND. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUTTER AND BARELY GO FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR CONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DEALER, KIA OF IRVINE, TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT FO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0