2013 KIA SOUL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING EMITTED A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WITH AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (DELAND KIA LOCATED AT 2322 SOUTH WOODLAND BOULEVARD, DELAND, FLORIDA, 32720, (866) 809-7175, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE STEERING COUPLER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,162.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A FAINT TAPPING NOISE THAT PROGRESSIVELY GOT LOUDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE TAPPING SOUND BECAME MORE OF A KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (SOUTHSIDE KIA LOCATED AT 9401 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225, PHONE NUMBER: 904-406-7779) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC READING SHOWING A DIFFERENT CODE FROM THE ONE INDICATED IN THE RECALL, THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC CODE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE MATTER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE REACHING OUT HOWEVER, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A CLANKING NOISE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HIGH COUNTRY KIA (4004 E. MAIN ST, FARMINGTON, NM) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HIGH COUNTRY KIA (4004 E. MAIN ST, FARMINGTON, NM) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

ENGINE LITE WHEN ON. GOT A RECALL NOTICE. HAD RECALL PERFORMED. RECALL STATE THAT IF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER IT WOULD ALSO BE REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER RECALL PERFORMED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. THEY SAY I NEED TO PAY $2000 TO GET FIXED. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT TIME OF RECALL.

ENGINE STARTED HARD IN DRIVEWAY AND LACKED PERFORMANCE WHEN STARTING DOWN THE STREET. HOPED IT WAS A POSSIBLE DAMP CONDITION THAT MORNING AS IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND I CONTINUED OFF FOR WORK. AFTER NEARING WORK, IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF SO WHEN I GOT TO WORK I TOOK THE DAY OFF TO GET IT TO THE DEALER. UPON RESTARTING IT WAS THE SAME HOWEVER AT THE FIRST STOP IT STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. KEPT TRYING FOR 10 MIN AND IF FINALLY STARTED AND I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS THE DEALER STATED IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AS THE TIMING WAS OFF BY 4 DEGREES. THIS CONDITION MADE THE CAR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR LACK OF POWER AND OTHERS PASSING BUT I NEVER DREAMED IT WOULD NEED THE ENGINE REPLACED. BYERS KIA IN LEWIS CENTER, OH SERVICE DEPT HAS NOT GIVEN ME ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY AND HAS NOT GIVEN ANY FURTHER FOLLOW-UP IN 3 WEEKS!

STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLICKING SOUND WHEN STEERING AND ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT.IN MOTION. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I BELIEVE IT IS THE STEERING COUPLER WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THE CHANCE OF STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SINCE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE ARE REPORTING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT I AM SCARED OF DRIVING MY CAR IF IT IS NOT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I BEGAN HEARING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STOPPED AT A PEP BOYS AND THE TECH TOLD ME I SHOULD BE FINE TO GET HOME. AFTER SOME TIME ON THE ROAD MY ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE NEAREST EXIT AND INTO A PARK AND RIDE PARKING LOT. THE CAR AT THIS POINT WAS SMOKING. I BEGAN TO GATHER MY THINGS THEN I SAW FLAMES APPEAR UNDER THE HOOD. THAT'S WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. I LOST 2 IPADS AND MY IPHONE. BUT WE MADE IT OUT SAFELY! A GOOD SAMARITAN FOLLOWED US OFF THE HIGHWAY. HE HAS DASH CAM OF MY CAR THAT SHOWS A SPARK GO OFF UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHILE WE WERE STILL ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND THEN FLASHED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOST POWER WITHOUT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BROWN'S MANASSAS KIA (9030 LIBERIA AVE, CITY OF MANASSAS, VA 20110, (703) 331-8080) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $7,480. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 13438127. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,178. *LN*JB

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO KIA FOR TWO RECALLS AND A PERFORMANCE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE; SPECIFICALLY, A LOSS OF POWER AND INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. KIA PERFORMED AN ECU UPGRADE AND REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RELATED TO RECALL# SC176. THE RECALL ALSO IDENTIFIES INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE TO THE PISTONS THAT RESULT FROM OVERHEATING CAUSED BY HIGH CATALYTIC CONVERTER TEMPERATURES WHICH WAS ADDRESSED BY THE ECU UPGRADE. I INQUIRED ABOUT COVERAGE FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE; HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE DAMAGE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY KIA. AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND KIA DOCUMENTED THAT 1 QUART OF OIL HAD BEEN CONSUMED IN THE 1,000 ELAPSED MILES (WHICH EXCEEDS THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION FOR NORMAL RATE OF CONSUMPTION), I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND KIA WOULD NOT COVER THE COST. I WAS VERY SURPRISED AS THE ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING WITH THE CAR ARE EXACTLY THE VERY SAME ISSUES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.