2014 KIA SOUL Complaints

WHILE OUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING OUR 2014 KIA SOUL ON THE HIGHWAY IT SHUT DOWN SHE COASTED OFF AN EXIT RAMP, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. MECHANIC CHECKING IT SAID ENGINE IS BAD,OIL WAS CHANGED @ 5 WEEKS AGO AND LEVEL WAS GOOD. NO WARNING SIGNS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET AT 55 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED FOR SECOND. LUCKILY IT WAS DRY STRAIGHT PAVEMENT SO I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BUT IT HAD A VERY LOAD KNOCK SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR BACK OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING KIA HAS RECALLED THIS SAME 2.0 LITER ENGINE IN OTHER MODEL CARS BUT NOT THE SOUL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 75K MILES AND HAS THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 5K MILES. IT SEEMS THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE CAUSING ENGINE SEIZE AND FIRES IN OTHER MODELS AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL. THE ONLY SOLUTION AFTER THE FAILURE IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE WILL LAST BEFORE SUFFERING THE SAME FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND AND THEN SEIZED. TOWED TO THE SHOP. MECHANIC REPORTED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER, THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO A PARKING LOT AS SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT STEERING ROD HAD BROKEN OFF AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED AS AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WENT TO NORTH COUNTY KIA LOCATED AT 1501 AUTO PARK WAY S, ESCONDIDO, CA 92029 WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I OWN A 2014 KIA SOUL PLUS WITH THE 2.0L ENGINE WITH APPROX 95,XXX MILES. ONE MORNING THE ENGINE STARTING MAKING A LOUD CLATTER (SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE) AND HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD NEAR MY HOME. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I LATER TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD SPUN A ROD BEARING CAUSING INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OR ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. THROUGH RESEARCH I LATER DISCOVERED THE MANY ISSUES KIA HAS HAD WITH THIS ENGINE RELATED TO SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURES. *TR

MY CAR JUST DOESNT START OR WILL TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. LEAVING ME STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME OR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I DO ALL MAINTENANCE ON CAR. I DONT DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES FROM MY HOME ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO GET SUPPLIES FOR MY HOME. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND HAVE TO DRIVE INTO TOWN TO SHOP. MY CAR HAS BECOME SO UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY 2 PEOPLE, THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM. IT WILL START TO TURN OVER BUT FEELS LIKE NO GAS IS GETTING TO ENGINE. SOMETIMES IT WONT TURN OVER AT ALL. AND WHEN I'M DRIVING IT WILL LOSE POWER ALL TOGETHER AND JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REVIEWS ONLINE OF THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENING TO PEOPLE. SO I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING, PLEASE HELP.

LOUD CLANGING / KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING- UNABLE TO START. BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF FREEWAY. *TR

CAR WASN'T GETTING POWER TO GO UP HILLS OR ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY, AND BURNING THROUGH OIL. TOOK IT TO KIA DEALER SHIP AND WAS TOLD CATALYST CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF THE SAME MODEL CARS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS ME. *TR

MAY 13, 2020 RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ERROR CODE PO5OA REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL. COLD START IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 67F LIGHT WENT ON WHILE CAR WAS IN FLIGHT ON A HIGHWAY. CAR IDLES ROUGHLY WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CRESTING THE HILL, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE AND COOLING EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO KIA GURLEY LEEP KIA LOCATED AT 4028 NORTH, GRAPE RD, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,511.