2015 KIA SOUL Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. THERE'S A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AS DESIGNED. ADDITIONAL, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GETTEL KIA OF BRADENTON (6423 14TH ST W, BRADENTON, FL 34207) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE MUFFLER. THE CONTACT DISAGREED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *JS

CHECKED MY OIL AND THE DIPSTICK WAS SHOWING NO OIL AT ALL, 2 QUARTS HAD BEEN ADDED 2 WEEKS PRIOR. NO SIGN OF AN OIL LEAK ANYWHERE. 2 DAYS LATER I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS IDLING VERY HARD THEN DIED, I WAITED THEN STARTED IT BACK UP. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT IT DIDNT DIE AGAIN. IT HAS SINCE CONTINUED TO RUN VERY ROUGH. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 90,000, OIL CONSUMPTION IS RIDICULOUS. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM HERE, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE MAKING COMPLAINTS AS WELL!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD TO FULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF FLUIDS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A ROD GOING THRU THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR WHICH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LOOSING OIL I DO NOT HAVE AN OIL LEAK. NO OIL NO WHERE. KIA SERVICE BEEN DOING A OIL TEST EVERY 2000 MILES THEY HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY TIME. ONE DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON I STOPPED TO CHECK MY OIL LEVEL THE ENGINE WAS DRY WITH NO OIL. I HAD 600 MILE BEFORE A OIL CHANGE.

WHEN I HIT ABOUT 65K ON THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS IT'S BECAUSE THERE IS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. I ALSO NOTICE THE LIGHT COMES ON APPRX. 1K BEFORE THE CAR IS SCHEDULED FOR A OIL CHANGE? THERE IS NO WARNING THAT I AM LOW ON OIL UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I'M AFRAID I'M HEADED FOR BIG TROUBLE WITH THIS ENGINE!

AT 88K MILES CAR BEGINS TO DRIVE SLUGGISH CAUSING A ACCELERATION ISSUE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR A WHISTLING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE WITH A FAINT KNOCKING SOUND. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS SAID TO BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND OR TRANSMISSION. BOTH WERE CHANGED AND VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVING SLUGGISH.

HAD KNOCK SOFT UPDATED. CHANGED PLUGS AT 82,000 MILES. PLUGS SHOW OIL BEING BURNED. OIL GOES LOW. NOW LEAK. OMG. RECALL THE 2.0 ENGINE. HAVE A 2015 AND 2016. BOTH HAVING SAME PROBLEMS

MY 2015 KIA SOUL WAS OPERATING FINE UNTIL 1-7-2021. AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON , THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT, THEN A POUNDING SOUND AND THEN THE ENGINE BLEW UP. I HAD IT TOWED TO MYRTLE BEACH KIA, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY SUBMITTED THE INCIDENT TO THEIR ENGINEERING DEPT. WHICH APPROVED A NEW ENGINE. ON 1-18-21 THE KIA SERVICE MAN CALLED TO SAY THAT THE NEW ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED BUT THAT THE CAR DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. IT NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $900. I TALKED WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER WHO CHECKED WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. AND HE SAID THAT THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE DRIVE TRAIN, PLUS THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS AFFECTED BY THE ENGINE INCIDENT. I PAID THE $896.40 FOR THE NEW FUEL PUMP AND PICKED UP THE CAR YESTERDAY. DOES THIS SOUND RIGHT? THE CAR RUNS FINE...THERE'S AN ENGINE INCIDENT WHICH IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY OR THE RECALL...NOW I HAVE TO PAY $900 TO GET MY CAR BACK TO WHERE IT WAS???

2015 KIA SOUL+ 2.0 ENGINE. PURCHASED IN 2017 WITH 24K MILES. BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 80K MILES. CAR BEGAN LOSING OIL AND I BEGAN HAVING OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE AT DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS LOSING 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1 K MILES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT ALTHOUGH MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AS REQUIRED, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ENGINE OR HELP SINCE EXTENDED WARRENTY WAS EXPIRED. DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TOWED 65 MILES TO DEALERSHIP. UPDATED SENSOR CODE. REPLACED PVC VALVE. USING 5-30 OIL. STILL LOSING OIL.THIS MORNING, AT APPROX. 92,300, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH COSTS RELATED TO TOWING. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH KIA AND THE DEALERSHIP SINCE FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2.0 ENGINES. CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IN.