Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EXTERIOR LIGHTING UNKNOWN OR OTHER
August 05, 2021
TBD
Condition
Run & Drive
Damage
Collision
Title
Clear
| Rearview Video Systems | Optional |
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| Dynamic Head Restraints | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Head Restraint | Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Seat |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Standard |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Driver, Front Passenger |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Driver, Front Passenger |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Curtain | Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Seat |
| Pelvis/Torso | Driver, Front Passenger |
| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | No |
| LATCH Locations | Rear Seat |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Not Available |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Driver, Front Passenger |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11431764 |
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| Consumer Location: | SPRING, TX |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
My dash lights would flash bright and dim randomly while driving at first. A few weeks later my headlights would flicker from high beam to low beam and dash lights would still flicker. Now about a month into this my headlights still flicker but they have even turned off all while driving and I was told my brake lights go off as well ,dash lights still flicker and my a/c will not work/blow randomly so it seems to be involving electrical .
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11407504 |
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| Consumer Location: | SOUTHAVEN, MS |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
CODE P050A CAME ON AFTER RECALL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG AND IT ONLY COMES ON UPON STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND KIA NEEDS TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11404930 |
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| Consumer Location: | BURNT HILLS, NY |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
P050A ENGINE CODE KEEPS REOCCURRING WITH NO FIX FROM KIA. THEY KEEP SUGGESTING "FIXES" LIKE REPLACING THE COLD AIR INTAKE VALVE. CAI MECHANICAL BOARD. CLEANING THE CARBON IS REALLY PRICEY, BUT THE ERROR CODE JUST KEEPS COMING BACK. SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON. CHECK ENGINE CODE KEEPS POPPING UP DESPITE EVERYTHING RUNNING FINE AND BEING CLEAN.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11384328 |
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| Consumer Location: | RINGGOLD, GA |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11365789 |
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| Consumer Location: | PALMER, MA |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
IN JULY 2020 I WAS HELPING THE NATIONAL GUARD IN THE COVID-19 RESPONSE AND ON MY WAY TO THE UNIT, I DROVE FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN MY CAR STALLED. I WAS GOING 63 MPH AND THEN 40 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAS A LITTLE STUNNED AS IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DO SO. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I TOWED MY CAR TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD TO BE CHANGED. I PAID OVER $800 FOR THIS. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2020, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON THE MASSPIKE ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH AND WHEN TRIED TO INCREASE MY SPEED TO SWITCH LANES, THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. I THEN, LET GO OF THE PEDAL AND TRIED TO PRESS IT AGAIN, EXCEPT THIS TIME, MY CAR ACCELERATED BUT THE CAR WAS SHAKING. MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THEN WHEN I GOT TO A POINT TO STOP, MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ME. IN BOTH SCENARIOS, I GOT MY OIL CHANGED RIGHT BEFORE THE ISSUES. IN JULY I DID THE OIL CHANGE AND THREE DAYS LATER MY CAR STALLED. IN AUGUST I GOT MY OIL CHANGED AND MY CAR STALLED TWO WEEKS LATER ON SEPT. 7TH. NOW MY ENTIRE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT COSTS OVER $8000! THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN. THEY WONT EVEN TELL ME HOW IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. SO THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2018 AT 35,000 MILES AND NOW IT IS AT 125,000 MILES. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY OPTION IS TO FORK OUT $8,000 OR TO THROW OUT THE CAR! KIA WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THEY SAY IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL BUT THE SYMPTOMS OF THE CAR ARE AN EXACT REPLICA OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE RECALL. MAYBE THEY JUST DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT THAT THE ENGINES ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS. KIA, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES FOR ALLOWING THIS TO GO ON FOR SO LONG.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11322300 |
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| Consumer Location: | SAINT PETERSBURG, FL |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
CHECK INLINE LIGHT IS ON AND IT KEEPS READING CATHOLIC CONVERTER AND IT WON'T GO OFF I SWITCHED MY GAS FROM 87 TO 93 AND DID A FUEL TREATMENT AND AT TIMES IT WON'T GO OVER 35 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND MY GAS RUNS OUT FAST I'VE GOTTEN A TUNE UP DONE AND A OIL CHANGE
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11321939 |
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| Consumer Location: | MIDDLETON, WI |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2014 KIA SOUL BASE 2.0L ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AT THE NEXT RAMP TO CHECK THE OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE STICK AND IT HAD A BURNT SMELL. THERE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 WEEKS PRIOR, AND WE HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE OIL WAS LOW, THE ENGINE HASN'T BEEN SMOKING, AND THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE GROUND. THE SHOP HAS NEVER MENTIONED OUR OIL BEING LOW WHEN WE CAME IN FOR A CHANGE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE SINCE TOLD US THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. OF COURSE WE ARE JUST PAST THE WARRANTY WITH ABOUT 109,000 MILES ON IT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11245209 |
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| Consumer Location: | LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. MY LOCAL DEALER WILL NOT FIX FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THIS PROBLEM, WHILE WIDELY KNOWN AND DANGEROUS, HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A 'RECALL.'
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11240687 |
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| Consumer Location: | CANDLER, NC |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
VEHICLE HAS HAD A LACK OF POWER WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A CLOGGED CONVERTER.... PERFORMED RECALL KIA SC176. THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND DID AN ECU UPGRADE. CAR HAS SERIOUS LACK OF POWER NOW AND WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE DONT KNOW WHICH GEAR TO BE IN SO IT CONSTANTLY HUNTS FOR A GEAR. GAS MILEAGE ALSO HAS DECREASED FROM ABOUT 30-32 TO 26-28. THE CAR IS A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT CANT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF BIG TRUCKS
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11231546 |
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| Consumer Location: | MURRIETA, CA |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WORK, WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. WHILE DRIVING HEAD LIGHTS CAN FLICKER. MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS CHANGED, THIS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD LAMP WIRING HARNESS, WHICH MELTS THE CONNECTOR. OTHERS ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11229444 |
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| Consumer Location: | CANDLER, NC |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
THE FLOOR BOARD IS ALWAYS WARM. THE CAR SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE FOR ABOUT 20 -30 MINS AND THEN THE CAR SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND WILL BARELY GO UPHILL...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN THE PAST BUT WENT BACK OUT. CAR HAS BEEN AT KIA NOW SINCE JUNE 18TH... HAVE A CASE WITH KIA AMERICA. DEALER TOLD ME THE CAT WAS CLOGGED. NOW WORRIED ABOUT ENGINE DAMAGE BECAUSE OF CLOGGED CAT. VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL SC176 VIA KIA
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11221274 |
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| Consumer Location: | BETHLEHEM, PA |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A PARKING LOT, ENGAGED IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WALKED AWAY FROM IT . THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN A FIRE, FLAMES STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS CATEGORIZED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED RECEIVING A RECALL FOR NHTSA NUMBER: 19V120000 ( ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ) , BUT AN APPOINTMENT WAS NOT SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER LEHIGHTON KIA, 1502 BLAKESLEE BLVD, LEIGHTON, PA 18235, WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCE. TE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. BP *JS
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11194667 |
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| Consumer Location: | CAMARILLO, CA |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF OR TURN OFF COMPLETELY AFTER USING TURN SIGNAL. LIGHTS ALWAYS FLICKER OR TURN OFF AFTER TURN IS COMPLETED AND THE TURN SIGNAL GOES BACK TO NORMAL. HAPPENS AT EVERY SPEED WHETHER THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR NOT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11111457 |
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| Consumer Location: | WICHITA, KS |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
THE LIGHTS IN MY KIA SOULS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARE FLICKERING AND GOING OUT COMPLETELY SOMETIMES. VERY UNSAFE WHEN I AM ALREADY DRIVING. HAPPENS TO MY HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR ROOF LIGHTING. IT HAS ALSO CAUSED MY LIGHTS TO STAY ON SOMETIMES AND CAUSES MY BATTERY TO DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR IS IDLE OR DRIVING OR OFF COMPLETELY WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11109493 |
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| Consumer Location: | PEARL RIVER, LA |
| VIN: | KNDJN2A21E7**** |
2014 KIA SOUL HEADLAMPS WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING ON COUNTRY ROADS WITH NO STREET LIGHTING AT NIGHT WE MUST STOP AND PLAY WITH THE LIGHTS TO GET THEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT IS AT THE POINT WHERE WE CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY AT NIGHT TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW EVEN THOUGH I REPORTED IT AS OF 07/02/2018
