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2012 KIA SOUL Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	943712
Internal NHTSA #	10478179
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2012
File date	13/09/12
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought a 2012 kia soul from capital city kia in montpelier, vermont just over a month ago. It had 600 miles on it. After two weeks of driving it very seldom, it stopped operating while i was driving it and i had it towed to the nearest kia dealership. They kept it there for a couple hours and worked on it while i waited and then sent me on my way. They said it was just loose connections. A half an hour later the car quite while i was driving again and i had to have it towed again. They kept the car for diagnostics. I was frustrated and afraid to drive the car without some reassurance that it was truly fixed. They said they did everything they could. I left with the car and went into a store for a half of an hour and when i went to drive home, it died again. This time they sent their most experienced technicians to me who experienced starting it up and then having it die again. They had to have it towed again. Upon picking it up after it was worked on, i was told that it was a specific thing( don't know what it was or how to explain) and that it was set to go. Yesterday, while i was out running errands it died while i was driving it for again. Kia in williston said they would take it in but i would have to get ride home, so i asked to have it toed to where i bought it in montpelier and stated that i would not drive the car ever again, citing the danger of having it quit again and this time in a dangerous place and at a dangerous speed. Capital city has agreed to replace the car with a 2013, with higher payments. I do not want that. I do not want to have a car from kia, as i feel that their product is inferior and their service is unsatisfactory. I would like my money back and i would like that car to be destroyed so that no one else will every be in danger while driving it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MORETOWN, VT
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A55C7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 KIA SOUL Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SOUL Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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