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2012 KIA SOUL Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1002167
Internal NHTSA #	10534640
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2012
File date	01/08/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle with an automatic transmission is experiencing a violent shift from first gear to second gear under gentle acceleration and a lag in the shift where the engine races from 2nd to 3rd as if it was caught between gears. This is an intermittent problem that mainly seems to occur under gentle acceleration in traffic.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	29400
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KINGSLAND, GA
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A61C7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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	10
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SOUL Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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