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2012 KIA SOUL Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	895653
Internal NHTSA #	10438749
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2012
File date	23/11/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia soul. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph when the transmission downshifted and caused the vehicle to decelerate abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that they were unable to duplicate the failure. This failure recurred at least three times since the purchase of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified who advised that they could not repair a vehicle that the dealer was unable to diagnose. The failure mileage was 860.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	860
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BEACON, NY
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A63C7XXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	40
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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

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