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2013 KIA SOUL Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1455219
Internal NHTSA #	11080728
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2013
File date	18/03/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Battery replaced 2/18. Installed w/ rotors & brake pads by dealership after this my car would not start. It was parked in my driveway. It would not even make a noise. All the dashboard lights went on. Alarm worked (installed by dealership). I got our of car locking it & tried to start manually, still nothing. 1 of the times i tried it the radio went on. After appr. 6x's the car started but idling extremely low. Kia dealership got the car that day, they had car for 9 days & could not replicate issue. I got car back 3 wks later same issue. Clock had been behind 20ish min that wk. I thought it was odd. 3/18/18 (same wk car time was off), i tried starting many x's. Everything was the same, i noticedi when dashboard lights on,i don't have. Radio would go on & off. I called kia,car was not starting, i was having it towed to them. Made video of trying to start car. The car is at the dealership again. They mentioned replacing ignition. If you google kia soul starting issues, there are pages of them. All with same description. Dealership could not replicate issue. There is something wrong electrically in some of the souls. It didn't appear to be limited to any particular year. Dealerships know about this issue, don't know what to do and randomly replace things. Didn't fix issue. People online stated they got so frustrated and traded in vehicle. I hope it does not come to that with me. There should be a recall or remedy for this situation. If you google it you will get so many pages on this issue with kia soul, all years. So the problem is unknown, could potentially cause harm. I have a very clear short video 1min 30 sec.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	54000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FALL RIVER, MA
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A60D7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2013 KIA SOUL Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SOUL Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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