| Issue ID | 1534298 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11173637 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SOUL |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 01/02/19 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Car wont start, intermittently. Got a new battery and then all of a sudden the car would start. Lights come on the dash but car wouldn't start, quick jump and car started right up. This kept happening so i thought i had gotten a bad battery. Replaced the battery with a new one and a week later the same thing starting happening. The car wouldn't start. Took it to the automotive shop because i thought it might be the alternator. They had it for 3 days and everything checked checked out fine, could find a problem and couldn't duplicate this. Took car home and 3 days later the same thing the car wont start. Quick jump starts right up and lasts for about 3 days and wont start again. There are a lot of complaints about this starting issue on the kia soul with customers and no one seems to be able to find the problem, they all seem to be the same issue and when we take it in they are unable to duplicate it. This needs to be looked into |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BAKERSFIELD, CA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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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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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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