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2013 KIA SOUL Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1679512
Internal NHTSA #	11343004
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2013
File date	03/07/20
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia soul. The contact stated that the piston blew without warning and caused oil to leak into the engine and caused the engine to burn. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v120000 (engine, engine and engine cooling) the vehicle was taken to the stokes kia dealer (202 s goose creek blvd, goose creek, sc 29445) where it was stated that no codes were found and therefore the engine would not be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the engine was purchased used and did not qualify for a replacement under the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.dtdtjbdt*as
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	CHARLESTON, SC
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A54D7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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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 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SOUL Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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