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2013 KIA SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1382471
Internal NHTSA #	10993204
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2013
File date	13/05/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a kia soul 2013 + brand new in 2013, on 5/13/2017 the check oil light came on while i was driving, i pulled over and checked the oil and it was low even though i had recently had the oil changed, i put 2 qts of oil in the car, but every time i drove the car began making a noise whenever i accelerated. While driving the car on 5/14/17 the check engine light came on and the noise persisted. Though the car was still drivable, i had it towed to the kia dealership on 5/15/17 where i purchased the car to the service department. Later that day i was told that the motor had gone out in my car when i asked why i was told that the mechanic had left. The following day on 5/16/17 i called the dealership back and was told that there sludge in my motor caused from oil being burned in the motor and the sludge was not able to filter though the motor. I was told that it would cost approximately $4220 to replace it with a used motor. The next day on 5/17/17 i was online looking for cheaper motors when i ran across articles regarding the 2016 recall of 600,000+ other kia vehicles all with defective engines. After reading what happened to the other engines i realized that the same thing was happening to my engine. I called kia customer assistance center and a case was made regarding my car. On 5/31/17 i was told that my case had been escalated to the escalation agent. Today, on 6/5/2017 brenda the escalation agent called to notify me that kia would not cover my car because it has over 100k miles on it and because there is sludge located in the engine. I told yes, that is why i wanted kia to look into it because it a vehicle with barely 114k miles on it that is 4 years old and with maintenance that was kept up the engine shouldn't have been burning oil to produce sludge in it. I was told i would need to request more work to be done on the car to see if the motor was defective.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	114212
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FLORENCE, MS
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A67D7XXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	45
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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