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2013 KIA SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1575762
Internal NHTSA #	11222103
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2013
File date	17/06/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	on monday 06/17/2019 at approximately 4:15 i was on the expressway driving in traffic around 60 mph when my car started to make a ticking sound as i accelerated. Thinking maybe it had something to do with my recent oil change i so i dismissed it initially. After another ten minutes my car i heard a loud clank under my car but i continued to drive thinking i may have ran over road debris. Then i had a person in a white altima flag me down and told me i was on fire. I immediately pulled over on interstate 285 w in atlanta ga and lifted the hood where i witnessed my engine flaming from the bottom. I began dowsing the fire with my case of bottled water til it was under control. Kia has a recall on my engine recall statusrecall incomplete summary kia motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in the 2012-2016 my kia soul vehicles equipped with the 1. 6l gasoline direct injection (gdi) engine. The defect may cause damage to the catalytic converter due to overheating, resulting in abnormal engine combustion and damage to the engine pistons. Piston damage can result in a stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If a piston rod breaks and punctures the engine block, oil can escape, increasing the risk of a fire.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	149000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MABLETON, GA
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A57D7XXXXXX
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
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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	60
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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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