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2013 KIA SOUL Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1198286
Internal NHTSA #	10733190
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2013
File date	19/11/14
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Bought the kia soul new in august 2012. Since november 2014 at approximately 30k miles the car has developed a sudden pronounced hard downshift in the transmission when slowing down to a stop. It's as though the brake were abruptly applied. This has been a constant problem since then being worse in cold weather and made driving the car a safety concern. The car has been to the kia westside dealer in katy texas three times thus far. First time they dealership checked brakes only despite being told it was the transmission that was sudden hard downshifting; they did not test drive the car. We were told only the brakes were checked and are good. Second time the same service department test drove the car early in morning and experienced the sudden hard downshift and agreed there was a problem. The dealer stated the transmission was replaced; cannot confirm, will assume they did. The problem still remained absolutely no change. The car went back to the dealer for a third try a month later. The local dealership service department then contacted the kia technical support department; the dealership was told there is no problem with the car as it is designed and manufactured. The dealership at the time had another 2023 kia soul in with same problem and checking internet found other owners of kia's with same complaint. The safety in driving the car is a concern now with a mind that it will get worse and perhaps later cause an accident.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KATY, TX
VIN pattern	3C3CFFAR0DTXXXXXX
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?
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
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Vehicle speed	20
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SOUL Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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