| Issue ID | 1496606 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11128515 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SOUL |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 28/07/18 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2014 kia soul could have killed my kids when it blew a rod at 120,000 miles. My 18 year old son was driving (my 21 year old daughter was a passenger) my car in a busy 4 lane traffic in utah when the car lost all power! I am just grateful that my children did not die. I bought this car because kia's are supposed to run forever. I did regular maintenance on my car and now i am looking at $5,000 to repair my car! I called kia headquarters and the only thing i got was treated badly! How could this be my fault? An interesting thing is that a co-worker of mine had a 2014 kia that did the exact same thing at 110,00 miles! She also had to pay the money and kia treated her badly as well. I need help to pay for the repairs from kia it is their fault! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 120000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HEYBURN, ID |
| VIN pattern | KNDJP3A57E7XXXXXX |
| 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 | 80 |
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