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2015 KIA SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1691855
Internal NHTSA #	11360260
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2015
File date	17/09/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	About three months ago my engine light came on and the code was for a catalytic converter. But the light went away after a couple days and i forgot about it. Last week my son borrowed the car to drive 200 miles because his grandfather was dying in dallas. He saw the engine light was on but thought he could make it there and back. But the car broke down after puffs of black smoke and decreased speed. Towed it to auto repair shop who said there was no oil in the car and the engine was locked up. I typed the vin number into your database and discovered that the car was under recall for a defective part. Your recall code is 19v120. Manufacturer recall is sc176. Called kia manufacturing and they said get the car to a kia dealership and they'll run a diagnostic. If the trouble came from the defective part they'd replace the engine. Just heard back from university kia in waco and they said there were two leaks in the engine block and they didn't get a code for the catalytic converter so they weren't liable. But i got a code three months ago. And they couldn't tell me how the engine block leaks happened. Just that it wasn't their fault.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	104000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BUDA, TX
VIN pattern	KNDJN2A21F7XXXXXX
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	65
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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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2015 KIA SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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